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In an effort to protect patients, their families and staff this flu sea-son, Firelands Regional Medical Center will begin restricting visitors to people 18 and older and imme-diate family or immediate support people. The visitor restrictions go into effect immediately.

Firelands Regional Medical Cen-ter also asks that anyone experi-encing flu symptoms (fever, cough, muscle aches, stuffy nose, vomiting

and diarrhea) refrain from visiting any patient in the hospital, as many of them are highly susceptible to in-fection.

As the H1N1 and seasonal influ-enza continue to unfold in the com-munity, it is possible restrictions at Firelands will change. Anyone plan-ning to visit a patient in the hospi-tal should go to www.firelands.com first for the most current informa-tion about visitor restrictions.

The City of Huron would like to remind residents that, as published previously and mailed to all residents in the last water bill, Leaf Pick Up for 2009 is now well under way, and leaves will continue to be collected ev-ery Monday through Dec. 28. Leaves must be placed in either yard waste containers or yard waste bags and placed at the curb line for pick up by Fultz & Sons. Residents also have the option of taking leaves to the Barnes

Nursery Compost site, free of charge.The City has partnered with local

volunteer groups to arrange for assis-tance for those residents who are un-able to bag leaves themselves. Anyone interested in this service should con-tact Dan Hoppe, street superinten-dent, at 419-433-5000, Ext 290. Resi-dents interested in this service should note that they will need to have leaves raked into piles; volunteers will then bag the leaves for them.

BY MARY ANN BENCIVENGOArmy National Guard Specialist and Huron

resident David Repko, of the 135th Military Police Company, was one of 169 heroic soldiers wel-comed home by more than 1,500 family mem-bers and friends upon returning to U.S. soil.

Repko, of the 135th Military Police Company, returned home to Huron from Iraq on Sun-day, Oct. 18. He and the other 169 soldiers in his unit were greeted by thousands who live in the Northeast Ohio area at a ceremony to greet them at Kenston High School in Chagrin Falls. When the busses pulled in – accompanied by police cars, motorcycles, soldiers on horses, a jubilant band and cheerleaders – flags were waved while people cheered and cried tears of joy to be reunited with their loved ones. After the crowd gathered inside, a bagpipe procession announced the soldiers entrance into the audi-torium for an unforgettable experience.

Repko was called in November of 2008 to leave for active duty in mission Operation Iraqi Free-dom, starting in Jan. 2009. There in Iraq, his unit conducted route security, 800 combat patrols in Easy Baghdad, trained Iraqi police forces and gave humanitarian assistance to local civilians.

The bullet-proof vest he wore over his uni-form weighed 50 pounds – before adding guns and ammunition. Carrying an extra 50 pounds around all day while being so physically active might seem impossible to some of us, but was carried in stride by Repko. While in basic train-ing in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, in the Fox Trot Company of the 795th Military Police Battalion, Repko was one of the few selected to compete in the Best of the Best Competition, which was based upon physical fitness and per-formance. He graduated from training April 19, 2007, after enlisting in June 2006. He received a certificate of achievement for his “outstanding display of exceptional motivation and profes-sionalism in keeping with the highest standards of the Army.”

Repko’s long-time friend Tyler Helton, of Vermilion, who recently returned home from Afghanistan, said: “I am just glad my ‘brother’s’ home. We were in different countries, but I know what he went through. We always said that when one goes the other goes – and then we both left the country in about one month of each other.” Both returned about the same time, too.

Repko’s father, David Sr., said he is looking forward to spending time with his son, “watch-ing football and doing all the things we love to do.” David Sr. added: “His Uncle John is very proud of him, too. He has been in the Navy for 22 years and is a Senior Chief.”

Stopping at his father’s house in Vermilion be-fore continuing on to Huron, David Jr. opened a can of Iraqi Coca-Cola, which he says tastes a little distinctive because it is a slightly differ-ent formula from the beverage here. Of course everyone there wanted to taste it.

Repko said the troop ate pretty well in Iraq. He would call home and say, “Mom, send candy.” He mentioned the troops would throw candy,

toys and pencils to the children on the streets. “Sometimes the children threw rocks. Some-times it was because they wanted candy. Other times it was because their parents didn’t like us,” he had told his mom when calling home. A quiet man of few words, Repko didn’t say much about his time in Iraq.

“I think he just appreciates being appreciated,” said his mother, JoAnn Imperi of Huron, who was relieved her son got home safely.

“I used to go to bed worried and wake up worried. Now I can relax, knowing he is home,” she said. “We are all so very proud of him. This experience has changed all of us. David was on leave for two weeks in May ’09 around Memo-rial Day and spent his 22nd birthday in the States.

“While on leave, an IED – an Improvised Ex-plosive Device, which could look like a rock, a piece of gum, or anything – exploded under one of their vehicles. One of the soldiers in the com-pany was unfortunately wounded, but luckily no one was killed. It still scared me, even though David was home at that time. When the FRG called – the Family Readiness Group – getting that news was like almost getting that dreaded phone call. David was spared the experience of that trauma. I am glad he is home.”

The first thing Repko said to his mom when he found her in the crowd was, “Happy Birth-day, Mom,” as the day of his return happened to be her birthday.

“It is the best birthday I have ever had,” JoAnn said When waking up the next morning at his mom’s, David took the blue stars down from her windows, saying, “Mom, you don’t need these anymore.”

Now that he is home, Repko is enjoying his free time here in the United States. In recogni-tion of his excellence in service, Repko received a “Guardians of Justice” Medallion from the U.S. Army Office and a Challenge Coin from former Assistant Secretary of the Army Ronald J. James.

The co-founder of Girls’ Night Out was honored as the Girls’ Night Out “Woman of the Year” during the fifth annual Girls’ Night Out event on Wednesday, Oct. 28 for her dedication to helping area cancer patients through this regional event.

Gretchen Studer of Huron received recognition during the 2009 Girls’ Night Out event, an evening of entertainment, fun and fundraising just for women held at the Kalahari Resort Convention Cen-ter. The local benefit was attended by over 1,100 women and raised $33,000 for Cancer Services, the Fisher-Titus Mam-mography Fund, the Firelands Regional Medical Center Cancer Program Fund and North Coast Cancer Foundation.

“It is only fitting that Gretchen receives this honor and especially as we celebrate our fifth event,” said Michele Skinn, a committee member and director of the Fisher-Titus Foun-dation. “Through her efforts and vision, Girls’ Night Out has become a reality and has grown into a regional event which provides women an outlet to kick back, unwind and have a good time. Funding for life saving screenings such as mammograms has been provided to people throughout our region as a result of her dedica-tion and service.”

Gretchen and her husband, Doug Studer, founded the Girls’ Night Out event in 2005 as a way to give back to the community and to sup-port local cancer programs. More than $118,000 has been raised in five years and distributed lo-cally through the Girls’ Night Out event.

“Gretchen is the one who keeps the glue to-gether to make this happen,” said Doug Studer. “She is the one who can make all of us laugh during tough times and also keep us all focused on what we are about.”

Studer and her husband Doug are co-owners

of Curves in Sandusky. Studer was born in Bucyrus and has a degree in educa-tion from Ashland University. Studer is a member of the Women’s Network and St. Peters Catholic Church in Huron, where she also volunteers to prepare the Funer-al Mass food. She also enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.

Each year, the committee selects a woman who possesses all the qualities that make someone a Girls’ Night Out “Woman of the Year.” All past recipients have been shining examples of excep-tional women who have made an impact on the lives of cancer patients and sur-vivors.

Past winners include Sheri Thomas (2005), owner of Sheri’s Coffeehouse in

Norwalk and breast cancer survivor; Pat Scheid (2006) of Monroeville, instrumental in cre-ating the Fisher-Titus Mammography Fund and breast cancer survivor; Peg Miller (2007), Director of Cancer Services and an advocate for local cancer patients; Mary Biglin (2008), retired oncology nurse at Firelands Regional Medical Center and former member of Can-cer Services board of directors and Pam Kidd (2008), Cancer Services volunteer and breast cancer survivor.

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Event Co-Founder NamedGirls’ Night Out ‘Woman of the Year’

Gretchen Studer of Huron (middle) shares a laugh with Kami Moon, one of the emcees for the fifth an-nual Girls’ Night Out event, while her husband Doug Studer stands to the left ready to present her flowers.

SPC David Repko of the 135th Military Po-lice Company attends a ceremony to wel-come him home. His dad, David Repko Sr., of Vermilion, stands to the right, notifying family members and friends of David’s whereabouts in the crowd.

Army National Guard SpecialistDavid Repko Returns Home from Iraq

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Erie County volunteers recognized National Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 by collecting more than 16,000 pounds of food during a countywide food drive that benefited 10 local food pantries.

The food drive was sponsored by the Sandusky/Erie County Com-munity Foundation, Second Harvest Food Bank; the Volunteer Center of Erie County; United Way of Erie County; First Presbyterian Church; and the Sandusky Register.

“This was an outstanding example of the power of working together. Funding for the food drive was pro-vided through a collaborative Safety Net grant of the nine foundations on the Erie County Foundations Coun-cil,” said Barb Hanck, president of the Community Foundation. “About 40 volunteers were provided through the Volunteer Center, and 66 organi-zations served as collection sites. To-

gether we collected and distributed more than 16,000 pounds of food. Each of the 10 food pantries went home with 40 boxes of food.”

“This is the first time that the food pantries have collaborated on a countywide effort,” reported Volun-teer Center executive director Gabri-ele Beck. “Make a Difference Day is an annual event for us, and the food drive was a new project this year. The volunteer support was wonderful. We had families, Scout troops, ser-vice clubs, churches, businesses and schools that provided volunteers and they all did a great job.”

Barnes Wendling, CPAs and Lakev-iew Condominium Association opened their doors to serve as a cen-tral collection site. The Water Street location offered plenty of room for sorting and packing and a large cov-ered garage for the pantries to load up their trucks. Volunteers packed

up more than 400 boxes of food. The United Way focused on collecting toi-letries, much-needed items that are not often readily available – a collec-tion process the organization intends to continue throughout the year.

Participating food pantries in-cluded: Care and Share; Crossroads Shelter; Lighthouse Baptist Church; Northpointe Baptist Church; Sal-vation Army; and Serenity House in Sandusky; First Congregational Church in Berlin Heights; Helping Hands Ministry in Castalia; Light-house Assembly of God in Huron; and Vermilion Church of Christ.

“We can’t say thanks enough to everyone. We asked people to ‘help their neighbors in need’ and we are so grateful for the generosity of the com-munity. It’s heartwarming to see this level of caring for others,” said Pastor Kimberly Ashby of First Presbyterian Church.

Volunteers ‘Make a Difference’ with 16,000 pounds of food

Organizers are calling the 2009 North Coast Breast Cancer Confer-ence – which has more than doubled in size within the last two years – a resounding success. Attendees of the event at Kalahari Resort and Confer-ence Center included nurses, patients, physicians and caregivers.

The conference has grown in almost every aspect, including:

Attendance – 176 (2007) 350 (2009)

Speakers – 5 (2007) 17 (2009) Breakout Sessions – 0 (2007) 4

with 7 topics each (2009)Physician Conference – 2007 –

none; 2009 – 23 attending One of the more unique aspects of

this year’s conference was the survivor scholarships made available by the Susan G. Komen of Northwest Ohio organization. Through the organi-zation’s generosity, any breast cancer survivor who attended the confer-ence did so free of charge. Organiz-ers extended a special thanks to Mary Westphal, Executive Director of the Northwest Ohio affiliate of Susan G. Komen, for her leadership in arrang-ing the scholarships.

Kalahari was also thanked for its ex-ceptional support of the conference, including assistance in marketing the event or attention to detail during the conference.

Speaking on behalf of the North Coast Cancer Foundation, the orga-nizing force behind the conference, Board Chairman Dr. Steve Roshon summarized this way: “What a re-markable effort on everyone’s part. Two years ago we would have never dreamed that we would see such a large turnout or that we could pro-

vide such a wide range of presenters. With speakers from as far away as UCLA, Harvard, Indiana University and Chicago, this conference has tru-ly become one of the very best in the country. In fact, we believe it is now the largest in the State of Ohio. What a wonderful asset to our community.”

The next North Coast Breast Can-cer Conference is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2010. For more information on this year’s conference or to get details about the 2010 conference, call 419-609-2888.

Area Breast Cancer Conference Continues to Grow

COLUMBUS — ThreeChampaign County men who allegedly shot at a StateWildlife Officer’s cruiser — hitting the windshield withtwo State Wildlife Officers inside — were taken intocustody on Oct. 30 and re-leased the following day.

Charges will be filed as soon as the investi-gation has concluded. State Wildlife Officers Jef-

fery Tipton and Adam Smith were in the cruiserparked in a field on surveil-lance looking for poach-ers. The suspect’s vehicle pulled into the field anddirected its headlights at the cruiser. One shot was fired,hitting the cruiser in the front windshield. Officersturned on their emergency lights and the suspects fled. The Wildlife Officers pur-sued the suspects 4.5 milesfrom Johnson Township to Concord Township. Thethree suspects were ap-prehended with assistancefrom the Ohio Highway Patrol and ChampaignCounty Sheriff Office.

The investigation is being jointly conducted with theODNR Division of Wildlife and the Ohio Highway Pa-trol.

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Church ChatZion Lutheran

Churchworship times

Zion Lutheran Church, 930 Main St., Huron has Sun-day has a simple traditional worship service at 8 a.m. The church’s 9:15 a.m. worship service is more contemporary and designed for families. Children help with the opening of the service and then have their Sunday School classes while the adults hear the message of the day. The 10:30 a.m. service is the traditional Lutheran worship service. Visitors are warmly welcomed.

Churches offer monthly meals

All of the churches in Huron are sponsoring a hot meal once a month for those in need, as part of a new ministry offering through Christ’s Community Meal Soup Kitchen. The first meal will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, and will include a complete Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, rolls and an assortment of desserts. Those involved are en-couraging those interested to join them at this first meal, being held at Christ Church, 120 Ohio St.

338 Williams St., Huron;419-433-3984.www.huronumc.orgOn Sundays:8:00 a.m.—Praise Service

in Fellowship Hall with Summer Sunday School

10:00 a.m.—Celebration service in Sanctuary

Children’s programs are available for ages pre-school through 4th grade

Refreshments and Nurs-ery are available all Sunday morning

Lifepoint539 Cleveland Rd. W.,

Huron:419-433-4156.Sunday—10 a.m., and

nursery available.Sunday school—10 a.m.

for K-6th grade.“Grounded” youth group

for grades 6-12—Sundays, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

3-5 grade Boys Youth Group—Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m.

3-5 grade Girls Youth Group—Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m.

“The Biggest Loser” campaign drive focuses on weight loss, new visitors and faithfulness in atten-dance. Call Pastor Brenton for more information.

Lighthouse Assembly of God Church

820 Cleveland Rd. E., Huron;

419-433-8889.www.lighthouseagc.orgSunday service—10:30

a.m.Sunday school—9:30 a.m.Adult Bible Study--6 p.m.

Sunday.Youth Group—6 p.m.

Sunday.Food Pantry—9 a.m.-3

p.m. Wednesdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays.

Salvation Army Service Unit—10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursdays, by appointment only.

St. Matthew EvangelicalLutheran Church15617 Mason Rd., Ver-

milionRev. Dr. Karl Fry, Pastor440-967-9886www.lutheransonline.

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Sunday School/ Bible Study 9:30

Ladies Bible Fellowship 9:15

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

St. Peter’s Catholic Church

430 Main St., Huron; 419-433-5725. Saturday—5 p.m.Sunday—8 a.m. and 10:30

a.m.

The Chapel4444 Galloway Rd., San-

dusky;419-627-0208.www.chapel-sandusky.orgSaturday service--5:00

p.m.Sunday service—9:00 and

11:00 a.m.Jr. High Youth Group—

Sundays 5-6:30 p.m.Sr. High Youth Group—

Sundays 7-9:00 p.m.Latitude group ages 18-

29—Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

4511 Galloway Rd., Huron;

419-626-9860.

Bishop: Bill ReelSacrament service—9:30

a.m. SundaysFamily History Center

Wed. 10 am-2pm, Thur. 9am-9pm

1st & 3rd Sat. 9am-5pm

Zion Lutheran Church930 Main St., Huron;419-433-4711.www.zionhuron,orgSunday–Traditional 8:00

& 10:30 amContemporary 9:15am

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The Second Thursday Seminar at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Huron Public Library will feature the viewing of the DVD Huron: My Hometown, Volume 1, an oral his-tory project of the Huron Historical Society and the Huron Public Library.

The interviews include Sharon Warren (Growing up in Lake Front Park Neighborhood), Al Sender (Son of a Down-town Businessman), Rose Marie Clark (Running the Huron Dairy and Pied Piper), Marian Hancy (Growing up on the Bruns Farm (Sawmill Creek)) and Ed Asher (Long-time Business Owner and former Mayor of Huron).

Teen Library Council of the Huron Public Library will

meet on Friday, Nov. 13 from 3 to 4 p.m. We will make some decorations to adorn the library for the upcoming holidays. If you are in the 7th through 12th grades and would like to join our “team,” pick up an application at the circulation or adult desk. Hope you can join us!

Intergenerational Bread Dough Craft at the Huron Pub-lic Library will be conducted on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m. to noon. Those fifth grade to adult can try their hand at working with bread dough to make non-edible art. Par-ticipants will take creations home for baking. Call 419-433-5009 for more information.

The Huron Public Library will conduct a Food for Fines Week, Nov. 16-21. Bring in an overdue item along with a nonperishable food item, and we will waive the fine for that item. Food for Fines does not apply to previous fines. Dona-tions will be distributed by the Huron Food Pantry.

Mystery Book Group of the Huron Public Library will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. In Lisa Scottoline’s “Killer Smile,” Mary DiNunzio, a recent widow, is fight-ing off the good intensions of family and friends to fix her

up with Mr. Right. Order your copy today online at www.huronlibrary.org, email to or call 419-433-5009.

Glass Painting for Teens will be presented on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Huron Public Library. Learn new tricks and tips from library staff member Bev Johnson. Bring a small glass item to decorate. Paint and brushes will be supplied. Call 419-433-5009 or email hu-ron@huronlibrary.org to register by Wednesday, Nov. 18.

Open Play Chess for beginners and experts of all abilities and ages at the Huron Public Library on Saturdays. Chess boards are available. Bring a friend and play!

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Parks & RecHuron Parks and Recreation

Office location: 110 Wall StreetMailing address: 417 Main St.

Phone: 419-433-8487 Fax: 419-433-0470Email: hprd@cityofhuron.orgWebsite: www.huronparks.org

All Huron Parks and Recreation Programs require Pre-Registration unless otherwise noted. Registration forms and program details are available on the department’s Web site or at the office. Please sign up early to avoid cancella-tion of programs due to low enrollment. Mailing address: 417 Main St., Huron; Office location: 110 Wall Street; Phone: 419-433-8487; Fax: 419-433-0470; email: hprd@cityofhuron.org ; and Website: www.huronparks.org

First Federal Farmer’s Market Wrap-Up - Another year, another successful season! We hope the community has enjoyed having this amenity. Each season we continue to add more vendors with a greater variety of produce and goods to sell. Huron Parks and Recreation would like to thank each and every one of our wonderful vendors who participated this year and look forward to working with you again in 2010. As for our farm market shoppers, we appreciate your loyalty week after week. Our success with this program not only depends on our great vendors but community participation as well. Thank you!

Mark your calendars for “Christmas with Santa” - This year’s event will be held Saturday, Dec. 12 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Once again the boat basin will be decorated for the season and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Santa will be waiting to hear children’s Christmas lists. A craft area will be open again this year where children can make and take a craft project home with them. We will continue the tradition of “Warm Hands from Young Hearts” asking that dona-tions of gloves/mittens be placed on our tree to donate to those in need. In addition to the scheduled activities, we will “Light up the Boat Basin” with luminaries as the sun sets. We encourage all of the neighborhoods in the com-munity to “Light up Huron” with luminaries throughout their neighborhood. New this year: Bundle up for a car-riage ride around town and get up close and personal with a real reindeer. Thanks goes to all of the sponsors that al-low this event to happen: Berardi’s Restaurant, Family Eye Care Center, Dairy Queen, Hartung and Associates & First Merit Bank.

Indoor Soccer - The Huron Parks and Recreation de-partment and the Huron High School soccer programs have teamed up to bring an exciting new soccer program “indoors” this year! The program will offer kids the op-portunity to work on their skills, play small sided games and most importantly, have fun. Sign up now – sessions are filling fast! For additional information, call our office at 419.433.8487.

Location: Shawnee Elementary Grades: K-6th gradesDays: Tuesdays & Thursdays Cost: $40/per session.Time: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. K - 2nd grades – 5:00pm-5:45pm 3rd - 4th grades – 6:00pm-6:50pm 5th - 6th grades – 7:00pm-8:00pm

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Summer planning begins now… Although the weather outside shows that winter is around the corner, Huron Parks and Recreation is thinking summer. In fact, the sum-mer 2010 Boat Basin Brochure planning is well under way. These brochures contain all the summer events at the Am-phitheater: Boppin’ on the Basin, Movies by the River, and Arts at the Amphitheater. Many business sponsors have already confirmed their return for 2010 and at this time, Parks and Rec is looking to add a few.

The Boat Basin Brochure is a great way to advertise a business, as these brochures are mailed to residents, dis-tributed at boat shows, and are available at local tourist destinations. Those looking for ways to market their busi-ness or just interested in supporting these events within their community, shouldn’t delay, as these brochures go to print in the near future. Those interested should contact Doug Steinwart, Facility Manager of the Huron Boat Basin at 419.433.4848 as soon as possible.

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A Huron resident who is in the West Virginia Uni-versity School of Medicine’s Pathologists’ Assistant Pro-gram, recently participated in a national conference.

Brian Foster, along with fellow student Heather Har-man, presented their poster, “Anencephalic Conjoined Twins,” at the 35th Annual Continuing Education and Business Conference of the American Association of

Pathologists’ Assistants, Aug. 31 through Sept. 4 in Balti-more. The association hosted students from various pro-grams and provided them with room and board during their stay.

“The meeting was a great opportunity to meet the leader-

ship and members of the governing agency for their pro-fession,” Cheryl Germain, Pathologists’ Assistant Program director, said. “They also had the opportunity to meet with keynote speaker Vinay Kumar, M.D., one of the authors of ‘Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease,’ which was a very valuable experience.”

Foster and Harman are the first students from WVU to present at the conference.

WVU’s Pathologists’ Assistant program began in January 2008 and is one of nine accredited training programs in the country. It is a two-year master’s degree program. Ger-main said pathologists’ assistants work under the direction of surgical and autopsy pathologists. They are generally employed by hospitals, but can also work in research labo-ratories, academic medical centers and tissue banks.

For information on the American Association of Pa-thologists’ Assistants program, go to www.pathologistsas-sistants.org. For information on the Pathologists’ Assistant Program at WVU, go to www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/pa.

The 3rd Grade Class of Woodlands Intermediate School performed their fall program Friday, October 30, 2009. “Lighten Up! A Celebration of Comedy” was a hysteri-cal mix of songs, jokes and skits provided by the entire third grade class. Soloists included Meredith Mast, Domi-nic Donnelly, Carl and Julia Hastings, Michael Mischler, Bridgette Winschel and Liliana Melchor. “All of the stu-dents worked hard on the program. We’re very proud of them!” stated music teacher, Victoria Meadows.

The third grade students began working on the program early in September, stated Mrs. Meadows. The greatest challenge is always the amount of time it takes to work on the different programs. “I only see the kids twice per week, so especially when taking on something of the magnitude of this particular program, every minute was important,” Meadows continued.

Several life lessons were hidden in the overall message

of the show. In addition, the third grade students learned hands on the valuable lesson of “teamwork and back-ing each other up”. When their music teacher was out ill a couple of days prior to the big performance they wit-nessed their classroom teachers and the Physical Education teacher, Mrs. Skavnak taking over the practices to get the show off the ground. “The teachers helped out a lot when it came down to crunch time and we couldn’t have done it without them. We never would have been ready in time without those practices,” stated Mrs. Meadows. The valu-able lesson of “helping each other out” had proven itself when on performance day the students were covering for each other in their classmate’s absence. The show went on without a hitch and the 3rd grade class at Woodlands Inter-mediate School proves to be quite talented.

Currently the Fourth Grade students are working on their performance set for December 11, 2009.

Lighten Up!A Celebration of Comedy

Soloist, Michael Mischer (center) and support team, Jordan Alexander (left) and Grace Moser (right) performed “A Cowboy’s Lament”.

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SportsIt was the switch over between games four and five.

Number two ranked Archbold had just beaten Huron to take game four, 25-21, and tie the match 2-2. It seemed as if the match’s momentum had shifted in their favor. The gymnasium echoed with nervous, yet raucous cheers from both sides. Before Coach Wood entered the huddle to address his tough, gutsy team, Captain Jesse Miedema gathered the young ladies around her first. Her message was simple: “Focus!”

She tapped her head and said it several times for empha-sis. “Focus!” The Tigers roared out of their huddle and did just that – jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the pivotal game five, forcing Archbold to call time and take stock of what had just transpired.

Huron kept the pressure on. Hitter Taylor Slauterbeck powered through one of her 13 kills to give her team an 8-4 lead. Then, Devon Koenig used a well-placed drop shot for a 9-5 Tiger lead that was quickly followed by an-other Archbold time out.

But teams that go 27-0 (Archbold) don’t go quietly. The Blue Streaks battled back to close within two points, 10-8, forcing Coach Wood to call his own timeout. Refocused, Huron scored the next three points. Front liners Grendow and Sommer came up with a huge block for a score to make it 13-9. Then, Jesse Miedema had a kill, 14-9. Melissa Moberg served match point and fittingly, for this team, a Tiger block sealed its sixth trip to state in 10 years with a 26-24, 26-28, 25-19, 21-25, and 15-9 victory.

This Tiger team performance was about balance. Their defense was stunning. Co-captain Taryn Graham had a staggering 44 digs during the match – many of them leav-ing her sprawled all over the floor. Adriana Deluca added 15, while Taylor Slauterbeck dug out 14 of her own. All members of the front line seemed to contribute by block-ing countless Archbold kill attempts. Senior Jesse Mi-edema – who was chosen to the Division III First Team All-State team – led the team offensively with 19 kills, but Devon Koenig (10 kills) and Taylor Slauterbeck (13 kills) kept their opponent from focusing solely on her. The as-sists were again evenly split between seniors Devon Gren-dow (23) and Melissa Moberg (22).

The Huron Tigers are now 24-3 on the year and will face the Bishop Fenwick Falcons of Middletown at Wright State in the State Semi-Finals on Friday at 2 p.m. It is important to get there early, as if the previous match finishes early,

the Huron match could be-gin earlier. The Finals will be held on Saturday against the winner of Smithville and Frankfort Adena to de-cide the Division III State Champion.

Derek Enderle is a senior at Huron High School. He played right back on defense for a Tiger Varsity Soccer Team that went further in the State playoffs than any other previous squad. Their final record was 15-4-1 and the team finished second in the SBC.

Q: What is the most important thing you have learned from playing for Coach Asher?

Derek: This year he really emphasized the importance of team and we really came to-gether and played well because of it.

Q: What is the favorite memory of your soccer career?

Derek: Winning the District Title (over Genoa) this year and making it to the Re-gional Semi-Finals. (Lost to Chippewa, 2-1).

Q: What other extracurricular/school activities do you participate in?

Derek: I am a part of the C.A.R.D. pro-gram and community service through Hu-ron High School.

Q: If you could go anywhere on vaca-tion, where would you go and why?

Derek: Clearwater Beach, Florida. It’s probably my favorite place in the world

and I have a lot of good memories there.

Q: What are you current-ly listening to on you ipod?

Derek: I usually listen to Classic Rock and Country. Right now, I am listening to China Grove by the Doobie Brothers.

Q: What are your plans after high school gradua-tion?

Derek: I plan on going to The Ohio State University but I haven’t settled on a major yet.

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State Representative Dennis Murray (D-Sandusky) announced that the State Controlling Board approved a release of more than $1.4 million for the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky that will be used to upgrade its heating and air con-ditioning system.

“These funds are critical to the sustain-ability of Sandusky’s Vets Home and the services that it provides,” Murray said. “This facility has offered and continues to offer excellence in care to our nation’s heroes. I am proud to announce that these important renovations have been financed; they are a small token of service on our part for the enormous service and sacrifice of our veterans.”

The Sandusky Veterans Home, in addi-tion to offering standard care and special

care in its licensed nursing home, also of-fers Veterans Hall, a domiciliary for those who are able to function in an indepen-dent living situation. A heating, ventilat-ing and air conditioning upgrade to Vets Hall is the specific renovation approved by the State Controlling Board. The units currently in use were installed in 1992. The units are 17 years old and cost the agency between $9,000 and $12,000 per year for the past six years to replace the self-contained compressors. The new units will be more efficient to operate and maintain.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Af-fairs awarded a federal grant in the amount of $997,100 for the project. The state appropriated the remainder of the funds for the project.

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According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 20.8 million people or 7 percent of the population in the United States who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately, 6.2 mil-lion people are not aware that they have this disease.

“Diabetes is a group of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both,” said Tracy Stadler, certified diabetes educator and a registered dietitian at Fisher-Titus Medical Center. “Diabetes can lead to serious complications and premature death, but people with diabetes can take steps

to control the disease and lower the risk of complications.As a way to raise awareness and recognize American Dia-

betes Month, Fisher-Titus Medical Center’s Diabetes Edu-cation team sponsored a free Diabetes Health Fair recently in Norwalk. Also this month, FTMC’s Diabetes Education program will have a Holiday Cooking/Recipe Demonstra-tion during its regular informational support session from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in FTMC’s Auditorium. Samples will be served and registration is required for this event. Call 419-660-2596 to reserve a seat or for more in-formation.

Fisher-Titus Medical Center’s Diabetes Education team includes Stadler and registered nurse Brandi Roeder. For more than six years, Fisher-Titus Medical Center has of-fered a variety of programs to help persons with diabetes and their families manage the disease. FTMC’s Diabetes Education Program, recognized by the American Diabetes Association, provides diabetes education classes designed for individuals with diabetes who are interested in learn-ing more about managing their disease. In addition, FTMC provides programs, such as Dining with Diabetes and sup-port groups, to the community.

Diabetes Education Team Sponsors Holiday Cooking Demo

Firelands Regional Medical Center will be hosting a Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Staffed by a Board Certified Pediatric Specialist from Rain-bow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Specialty Clinics are held in the Firelands South Campus Outpatient Specialty Clinic, 1912 Hayes Ave., Sandusky.

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diatric Gastroenterology Clinic, call 1-800-377-3117. Additional Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Pediatric Specialty Clinics are also available at Firelands Re-gional Medical Center. For a schedule of the Pediatric Specialty Clinics, please visit our Calendar of Events at www.firelands.com. For more information about the Pe-diatric Specialty Clinics, call 419-557-6767.

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LIVE ENTERTAINMENTThur. Nov. 12 - Bear Lady's Night 5:30-9:00~DJ~Special Apps. & Drinks~Win PrizesFri. Nov. 13 - New York Nights Dinners~Lee Jordon on Piano ~Salmon Run RestaurantSat. Nov. 14 - Dupree ~Black Bear SaloonThur. Nov. 19 - Bear Lady's Night (same as above)Fri. Nov. 20 - New York Nights Dinners (same as above)Sat. Nov. 21 - Fast Track ~Black Bear SaloonThur. Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving Brunch Wilderness Hall, ReservationsFri. Nov. 27 - Festival of Lights Opening ~Silent Auction in Wilderness Hall and Millions of Lights on the RoadwaySat. Nov. 28 - Cruisin ~Black Bear SaloonCasual Bar Menu • Drinks • Dancing!

Call 419-433-4341 or visit ourweb site for online ordering

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Join our Breakfast Club! Text the word“littlebites” to 313131 and receive

a coupon for a piccolo sampler

Marconi’s Italian Resturant424 Berlin Rd., Huron • Tues. - Sat. 7-11am419-433-4341 • www.marconisitalian.com

A EUROPEAN DRIVE THRU CAFE

NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR

HOLIDAY PIES,

CHEESECAKES ANDCOOKIE TRAYS

Pumpkin, Pecan, Apple Cranberry,

Sweet Potato

Marconi’s

Try one of our NEW itemsBreakfast Pizza - sausage or veggie,

Spicy Jalapeno Breakfast Slider,Ham & Cheese Slider, Piccolo

Sampler - a little bite of breakfast, Sicilian Cookie Sampler

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Country and Primitive Home Decor & Furnishings

Christmas Open HouseSaturday, November 21st 10am-6pm

! Free Refreshments ! Door Prizes

Sample our dips, soups and salsas

1521 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky, OH • 419-627-0015www.LakeErieGiftsDecor.com • LakeErieNauticalDecor.com

Pandora StyleSchool Spirit

WatchesAll Local Schools

Outback Steakhouse Restaurant manag-ers and servers are donating their time for United Way of Erie County by hosting its annual luncheon fund-raiser. The event – which is being held for the fourth year and is just one of many events that have been scheduled to support United Way’s 2009-2010 Campaign – will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Din-

ers can enjoy an Outback chicken dinner, complete with potato, non-alcoholic bever-age and dessert.

Reservations are requested for the fund-raiser because of limited sales. Cost of the luncheon is a $10 donation. To make a res-ervation or to order tickets, call the United Way Office at 419-625-4672, or email at uwec@bex.net.

Outback Fundraiser to Benefit United Way of Erie County

CommunityHuron City Council will hold a public

hearing to discuss a proposed cell phone or text messaging ban within the city. The hearing is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tues-day, Nov. 24 in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 417 Main St.

Residents are encouraged and invited to

attend and make any comment they might have on the matter. This notice is given pursuant to Section 121.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City and to comply with Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code, commonly known as the Sunshine Law.

Public Hearing Heldto Discuss Cell Phone BanFisher-Titus Medical Center will host an

American Red Cross Blood Drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 at The Car-riage House of FTMC-Garden Level (Fish-

er-Titus Parkway, off Shady Lane Drive).Donors are required to bring a list of medi-cations they are currently taking and an I.D.

Red Cross Blood Drive