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With new rules for septic systems set to go into effect in Ohio, one business own-er says the rules place his company in an untenable position and he’s decided to stop offering residential septage pumping ser-vice. Mick Torok, of N.A.T. Transportation, Inc., Bradner, O., said the rules jeopardize loyalty between his company and its cus-tomers and he doesn’t plan to obtain the li-cense for the pumping service after Dec. 31. The new regulations, he said, place a greater licensing burden on septic haulers such as N.A.T., which will result in higher costs, but they also require haulers to report septic systems not in compliance with the regulations to county health departments. Torok said the reporting requirements will be a key to locating non-compliant sys-tems. “We must be able to provide undivided loyalty to our customer,” he said. “The re-

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porting requirement places this loyalty in question by creating a confl ict of interest, which can not be resolved. Our customers are our friends and neighbors. We cannot and will not operate under these condi-tions.” He estimated pumping residential septic systems is about 20 percent of his business. The company, which operates in Wood, Sandusky, Seneca and Hancock counties, has been providing the service to

residential customers for about 35 years. “Our main business is hauling house-hold trash. Pumping septic systems was an add-on business but it became extremely popular up until about eight years ago when sewers were installed in a lot of small towns,” Torok said, “We could have a trash customer that’s perfectly happy and maybe in fi ve years they need their septic pumped and call us and fi nd out what’s going on and we’d lose the trash business and every-thing. We simply can’t live up to the expec-tations of the health department and satisfy the loyalty the customer expects.” He’s been to Columbus to air his views on the pending rules and acknowledges some changes were made by lawmakers but “…for the most part the hauler becomes the agent of the health department.” “There are residential systems in-stalled prior to permitting (in the 1970s) and they’re perfectly good, functioning sys-tems,” Torok said. “But the fact you have to report information on them may bring an order or citation from the health depart-

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Andrew MacRitchie, 28, of Northwood toyed with the idea of quitting smoking for some time but he knew he needed a little something extra to motivate him if he was going to stick it out and quit for good. “It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a while, mainly health reasons. It was really starting to take a toll. I’ve smoked for almost 10 years now and it was time to quit,” explains MacRitchie. “For the last two years I said I have to quit soon but I would kind of stop for a couple days, then start back up then stop for a couple days then start back up. But November 4th I said, `It’s offi cial. I’m done.’ I put my foot down. There was noth-ing that happened right around November, I just decided why not now,” he added. For extra motivation, MacRitchie de-cided that he would quit smoking for the month of November and use all of the money he saved not smoking to buy toys for needy children. MacRitchie went to Smoke Revolt in Oregon and purchased a Tornado E Cigarette to help him with his nicotine cravings. Being a pack a day smoker quit-ting was going to be no small feat and the savings no small sum of cash either. He calculated that over the 28 days from that morning to his December 1st shopping date he would save $147 and this became his donation pledge. MacRitchie knowing very well how magical Christmas can be for kids decided Toys for Tots would be the perfect motiva-tion. “We always had amazing, amazing Christmases as kids. My parents worked hard and would usually go a little over-board. I remember how magical and awe-some that was. So, that’s why I always re-member to make sure to buy at least one toy each year to help someone. So I fi gured, you know what, why not? One toy is good, but $147 worth of toys is way better.” To gain support and courtesy from those friends still smoking, MacRitchie turned to Facebook to make his pledge pub-

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Toys for Tots shopping spree well earnedAndrew MacRitchie of Northwood with friends and pledges Andy Zablocki and Amy Brickner load up their carts full of Toys for Tots donations as promised, after Andrew's one month smoking cessation challenge. (Press photo by Stephanie Szozda)

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ment on to the homeowner. Just because a system is old and doesn’t have a permit doesn’t mean it isn’t doing the job. The only problem a homeowner has is if the effl uent is going off site. If it’s not leaving the site it’s not an environmental issue. But the law paints everything with a broad brush.” Torok said his company will continue to service industrial and commercial ac-counts.

Brad Espen, director of environmental health for the Wood County Health District, said haulers will only be required to sub-mit pumping and disposal records to the district. However, records pertaining to the condition of the system will be given to homeowners to inform them if there are problems. The Ohio Department of Health has also posted a fact sheet on its website to counter rumors about the new rules, in-cluding one that no septic systems will be grandfathered.

“You can keep your system as-is as long as there’s not sewage on the top of the ground, missing parts/pieces or backup in your home,” the website says. Even a “failing” system could indicate problems that won’t require replacing the entire system to meet standards in the new rules or the existing state law, it says. Espen estimates in Wood County there are about 7,000 systems installed without permits. “Most, if not all, of those were installed prior to 1977,” he said.

Christmas treats The Teutonia Männerchor and Damenchor, northwestern Ohio’s German-American ethnic choruses, will present “Weihnachtsleckereien (Christmas Treats)” – a Christmas concert, dinner and dance Saturday, Dec. 13 in The Chalet at Oak Shade Grove., 3624 Seaman Rd., a half-mile east of Coy Road in Oregon. The evening will start with a holiday dinner, served from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m. and dancing afterward. The choruses, under the direction of Micah Graber, will present a variety of traditional German and English Christmas songs, including P.D.Q. Bach’s comical, “Consort of Three Christmas Carols.” Tickets are $24 for the dinner, concert and dancing or $13 for the concert and dancing only and are available by contacting Nancy Waters at 419-290-3229 or at [email protected]. In addition, the choruses will present an afternoon of hymns, carols and Christmas readings Sunday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. at First St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2471 Seaman St., just west of Wheeling Street in Toledo.

Ticket lottery A ticket lottery will be in place for the Toledo run of “The Book of Mormon,” the Tony Award-winning musical set for a limited engagement Dec. 16 to 21 at the Stranahan Theater in Toledo. The lottery will be conducted pre-show for a limited number of tickets for each performance. Entries will be accepted at the box offi ce beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance. Entrants will print their name and the number of tickets (one or two) they wish to purchase on a card that is provided. Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $25 each. Only one entry is allowed per person. Cards are checked for duplication prior to drawing. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Tickets are subject to availability. For more information, visit theaterleague.com or stranahantheater.com.

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to the local Marine base in Perrysburg at 28828 Glenwood Road. “We left it with two Marines and the guy who took it was really appreciative, and I think he shook my hand like three times and he shook Andy’s hand twice and Amy’s hand… it was nice. You felt like you did something nice for those in need,” MacRitchie said. MacRitchie’s motivation didn’t only supply a lot of toys to those in need of a little Christmas magic, it also helped him quit for good. “I know I’ll keep it up. Just like in this past month I don’t feel the crazy pressure on my chest that I did. I wake up and I feel clear. I feel so much better. I can go and run and my lungs don’t burn as bad. This is just coming up on a month now; imagine what I’ll feel like in a year or two years. I really want to keep it up and I know I’m going to.”

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Health Dept. clinics The Ottawa County Health Department has released the clinic schedule for Dec. 8-12. Unless otherwise stated, all clinics are held at the health department, 1856 E. Perry St., Port Clinton. Dec. 8: Immunization Clinic (including fl u/pneumonia shots), 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dec. 9: No clinics scheduled. Dec. 10: Family Planning Clinic, 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuberculosis Clinic (no appointment necessary), 3-4 p.m.; Immunization Satellite Clinic – St. Johns UCC (including fl u/pneumonia shots), noon-4 p.m. Dec. 11: Family Planning, Well Child and Sexually-Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinic, 8 a.m.-noon. Dec. 12: Tuberculosis Clinic (no ap-pointment necessary), 3-4 p.m. For home health, call 419-734-6800.

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Thursday events The Toledo Zoo is offering Thursday-evening events, in conjunc-tion with the annual Lights Before Christmas display. On Thursdays, visitors can enjoy ice-carving demonstrations, local radio station broadcasts and, from 5 to 7 p.m. free 3-D glasses designed to make the lights even more magical (courtesy of sponsor KeyBank). The highlight of the winter village is a new ice slide that coasts along the natural slope of the zoo’s historic Amphitheatre. The Lights run through Jan. 4 (closed only on the evening of Dec. 24, along with day and evening of Dec. 25 and Jan. 1). Hours are 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, with the zoo closing at 9 p.m.; on Friday and Saturday, hours are 3 to 9 p.m., with the zoo closing at 10 p.m.

Wreaths Ottawa County Veterans Service Offi ce invites area residents to partici-pate in Ottawa County Wreaths Across America Day, Saturday, Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. Participating cemeteries include Harris-Elmore Union Cemetery, Elmore Eastern Rd., Elmore; Clay Township Cemetery, Fulkert at Opfer-Lentz roads, Genoa; Union Cemetery, 11575 W. SR 105, Oak Harbor; Riverview Cemetery, Third Street, Port Clinton and Sackett Cemetery, East Harbor Rd., Marblehead. For more information, call 419-898-2570.

Drive-thru Nativity Gibsonburg-area churches will pres-ent a live, drive-thru Nativity Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 500 S. Brentwood Ave., Gibsonburg. The display will feature nine stations, each depicting part of the Christmas story. East station will be manned by members of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Hessville, Shiloh United Methodist Church in Helena and St. Michael’s Catholic, Trinity United Methodist, Faith United Methodist, First English Lutheran and Zion Lutheran churches in Gibsonburg. Displays will feature actors of all ages, as well as live animals.

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A series of computer classes and pro-grams will be offered at the Harris-Elmore and Genoa libraries in December. The Elmore Library, 328 Toledo St., will host a panel discussion on computer science Dec. 10 at 3:30 p.m. Participants will learn basic comput-er coding at 4:30 p.m. (bring your own de-vice). Registration is required for the follow-ing sessions: Dec. 8: 9 a.m. – Basic computer skills.

Dec. 15: 9 a.m. – Introduction to Excel; 1 p.m. – Computer/Internet safety. Dec. 19: 1:30 p.m. – Connecting with friends for the holidays; basic introduction to Facebook and Skype. Drop-in computer help will be offered Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Dec. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. User group meetings set for Dec. 8 in-clude iPad users at 10 a.m. and Android users at 11 a.m. Registration required and

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The Metroparks of the Toledo Area ap-proved spending $5 million to turn 1,000 acres in Jerusalem Township into a wet-land. Howard Farms, which will be the fi rst Metropark to have access to Lake Erie, is located west of Metzger Marsh. When fi n-ished, it will be the Metroparks largest park in its system, next to Oak Openings. The Metroparks board approved the funding as part of its 2015 capital budget. Carpenter said the next step is to put the construction out to bid. “We’re taking the next step and we’re doing what we said we were going to do, so that is exciting,” Metroparks public re-lations director Scott Carpenter said. “It makes it offi cial and puts it on the sched-ule. “Anything could happen. If the bids come back at $10 million, we’d have to say ‘whoa,’ but we don’t enter those blindly. We know what it should cost, so that puts it on the schedule and we’re off. We’ll get it out to bid as soon as we can, which should be very soon, and get it going.” Carpenter said the Metroparks is hop-ing that construction can begin next year, weather permitting. “We do expect it to take about two summers to get all of the earth work done,” Carpenter said. “Most of that project is moving earth. We’re basically turning it back into a wetland, which is all the earth moving and building dikes.” The $5 million is for Phase I, which includes the 700 acres on the east side of Howard Road, said Carpenter. Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Smith Group JJR was contracted for the engineer-ing and design of the human interface of Howard Farms. That includes trails, park-ing, restroom facilities, and other human interface. Ducks Unlimited is consulting on the engineering and design of the actual wet-lands. Ducks Unlimited is a national or-ganization whose mission is to create and preserve habitat for North American water-fowl. Total contract cost for the two engi-neering contracts was originally estimated

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at $250,900. The new park will create a nearly eight-mile continuous stretch of public lands that includes Metzger Marsh, Ottawa Wildlife Refuge, Crane Creek State Park and Magee Marsh. Throw in Maumee Bay State Park and Cedar Point Wildlife Refuge to the west and 11,687 acres of unique wetlands will be preserved for waterfowl habitat and public enjoyment. “We’re going to have over six miles of hiking trails, but we’re also going to have six miles of permanent deep water navi-gable channel,” Carpenter said. “What that is, is like a six-mile blue trail, we call it, so you’ll be able to canoe and kayak six miles on that property. We’re looking forward to this. We’re not directly on the lake, but we’re connected by Ward’s Canal. The trails are the main reason peo-ple come to Metroparks, so that is exciting to have six miles of walking trails and that will be our fi rst blue trail, or water trail.” A lot of the vegetation common to wet-lands will spring up naturally, once water is reintroduced. Habitat will also be created for turtles, snakes and other marsh denizens. The land was purchased with two partners in 2008 for $6 million. The Ohio Division of Wildlife contributed $3 million, the Clean Ohio Fund $1.8 million, and the Metroparks’ land acquisition fund $1.2 million. The partnership came with caveats. Two of them are that some portion must be open to hunting and no more than 20 percent of the land can be developed into buildings and trails. Walking Bridge At its November meeting, the

Metroparks also approved spending $250,000 for its North Trail Expansion at Pearson Park. “The big picture at this point is a cou-ple things — we’d like to put a boardwalk trail out in the wetland over by (Johlin Cabin). That’s because it’s become such a nice place to walk and do bird watching,” Carpenter said. “The big part is fi nishing that trail that ends at Seaman Road. We put part of it in because we had the funds available to get that far, and people are always wondering as to why it just ends.” In addition, Oregon Public Service Director Paul Roman says the city will consider spending an estimated $25,000-$30,000 to build a walking and biking bridge alongside the Seaman Road over-pass, which will connect the Pearson trail with the city’s bike trail. The city expenditure, which is part of the city’s 2015 budget proposal, is sub-ject to council approval, Roman stressed. He added the city would likely design the walking bridge in house and it would be a part of next year’s programming. It would become a unique partnership between the Metroparks and Oregon, so both Roman and Carpenter are optimistic. “We’re waiting for that crossing,” Carpenter said. “What we want to do is fi nish that trail down Seaman and along Lallendorf to connect up to the existing trail system in the original Pearson.” Carpenter said approval of the Howard Farms and Pearson trail projects join a long line of other projects that have recently wrapped up at Pearson. “This action just kind of keeps the ball rolling on these projects,” Carpenter said. “The Pearson stuff was actually a little more newer to me than the Howard Farms because Howard Farms is just a continua-tion of what we’ve been talking about. I was excited to see Pearson in there, too. Over the last fi ve years, we’ve probably redone practically every building at Pearson, so this will fi nish all that up.” At Pearson North, a new shelter house near the Johlin Cabin recently opened. The building is designed to look like a farm out-building. The facility, which includes a shelter with a kitchenette and restrooms, will be available by reservation year round.

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• Christopher S. Jacob, 3136 Hazelton, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, li-cense suspended 180 days, $846 court costs and fi nes, operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence.

• Ronald Erwin, 2745 Fremont, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license sus-pended 180 days, $846 court costs and fi nes, op-erating a motor vehicle under the infl uence.

• Tyler S. Teet, 1001 Grant, Martin, Ohio, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 177 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $846 court costs and fi nes, operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence.

• Brock E. Boyd, 1617 Pemberville, Northwood, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspend-ed, license suspended six months.

• Amanda Rose Russell, 2558 Lambert, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 27 days suspended, $50 court costs and fi nes, unauthorized use of property.

• Edward Andrew Ellis, 532 Sylvandale, Oregon, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $267 court costs and fi nes, disorderly conduct.

• Shawn Michael Vestal, 3291 Middleton, Luckey, 180 days CCNO, $112 court costs and fi nes, possession of drugs.

• Thomas P. Paisley, 6145 Merle, Toledo, $125 court costs and fi nes, watercraft operate or permit operation.

• Eric J. Insco, 130 Maryland, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, $112 court costs and fi nes, posses-sion of drugs.

• John E. Middaugh, 3100 Walbridge, Millbury, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $112 court costs and fi nes.

• Jeffery Gene Elam, 2019 N. Summit, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $162 court costs and fi nes, obstructing offi cial business.

• Benjamin D. Zona, 232 Ember, Oregon, 90 days CCNO, 60 days suspended, $162 court costs and fi nes, possessing drug abuse.

• Charles Cliff, 35 E. Oakland, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, $137 court costs and fi nes, attempt to commit an offense.

• Lori Nicole Edwards, 209 Steadman, Toledo, bound over to the Lucas County grand jury, receiving stolen property.

• Earlene M. Jones, 519 S. Detroit, Toledo, $112 court costs and fi nes, disorderly conduct.

• Melissa Marlene Richards, 10330 Corduroy, Curtice, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $112 court costs and fi nes, failure to keep dogs confi ned or restrained.

• Steven Karl Clouse, unknown address, 30 days CCNO, 25 days suspended, $162 court costs and fi nes, disorderly conduct – intoxication.

• Timothy Joseph Stoddard, 7170 County, Woodville, $142 court costs and fi nes, $142 court costs and fi nes, seasons and limits on ducks, brants, geese.

• Robert Michael Roman, 432 3rd St., Toledo, bound over to the Lucas County grand jury, violate protection order.

• Robert Michael Roman, 432 3rd St., Toledo, bound over to the Lucas County grand jury, resist-ing arrest.

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Oregon council approved an ordi-nance that clarifi es when Special Use and Conditional Use permits could be approved by the Oregon Plan Commission and city council. The ordinance is in response to concerns by some on council earlier this year about the number of permits approved for used car lots and storage facilities on Woodville Road and Navarre Avenue. Council in March ap-proved a temporary moratorium on issuing permits to car lots and storage facilities until the city could address the issue. Council passed a resolution on Sept. 22 that referred the recommended changes regarding Special and Conditional uses to the Oregon Planning Commission for con-sideration, according to Councilman Jerry Peach at a Nov. 24 council meeting. The

Planning Commission held a hearing on Oct. 21 and voted 4-0 to approve the recom-mendations and refer them back to council. The legislation allows council to consider the permits on a “case by case basis.” City Council last March approved a resolution imposing a 180 day moratorium on accepting applications for conditional uses for used outdoor automobile storage and sales and other outside storage lots. The moratorium gave the city time to evaluate and review and update the Conditional Use and Special Use regulations in the zoning code and chart its future. Zoning codes in Ohio use a number of different approaches when seeking to limit the density of certain uses within their communities, according to Administrator Mike Beazley: • Limitations on the number of a certain type of use per square mile or some other area based determination. For example, no

more than three outdoor storage or sales facilities within a square mile; • Limitations on the number of a certain type of use in a linear mile or other distance based determination. For example, no more than three outdoor storage or sales facilities within a linear mile along a roadway; • Limitations on the number of a certain type of a use based on proximity to other similar uses. For example, no outdoor storage or sales facility may be located within a thousand feet of an existing similar use. “We weren’t comfortable with those three recommendations,” said Beazley. “We want to go with a case by case approach.” The administration was concerned about possible unintended consequences associated with the above options. In some cases, it would have made it diffi cult for the city to consider a particular project on its own merits when other similar uses already exist in the area, said Beazley.

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Oregon purchased three lift cots from Penn Care, of Niles, Ohio, for $128,981. The cots will allow fi re personnel to trans-port emergency patients more safely. The fi re department received a $31,958.78 grant from the Bureau of Workers Compensation for the cots, which will pay for a portion of the services. The balance of the funds will come from the fi re department’s Machinery and Equipment Fund. City council included $42,835.50 in the 2014 budget for the purchase. The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation has made funding for such equipment a priority in order to reduce on the job injuries. “The city is making an effort to make sure we…provide the best possible care for the folks we are transporting in a medical situation, and to make sure we have the best equipment available for our fi re fi ght-ers when they’re doing the transporting,” said Administrator Mike Beazley. “We are also making sure we’re following the best practices to control our workers compensa-tion costs long term.” The lift cots “are more expensive than I would like,” said Beazley. “They’re still the emerging best prac-tice for how to deal with these situations. The Workers Compensation system has provided grant money to the community to help pay for them. It’s something that helps lower our costs long term and provides an appropriate standard of care,” said Beazley. “What this will allow us to do is pur-chase and install three of the lift systems in the three current medic systems we have in stations one, two and three,” said Fire Chief Paul Mullen. “It will also allow us to buy the power lift cots, which, in essence, takes away any issues we may have with lifting the patient in and out of the squad. Originally, we had a budgeted amount to purchase new lift cots. When the Bureau of Workers Compensation came through, that gave us $31,900 more dollars. Councilman Tim Zale asked if the equipment could be transferrable to new squads. Mullen said the equipment can be in-stalled in new squads that would be pur-chased in the future. Councilman James Seaman asked if the equipment will help personnel avoid back injuries. “I don’t think we could ever come right out and state it will diminish anything. But I think it takes away the chances of great-er injury, said Mullen. The cots have a 650 lb. weight limit. They lift themselves up to the squad, which will pull them into the squad, basically alleviating any of our lift-ing.”

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The Lake Township trustees have be-gun a review of fees and grave lot prices at the township cemetery and may increase both next year. Jeff Pettit, a trustee, said Tuesday his research of grave costs at area cemeteries indicates Lake Township charges less than most for residents and non-residents alike. He suggested the board of trustees con-sider raising grave prices by $100 from the current price of $300 for residents and $700 for non-residents. By comparison, the Fort Meigs Cemetery charges $400 for residents and $800 for non-residents, he said. The Clay Township Cemetery charges $120 for resi-dents and $550 for non-residents and the St. Rose Cemetery charges $850 and $950 for residents and non-residents respective-ly. The City of Maumee charges $400 and $700 and the City of Toledo charges $790 for a plot with a fl at stone and $1,360 for an upright stone. Board chairperson Melanie Bowen said the trustees have been reluctant to raise prices during the recent economic downturn. “We’ve tried to keep costs down,” she said, but with the cemetery on Walbridge Road experiencing a 40-60 percent buri-al ratio of residents to non-residents, “It’s something to think about.” She also said the trustees have been looking into the purchase of additional land for cemetery use. Initiating fees for late funerals was also discussed as a means to help cover over-time costs for cemetery workers. Pettit said the other cemeteries charge fees ranging from $100 to $250 for funerals arriving after certain times, typically 2-3 p.m. Dan Sprinski, the township sexton, works an 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. shift, Bowen said, adding the township pays overtime costs for workers to accommodate later cemeter-ies. The trustees agreed to resume the dis-cussion with Sprinski during their second meeting of the month.

Speed study request In other business, the trustees agreed to again request a traffi c survey on Walbridge Road, from the Walbridge village limits to the I-280 overpass. The trustees would like to have the speed limit dropped to 25 miles per hour from 55. The south side of that portion of the road is in the township but the north portion is in the village and has a 25 mile per hour limit. The Ohio Department of Transportation would have to approve the lower limit. The trustees have twice before sought a lower limit for that stretch of the road. “The village has been pretty insistent,” Bowen said. “They’d like to see the speed limit reduced so we’ll try again.”

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Car Cruiser’s for Hospice of Northwest Ohio dinner was held at Spaghetti Warehouse, December 2nd. The large group made up of fellow cruiser’s came together to celebrate another great year of fundrais-ing. A check for $3,425.00 was present-ed by Zeake Chandler of Oregon, A.K.A. Cruisin’ Zeake, on behalf of all the cruis-

ers who donated throughout the year, at Frisch’s Big Boy Monday Night Cruises on Woodville Road along with other car shows in the area. John Lechman, the Director of Development at the Hospice of Northwest Ohio was there to accept the check.

Chandler chose Hospice of Northwest Ohio as their charity for the fourth year in a row because, “It’s local. Your money stays right here and it’s a great cause,” he explains.

In the past four years Zeake’s Cruisers have raised over $10,000 for the local non-profit.

“People do events on our behalf but this group is particularly dedicated and works really, really hard for us so this is a group that is kind of special to our hearts,” adds Lechman.

Visit www.cruisinzeake.com. for more information.

Zeake Chandler (right) presents a check to John Lechman, of Hospice of N.W. Oh. (Press photo by Stephanie Szozda).

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Week ending Nov. 21 Rocky Ridge Corp 11-18-14 Barbara A Sturgis to Denise K Gruhn, 1133 West Street, $108,500.Bay Township 11-19-14 Penny Mac Corp to Kenneth Weaver, 3085 West Canal , $61,000.Catawba Township 11-17-14 Stephen Roy and Barbara Lynn Malik to Elizabeth J and Robert J Griffi n, 3610 East Highland Drive, $24,500. 11-21-14 William G Schmidt to Michael J and Helen E Fagan, 4348 East The Valley Road, $130,000. 11-21-14 G Fred Schwab to Keith S and Christy J Fabiano, 2855 N Coho Drive, $210,000.Carroll Township 11-21-14 Douglas A and Christine m Buell to Trent D and Carmen A Osborne, 6545 North California, $72,250.Elmore 11-18-14 Susan Morris fna Roepke to Gary R. Haas, 634 Rice Street, $80,000. 11-18-14 Mary Lou Kruse to Ralph F. and Heather T. Carter, 238 Fremont Street, $112,000. 11-19-14 Timothy P Speweik to Christopher S Martzer, 353 Toledo Street, $6,000.Genoa Corp. 11-21-14 Margaret A. Hebert to Anthony D. Brown, 503 West 8th Street, $126,900. 11-21-14 Timothy J. and Maryann M Medley, 0 Industrial Park, $70,000.Danbury Township 11-7-14 Raymond L and Mary E Wandersleben to Beverly Ann Lesseman, 2189 South Harbor Bay Drive, $228,700. 11-17-14 David C Miller to Robert T O’Neal, 460 Lynn, $138,000. 11-20-14 Safe Harbor Devlopment Ltd. To Floyd D. and Monajeana Simkins, 5686 State route 163 Unit B12, $64,900. 11-21-14 Safe Harbor Development LTD to Robert J and Becky J Kayden, 5686 State Route 163, Unit B16, $88,500. 11-21-14 Safe Harbor Development LTD to William R and Gloria E Tribboles, 5686 State Route 163, Unit B9, $105,100. 11-21-14 William R and Sue C French to Joseph B and Anita L Lieser, 2101 S Bailiwick Lane, $325,000.Erie Township 11-21-14 Michael P. Nitz to Bayside Comfort Inc , 3480 West Lakeshore Drive Unit 1-3, $40,000. 11-21-14 Jack C Nitz to Bayside Comfort Inc , 3480 West Lakeshore Drive Unit 1-2, $41,000. 11-17-14 Anne and Larry D Larrison to Don E and Ann M glass, 1923 Yacht Port Beach Road #L, $185,000.Port Clinton Corp. 11-17-14 US BANK NA to Aileen and Carl Jadwisiak, 715 Monroe Street, $27,500.Oak Harbor Corp 11-17-14 Robert A and Vivian A Schimmoeller to Franklin E and Bernadine A Hammer, 11650 State Route 163, $110,000. 11-17-14 David B Laurendeau Jr to Heather Lott, 418 West Walnut Street, $35,000.

Week ending Nov. 28 Allen Township 11-25-14 Jonathan E and Cheryl S Nutter to Andrew J and Devon J Nutter, 20933 W Johnson Street, $107,000. 11-26-14 Dorothy O Johnson to Alejandro A Arriaga, 5895 Martin Williston Road, $112,500.Benton Township 11-26-14 Fred Rutherford Damschroder to Betty M Anderson, 1977 N Stange Road, $82,000.Catawba Township 11-24-14 John R and Patricia L Strauss to James E and Sarah G Fetheroff, 5303 Swan Drive #2, $280,000. 11-26-14 Mark T Stevens and Blanca A Stransky to Aaron C Moraca, 4336 E Laurel Ridge, $255,000.Carroll Township 11-25-14 Ernesto and Yolanda C Hernandez to Mark S Katich, 8844 Canada Goose, $58,500.Clay Township 11-24-14 Gregory A Gorajewski to Alyson M and Dennis P Walker Jr., 1549 N Thyre Drive, $133,000. 11-25-14 Kondaur Capital Corporation to Terrance LaGare, 2871 1st Street, $20,000.Danbury Township 11-25-14 Michael T Webster to JP Morgan Chase Bank, 2083 North Nan Avenue, $90,000. 11-25-14 Safe Harbor Development LTD to North Harbor Properties LLC, 5686 State Route 163, Unit B10, $102,750.Port Clinton Corp. 11-24-14 Elaine R Pons to Larry D and Cynthia J Burks, 1632 Waters Edge Drive, $330,000. 11-24-14 William W Streeter to John D and Ann E Phillippe, 535 East Eighth Street, $35,000. 11-24-14 Carol F Fox to John D and Ann E Phillippe, 535 East Eighth Street, $35,000. 11-24-14 Martha J Cox to John D and Ann E Phillippe, 535 East Eighth Street. $35,000. 11-24-14 Mary Jo Brenner to John D and Ann E Phillippe, 535 East Eighth Street, $35,000. 11-25-14 Maria Cantu to Wells Fargo Bank, 105 Harrison Street, $43,334. 11-25-14 Julie J Herman to Matthew T and Danielle M Whitted, 509 W Lakeshore Dr, Unit D3, $91,500. 11-26-14 John Chudy etal to Joan M Holloway, 225 Oak Street, $84,500.Salem Township 11-26-14 Mountain Prime to Mark A Schick, 11140 W Kimberly Drive, $100,000.Oak Harbor Corp 11-26-14 Christine M Jennison to Martin and Barbara Grover, 255 Harvest Lane, $74,000.

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Obituary

Ernest Kotnik

In the wee hours of

t h e m o r n i n g o n

November 22, 2014,

E r n e s t K o t n i k

slipped away to his

eternal rest. He was

87 years of age.

Ernest is survived by

his dear wife Ida, and

his only son, Ernest.

He is also survived by his brother, Walter

(Marie) of Austria; sister-in-law, Hilda

(Frank) of New York, as well as numerous

nephews. He was predeceased by his parents,

and his brother, Frank.

Ernest was born in Neufriesach, Gottschee,

on March 21, 1927. He immigrated to

Canada shortly after the war and settled in

Fort Frances, Ontario. He met the love of his

life, Ida Hiris, who was also from Gottschee,

in 1953 and they were married shortly

afterwards. They had a son, Ernest, in 1957

and enjoyed a long happy marriage. Work

was hard to find and the family soon came to

the United States in search of a better life.

They settled in New York for a brief time and

finally came to Toledo where they resided

until his death.

Dad was an ambitious self made man; he

worked hard to support his family and was

never idle. Even in his later years he could

always be found tinkering in his garage on a

new project. He was inventive and came up

with great new ideas to make life easier. He

never slowed down and was blessed with

good health until the last few years. Even

with failing health he continued to keep as

busy as he could.

Ernest loved going to the family cabin in

Canada. They went every summer since

1965. He built a cabin with all the amenities

and improved it each and every year, making

it the wonderful place it is today. He talked

fondly about how he loved the lake and

fishing and he really missed it when he

couldn't go anymore due to health.

In honoring his wishes there is no visitation

or service. Interment in Lake Twp Cemetery

in Millbury, Ohio will be held at a later date.

Arrangements were entrusted to Freck

Funeral Home. Friends and family can make

a donation to the charity of their choice if

they so desire.

‘Your love will light our way,

your memory will be with us forever’

Richard P. Dougherty

“Soda Cracker”

Obituary

Richards was a retired truck driver from

Roadway Express and a retired U.S. Navy

WWII vet. Richard loved driving truck and

got his nickname Soda Cracker as his

handle. He also loved watching old Western

shows, Gun Smoke was his favorite.

Richard is survived by his wife of 65 years,

Mildred G. (Dearth); sons, Douglas

(Debbie), Dennis (Ruth), Jeffrey (Shari),

Bill (Tara) and seven grandchildren.

Richard was preceded in death by his

parents, Glen and Arleen Dougherty;

brother, Junior Dougherty; sister, Kathryn

Trainor; and grandson, Cody Dougherty.

Arrangements were handled by Cox Funeral

Home, Wadsworth, OH. Burial was at

Spring Grove Cemetery, Medina, OH. Any

donations can be sent to Gentiva Hospice,

1745 Indian Wood Circle, Suite 200,

Maumee, OH. 43537

Richard P. Dougherty

“Soda Cracker” of

Woodville, Ohio,

formerly of Medina,

passed away after a

long illness Thurs.,

November 27, 2014.

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Responsible police To the editor: If we are to demand responsible dog owners, then why not re-sponsible police? The case in the Village of Woodville where the canine offi cer shot the lab named Moses should never have happened. Anybody who knows this dog or knows of this dog knows he is not vicious. In fact, I have never heard of a vicious lab. Police are trained to protect and to serve that does not mean pull out your ser-vice weapon and shoot a dog. If you think he was right, then go to the dog’s home and meet him. I assure you, he is not mean, vicious or aggressive in any way. I agree with the gentleman from Woodville – this is another black eye on a town that already has a bad reputation. I would bet there are a lot of people out there that agree with this statement. At the very least, the town of Woodville and the offi -cer should be held responsible for the dog’s medical bills. Maybe then the next time, he will leave his weapon in the holster.Dan RootNorthwood

Fueling unrest To the editor: Shame on the TV net-work dictators who jammed down the pub-lic’s throat the verdict on the grand jury’s Ferguson, Missouri decision. It took the panel three months to reach its decision, so why did we have to know the instant the verdict was revealed? It was not a national crisis or storm weather warning. Millions of TV view-ers pay to have DVR. We sit with remote in hand to mute or fast forward what we do not want to hear or see. The network dictators wasted anything that was record-ing during the live TV interruption. They could have put the decision on the bottom of the TV screen with a time you could see a full report if you wanted to watch it. This national attention only adds fuel to the un-rest that is in Missouri.Harry MackOregon

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By Richard Kirsch There are a lot of ways that businesses are squeezing worker pay. Here’s a big one. On the one hand, millions of Americans are stuck in low-paying part-time jobs that don’t offer them enough hours. On the other, millions more are now routinely forced to work over 40 hours a week without getting a dime for their over-time labor. In many cases, that’s because employers are paying hourly wage workers as if they were salaried professionals. There used to be a big distinction be-tween hourly and salaried employees. That wasn’t by accident. In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which forced bosses to pay workers a minimum wage and time-and-a-half for any hours worked over 40 a week. That law was key to building America’s middle class. Only a small percentage of employees — executives, administrators, and travel-ling salespeople, among others — were ex-empt from overtime. Yet since fi guring out who was eligible for overtime proved complicated, regula-tors settled on one rule that trumps them all: weekly salary. By having a clear rule on salary level, it’s much harder for employers to avoid paying overtime. In 1975, for example, employers were required to pay overtime to anyone on a salary of less than $155 a week. That cov-ered 7 out of 10 workers. But that salary limit hasn’t kept up with infl ation or changes in the workforce. As a

Is it time to fi x the overtime regulations?

result, many businesses have been putting anyone with even minor “management” re-sponsibilities on salary. For example, a federal court found that a clerk at a Dollar General store — who worked 50 hours or more a week stocking shelves and mopping fl oors — could be considered a salaried “manager,” since she was responsible for minding the store. Today, if your salary is more than $455 a week — that’s just $23,660 a year — you can be forced to work long hours without any extra pay, let alone time-and-a-half. As a result, instead of 7 of 10 workers being eligible for overtime, now it’s only 1 in 10. Last March, President Barack Obama told the Department of Labor to modernize the regulation covering who gets overtime. “Because these regulations are outdated,” he acknowledged, “millions of Americans lack the protections of overtime and even the right to the minimum wage.” To restore this pillar of middle-class income, regulators should once again en-sure that 7 out of 10 workers are covered. That’s the best way to close the loopholes that businesses will use to cheat workers out of overtime. To do that, the Department of Labor

should set the new cap to at least $1,327 a week, or $69,000 a year. That level would do what the law was intended to do — namely, to distinguish between workers and bosses. As a result, 10 million workers would get more money in their wallets to spend boosting the economy in their communi-ties. In addition to increasing the week-ly salary amount, the Labor Department should modernize the rules so that the so-called “managers” at fast food restau-rants, clothing outlets, and discount stores — who may be responsible for supervising their co-workers but don’t have any real ex-ecutive authority — get overtime as well. Closing the overtime loophole could also increase the earnings of millions of part-time workers. Rather than paying time-and-a-half to employees they’re cur-rently forcing to work unpaid overtime, many businesses are likely to increase the hours worked by part-time employees who are eager to work more. Overtime pay is key to restarting the middle-class engine of our economy. It’s past time for the Department of Labor to act.

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The world abounds with faultfi nders. They are the naysayers who constantly crit-icize, seek out problems, ridicule, blame, and always have a reason why you will fail. Regardless of how positive a situation may be, faultfi nders have the ability to always conjure up diffi culties. They have a consis-tently negative outlook. Although they typically lack experi-ence, knowledge, or understanding, they claim to speak with authority. In actuality, their foundation is one of ignorance. The information they offer is usually wrong. Faultfi nders are constantly attempt-ing to infl uence you. They are often close family or friends. Even strangers who are faultfi nders can impact your actions. Faultfi nders become dangerous when you are concerned with changing your behavior because of their views. The root of this scenario lies in one’s seeking or needing acceptance or approv-al from others. A faultfi nder’s criticism causes you to doubt yourself and feel re-jected. Adjusting your thoughts or actions in order to mollify fault fi nders diverts you from your path. Regardless of what you do, faultfi nd-ers are never satisfi ed. Their nature is to always fi nd fault. Therefore, all of your efforts to please them will be in vain. No matter what you do, it’s never good enough. The only result is the compromising of your goals. You are the only one who can deter-mine the appropriate path to take. Your goals must be your own. How you attain

Disregard the faultfi nders in your life

them is based on who your are. No one has the right to sit in judgment of your life. As long as you are acting hon-estly and ethically, you are free to deter-mine where you are headed and how to get there. Faultfi nders should be as concerned about their own lives as they are about yours. It doesn’t matter what other people say, think, or do. What you do is the is-sue. You must condition yourself to ignore the faultfi nders. Respond to their criticism and you live life based on their terms, not yours. Knowing yourself is a prerequisite to following your own path. Do you know your strengths? How can you use them to your advantage? Can you identify your weaknesses? What steps can you take to overcome them? What are your likes? Your dislikes? Identify the goals most important to you. Paint a detailed mental picture of each goal. Formulate a step by step plan to achieve each goal. Now you are ready to take action by implementing the fi rst step. Instead of paying attention to fault-fi nders, look for people who are where you

want to be. If you can speak with them in person, their advice is priceless. If you can’t, study what they have done and learn from their approach to overcoming obsta-cles. Not only is it impossible to please ev-eryone, you shouldn’t even try. You are the one who must be satisfi ed with your direc-tion. A constant barrage of criticisms, sug-gestions, guidance, and ridicule is part of life. Learn to tune it out. Some faultfi nders are well intentioned. Others may be jealous of your success. And then there are also those who are mali-cious. Never be rude to faultfi nders. You don’t need to convince them what’s right for you. Simply thank them for their input and move on. Being you own faultfi nder is not good either. You are just as capable of formu-lating a list of why something cannot, will not, or should not work. Combining this with negative self-talk provides you with a potent formula for sabotaging success. Focus on reasons to succeed, not ex-cuses for failure. It’s up to you to do what-ever it takes to attain your goals. Ignore all of the faultfi nders. Keep to your path.

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When my daughter faced open heart surgery 28 years ago, it was insider informa-tion that got us through the ordeal. Now, that information is emerging through the health care industry and you too will benefi t. In my daughter’s case, the information came from her mother, a registered nurse. Here’s the story: My daughter was born with a congenital heart defect. A valve, re-stricted by abnormal tissue growth, failed to open completely. This condition causes the heart to work harder and become en-larged. My daughter faced a future in which she would not be able to play sports, have children or live a normal life span. The cardiologist at Toledo Hospital recommended open heart surgery at age one. It was the only option available to im-prove our daughter’s life, he said. But, open heart was risky. There was a chance of in-fection, stroke, pneumonia, blood clots, and a scar that would be visible. It would require a seven to 10 day hospital stay and cost, at that time, $15,000 to $25,000. Fortunately for my daughter, her mother is a nurse. She knew doctors at the University of Michigan had success using catheters to open heart valves. The catheter is threaded through a vein in the thigh and once in position a balloon attached to the catheter is infl ated with enough pressure to tear the thickened tissue and allow the valve to open and close properly. The procedure was less risky, required only a one-day hospital stay and cost about $7,000. If it wasn’t successful, open heart was still an option. Dr. Robert Ehrlich, a pediatric cardiologist at Medical College of Ohio, performed the operation called an-gioplasty, the fi rst done in Northwest Ohio. The operation was successful, open

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heart surgery was avoided. My family is fortunate. We have a health-care professional with intensive care and operating room experience. She can ask the right questions and, in my daughter’s case, she chose the less invasive, less costly surgery. Over the years, she also has made excellent recommendations for my hip, back and knee surgeries. I tell you this because today, given the changes in healthcare, you too can have your own personal medical expert to advise you on cost and quality. These experts are part of an emerging trend. They work for companies paid for by the employer. They save the employer money by seeking out the best value for the procedure needed. They explain care options and provide quality and cost comparisons. They are particularly useful if you have a high deductible plan. Compass Professional Health Services

of Dallas, Texas, The Leapfrog Group of Washington D.C. and New Choice Health of Pensacola, Florida are three liaison compa-nies that offer cost and/or quality compari-sons. For example, on newchoicehealth.com you will fi nd an arthroscopic knee surgery in Toledo can range from a high of $37,000 to a low of $9,200. The site compares the cost of various surgeries at 20 medical facilities in the Toledo area and includes how many procedures each facility does annually. One local health care provider, The Toledo Clinic, has taken the cost compari-sons from newchoicehealth.com and pub-lished them on its website and in some print publications. One recent ad showed a list price for a mammogram ranged from $262 at The Toledo Clinic to $675 at University of Toledo Medical College. Scott Porterfi eld, administrator of the physician-owned Toledo Clinic, said, “The Affordable Care Act is making everybody more cost conscious. It is driving it back to the consumer. If you have a $6,000-co-pay for something you need and you can get your MRI done at a hospital for $4,000 or at my place for $900, where are you going to go?” Martin Connors, vice president of Brooks Insurance and a broker who mar-kets group medical plans to employers, agrees. He says the transparency is not only good for the consumer, but also good for business. “Not only will it save you money, but in the end, the company’s increase may not be as great in the future because you used a low-cost provider.” Compass takes it one step further and adds quality comparisons. According to its website, it has analyzed millions of medi-cal claims and conducted thousands of physicians interviews to compile a list of

high quality physicians it calls “Compass Premier Providers.” More of this needs to be done, states Steve Wermuth, a partner in the Columbus offi ce of Strategic Health Care, a health care consulting fi rm. “Quality combined with cost is the key…I think we are still struggling with the quality piece. We have gotten better, but we haven’t got it 100 percent right. However, if consumers go into a doctor’s offi ce or hos-pital loaded with the right questions to ask about their care, treatment plan and expect-ed outcomes…we will get there.” Moving from a fee-for-service to an out-comes based health care delivery system is the goal of the Affordable Care Act. When the Republicans take control of both the Senate and the House next month will they repeal the law, or will they tweak Obama Care? Wermuth told members of the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce at a recent meeting at Little Sisters of the Poor, “The House and Senate will pass bills to repeal the ACA, then it will go to the President’s desk and he will veto it. Then, they’ll come back and do little tweaks here and there — the employer mandate, some of the taxes. “How do you, in your right mind, go to your constituents and repeal a program that has put a half million people on insurance and is containing costs?” he asks. If he is right, you will have more con-trol over your health care. And, that high de-ductible plan, typically $6,000 per person, won’t look so foreboding once transparency peals back the mystery of health care prices.

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If the holiday season brings offi ce par-ties and social events that have you feel-ing nervous or fearful, you’re not alone. We’ve all heard of offi ce parties where a few drinks led to a terrible outcome or that family gathering where a relative decided to tell everyone just what he or she really thought of them. But holiday parties needn’t be disas-ters. A little planning and common sense can help ensure that a gathering will be a good time for you, not something to feel anxious about or avoid altogether. For starters, do go to that event, wheth-er it’s an offi ce party, neighborhood gath-ering or a family get-together. It’s good for your reputation to make an appearance, even if you just show up early, stay for a short time, thank your host and leave. That’s better than being a no-show, and there’s always the chance that you might enjoy yourself and want to stay. The most important tip is to avoid alcoholic drinks, the major factor in most holiday party disasters. Even one or two drinks can affect your judgment and have you saying or doing something you’ll later regret. Have a juice or soft drink (cola or club soda looks like a mixed drink) and stay in control. Planning ahead can also lessen the stress of holiday parties. Instead of worry-ing about what you’ll wear, ask others how they’re dressing. If there’s a gift exchange, ask what gifts or dollar values are appropri-ate, and avoid gag gifts that can be embar-rassing. Even the most sober of partygoers can cause problems with critical and negative comments. Inevitably, those comments will get repeated to all the wrong people. A holiday party is a time to enjoy, not vent frustrations about work or other people. Lastly, make sure to use common sense and courtesy. Don’t overdo it at the buffet table. Be sure to thank your host or hosts. And avoid problem people who might be there. If there’s someone with whom you always clash, spend your time instead with people you enjoy. If someone tries to start an argument with you, simply refuse to en-gage and excuse yourself politely.

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Several caregivers from Wood County were honored for their compassion Nov. 6, at the annual Golden Care Awards. The event, which was held at the W.W. Knight Preserve in Perrysburg, was pre-sented by the Wood County Committee on Aging and sponsored by Sterling House of Bowling Green and Kingston of Perrysburg. The awards ceremony recognized care-givers working in a facility or home care setting, as well as community caregivers. Honorees included Dr. Thomas Wojciechowski, Mary Ann Borisenko, Rachel Reid, Denise Hartbarger and Shelly Ruehl, caregivers working in a facility/home care setting. Special recognition went to Judy Errett. Community caregivers honored in-cluded Tammy Simon, Pat Bruielly, Martha Hogle, Annie Bingley, Shirley Clark, Judy Hoffer, Virginia Michael, Mary Soneson and

Caregiving heroes honored at Golden Care AwardsDonna Roach, with special recognition go-ing to Joseph Rsyz, Dawn Boyer, Sandy C l e v e n g e r , and Kenneth Stickles. B r u i e l l y says she never expected to be-come a caregiv-er. “I never real-ly gave caregiv-ing a thought; I expected my parents to be healthy forever,” Bruielly said. Her mother has Alzheimer’s disease and now resides at Clare Bridge Place at Sterling House of Bowling Green. Bruielly says she does whatever she

can to make her mother feel happy and comfortable. “Seeing my mom smile when I walk up is so rewarding,” she said. “She doesn’t know my name and calls me her sister or mother most of the time, but I still love it when she’s happy to see me.” Although having a family member with Alzheimer’s can be diffi cult, Bruielly says she tries to stay positive. When asked what advice she would give someone struggling with caregiving, she said, “Just go with it, let the people you care for set the pace, knowing what they like and letting them make choices and making them feel useful. Take advantage of the good times, and let someone help you during the bad.” Call 800-367-4935 or visit www.wc-coa.net for more details about the programs and services offered by the Wood County Committee on Aging.

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Most folks would agree that 2014 has been a “banner year” for Nathan Holcomb. Holcomb is an artist who receives services from Ottawa County Board of Developmental Disabilities and who works at Imagine Art Studio at Riverview Industries, Inc. His blue jay design will be among the designs that will adorn 22 banners going up any day now on the poles in downtown Oak Harbor. Each banner will also feature the name of a sponsoring business. “When RVI came to us suggesting they could create banners for our downtown area, we did a ‘trial run’ by putting up three banners in June,” said Valerie Winterfi eld, executive director of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. “The banners held up, and everyone loved them.” Because the chamber had already in-vested in seasonal banners for the down-town area, there was no funding available to purchase banners from RVI, so area busi-nesses stepped up with sponsorship. “We felt it was very cool to be able to get the banners locally and support Imagine Art Studio too,” Winterfi eld said. Holcomb’s artistic journey began when he was about 14 years old when he discov-ered that he loved to draw birds and su-perheroes. He took art classes as a student at Oak Harbor High School, where he was inspired by a deaf friend who could draw anything freehand. Though his interest waned after gradu-ation, he recently realized just how much he missed art. “Nate started to draw sketch-es of his sleeping Dachshund, Scooter, and pictures of superheroes but he wanted more, so he decided to work at Imagine Art Studio,” according to Dawn Segaard, of the Ottawa County Board of DD offi ce manager. Over the last year or so, he, has created many pieces including red bird design trav-

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Judith Smith wouldn’t go so far as to say that she’s grateful for the stroke she suf-fered three years ago. She is, however, thankful and more than a little surprised about what she learned about herself as she recovers and rehabs at Heartland of Oregon. Back in May, Judith and her sister Ann were discussing how they might one day be able to take stained glass classes together. Ann, wanting to encourage Judith, gave her some beads and mosaic tiles and encouraged her to create something. Judith declined, saying she wasn’t creative. “Make something that makes you hap-py,” Ann told her sister. Deciding to give it a try, Judith, who only uses her left hand, created a butter-fl y – something she felt represented the transformation that she was going through. She kept her creation to herself, hiding it so no one would see it until a member of the housekeeping staff discovered it and encouraged her to put it out. Her confi dence buoyed, she went on to create more pieces including works she calls Tree of Life, Tea Pot, Fireworks, Vacation and a Happy Place. “They’re beautiful,” said Terri Dains, activity assistant at Heartland. “Every piece tells a story.” “Tree of Hope,” with dark colors at the bottom, represents her stroke; a progres-sion to lighter beads on top symbolizes her recovery, which she’s taking one day at a time. “Judith added a picture of a butterfl y as a symbol of herself,” Dains said. On Nov. 18, Dains organized a mini-art show of Judith’s works. “We had several residents, visitors and staff members come by,” Dains said. “Everyone loved her piec-es…it was a really perfect day.” “The show was a complete surprise,” Judith said. “I was shocked. People were so complimentary – hugging me and con-gratulating me and complimenting me on my vision.” “Judith has so much willpower as she moves toward the goal of walking and eventually taking the vacation she never had,” Dains said. “She is such an inspira-tion.” Parenting classes set Ottawa County Juvenile Court, in con-junction with TDH Enterprises and Ottawa County Department of Job and Family Services, will offer Loving Solutions, also known as Parent Project, Jr., beginning in January 2015.

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The parent education program, based on the award-winning program Parent Project, Sr., has been adapted for parents of children ages 5 to 10 years of age. It is designed to provide specifi c, no-nonsense solutions to the problems faced by parents, including sibling rivalry, family confl ict, poor grades, truancy, unruly and delin-quent behaviors, impulsive behaviors, modern media and technology, and drug/alcohol use. Loving Solutions offers prac-tical and emotional support to families as they begin the diffi cult process of change. Loving Solutions will help parents answer these questions along with many more: What do I do when my child refuses to help around the house? What can I do when my child screams and curses at me? What do I do if my child hits me? What do I do when my child refuses to go to school? How do I improve my child’s sleep sched-ule and diet? Some of the tools parents will learn in-clude self-limiting time outs, spot checks, choosing battles, creating structure, nego-tiating a compromise, the six-step action plan, consistency and active listening. The agencies have worked together since fall 2010 to bring to the community Parent Project, Sr., but January’s class will be a fi rst for Loving Solutions. Classes will begin Friday, Jan. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon and will continue every Friday until March 20 in room 130 of the Ottawa County Building, 8200 W. SR 163, Oak Harbor. Certifi ed facilitators will include Stephanie Weeks, Jean Lindsay-Dupey, and Dessa Sutherland. Parents of 11- to 18-year-olds in need of support and parenting education are invited to participate in a Parent Project, Sr. class, which will run Thursdays Jan. 8 through March 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. Loving Solutions and Parent Project classes are open to the community; par-ticipants may be self-referred or can be by social workers, diversion programs, court systems, law enforcement, mental health professionals, school offi cials and others. Parent do not need to be court or children services involved, the public is welcome. Classes are being made possible through an Ohio Department of Youth Services Grant. The cost/material fee for both programs is $50 for individuals or $75 for a couple (with shared book). If parents successfully complete the class (as out-lined in the attendance policy) and have

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Meal-delivery volunteers needed The Wood County Committee on Aging, Inc. (WCCOA) is seeking volunteers to help transport home-delivered meals to older adults living in the Walbridge area during the winter months. Volunteers and substitutes are needed Monday through Friday. The meals come out of the Northeast Area Senior Center, lo-cated at 705 N. Main St. in Walbridge. To volunteer or for more information, contact WCCOA Volunteer Coordinator Jacqueline Metz at 419-353-5661 or [email protected]. For more information about other WCCOA programs and services, visit www.wccoa.net.

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It’s not often that you fi nd a local band that is unique and has that “something” that leaves audiences wanting for more. But it appears as though The Junk fi ts into that category. The fi ve-man cover band, which fea-tures three guitars, the bass, drums and two vocalists, is making its mark as one of the area’s premiere acts. The band, which was a hit at the Oak Harbor Apple Festival last month, has played at Icons (formerly Yeeha’s), as well as locations in the Toledo area like Bar 145 and other parts of northern Ohio. The band, with James Hensley (guitar, keys, vo-cals), Kerry Tuttle (guitar, vocals), Mohom Mullholand (guitars, keys), Blaine Smead (bass) and Derek Wright (drums), has a di-verse repertoire that features music from the classic rock of the ‘70s to ‘80s pop to hip hop and rhythm and blues – Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Metallica, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Snoop Dog, AC/DC, Jay Z and TLC. They also have their own original mu-sic – recordings which can be found on their website, www.the-junk.com. “For me, I would have to say a big infl uence was Pink Floyd, (but) it goes all over the board because I was around for Nirvana,” Hensley, 39, said. “I grew up when hair metal was in and then there was grunge – I was into all of that stuff. Sublime is also a band that I like. The guys in the band, our musical tastes are all over the board, but there’s a common core with (bands like) the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” During the summer, The Junk is very busy, usually doing shows from Thursday through Sunday on a pretty consistent ba-sis, but during the winter things tend to slow down. “In the winter time, it gets more spo-radic,” Hensley said. “Some of the places aren’t open as much, places like Dock’s, Nagoya, Margaritaville and Brass Pelican (Huron). We go full on Thursday through Sunday in the summer.”

At this point, the band, which has been playing cover songs together for the past seven years, usually just gets together for its weekend shows. The band members have day jobs – their weekend gigs are their “second jobs.” “We play so much on the weekends that it’s the extent of what we do,” Hensley said. “In the spring and the fall, we’ll get together and learn some new stuff. For the most part, we just play shows and that’s our time together every week.” “It’s fun,” Hensley said. “It’s the most fun second job you could have. We’re all pretty comfortable with each other. Everybody does their part; it makes it easy.” But they’ve had to work and persevere to get to this point. “Getting started out as a band that’s no-body’s really heard of, you have to pay your dues and do open mic nights where you kind of audition a bit,” Hensley said. “Once people can see that you’re good, they’ll hire

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The band’s roots can be traced back to Bowling Green in 1997. Hensley moved there and started play-ing music on open mic nights with a man named Mike Reynolds, with whom he would begin playing acoustic versions of their favorite music as well as some origi-nal music. Meanwhile, Tuttle, Smead and Wright were playing together in a band called Brick while Mullholand was a part of two bands, Jinkies! and Jackie-O. After Hensley and Reynolds were introduced to Smead and Wright, they formed the fi rst incarnation of the band, Crazy Eddie. Shortly thereafter, Reynolds left the band and Tuttle joined. Over time, the group made a name for itself in Bowling Green while forming a bond with one anoth-er and growing as musicians. Mullholand became affi liated with the group when he and a drummer named Hank from Jinkies! joined Tuttle and Smead for a side project called “Television’s Grandpa’s Junk.” In 2004, Tuttle decided to move west, signaling an end to Crazy Eddie’s run. Smead, Mullholand and Hank asked Hensley to join T.G.J., which the band shortened to “The Junk.” After playing to-gether for a while, Hank decided to move on, Tuttle moved back and he and Wright joined the band, making the group what it is today.

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OT Jay Nino Genoa 6’1 235 Sr

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James Dobson, Cardinal Stritch, RB, Jermaine Brown, Waite, RB; Joey Woody, Northwood, HB; Josh Dyer, Gibsonburg, RB; Nate Houle, Waite, RB; Ryan Fournier, Clay RB

Israel Diaz, Waite, TE; Anthony Ashford, Waite, WR; Kelvin Downer, Waite, WR; Diondre Irish, Waite, WR; Noah Goodrich, Gen, Rec.; Tyler Mildenberger, Clay, Rec.

Andrew Abbey, Lake, C; Ben Bergman, Oak Harbor, C; Ben Goins, Northwood, C; Colin Sandrock, Woodmore, C; Joe Kiss, Clay, C; Jacob Vickers, Northwood, K

Saul Monjarez, Waite, PK; Billy Ruth, Gibsonburg, OL; Bryce Ritzler, Cardinal Stritch, LT; Dakota Stevenson, Waite, OL; Joe McClear, Genoa, OT; Josh Harrison, Clay, SG

Nick Jensen, Waite, OL: Noah Paprocki, Waite, OL: Ricky Pratt, Cardinal Stritch, RG/C; Roberto Rodriguez, Waite, OL: Skyler Shively, Gibsonburg, OL

TJ Lawrence, Oak Harbor, OL; Trent Hovis, Gibsonburg, OL; Tyler McCrory, Eastwood, OG; Vince Szabo, Oak Harbor, T

Noah Paprocki, Waite, DL; Ricky Pratt, Cardinal Stritch, DL; Taevion Cummings, Waite, DL; Devon Dunbar, Northwood, DL: Will Peart, Northwood, DT

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Eduardo Jackson, Waite, LB; Jeremy Cuevas, Woodmore, LB; Kevin Hohenberger, Cardinal Stritch, LB; Michael Wiseman, Clay, LB; Mitchell Davidson, Eastwood, LB

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There was no arguing that Eastwood, Genoa, and Lake were the top three teams in the Northern Buckeye Conference. The Eagles won the NBC champion-ship, Genoa was runner-up with its only loss to Eastwood, and Lake lost to both the Eagles and Comets. However, in both of Eastwood’s wins over the Comets and Flyers, it came down to a possession or two either way who was going to win a cham-pionship. On the All-Press fi rst team offense, Lake, Eastwood, and Genoa players make

Top three Northern Buckeye teams dominate All-Pressup 14 of 17 players, when you include spe-cial teams. Because of Lake’s two losses and a weak non-conference schedule, the 8-2 Flyers (5-2, NBC) did not qualify for the playoffs, while Eastwood (9-2, 7-0) and Genoa (8-3, 6-1) did. The Flyers offense was under the dir-ection of NCAA Division II University of Findlay-bound senior quarterback Jared Rettig, a Division IV second team All-Ohio selected in Associated Press voting who was injured in a non-league win over Northwood, then re-injured against Eastwood, and as a result, missed at least two games. The 6-foot-1, 198 pound Rettig still threw for 1,876 yards, completing 76 per-

cent of his passes (101 for 133) and 21 touchdowns and is this year’s Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Offensive Player of the Year. Rettig also ran for 217 yards (6.4 per carry) and fi ve touchdowns.

During Rettig’s junior year, his Flyers made it to the Division IV state playoffs, where eventually the clock stroke 12 on their season at the hands of No. 1 seed Caledonia River Valley, who sent a sudden-ly-late-resurgent Lake team home, 36-25.

Wire-to-wire in 2013, the quarterback completed 138-of-212 passes for 2,347 yards, 31 TDs, and only six interceptions, on his way to leading Lake to an 8-2 record overall, and a burgeoning 5-2 mark and third place fi nish behind champion Genoa

and runner-up Eastwood in the NBC. In Rettig’s sophomore campaign, Lake

didn’t come close to sniffi ng the playoffs, nor did they even fi nish with a winning re-cord, ending up at 4-6 overall, and 3-5 in the NBC.

But, it was during that “growing up” year, that Rettig started to rock the prover-bial “glass slipper,” breaking the all-time Flyer passing record with 2,838 yards, for 32 TD tosses while going 176-of-278. “He’s got that professional mentality,” Lake coach Mark Emans said. “He comes into practice every day, and does all of the little things right. Jared just wants to see

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Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Defensive Player of the Year, Genoa senior linebacker Blake Traver (61), an Associ-ated Press fi rst team All-Ohio selection, sacks a Fostoria quarter-back. (Press fi le photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHpho-tos.smug-mug.com)

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our team be successful, and he’s never re-ally been a real big personal stats guy. So, I think in the big picture, (Rettig knew) his stats will come and his success will con-tinue to take care of itself.” Meanwhile, waiting in the wings be-hind Rettig is one who also shares the same last name in little brother Jake, a 5-11, 204 pound sophomore who led both the fresh-man and junior varsity squads a year prior. When Jared was hurt, it was Jake who took a lot of reps this year to prepare him for the future, completing 23 of 45 passes (51 per-cent) for 338 yards and fi ve TD. “Jake has just done a nice job for us,” says Emans, “and again, we’ve built our of-fense around his older brother Jared, obvi-ously. But, when Jared leaves after his se-nior year, we don’t want to have to change our whole offense up again. And that’s the nice thing about having Jake on our team. He can step up for us at any time, and run the same kinds of things Jared runs.” Also getting votes for Offensive POY were fi rst team all-state Genoa senior run-ning back Jake Wojciechowski (2,076 yards rushing, 8.5 per carry, 21 TD), Gibsonburg senior quarterback Matt Tille (1,087 yards rushing, 7 yards per carry, 2,168 yards pass-ing, 50.2 percent completion rate, 40 touch-downs ran or thrown for), and Waite senior quarterback Jeremy Pratt (1,329 yards rush-ing, 6.4 per carry, 1,247 yards passing, 24 touchdowns ran or thrown for). Wojciechowski lost to Rettig by one vote, while Tille fi nished three votes back and Pratt four behind Rettig. Twenty vot-ers consisted of the 10 area football coach-es and 10 media members, mostly repre-senting The Press and Toledo Sports Radio television broadcasters, and even though the POY option was open to anyone, they were the only four receiving votes. Also on the fi rst team offense and de-fense is third team All-Ohio Genoa kicker Cody Pickard and two honorable mention all-state picks from Lake are fi rst team of-fense — senior fl anker Todd Walters and junior running back Branden Short.

Traver Defensive POY On fi rst team defense, you can sprinkle in other area schools, but Genoa 5-10, 190

pound senior linebacker Blake Traver is All-Press Defensive POY and AP fi rst team All-Ohio. He is also Northwest District Division IV Defensive POY, a fi rst team All-NBC linebacker and NBC Lineman of the Year. He led the area with 138 tackles, including 18 tackles for loss, one sack and one interception. Also getting votes were Central Catholic outside junior linebacker Zach Sandwisch, Northwood senior nose guard Myles Habel, Eastwood senior linebacker Grant Geiser, Gibsonburg senior linebacker Tyler Hovis, Clay senior linebacker Aaron Seymour, and Wojciechowski, also a linebacker. Among fi rst team selections is Associated Press second team All-Ohio lineman Chris Orcutt, a 6-1, 208 pound junior tight end. All-Press Coach of the Year is a whole ‘nother animal — no NBC teams here. Voting ended in a deadlock between Waite coach Dan Chipka and Gibsonburg coach Steve Reser. Chipka led Waite to a Toledo City

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Sixteen months ago, there was no way Woodville native Zach Sandwisch could have envisioned himself in this position. After tearing his ACL against Wauseon as a Woodmore sophomore in a scrimmage in August of 2013, Sandwisch was in a dif-ficult position. He lived, ate and breathed football, but would have to miss the entire season after a devastating injury and with it, the possibility that colleges would be reluctant to recruit him because of his knee. Now, he’s the starting middle lineback-er for 13-2 Central Catholic, which won a Division III state championship Thursday night by defeating previously undefeat-ed Athens, 56-52, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. Sandwich is joined on the Irish roster by Alex Thompson of Oregon. Sandwisch, who couldn’t begin play-ing until week six because of transfer rules, rotated in and out of Central’s 61-9 win over St. Francis, and since then has played nonstop. “It’s amazing to be at this point,” he said. “Every high school football player’s dream is to play for a state title. Coming from a small town, transferring to Central is huge. It’s amazing at Central. Coming into this game, I wouldn’t change it for the world. Some kids don’t get this at all. Going with my guys, it’s amazing. Our whole CCHS community is behind us. To have that feeling and know they’re behind you is amazing. “When I was leaving my home school, I’m thinking I won’t have any friends, (but) right when I walked in that building, I was accepted. Everyone there is doing their thing while making friendships. I love Woodmore with how they started me off and now I go to a bigger school to get my recognition, to be challenged academically and to be at a religious school.” Despite only playing in five regu-lar-season games, Sandwisch’s perfor-mance earned him a spot as first team linebacker on the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Team. Five of his teammates have also received accolades this year, includ-ing three defenders — defensive lineman Christian Ward, linebacker Colin Kaucher and defensive back Stephon Campbell. Sandwisch, who remains proud of his Woodville roots and speaks fondly about Woodmore, says there were advantages in transferring to a larger school that become a perennial state championship contender. “It was big,” he said. “I got noticed at Woodmore by Toledo, I got an offer from Toledo as a freshman. It’s big at Central because you have college coaches visiting. Coach (Mike) Tressel from Michigan State came to visit, and there’s a coach from West Virginia who knows how important high school football is to me. He wanted to make a trip to see me and say, ‘Good luck’ for this game. For a coach just to come up from that far away, just to say good luck is impressive.” The Irish almost didn’t get to this point. In the first round of the playoffs, Central fell behind to the No. 8 seed, Rocky River, by 21 points early in the second quarter before rallying to defeat the Pirates, 70-48. The 35-19 win over Bowling Green in the regional semifinals wasn’t any eas-ier. The Irish twice led by one point (7-6; 14-13) and by two points, 21-19, early in the fourth quarter before scoring two

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Central Catholic junior linebacker Zach Sandwisch stares down an opponent at the line of scrimmage. (Press photo by Scott Grau/TRACsports.org)

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touchdowns to put the game away.

Playing for Doug Seifert The win over BG was the most bitter-sweet for Sandwisch, however. “I didn’t have that good of a game against Bowling because my uncle, Doug Seifert, died,” Sandwisch said. “I was half in the game and half thinking about my un-cle. Five years ago, he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer and (the doctors) gave him three months to live. That was big because he was my godfather, and his wife, Vicky, she babysat me when I was a kid. I was very close to that family. “We know that he’s in a better place, (and) he’s not in pain. He’s listening to us, he’s protecting us.” Seifert left behind his wife and three kids, Austin, Ashley and Brennan, a senior at Eastwood who plays football and track who was a part of the 4x400 relay team that won the state title for the Eagles last spring. Brennan is an All-Press second team punt-er this year, narrowly defeated by fi rst team choice Cody Pickard (Genoa) in voting by coaches and media. After losing to Clyde last year, Central got their revenge in the regional fi nal by defeating the Fliers, 35-3, and then beat Trotwood-Madison, 17-14, in the state semifi nals. The Irish had defeated the Rams to win the Division II state championship two years ago. Sandwisch came up with a key play in the win over Trotwood-Madison, forcing and recovering a fumble late in the second

quarter that set up a 22-yard fi eld goal by Brock Quinlan that put the Irish ahead 10-0 heading into the half. Those three points turned out to be the difference in the game. “They were in an I-formation and the fullback came right at me and I got around him and I hit the ball out (of the running back’s hand),” Sandwisch said. “I wasn’t even trying to hit the ball out and it came out and it was right in front of me.” Central also won the Three Rivers Athletic Conference title with a perfect 7-0 mark. However, the Irish started off the season slowly, losing two of its fi rst three games before turning things around. Sandwisch says his love for football started with his backyard battles with his brother, Jon, who is currently quar-terback at NCAA Division III Heidelberg University. Jon had a prolifi c career during his three years as a starter for the Wildcats. He accounted for over 6,500 yards of total offense and 52 touchdowns in four years, throwing for 5,027 yards and 37 touch-downs while completing 50.2 percent of his passes in the process. “When he started pee-wee football, he would bring home his pads and we would play tackle football,” Sandwisch said. “We have a big yard so we would go outside and play football sun up to sun down; we had an outside light that was big, and we played into the night. It’s in our blood. Whenever my brother comes home from college, he gets done with something and he’ll say, ‘Do you wanna go lift?’ He’s so knowledgeable about lifting, and he’s passing that on to

me. We always want to go work out or do something sports-related to get him better. I want to do everything I can to get better, to get my teammates better.” Unfortunately, Sandwisch never got to play football with his brother, who was a senior when he was in eighth grade. “I was the ball boy and water boy at Woodmore (in junior high), and I was heav-ily involved with everything,” he said. “I talked to him after games, about everything that happened. We would always have those Friday night talks. He would always be willing to teach me things. He was a quarterback and he read what the defens-es were doing — he brought so much more knowledge to me.” Sandwisch credits both the Central and Woodmore coaching staffs with help-ing him to better understand the game. On Twitter, he was even getting encouragement from the Woodmore athletic department of-fi cials despite transferring. “(Central defensive coordinator) Nick Toth is an amazing guy, he’s got a good personality,” Sandwisch said. “I wouldn’t trade him for the world. He gets on my butt because he knows that if he gets on me, I’ll do better. If I tie my shoes the wrong way, he’ll get on me. He knows if he pushes me, I’ll do great things, I’ll do better things.” “(Central head) Coach (Greg) Dempsey is an awesome guy, our staff is awesome. I don’t really know a lot about offense — they run everything. Whatever he sees that (the offense) could be good at, he uses; we are an ‘everything team.’ They’ll change up the offense (based) on what the defense is doing. Our coaches are very fl exible. They go with anything that they could see us suc-ceeding with. You can see our three Ws — quarterback Marcus Winters, running back Tre’Von Wade and running back Michael Warren — they’re all very good athletes. You can see Coach Dempsey teaches them well, and they feed off him. It’s amazing the knowledge Central coaches have and what they’ve taught me.” Sandwisch also credits former Woodmore coach Britton Devier for his in-fl uence during their two years together. “Coach Devier, he’s an awesome guy, he taught me everything I know,” Sandwisch said. “Coach (Todd) Bringman was my linebackers’ coach. Everything that I know from my freshman year, they taught me. I couldn’t play my sophomore year, but I was at practice and I was trying to teach my teammates. I helped the coaches out as much as I could. What they taught me, I taught to other people. I took everything I know from there to Central.” Looking back, Sandwisch sees his knee injury as something of a blessing in disguise. “It was rough,” he said. “I had to work my butt off, get up early, go to rehab and I did everything possible to get me knee to where it is now. It’s 100 percent.”


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Genoa has turned into a running back factory in recent seasons, producing Kyle Nutter, Cliff Whalen, Andy Szypka, David Nutter, Derrick Vicars, Blair Skilliter, Mar-cus Vicars and Greg Hillabrand. Now you can add 5-foot-11, 195 pound senior Jake Wojciechowski to the list. “Wojo” was selected to the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press First Team in voting by coaches and media the past two weeks and nearly beat out Lake quarterback Jared Ret-tig for Player of the Year honors. Wojciechowski also earned fi rst team, All-Ohio honors in Division IV Associated Press voting, rushing for 2,076 yards on 245 carries and scoring 30 touchdowns while averaging 8.5 yards every time he touched the ball. His rushing statistics were among the best in the state and easily the best in the Northern Buckeye Conference. He was the engine that powered the Comet offense, serving as the go-to guy in a wing-T rushing attack that features multiple running backs. At many schools, those numbers would have set records, but two years ago, Kyle Nutter set records that may never be broken. He rushed for 2,322 yards on 270 carries and 37 TDs on 8.6 yards-per carry in 2012 and played football with his brother, David, at Malone University, an NCAA Di-vision II college in Canton. “When I look back at Jake’s accom-plishment, I know that he gave us great ef-fort on every run,” Genoa coach Paul Pat-terson said. “He was a punishing runner who was tough to get down one-on-one, and he always kept the pile going forward. Throughout my coaching career, this is the most impressive individual goal that a play-er has accomplished. Two thousand yards is an impressive number because there are only a handful of players that have accom-plished that throughout the entire state.” Wojciechowski, who excels at baseball, too, wasn’t even thinking about rushing for anywhere close to 2,000 yards heading into the season. “It means a lot,” “Wojo” said. “I put in a lot of work since I’ve been young. I’ve been in the weight room and I eat a lot to gain weight. Going in, knowing that I reached my goal. I was just expecting a 1,000 yards. Once I saw how my line was going to play, it just felt good knowing that I was going to go over my goal. I got together with my teammates and said, ‘Let’s get 2,000 yards,’ and it felt great knowing all my hard work paid off. It’s true that hard work does pay off.” Those other running backs, Donte Mc-Clure (54 carries, 506 yds., 5 TD), Nick Wolfe (44 carries, 325 yds., 4 TD) and Cody Pickard (28 car., 141 yds., 2 TD) formed a potent rushing attack that carried Genoa to an 8-3 record and its eighth consecutive playoff appearance. “We had good backs this year,” said Wojciechowski, who dislocated his left thumb against Oak Harbor in Week 2, an injury he was forced to deal with for much of the season. “Fast, fearless, they just went hard all the time. And I think a big part was that we didn’t stop our feet and we didn’t stop moving.” Patterson added, “The other running backs were defi nitely instrumental in Jake’s and the team’s success. Donte improved both running and blocking throughout the year and became a reliable option for us

Breaking 2,000 yard mark earns ‘Wojo’ fi rst team

in the second half of the season. Nick was valuable to us as a lead blocker for Jake, but he also stepped in for Jake earlier in the year against Oak Harbor. Cody also stepped up for us in terms of running the ball and also he was a solid lead blocker for Jake.”

Foundation in the trenches As with any offense, the foundation is built by the offensive line. Tackles Jay Nino and Joey McClear, guards Blake Traver and Matt Herrick and center Tyler Baird as well as tight end Noah Goodrich were effective in creating holes for the running backs. The 5-foot-10, 190 pound Traver and 6-1, 235 pound Nino are fi rst team All-Press and the 5-10, 210 pound Baird and 6-5, 230 pound Goodrich are second team. “They know how to stay low, they’re fast, they just know what they’re doing,” Wojciechowski said. “Once we call the play, they know what they’re doing. They get to the line and make the call and they tell me where they’re going to go. It helps so much that they’re smart. “Without them, I couldn’t get to 2,000 yards. They’re outstanding. Every time I got tackled, they’d tell me I had a good run and give me a fi st bump. Sometimes they’d car-ry me forward in a pile. It was great know-ing every single person is there for you. Our team had a lot of trust, that’s what made us a good, solid team.” Patterson, who coached some great of-

fensive linemen while an assistant at Cen-tral Catholic, credited his boys for being up to the task this season. “Our offensive line did a great job of getting people blocked at the point of at-tack,” he said. “We knew that our offensive line would be a strength for us this year, especially with three returning starters. We were not the biggest offensive line, but we did a great job of blocking our assignments and making adjustments.” When you talk to Wojciechowski, you realize just how important working out, lifting weights and exercising are to his success on the fi eld. “I work out in the weight room, and I work on my speed and agility,” he said. “We probably have one of the nicest weight rooms around. I talk to other people and they tell me they’d like to work out at our place. The Comets struggled at times early in the season, starting 3-2 before reeling off fi ve consecutive wins to fi nish sixth in Region 12 with 16.45 points. Following a 33-25 victory over Oak Harbor in Week 2, Genoa blew a 12-point lead and fell to Port Clinton, 27-19, and trailed Rossford by 11 points early in their game before rallying to defeat the Bulldogs, 43-22. And despite los-ing to Eastwood, 17-7, one week later, Ge-noa led 7-3 midway thru the fourth quarter before the Eagles rallied to claim victory. But following the narrow defeat to

Eastwood, the Comets went on a tear, out-scoring their opponents 233-40 in the next fi ve contests. The highlight was a 34-14 victory over Lake, a game that saw Genoa accumulate 514 yards of total offense. Wojciechowski was a force, rushing 35 times for 243 yards and three scores (2, 5, 40). McClure had 15 carries for 106 yards and caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Edwards, and the Comet defense re-covered after giving up long touchdowns to keep Jared Rettig & Co. in check, fi nishing off the Flyers with a goal-line stand in the second half. “I am proud of how this group grew as the season went on,” Patterson said. “Af-ter losing those two games earlier in the year, our kids showed a lot of character and they accepted some of the challenges that we put in front of them. We lose a good amount talent from both sides of the ball and special teams, but we will have to work hard in the offseason to put ourselves in position to continue the winning tradition that is here at Genoa.”

Genoa running back senior Jake Wojciechowski (21) carries the football at Waite’s Mollenkopf Stadium as senior offensive lineman Jay Nino (55) and senior tight end Noah Goodrich trail. (Press fi le photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

‘Frenchy’ Filiere NightThe Eastwood athletic department

is planning its annual Doyce “Frenchy” Filiere Night on Dec. 12 before and during and the boys’ basketball contest against visiting Rossford, and after the game in a hospitality room. All former players, cheerleaders, managers, and scorekeepers, and Eastwood basketball fans are invited.

Doyce’s son, Bob Filiere, adds that anyone who is a prep basketball fan is welcome. Fundraising will be of-fered for the Filiere Scholarship Fund, which has provided more than $15,000 to Eastwood students since 1976. Contact Bob Filiere at 419-878-3009 or [email protected]. Bob spent much of his teaching and coaching career at Rossford.

The late Doyce Filiere taught and coached at the old Troy-Luckey High School for 16 years and at Eastwood for 18 years.

Coach Doyce Filiere’s 19-year bas-ketball record was 343-82. This record set a standard back in the old Wood County Tournament days, and that re-mains unmatched in the Eastwood dis-trict to this day.

Coach Filiere was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968. He was voted Class B Coach of the Year in 1956 by the Associated Press and in 1959 the Ohio state leg-islature passed a resolution honoring him as one of Ohio’s outstanding men.

Coach Filiere’s teams won three county championships, eight district championships, and 18 of 19 teams qualifi ed for district tournament play. He coached two third team All-Ohio members and several honorable men-tion all-state selections, plus son Bob was voted fi rst team All-Ohio in 1957.

The 1957 team was the Associated Press No. 1 ranked Class B team, and the 1956 team was No. 3. In 1955-56, the Troy Trojans went 25-2 and reached the regional fi nals. In 1956-57, Troy was 20-2.

The 1955-56 team scored points, too, defeating Lake 72-58, Gibsonburg 96-61, Risingsun 84-46, Olney (now Northwood) 84-69, Tontogony 94-52, Oak Harbor 82-52, and Rossford 87-77.


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There were two area soccer players that stood out this year. Clay’s Karleigh Clere and Genoa’s Makennah Billegas were those two play-ers, and for their efforts this season, they earned All-Ohio honors. Billegas, like Clere, is a sophomore, making her recognition as an All-Ohio player that much more impressive. She is Genoa’s fi rst girls’ soccer player to get sec-ond team all-state. “It was a bit of a surprise,” Billegas said. “It is an honor, especially as a soph-omore. Everybody was telling me it’s the experience that everybody wants, and I couldn’t have done it without my coaches and teammates.” With eight goals and seven assists, Billegas, a midfi elder, was instrumental in helping the Comets improve from 6-9 to 9-4-4 and win a sectional title. According to Lipstraw, it is Billegas’ cerebral side, specifi cally her vision and instincts that set her apart. “The thing that makes Makennah so effective is her ability to the see whole fi eld,” Lipstraw said. “She brings a dif-ferent dynamic to our team, and she sees things play out in her head before they happen. She is very knowledgeable when it comes to soccer, and knows how to work with her teammates on setting things up. I trust in Makennah’s instincts and her abili-ty to make quick decisions.” “You have to have a good connec-tion with all of the players on the fi eld,” Billegas said. “You have to connect with your forwards, that how the goals happen. You have to be able to talk to them and be able to know each other and how they play. We know each other very well and we know the game and the passes we make.” Billegas credits Lipstraw and the assis-tant coaches with helping to motivate the players and instill confi dence within them. “Our attitudes and our passion for the game was much different than last year,” Billegas said. “A big difference are the coaches, they love us dearly. The attitude they have for the game helped us out, too.” Billegas, who has been playing soccer since she was 4, was second on the team in goals with eight and led the club with seven assists. Lipstraw notes how Billegas’ ath-leticism was a key factor in her ability to chase down the ball and win key battles. It’s something that helped make her a great defender as well as a capable scorer. Forward Molly McGhee led Genoa with 14 goals and fi nished with two as-sists and fi ve other players — Billegas (8 G, 7A); Kaylee Buhrow (6 G, 1A); Madison Sheahan (4 G, 4 A); Alysia Henly (3 G, 4 A); Sydney Wagner (3 G) — all scored

Clay’s Clere, Genoa’s Billegas earn All-Ohio honors

between three to eight goals. Goalkeeper Emily Edwards allowed only 12 goals with three shutouts. Billegas, who only plays soccer, trains with PSC Impact Academy in Perrysburg, an organization that has helped many Northwest Ohio soccer players to refi ne their skills. Playing midfi elder requires a lot of a person because they have an obligation to both offense and defense. If you’ve played soccer, especially that position, you know you have to be well-conditioned and know what you are doing. “There are a lot of responsibilities playing midfi elder,” Billegas said. “You have to know the game, the strategy. You have to know how to get the ball out, how to distribute, how to defend, how to play offense — you have to be able to do all those things to play midfi elder. You have to have the ball skills and know where to go.” With two more years yet to go, Lipstraw says there’s no telling how good Billegas could be. “She still has so much she wants to accomplish her junior and senior seasons,” Lipstraw said. “We’re going to be focusing on the little things, and fi ne-tuning her skills. She has already made tremendous growth in a few months and we’re so ex-cited to have her back for two more years. Leadership qualities are something we will concentrate on next year with her being an

upperclassman. She’s going to be looked at as a veteran leader, and that’s exactly the high expectation that we will put on her. We expect big things out of Makennah, and it’s scary yet exciting what the possibilities are for her in the future.”

Another sophomore all-stateClere was named to the Division I All-

Ohio First Team and Billegas earned sec-ond-team, All-Ohio honors in D-III. They joined Lake midfi elder Jordyn Taylor and Eastwood forward Maddie Cherry, who were both D-II second team. Clere and Taylor were also Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Co-Players of the Year. However, Clere’s all-state award was unique. Of the 18 players selected on the D-I team, 17 were seniors with Clere being the only underclassmen. It was a well-de-served honor for Clere, a sophomore who was second on the team with 11 goals and fi rst with 21 assists, good for a team-high 43 points. “I wasn’t expecting (to be named All-Ohio),” Clere said. “I was sitting at home and (Coach Scott Wamer) called me up. He had informed me that he had been going down to Columbus and had been talking about me (to the voters). And he told me there were 17 seniors and I was the only sophomore and how it was a great accom-plishment.” Clay was just as impressive, going 15-

0-2 in the regular season, winning a Three Rivers Athletic Conference title, their sec-ond in three years, and a sectional champi-onship before falling in heartbreaking fash-ion to Notre Dame Academy, 2-1, in double overtime in the D-I district semifi nals. Of the 15 wins, the Eagles won every match by at least two goals, save for their 2-1 victory over St. Ursula. Their fi rst play-off match came against Bowsher, whom they defeated, 7-0, but the NDA Eagles had their number, scoring the winning goal in the fi nal minute of overtime. “Obviously, it was a little disappoint-ing ending your season that way,” said Clere, who has been playing soccer since she was 5. “From last year to this year, we came a long way. We’re already getting into the weight room and getting ready for next season. I’m excited and I’m ready for next season knowing everyone’s putting in the work. We’re going out there to go farther in the tournament. It’s all about getting there and getting farther and hopefully having a better record.” Clere, was joined by four of her team-mates, Alex Vartorella (13 G, 6 A), the team’s leader in goals, Sydney Hess (9 G, 4 A), Sami Heintschel (5 G, 8 A) and Reagan Clark (3 G, 4 A), in scoring at least 10 points this season, a sign of the Eagles’ balance and versatility. “It’s always nice to be scoring the goals,” Clere said, “but there has to be someone that’s willing to step back and dish the ball. I didn’t really care if I scored as long as the team won. Even if I didn’t have the most of goals, I take pride in my 21 assists.” Along with Vartorella, Clere formed a potent one-two punch at the forward po-sitions with Hess and Kara Simon as the outside midfi elders and Clark and Hannah Jahany inside. Heintschel and Rachael Kuecher were the inside defenders and Jenna Kidd and Alyssa Heck played on the outside with goalkeeper Olivia Hornyak protecting the net. Defenders Josie Verb and Hannah Gerard and midfi elders Marisa Vislay, Haley Dominique and Haley Clere also played a vital role in helping Clay to an undefeated regular season. Kim Nagel, who played midfi elder and forward, and midfi elder/forward Jena Kulwicki, mid-fi elders/defensemen Marissa Brezvai and Caitlyn Kuecher and goalkeeper Shawny Canada contributed as well with some see-ing time on the junior varsity and varsity squads. The team will lose four seniors, in-cluding Kidd, Heck, Simon and Rachel Kuechler, meaning they’ll have the vast ma-jority of their key players back next season. Amazingly, all 11 starters earned hon-ors in the TRAC and on the All-Press Team. Clere, also the conference’s POY, was on the fi rst team, as were Hornyak, the All-Press Goalkeeper of the Year, Clark, Heintschel and Hess.

Clay sophomore all-state soccer player Karleigh Clere. (Press fi le photo by Scott Grau/TRACsports.org)

Genoa sophomore all-state soccer player Makennah Billegas. (Press photo by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP)


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Genoa seventh graders fi nish undefeatedJust like the Genoa eighth grade football team, the Genoa seventh graders went undefeated to win the Northern Buckeye Conference championship. The Comets defeated Oak Harbor (30-16), Woodmore (30-0), Rossford (34-0), Eastwood (34-6), Fostoria (28-12), Lake (6-0), Otsego (12-0) and Elmwood (42-0). Team members are Sam Witt (4), Andrew St. Claire (8), Dusty Morgillo (9), Michael Rightnowar (11), Rylen Stoner (13), Danny Baker (24), Koby Murawski (25), Max Lucas (26), Robert Meinke (28), Connor Hickey (30), Reid Stoner (33), Josh Bell (41), Daniel Novotny (45), Alex Wohn (52), Brock Hochanadel (54), Brady Linker (55), Carson Aldrich (57), Josh Hayes (62), Kenny Reno (64), Antonio Quezada (72), Zach Szepiela (75) and Grant Goodman (78) Coaches are Chris Mathews and Dean Ayotte and the water boy is Brock Mathews. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

Genoa varsity girls basketball teamThe Genoa girls varsity basketball team is pictured. The Press inadvertently ran the Genoa seventh grade girls basketball team photo instead of the varsity in last week's basketball preview. Team members are Carly Gose (2), Erica Smith (3), Cearrah Norwalk (4), Jaynie Plantz (5), Haley Gerke (10), Emily Edwards (12), Kaylee Buhrow (14), Alison Bench (15), Christy Dazley (20), Haley Pickard (21), Erica Harder (22) and Caitlyn Shessler (44). Head coach is Mike DeStazio and assistants are Lisa Cruickshank (varsity assistant) and Doug Perkins (junior varsity). Team managers are Caitlin Cruickshank, Colleen Traver and Katie Jensen. (Photo courtesy of Innova-tions Portrait Studio/InnovationsVisualImpact.com)

Andrew Elchert, a 2010 graduate of Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School, ac-complished the ultimate milestone for most high school athletes by becoming a kicker for the University of Toledo’s football team.

Unfortunately for Elchert, those dreams and accomplishments were dashed away after just one season. First he was sidelined in the off-season with a knee in-jury that required surgery. Then he had to take time away from the fi eld because of suffering from ulcerative c olitis, a heredity disease he discovered he had when he was 16 years old.

But rather than focusing on the misfor-tune, Elchert talks a lot about his one season with the Rockets, especially his fi rst game.

“It was pretty nerve racking, I’m not going to lie,” said Elchert. “I kicked off three times. I hit one 68 yards and it landed at the 2 or 3 (yard line).”

To make the team, Elchert had to be a walk-on. Despite getting numerous of-fers from other colleges and universities, Elchert wanted to play for the Rockets and major in Mechanical Engineering.

During tryouts, Elchert hit six long fi eld goals, including a 62-yarder. When he was fi nished, then-head coach Tim Beckman looked at Elchert and said, “You can stick around.”

Elchert made his debut on the fi eld midway through the season against Boise State, the No. 4 team in the country that year. Elchert had three kickoffs that game, averaging 62.7 yard per kick.

Elchert not giving up on kickingFor the remainder of the season,

Elchert was in charge of kickoff duty for UT. In all he played in fi ve games, includ-ing the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, where he had fi ve kickoffs for a total of 316 yards. He went into the off-season with high hopes, but those quickly faded.

Not long after the end of the season Elchert had an MRI done on his knee and it was discovered he was missing a large por-tion of bone on his femur. Before he could have surgery on his knee, his colitis began fl aring up and his surgery was postponed until August and he missed the 2011 season.

Continuous problems with his colitis ultimately forced Elchert to give up foot-ball and focus on battling his illness. At one point, the 5-foot-11 Elchert went from weighing 190 pounds to just 130.

Today, Elchert is set to graduate from UT in December, just like many of his class-mates who started the program the same time he did. And he already has a job with Owens-Illinois. But his passion for kicking hasn’t faded.

Currently, Elchert helps area high school kickers improve their game. He has even considered going back to college to get a master’s degree…and kick if he is eligible.

“Someone at UT is looking into it, working with the NCAA to see if it is pos-sible,” said Elchert. “If it is, I would love to see if I could make the team again.”

(Story courtesy St. Kateri Academy and Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School and reprinted from Kateri Alumni Magazine)


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ElmoreSalvation Army Angel Tree will be located at the Red, White and Brew, 368 Rice St., instead of the Huntington Bank branch, which is closing.Elmore Historical Society Meetings are held the 3rd Sun. of the month at 3 p.m. at the Historical Society Barn on Ottawa St. Everyone welcome. For info, contact Jon Fording at 419-509-1918 or [email protected] Playing the 1st and 3rd Thurs. of the month at 7 p.m. at Elmore Retirement Village, 633 State St.Elmore Book Discussion Group meets the fourth Thurs. of the month at 11 a.m. at the Elmore Library. Call 419-862-2482 for info. Storytime for Preschool-Age Children Wed. at 11 a.m. Call the library at 419-862-2482 for more info.Elmore Senior Center-Elmore Golden Oldies, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 19225 Witty Rd. Lunch served Tues. & Thurs. at noon. Reservations required by 10 a.m. the day before. Blood pressure & blood sugar checks the 4th Tues. of the month; bingo the 4th Tues. of the month af-ter lunch. Reservations: 419-862-3874.Elmore Conservation Club Trap Shooting every Wed. and Sat. from 6-9 p.m. Questions: 419-392-1112.Food for Fines at the Harris-Elmore Library. Patrons with overdue items may pay fi nes with non-perishable food items. The suggested dona-tion is one item for every dollar owed. Patrons may not pay for lost or damaged materials with donated items. Items collected will be donated to the Ottawa County Holiday Bureau and the food pantries serving Elmore and Genoa.

FremontBirchard Public Library, 423 Croghan St., will of-fer Christmas Storytime for children birth to age 5, Dec. 16, 10:30 a.m. or 7 p.m., or Dec. 17 at 10:30 a.m., Stories, crafts, songs and rhymes. There will also be a visit from Santa. No registration is neces-sary. Kids in grades K-6 are invited to “Reindeer Games” Dec. 13, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Pre-registration requested. For info, call 419.334.7101, ext. 209.

GenoaF ood for Fines at the Genoa Library, 602 West St. Patrons with overdue items may pay fi nes with non-perishable food items. The suggested dona-tion is one item for every dollar owed. Patrons may not pay for lost or damaged materials with donated items. Items collected will be donated to the Ottawa County Holiday Bureau and the food pantries serving Elmore and Genoa.Genoa Branch Library activities include: Preschool Storytime Tues. at 11 a.m.; Lego Club (ages 6 and up) the last Tues. of each month from 4-5 p.m.; Adult Craft Class Mon. from 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Adult Book Discussion Groups 3rd Tues. at 7 p.m. (evening group) and 3rd Thurs. at 9:30 a.m. (morning group). For info, call 419-855-3380.Waggin’ Tutors Therapy Dogs visit the Genoa Branch Library, 602 West St. the 3rd Wed. of the month from 4-5 p.m. Children may practice their oral reading skills by reading aloud to the dogs. Sponsored by the Friends of the Genoa Library.Moms are Be YOU-tiful in Christ Christian Mom’s Group meets every 1st and 3rd Mon. of each month through May in the Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, 204 Main St., Genoa. Free childcare available. For info, contact Patty Greenhill at 419-862-0128 or [email protected]. Sponsored by Christian Moms Group of St. Boniface and Our Lady of Lourdes.Genoa Senior Center 514 Main St., serves lunch Mon., Wed. & Fri., 11:30 a.m. (call 419-855-4491 for reservations). Card playing Mon. & Wed. at 12:30 p.m.; blood sugar checks offered the 2nd Wed. of the month; bingo Mon. at 9:30 a.m. Trinity Thrift Shop, 105 4th St., hours are Fri. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Clothes & small household items available at reasonable prices. Proceeds benefi t mission projects.Genoa Community Food Pantry Open monthly on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Serving those who are in Genoa School District. Proper ID and billing address within the district required. For more info, call 419-341-0913.

GibsonburgBookworms Book Club will meet the last Thurs. of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Gibsonburg Branch of Birchard Library. The Bookworms will meet for light refreshments and good discussion about a book that members chose at the prior meeting. For info or to reserve a copy of the book, call 419-637-2173.

Active Seniors invited to Meet & Eat at Gibsonburg Senior Center, 100 Meadow Lane. Lunches every weekday, educational and social programs, health assessments and more. Transportation and home-delivered meals available. 419-637-7947.

Lake Twp.Ageless Wonders will meet for Annual Christmas Luncheon Dec. 11 at noon at the Northeast Senior Center, 705 N. Main St. Entertainment will follow luncheon. For info, call 419-836-3811.Mobile Food Pantry sponsored by the fi re depart-ment auxiliary every 3rd Mon. of the month, 5-7 p.m., Fire Station 1, 4505 Walbridge Rd.

LuckeyEuchre Tournament Dec. 13, 7 p.m., Luckey American Legion Hall, 335 Park St. Food and reg-istration at 6 p.m. Open to age 18 and older. $5 registration fee. Concessions and soft drinks avail-able. BYOB. Proceeds support the programs of the Legion and Auxiliary.Luckey Library Story Time for ages 3-7 every Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Includes stories, fi nger plays, music & crafts. Lego Club (K-5th grade) Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m. Men’s Shoot-the-Bull gatherings Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Coffee provided. No reg-istration required for any of the programs. Home delivery of library materials to home-bound Luckey residents is available by calling the library during regular hours at 419-833-6040.

MartinOttawa Co. Conservation League Turkey Shoot, Dec. 14, 11 a.m. Prizes include turkeys, hams and bacon. $3.50 per shot. 12, 20 and 410 shells. No gun sleeves.

Oak HarborPeace by Piece Quilters Guild Christmas Potluck, Dec. 8, 6 p.m., 360 E. Ottawa St. (rear entrance). Ottawa Co. Board of Developmental Disabilities will present its draft of the 2015 Annual Action Plan at a public hearing Dec. 8, 3-4 p.m. at the board offi ces, 235 N. Toussaint S. Rd. Families, persons served and community members are invited to give input. To request a copy of the draft plan, call 419-898-0400, ext. 3114.Bingo Sunday evenings at 6 p.m., St. Boniface Parish, 215 N. Church St. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Early birds at 5:30 p.m.Food for Thought Food Pantry at Oak Harbor Alliance Chapel, 11805 W. SR 105, the last Wed. of each month from 5 to 7 p.m. Info: 419-707-3664.

PembervilleCom munity Christmas Concert Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m., Eastwood High School Auditorium. Organized by Camden Soldergeld as an Eagle Scout project. Featuring performances by the Hot Flashes and other local talents. Admission is one bag of non-perishable food items. Proceeds ben-efi t the Pemberville Community Food Pantry and The Snack Pack Program. Pemberville Area Senior Center at Bethlehem Lutheran Church provides programs & activities for adults 60 & over. Open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. M-F. Lunch served at noon.Community Food Pantry at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 220 Cedar St. open M-Th, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (excluding holidays). Open to Eastwood School District residents. ID & proof of residency required. Info available at Pemberville churches.

PerrysburgMonthly Community Bingo sponsored by Perrysburg Commons and McDonald’s offered the fi rst Tue. of the month from 9:30-11 a.m. at McDonald’s, 10163 Fremont Pike. Prizes offered courtesy of McDonald’s.

RossfordChoraliers Christmas Concert Dec. 14, 7 p.m., Rossford United Methodist Church, 270 Dixie Highway. Free admission; freewill offering will be accepted. For info, call 419-260-6259.

WalbridgeWalbridge Branch Library, 251 N. Main St., of-fers the following programs: Family Storytime – Tues. at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Arts & Crafts (kids of all ages) – Tues. 5 p.m. All programs are free. Call 419-666-9900 or visit cdpl.org.

WoodvilleWoodville Public Library, 101 E. Main St., offers Storytime, Mon. at 7 p.m.; Lego Club (K-6), 1st Sat. of the month, 10-11:30 a.m.; KidzCraft – Holiday Edition (K-6), Dec. 13 and 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Christmas Crafts for Grown-Ups, Dec. 11 and 18, 1-4 p.m. Materials supplied; Movie Matinee, Dec. 27, 1 p.m. Bring a blanket; popcorn will be sup-plied.

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205 Cedar St.

Pemberville

A stunning restored home with alot of Historic Charm Located inPemberville and Excellent RatedEastwood Schools. 4 bedrooms,3 full baths, Kitchen features Corian counter tops & largekitchen island. Living room has beautifully Stained customglassed windows w/matching front door. Basement has tons ofspace including a huge laundry room that can double as a craftroom. Professionally landscaped side courtyard makes forwonderful entertaining spaces. Can walk toparks, store, library and church. Listed at$209,900.

Call or text Tami Oberdick for more information on this beautiful home

419-461-5609 or [email protected]

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Class A CDL Driver, local work,hourly pay, 419-708-2179

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Negotiable, no degree needed butexperience is a must.

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Mike's Hauling We buy junk cars, trucks and vans

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COPPER COVE APTS.

Spacious

1 & 2 Bdrm. Apts.

419-693-6682

(Next to I-280, close toshopping & restaurants)

Call for new tenant rate1105 S. Wheeling

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105 Brookside Dr.

Woodville, Ohio

419-698-17173101 Navarre Ave., Oregon

A Place To CallHome

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maintenance• Laundry facilities• Ask about our

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1 bedroom $4052 bedroom $495

2 & 3 bedroom Townhomesstarting at $599

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EASTWYCK APTS.

3148 Corduroy Rd.

Oregon, Ohio

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Commercial Office Space, Upstairs3,000 Square Feet, Main Street,East Toledo, $700/month, Call419-691-1512.

Warehouse Rental- 3,400ft. Shop,heated space available, 3 phasepower available, loading dock, in-cludes 200ft. Office and restroomspace, 1,400ft. available for storage,6 miles from turnpike, located in Gib-sonburg, Keith- 419-265-1715

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Retail/Office or Salon for Lease1,050 Sq. Ft. in Walbridge

$500/mo. + deposit & utilities.Call 419-392-8968

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East Toledo, Berry Street- 3 Bed,1 Bath, Basement, 2.5 Car Garage,Fenced Yard, $625/mo. +Utilities,Deposit $250. Ryan: 419-344-7620

East Toledo, Upper 2-bedroom,$430/month, no pets, 1324 ½ Daw-son. 419-836-9257

EAST TOLEDO-3 bedroom home,Caledonia, clean, washer/dryerhookup, 1 car garage. $575/mo. +deposit. 419-693-2624

East- 442 Barker 2 bedroom home,new carpet/paint, pay own utilities,$500/mo + deposit. 419-466-4871

ELLISTON- 3 bedrooms, stove/refrigerator/washer/dryer

included, 2 car garage, no smoking,pet-$30/mo, $750/mo

+deposit/utilities, Credit application required- 419-304-0723

ELMORE-2 bedroom apartment, 2baths, LR, DR, FR, large customkitchen with island, 3-season porchwith fireplace, attached garage, nosmokers/no pets, $750/month plusutilities, $750 deposit. 419-707-0876or 419-707-0877.

Free Cable, Cordoba Apts. 1 bedroom, close to Owens Collegeand Crossroads Shopping center,419-381-0600 or 419-873-1647

GENOA- 2 bedroom house, w/attached garage, 1220 Main St.$550/mo + utilities. 419-356-5481

GENOA- Townhouse AvailableDecember 1st, $515/month +$515Security Deposit, 2 Bedrooms, NoSmoking/Pets, 419-862-3299

Oregon – 1008 Schmidlin, 2 bed-room, 2 car garage, quiet neighbor-hood, large yard, basement, $765 +deposit. 419-704-2760

Oregon – 2033 Blandin, 2 bedroom,1 bath, all appliances, W/D, shed,$650/mo., + 1 month deposit, + allutilities, 419-343-3421

OREGON3 bdrm Brick Ranch

for lease.

3 & 4 bdrm, 2 story home starting at $1,100/mo.

Call Brad SutphinReMax Preferred

[email protected]

OREGON APARTMENTS

Quality at low prices!

MOUNTAINBROOK2 Bedrooms, all electric$495/mo. to $550/mo.

Heat included in some units1 Bedroom $425/mo.,

+utilities1 Bedroom $470/mo.,

all utilities included

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

Call 419-972-7291 419-277-2545

Oregon/Harbor View- 237 East Har-bor View Dr., 1 Bedroom, $450/mo.+deposit, No Pets, 419-691-3468

Pemberville- 2 or 3 BedroomCountry Home, Appliances Included.A/C, Eastwood Schools. NO PETS.$650/month +deposit and utilities.Available now! 419-287-3257

Walbridge, brick ranch, 3 bed,garage, $600/mo., + deposit. 104Harwood. 419-494-2469

Walbridge- 101 Clinton, 2 bed apt.,washer/dryer hookup, $500/mo.+Deposit, 313-645-0093

Woodville, Nice 3-bedroom, lowerduplex, mud room with washer/dryerhook-up, One Bath, Appliances,Garage, No Pets, Deposit Required,$660/month. 419-849-3963.

Yorktown Village1 & 2 Bedroom

Townhouses & ApartmentsJoin Oregon’s Finest Community

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East

• Oregon Schools

• No Deposit

• No Gas Bill

• Small Pets OK!

• Storage Units On Site

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

Visa & MasterCard Accepted

419-693-9391

Apartments

* 1 Bed $400

* 2 Bed $500

Starting At

26 THE PRESS, DECEMBER 8, 2014

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Luther Home of Mercy, a facility located in

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(Northwood) and Ottawa countys (Port Clinton, Oak

Harbor, Fremont). LHM recently opened three (3)

new homes in Lucas County and Northwood,

Ohio; LHM is accepting application for full and part-

time shifts (2nd & 3rd) to assist adults with

Developmental Disability starting at $9.75/hr. (3rd

shift sleep rate at $8.50/hr). Applicants must meet

the following qualifications: HS Diploma or GED, valid

driver’s licenses (max 4 pts) with reliable transporta-

tion for transporting, and be able to pass a drug test

and BCI check. If interested, send resume to Luther

Home of Mercy/Director of Human Resources, 5810

N. Main St., PO Box 187, Williston, Ohio, 43468 or

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Vintage (circa 1950) InternationalHarvester refrigerator for sale.Power works well, but cooling mech-anism is flawed. Could be a greatproject refrigerator. Call Kaitlin at419-360-3128

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Vintage (circa 1950) InternationalHarvester refrigerator for sale.Power works well, but cooling mech-anism is flawed. Could be a greatproject refrigerator. Call Kaitlin at419-360-3128

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Kitchen/Dining Room Table- 52”Round Oak with Large Leaf and 4Chairs. Excellent Condition. $400.00OBO, 419-836-9634

Misc. Furniture. Two Retro Lampsfrom early 1960's, $20 each, Call419-836-9754.

Nightstand for bedroom. Antiquewhite, Broyhill Country Cottage. Allwood, top is 17” wide x 26” long.Two drawers. Height is 26½”. $50419-855-4716

Queen Sleeper Sofa- 93” Long,Excellent Condition, No Pets orSmoking, $295 OBO, 419-661-2113

Solid Oak Dining Room Set, 6chairs, 1 leaf, honey oak finish, con-temporary style, with table pads,$500. Beveled Glass Curio Cabinetwith glass shelves and light, honeyoak finish, $400. Both in excellentcondition. 419-836-1629

Tan sectional, recliner on bothends, 3 years old, good condition,asking $300. 419-481-6998 or 567-249-4520.

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Foreman Grill, VCR with Remote,Bookshelf Speakers, Boombox,$5.00. 419-836-5136

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15 KW Genevac Generator, PTOdrive (we used Super C), on wheels.$750 419-862-3485

16 x 7 insulated white overheadgarage door. $275. 419-344-9947

9 Assorted Grout Trowels, Plaster& Cement Stirrer, $30, 419-260-8174

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

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POINT PLACE2934 Shoreland Avenue

December 139am – 4pm

Gas dryer, Siybad sail dinghy(single person), furniture (livingroom, bedroom, office, bakers

rack). Bed/bath linens, home décor, etc.

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You Cut Christmas Trees!Country Lane Tree Farm

3525 N. Bolander Rd.Genoa, Ohio 43430

419-461-1298Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Noon to 5pmAny Tree $40.00

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John Deere 3 pt. Hitch, 4 bottomplow. $500 419-862-3485

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For Your Wedding Grosjean PhotographyCall Ken or LaRae at

419-836-9754

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4x8 3-piece slate Simmons felt toppool table. Redwood sides, movableon wheels. Custom ball and ball rackholder. $400 or trade? 419-419-9921.

I BUY USED GOLF CARTS

CALL ANYTIME

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Sole 580 Treadmill, 1 year old,hardly used, Paid $1800, Asking$700. Call 419-320-3532 or 419-836-1350.

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Jake's DrywallWe service Northwest Ohio. No job is too big or too small.

27 years experience. Fully insured. Free estimates.

419-360-3522

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Michael's Roofing and Construction

Tear-Offs, Re-Roofs & Repairs

30 yrs. ExperienceFamily Owned,

Licensed/Fully Insured Free Estimates 419-836-1620

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Cousino's Snow RemovalResidentialCommercialFully Insured

20% Senior DiscountRock Salt Provided

24 Hour Emergency Service 419-290-9081

MIKE'S PROFESSIONALSNOW REMOVAL

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25% OFF!Call 419-350-6780

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All American Tree ServiceFree EstimatesFully Insured

Tree trimming, tree removal stump removal.

Member BBB 20% Senior Discount

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

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IF YOU USED THE BLOOD THIN-NER XARELTO and suffered inter-nal bleeding, hemorrhaging, requiredhospitalization or a loved one diedwhile taking XARELTO between2011 and the present time, you maybe entitled to compensation. Call At-torney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727.

Thanks St. Jude, Blessed VirginMary, St. Anne and all for prayersanswered. JAH

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

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For Your Wedding Grosjean PhotographyCall Ken or LaRae at

419-836-9754

I am a one man show with my keyboard.

Will sing and play musicfor holiday private

parties. Reasonable! Call Donnie Ray at

419-356-8638

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*Plumbing *Painting*Cupboard Refinishing

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

419-307-0548

HANDYMANElectrical Service Upgrades,

Plumbing, Woodwork, Painting,Member of BBB

Call 567-277-5333 (local)

Hardwood Flooring, Refinishing,Installation, and Repair Work.

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

RAY'S HANDYMAN SERVICES

Carpentry, Drywall Repairs, Painting, Siding,

Electrical Problems, Help for the Do-It-Yourselfer.

Small Jobs Welcome, 35+ Years Experience

419-836-4574/419-304-0583

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BAY AREA CONCRETENew or Replace Concrete

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

Brick & Block work etc.Veterans & Senior Citizens'

Discounts Free Estimates, Licensed & Insured

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

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

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KNIERIEMPAINTING & WALLPAPERING

EXTERIOR-INTERIORPainting & wall papering; Interior

wood refinishing; man lifts; airless spray; power wash &

blasting; silicone seal; refinishing aluminum siding; residential; church, farm.

EXPERIENCEDFREE ESTIMATES

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COMMUNITY PHARMACY

SEEKS EXPERIENCED

PHARMACY TECH

Mail Resume To:

Pharmacy Tech

P.O. Box 169-P

Millbury, OH 43447

TRAINCO

Truck Driving SchoolsDay - Eve - Weekend Class

Job PlacementPerrysburg 419-837-5730Norwalk 419-499-2222

PART-TIME PERMANENT SALES ASSOCIATE AT NUTEL PHONE

MART, NORTHWOOD, OH.Approx. 20 hrs. per week. Must beavailable for Weekends. Computer

experience necessary. Emailresume to [email protected].

TRAVELER’SEXPRESS

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

Wyandot

Plaza

419-855-7239

Hiring for All Shiftsand Shift Managers

Part time Positions Available

• Up to $9.00 per hour

to start

• Meal Discounts

• Flexible Hours

Turnpike Service Plazasare hiring for:

Blue Heron

Plaza

419-855-3478

The Croghan

Colonial Bank

Local community bank is

seeking a part-time Teller

in the Curtice area.

Applicants must have high

school diploma or

equivalent. Good

communication and

computer skills are

preferred. Croghan offers

competitive pay, paid

holidays and vacation, and

advancement opportunities.

Qualified applicants may

email resume to

[email protected]

or mail resume to

Human Resource

Department, 323 Croghan

Street, Fremont, OH 43420.

Equal Opportunity and

Affirmative Action

Employer, M/F/Disabled/Vet

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

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

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Gully Transportation CDL A-1 YearExperience, Nightly Turn and Re-gional Positions Available!! DriverHealthcare Included! Call Don! 800-566-8960

Hair stylist needed for WoodvilleSalon. Booth rental $25/day up to$100/wk. Lots of extras included!Please call 419-849-2009 for moreinfo.

HOUSE CLEANINGBusy house cleaning service lookingfor energetic team members who like

to clean. No evenings, weekends,holidays. Call 419-873-7000.

(8am-4pm)

Mechanic (Diesel-III) Opening:Competitive Pay, Comprehensive

Health Benefits, 401k & More!Skilled knowledge to surface prep for refinishes, Minor Cab Accessory repair/replacement, Minor Cargo Box repairs, call today, Penske Truck Leasing

1-855-971-7418

MUSIC DIRECTORPT. Directing the choirs, assistingwith music for worship and special

services, over-sight and coordinationof the church's music program.

Pastor Jerry Rayl at [email protected]

NORTH TOLEDO & OREGON FORKLIFT JOBS

JOB FAIR

We are looking for 2nd shift forkliftpositions. Must be able to work up

to 10-12 hour shifts

Starting Pay Rate is $10.00 per hour.Will need at least one year

experience.

Come in and apply anytime fromMon-Fri from 9am-3pm. Bring 2

forms of ID

MANPOWER - 316 W. DUSSEL DR.MAUMEE, OH Call with any

questions 419-893-4413

OREGON Assembly Jobs

JOB FAIR We are recruiting for immediate

entry level assembly jobs. Great Opportunity to work longer termconsistently at 40 hours plus

overtime.

Pay Rate is $8.00 per hour. 1st Shift 4 am-12:30 pm

2nd Shift noon-8:30 pm and 3rd Shift 8 pm-4:30 am

Drug and Bkg checks will be conducted. HS Diploma or

GED is required.

Come in and apply anytime fromMon-Fri from 9am-3pm. Bring

2 forms of ID

MANPOWER - 316 W. DUSSEL DR.MAUMEE, OH Call with any

questions 419-893-4413

Part-time office assistant must be somewhat flexible, musthave Microsoft Office experience.Email resume by December 17 to:

[email protected]

ROUGH CARPENTERS Residential framing. Positions

open for various levels of experience. Must have validdrivers license and reliable

transportation. Pay based on experience. Benefits and 401kavailable. Call (419) 340-8412.

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

Seeking Baker, Cook and aWaitress. Please apply in person atDon's Donuts, 2911 Woodville Road,Northwood. 419-693-9043

Skilled TradesElectric motor repair shop looking for

experienced motor winders, mechanics, machinists and field service personnel. To apply, visit

www.whelco.com

The Press is looking for an independent contractor to deliver a walking route in

Woodville, Ohio. If interested,contact Jordon at 419-836-2221

Ext. 32.

The PRESS is looking tohire an independent contractor to deliver

a motor route in the Oak Harbor and

Lindsey areas. If interested, please contact Jordan at

419-836-2221, Ext 32.

Visiting Angels is in need of care-givers for in-home care. Must haveflexibility, compassion and experi-ence. Valid driver's license and in-sured vehicle required. Stop by orvisit visitingangels.com to apply. Nocertification required.

Visiting Angels6060 Renaissance Place

Suite JToledo, Ohio 43623

419-517-7000

NEEDED AUTO TECHNICIAN• Great Benefit Package• Pay Range 30K-60K

based on experience • $2500 Sign-on Bonus

Send Qualifications, contact infoto [email protected]

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PRESSThe


P.O. Box 169 • 1550 Woodville, Millbury, OH 43447

Since

1972

Looking for a way to complement your weight loss program, but

lack the incentive to start walking? Try a Press walk route.

Call Jordan (ext. 32) at 419-836-2221 or 1-800-300-6158.

(Wages earned and calories burned will vary according to route size).

MOVE IT AND LOSE IT

WITH A PRESS ROUTE

— PUBLIC NOTICE —On Friday, November 14, 2014, according to a news article in a local Wood County

newspaper, Brad Espen, of The Wood County Health Department announced "new

septic system regulations will likely begin in January". He continued citing that "fewer

than half of the estimated 14,600 homes" were installed with a Wood County permit.

He is assuming the remainder are not in compliance with the Health Department reg-

ulations.

The new regulations, Mr. Espen speaks of, also put a greater licensing burden on

the septic haulers, such as N.A.T., with multi-county and multi-truck registration, bond-

ing, education, testing and reporting requirements. These requirements, along with the

yearly rate increases, planned by the wastewater treatment plants, for septic waste dis-

posal, will cause the costs of servicing a homeowner's septic system to skyrocket.

The reporting requirements, placed on the hauler by the Health Department, will

be a "key" to locating the out of compliance septic systems. They can require the

inspection and evaluation of the system. Thus, as the hauler services his customers

needs, he brings financial grief to the homeowner in both a higher cost of pumping as

well as a possible costly Health Department citation or order.

During the past three years, N.A.T. has lobbied our elected and appointed officials

heavily in Columbus. During this time an appointed official made mention of "possible

regulatory casualties." Some minor adjustments were made, but, for the most part, the

hauler becomes an agent of the Health Department. Private businesses should have

no role in regulatory enforcement. Homeowners will not re-act favorably to the hauler

reporting to the Health Department.

N.A.T. has a business that is based on customer loyalty. We must be able to pro-

vide undivided loyalty to our customer. The reporting requirement places this loyalty in

question by creating a conflict of interest, which cannot be resolved. We cannot risk

losing the loyalty of one customer, let alone a large percentage of 14,600 possible cus-

tomers. Our customers are our friends and neighbors; we cannot and will not operate

under these conditions.

With that in mind, if the new law takes effect, which is most certain, N.A.T., will no

longer license itself for the pumping of residential septic systems. After more than thir-

ty-five years in residential septage pumping, our last day will be December 31, 2014.

N.A.T. Transportation, Inc.11101 Pemberville Road, Bradner, Ohio 43406

Phone 1(419) 288-3143 Toll-free 1(800) 332-2783

CITY OF OREGON2014 Leaf Collection Schedule

Final 2014 Leaf Collection Schedule Has Been

Modified Due To Inclement Weather

Leaves will be collected in the areas listed below two

(2) days in each area as scheduled to complete the job or as long as

weather permits (snowfall and ice). Please be advised that the schedule

below may end early due to inclement weather or as warranted by

existing conditions.

Leaves may be bagged and put out with the weekly

garbage pick-up at any time . The City suggests that

you use your leaves for compost and bedding for your garden areas.

(From Navarre Avenue (both sides) to the south city limits and

from the west side of Lallendorf Road to the west city limits) .

one final time

Leaves must be bagged for garbage pick-up when

the schedule ends.

(40lb bag limit)

No parking on streets during leaf pick-up in your area on days

scheduled.

If you would like leaves for mulch, please call the Street Department at

419-698-7016.

Area #1

Dec. 1 or 2

Area #2

Dec. 3 or Dec 4.

Area #3

Dec. 5 or 8

Area #4

Dec. 9 or 10

Area #5

Dec. 11 or 12

Area #6

(From the west side of Wheeling Street to the west city limits

and from Navarre Avenue northerly to Seaman Road)

(From the east side of Wheeling Street to Coy Road (both sides)

and Navarre Avenue northerly to the south side of Starr Avenue) .

(from the north side of Starr Avenue to Corduroy Road (both

sides) and from the east side of Wheeling Street to Coy Road (both

sides) .

(Bay Shore Road (both sides) north to Maumee Bay from

Alabama Street east, including South Shore Park south of Bay Shore

Road) - .

(All main roads and all other areas not included in areas 1

thru 5) will be collected on an “as needed” basis up to Dec.12.

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All leaves must be bagged for refuse

pick-up or composted after the

FINAL scheduled collection

in your area.

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1999 White Chevy Blazer w/Meyers3/8 poly blade, 166k, new starter,brakes, & battery, runs great, $6,000419-349-2014

2006 Honda Accord 129K, Silver,Good condition. Many new items.$4,800.00 OBO 419-708-8199

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NOTICE TO BIDDERSThe City of Northwood, Ohio is seeking bids for one

2015 Ford Police Interceptor sports utility vehicle and one

unmarked 2015 Ford Police Interceptor sports utility vehi-

cle. Sealed bids will be accepted starting December 8,

2014 and ending January 5, 2015 at 12:00pm. Sealed bids

must be sent to the Office of the City Clerk located within

the Northwood Municipal Building, 6000 Wales Rd.,

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office of the City Clerk or by calling 419-693-9327,

Monday through Friday 8:00am through 4:30pm.

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Food for Thought lives and breathes by its volunteers. Here are a

few opportunities for you to join the team:

All of our food pantries are choice pantries, which create a

grocery store atmosphere, and we need volunteers to keep it

running effectively!

Food Pantry

Locations:

1st Tuesday of month - 1020 VarlandAve. - 2pm-4pm2nd Tuesday of month- 798 S. Coy, Oregon - 4pm-6pm2nd Thursday of month-2960 Pickle Rd, Oregon - 1pm-3pm3rd Monday of month - 4505 E Union St, Walbridge - 5pm-7pm3rd Tuesday - 2350 StarrAve, Oregon OH - 4pm-6pmLast Wednesday of month - 11805 W. St. Rt. 105, Oak Harbor -5pm-7pm

Every Friday night from 6pm-7:30pm we pack 350 brown baglunches for our Saturday morning picnics and we need your help!There is no age requirement!

Every Saturday morning, we have a picnic with the unhoused ofToledo. We meet across from the Main Library downtown (Adams& Michigan) at 10am. This was and still is the heart of Food forthought. Come join us! For more information, visit feedtoledo.org/volunteer or email [email protected]

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Jerusalem Township Firehall

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

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Operated By Mark Wells

419-836-FIXX (3499)

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Mike Halka

419-350-8662Oregon, OH

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Gray Plumbing25 Years Experience

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