The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Ottawa County is holding their 19th Annual Scholarship Auction at Nick’s Roadhouse this Friday, March 23. Doors will open at 6 p.m. To highlight the event, the OSU Marching Band will provide a pep band to raise the spirits of the Buckeye faithful! Since 1991, this event has raised over $100,000 in scholarships to Ot-tawa County students attend-ing THE Ohio State University. Advance tickets may be ordered by contacting Mike Libben at 419-898-8400 or Mike Snider at 419-734-0515. There will also be tickets available at the door. Everybody is invited to attend, even Michigan fans!!! Donation

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A group of local folks is plan-ning a special “Port Clinton Shopping Expo” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 109 E. Perry St. There will be a large number of craft vendors and home-based businesses showcas-ing their items. Sounds like a very interesting event.

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This week, Bob Pence was selected from nearly 100 contes-tants who found Wylie in the ad for Nick’s Roadhouse on page 10A in last week’s Beacon. Bob wins our weekly $20 gift card from Friendship Food

Stores. We’ll be hiding Wylie again this week, if you find him, drop off an entry form at our of-fice in the Beacon Place Business Center or click on the Find Wylie Icon at our Web Site … www.thebeacon.net.

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I received a note this week re-garding an author named Loreen Niewenhuis who walked around Lake Michigan and then wrote a book about it titled “A 1,000 Mile Walk on the Beach.” Loreen is starting another walk on April 2 from Port Clinton that will take her to the shores of each of the Great Lakes. Interesting eh?

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Spring has sprung BIG TIME!!! With green grass, trees and for-

sythia bushes blooming, robins bouncing around in search of worms, there is only one other true sign of Spring: the Carroll Township Pancake Breakfast! It is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Sunday, March 25, at the Township Hall. Call Ed Dewitz at 419-898-1686 if you have any questions.

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The United Way in Ottawa County will host an Awards Ceremony this Wednesday, May 28, at the Conference Room at the Sutton Center. Some 32 busi-nesses in Ottawa County will be honored for holding stellar cam-paigns in 2011. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m.

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Black Swamp Bird Observatory are gearing up for another huge “Greatest Week in American Birding” when literally thou-sands of bird watchers, pho-tographers and enthusiasts will descend upon Ottawa County May 4-13. Local business will be given the opportunity to participate in this incredible event. First, The Beacon and the Press Newspapers in Genoa and Oregon are combining again to print 10,000 copies of the of-ficial visitors’ guide that will be distributed at hundreds of local businesses prior and during the event. You can also advertise on the BSBO Web Site. Finally, you

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Bring back our children — that is the focus of an ongoing project by the Leadership Ottawa County Class of 2012. The group is work-ing to bring awareness to the need for more foster care families in Ottawa County.

Right now, there are about 25 children placed in foster care but only four licensed foster families in the county. That means local kids are being sent even farther from home.

“We looked at like it was a miss-ing piece of the puzzle,” said class member Conrad Marsili.

Marsili, who owns Kidsville News, had run stories in his publication about the need af-ter hearing from Judge Kathleen

Giesler of the Probate and Juve-nile Court. Another class mem-ber, Shelley Asmus of Habitat for Humanity, learned about the issue during the Take Back

Bring back our childrenLeadership class working to advocate foster care

Class projectsThe foster care awareness project is just one of two being tackled by this year’s Leadership Ottawa County class. The other — Ottawa County’s Best Kept Secrets — will be covered in an upcoming issue of The Beacon.

PHOTO BY ANGIE ZAMClass members stand in front of two personal comfort totes they collected for teens complete with hygiene products and personal-ized goodies. The bags are given to each child entering foster care.See FOSTER 3A

BY JOHN SCHAFFNERPublisher

The families and alumni of St. Boniface School in Oak Harbor were handed a near-ly impossible task two months ago: raise $100,000 in order to keep their school open. On Tuesday, they got the news they were hop-ing for ... they did it!

“It is a bright and sunny morning in Oak Harbor,” said Advisory Committee Member Dr. Molly Judge on Wednesday. “It was truly a grass roots campaign. Yes, we had a few larger donations, and the fundraiser at the Happy Hour last Friday that raised $3,200 was one of them.”

According to St. Boniface Principal, Millie Greggila, donations came in from all over, including one from Garfield Heights, Ohio from a family who read about the plight of St. Boniface in The Beacon.

On Feb. 7, the families and teachers at St. Boniface got the bad news that the school would have to close down unless they raised $100,000 in seven weeks.

“The families could have given up right there,” said Judge. “But we decided to give it a shot. Each family was given the task of rais-ing $3,500 each. We had bake sales by the stu-dents, bingo, and just a lot of people pound-ing the streets asking for help.”

“I am on Cloud Nine,” said Greggila. “We cannot thank the people who stepped up enough for their courageous efforts.”

Both Judge and Greggila noted that the dy-namics of what is happening in the Benton-Carroll-Salem school district turned out to

St. Boniface School gets its miracle

IMPROVEMENTS UNDER WAY AT VETERANS PARK

PHOTO BY ANGIE ZAMThanks to local donations, Veterans Park in downtown Port Clinton now has a new metal sign perched atop two stone columns marking the entrance. Workers installed the new sign Monday. A dedication will be held at a later date. See MIRACLE 3A

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Ralph CookDec. 5, 1913 — March 18, 2012

Ralph L. Cook, 98, a longtime resident of Oak Harbor, died Sunday, March 18, at Otterbein-North Shore Retire-ment Assisted Living, Lakeside-Marblehead.

Visitation will be private for the immediate family. Fu-neral services will be conducted by Pastor Chuck Kaylor at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Oak Harbor, with interment to follow in Union Cemetery, Oak Harbor.

Earl DavisApril 9, 1936 — March 12, 2012

Earl D. Davis, 75, of Marblehead, passed away March 12, 2012, at the Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus. He was born in Stone, Ky., on April 9, 1936, the son of Charles and Fanny Grace (Lay) Davis. Earl worked as a forklift op-

erator for General Motors. On Sept. 30, 1965, he married Mary Davis and she preceded him in death on Nov. 17, 2004. Earl was a veteran of the U.S. Airforce, having served during the Korean War. He was a member of the UAW Local No. 969 in Colum-bus, American Legion No. 83 and Amvets No. 17 both of Sandusky, and a member of the V.F.W. Stanley Jad-wisiak Post No. 7572 of Marblehead.

Survivors include: son Robert (Kathy) Davis of Grove City, Ohio; grandson Christopher Robert Davis and grand-daughter Tiffany Marie Davis; brothers Buddy Davis of Juno, Alaska, Glenn (Paulette) Davis of Milan, Mich., Don (Bonnie) Davis of Plain City, Ohio, and Claude (Jeri) Da-vis of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Earl was preceded in death by his parents, wife, daughters Ruth Ann Davis and Carolyn Sue Davis, sister Phyllis Teschler and brother Forrest Davis. Cremation has taken place under the direct care of Gern-er-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Clin-ton. Memorial contributions in memory of Earl may be given to the American Cancer Society. Online condolenc-es can be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneral-

homes.com.

RosemaryLehmannAug. 5, 1945 — March 16, 2012

Rosemary C. Lehmann (nee O’Flanagan), 66, of Marblehead, passed away Friday, March 16, at her res-idence surrounded by her loving family.

Friends may call at Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, 216 Washing-ton St., Port Clinton, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 19, and at Chambers Funeral Home, 29150 Lo-rain Riad, North Olmsted, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20. Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at St. Bernadette Church, North Olmsted, at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Mary MusgraveAug. 20, 1923 — March 13, 2012

Mary Ellen Musgrave, 88, of Marblehead, and formerly of Findlay, died Tuesday, March 13, at Riverview Senior Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor.

There will be no visitation or services as cremation has taken place. The Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Peninsula Chapel, 7755 E. Harbor Road is assist-ing the family with arrangements.

Claude RowanMay 18, 1927 — March 14, 2012

Claude “Bill” Rowan, 84, of Port Clinton, died Wednes-day, March 14, at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center in Port Clinton with his family by his side. He was born on May 18, 1927, in Detroit, the son of the late John Archibald and Agnes Lawrie (Newton) Rowan. Bill was a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College earning a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He worked for 41 years with Chevrolet, retiring in 1985 as the Plant Manager from their transmission plant in Muncie, Indiana. He was a member of The Chapel in Huron, Ohio. Bill was a Past Master of the A.H. Stevens Masonic Lodge in Rocky River. He was a 32nd degree Mason and was inducted into the Scottish Rite. As an avid sailor, Bill was a member of the yachtsman’s association at the Catawba Island Club. He also supported the Ottawa County 4H Equestrian group. While retired he worked as a substitute teacher at the Oak Harbor Middle School, teaching language arts and social studies. His hobbies included woodworking, especially making cherry cabinets, and working with stained glass.

Survivors include his wife, Joan (McCarthy) whom he married on July 11, 1992; son: Roger (Kristi) Rowan, Sparta, New Jersey; daughters: Barbara (Glen) Beyer, Dal-las, Texas; Laurie (Les) Barnett, Carmel, Indiana; step son: Jeff (Jill) Names, Cleveland, Ohio; step daughter: Cheryl Names, Astoria, Queens, New York; grandchildren: Jen-nifer Taylor, Meghan (J.P.) Cherry, Adam Beyer, Russell Rowan, Tom Barnett; great grandson: Damian Cherry; and former wife Renna (Melhuish) Rowan.

Per Bill’s wishes, cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation and memorial services will be held at a later date. Bill was an avid sailor, and in lieu of flowers memo-rial contributions may be made to the Port Clinton Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program Inc. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.neideckerleveckcrosser.com.

The Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Port Clinton Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

Barbara SandefurJuly 31, 1935 — March 16, 2012

Babrara Sandefur, 76, of Port Clinton and formerly of El Cajon, Calif., passed away Friday, March 16, at the River-view Heathcare Campus, Oak Harbor.

A Memorial service will be at a later date. Cremation has taken place under the direct care of Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Clinton.

Mary WittMarch 15, 1920 — March 12, 2012

Mary Jane Witt died March 12 at Mercy St. Vincent Hos-pital in Toledo three days before her 92nd birthday.

Memorial services were held at Neidecker, LeVeck and Crosser Funeral Home on Saturday, March 17. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery at a later date.

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‘Sewing smiles’In September of 2010, I wrote in

The Beacon of my granddaugh-ter, Sarah Elizabeth, who was un-dergoing cancer treatment at the time. We remain grateful for the response we received.

The recent Beacon article, “Sew Smiles for Sick Kids,” served as a reminder of that time when the horror of a child’s ongoing can-cer treatment was firmly seated on a young family’s doorstep. In the 18 months or so that Sarah was involved in her various life-saving and life-altering proce-dures; there wasn’t one admis-sion that there didn’t appear a cheerful spot in an environment that otherwise wasn’t much fun for a kid. In the midst of the pain and fear of a little kid and the care and concern of her stressed-out parents, the bright pillowcase

seemed like a hug from an un-known donor. Whether bold pri-mary stars, robots or geometrics; pastel ballerinas or florals; or fa-miliar Disney or Peanuts charac-ters; the pillowcases were a small positive in an overwhelmingly negative situation.

Last summer, Sarah was bless-edly declared cancer-free and she is closely monitored to en-sure that the disease is being held at bay. The pillowcases she took home from each hospital stay are souvenirs of the bittersweet time she required and received the ex-quisite care of the angels, a.k.a. the staff, at Dayton Children’s Hospital. Sarah and her little brother Drew often choose the “hostible” pillowcases when bed-ding is changed; and their clever mommy Renee turned some into sundresses. Renee has even begun sewing and donating pillowcases

herself.I’ll close with a practical sug-

gestion to anyone choosing fabric for a ConKerr Cancer ‘case: No matter the season, flannel pillow covers seemed the most sooth-ing to an itchy balding head or a newly-bare one.

I would encourage anyone con-sidering donating pillowcases to ConKerr Cancer to do so, knowing first-hand what they can mean to a family enduring a pretty bleak time. God bless those who care for and donate to sick children.

Paula A. Young

ThanksThe St. Joseph Marblehead

Knights of Columbus spon-sored its annual Winter Sports and Awards Banquet on Mon-day night, March 12, in the Par-

ish Hall. The event was held to honor the Danbury High School girls and boys basketball teams and cheer leading squads. One hundred and ten people attend-ed, and 25 local businesses made donations to help fund the event. Thanks to all our funding co-sponsors and congratulations to all our local student athletes.

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this country’s Military Industrial Complex. Our future as a demo-cratic society is now in doubt. Big corporations that develop mili-tary hardware need LIVE war as a laboratory for their products, which they then sell to many countries around the world. We have no security interest in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan or Syria. After all, because of this Complex, we have the world’s greatest inven-tory of hydrogen bombs to keep us safe! This ongoing military engagement is only political! Our sons and daughters are being killed, and all the politicians say is they died for the “cause,” which is really whatever the politicians tell us is important for their “elect-ability.” Let all of us stand up to REALITY!!! STOP WAR!!!

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the Night event when the Habitat booth was placed next to a booth for Adriel, a foster care licensing agency. And so a series of chance encounters has led to a movement for change.

“It’s turned into this wonderful re-lationship where they’re really help-ing us get the word out,” said Jessica Smith, licensing specialist with Adriel.

The class has teamed up with the agency and the Ottawa County De-partment of Job and Family Services and is speaking to various groups around the county to explain the need for more local families.

“If we could maintain children in their school and their community it really is in their best interest,” said Smith.

Ideally, the county would have at least two families per school district and thanks to the project, at least one more helping home is in the works.

Joan Washburn, a member of the LOC class, is in the process of becom-ing licensed to provide respite care. Though not a full-time foster care provider, Washburn will be eligible to take in a child on an emergency basis or fill in if a foster family needs to go out of town or just needs a break.

“Conrad brought up the fact that there were so few people qualified that kids were being sent to other counties,” Washburn said. “It just re-ally called to my heart. I didn’t seem to be able to forget it.”

Washburn followed up with Adri-el and began the licensing process, which includes six full days of classes, home inspections and extensive inter-views.

“Classes were great,” she said. “It was

a total learning experience from CPR to how to handle a belligerent child.”

Foster families have total control over the kids that come into their homes from age range to physical and developmental disabilities.

“They are extremely flexible,” Wash-burn said. “They want it to work for the child’s sake.”

According to Smith, Adriel works hard to make the children are placed into the right families.

“We want to find the right fit. We re-ally want kids to excel,” she said.

In addition to keeping the kids lo-cal and placing them in appropriate families, Adriel also tries to make the kids comfortable by handing out per-sonal comfort totes — another piece of the puzzle the LOC class is looking to help out with.

Each child receives a tote upon en-tering the foster program. The bag is their possession — sometimes their only possession — and is filled with hygiene products, a pillow and com-forter and comfort items such as stuffed animals and puzzle books.

“I have had multiple kids that I have brought the black bags to where they have looked through them and made comments, ‘You mean I get to keep this?’,” said Sharon Fortkamp of Adri-el. “We have so many kids come to us with only the clothes on their backs, so the black bags give them something to have of their own.”

The class set a goal of 60 totes and other groups around the county are jumping in to help. Local Girl Scouts collected items at their recent Think-ing Day event and Ottawa County Senior Centers are challenging each other to see which group can collect the most.

“I got word yesterday their goal is to collect 50 themselves,” said class member Connie Fabian of the Na-tional Bank of Ohio.

“The communities have amazed me with their generosity for kids,” said Smith. “I never imagined what could be possible.”

Personal comfort totes The class is collecting items for personal comfort totes which are handed out to children entering foster care. The age-specific bags should contain the following:

• Infants — one pack of diapers, hooded towel, baby wash/shampoo, baby lotion, baby powder, travel pack of wipes, diaper ointment, small cuddly toy and any other age-appropriate items

• Toddlers and young children — one pack of diapers or Pull Ups, one towel and washcloth, kids shampoo, kids toothbrush and toothpaste, brush and/or comb, small cuddly toy and other age-appro-priate items

• Preteens/teens — towel and washcloth, shampoo and conditioner, bar of soap or body soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, deodorant, brush and or comb and any other age-appropriate items

For questions and information• For information about the class project, to invite a speaker to your organization’s next meeting or to arrange pickup of comfort tote donations, contact Shelley Asmus at 419-734-7074 or Connie Fabian at 419-898-8522. The Port Clinton Fire Station is serving as a drop off for donations.

• Ottawa County Department of Job and Family Services: 419-898-3688

• Adriel: www.adriel.org, 419-445-1980 or jsmith@adriel.org

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may provide special offers for the birders that will go in every registra-tion packet for the big week. For in-formation, contact Kim Kaufman at 419-898-4070 or send her an e-mail at kimkaufman@bsbo.org.

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Mark Saturday, April 21, down on your calendar for the second annual dinner to benefit the Kathryn Cob-

bledick Art Scholarship to be held at Avery’s on the Peninsula. Kathryn was an inspirational young lady who passed away too soon following a courageous battle with cancer. She was always the highlight when she did the opening lap of the local Relay for Life event.

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Don’t forget our two local Lenten Fish Fries!!! First St. Boniface Church in Oak Harbor is sponsoring their

all-you-can-eat Lenten Fish Fries Friday night at the Church from 4-7 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 while Kids 5 and under eat for free!

Also, the Port Clinton Knights of Columbus are also holding their Lenten Fish Fry Dinners until Friday, March 30 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The Pollock Dinners are $10 per person and the Lake Erie Perch or Shrimp Dinners are $13.50.

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be a positive factor, with three el-ementary schools in the district clos-ing: Rocky Ridge, Graytown and Car-roll schools.

“We now have a year to put in place the funds to sustain the school,” said Greggila. “We have been graced with

something wonderful.” Dr. Judge noted another positive re-

sult of the amazing seven week cam-paign.

“I believe that we now have a stron-ger team at St. Boniface. The stu-dents, parents and teachers bonded in this cause.”

It came down to a decision of the

Parish Finance Committee, but what other decision could they have made given the results of the seven-week campaign that included fish fries, and numerous other fundraisers.

Somehow, some way, they made it. St. Boniface Catholic School will re-main open, at least for the foreseeable future.

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Leadership Ottawa CountyLeadership Ottawa County is an annual community leadership devel-opment program. For information on the organization or an application to join the next class, visit www.leadershipottawacounty.com

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The Ottawa Soil and Wa-ter Conservation District and Schedel Arboretum & Gardens are partnering to bring you the workshop at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at Schedel, 19255 W. Por-tage River South Road, in Elmore.

The Workshop will fea-ture: “hands-on” experi-ence, helpful tips, your very own 55-gallon fully assembled (by you and your buddy) rain barrel, a chance to leisurely walk through the beautiful gar-dens and a presentation by Bench’s Greenhouse, Elmore.

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Dr. Sabbagh completed his medical education at AleppoUniversity in Aleppo, Syria and his residency at Cleveland Clinic Health System – Huron Hospital. He completed a fellowship of Endocrinology at the University of Cincinnati.He sees patients at the Firelands Regional Medical CenterEndocrine & Diabetes Center for Advanced Care, located on the campus of Firelands Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Sabbagh provides patients with general endocrine careincluding, but not limited to:

Life Outside the OfficeDr. Sabbagh enjoystraveling around theUnited States andinternationally in hisfree time, with hisfavorite spot to visitbeing the SmokyMountains. He alsolikes playing soccer with friends and listening to music. He is married and has two daughters. Dr. Sabbagh is lookingforward to helping thecommunity with theirendocrine needs.

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Gov. John Kasich has designated the week of March 25-31 as Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week. Many Otta-wa County schools, health care facilities and other public and private organizations will be conducting training and drills in conjunction with this program.

A key activity during the week will be a statewide test of weather warning dissemination and preparedness proce-dures. This test will be conducted at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 29. The Ottawa County siren system will be acti-vated for 3 minutes and the Sheriff ’s Dispatch will broad-cast a test message to police, fire and EMS departments. The county will also test the Wireless Emergency Notifi-cation System which activates cell phones, mobile devices

and email in the event of an emergency. To sign up for this service, visit http://www.co.ottawa.oh.us/ottawacoema/index.html. In addition, the National Weather Service will activate weather alert radios. Actual weather warnings are disseminated in the same manner.

Severe weather can threaten Ottawa County in many forms. Timely notification and warning play a key role in the effort to save lives and protect property.

We urge you to review Tornado Warning Procedures with your personnel and when the sirens sound at 9:50 a.m. follow these procedures. For questions, call the Ot-tawa County Emergency Management Agency at 419-734-6900.

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“Our Community is Better Together” is the theme for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 2012. The Ottawa County Board of DD and other related organi-zations celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March, and invite you to consider the true meaning of this year’s theme. Statewide organizations de-voted to serving individuals with developmental disabili-ties are planning special events in March to raise public awareness of the many abilities people have, regardless of disability.

“Our Community is Better Together” encourages people to understand that when people with disabilities are wel-comed into local neighborhoods, workplaces, houses of worship and schools, everyone wins.

“This is a time when our organization focuses on en-couraging the public to better understand the people we serve,” said Melinda Slusser, Superintendent. “During De-velopmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we encourage people to learn more about the 450 people in this commu-nity who have developmental disabilities and to recognize that all of us have talents and abilities that we can offer to make this a better place to live. ‘Together’ we can accom-plish more.”

To kick off the month, the Ottawa County Board of DD hosted an open house and provider fair March 1. The event featured displays and booths from both partner and provider agencies from across the county. The open house allowed for vendors to share information regard-

ing services available to county residents. Those in atten-dance enjoyed music performances by individuals with DD. Children in attendance were able to participate in a Make-It, Take-It craft item as well as have some fun with Truman the Dinosaur from Kidsville News. Thank you to ActivStyle, Imagine Art, Oak House, OCTA, for their do-nations of door prizes.

As you are out in the county, you may notice additional items in support of DD Awareness such as:

• Billboards located at Ohio 163 west of Oak Harbor, Ohio 53 south of the Mon Ami entrance, Ohio 53 north of turnpike exit 6 and on Ohio 53 west of Genoa by Clay Center Road.

• Banner on school building located on Ohio 163 be-tween Port Clinton and Oak Harbor

• Bulletin inserts in many of the churches throughout the county

• Displays in local libraries• Posters in county business windows — including our

photo contest winner.We hope that you will join us during the second part of

March, and reach out to someone who has a developmen-tal disability. You’ll learn that everyone has something to offer and that when we are all together our communities are stronger, we accomplish more and everyone wins!

For more about the services offered by Ottawa County Board of DD, call the office at 419-898-0400, visit www.ocbdd.org or follow us on Facebook.

The City of Port Clinton’s service department started curbside sticks/twigs pickup Monday, March 19. The service department began on the west end of town starting at Garfield Drive working its way to Madison Street.

Next Monday, March 26, the service department will continue the curbside service from Madison to Buck-eye Boulevard. This schedule will continue in an alter-nating fashion throughout the season.

The brush pile will be closed until further notice.The following items will not be picked up at the curb:

trash garbage bags/plastic bags, garden waste (i.e. to-mato plants, pumpkins, house plants, etc), rocks, boards, sod or dirt, stumps or root balls, rose bush cut-tings/grass clippings, ornamental grasses/bushes and limbs over 6 feet and 2 inches in diameter from cut down trees.

The City of Port Clinton has a current contract with Allied Services for trash removal. Some of the listed items above can be disposed of through these services if properly bagged.

For questions, call the service department at 419-734-2623.

Enter to win four tickets to a Toledo Mud Hens home game — field level tickets to the game of your choosing — for $10. Seventy-one tickets will win.

The drawing will take place on Sunday, March 25, at St. Paul UCC, 165 Toussaint St., Oak Harbor, beginning at 6 p.m. The party is in the basement of the church. Winners do not need to be present, however the win-ners who are present will be able to select the game they wish to attend from the available list right away.

Free hot dogs, chips and popcorn can be enjoyed dur-ing the party along with a host of silent auction items.

Call Mike at 419-707-2909 or Pam at 419-707-2908 for tickets or answers to any questions.

All proceeds benefit the Ottawa County Relay For Life.

In a collaboration with the Volunteer Center of Erie County and several local businesses and organizations, the “Be The One” donation drive collected gently used clothing and house wares to benefit Goodwill Industries in Erie, Huron, Ot-tawa and Sandusky counties.

“More people are shopping at Goodwill than ever before and donation drives, such as Be the One, helps us to keep a supply of items that are needed in the community, especially at this time of year,” said Eric Kochendoerfer, Goodwill CEO. “Thank you to all who participat-ed.”

“As part of a grant from Youth Service America, participants in the drive had the chance to nominate an area charity to be entered in a drawing to receive a $100 donation — and the reaction has been great,” said Gabrielle Beck, Executive Di-rector at the Volunteer Center.

One winner was drawn from each of the four counties participating in the drive; Boy Scout troop No. 214 in Hu-ron County (nominated by Alex Stel-zer), Immaculate Conception School in Ottawa County (nominated by Angie Kajfasz), Camp Fire Buckeye Council in Sandusky County (nominated by Tiffani Michael), Merry-Go-Round Museum in Erie County (nominated by Jane Parker).

City begins curbside pickup

Mud Hens tickets up for grabs

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Bataan Elementary principal Kendra Van Doren and student Kyle Biers are presented with a check for $100 from Kathy Leak, Goodwill’s Director of Retail Services, for participating in the “Be The One” donation drive. The award was made possible from a grant received by the Volunteer Center of Erie County from Youth Service America.

Four-county donation drive winner named

The Port Clinton Recreation Depart-ment and Community Holiday Group are seeking donations for the annual Easter Extravaganza. The groups are in need of sealed candy, prizes or mon-etary donations. These donations can be made to the Port Clinton Recreation De-

partment, 1868 E. Perry St., attn: Tracy Colston. Donations must be received by 4 p.m. April 2.

The Easter Extravaganza will be at 10 a.m. April 7 on the Courthouse Lawn, 315 Madison St.

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Respite is defined as: a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or an obligation. We don’t often think of caring for our loved ones as difficult or even an obliga-tion. But it can be. Even families who are well organized, great at sharing responsibilities and full of love and good intention . . . need a break every now and then. Otterbein North Shore offers Respite Care to give you that holiday. You may just need some time to collect your wits. Or other family members need your attention. Your family may need a vacation. Or, maybe Mom needs more than you can do right now. Perhaps you work full time and the kids are at school all day so your loved one is spending too much time alone. Whatever your reason, Otterbein North Shore has an op-tion to help your family. Call Robyn Karbler at 419-798-8203 for more information.

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S School Board, President Jeff Dornbusch opened with a moment of silence for the students who recently lost their lives at Chardon Schools. Superintendent Diane Kershaw introduced Curriculum Direc-tor Andrea Smith who presented com-mendations to the following teachers for the work they did in Leaders in the Area of Formative Assessment: Kelsy Krise, An-drew Ramsey, Dan Yoder, Mary Schlievert, June Beard, Ann Randolph, Eric Buckman and Carol Jensen. The work these teach-ers did was presented to the staff at B-C-S during a professional development day for teachers.

Kershaw also introduced Marie Wittman, principal at the Middle School. Wittman presented commendations to the follow-ing students for their excellence in the 2012 spelling bee: seventh-grader Austin

Tallman — first place, sixth-grader Jacob Cleaver — second place and eighth-grader Chelsey Webb — third place. The board also accepted donations from the Oak Harbor Athletic Boosters and Dr. and Mrs. Mike Stone. President Carlos Mincheff and Treasurer Jill Mincheff presented the final installment of $5,000 to the Board for the purchase of the LED sign in front of the high school.

The Board also accepted a donation of $9,600 from the booster club and $1,200 from Dr. and Mrs. Mike Stone for the pur-chase of football uniforms.

Board members gave a brief report on how the transition of the schools was go-ing and also how to improve on the com-munication between community, parents and staff.

The next regular scheduled board meet-ing will be 6 p.m. March 22.

B-C-S board acceptsdonations and recognizes students and teachers

March 14 was Pi day at Port Clinton City Schools and the official celebration day of pi. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 because it resembles 3.14. The official celebration began at 1:59 p.m., to make an appropriate 3.14159 when combined with the date.

At Port Clinton Middle School, students in Erica Laughlin’s eighth grade math class had numerous activities including making a pi chart, using a round hula hoop and much more. Mr Spencer’s math classes at Port Clinton High School received points

for creating and wearing Pi Day T-shirts, bringing in a pie, plus other pi points.

The students learn all about pi including some facts you may or may not know. Al-bert Einstein was born on Pi Day (March 14) in 1879. Also, if a billion decimals of pi were printed in ordinary type, they would stretch from New York City to the middle of Kansas.

See more, including pictures of Pi Day at both PCMS and PCHS, at www.pccsd.net under the “News” section.

Andy Batterton brought in a pie for extra credit on “Pi Day” in Mr. Spencer’s Math Class at Port Clinton High School. Pi Day was March 14 to honor Pi (3.14) with spe-cial math lessons at both Port Clinton Middle School and High School

Port Clinton CitySchools celebrate Pi Day

PCHS Class of 1987The PCHS Class of 1987 will be holding

its 25-year reunion Aug. 11. We are still in need of contact information for some of our classmates. It’s been a long time since our last reunion and trying to find every-one has been a task within itself. Many thanks to Joseph Biro and Renee Randolph Nye for all their hard work in whittling down the list. Classmates for whom we are still missing contact information are listed below. Please feel free to email Leah Myers Eitel at red_vball@hotmail.com or give her a call at 740-412-0339. Information may also be sent to her home at 1645 Winding Road, Circleville, OH 43113.

Info is needed for: Tami Zetzer,

Joe Cobb, Derek Carroll, Deanna Grieger, April Grobe, Jeff Meek, Michelle Peterson, Eric Reiter, Clark Reitz and John Stegeman

In addition, we are also interested in finding those individuals with whom we remember going through our high school years, but were not on our commencement list. Any information you can give con-cerning these individuals would be helpful as well: Carolina Briseno, Becky Schultz, Christa Coady, Danny Floro, Denise Gor-don, LeAnne Hudson, Angela Hush, Stan Poalston, Bill Petersen, Dianna Young, Brian Jensen, Mary Pawlek, Norman Sams, Quentin Phillabaum, Joe Whiting, Brian Webb, Tracey Vollmer, John Leonard, Mark Neufer, Frankie Stevenson, Bob Fas-nacht, Eric Bowers, John Brooks, Richie Chapman, Ada Orosco and Jim Walker.

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BY ADAM SWOPEOak Harbor/Penta FFA Reporter

The Oak Harbor/Penta FFA Agriculture Sales Team placed third at the State Agricultural Sales Career Devel-opment Event on Saturday, March 3, in Columbus. Ash-ley Buhrow, Micah Mensing, Logan Bahnsen and Austin Schimming competed in the Career Development Event comprised of an objective test, sales demonstration and customer relations practicum. The test is designed to as-sess the team members’ understanding of the sales process and the role selling plays in marketing agriculture prod-ucts. The sales demonstration assesses the team member’s ability to properly develop and sell an agricultural product to a customer and properly conclude the sales transaction.

To earn a trip to the state-level competition, the team won the district competition Feb. 16 at Bowling Green High School. Mensing was top individual overall, while Schimming placed fourth, Buhrow fifth and Bahnsen eighth overall.

Buhrow was representing Kalmbach Feeds during the Beef Expo selling her Show Steer Feed. Mensing repre-sented Umbarger Feeds while selling his Show Lamb Feed at a Club Lamb Sale. Bahnsen sold on behalf of Bahnsen Broadheads marketing archery broadheads to hunters at a local hunting club. Schimming was representing NAPA Auto Parts selling a socket tool set at a local hardware con-

vention. Buhrow was third individual overall, Mensing placed 13th, Bahnsen was 28th, and Schimming was 51st overall.

The practicum consisted of the participant interacting with a customer to determine how to help with a com-plaint. This year the students were acting as if they were sales’ interns for a cattle genetics company. The customer raised Charolais cattle (a white breed) and they had pur-chased what they thought was Charolais semen, but when their cow gave birth the calf was red. Their goal was to find a solution to the customer’s problem and deal with this customer the best way pos-sible. Each team member competes separately in these three events and then each individual score is totaled for an overall team score.

The team will be receiving their state awards on stage at the State FFA Convention in May.

The Oak Harbor/Penta FFA advisors are Noah Nei-derhouse and Krysteena Brown.

Ag Sales Team third in stateOAK HARBOR/PENTA FFA

The team of Austin Schimming (left), Micah Mensing, Ashley Buhrow and Logan Bahnsen recently took third at the State Agricultural Sales Career Development Event in Columbus.

Plan for an evening of fun and entertainment at Im-maculate Conception School’s 26th annual auction Sat-urday, April 28. The theme this year is “A Night for the Stars … Our Children.” Proceeds from the auction allow for important educational growth and opportunities for the children such as: educational field trips, updates to the library, computers and software resources. Raffle tickets are on sale now through school with first prize $1,000. The auction will include a live and silent auction, grab bags and fish bowl. Reservations are $25 per person and include food and drinks. To make a reservation, call the school at 419-734-3315, space is limited.

Second-graders Paige Reineck, Emily Theibert and Keegan Hunsingershow off the popcorn dish — one example of the pottery that will be in this year’s Fish Bowl from each of the classrooms.

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• Brian Kenneth Wood, 27, nuclear secu-rity, and Elaine Helena Beyer, 25, territory manager, both of Oak Harbor.

• Adam W. Roberts, 34, carpenter, and Michelle Lynn Bloomer, 34, RN, both of Graytown.

• Charles J. Strezinski, 55, shipping and receiving, and Janet S. Barto, 48, billing clerk, both of Williston.

• Michael J. Wood, 30, warehouseman, and Danielle M. Briggs, 25, assistant man-ager, both of Genoa.

• Benny C. Petersen, 56 mechanic, and Betty Kaye McCall, 59, L.P.N., both of Port Clinton.

• Zachariah J. Danzer, 32, maintenance, and Nichole E. Weber, 37. housekeeping, both of Curtice.

• Kyle J. Gaab, 28, U.S. Coast Guard, Flor-ida, and Amanda S. Horn, 27, student, Port

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• Joshua Thomas Large, 32, student, Port Clinton, and Stacy Kay Adair, 31, cosme-tologist, Marblehead.

• John William Tuttamore, 24, food in-dustry, and Karly Arlene Fontana, 19, both of Gypsum.

• Brian W. Clabaugh, 40, project man-ager, and Kristie L. Ewing, 43, wine shop manager, both of Port Clinton.

• Leonard Bloomfield, 61, truck driver, and Sandra K. Bloomfield, 58, truck driver, both of Genoa.

• Richard Thomas Snyder II, 27, line op-erator, and Mary Jane Webster, 33, shift lead, both of Port Clinton.

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GenealogyComputer ClassWHAT: Connie Cedoz of The Ida Rupp Public Library will show how to research a family tree using the Internet. Some laptops will be available, but bring your own if you have one.WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHERE: Vineyard on Catawba Community Center, 3820 E. Vineyard Village Dr., CatawbaINFO: 419-797-3100

RepublicanLunch BunchWHAT: The buffet lunch is $10. No reservations required.WHEN: Noon the fourth Thursday of each monthWHERE: Port Clinton Elks, 231 Buckeye Blvd.

Amish DinnerWHAT: This year’s dinner will be served buffet style and is all-you-care-to-eat. The menu includes: pot roast of beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, traditional handmade bread dressing, amish-made noodles, green beans, cole slaw (an old family recipe), rolls and butter, and desserts. Carry outs are available with drive-though service.WHEN: 4:30 to 7 p.m. or until sold out

WHERE: Fellowship Hall, Oak Harbor United Methodist Church, 360 E. Ottawa St., Oak HarborCOST: $9 for adults; $4 for children (6-12)INFO: For reservations, call Darlene at 419-898-0659, Janice at 419-898-5925 or the church office at 419-898-8481

Lighthouse Historical SocietyWHAT: Monthly meetingWHEN: 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each monthWHERE: Otterbein North Shore Retirement Center, 9400 North Shore Blvd., Marblehead

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Cabaret 36WHAT: Under the direction of Scott Nave, Danbury High School Band and Choir Director, students have put together a show including songs from Broadway they choreographed. WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Multipurpose room, Danbury schoolsCOST: Tickets are $5 and available for purchase in the DHS office or at the doorINFO: 419-798-4037

March 23

Ag BreakfastWHAT: Karl Gebhardt, chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Soil and Water, will discuss the Lake Erie Phosphorus Task Force Report. All-you-can-eat breakfast includes scrambled eggs, pancakes and ham.WHEN: 8 a.m.WHERE: St. John Lutheran Church, Oak HarborCOST: $5INFO: For tickets, call the Ottawa SWCD at 419-898-1595

Fish FryWHEN: 5 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday during LentWHERE: Port Clinton Knights of Columbus Hall, 109 E. Perry St.COST: All-you-can-eat Pollock dinner is $10; perch or shrimp dinner is $13.50INFO: Call Jerry Arnold at 419-341-3743

Friday Night MovieWHAT: “August Rush” 2007. USA. PGWHEN: 7 p.mWHERE: Ida Rupp Library community room. Enter at West Third Street entranceINFO: 419-732-3212COST: Free

All You Can Eat Lenten Fish FryWHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays through March 30WHERE: St. Boniface ChurchCOST: $8 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12, Kids 5 and under FREE

March 24

Bald Eagle ToursWHAT: Join refuge staff and volunteers for an informal bus tour of the refuge. Registrations are required and will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. To sign up, call 419-898-0014. Other dates are: March 29 and April 7 and 19WHEN: 10 a.m. to noonWHERE: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge; entrance is located 16 miles west of Port Clinton on Ohio 2INFO: www.fws.gov/midwest/Ottawa

Woodcock WalkWHAT: We will take a sunset walk to listen and look for this bird. Also called the Timberdoodle, the bird has some unusual flight calls and displays.WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Meet outside the bird center at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, 13229 W. Ohio 2, Oak HarborINFO: 419-898-0960, ext. 31, or mary.warren@dnr.state.oh.us

March 25

A Day for MeWHAT: The theme for this year’s women’s health seminar is: “The International Experience” and the keynote speaker for the event is Margie Klaehn, RN Surgical Nurse at Magruder Hospital. She has been on five mission trips to India, the Dominican Republic, Jordan and China.WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m.WHERE: Magruder Hospital Conference CenterCOST: Free

Spaghetti DinnerWHAT: Benefit for Sgt. Kenneth Bacon and his unit in Afghanistan. Donations of hygiene supplies, snack foods, cards, letters, soccer balls and school supplies are welcome. All profits will be used to purchase needed items and postage to Afghanistan. Dinner includes salad, garlic bread and spaghetti.WHEN: 1 to 5 p.m.WHERE: VFW Post 2480, 214 Madison St., Port ClintonCOST: $7

March 26

Board of DD meetingWHAT: Monthly meeting; open to the public.WHEN: 5 p.m.WHERE: Ottawa County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 235 N. Toussaint South Road, Oak HarborINFO: 419-898-0400

Ski ClubWHAT: The Sandusky Ski Club meeting; come early for dinnerWHEN: 7:30 p.m.WHERE: Chet & Matt’s, 1013 E. Strub Road, SanduskyINFO: Contact Roger at 419-734-9898 or irfoxey@yahoo.com; www.sanduskyskiclub.com

Tales for ToddlersWHAT: Thirty minutes of stories, songs and finger plays intended for children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. No registration required. WHEN: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.INFO: 419-732-3212

March 28

Cancer SupportWHAT: Monthly meeting — including complimentary light lunch — for anyone touched by cancer.WHEN: 12:30 to 2 p.m.WHERE: Magruder ClinicINFO: RSVP to 419-734-3131, 3370

Bible StudyWHAT: “Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Six Studies on Spirituality and the Lord’s Prayer.” Please sign up on the Opportunity Table or by calling the church office — 419-734-6211 — and come to the first class prepared to purchase the student book ($13)WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesdays through April 4WHERE: Firelands Presbyterian Church, 2626 East Harbor Rd, Port Clinton (one-half mile west of Walmart)INFO: firelandschurch.org

Babies and BooksWHAT: Twenty to 25 minutes of stories, songs, finger plays, and rhymes intended for children ages 6 months to 23 months with caregiver. In the morning only, play and social time will follow for those who participate in the program. No registration is required.WHEN: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public LibraryINFO: 419-732-3212

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A group of area residents who want to promote the arts and enhance arts education have developed a new consor-tium for Northwest and North Central Ohio.

The Northcoast Arts Alliance will bring together orga-nizations and individuals from Erie, Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky counties to support and cultivate the fine, per-forming, visual, culinary, digital and creative arts.

“The arts world is comprised of some of the busiest and most passionate people,” said Jeanne Gay of the Musical Arts Series at Firelands. “Having a regional network to share expertise, resources and trade experiences is truly invaluable. It’s helpful to communicate with others in reg-ular forums about the dos and don’ts of presenting arts to our communities.”

The NAA functions as a one-stop shop for regional arts groups that have been established by its membership. It will provide a regional arts calendar, weekly email news-letters, a website and bi-monthly membership meetings.

“Through this organization, many of us who did not know of each other, or our various groups, have all be-come friends and used the networking NAA provides to develop events and motivate the arts in different venues across the region,” said Sarah Pietrykowski of the Greater Port Clinton Arts Council.

Even as it was organizing, in its first year NAA’s network-ing opportunities have led to such events as the “River of Art” festival in October with world-renowned painter Jude Bischoff. The collaborative event between the NAA, Bethesda Arts Council and Terra brought an intense art education enrichment program into Fremont Public

Schools for students K-12.“The great opportunity

about the NAA is that arts groups get to retain and promote their own identi-ties and amplify their own missions, outreach and opportunities through their association in NAA,” Bethesda Arts Council’s Scott Miller. “This collabo-ration has already led to the planning of other events for this coming year.”

Future collaborations of the NAA include the first region-al JAM (Jazz and American Music) Festival this summer as well as assistance in enhancing and promoting summer camps, regional concerts, arts festivals and more.

“The concepts of creating an opportunity like this for the arts in our region have been discussed for a long time,” said Sandusky Concert Association’s Joyce Leimbach. “It’s great to finally see this opportunity come to fruition through the NAA. The NAA is a win-win organization for everyone.”

There are currently more than 20 members, including art galleries, dance studios, community theatres, muse-ums, orchestras, arts councils and schools.

If you are interested in learning more about the NAA and how you may use this organization as a networking and resource, go to www.northcoastarts.com today or call Terra’s Music and Arts Office at 419-559-2233.

The Musical Arts Series at Firelands will present the Bowling Green State University Collegiate Chorale in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Firelands Pres-byterian Church, 2626 E. Harbor Road, Port Clinton. Director Timothy Cloeter will lead the elite 33-voice choir of the university’s top choral students, mostly upperclassmen and gradu-ate students from the Col-lege of Musical Arts. This accomplished choir tours regularly in the United States and Canada.

The concert of sacred and secular music will include selections from William Byrd to Johannes Brahms, from madrigals to spiritu-als, and from opera cho-rus to vocal jazz music. As a conductor, Cloeter was chosen as one of only five conductors in the nation to conduct movements of Robert Levin’s new com-pletion of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor at a Carnegie Hall masterclass. He is currently finishing a doctorate in musical arts at the Univer-sity of Arizona in Tucson.

Following the concert, audience members will be invited to a reception to meet and welcome the per-formers. Admission is $15

at the door; students are free. This concert is sponsored by Roth & Bacon, Attorneys at Law and WGTE.

Members of the NAA meet at Jodie McCallum & Co. Art Gallery in Marblehead Ohio

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A new National Park Service report shows that approximate-ly 92,000 visitors in 2010 spent approximately $7,150,000 in Perry’s Victory and in communi-ties near the park. That spending supported 145 jobs in the local area.

“The people and the business owners in communities near na-tional parks have always known their economic value,” said park Superintendent Blanca Alva-rez Stransky. “Perry’s Victory is clean, green fuel for the engine that drives our local economy.”

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The figures are based on $12 billion of direct spending by 281 million visitors in 394 national parks and nearby communities and are included in an annual, peer-reviewed, visitor spending analysis conducted by Dr. Daniel Stynes of Michigan State Univer-sity for the National Park Service.

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Area McDonald’s managers have been recognized nationally and are receiving the Outstand-ing Restaurant Managers Award.

The McDonald’s Outstanding Restaurant Manager Award is an annual national honor given to managers who have exhib-ited superior results in selected areas of performance, including quality, service, sales, cleanliness and operational excellence. The award recognizes up to 10 per-cent of top restaurant managers across the United States.

This year, eight Toledo-area managers are being recognized including Rolando Lopez, man-

ager of the Woodville Road store in Genoa, and Susan Vin-cent, manager of the Main Street store in Woodville.

“Our managers face the daily challenges of satisfying our cus-tomers, running great restau-rants and staffing our restau-rants with qualified crew,” said Tim Sloan, president of the Mc-Donald’s of Greater Toledo Co-Op. “The eight winners from Northwest Ohio truly reflect the success and future growth of our business. We are proud of these individuals for their outstand-ing performance and attentive-ness to the community.”

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As a business leader and in-volved citizen in Ottawa County and surrounding areas, Allstate exclusive agency owner Kym Botson has been designated an Allstate Premier Service Agent for 2012.

Bestowed upon less than one-third of Allstate’s agency force, this designation is presented to Kym for her commitment to putting the customer at the center of her agency’s work.

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Carroll Township• 3-13-12 Sarah R. Whit-

ford et al to John and Tina Glass, 11499 W. Genzman Road, $49,000.

• 3-16-12 Fannie Mae to JKBSD Properties, LLC, 8846 Canada Goose Court, $40,000.

Clay Township• 3-13-12 Thomas L.

and Dawn M. Van Ness to First Federal Bank of the Midwest, 2755 N. First St., $21,000.

• 3-15-12 John R. She-pler Jr to Jamie L. Pearson, 22771 W. Holt Harrigan, $216,000.

Catawba Township

• 3-15-12 Marsha S. Wil-liams to Roscoe W. Webster Jr. and Deborah Lynn Web-ster, 2830 D Canterbury Circle, $210,000.

Danbury Township

• 3-13-12 John A. Henn to Jerry and Madelyn Har-meyer, 544 Parkside Drive, $260,000.

• 3-13-12 Joseph and Pa-tricia Smith to Randolph J. Ayers, Angela C. and David L. Hile, Teresa A. and Brian D. Hughes, 234 N. Bedford , $80,000.

• 3-13-12 Petros Homes Inc to Anthony Loschiavo, 2070 S. Bailiwick Lane, $270,000.

• 3-14-12 Laurie and Richard Rauser to David Fedders, 2059 Napama Road, $120,000.

• 3-16-12 Rebecca Pisano to Scott and Jannah Wil-son, 223 S. Spring Crest, $80,000.

• 3-16-12 Frederick D. Cloyd to Frank T. Fed-rowisch, 4560 E. Kirk Road, $6,000.

• 3-16-12 Ellen Meyer to James and Cynthia Myer, 422 Cedar Ave., $285,000.

Marblehead Corp• 3-13-12 Ignatius T. and

Margaret A. Trombetta to Steven E. and Vicki L. Long, 10654 East Bayshore Road No. 94, $289,000.

• 3-13-12 Steven E. and Vicki L. Long to Sharon Shealy, 10654 East Bayshore Road No. 55, $178,000.

• 3-16-12 Jeffrey and Jodi Dobos to Steven and Tiffa-ny Cavenaugh, 3666 Con-federate Drive, $520,000.

Harris Township• 3-14-12 Philip D. and

Sheryl D. Sammons to Ja-son J. and Laura Hillkirk, 2300 S. Hessville Road, $185,000.

• 3-15-12 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Patrick J. and Tara E. Ba-ranowski, 15189 W. Ohio 105, $84,900.

Portage Township

• 3-15-12 Deborah L. Collins to Eric D. Ebert, Unit 220 Catawba Storage, $18,000.

Port Clinton City• 3-12-12 Fannie Mae to

Charles V. and Jacqueline L. Everly, 506 W. Fifth St., $29,000.

• 3-13-12 Jeffrey A. and Melissa L. Sutton to First Financial Bank, 531 Jack-son St., $88,000.

• 3-13-12 Kristine K. Klacik et al to US Bank Na-tional Association, 515 Fre-mont Road, $30,000.

• 3-14-12 Joanne J. Zam to H.B. Magruder Memo-rial Hospital, 531 Short St., $145,000.

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• 3-15-12 Put In Bay Homes LLC to Robert and Dawn Stolph, Lot 7 Island Bay Estates, $125,000.

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If you are contributing the maximum amount to your 401(k) or other employ-er-sponsored retirement plan each year, that’s good. And if you’re also “maxing out” on your Individual Retirement Ac-count (IRA) annually, that’s even bet-ter. But what then? If you’re already fully funding your 401(k) and IRA, can you put away even more for retirement? Should you?

The answer to this last question is al-most certainly “yes” — because you could spend a long time in retirement. How long? Consider these statistics from the Society of Actuaries:

• A man who’s reached age 65 in good health has a 50 percent chance of living 20 more years and a 25% chance of living to age 92.

• A 65-year-old woman has a 50 percent chance of living to age 88 and a 25 per-cent chance of living to 94.

• There’s a 50 percent chance that at least one member of a 65-year-old couple will live to 92 — and there’s a 25 percent chance at least one of them will reach age 97.

Because you have a reasonably good chance of spending two, or even three, decades in retirement, you clearly need to accumulate substantial financial re-sources before you retire. So, if you con-sistently reach the contribution limits on your 401(k) and IRA, you’re making a smart move, as both these vehicles of-fer the potential for tax-deferred earnings and a variety of investment choices. But if you can still afford to put away more money, or if your income level prevents you from contributing to a Roth IRA, you may want to look at these possibilities:

• Life Insurance Retirement Plan — A Life Insurance Retirement Plan (LIRP) is essentially a life insurance policy that

can potentially help you generate tax-ad-vantaged income during your retirement years. Until you begin taking withdraw-als, the cash value of your policy has the potential to grow tax deferred. Then, when you retire, you can take tax-free payouts from your principal. (After the entire principal is paid, payouts are treat-ed as loans against the contract.) And your beneficiaries will receive the balance of the death benefit income tax free, mi-nus any loans or loan interest.

• Annuities — You might find that a fixed annuity can be an appropriate way to supplement your retirement income. Like a LIRP, a fixed annuity’s earnings have the potential to grow on a tax-de-ferred basis. Also, fixed annuities gener-ally offer some type of guaranteed rate of return over the life of the annuity con-tract. And perhaps most importantly, you can structure your annuity to provide you with an income stream you can’t outlive. (Keep in mind, though, that annuities are generally more appropriate for investors who are at least 45 years old.)

While you can certainly get some key benefits from a LIRP and a fixed annuity, you need to fully understand all aspects of these investment vehicles and make sure they are suitable for your situation and individual needs. Consequently, be-fore investing, consult with a financial professional.

But don’t wait too long. By preparing for your retirement well ahead of time, you can boost your chances of enjoying the type of “golden years” lifestyle that you’ve envisioned.

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With victories over Gonzaga and Loyola (MD) last weekend, Ohio State advanced to the NCAA Tourna-ment’s Round of 16.

It is the third consecutive season the Buckeyes have reached this point, but fans of the team are certainly not content with them having gotten this far. The last few times Ohio State has gotten this far, they’ve left the tour-nament in disappointment. Two years ago, the second-seeded Buckeyes fell to No. 6 seed Tennessee, 76-73, and last season, as the top-seeded team in the entire bracket, Ohio State lost to No. 4 Kentucky, 62-60.

In the Buckeyes’ 73-66 victory over Gonzaga, Jared Sull-inger and Deshaun Thomas led the way with 18 points apiece, followed by point guard Aaron Craft, who had 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting to go with 10 assists. Thomas scored 12 of his points in the first half, helping to key a 19-10 run that helped the Buckeyes take a 39-37 lead into the half.

The Bulldogs tied the game at 61 on a three-pointer by Elias Harris with 4:05, but Ohio State responded with a 7-0 run to take control.

In the Buckeyes’ first game, they defeated Loyola (MD), 78-59. Led by Thomas, who had a game-high 31 points, Ohio State took a 42-31 lead at the half before breaking the game open in the second half.

Ohio State faces Cincinnati at 9:45 p.m. on Thursday in Boston. The Buckeyes feature a prototypical lineup that features a point guard (Craft), two shooting guards (Bu-ford, Lenzelle Smith, Jr.), a forward (Thomas) and a cen-ter (Sullinger) while the Bearcats have a four-guard lineup that features a big man in the middle.

Four Ohio schools move onWhile Ohio is primarily known as being a football state,

it could be argued that the Buckeye State is quite good at basketball, too.

In addition to Ohio State advancing thru the NCAA Tournament to the Sweet 16, three other Ohio universi-ties, the Univ. of Cincinnati, Xavier University and Ohio University joined OSU in the third round of the tourna-ment.

In fact, this is the only time in the tournament’s history that four teams from the same state have made it this far.

Cincinnati, which competes in the Big East, advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 11 years after winning two close contests. On Sunday, the Bearcats, the 6-seed in the East Region, defeated third-seeded Florida State (25-10), 62-56, taking the lead for good on a Dion Dixon steal and dunk with 1:30 remaining. The game, which featured 19 ties and 11 lead changes, was a back-and-forth affair that saw Cincinnati outscore the Seminoles, 12-6, to fin-ish the game.

Sean Kilpatrick led the Bearcats with 18 points, followed by Dixon and Yancy Gates, who scored 15 and 10 points, respectively.

In the Bearcats’ first game, they defeated No. 11 seed Texas, 65-59, jumping out to an early lead that saw them take a 31-17 advantage into the half. Cincinnati pushed the lead to 19 before the Longhorns (20-14) rallied to tie it at 52 on a Jonathan Holmes layup with 3:46 remaining. The Bearcats managed to recover, however, going on a 6-0 run to take the lead for good to advance.

Cincinnati faces Ohio State on Thursday at 9:45 p.m. in Boston.

Xavier University, the 10-seed in the South Region, beat No. 15 seed Lehigh, and seventh-seeded Notre Dame, 67-63, over the weekend to advance. The Musketeers rallied from huge deficits in both games, getting 25 points from Kenny Frease in the win over the Mountain Hawks and 25 from Tu Holloway in the victory over the Irish.

Xavier is set to face Baylor, the 3-seed, on Friday at 7:15 p.m. in Atlanta.

And Ohio University, located in Athens, shocked the nation when it defeated No. 12 South Florida and No. 4 Michigan.

In the Bobcats’ defeat of the Bulls, OU rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to win, 62-56. Walter Offutt led the Bobcats with 21 points and D.J. Cooper finished with 19 points and seven assists. In OU’s 65-60 win over Michi-gan, the Bobcats, Cooper led all scorers with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting.

OU faces North Carolina at 7:45 p.m. on Friday in St. Louis.

Toledo Area Athletic Conference

Danbury’s winter sports athletes were well represented on the To-ledo Area Athletic Conference’s 2011-12 All-Conference Teams (all-academic award winners are junior or senior letter-winners with a 3.25 grade point average or better). In-dividuals were recognized in the sports of boys’ and girls’ basketball. Below is a list of Danbury’s All-TA-AC selections:

• All-TAAC Boys Basketball Sec-ond Team — Caleb Helline

• All-TAAC Boys Basketball Hon-rable Mention — Dalton Chapman

• Boys Basketball All-Academic –

Caleb Helline• All-TAAC Girls Basketball First

Team — Kelsey Clemons• All-TAAC Girls Basketball Sec-

ond Team — Erin Lavelle• All-TAAC Girls Basketball Hon-

orable Mention — Tori Wright• Girld Basketball All-Academic —

Alexa Bintz, Kelsey Clemons, & Lilly Kennedy

Northern Ohio Bowling Conference

The Northern Ohio Bowling Con-ference named their first All Confer-ence Teams. Local bowlers earning spots were:

• Boys First Team — Sean Black

(190.48) and David Wilburn (188.39) of Port Clinton High School

• Girls Second Team — Jenna Lohr (152.04) of Woodmore High School and Alysia Zoeller (151.35) of PCHS.

• Boys Second Team — Darryl Trent (186.39) of PCHS

Zack Mathna of Woodmore was also honored for the high two-game series with 490.

The NOBC was formed for the 2011-2012 season. Conference members are: Fostoria, New Riegel, Lakota, Port Clinton, Woodmore, Gibsonburg, Eastwood and Ross-ford.

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WRESTLERS WRAP UP SEASONGood luck goes out to Danbury Biddy Wrestling team member DJ Webster who will head to Dayton this week-end. Webster will compete in the OURWAY Youth State Championship Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, March 24, at the Ervin J. Nutter Center. The Danbury Biddy wrestling team for 2011-2012 includes: Cade McCarthy (front left), Cameron Gillum, Gabriel Rubio, Brandon Wunder, Zach Ranker, Garrett Holmes, Draike Plummer, Connor McCarthy, Coach Reed (back left), Perry Grose, DJ Webster, Devon Grosswiler, Maya Rubio, Parker Sherry, Connor Gillum, Aerion Gipson, David Mesnard and Coach Ranker.

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Recently, the Board of Directors of Fire-lands Regional Medical Center voted to sign a Term Sheet to pursue an acquisition for multiple service lines of Northern Ohio Medical Specialists (NOMS). The Ser-vice Lines to be explored include NOMS Women’s Imaging Center, NOMS Urgent Care & Occupational Health Center, and NOMS Imaging Center. The actual terms and conditions upon which Firelands Regional Medical Center or NOMS may participate are subject to the satisfactory completion of due diligence as determined by Firelands and NOMS. It is anticipated that the due diligence period may take up to 90 days.

William Springer, Chairman of the Fire-lands Regional Medical Center Board of Directors, shares some thoughts on this possible new endeavor, “The Firelands Board sees this proposed agreement as a win-win-win for Firelands, for NOMS, and for the community at large. This ar-rangement would put the strengths of

both organizations together to better meet the community’s needs and to more effec-tively provide these services to the region currently served by both entities. As two very strong healthcare providers in this community, it makes sense to explore ways in which we can enhance services, reduce costs, and provide added convenience to the community.”

Louis Ralofsky, MD, CEO of NOMS adds, “We are excited over the opportunity to work together. With the recent changes in healthcare, NOMS is being proactive by exploring synergistic opportunities to partner with other strong healthcare pro-viders to continue to provide the needed services in the communities we serve. Our 2500 W. Strub Road site’s outpatient ser-vices, which include Imaging, Women’s Imaging, Urgent Care and Occupational Health, are considered for acquisition un-der this agreement. NOMS will continue its multi-specialty physician practices throughout the region,” shares Ralofsky.

Magruder Hospital’s digital mammog-raphy service, located in the hospital’s Women’s Center, has just completed its annual Mammography Quality Standards Act inspection.

The MQSA legislation sets national, uniform quality and safety standards for all mammography facilities. The goal of MQSA is to assure safe and reliable mam-mography to allow detection of breast cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages. The MQSA’s yearly inspection compares specific items in six major areas to feder-ally developed quality standards. The six areas are equipment performance, tech-nologist quality control, medical physicist survey, personnel qualifications, medical reports and outcome audits. The results

of Magruder’s mammography inspec-tion showed that all areas reviewed were in compliance and have met the annual MQSA Inspection requirements.

“We are very pleased with the results of the inspection,” Dr. Sina Hazneci, Radiologist and Medical Director of Magruder’s Imag-ing Department says. “This inspection re-flects the high quality and professionalism of our mammography staff and services.” Magruder’s Imaging Department is also accredited through the FDA and the American College of Radiology.

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“Our nuclear medicine service was found to be operating in full compli-ance with all ODH stan-dards,” said Linda Badamy, Director of Imaging Ser-vices for Magruder. “We were commended for our organization of records and passed the inspection with no citations.”

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LEGAL NOTICE – GUARD-IAN’S LAND SALE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO LINDA KROEGER-BAUM, Guardian of the Estate of ROSEMARIE C. DOSZTAL, PLAINTIFF Case No. 20112010-A -v- ROSEMA-RIE C. DOSZTAL, ET AL. NOTICE DEFENDANTS. To Those persons entitled to the next estate of inheritance from ROSEMARIE C. DOSZTAL, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascer-tained. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 24th day of Febru-ary, 2012, LINDA KROEGER-BAUM, as Guardian of the Estate of ROSEMARIE C. DOSZ-TAL, filed an Amended Com-plaint in the Probate Court of Ottawa County, Ohio, and the same is no pending in Case No. 20112010-A. Said Plaintiff is seeking to sell property owned by the ward, ROSEMARIE C. DOSZTAL, which property is located at 322 Miami, Port Clin-ton, OH 43452, described as fol-lows: Known as Lot No. 13 in Miami Beach Allotment, a subdi-vision of record in Portage Town-ship, Ottawa County, Ohio. Per-manent Parcel No. 020-04390-21280-000. Said Complaint states that the sale of such property is in the ward’s best interest in order to preserve the ward’s resources and provide funds for her continued care. The persons first above-men-tioned will take further notice that they have been made par-ties Defendant to this action and answer must be filed within 28 days after the last publication hereof, after which date said Complaint will be set for hear-ing. Last publication date will be on April 12, 2012. LINDA KROEGER-BAUM, Guardian of Estate Of ROSEMARIE C. DOSZTAL, Plaintiff KROEGER & PETERS CO., LPA 132 Madison Street Port Clinton, OH 43452 Telephone (419) 734-4142.

LEGAL NOTICE TO SCHOOL BUS DEALERS. Sealed pro-posals will be received by the Port Clinton Board Of Education. 431 Portage Drive, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 at 11:00 AM on April 4th 2012 and at that time opened and publicly read for the purpose of: One - 72 Passenger Conventional School Buses Specification and instructions to bidders are available from the office of the Treasurer. By Order of the Port Clinton Board Of Education Jeff Dornbusch Trea-surer.

NOTICE OF EXAMINATION FOR POLICE OFFICER THE PORT CLINTON CIVIL SER-VICE COMMISSION is announcing open competitive examinations for the position of Police Patrol Officer in the ser-vice of the City of Port Clinton. Applications must be picked up at City Hall, 1868 E. Perry Street, Port Clinton, Ohio (in person, no applications will be mailed) between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 5:00P.M. Monday through Friday. Applications will be available March 15, 2012

through April 13, 2012. Appli-cations for entrance to this examination must be returned in person no later than 12:00 P.M. on April 16, 2012 along with a $35.00 non-refundable testing fee. Free Study guide available at: http://www.publicsafetyre-cruitment.com/studyguides/list.asp?Type=PoliceSTANDARD EDITION ~ OHIO-SELECT STUDY GUIDE Competitive written examination will be held on April 21, 2012 at 6:00 P.M. at the Port Clinton Senior Center, Port Clinton, Ohio. Applicants must show a photo ID to gain admittance to the examination. A physical agility test will be conducted on May 5, 2012 with a rain date of May 12, 2012 for those passing the written test. Applicants for examination must be 21 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or its equivalent. The applicant must be a United States citizen and not have been convicted of a felony or domes-tic violence charge in any state or federal court. It is required that you can be currently certi-fied or certifiable as a police

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A “Women in Conservation” se-ries is starting up in Ottawa County. Ottawa Soil and Water Conserva-tion District — in cooperation with Winous Point Marsh Conservancy, ODNR Division of Wildlife, Oak Harbor Conservation Club, Schedel Arboretum & Gardens and Opie’s BBQ — invite women to join in from 6 to 8 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month from May through Sep-tember.

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The Sportsmen’s Migratory Bird Center located at Magee Marsh Wild-life Area is closed after a water leak was found on the second floor of the building.

According to the Ohio Depart-ment of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, water damaged the rest-

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The building will remain closed un-til further notice. The boardwalk re-mains open for use.

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nounced that general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program is now available and will continue through April 6. During the sign-up period, farmers and landowners may offer eligible land for CRP’s general sign-up at their local FSA office.

The CRP is Ohio’s most valuable conservation program, consisting of more than 300,000 acres. The CRP provides vital habitat for Ohio’s wild-life species, as well as providing the opportunity for wildlife observation and photography.

The Ohio Department of Natu-ral Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife supports the CRP because it creates quality grassland and wet-

land wildlife habitat and reduces the amount of sediment entering Ohio’s waterways, thus providing improved water quality in Ohio’s streams and lakes.

“The Conservation Reserve Pro-gram is a win-win for all Ohioans,” said Scott Zody, chief of the Division of Wildlife. “I encourage all landown-ers to take the time to consider enroll-ing all or a portion of their land into this ecologically important program.”

Ohio’s FSA, which administers the CRP, will evaluate and rank eligible land using an Environmental Benefits Index (EBI), which shows the envi-ronmental benefits of enrolling land in the program. There are six factors that make up the EBI, which include:

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

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HOUSE FOR SALE

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MOBILE HOME FOR SALE

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AUTO DONATIONS/WANTED

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS

SCHOOLS/EDUCATION

COMPUTERS FOR SALE

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www.thebeacon.net CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, March 22, 2012 5B

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, Catawba Office • 4054 East Harbor Road Port Clinton, OH 43452 • 877-734-5751

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New Listing – Marblehead• View of the Bay, access to beach• 4 bedrooms 3 full baths• Close to marinas, beach, parks, recreation• $164,000• Dan Kukay 419-656-0138 or Margaret Lenthe 419-341-2014

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Port Clinton• Dockage at your door• Newer Roof, furnace, A/C• Owner financing available• $229,900• Sue Piacentino 419-341-4945

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Congratulations February LeaderListing Leaders Sales Leaders

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