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A committee established to study building needs of the Benton-Carroll-Salem School District has scheduled two community forums to gather input from district residents. The forums will be held Feb. 1 and March 15 at 6:30 p.m. Both will be held in the auditorium of Oak Harbor Middle School – the oldest school building cur-rently in use in the B-C-S system. B-C-S superintendent Guy Parmigian said the goal of the 40 or so members of the committee is to have a recommendation be-fore the board of education by the summer of 2016 for the middle school, R.C. Waters Elementary School and Oak Harbor High School. “The biggest thing driving this is, where do we spend our money wisely?” Parmigian said. “We don’t want to be in-vesting large amounts of (maintenance) funds in the current buildings if we’re looking to renovate or build new or what-ever. We want to keep this a wide open, transparent process. If the recommenda-tion of the committee is to do nothing and maintain what we have then we’re going

to live by that. It has to be a grass roots ef-fort.” Assessments of the buildings show each in need of extensive upgrades and re-pairs. All three will need to have their heat-ing and air conditioning systems as well as their roofs replaced. Their electrical systems will need to be upgraded to accommodate new heat-ing and air conditioning systems and LED lighting. Hazardous materials such as asbestos will need to be removed and pavement up-grades will also be needed. The original portion of the middle school was constructed in 1900 and addi-

tional classrooms were built in 1943, fol-lowed by an auditorium and cafeteria/gym-nasium in 1951. A music wing was added in 1959 and the library was expanded in 1994. Preliminary renovation cost estimates for the building are about $12 million. The elementary school was built in 1956 and classrooms were added in 1961. A cafeteria was added in 1985. Preliminary renovation cost estimates are about $8 mil-lion. After being constructed in 1975, the high school underwent a few renovations/additions in 1984, including an audito-rium, music-band room and a natatorium. An indoor track and library and auxiliary gym were completed in 1997. Preliminary renovation cost estimates are about $20 million. The district may be eligible for con-struction funding from the Ohio School Facilities Commission in fi ve to 10 years, Parmigian said, but the state share may cover only about 7 percent of a project. A survey of committee members indicates three-fourths of the members would not support pursuing an OSFC project if the state share was that low.

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Following a public hearing, Oregon City Council on Monday approved a zon-ing change for Al Tawil, who plans to build a gun shop and fi ring range at 1463 and 1469 Towers Drive. The zoning change is from M-2 General Industrial to C-2 General Commercial. The Project Review Committee thought C-2 was appropriate zoning for the parcels, according to James Gilmore, build-ing and zoning commissioner. He said an abandoned car wash is currently on the property. The M-2 zoning was most likely from a different use before the car wash was built several years ago, he added. The Planning Commission recom-mended approval of the zoning change. Councilman Tim Zale, a former police offi cer, asked Tawil if he was going to sell ammunition and fi rearms from the gun shop. Tawil said it would be a gun store and fi ring range with 14 shooting lanes up to four feet wide. Seven lanes would be 50 feet long, and seven lanes would be 125 feet long. “Regarding sound proofi ng, would one hear outside? I’m thinking of the residen-tial neighbors living nearby,” said Zale. “You’d probably hardly hear any-thing,” said Tawil. “You’d probably hear something. It’s not going to be loud or that you could hear through glass.” The building would be made of con-crete, with the possibility of materials be-ing added for extra noise insulation, he said. Councilwoman Sandy Bihn asked if there were any residents living near the site. Tawil said there was one residence to the north. Bihn asked if it was close. City Administrator Mike Beazley said he drove by the site, and that the residence is “fairly close.” “Obviously, a buffer would be re-quired,” he said. Beazley added that the zoning needed to be changed to commer-cial. “We didn’t think industrial zoning was

“Silent Movie Night” Extend the holiday season with a “silent night” as the Pemberville Freedom Historical Society presents the silent movie, “The Freshman” star-ring Harold Lloyd Saturday, Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pemberville Opera House. Tickets are $12 and are available at Beeker’s General Store, at the door, or by calling Carol at 419-287-4848. “The Freshman,” made in 1925, is billed as a truly funny sports movie about a nerdy college freshman who thinks that college life is just like it is in “the movies.” After he becomes the campus laughing-stock, he tries to make the football team and prove ev-erybody wrong. Hilarity ensues. Pianist Lynne E. Long, will ac-company the movie. Long, of Grand Rapids, is a cum laude graduate of Bowling Green State University in piano performance. She has produced two CDs – “Blest be the Tie” and “The Advent of Peace,” and plans to record a third CD in the near future entitled “Too Wild for Worship.” Visit pembervilleoperahouse.org for more details about the Opera House and the ongoing “Live in the House” concert series.

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meet the zoning qualifi cations, additional restraints or conditions could be placed on whatever is going to take place on that property,” he said. Bihn asked Tawil who his customers would be. “Law abiding citizens, people from Northwood and Oregon, gun owners,” said Tawil. Councilman Terry Reeves asked Tawil if there is a “big calling for this type of busi-ness.” “I hope so,” said Tawil. “With the

money I’m going to invest, it better be.” After the meeting, Gilmore said his of-fi ce notifi ed the residence north of the site about the zoning change request. He said a 20 foot buffer would be required at the site, as required when a commercial build-ing abuts a residence. “So there will be a landscaping buffer there,” he said. If the gun shop is built, it would be the only one in Oregon. “We’ve never had a gun range before, so we would make sure that every [require-ment] is met,” he said.

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“There are a lot of strings attached to OSFC money,” he said. Enrollment projections for B-C-S compiled by the state in 2008 showed an increase but the district administra-tion questions the numbers. “We’re debating whether we should do an enrollment survey,” Parmigian said. “We would contract with a company and they would do a demographic study and see if those are accurate numbers.” Monthly meetings of the com-mittee are open to the public. Its next meeting is Jan. 6. The district has consolidated and closed three school buildings in recent years.

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Shoe drive The Humane Society of Ottawa County is conducting a shoe collection drive through January 2016. The shelter will earn funds based on the number of pairs of shoes col-lected through Funds2Orgs. Donate new or gently worn used shoes at the Humane Society of Ottawa County, 2424 Sand Rd., Port Clinton Tuesday through Saturday noon-5 p.m. Donated shoes will be redistrib-uted throughout the Funds2Orgs net-work of microenterprise partners in developing nations. Funds2Orgs helps impoverished people start, maintain and grow businesses in countries such as Haiti, Honduras and other nations in Central America and Africa. “We are excited about our shoe drive,” said shelter manager Pat Cerny. “We know that most people have ex-tra shoes in their closets they would like to donate to us and help those less fortunate become self-suffi cient. It’s a win-win for everyone.” Call 419-734-5191 for info. Learn more about the shoe drive at Funds2Orgs.com.

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The Oregon Planning Commission on Dec. 15 approved a zoning change for Circle K, which plans to expand its park-ing at 2614 and 2626 Starr Ave., where the former Beth Allen’s Florist is located. Circle K received an “Exception Allowed” in an R-2 Medium Density Residential District to construct a parking lot at the Starr Avenue site. Circle K’s zon-ing request allows parking on residential property next to a commercial zone. The “Exception Allowed” means the request does not have to go before council for ap-proval. Beth Allen’s Florist, which abuts Circle K on Starr Avenue, is zoned R-2 Medium Density Residential, a non-conforming use. It will be torn down to make way for the additional parking. Circle K is zoned C-1. Circle K plans to put in 11 parking spaces in front, a Dumpster near the rear and space to unload in the rear. Owner James Damschroder requested the zoning change. The Planning Commission initially heard the request at its Oct. 20 meeting, but decided to continue discussion at a later date so that Circle K could address sever-al issues, including a traffi c exit from the site onto Bellcourt Drive. Several residents from that residential street appeared before the Planning Commission to express con-cerns about the increase in traffi c, noise, light and the safety of children in the area as a result of the exit onto Bellcourt Drive. The plan also did not have the appro-priate 10 feet of buffer required where the site abuts the city right-of-way. In addition, Public Service Director Paul Roman said he was opposed to de-livery trucks using Bellcourt Drive as an access road, which was part of Circle K’s plan. Roman wanted deliveries to continue being made off Wheeling Street and Starr Avenue. Due to the addition of pavement, Roman also wanted improved drainage for storm water. Allison Racek, representing Circle K, agreed to address any concerns, including reworking and moving out the delivery trucks to Starr Avenue as opposed to the side street, during the site plan review pro-cess. Circle K was expected to go before the Planning Commission in November, but the owner asked that it be rescheduled at the Dec. 15 meeting. Mayor Mike Seferian, who is on the

Oregon OK’s additional parking for Circle KPlanning Commission, said at the Dec. 15 meeting that his administration worked with the owner of Circle K in an effort to fi nd a suitable resolution to the zoning re-quest. Some issues that were addressed, he said, include:

• Traffi c would come in from Starr and Wheeling Street;• Circle K will need an encroachment agreement from the city for the buffer-ing requirement. The encroachment agreement will have to be approved by Roman and then by city council. The encroachment agreement would allow Circle K to use an alley to the south of the property, where it abuts a residen-tial neighborhood, to achieve buffering or landscaping requirements;• No access will be permitted to Bellcourt Drive, whether coming in or going out. The current Bellcourt Drive

access will be eliminated; • A site plan would need to be pro-vided to Roman for approval that would include the above. The Project Review Committee had no objections to the Exception Allowed as long as buffer requirements were met with the recommendation to eliminate the entrance on Bellcourt Drive to encourage the traffi c pattern for trucks to enter from Wheeling Street and exit on Starr Avenue. The Planning Commission then voted 4-0 to approve Circle K’s request on the condition that that there will be no access to or from Bellcourt Drive. “It has to go through a full site plan re-view to make sure all the requirements are met, so far as parking and buffering require-ments,” James Gilmore, building and zon-ing commissioner, said last week. “All that has to be reviewed yet.”

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By Christina DierkesOhio Sea Grant & Stone [email protected]

Water sampling on Lake Erie in the summer is pretty simple: check for decent weather, fi nd a boat, cruise to the sampling locations, take samples, and bring them home.

In winter, things get a bit more com-plicated: winter storms on Lake Erie can be frequent, so even if the lake isn’t frozen, chances for sampling trips are likely lim-ited. A frozen lake means needing to recruit an ice breaker to get to sampling locations, and sometimes, even those winter-ready ships aren’t quite able to travel as freely as a research project may require.

This was the case for Dr. R. Michael McKay at Bowling Green State University during the winter of 2015. As part of on-going research into winter algae popula-tions in Lake Erie, McKay, his colleague Dr. George Bullerjahn and collaborators from Environment Canada have been collecting samples for analysis since 2007.

“In the past, we’ve been able to partner with both Canadian and U.S. Coast Guards and their ice breaking programs,” McKay explained. “That cooperation has been very fruitful and allowed us to obtain samples during this time of year where it’s quite dif-fi cult to get out to sample. However, given the ice thickness, there was limited Coast Guard activity on Lake Erie last winter.”

During the heavy ice presence on Lake Erie in the winter of 2014, Environment Canada staff were able to charter a helicop-ter and still collect samples despite not be-ing able to work from a Coast Guard ship. However, the agency’s budget did not allow for the same process in 2015, so McKay contacted Ohio Sea Grant to see whether funding could be made available on the U.S. side of the lake.

Heavy ice on Lake Erie prevented McKay and his team from sampling with their usual Coast Guard partners in 2014. Instead, a helicopter brought two of the re-searchers to sampling sites on the ice north of Cleveland.

The researchers were able to obtain funding through Ohio Sea Grant’s Small Grants Program, which is open to applica-tions year-round, to hire a helicopter ser-vice out of Lambertville, Mich. for a day of sampling on the Lake Erie ice.

“Because the helicopter operator was a little bit unsure about the safety of landing on the ice, he dropped down to let us off, and then he pulled back up and went back to Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland,” McKay said, explaining the safety measures the researchers took while being out on the ice. “We also had two-way radio and cell phone communication at some locations on the lake, and so we were able to main-tain contact with him to have him come back to pick us up. And had there been a problem, he would have been able to get up there in just a few minutes as well.”

Winter algae populations in Lake Erie consist mostly of diatoms, tiny brown algae surrounded by silicate shells. Like other plants, diatoms need sunlight to survive and grow, so they tend to attach to the un-derside of lake ice once it forms on the wa-ter surface. This means varying ice condi-tions over the years could have a big infl u-ence on summer food webs, which in part depend on these winter diatoms, making it important to understand how the diatoms contribute to other organisms’ life cycles.

McKay and post-doctoral researcher Mark Rozmarynowycz used a handheld auger – similar to ones used by ice anglers – to drill through the lake ice, keeping the ice core intact for later analysis in the lab. They then collected environmental data like water temperature and dissolved oxy-gen, as well as light penetration through the ice and into the water column.

“By the time we reached about three meters in depth, the light was diminished 100-fold from the surface,” McKay said. “It didn’t pass any further than that into the water column.”

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tor in winter algal growth because algae rely on sunlight for photosynthesis, without which the diatoms would essentially starve to death. “One thing we did fi nd with the winter of 2012, which had almost no ice, was that there was a major disruption in the phytoplankton community,” McKay said.

That may seem counterintuitive since phytoplankton is exposed to more light without ice on the surface of the lake and should therefore thrive. However, without ice, there is no barrier to prevent wind from mixing the diatoms throughout the water column, which keeps a lot of the phyto-plankton quite literally in the dark.

That light limitation could become an increasing concern as more and more win-ters in the Great Lakes are defi ned as low-ice winters. With lower phytoplankton pro-duction come lower numbers of zooplank-ton, which in turn are an important food source for fi sh like Walleye and Yellow Perch that fuel Ohio’s multi-million-dollar sport fi shing industry.

“We think these winter diatom com-munities are really important for the in-tegrity of the fi sheries in the lake because they serve as important food sources for zooplankton,” McKay explained. “And so when there is a disruption in this winter diatom community, the zooplankton are going to suffer and hence most likely the fi sh will suffer as well.”

Heavy ice on Lake Erie prevented Dr. R. Michael McKay and his team from sampling with their usual Coast Guard partners in 2014. Instead, a helicopter brought two of the researchers to sampling sites on the ice north of Cleveland. (Photo courtesy R. Michael McKay/Ohio Sea Grant & Stone Lab)

Mark Rozmarynowycz at a drilling loca-tion on the ice. Ice cores from drilling through the surface ice were preserved for later analysis. Back in the lab, re-searchers measured rates of photosyn-thesis for those diatoms frozen in the ice, and used DNA analysis to identify spe-cifi c species of phytoplankton. (Photo by R. Michael McKay courtesy Ohio Sea Grant & Stone Lab)

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Family Farm& Home coming Family Farm and Home plans to open a store in Lake Township by early spring 2016. The new store will be located at 3700 Williston Road in a building where a Steve & Barry’s store had been located prior to the building and 11.2-acre parcel going into forfeiture. Family Farm and Home, a fami-ly-owned company based in Adrian, Michigan, offers a merchandise line geared to rural and suburban lifestyles, including pet, horse and livestock feeds and accessories, farm supplies, home heating, lawn and garden equip-ment, hardware, automotive, work clothing and footwear. The new store will cover about 36,000 square feet in sales fl oor space. According to the company web-site, it operates 40 retail sites, includ-ing 34 in Michigan, two in Indiana and four in Ohio. The company’s fi rst stores opened in 2002. The company has begun advertis-ing in The Press for cashier, sales and receiving positions. Mark Hummer, township admin-istrator, said township offi cials have been in talks with the building owner for about six months. He said the store would be a “good fi t” for the Woodville Road corridor. “We’re very excited. We needed it and the shopping opportunities they’ll bring to the community. They took an eyesore and turned it into a good shop-ping and business opportunity,” he said.

Bird ban lifted With no confi rmed cases in Ohio and no immediate threat of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Infl uenza (avian fl u) outbreak, Ohio Agriculture Director David T. Daniels and State Veterinarian Dr. Tony Forshey rescinded the order prohibiting bird shows in Ohio. The order, issued June 2, 2015, was originally intended to remain in place until April 2016. The ban includ-ed county and independent fairs, the Ohio State Fair and all other gatherings of birds for show or for sale, including auctions and swap meets. Throughout the nationwide outbreak, the depart-ment worked closely with Ohio’s poul-try producers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to pro-vide training and to closely monitor the health of poultry in the state. Offi cials urge poultry and bird owners to remain vigilant and cautious in order to protect the health of their fl ocks during migration seasons. The avian fl u is an extremely con-tagious virus that primarily affects do-mestic poultry and is likely spread by wild, migrating birds. One of the ways avian infl uenza spreads is by direct contact with contaminated materi-als coming from other infected birds. Exhibitions, auctions and swap meets where birds co-mingle pose a high risk of unintentionally spreading disease. While the intention is to allow bird exhibitions to be held next year, an outbreak in Ohio or nearby states may require the reinstatement or even an extension of the ban.

WSOS relocating WSOS Community Action has announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to the former Joseph’s Department Store in downtown Fremont. The move will bring together approximately 100 employees who are currently housed at 109 and 219 South Front St. and at the former Quilter Civilian Conservation Corps site in Green Springs.


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For Ray Frick, owner of Fricker’s res-taurants, growing up on Toledo’s east side has left him with fond memories as well as lessons that he still lives by today.

“I grew up between Nevada and Idaho and I remember it as being a wonderful time,” Frick said. “I had a wonderful fam-ily and I really have no complaints. It was a typical middle class neighborhood. I had great friends and we just had a great time. Everyone took care of everyone. We all looked out for each other.”

Frick said the neighborhood was very safe and that parents were strict, which is something he will always remember.

“We slept on the screened porch in the summer,” he said. “Everyone respected each others’ property and everyone fol-lowed the rules. My dad liked to use the strap and I can defi nitely say that I never got one I did not deserve. In fact, he prob-ably owed me a few. We just knew we had to follow the rules. Honestly, the rule was, ‘If it does not feel good in the pit of your stomach, don’t do it.’”

Frick attended Raymer Elementary and then Waite High School. His oldest brother Bernie taught health at Waite and Frick’s brother Ronnie, who was two years older, was a student and athletic trainer at the same time, Frick said.

“Ronnie also played football but he had brain cancer and could not play any-more,” he said. “He became an athletic trainer and ended up graduating with me.” A1964 Waite graduate, Frick played linebacker and “sometimes defensive end” on the 1963 Toledo City League champion-ship football team. His younger brother, Bob, was also a linebacker and defensive end. The quarterback was P.J. Nyitray, who went on to become starting QB at Bowling Green State University three years, where he also played hockey. “We had a great bunch of guys on that team,” Frick said. “We still get together

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three to four times a year and have lunch. We did not have a lot of talent, but we were over achievers.” “Most of us were average athletes,” Frick continued with a laugh. “We had some great athletes on that team, not in-cluding me, but we worked hard. We ended up being City champs and that was a nice moment for us.” Ray and Ronnie went on to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Ray played football, under Bo Schembechler, for one year before an injury sidelined him. His brother was given a partial scholarship to Miami and worked as an athletic trainer until he passed away from a second bout with brain cancer his junior year. Ray graduated with his degree in education and taught in the Toledo Public Schools for 10 years. He taught at Robinson and Jones junior high schools and Macomber High School where he also served as an assistant football coach. Frick went on to Start High School and was a member of Dan Simrell’s coaching staff. He

also completed his master’s degree from Bowling Green State University in 1973.

Slow, steady path to success While teaching at Jones Junior High, Frick worked at the Dixie Electric Company as a manager. In 1978, he became part-owner of the Perrysburg establishment and pushed to have a second Dixie opened in Dayton. “A few years later, we added a Dixie in Charlotte, North Carolina and two in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,” Frick said. “In 1985, we started the fi rst Fricker’s in Dayton.” Frick describes his fi rst few years with Fricker’s as a slow and steady path — a path for which he had no plans. “For the fi rst couple of years it was tough,” he said. “I sold everything I had to keep going. It was a tough road back then. People thought I was crazy. I was trying to convince people to eat chicken wings for dinner.” Gradually, he opened a second loca-

tion in Dayton before opening a restaurant in Perrysburg in 1989. The Fricker’s restau-rant franchise now includes over 20 loca-tions in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. “I never expected Fricker’s to evolve into what it is today,” Frick said. “It was something that came slow, one day at a time. I never had a plan. It was just the path God set out for me.” Frick bristles when Fricker’s is called an “empire.” He just does not see it that way.

“I don’t see an empire, I just go to work every day,” Frick explained. “It is just what I do because I love people.

Twelve years ago, Fricker’s began a program that allows children ages 10 and under to eat free, every day. It is a program Frick said he is most proud of.

“I am middle America,” he said. “I am blue collar and I am going to die blue col-lar. We do the program because it matters to family. I wanted to do something signifi -cant to help families. We are gatekeepers and we not here forever. I like to make a difference in peoples’ lives because it mat-ters to families.”

Frick’s son, Andrew, runs a fi nance company in Findlay and works on spe-cial projects for Fricker’s. Fricker’s cel-ebrated its 30th anniversary in November. His daughter, Amanda Lee, is a teacher in Naples, Florida.

Frick has been generous to Miami University and to Waite. He funded the Ron Frick Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation Center and created the Ron Frick Scholarship for Undergraduate Athletic Trainers, in honor of his brother. Frick has also set up a scholarship in the name of his big brother Bernie at BGSU. As for Waite, he has given to several schol-arship funds. He was also named honorary chairman for Waite’s centennial celebra-tion in 2014. “Waite has always been important to me,” he said. “It really was my foundation. I am who I am because of Waite and the infl uence it had on me.”

Honestly, the rule was, ‘If it does not feel good in the pit of your

stomach, don’t do it.’

Ray Frick. (Photo courtesy of Waite Alumni Association)


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Northwood eyeing new building maintenance codebelieves the current code adequately ad-dresses the issue. “That’s why we haven’t yet put togeth-er a new proposal,” he said.

Stiff penalties A proposed building maintenance code would force compliance, or owners would face stiff penalties, he said. “If they’ve been vacant for at least six months, and they’re not being maintained – with grass, weeds, trees, growing up ev-erywhere – and owners don’t want to ad-dress it after being given proper notice, our next step could be to have the property as-sessed, then having a secondary appraisal done for the cost of repairing the building. We could have the property appraised at today’s value versus what the tax value was prior to the building becoming vacant. If the appraised value at today’s dollars is less than 50 percent of what the appraised value was according to the tax auditor prior to the building being vacant, then we could actually have it declared a nuisance. That’s something that we don’t have right now. I know it’s very proactive and kind of a newer concept some communities have put together. So it’s only in the most extreme cases,” he said. The deterioration of the Woodville Mall spurred Schimmel’s interest in a building maintenance code. So has the number of abandoned commercial build-ings in the city that deteriorated and sat idle over the years. If there had been a building main-

tenance code in place years ago, the Woodville Mall may “never have gotten out of hand like it did,” he said. “The city could have declared it a nui-sance and torn it down on our own years ago. That’s an extreme case because it costs so much to tear down a building that size. But we could have at least forced the mall owner’s hand several years ago compared to what we had to go through - have it de-clared a nuisance, then actually sue them in common pleas court for years before it was closed. If we had a building maintenance code, I don’t think they would have got-ten away with what they did. It wouldn’t have had to go through the court system. The mall defi nitely got me thinking about a building maintenance code, but I’m look-ing more towards the future with the build-ings we do still have that are vacant that are not being maintained and the owners are absolutely nowhere to be found,” said Schimmel. Eyesores Another example he cited is the vacant Marathon building at Wales and Oregon roads. “We fi nally got the owner to address that property though the fi re depart-ment, which called it a fi re hazard,” said Schimmel. “But we could have addressed it if we had a building maintenance code as opposed to a back door fi re code. It was in very terrible condition. There were trees several inches wide growing up through the asphalt. Now it’s looking OK. But it had

been abandoned for probably 10 years.” The Smoke Shack, next to Frisch’s Big Boy on Woodville Road, also owned by Marathon, has also been an eyesore for years, said Schimmel. “They absolutely have not maintained that building. I’d say it’s been at least eight years, maybe more, that it’s been vacant and not maintained the least bit. I defi nitely notice it every time I drive buy and it irks me that it’s in such horrible condition. It just looks terrible. It probably was open for business for just a few years. So it’s been vacant for a long time.” A building maintenance code, he said, gives us an endgame where we could tell the owners if they don’t maintain their buildings - the city could declare it a nuisance and rip it down if the appraisal is 50 percent less than what it was when the property was in use and add the cost to their tax bill. “It’s certainly not something we would be doing willy nilly with all these buildings because there would be a defi nite cost to it, but in these extreme situations where these places are not being maintained whatsoever, I think it’s a tool that the city should have. Anderson would like to see a similar maintenance code for residential proper-ties as well. “If a house is abandoned, and we can’t fi nd an owner, we could get to the point to have it torn down and then assess the prop-erty. A maintenance code would allow us to force people to take care of their property before we get to that point,” he said.

Al Thompson left Northwest Ohio on August 17 on a bicycle ride around the pe-rimeter of the United States in an effort to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity and Save the Children. Here is an excerpt from his blog, which you can follow by going to presspublica-tions.com and clicking on the icon on the upper right.

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I made The Turn a couple days ago about a hundred miles north of Miami somewhere between Vero Beach and Fort Pierce--the turn away from the Atlantic, the coastline of which I’ve been following these past three months. Now, it’s nothing but west. Well, there will be northwest in there, and some downright north to get out of Florida, and even some southwest, but, fundamentally, nothing but west. I bit off quite a chunk of south central Florida yesterday after spending the night on the shores of Lake Okeechobee. Setting off on a long ride of 75 miles across broad open plains and grasslands punctuated by small islands of tropical foliage and tower-ing palm trees, it was my longest mileage day to date. When I arrived at the camp-ground in Arcadia, my body let me know I had traveled a far distance under the sub-tropical sun. After riding long stretches of highway, my left hand starts to go numb from rest-ing on the handlebars, and then I’ll ride for some time one handed until the circula-tion returns. The same thing occurs with my feet which are clipped into my pedals, which, in spite of the numbness, has its ad-vantages. Being clipped in, or feet locked to the pedals, increases your cycling effi -ciency tremendously--instead of just push-ing, you are both pushing and pulling on each turn of the pedals, and the increase in power helps signifi cantly on upgrades (which I haven’t seen for a while). But of course, when you come to a dead stop, it’s quite important to remember that you are clipped in . . . otherwise . . . you can guess the result. It has almost happened to me more times than I care to admit. Arising earlier than usual this morn-ing, I rode through the cool morning temps, the sun casting a rich glow from the east as I pedaled to the west with the Gulf of Mexico now in my sites. Great Blue Herons and Great White Egrets, keeping an eye out for a morning meal along the road-side canals, would suddenly take fl ight and glide along with me for a ways, and then veer away, intent on other business. This is ranch land too, and I ring my bell as I pass by herds of grazing cattle. Some continue chewing nonchalantly, while others look up with a start, asking their buddy bovines close by, “What the hell was that?” Bicycling in these subtropical climes again calls to mind my journey of 30 years ago: Bangkok, Thailand — 1986. Nothing

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subtropical about Thailand. Purely the tropics. I had arrived there in January with my cycling mates, Alison and Paul. I was in bad shape, however, having just had my fractured elbow put back together with pins and wire in New Delhi after a serious cycling accident in India. I will never for-get a couple of long 90-mile days down the Malay Peninsula, in the tropical heat, with my arm heavily bandaged in a soft cast and bent at a constant 45 degree angle . . . and I recall that feeling of just having nothing left at day’s end. Although my passage across south Florida in no way compares to my Thailand experience, after 75 miles and 30 years on, I was defi nitely feeling a bit of discomfort. Now, as I close in on 4,000 miles, mak-ing this my 2nd longest tour, I’ve decided I need to take a break. I had thought about doing a last minute cruise, but instead have decided to spend a week on Siesta Key, trying to regroup and evaluate where I am with this journey and the goals I have set. So Folks, for the next week, I am not Proceeding On, but Staying Put — some-thing I haven’t done much over the last four months!

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Harold F. Schaefer

Harold F. Schaefer,

of Saline, Michigan

and later of Elmore,

Ohio, died Tuesday,

July 21, 2015, at the

age of 90, after a battle

with cancer in Green

Valley,AZ.

Born December 31,

1924 to the late Augusta Ziemann and David

G. Schaefer, Harry was the middle child of

seven. At the age of 7, Harry grew up quickly.

His mother was widowed and he began to

take on many responsibilities to help his

mother and siblings.

As he approached his last years of high

school, World War II was beginning. Striving

to serve his country, while also wishing to

attend college, Harry joined the U.S. Army

and the ASTP program. The Army

determined that he had the aptitude to be

trained as an engineer. Shortly after

graduation from Saline High School in 1943,

Harry was sent to Baylor University to begin

his studies. Not long after starting college, his

class was called up and placed on active duty

status.

In short order, Harry found himself a

member of the 99th Division, 394th Infantry,

G Company, 2nd Battalion headed overseas

to the European Theater.

Sgt. Schaefer proved to be an excellent

soldier and leader. Under his leadership, at

20 years old, he and his men contributed

significantly to the successes of the Battle of

the Bulge and the taking of the Ramagen

Bridge.

Harry was a proud and valiant soldier who

was well respected. During his service he

earned the Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, three

bronze battle stars, and was honored with the

Distinguished Service Cross for Valor.

His family and friends will miss him

greatly and are comforted by the knowledge

that he is at peace and is now enjoying the

company of many people he cared about who

preceded him in death.

Harry is survived by his wife, Shirley D.

Schaefer of Green Valley, AZ; his sister,

Viola, of Lebenon, OR; children, Kathie

Meyer (and Rob) of Green Valley, AZ, Kurt

Schaefer (and Carol) of Folsom, CA, Karol

Holley (and Rick) of Crescent City, CA, Kim

Raney of Beaverton, OR, and his step-

daughter, Susan Hofmann of Overland Park,

KS. He is also survived by his grandchildren,

Jennifer Meyer of Anchorage, AK, Pamela

Boyd of Hillsboro, OR, Bennett Holley of

Petaluma, CA, Christine Avelar of Renton,

WA, Abigail Wade of Windsor, CA, Megan

Gunder of Woodinville, WA, Nate,Abby, and

Kate Hofmann of Overland Park, KS, and

many nieces and nephews. He was preceded

in death by his brothers, Melvin and David,

and his sisters, Mildred, Dorothy and

Marilyn.

Harry will be laid to rest in Arlington

National Cemetery at a later date.

By Larry LimpfNews [email protected]

With fi nancial assistance from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the Northwestern Water and Sewer District has been conducting an audit of its water system to determine where the system is losing water and revenues due to leaks, meter and billing problems and unmetered usage. The survey will follow American Water Works Association guidelines, said Dina Pierce, an Ohio EPA spokesperson. Recommendations for addressing the sources of water losses will be included, she said. Through the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account, the OEPA is providing a no-interest loan of $148,143 for the project, Pierce said. Tom Stalter, district engineer, said the district has retained Smart Water Analytics, LLC, of Atlanta, Ga., for the audit. “They looked at all our accounts, they looked at all our master meters and did a sampling of our residential meters to deter-mine the accuracy of those,” Stalter said. “They did an accounting of water use and water loss through leaks, breaks, construc-tion and did a comparison of water in and water out throughout the system to see

Water district audit

Loss ranges from 15-30 percent, director sayswhere we are losing revenue.” A draft of the audit report shows the district has a loss of water ranging from 15 to 30 percent in some geographical areas. “The estimate is with a strong effort maybe we can save $500,000 to $1 million a year in revenue by determining what those problems are, Stalter said. “You have to spend some money to get there because you have to excavate and fi nd leaks in pipes that are diffi cult to fi nd as they may only be pinholes in the pipe. Now we are trying to sort out what the best way is so we can get the most we can for the least money. We’re trying to break the areas down further so we can fi nd where most of the water loss might be.”

Jerry Greiner, the district’s execu-tive director, said some of the loss can be attributed to fi re loss, contractors doing cleanings that may not be metered and me-ters that register usage more slowly as they age. All are common areas of loss for public water entities. “The American Water Works Association has set a reasonable level of loss at 10 to 15 percent,” Greiner said. “We have fi ve different water provid-ers and even within those it’s a fairly com-plicated system. You’re chasing maybe high loss in one area and low somewhere else.” He estimated the loan will cover about all of the costs of the audit.

Police BeatsPolice BeatsLake Twp – A resident of the 6400 block of Fremont Pike on Dec. 22 reported someone ob-tained her credit card information and made sev-eral unauthorized purchases.

• Justin M. McClung, 29, Curtice, was charged Dec. 21 with tampering with evidence, drug abuse and improperly handling a fi rearm in a vehicle after police came across his pick-up truck in a parking lot along Woodville Road.

• Joshua J. Hoodlebrink, 26, Pemberville, was charged Dec. 19 with operating a vehicle while impaired and having an open container in

his vehicle.

OREGON – Unknown suspect(s) pried open a door to a house in the 2000 block of Oakdale Ave. and stole a furnace on Nov. 25.

• Unknown suspect(s) entered a residence in the 2600 block of Northvale Drive through a kitch-en window and stole items on Dec. 5.

• Unknown suspect(s) entered a property in the 2400 block of Navarre Ave. and stole a Bobcat on Dec. 4.

Amplex, an Internet service provider, will relocate from Millbury to larger offi ces in Luckey across from the new Home Depot Warehouse on Pemberville Road, just off S.R. 20. The company, which was founded in 1997, offers fi xed-base wireless technolo-gy to provide high-speed Internet, phone and television service on par with cable service, said Brian Hintze, director of sales and marketing. The company specializes in areas where cable is not available. Its 57 towers serve an area that stretches as far north as the Lake Erie Islands, as far south as North Baltimore, as far east as Clyde and as far west as Waterville, Grand Rapids. Amplex serves both residential and business customers, said Hintze. Growth is the reason for the move. In 1997, the com-pany employed six, today it employs 20. The building utilizes state-of-the-art technology in computer systems, phone service and lighting in its call center, Hintze said. Television service is provided through Dish Network. Amplex also offers web hosting services. The new address is 22690 Pemberville Road, Luckey. The phone number is 888-419-3635. Mark Radabaugh is the founder and company president.

At the clubs Cindy Geronimo, commissioner of the

Internet provider moves into new offi ce, growth cited

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division of code enforcement for the City of Toledo, will update East Toledoans about code enforcement and demolitions of di-lapidated homes in East Toledo Thursday, Jan 21, 12:30 p.m. at the East Toledo Senior Center. Geronimo told The Press the number of homes demolished in East Toledo fund-ed from a state grant will total 190 from April, 2014 to June 2016. The complete list and location can be found on the web-site of the Lucas County Land Bank under the Demolition Program option on the left

hand side of the web page. East Toledo is classifi ed as Target Zone E. The public is invited. The talk is spon-sored by the East Toledo Club. Reservations are not needed. The senior center is located in Navarre Park between Woodville and Navarre.

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The Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce will host its annual State of the Communities address Thursday, Jan. 28, 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Michigan Room

at ProMedica Bay Park Hospital. Expected to participate are government leaders from Oregon, Northwood, Jerusalem Township, Walbridge and East Toledo. Call Yvonne at 419-693-5580 for more information.

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The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual member dinner Friday, Jan. 29, 6 p.m. at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds. For more information contact Valerie Winterfi eld at 419-898-0479.

***Raffl e winner Katelyn Joy is the winner of raffl e held at Gifts and More Galore in Oak Harbor. Joy chose a stained glass piece featur-ing a horse which she intends to give to her grandmother who is in a nursing home. The piece is valued at $150.

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EducationPublished fourth week of month.

GPAOak Harborschool lauded RC Waters Elementary in Oak Harbor has been named a National Title I Distinguished School by the Ohio State Department of Education. The school is one of up to 100 schools throughout the country being recognized nationally for exceptional student achieve-ment in 2015. “I am very proud of the accomplish-ments of the staff of R.C. Waters Elementary School for providing exceptional, second-to-none educational opportunities for all students,” said Superintendent Guy Parmigian. “The recognition as a Title I Distinguished School is well-deserved, and speaks to the tireless, data-driven, and stu-dent-centered efforts of staff.” A project of the National Title I Association, the National Title I Distinguished Schools Program publicly recognizes qualifying Title I schools for the outstanding academic achievements of their students. It highlights the efforts of schools across the country making sig-nifi cant improvements for their students. The program has been in place since 1996, showcasing the success of hundreds of schools in one of two categories – excep-tional student performance for two consec-utive years, or closing the achievement gap between student groups. Title I is the cornerstone of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It is the largest federally funded pre-college education program in the United States and provides funding to school districts across the country to aid in the education of eco-nomically disadvantaged students.

Adult classes enrolling Vanguard-Sentinel Career Center, Fremont, offers free Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) classes to adults interested in improving basic skills, obtain-ing a GED, or preparing to go to college. Classes are designed to help partici-pants improve their reading, math and/or writing skills, to prepare for the GED test, and to get ready for college or an adult cer-tifi cate training program. Students enrolling into ABLE classes and meeting the eligibility requirements will be able to take an Offi cial GED Practice test for free to determine readiness for the Offi cial GED test. Orientation is required before enroll-ment into classes. An orientation will be held Jan. 13 and 14 at 9 a.m. at the Ottawa County Resource Center in Oak Harbor. Attendees will complete placement testing, set goals and develop an individualized learning plan. Call 419-960-2025 to regis-ter.

Auxiliary donates supplies When the Veterans Center at Terra State Community College opened several years ago, the Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2947 in Fremont stocked its cupboards. They returned recently to restock. The group donated bottled water, Gatorade and a multitude of snacks to help the veteran students make it through exam week as well as through spring semester. In addition, the VFW Auxiliary originally do-nated a coffee pot and continues to supply coffee to the center. The Terra State Veterans Center was founded on the concept of easing a veteran student’s way as he/she navigates the pur-suit of a college degree.

'The Music Man' at Eastwood Eastwood High School students are once again preparing for the annual spring musical. For the fi rst time ever, “The Music Man” will be marching onto the Eastwood High School stage. “The Music Man” will be performed Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and will be sold in the high school offi ce.

Six hundred forty-nine candidates for graduation, including 117 from the Findlay-area Campus, received degrees during the 35th Owens Community College Fall Commencement held Dec. 18. Mackenzie Harder, Education Transfer Concentration major graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors with a 4.0 grade-point average, was selected as the class representative and addressed the graduates during the ceremony. The 20-year-old Martin native grew up on a 500-acre crop and livestock farm just outside Genoa with her parents, Neil and Tracy; older sister, Lindsay; younger brother, Noah; and grandparents, Allen and Beverly Harder. A 2013 Toledo Christian High School graduate, Mackenzie originally started her higher education at Indiana Wesleyan University, majoring in exercise science. But she said she did not like the four-year college’s size. While at home during Thanksgiving break, she saw an Owens

Mackenzie Harder addresses grads at Owenscommercial on TV, she recalls. She en-rolled in January 2014. “I love it her. I feel right at home,” she said of her expe-rience. She credits Elisa Huss-Hage as one of the professors who was most help-ful during her time at Owens. “Mackenzie not only went above and beyond in her classroom studies, but took her experience past the classroom to volunteer for Special Olympics,” said Huss-Hage, professor, Teacher Education and Human Services. “Observing her interact with and support the Special Olympic athletes solidifi ed my already strong feelings that Mackenzie is a

Mackenzie Harder

caring, empathetic individual and one who emulates what I think all Owens graduates should espouse to be. I know that she will be an excellent teacher.” In the summers, Harder works at SpringHill Camp in Evart, Michigan, where she started as a counselor. The camp of-fers faith-based activities and teachings for children in grades one through 12. Next summer she will be a member of the resi-dent staff overseeing and organizing opera-tions. Before her next camp experience in 2016, Harder will spend three months in Cork, Ireland, working at a church teach-ing children and interning at a radio sta-tion. In Fall 2016, Harder’s goal is to be em-ployed by a school district as a teacher’s aide, supporting the teaching staff and making a difference in student lives. “I want to give other people the oppor-tunities I’ve had in life. I want to help oth-ers fl ourish and reach their goals,” she said.

By Yaneek SmithPress Contributing [email protected] Ask just about anybody at Clay High School about sophomore Tylor Smith and you’re likely to hear he’s the nicest kid in the entire school – always there with a smile and a friendly “hi.” This, in spite of the fact that for the past fi ve years, the teen has been battling Alport Syndrome, which causes kidney disease. He currently needs dialysis three times per week – something that tires him out. Recently, the Clay community held a fundraiser to help Tylor and his family with medical expenses that will be needed for a kidney transplant. Led by Student Government President Callie Snyder, the fundraiser set a goal to raise $6,000 over a four-day period. When the total was tallied, the fundraising effort raised $9,000 mark, much to the delight of Tylor and his mother, Jessica. A check was presented to the 16-year-old student and his mom at a pep rally held Dec. 18 in the school gym. One of the highlights of the event came when English teacher Zeb Waterbury shaved off his long blond locks, fulfi lling a commitment he made if the community were able to raise at least $6,000. “This was a great, great thing for Clay High School. We have three words on our wall here at Clay – tradition, family, com-munity,” said Clay Principal Jim Jurski. “Those are the three things we try to live by here at Clay. Jurski credited not only the students and faculty, but also the community for stepping up. “They saw it on Facebook; they saw it online and on social media, and everyone pitched in. The volunteer fi refi ghters made a huge donation for us. It was a great com-munity thing to come together for one of our own in a time of need. You can’t ask your students for anything more. I’m so proud to be principal of Clay High School,” he said. “I think it was so successful because Tylor is such a nice kid. I don’t know of anyone who’s ever had a negative thing to say about him. He always has a smile on his face. Even though he may not be feeling that good that day, he’s always positive and he has a smile on his face,” Jurski said. Snyder, who maintains a 4.0 GPA and is part of DECA and the National Honor Society, talked about coordinating the fun-draising event for Tylor, which came with the help of teacher Heidi Straka. “It’s actually impossible to have conver-sation with Tylor in the hallways because everyone is passing by and saying hello to him,” Snyder said. “Everyone wants to talk to him, he’s such a great person.” Straka taught Smith last year when he was a freshman. “Tylor is the kindest, nicest young man. He greets you with a smile every single time you see him, even a hug,” said Straka. “He makes it a point to go out of his way to say hi to people. It makes you want to go out of your way to do something for him.” The ability to raise so much money

Oregon, Clay High rallies around sophomore

Pictured at the rally for Tylor Smith are, left to right, Kristin Wamer, art teacher; Na-than Quigg, assistant principal; Tylor Smith, Alex Timofeev, VCOM instructor; Kathy Jeskey, and science teacher; and Brandon Roberts, foreign language teacher. Bot-tom photo, as part of the fundraiser, Zeb Waterburg, language arts teacher, gets his head shaved by Jodi Eckman, cosmetology. (Press photos by Ken Grosjean)

in such a short period of time clarifi ed for Snyder and others just how strong and sup-portive the Clay and Oregon community are. “I was pleasantly surprised,” Snyder

said. “I thought putting this together and only doing a four-day fundraiser, at fi rst felt like I was cheating Tylor. That just shows how strong our community and our school is. If one person falls down, everyone joins hands to help pick them up.” Needless to say, this experience has been quite touching for the Smiths. “I can’t put into words what it meant. The overall response from the Oregon com-munity has been wonderful,” Jessica said. “We call Callie (Snyder) our angel now because she got all this together. And Mrs. Straka has been wonderful, too. “To see all the people that Tylor’s touched, it’s awesome to see people rally behind him because he’s such a great kid. Now I have to share him with everyone be-cause now everyone wants to meet him and support him,” she said.

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It was a show so big, they had to ex-tend the stage. St. Boniface School students played to a packed gym as they performed their Christmas program, “Radio J-O-Y!” In the play, a school choir visits ra-dio station JOY 1225 AM, “where the best songs are about Christmas” and tell the sto-ry of Christ’s birth. “We’re continuing to expand our arts program,” said Principal Milagros Greggila. “We have a new stage fl oor and backdrop, and professional-grade lights and sound. Our music teacher, Mike Gordon, and his wife Lisa have been involved in communi-ty theater for over 30 years. They’re doing a wonderful job developing the St. Boniface Little Theater.” The entire school, pre-K through eighth grade was involved in staging the production. The fi fth-grade band rehearsed with clarinet, saxophone and trombone.

St. Boniface students spread J-O-YStudents worked on new songs, practiced their lines and learned to play the hand bells. Many stayed after school creating the set while parents helped to enlarge the ex-isting stage. For the students, the fun of opening night was worth all the weeks of hard work and rehearsals. “It feels professional and exciting,” said seventh grader Serena Kavanaugh during intermission. Gianna Hirt enjoyed “singing and dressing up as an angel.” Andrea Winke most enjoyed “see-ing everybody with smiles on their faces and the audience was having fun.” “The self-discipline and skills our stu-dents learn from the visual and perform-ing arts carry over into academics, making them more confi dent and effective learn-ers,” Greggila said. For more info about St. Boniface call 419-898-1340 or visit www.sb-oh.org.

St. Boniface students Jessica Thompson, Andrea Winke, Cameran Quisno and Emma Reinhart sing “Mary’s Song” as part of the Oak Harbor School’s Christmas play, “Radio J-O-Y!” (Submitted photo)

Honoring those serving through “Cookie Drop” Student leaders from high schools from throughout the Toledo region recently joined together for a sweet service project. The concept is so simple – inspire friends and classmates to bake and deliver holiday cookies to those who might other-wise be overlooked during the holidays. The project was organized completely by high school students and c oordinated by Leadership Toledo’s Students In Action Regional Advisory Board (RAB). In 2013, this simple idea undertaken by seven schools resulted in the delivery of more than 5,000 homemade cookies to sites including the 180th Fighter Wing, Hospice of Northwest Ohio, senior centers, police/fi re stations, and food pantries. Student leaders organized Students In Action’s 40 high schools into four Regions. By doing so, leaders from specifi c schools worked together to make manageable what might otherwise seem overwhelming. In the North Region, students decided to bake cookies for Food for Thought. Some students wanted to give cookies to teachers at their school; others suggested delivering to fi refi ghters, police stations, senior cen-ters. In the South Region, the primary re-cipient chosen was Hospice of NW Ohio and Ronald McDonald House. In the West Region, the primary site was the 180th Fighter Wing, and in the East Region, the East Toledo Family Center. Efforts to engage “non-baking stu-dents” in the project include the creation of cards and notes to identify who has donat-ed the cookies and to bring holiday cheer to all. Cookies were delivered Dec. 18. According to David Schlaudecker, ex-ecutive director of Leadership Toledo, “Our Students In Action initiative has a presence at 100 percent of the high schools in the Toledo Region – all 40 of them. We encour-aged and support the Cookie Drop as both an extension of our leadership training and to challenge these young leaders to use their skills to organize community service initia-tives in their individual schools.

Pinning ceremony Three area residents were among graduates in the 13th class to fi nish the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Terra State Community College. The graduates received their nursing pins during a cere-mony Dec. 12 at the college. Those being pinned included Samantha Swope, of Oak Harbor; Audrene Brigham, of Oregon and Courtney Fuller, of Graytown. Kelli Williamson, MSN, RN, a member of the nursing faculty at Terra State, was chosen by the graduating class to be the keynote speaker. “Be thankful for what your hands will do,” she told the nursing graduates. “With the touch of your hands, you will provide security and calmness to a patient under-going a procedure. Your hands will assist surgeons during simple and complex sur-geries. Your competent hands will per-form nursing skills that bring healing to the body. Your hands will comfort a fam-ily when their loved one has passed. Your hands are the hands of a nurse, the hands of strength, compassion and love. May your hands bring comfort and healing to those they touch.” A small reception followed the cere-mony.

Saxophonist performs Clay Parlette, of Curtice, recently per-formed in a fall instrumental recital at The University of Findlay. He played “Sonata No. 3” by Handel on the alto saxophone.

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By Virginia M ParkOttawa County Recorder

This year – 2015 – has marked the 175th anniversary of the founding of Ottawa County in 1840. To celebrate this event, a new book ti-tled “Ottawa County 175th Anniversary” will be available next summer. But as we near the end of this anniversary year, it’s a particularly good time to recognize this milestone date. Ottawa County is a wonderful county with a diverse population and an import-ant heritage. And it is an interesting coun-ty. It is the longest county in the state and has more miles of coastline than any other county. We have more boats, sell more fi sh-ing licenses and have more campsites than any other Ohio county. It is a fascinating place for people to live, work and enjoy recreational facilities. So here’s a reminder that we can observe this anniversary year by thinking of our county’s heritage.

Historical background Ohio was the fi rst state admitted to the United States from the great Northwest Territory (established in 1787). This large area was comprised of all lands north and west of the Ohio River. The Northwest Ordinance provided the legal framework under which three to fi ve states could en-ter the Union and Ohio obtained statehood in 1803. Soon afterward, a number of Ohio counties were formed. Ottawa County was founded March 6, 1840. Port Clinton had been established in 1828, and several other villages also had sprung up quickly. Port Clinton became a shipping, fi shing and business communi-

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ty and Hartford was renamed Oak Harbor when the lumbering of oak timber became prominent there. Several villages contend-ed to be selected as the county seat; Port Clinton and Hartford (Oak Harbor) partic-ularly vied for the title. Eventually a com-mittee of “commissioners” from the state legislature came from Columbus and made the decision in favor of Port Clinton. The word “Ottawa” came from the name of an Indian tribe who had lived here and nearby. It means “trader” and the name had been given to the tribe because of their habits of trading with other Native Americans and with French trappers and hunters. From earliest times, our area had been a place through which many Indians and then settlers traveled. Of particular importance was the portage (known as the “Carrying Place”) between Sandusky Bay, Portage River and Lake Erie, perhaps near

the present Fulton Street at Port Clinton. And the islands were stopping-off places for canoe trips between here and the north-ern shore of Lake Erie and even to and from the upper Great Lakes. When our region was being settled and surveyed, some of the eastern portion of the county – all of Danbury Township and a part of what is now Catawba Island Township – was in the “Firelands.” This land had been set aside for persons whose property had been destroyed by fi res during the Revolutionary War. A marker at Catawba Island State Park still designates the western line of this tract. The soil in the eastern part of the coun-ty was particularly favorable for fruit-grow-ing. This area and the Lake Erie Islands would also become known for growing Catawba grapes, often used in the produc-tion of fi ne wines. Danbury Township had good outcroppings of rocky terrain and quarries there processed the limestone to be shipped to Cleveland. Gypsum was discov-ered along the shore of the Sandusky Bay in Portage Township and gypsum mines were developed in several locations in that area. Large areas of the western part of the county were in the “Great Black Swamp” and this ground had to be drained before it provided the rich farm land for which it has become known. Much of this land, gen-erally west of Oak Harbor, was settled by German immigrants who became farmers and businessmen. Exemplifying these fi ne agricultural qualities in the west end of the county is the very beautiful Schedel Gardens and Arboretum at Elmore. Both Elmore and Genoa are sites of historic interest. The Genoa Town Hall is one of several sites in

the county listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historical moments Many important historical events have taken place in what is now Ottawa County: • Camp Perry, west of Port Clinton, is home to the annual National Rifl e Matches. During World War II, it was an induction center and then became a site that held prisoners of war from Germany and Italy. • Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry fought and won the Battle of Lake Erie on waters now primarily within our county boundaries. Perry’s Monument on South Bass Island (Put-In-Bay) commemorates that event. Caves on the islands also have historical signifi cance. • A cemetery on Johnsons Island gives silent testimony to the Prisoner of War Camp built to house Confederate offi cers during the Civil War. • No account of Ottawa County would be complete without mentioning the Marblehead Lighthouse. Built to warn sailors about the rough waters off the tip of the Danbury peninsula, the beautiful light-house still graces the shoreline there. It is thought to be the place in all of Ohio most depicted by artists and photographers.

Looking to the future These are just a few things to contem-plate when we think about Ottawa County celebrating 175 years. Our past is illustri-ous, and if we all continue to work to pro-mote it, the years to come can be even more signifi cant. The New Year of 2016 is an excellent time to begin anew to celebrate the great-ness of Ottawa County.

You learn by listening. Education is a lifetime process. There is always more to be learned. What you know pales in com-parison to what you don’t know. However, too many people have very ineffective lis-tening skills. A variety of factors limit the effec-tiveness of your listening. There are also numerous strategies which boost your lis-tening power. Let’s fi rst examine some common listening inhibitors and how to overcome them and then look at how you can boost your listening power. When you are formulating your re-sponse while someone is speaking, you are no longer listening to what they are saying. Stay focused on what the other person is expressing. There will be an opportunity to respond. Daydreaming, or being distracted by your surroundings, diminishes your lis-tening ability. Instead, concentrate on the message the other person is striving to con-vey. You want to discover what they are wanting, feeling, thinking, and saying. Jumping to conclusions, or judging the speaker, causes you to stop listening. When you assume you know what will be said, you have no need to pay further at-tention. Hear out the other person without making any judgments. Once you have all of the information from them, you can form your conclusions. Assessing a speaker based on appear-ance, social status, fi nancial status, occupa-tion, or any other factor, affects your listen-

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ing mode. When you feel someone is be-neath you, in any way, you assign little or no value to what they are saying. Closing your mind in this matter restricts the quan-tity and quality of the information you take in. Becoming defensive, or taking things personally in response to what is being said, pushes you into rebuttal mode. This reaction shuts down your listening along with lowering your ability to think clearly. Listen carefully to what is being said before deciding on an appropriate response. Selective listening is another detri-ment. In this mode, you hear only what you want to. You subconsciously tune out anything you don’t agree with or which contradicts your beliefs. This approach closes your mind to new and different ideas. As a result, your learning ability is greatly diminished. Here are some strategies to enhance the power of your listening. First and foremost, always keep an open mind. You never know from whom, or when, you will fi nd valuable information. You can learn

something from everyone. Constantly look for new knowledge you can acquire by lis-tening. Often, you will be able to acquire additional information about what works or what doesn’t. Ask questions to clarify your under-standing of what the other person is saying. What you think is being said is not neces-sarily what the other person means. Begin questions with something like, “I just want to make sure I understand correctly. Please correct me if I’m wrong.” Take notes while you are listening. It forces you to pay close attention. Written notes are more reliable than memory. Taking notes is especially valuable when listening on the phone. There is no point to listening if you can’t remember what was said. The most educated people are those people who have developed exceptional listening skills. They have cultivated the habit of listening with an open mind. They listen far more often than they talk. Examine your listening skills. Identify and correct any bad listening habits you have. Monitor yourself closely when oth-ers are speaking so you can stay focused with an open mind. As you enhance your listening ability, your knowledge and ex-pertise will grow. The power of listening will serve you for a lifetime and greatly en-hance your success.

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“It’s the perfect drug…” Basil Arcuri said. “…But, the worst drug,” Ashley Arden said, fi nishing the sentence. The drug is heroin. Both know the eu-phoria as well as the destructive hold it can have. They know it from personal experi-ence. Heroin has talked to them like a best friend, sung like a siren. It’s the inner voice that persuades, bargains and lures someone to an obsession that grows louder in the si-lence of being alone, or in the company of fellow users. Basil and Ashley know this voice and how hard it is to silence. So, they have joined a group of like-minded friends who believe another layer of treatment should be added to detox, random drug testing, counseling and support groups such as Heroin Anonymous. That layer is friend-ship through a group called Team Recovery. Team Recovery started with a group of seven or eight addicts going through detox together at the Zepf Center in Toledo. They all had similar life experiences and they all had failed before. Their stories give you insight on how easy it is to go from pain pills to heroin. So easy, that in 2012, the Ohio Department of Health recorded 1,914 deaths from heroin overdose. Matt Bell, 28, Team Recovery’s founder and media chair, attended St. Jerome and St. Francis. He was an All-District baseball player in high school and he was on the University of Toledo baseball team when he tore his rotator cuff. Matt admits he didn’t follow doc-tor’s orders and took pain pills “to the ex-tremes.” While his shoulder healed, Matt couldn’t stop chasing the high. When the pills became too expensive, he tried heroin. He knew the danger, but the withdrawals were too much. “The mental part, I can’t explain, but physically I couldn’t sit still 24-7. I had cold sweats, hot fl ashes, insom-nia, nausea and abdominal pain. I had an obsession with getting the drug,” he said. Josh Dressel, 37, of Perrysburg, started using Oxycontin 11 years ago to stay up for long shifts as a bartender and to deal with family issues emanating from having three step-fathers. He would crush the drug and snort it, but when the manufacturer went to gel caps, Josh turned to heroin. He recalls the day he made the leap. His dealer was out of pills and Josh was having withdrawals. “`Try this, the fi rst one is free,’” Josh said the dealer told him. “I said, `Whatever, I just don’t want to be sick anymore.’ “When you’re in that mental state of

brokenness, you’ll do anything to make that go away…That’s why people who try to quit at home and on their own don’t make it.” Ashley, 28, had a c-section at age 17. She was prescribed anti-depressants and later Percocet and Vicodin for an on-going back injury. That led to buying opiates on the street and later heroin because it was cheaper. Basil, 32, said he had used Oxycontin to deal with the pain of a broken ankle at age 16. Then, later he abused the drug to escape from emotional problems he had buried. The habit soon became too expen-sive, costing him $150 a day. “When someone offered me the same feeling from a different drug and it was way cheaper, it was a no brainer,” he said. Cheaper in the short run, Basil discov-ered. But, his new habit ballooned to $300 a day.

All four faced a similar fi nancial bur-den and with it the shame that comes from meeting that burden at any cost. Josh ex-plained, “We had to manipulate our fami-lies and do things a normal person would never want to do.” All four have had different stints of so-briety, some lasting as long as three years. So, what makes this time different? Three things, they say: environment, friendship and a purpose. The environment is the Recovery Housing at the Zepf Center. Eighty addicts going through recovery live there for up to two years. To live there, you must have gone through detox. You must meet with a counselor weekly, attend sober support group meetings, submit to random drug testing and take prescribed medications, if needed. In exchange, addicts get room and board and a variety of services to prevent

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Coach Mike DeStazio put together a difficult non-conference slate in the hopes it would prepare his Genoa girls’ basketball club for the Northern Buckeye Conference. Thus far, it’s worked. The Comets started off 8-2 and 6-0 in the NBC and sport road victories over two of the perennial contenders in the confer-ence, Otsego (62-41) and Elmwood (61-37). After coming up just short of winning the league title in each of the last two seasons, Genoa is now in the driver’s seat, but there’s plenty of work left to do. Tuesday, Genoa easily defeated Rossford, 55-32. High scorers for Genoa were senior guard Haley Gerke with 15 points, junior guard Emily Edwards had 10 and senior guard Haley Pickard scored nine. Gerke had four 3-point goals and she had set a school record with seven against Fostoria on Dec. 12. Led by a zone defense that likes to wreak havoc and create turnovers and an of-fense predicated on getting its athletes out in transition, the Comets have won seven con-secutive games. Pickard (5-foot-5), leads the way, averaging 17.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.8 steals and three assists, Gerke (5-5) is second in scoring (10.6 pts.) and averages 5.3 rebounds, senior wing Erica Harder (6-0) nearly averages a double-double (10.4 pts., 9.1 reb.), Emily Edwards (5-6) complements the offensive attack (8 pts., 4.3 reb.) and Carly Gose (5.3 pts., 5.6 reb., 7.1 steals), who stands 5-4, provides a little bit of everything. Those fi ve players comprise the start-ing lineup, and Caitlyn Shessler, a 5-8 wing, and Chayce McQueary, a 5-10 post, provide depth off the bench. Genoa’s two losses came to Sandusky Bay Conference pre-season favorites Clyde (47-41) and Oak Harbor (40-37), and their preseason schedule featured the likes of Clay, Riverdale and Arlington. The losses to the Fliers and the Rockets, which were sandwiched around a victory over Tiffi n Columbian, preceded the win over Otsego. “I give us some tough scrimmages. I’m not trying to win scrimmages,” said DeStazio, now in his sixth year at Genoa. “Each quarter was a war. You’re putting your kids in an environment where they have to mentally fi ght through the tough times. “Our fi rst four games, three of those four were probably the toughest games we’ll have all year. Does that mean we can’t lose a couple games? No. Clyde, Oak Harbor and Otsego were probably the three toughest games we’ll play all year and you put them back-to-back-to-back. “As a coach, what it does is make your kids work a little harder in practice. They become a little more motivated. We wanted to beef the schedule up because that only makes you better. If you can win all of your non-league games and not be challenged, you won’t make yourself better.” It’s paid off, as his team dominated in its seven victories, winning by an aver-age of 24.9 points. The marquee win over Otsego, which came in the fourth game, saw Pickard (20 points), Edwards (19) and Harder (12) score in double fi gures as the Comets established control early and slow-ly built their lead. It was sweet revenge for Genoa, which lost to the Knights both times last year by a combined six points, including 47-44 in the fi nal game of the season that decided the league title.

Winners of 7 straight, Comets in fi rst place

Genoa senior guard Haley Pickard (21) and Clyde junior forward Bree Dowling (31) chase afer a loose ball as the Comets' six-foot tall senior wing Erica Harder trails. (Press photo by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP).

“In fairness to Otsego, they have a pret-ty strong volleyball program, so I think their kids weren’t 100 percent ready for basket-ball. We never talked about that game, but I think our kids mentally did. They remem-ber that loss at home where they should’ve won it,” said DeStazio. “Losing last year probably drove these kids to be better this year. If we’d have won the league last year, I’m not sure there would’ve been that much motivation to win this year.” Starters and an ‘X-factor’ DeStazio has high praise for each of his starters and what they bring to the table, starting with Pickard, who recently reached the 1,000-point plateau and is now sixth all-time on Genoa’s career scoring list. “She has a determination and attitude about winning that you can have from yourself, not the coach. She is a player that makes coaches look good. If she was bigger, she’d have Division I colleges watching her play all night,” said DeStazio. “She’s a tremendous athlete and plays hard all the time. She is really close to 400 steals for her career. She might fi nish her career in steals in the state in the top

15. She is an exceptional competitor. I’ve coached for all these years, and when the ball gets thrown up in the center, the lights get turned on, and something happens to her. When the lights turn on, it turns her on. At that point on, you really don’t have to say a word. She’ll give it all she’s got.” DeStazio says Harder is a matchup nightmare for other teams. “I don’t know too many six-foot girls in our area that can handle the ball like she can. She can handle the ball really well, and when they press, she throws over the trap,” said DeStazio of his primary ball handler, who is averaging less than three turnovers per game. “She handles the ball 99 percent of the time. She is a very smart basketball player. She does a great job of seeing the open per-son and getting them the ball. I think she’s starting to be a great basketball player.” Gerke, who is recovering from a knee injury and is starting to hit her stride, is second on the team in scoring and provides outside shooting. “I think she is the best shooter in the league. I do believe if she’s not the best, she’s one of the best. (Defenses) have really got to fi nd her and locate her and that wid-ens the lane,” said DeStazio. “Something that she has been doing really well lately is rebound. She is probably averaging eight to nine rebounds in the last four games. I give her credit for shooting, but she’s becoming an all-around player.” Edwards, meanwhile, is a complemen-tary piece who is great at getting to the bas-ket and creating opportunities for herself and her teammates. “She is a good basketball player, but a much greater athlete. I call her my blue-collar worker — if you are going to war, and you want to pick someone off my team, you would probably pick her,” said DeStazio.

Air gunners: Camp Perry Open on slate

The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 10th annual Camp Perry Open is set to fi re on Jan. 15-17, 2016, at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center.

Some of the best marksmen in the country – including members of the Army Marksmanship Unit and the USA Shooting team – will be competing at this highly an-ticipated air rifl e and air pistol event.

Matches to be fi red during the com-petition include the Men’s and Women’s 60 Shot Air Rifl e and Pistol matches and the 3x20 Junior Air Rifl e individual and team events. Informal awards ceremonies will follow both the 3x20 and the 60 Shot Matches each day. For anyone wanting to learn more on how to improve his or her marksmanship skills, an optional clinic will also be held at the conclusion of the always popular Super Finals.

The Super Finals, which is arguably the highlight of the Camp Perry Open and sets it apart from other matches, breaks from the traditionally quiet fi nals admin-istered during marksmanship events. Loud music, noisemakers and unruly spectators playfully try to distract the competitors in an attempt to break their concentration on the fi ring line.

Guests who have never seen the Super Finals are encouraged to attend and be a part of the fun by being as loud as pos-sible. This year’s Super Finals will be fi red on Saturday, January 16. Visitors are wel-come into the range to observe at any time during the match – with free admission. Registration will continue until the start of each event, with competition open to ath-letes of all ages and experience levels.

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guard Samantha Enck (Clay) is getting play-ing time for the Lourdes University wom-ens’ basketball team. She has played in nine games, averaging nearly fi ve minutes and just under a point per game for the Gray Wolves. She has two assists and three steals.

Reagan Boice (Eastwood) is another freshman seeing action for Lourdes. So far in three games, the 5-6 guard has three re-bounds and two steals in her initial season of college basketball.

Lourdes (4-10) has two weeks off for the holidays before returning to the hard-wood on Jan. 2. The Gray Wolves will host Madonna in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference action, tipping off at 1 p.m. at Tam-o-Shanter in Sylvania.

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Kent State senior wrestler Ian Miller has accomplished almost everything pos-sible at the NCAA Division I level.

The Oak Harbor graduate is a two-time All-America, taking fourth in the nation two years ago and fi fth last season. Now, the 5-foot-7, 157-pound fi fth-year senior has only one goal left to fulfi ll.

“I want to win the NCAA title,” said Miller, who is 12-0 with two pins and two tech falls this season. “If I can go undefeat-ed, I want to do that. Winning the NCAA title is my main goal this year. If you’re an All-America (top eight) by taking third, fourth, fi fth, sixth or seventh, it pretty much means the same to me. I pretty much want to be a national champion.”

Kent State coach Jim Andrassy said his staff sits down with each wrestler to discuss their season goals and how they’re going to accomplish them. Andrassy said Miller can get to where he wants to be if he stays healthy.

“For Ian, he wants to be a national champ,” Andrassy said. “He has all the ability in the world, it’s just how much he wants it. He’s worked as hard as he can at this point. We try to get the best workout partners we can to push him, but the big-gest thing for him is to stay healthy and keep his strength up during the year.

“He is, hands down, the second best guy in the country (at 157). At a national tournament, anything can happen. Can he make it to the (NCAA) fi nals and will it work out for him? On ability alone he’s the second best guy in that weight class.”

The “best” in Miller’s weight division is Isaiah Martinez, a redshirt sophomore at Illinois. The native Californian is the de-fending Big Ten and NCAA champion at 157 and is ranked No. 1 in the nation this season.

Miller faced Martinez once last year and got pinned very late in the match.

“It was 3-2 (Martinez) with 20 or 30 seconds left and I tried throwing him, but he pinned me,” Miller said. “I can beat him, defi nitely.”

Miller is the second-ranked 157-pound-

Ian Miller still unbeaten, ranked second nationally

er, but he said he pays no attention to those things.

“I don’t look at rankings,” he said. “It doesn’t mean much. Anybody can beat anybody on any day. It’s all about who did the right things leading up to that match. I don’t look at the rankings online, or pre-dictions. I don’t look at brackets. I let the coaches tell me when I’m up. I’ve always been like that. The less you have to think

about, the more you can focus on what you need to do.”

Miller, who took a couple of months off last summer to get “refreshed,” said he didn’t seriously consider moving up a weight class this season. Bumping up wouldn’t have been about avoiding a pos-sible rematch with Martinez in the NCAA tournament, it’s just that Miller is physi-cally comfortable where he’s at.

“It’s not really a struggle at all,” he said. “I’ve always based my wrestling on not cutting weight. If I’m struggling too much (with weight), I just move up to the next weight class (165). If I practice every day of the week and eat right, I’ll weigh around 157.”

Miller said he’s been happy with his performance so far this season.

“I’m wrestling well,” he said. “I’m wrestling the matches how I want them to be wrestled. My big thing this year is I want to control every match so my opponent doesn’t have a chance to get on his game. Not necessarily be more aggressive, just wrestle how I want the match to be wres-tled, score when I want to score and don’t let the guy take me down or touch my legs.”

Miller is scheduled to graduate next spring with a degree in physical educa-tion with a focus on human movement. He is minoring in coaching. It has been a long road for Miller, who was rated the No. 2 recruit in the nation at 152 pounds com-ing out of Oak Harbor. Miller proceeded to earn 2011-12 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year honors.

Andrassy said having someone of Miller’s caliber on the roster has been a boost for Kent State’s wrestling program.

“The biggest thing is we can go out and get the best kids in the country to our program,” Andrassy said. “He’s a blue-chip recruit who could have gone to any Big Ten school. Now, other kids can say, ‘I can do this at Kent State.’ He gives us hope that we can get a guy like that and kids can come here and be successful.”

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“I’ve worked on controlling my temper a lot more,” he said. “I’ve tried to become more of a team player. Early in my high school years I tried to do it all myself, but I’ve tried to open up more with my team. I noticed it’s helping the team more. Me opening up as a player has opened things up for our other players more, instead of me trying to do things individually.

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At 6-foot-5, Clay senior hockey player R.J. Stringham almost always stands out on the ice.

“With skates and a helmet, I’m 6-7 or 6-8,” said Stringham, a center-forward for coach Randy Menchaca’s Eagles. “It’s a plus, but sometimes it can be a negative. When I go to hit a kid, my elbows are at their heads.”

Menchaca said Stringham’s main role on the team is simple: “Put the puck in the net.”

Stringham is a four-year starter and was a fi rst-team All-Northwest Hockey Conference White Division selection last year. He has team highs in goals (10) and assists (8) this season after scoring 17 goals with 19 assists all of last season.

Stringham scored three goals in last Friday’s 9-1 rout of Maumee, and he added another goal in Saturday’s 3-2 win over the Northwest Ohio Eagles. After an 0-4 start, Clay has improved to 7-4 and 6-0 in the conference this season.

“We are playing very disciplined hockey,” Menchaca said. “We’re not mak-

6-foot-5 Stringham leads Clay on 7-game win streaksenior year and it’s going to be a big year.”

Menchaca said he’s been pleased to see that Stringham has shown mental tough-ness and a tendency to not feel the need to make every play.

“R.J. has stepped up very well as our captain,” the coach said. “He’s not playing as selfi sh as I’ve seen R.J. play in the past. People are slashing at him and cheap-shot-ting him and he’s playing through it. He’s playing through some of the stuff that’s hap-pening out there. He’s minimizing his penal-ties and he’s smart with the puck. He knows what needs to be done with the puck.”

Menchaca said he likes the fact that Stringham now plays with a controlled ag-gression and better balance on the ice, both offensively and defensively. It doesn’t hurt, Menchaca said, that Stringham has “in-credible speed for his size.”

“That’s one of the things he utilizes very well,” Menchaca said. “When he takes off, he takes off. It’s a nice thing to see.”

Stringham has virtually made himself a coach on the ice and in the locker room. Which one is more important isn’t really clear, but Stringham has learned to embrace the fact that if he leads, others will follow.

“I said I would try to help out Coach as much as possible,” Stringham said. “I said

I would help push them in the weight room and give them the support they need. I try to talk to (teammates) whenever I feel it’s needed. I try to be as positive as possible and not be negative and keep them in the right mindset.”

Stringham said fellow seniors Justin Heck and Ben Malczewski have been a big help serving as assistant captains.

“They’ve helped lead the way,” Stringham said. “So has Adam (Burns). A lot of seniors have helped lead the way. I’m having a good year so far, but the team is helping me out with my goals. I don’t do it by myself. I’ve had a lot of help from Adam and Jake Fredritz.”

Stringham’s father, Scott, got R.J. in-volved in organized hockey by the time he was 5, and he said he’s loved the sport ever since. Stringham plans to study marketing in college, and he would love to continue playing hockey. For now, he’s focusing on his commitment with the Eagles.

“We have a hard working group of peo-ple,” Stringham said. “We get down and we don’t give up. I tell them what we need to do and what they’re doing well. I try to give them suggestions on what to do. They look to a leader and that’s what I’m trying to give them.”


Northwood girls basketball coach Bill Hamilton doesn’t throw a basketball out onto the court during practice and yell “Go get it!”

But if he did, chances are junior Allison Roach would be the fi rst person to the ball, and she would defi nitely know what to do with it.

“She’s always playing hard,” Hamilton said. “She is one of the best point guards I’ve ever had in the 20-some years that I’ve coached.”

You don’t have to try to convince coach Sean Mercer of defending Toledo Area Athletic Conference champion Ottawa Hills of Roach’s talent. Not after she torched Mercer’s squad for 18 points in a close loss to the Green Bears.

“I would take her any day of the week,” Mercer said. “She plays her butt off. She’s just fun to watch. We tried to stop her and she tore us up. You don’t want to foul her, because you can count it. She makes her free throws.”

Roach’s family, including her older sister, Megan, and parents, Miranda and Jason, have played a big role in Allison’s progression on the basketball court. Megan, 20, was a 5-foot-7 shooting guard at Northwood and the 5-3 Allison said she learned “a lot” from her sister.

“She played basketball since fi fth grade and my dad coached her teams in middle school,” Roach said. “When my dad was working with my sister to get better and I was in fourth grade, I would get discour-aged because I couldn’t dribble between my legs or shoot far away. She was a good 3-point shooter. When my dad worked with her, I would work with them. I would practice my shot against her and she would block my shot all the time.”

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Allison Roach contributes with awareness, hustle

Northwood junior guard Allison Roach. (Press pho-to by Doug Karns/Kateri Schools.org)

scorer this season, averaging 15.7 points a game as a sophomore. Through seven games, Northwood is 4-3 and 2-3 in the TAAC and Roach is averaging 17 points, four assists and three rebounds a game.

“She really has taken a leadership role by leading everything we do,” Hamilton

said. “She’s super aggressive. She defi nite-ly can read things and she really knows the game. A lot of work was put in by her fam-ily in the offseason. She plays AAU (since junior high) and basketball is a way of life for her. That’s her motto. She’s worked su-per hard becoming the player that she is.”

Hamilton has so much faith in Roach’s awareness on the court that he allows her to change a play at any time if she doesn’t like what she sees. He said Roach is effec-tive playing with reckless abandon or un-der control “depending on the game and the situation.”

“We ask her to run things and be the person to make things go from point A to point B for us to score,” the coach said. “She has the green light to do whatever she wants to do. We’ll call a play from the bench, but if she sees something different, she can change it. She has a great eye on the fl oor and she sees a lot.”

Roach, who scored 17 points in the Rangers’ 53-39 win over Danbury last Friday, said she enjoys that freedom.

“My coaches trust me,” said Roach, who scored a season-high 22 points in the season opener against Lake. “They trust us to call a play or suggest something in the huddle. If we’re on the fl oor on a certain play and one of the girls says we can make this play work, I may change to the play be-cause it’s the best for the team at that time.”

Roach said she’s worked hard since last season to get better with her dribbling and driving with her left hand. She said her shot has improved leaps and bounds since her freshman year. Roach saw time on the varsi-ty squad as a freshman, but was not a starter.

“I’m short,” she said, “so I have to learn how to shoot quicker off the dribble and shoot over taller players.”

Roach, who has a 4.2 GPA, played cen-ter midfi elder for the Rangers’ soccer team last fall and earned fi rst-team All-TAAC and All-NWOGSL honors and honorable mention all-district honors. Basketball, however, is her favorite sport.

“I’ve played soccer since I was 6, and I didn’t start playing basketball until the fi fth grade,” she said. “For a while it was still soccer, but I think I liked basketball bet-ter because I was better at it, so I just stuck with it.”


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Ralph Cubberly’s outlook on what the season could hold for the Clay wrestling team sounds like a speech he might have given the entire squad a few weeks ago.

“We have a hard working, dedicated group of wrestlers who are looking to con-tinue the tradition of Clay wrestling,” the sixth-year coach said. “The program is led by fi ve seniors who have high individual goals and team expectations. If we continue to develop our technique, get stronger and stay healthy, we could possibly win the program’s eighth consecutive conference championship and place in the top 10 at the state tournament in March.”

The Eagles, who have dominated the Three Rivers Athletic Conference since its inception in 2011, return two state plac-ers, including one state champion, seven district qualifi ers and six individuals who placed fi rst or second at the Three Rivers Athletic Conference tournament.

Clay’s Gold team opened the season by taking fourth out of 25 teams at the Comet Classic in Solon and placing nine of its 10 individuals. The Eagles’ young Green team attended the Northwood Invitational and had four placers to fi nish 10th.

The Eagles sent two wrestlers to the Ironman tournament at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, with defend-ing state champion Matt Stencel and Henneman taking fi rst and eighth, respec-tively. Henneman defeated three wrestlers who were seeded above him at 120 pounds, while Stencel pinned his way through the tournament to claim the 220-pound title.

Sixteen Clay wrestlers, mostly fresh-men and sophomores, competed at the Jimmy Mac Duals in Bellefontaine and went 5-0 to win the team title. Mike Handy and Calixtro Mondragon both went 5-0 to lead the Eagles, who were 14-1 in dual meets through last week.

Handy, a senior, wrestled at 113 last year but is currently wrestling at 106. He went 17-10 as a junior and was recently named the most valuable wrestler at the Jimmy Mac Duals. Freshman Kyle Maville, a junior high state qualifi er, will compete at 113 followed by Henneman at 120. Henneman went 40-13 and won the TRAC title before placing sixth at the Division I state tournament at 113 pounds last season.

“Nick is just a hard working kid who

Clay takes fi rst 14 duals

Front row, left to right — senior Michael Handy (106 pound class), senior Matt Stencel (220), and junior Nick Henneman (120). Back row — sophomore Garret Anderson (132), senior Lorenzo LeVally (160), sophomore Nick Daly (285), and senior Calixtro Mondragon (138). (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

has excellent technique,” Cubberly said.Freshman A.J. Szigeti, who took third

at the Northwood Invitational, will com-pete at 126; sophomore Garrett Anderson is at 132. Anderson went 34-12 and won the TRAC title last year, and he was recently sixth at the Comet Classic.

“Garrett is very disciplined and has a great work ethic,” Cubberly said. “He is someone who wants to make the state meet this year.”

Mondragon, a senior 138-pounder who went 36-12 and won a conference title last season, was fi fth at the Comet Classic. Freshman Kyle Miller (145 pounds), a ju-nior high state placer last year, fi nished sixth at Solon. Another freshman, Troy Murphy, was a state junior high runner-up and will compete at 152.

Senior Lorenzo LeVally (160) will look to improve on last year’s 31-14 record and second-place fi nish at the TRAC tourna-ment. He placed fi fth at Solon.

“Lorenzo is a three-sport athlete who wants to be a league champion,” Cubberly said. “He is very dedicated and is a hard worker.”

Clays’ next three weight classes will be fi lled by junior Hunter McNutt (170), senior Zach Brown (182) and sophomore Mike Nottage (195). McNutt was 22-14 and fourth in the TRAC a year ago and placed fi fth at Solon. Brown placed fourth at Solon, while Nottage earned 16 victories as a freshman.

Stencel is bumping up to 220 pounds after winning the 195-pound state title a year ago. He fi nished 45-1 and could be-come a four-time TRAC champion. Stencel is the third-ranked 220-pounder in the na-tion and will wrestle at Central Michigan University next year.

“Matt is a very physical and strong wrestler and he has great fl exibility,” Cubberly said.

Sophomore Nick Daly, who took sev-enth at the Solon tournament, returns at 285 after going 27-13 and taking second at the TRAC tournament as a freshman.

Clay went 7-0 in their 8-team Pool 1 at Bowling Green’s Bobcat Duels, but suf-fered their fi rst team loss to Pool 2 winner Anthony Wayne, 36-34, in the champion-ship. In pool play, Clay defeated Tiffi n Columbian (59-14), Gibsonburg (56-16), Cleveland St. Ignatius (61-12), BG (65-6), St. Paris Graham (45-30), Mayfi eld (54-19) and Bellevue (50-21). Gibsonburg fi nished sixth in Pool 1, defeating BG, 52-9, and Graham, 37-33.


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Touching Hearts, Changing Lives

We all make mistakes, and sometimes these mistakes

are big ones which adversely affect ourselves and the

ones we love. It is often easier to live with mistakes that

affect only ourselves than those which hurt the ones

we love. But we should not allow ourselves to be

crushed by our mistakes. We really should pick

ourselves up, do what we can to alleviate the damage

that we may have caused, and get on with our lives. In

fact, we should really have a mindset that plans on

making mistakes. Not in the sense of actually trying to

do something wrong, but in the sense that because we

are human, we know that we will err and that our errors

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Bulletin BoardToledoEast Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St., serves home-cooked lunch Mon.-Fri. at 11:45 a.m. Menu includes: Dec. 28 – baked tilapia; Dec. 29 – beef soft taco; Dec. 30 – spinach quiche; Dec. 31 – holiday, center closed. Order by 11 a.m. the day before by calling 419-691-2254. The cen-ter will be starting pinochle the 1st and 3rd Tues. at 10 a.m.; canasta the 1st and 3rd Thurs. at 10 a.m. and bridge the 2nd and 4th Tues. at 10 a.m. Bible Study classes will meet the 2nd and fourth Mon. East Toledo/Oregon Kiwanis Club meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 11:45 a.m. at the American Family Table restaurant on Navarre Avenue in Oregon. Walk-ins are welcome.TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) welcomes new members who want to lose weight. The group meets Mondays from 7-8 p.m. at the East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St. Weigh-ins from 6-6:45 p.m. Yearly membership is $32. Weekly dues 50 cents. Call Judy at 419-691-8033 or come to a free meeting. Everyone welcome.Block Watch 410-N for the East Toledo Old Heffner School Area meets every 4th Monday of the month 6:30-7:30 p.m. 2075 Kelsey Ave. Residents who live within the boundaries of Starr, the RR tracks (Belt Street), Dearborn and Lemert, Seaman to the I-280 Bridge and any surrounding neighbors/ business owners are also welcome.Waite High School Alumni from the Class of 1951, meet the second Mon. of every month. For info, call Betty at 419-691-7944 or Fran at 419-693-6060.

Or eg on Harbor View Historical Society, Inc. and Museum. 2083 Autokee St., is open Tuesdays 5-8 p.m. Tours of four people or more available upon request. Admission is free. Tour the museum on Facebook. For info, email [email protected] or call 419-691-1517.Open-Late Dinners, served Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 4-6:30 p.m., Ashland Baptist Church, 2350 Starr Ave. Open to anyone in the community. Freewill offerings accepted but not expected.Toastmasters Club meets the 1st & 3rd Tues. of each month, 6:30 p.m., Lake Michigan Room, ProMedica Bay Park Hospital. Visitors welcome. Info: Julie at 419-836-5051/Allen at 419-270-7683 or visit d28toastmasters.org and click on “Great Eastern Club.”Jame s Wes Hancock” Oregon Senior Center, 4350 Navarre Ave, open weekdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Daily activities include: bingo, fi tness classes, line dancing, exercise, Bunco, Euchre, and health screenings. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. daily. $2.50 donation is suggested for seniors 60 & older; all others $5.32. Reservations required 24 hours in advance. 419-698-7078. Biblical Living Support Group for those dealing with problems of all types will meet Tuesday nights from 6:30 -8 p.m. at New Life Assembly of God, 3230 Dustin Rd.Oregon Jerusalem Historical Society & Museum, 1133 Grasser St., is closed until March 3. For info, call 419-693-7052.Christ Dunberger American Legion Post 537 hall is available for rental. The air conditioned hall, located at 4925 Pickle Rd. accommodates up to 145 people. Call 419-693-1737 for details.Chronic Pain Support Group meets the 2nd and 4th Thurs. of the month at 11 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 3415 Starr Ave.Quilts of Compassion is seeking quilters to help make quilts for local charities, hospitals and di-

saster victims. No experience required. The group meets the last Wed. of the month, 1-3 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 3415 Starr Ave. Call Flo at 419-693-3766.Ladies Bible Group meets every Tues. at 6 p.m., Oregon First Baptist Church, 5157 Seaman Rd.

NorthwoodAll-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry Fridays 5-7:45 p.m., Northwood VFW 2984, 102 W. Andrus Rd. Steaks, chicken and shrimp also available. Breakfast served Sundays 9 a.m.-noon. Maumee Bay Country Quilters’ Guild meets the 1st Tues. of the month thru June at Northwood Church of God, corner of Curtice and Coy roads. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. For monthly program info, call Mary at 419-836-3259.Free Bread, at Northwood Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2975 Eastpointe Blvd., every Thursday from 9-10:30 a.m. Info: northwoodadventist.org.Free Home Safety Assessments & Smoke Detector Installation Program offered by Northwood Fire Department. To schedule an ap-pointment, city residents may contact the fi re chief at 419-690-1647 or email fi [email protected].

Jerus alem Twp.Board of Trustees Meet the second and fourth Tues. of the month at 6 p.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd.Jerusalem Twp. Food Pantry, open 2nd Wed. of every month, 9-11 a.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd.

EllistonCard Playing featuring Euchre and Pinochle the last Friday of the month at 7 p.m. sharp at Trinity UCC. Freewill donations accepted.

ElmoreThe H arris-Elmore Public Library will col-lect Food for Fines through the end of the year. Patrons with long-overdue materials may pay their fi nes with non-perishable food items, which will be donated to local food pantries. Food items should equal the amount owed in fi nes and cannot be used to pay for lost or damaged items.Card 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 4th Thurs. of the month at 10 a.m. at the Elmore Library. 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. from 6-9 p.m. Questions: 419-392-1112.

GenoaThe Genoa Branch Library will collect Food for Fines through the end of the year. Patrons with long-overdue materials may pay their fi nes with non-perishable food items, which will be donated to local food pantries. Food items should equal the amount owed in fi nes and cannot be used to pay for lost or damaged items.

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