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The Oregon school board on Tuesday agreed to fund limited transportation for Clay High School students. The shuttle service will start in Janu-ary, according to school board President Eric Heintschel. “We’re going to implement busing in a limited capacity,” said Heintschel on Wednesday. “Strategically, we’re going to pick a couple of spots in the community - more centralized locations – to pick up students,” he said. The cost to the district ranges be-tween 40,000-$50,000 for part of the year. “When you fi gure it’s for half a year, if “When you fi gure it’s for half a year, if “When you fiwe annualize it, we would basically double the cost if we keep the service,” he said. The school board earlier this year elim-inated bus service for high school students to cut costs. Parents in the district criticized the board last month for approving administra-tive pay hikes when programs for students, particularly transportation service for the high school, have been cut or eliminated to cut costs as the result of a shrinking budget that is expected to get smaller in the com-ing years. Parents packed a school board meeting on Oct. 18 to vent their anger at the board and Superintendent Dr. Mike Zalar, whose annual salary jumped from $116,965 to $130,221 as part of the administrative pay increases the board had approved on Aug. 16. The Oregon City Federation of Teachers was also disappointed, since it had nego-tiated concessions in salaries and benefi ts tiated concessions in salaries and benefi ts tiated concessions in salaries and benefifor teachers in July that had saved the dis-trict $3 million, though teachers will still receive pay raises called “step” increases that will cost the district $400,000. At the October meeting, Heintschel said the board would revisit the busing is-sue. School offi cials recently put together School offi cials recently put together School offi

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After losing in the primary to electri-cian Shaun Enright, incumbent council-man Mike Craig held on to his seat in Tues-day night’s general election. Unoffi cial results show Craig garnering Unoffi cial results show Craig garnering Unoffi3,509 votes (55percent) and Enright getting 2,865 votes (45 percent). If certifi ed, Craig 2,865 votes (45 percent). If certifi ed, Craig 2,865 votes (45 percent). If certifiwill be entering his second full four-year term. He has already served fi ve years in term. He has already served fi ve years in term. He has already served ficouncil. Craig, 56, is a registered Democrat who has lived on Consaul Street in East Toledo’s Birmingham neighborhood for seven years and before that lived on White Street for 19 years. He has lived in East Toledo 51 years. Enright, 32, is employed at IBEW Local 8 as a membership/business development representative. He has worked at the IBEW 11 years and has been a resident of District 3 for 31 years. Enright posed a real threat to Craig be-cause the challenger had 386 votes (39.4 percent) in the September 13 primary, 12 more than Craig (374, 38.2 percent). Chal-lengers Ernie Berry had 170 (17.4) and

Hans Schnapp had 50 (5.1). Much of Enright’s campaign was in support of union rights for workers in light of Issue 2, which was defeated. That will repeal Senate Bill 5 limiting collective bar-gaining rights for public employees. How-ever, Craig said he also opposes HB5 and supports workers rights to collectively bar-gain. Craig does admit he was concerned about possibly losing his seat. “You know what, you either run scared or unopposed,” He said. “You know, it was kind of a lost summer. My wife and I nor-mally spend a lot of time riding our bikes together and stuff. I want the winter to hurry up and get over with because that’s

something I’d like to do more of. You just can’t do that around here in the winter.” Craig is promising to concentrate on neighborhoods, which is what Enright based much of his campaign on. “Our downtown is nice, and we may spend some dollars downtown,” Craig said. “But, we need to make a concerted effort to make sure our neighborhoods are brought up to a decent standard. It will take a while, but we’ve got to do that, because you know what, that’s where people live. They don’t live downtown. We have to make sure that we keep people in the city and hopefully draw some back. We need good neighbor-hoods to do that. “I’m thinking of partnering with the (Lucas) County Land Bank — they are do-ing a great job. The big city issues and stuff we have to address, like we have to balance the budget, but I’m just going to concentrate on working on the neighborhoods.” Craig says the most pressing issues fac-ing District 3 are economic and neighbor-hood development. “These issues are closely related,” Craig said. “Without jobs it is impossible to build stable and sustainable neighbor-

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Despite a campaign that was briefl y Despite a campaign that was briefl y Despite a campaign that was brieflinterrupted by an anonymous fl ier that interrupted by an anonymous fl ier that interrupted by an anonymous fldetailed a criminal past, P.J. Kapfhammer continued to hammer away at what he saw as a superintendent and school board out of touch with the public in the Oregon City Schools District. On Tuesday, the public agreed with Kapfhammer and made him the top vote getter among three candidates vying for two school board seats. Kapfhammer, co-owner of the Maumee Bay Turf Center, received 4,576 votes, while Jeff Ziviski received 3,717 votes to take the second seat on the board. Earl John Gillil-and, a former administrator in the district, came in third with 3,423 votes. Two issues that resonated with voters, said Kapfhammer on Wednesday, were the elimination of busing for high school stu-dents, and administrative pay raises in a district that has been struggling fi nancially district that has been struggling fi nancially district that has been struggling fiin the last few years. “I was just expressing the feelings of others in the district. Everyone was upset about those issues. I was telling the board what the people were feeling,” said Kapf-hammer. He said he wants to promote transpar-ency on the board so that the public is fully informed of its actions. “I want to move forward. I don’t want the public to have to stop talking at the meetings just three minutes after they talk because that’s all they get. I want that board room to be an open forum. And I want to be able to address their issues. And if I don’t have the answers, I want to call them later and see what I can do to fi x it. There may be and see what I can do to fi x it. There may be and see what I can do to fitimes I can’t do anything, but I want people to have that option,” said Kapfhammer. “I want to be the guy who listens. I know the community. I want to work with the com-munity to rebuild those bridges that have been torn down.” Kapfhammer sparked outrage in the district when he asked the school board last month why it had approved raises for administrators at an Aug. 16 meeting when they had previously eliminated busing and closed Wynn Elementary School to cut costs. The board had approved raises for 12 administrators, which included Super-intendent Mike Zalar, whose annual salary increased to $130,221 from $116,965. The issue, said Kapfhammer, will be at the top of his agenda when he takes his seat on the board in January. “I want that money to be put into a fund that has something to do with programs for the kids. And when the economy gets bet-ter, they can get the raises back,” said Kap-fhammer. He acknowledges he would have to get others on the school board who voted in favor of the raises to change their votes. “What’s the chances I can get one of them to vote the other way? We’ll have to see. I want them to explain to the public why they are in favor of the raises.”

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Ziviski, manager of Budgeting & Fi-nancial Analysis with the Mercy Memorial Hospital System, agreed. “It would bring back community trust if they would donate it back to the school. There’s several options out there. Obvi-ously, the individuals have to be willing to do that. That would be a great step in the right direction for the new board,” said Ziviski. He said the high voter turnout showed how strongly the public felt about the is-sues in the district – particularly the busing and administrative raises. “The community was tired of not hav-ing a voice. They want to be heard and have a say in things. They want some change,” said Ziviski. “They’re unhappy with the

way things are going. I think the adminis-trative raises was the fi nal straw. You can trative raises was the fi nal straw. You can trative raises was the fionly put up with stuff for so long. There’s that one thing that makes people go over the edge. Now it’s time to take action to make things better. That occurred with peo-ple coming out to vote. There was a great turnout.” Ziviski said he plans to make school board meetings more “community friend-ly.” “I think you’re going to see a change in the structure in the way things are getting done. P.J. and I can make it more friendly for the community attending the meetings. Maybe we can have a little more interaction between the board and the administration and those in attendance. Public comment shouldn’t be limited just at the start of the meeting. If someone has a question, they should raise their hand and ask. You have to allow that interaction. The community has to have an opportunity to have input on decision making. There are too many back-room deals, too much going on in executive session. And no more 10 a.m. school board meetings, when a majority of people are at work,” said Ziviski. “P.J. and I are not going to stand for the status quo or the way things are al-ways done,” he added. “We’re looking for new ideas to better the district. I’m excited about it.”

Thanksgiving DinnerLocal churches, civic organizations,

businesses, school groups and private citizens of the greater Elmore area are once again collaborating for the 3rd An-nual Free Thanksgiving Dinner Serving Ottawa and Sandusky Counties. The dinner will be held Thanks-giving Day, Nov. 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Woodmore High School Cafeteria, 633 Fremont St., Elmore. The fi rst dinner event was orga- The fi rst dinner event was orga- The finized in 2009 to support families and individuals who are unable to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner be-cause of fi nancial limitations, as the cause of fi nancial limitations, as the cause of fi2009 unemployment rate in Ottawa County was nearing 17 percent. The planning group learned there are many area residents who wanted to gather and celebrate the holiday as a community, in the tradition of the fi rst community, in the tradition of the fi rst community, in the tradition of the fiThanksgiving. The menu will include turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffi ng, green mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffi ng, green mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffibeans, rolls, cranberry sauce, dinner roll, homemade pumpkin pie, desserts, and beverage. Those who are able are encouraged to bring in a canned good for the local food pantries or a new, unwrapped toy to support Toys for Tots. To make a donation or volunteer to help at the event, contact Robin Hindall at [email protected].

Holiday pie saleNov. 12 is the deadline for ordering

pies from Clay High School Culinary Arts students’ 14th annual “World’s Finest Student Pie Sale.” Four kinds of pies are being of-fered – fresh pumpkin, Chess (a south-ern-style sugar-custard pie), honey-pe-can and apple-crumb. The pumpkin and Chess sell for $7; the apple-crumb for $10 and honey-pecan for $11. Orders are being taken now through Nov. 16. Pies are to be picked up Nov. 22, unless other arrangements are made. Pumpkin and apple-crumb pies can be ordered as fresh baked or frozen raw to be baked at home. Others are pre-baked. To order, call the student-run res-taurant, the Golden Eagle Café, at 419-693-0665, ext. 2162.

Calendar photosThe Village of Elmore will hold a

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Lake Township trustees have filed a request with the Wood County prosecutor’s office to file a court motion to have for-feited property along Moline-Martin Road deeded to the township. The trustees met recently to discuss whether or not to assume ownership of the property, which is being offered to the township. Mark Hummer, township administra-tor and police chief, described the property as two lots and said the trustees are consid-ering developing the property as a small passive park. Playground equipment, which has been donated to the township, may be installed at the site, he said.

Dairy ruling lauded The Ohio Department of Agriculture has reached an agreement with plaintiffs, including the Organic Trade Association, to withdraw a dairy labeling rule.

In 2008, the state issued a regula-tion to prohibit labeling dairy products as produced without the use of the artifi-cial growth hormone, recombinant bovine Growth Hormone (rbGH). “This agreement is a victory for consumer choice and transparency. Now,farmers and processors in Ohio will be able to accurately label their milk rbGH-free, and consumers will be able to use this information when they purchase dairy products,” said OEFFA Executive Director Carol Goland. “We applaud the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s commitment to end pursuit of regulations that restrict a consumers’ right to know and a farmers’ right to inform consumers about their pro-duction practices.” The agreement follows a September 2010 U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit

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Town hall meeting State Representative Dennis Murray (D-Sandusky) will host a town hall meeting Nov. 14 at the Lake Erie Islands Regional Welcome Center in Port Clinton. There will be a review of the statewide ballot issues on the Nov. 8 ballot and a dis-cussion of the failures of government and the political system, Murray said. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. The center is located at 770 S.E. Catawba Rd.

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hoods. In order to bring jobs to District 3, all avenues of economic development must be embraced. “When entrepreneurs and developers come to District 3, we must provide a nur-turing environment. In the past, negative attitudes have kept business from relocat-ing to Toledo and these negative attitudes have stifl ed growth. It is important that city council and community leaders send a message that development is wanted here. “I will continue to promote Toledo in a positive manner and to forge relation-ships with area agencies tasked with bring-ing and retaining new jobs to the area. As an example, the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has created many opportunities for growth in the area. Recently, their part-nership with the city and Industrial Power Systems created a multi-million dollar so-lar fi eld at the Toledo water treatment plant in East Toledo. “Without strong economic opportuni-ties, we will continue to see a decline in the development of our neighborhoods. In order to keep our neighborhoods choice places to live, it is important that we invest further in economic growth but it is also important to invest in neighborhood devel-opment.” Craig mentioned at an East Toledo Club forum held prior to the general elec-tion that measures are being taken by an architectural review committee to review plans before the Chinese fi rm Dashing Pa-cifi c moves ahead with construction on the proposed Marina District along the shores of the Maumee River. “They don’t have any plans yet, but that’s another thing that we need to look at,” Craig said. “Right now, they are doing a market feasibility study and when that gets done, that is going to determine what is going to work there so that they have the right mix of commercial, residential, and retail, so that it is a successful development there. You know, they’ve got 70 acres there — that’s a lot to develop.” Craig said he will continue to support the Chinese fi rm. “Dashing Pacifi c has shown itself to be an enthusiastic supporter of Toledo and its waterfront. The United States has a 235-year old tradition of bringing people from different cultures to our shores and using their ideas, energy and capital to make the United States a richer and more diverse place to live and do business,” Craig said. “Dashing Pacifi c has made a permanent commitment to the Toledo area. The prin-cipals expect to live, work and contribute to the Toledo area well into the future. It is always better to embrace a foreign investor when it was impossible to fi nd a domestic investor especially when the other option is to leave a valuable part of the city unde-veloped and not working for the people of Toledo.”

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a survey that asked high school students whether they would use transportation ser-vice in the district, said Heintschel. Out of a student body of approximately 1,200, 350 students said they would use such a ser-vice. “Dr. Zalar, Dean Sandwisch, our busi-ness manager, and Terry Huss, our trans-portation director, put the survey together to gauge what level of service we would need to provide. Getting number of 350 at least gives us a baseline of where to start,” said Heintschel. “We’ll look through the lo-gistics of it. We’re going to base our shuttle service off that number, then see what the response is. If we get more, then we’ll ad-just it from there.” Heintschel said there were several rea-sons to reinstate transportation for high school students. “We just decided the timing was right to at least try and get some busing back for the high school students. In my comments at the last board meeting, a lot of people were upset about the decisions that we had made regarding the teachers’ new contract with step increases and the administra-tive raises. But this has been a process of prioritizing where we need to start putting things back in. Now that the cuts have tak-en place, we’re in a better fi nancial posi-tion. Now that we have the teachers’ con-tract renewed and the steps are in place, and we’ve got the administrative contracts renewed, we’re in a stable position. So we needed to start looking at programs. Based on community feedback, busing was the fi rst program we needed to make a prior-ity and that’s why we decided to act on it sooner rather than later.” Jeff Ziviski, who was elected to the school board on Tuesday, said busing for high school students should never have been eliminated. “I don’t know why it was ever elimi-nated completely. You would have thought they would have had this shuttle as an op-tion and an alternative rather than use it as a threat to get a levy passed,” said Ziviski. “The shuttle system was the obvious alter-native to cutting it completely. They could have had this back when they had decided to eliminate it and avoided the whole con-troversy. The shuttle is a step in the right direction, but it’s not the ultimate solution. We need to get busing back entirely and make the situation right.”

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Thomas Susor will be taking a seat on Oregon City Council next month. Susor, who received 4,224 votes, ac-cording to unoffi cial results from the Lucas County Board of Elections, was the top vote getter in the General Election last Tuesday. All seven council seats were up for grabs. Council terms are two years and are not staggered. Former Council President Clint Wasser-man had resigned from council last month to take a job with the Lucas County Prosecu-tor’s offi ce, which guaranteed a new face on the next council. Kathy Pollauf, a candidate in previous council races, fi lled Wasserman’s seat. She did not run for council this year. Susor, 62, is a manager with TAS Inc. It will not be his fi rst time on council. Su-sor, a Democrat, was on council from 1983 to 1991. All council incumbents were re-elected to council, including:• Council President Mike Sheehy, with 4,117 votes. He has been on council since

1992;• Dennis Walendzak, with 4,175 votes. He has been on council since 2009.• James Seaman, with 4,021 votes. He has been on council since 1989;• Sandy Bihn, with 4,013 votes. Bihn has been on council since 2005. She also served in 1983 and 1985;• Terry Reeves, with 3,196 votes. Reeves has been on council since 2007.• Jerry Peach, with 3,859 votes. Peach has been on council since 1987;• Marvin Dabish fi nished in eighth place with 2,344 votes. Dabish ran for mayor in 2008.

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Chemical BondingStephen Owczarzak and Katie Riley rehearse a scene from Clay High School's pro-duction of the Don Zolitis’ two-act dramedy “Chemical Bonding.” The show will run Nov. 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors and are available in advance at Clay High School or before each performance at the auditorium window. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

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Mayor Mark Stoner, who won a fourth term as mayor on Tuesday, said he was a lit-tle worried this year whether voters would re-elect him or vote for his challenger, Councilman Dave Gallaher. After all, Stoner presided over a tough third term, which included deep cuts in personnel and programs as a result of a decrease in the city’s income tax revenue. Also, he and other offi cials were named in Also, he and other offi cials were named in Also, he and other offia lawsuit fi led by the widow of a resident a lawsuit fi led by the widow of a resident a lawsuit fiwho had to wait 28 minutes for a rescue squad to help him. He later succumbed in a hospital. Despite the rocky third term, Stoner was re-elected by a vote of 838 to 807, ac-cording to unoffi cial results from the Wood cording to unoffi cial results from the Wood cording to unoffiCounty Board of Elections. “I talked to people, and that is why they voted for me - I made the tough calls and helped guide the city through a very diffi cult time,” said Stoner on Wednesday. diffi cult time,” said Stoner on Wednesday. diffi“It’s easy to run the city when everything’s good and the economy is strong, but when you have to make the tough decisions of what to cut, who loses a job, that’s not easy. Voters appreciated the fact I did do that. It wasn’t easy. And they supported me for not raising taxes.” Stoner also thought his proposed 24/7 Advanced Life Support (ALS) system for the city, which would guarantee that a paramedic will respond to emergency calls,

ALS, increased revenue, helped Stoner to 4th termmay have also made the differ-ence. Gallaher had misgivings, saying the system would be too costly. “This is just as vital as police ser-vice,” said Stoner. “I don’t have sta-tistics to prove it, but there’s a greater probabil-ity you’re going to need a fi re service need a fi re service need a fithan a police service. Residents think that is a priority. We’ll see what council thinks pretty soon.” Stoner is not promising ALS immedi-ately. That should come in time, he said. In next year’s budget, he has included Basic Life Support (BLS) service, which was recommended by the city’s new fi re was recommended by the city’s new fi re was recommended by the city’s new fichief, Joel Whitmore. “We talked to Joel and he came back for a recommendation for BLS. I’m alright with that. At least it’s a step in the right direction,” said Stoner. “Council has other things they’re thinking about. It’s in my budget. If they want to change it or add something else, they will have to decide for themselves. With BLS, we will have at least an EMT 24/7. So we’ll have two people ready to go as soon as they get the call.” Also helping Stoner this year is that the city’s income tax revenue stopped slid-ing.

“Things started picking up a little over a year ago. We started showing some posi-tive numbers,” said Stoner. “At least we’re making some improvements. For the next budget, we’re going to hire another police offi cer and another person in the street offi cer and another person in the street offidepartment. Council still has to approve it. They should have an ordinance on the budget for the November 17 meeting, when it will have a fi rst reading. It should have it will have a fi rst reading. It should have it will have a fiits fi nal reading in December, then be ready its fi nal reading in December, then be ready its fito go next year.” Gallaher, who has challenged Stoner in the last three mayor’s races, thought he had a real chance to win this time, he said. “It’s a little discouraging. People do voice an opinion and give an indication they would like to see different ideas, which is encouraging,” said Gallaher. “There were some real issues out there. All the feedback I was getting was encouraging. But some people are just convinced that this is as good as it’s going to get.” He also thought he may have been hurt by low voter turnout. Just 50 percent of reg-istered voters went to the polls. “The one good thing about any election is when candidates get out into the streets to fi nd out what people are concerned about, fi nd out what people are concerned about, fiand it does give you the chance to connect and focus on what needs to be done. There are still goals. Nothing is impossible. They can still get done. I’ll keep slugging away,” he said.

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Over 60 participate in Northwood’s Dirty Dog RaceBy J. Patrick EakenPress Staff [email protected]

Over 60 people and their canines par-ticipated in the Third Annual Dirty Dog 5K Trail Run, the fourth and fi nal run in this Trail Run, the fourth and fi nal run in this Trail Run, the fourth and fiyear’s Second Sole Trail Run Series. The Dirty Dog race took place at Cedar Creek Preserve in Northwood on October 29. What was the difference between this fi ve kilometer race and others? You can fi ve kilometer race and others? You can fibring your dog along, or, don’t bring your dog along. It’s your choice. The 5K is a fundraiser for the Wood and Lucas County humane societies. The idea was kicked around by organizer Mark Beck’s family before he got involved. There are categories for human rac-ers, including males and females under 10 years old, 11-20, 21-30, 41-50, 51-60, and over 60. There are also categories for the ca-nines, including ages fi ve and under, 6-10, nines, including ages fi ve and under, 6-10, nines, including ages fiand over 10 years old. The dog must be on a leash, by the way. The course is stone, grass, and dirt contained inside the park. This year’s over-all male winner is Michael Smith (18.13), overall female winner is Joan Matthews (23.54), overall masters male is Rich Old-rieve (21.310, and overall masters female is Dianna Ashton (25.24). Male age group winners were: Under 15, Tyler Tusing; 15-24, Trey Fairchild; 25-34, Jason Kessler; 35-44, John Walz; 45-54, David Schetzsle; 55-64, Mark Beck. Fe-males winners were 15-24, Kitty Shaw; 25-34, Chantilly Kessler, 35-44, Andrea Longe-necker; 45-54, Marcia Wolford; and 565-64, Linda Shaw. Among the dogs, in the under 5 age division, the top six in order, belonged to Brua-Ru Cunningham, Jasmine Andrzejew-ski, Bryce Walker, Ozzy Fairchild, and Leia Findling. In the 5-10 age group, the top six were Noelle Beck, Riley Walker, Carmen Sieverth, Rory Morris, Sydney Cody, and Chelsea Fenrich. Mark Beck, an avid runner who races a few times each year without his dog, or-ganized the event. He said two years ago there were 58 entries for the Dirty Dog, but last year it dropped to 30, so this year was a

new high. “Last year was an incredibly foggy day and there were two other races on this side of town on the same day, so we had a pretty light turnout last year,” he said. The fi rst year the Dirty Dog Trail Run The fi rst year the Dirty Dog Trail Run The fiwas held in December. The temperature was 17 degrees. He said even in October it could get cold, so since his home is ad-

Top, the start of the Third Annual Dirty Dog 5K Trail Run at Cedar Creek Preserve in Northwood. Bottom left, Josh Morris with Zoey and Rory. Bottom right, the small-est canine runs with its owners. (Photos courtesy of Mark Beck)

jacent to the park, Beck planned to light a campfi re in his backyard if anyone needed campfi re in his backyard if anyone needed campfito get warm. A volunteer at the park, Beck says it’s about Cedar Creek Preserve, too. A member of the Wood County Park District, the pre-serve is 42 acres on Walbridge Road with restrooms, a playground, hiking trails, and picnic area.

Hall of Fame inductees Eight new honorees were inducted into the Toledo Civic Hall of Fame on Nov. 7 at the Rotary Club of Toledo’s noon luncheon at the Park Inn Hotel. The honorees, all honored post-humously, include Mariam and Ward M. Canaday, Carolyn and Conrad Jobst, Samuel G. Carson, Margaret Anderson, Gordon Jeffery and Noah Swayne. Ward M. Canaday (1985-1976) was often called the “father of Jeep.” Mar-iam Canaday (1883-1974) was among the founding members of the Friends for Music – now the Toledo Sympho-ny, and Riverside Hospital, where she served as president. Conrad Jobst (1890-1957), a me-chanical engineer, is credited with a number of innovative inventions from an automatic brush-making machine still in use after 100 years to the fi rst still in use after 100 years to the fi rst still in use after 100 years to the fihard top convertible. His wife, Carolyn (1919-1993), inherited the company that produced one of Conrad’s most notable inventions, the compression stocking. Almost 50 years after its cre-ation, the company was sold and she made sure the money was used in sup-port of the Toledo Symphony, the To-ledo Museum of Art, the Toledo Hospi-tal and other important Toledo institu-tions. Samuel G. Carson (1913-2008) was an insurance executive and became head of Toledo’s largest bank, previ-ously the Toledo Trust Co. He also devoted his time to civic service and volunteerism. Margaret Anderson (1895-1983), a founding partner of The Andersons and former volunteer teacher, took on many roles in her life but felt being a wife and mother were most essential. She spoke frequently on the impor-tance of family and her experiences as a mother, going so far as to write a manual entitled, “Raising a Family is a Pleasure.” Gordon Jeffery (1901-1978) was a former Lucas County Clerk of Courts. He served as recreation commissioner, director of the state department of high-way safety, vice president of the Boys and Girls Club of Toledo and director of the Ohio division of the American Cancer Society. Noah Swayne (1847-1922) is re-membered for his persistence in keep-ing baseball alive in Toledo. Swayne purchased land and built Swayne Field, which became host to seasons of baseball games and a place for many other entertainment opportunities for Toledo citizens. Established in 1998, the Toledo Civic Hall of Fame will now include 76 prominent men and women from the community, each of whom is hon-ored with a plaque in the Local His-tory and Genealogy Department of the Main Toledo-Lucas Country Public Library.

Eve of Thanksgiving The community is invited to attend the second annual Evening of Thanks-giving, Hope, and Remembrance Nov. 17 at 7:15 p.m. at the Wood County Se-nior Center, 305 N. Main Street, Bowl-ing Green. Presented by the Wood County Suicide Prevention Coalition, the eve-ning will honor local citizens who have promoted suicide prevention, and commemorate local residents lost to this tragedy. Highlights will include awards, live music, and refreshments. Reservations are appreciated but not required. Contact Lisa Myers at [email protected] or 1-800-367-4935 for more information.


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Holiday Open House Petals and Plants, a fl owtals and Plants, a fl owtals and Plants, a fl er and gift shop operated by high school students in the Floral Design/Greenhouse Produc-tion program at Penta Career Center, will host a Holiday Open House Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The shop is located on the Penta cam-pus at 9301 Buck Rd. in Perrysburg Town-ship. Visitor parking is available adjacent to the Floral Design/Greenhouse Produc-tion lab near the large greenhouse. Visitors should follow the Penta campus signs to the designated parking area. Special items on sale will include fresh Thanksgiving centerpieces, decorat-ed trees, silk wreaths, garden art by George Carruth, candles and a variety of holiday decorations for the home. In addition, Pet-als and Plants is taking orders for Christ-mas greens including pine roping, wreaths and grave blankets and pillows. For more information, call Karen Prymicz at 419-661-6344.

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ing their personal safety and situational awareness are invited to participate in a new Personal Safety and Security Class being offered through Owens Community College’s Center for Emergency Prepared-ness Nov. 15 from 6 to 10 p.m. During the four-hour class, attendees will receive learn about situational aware-ness, basic self-defense, tasers, pepper spray, mace, stun guns and collapsible batons. Additionally, students will learn about how to create a safe room/offiabout how to create a safe room/offiabout how to create a safe room/of cefi cefi aswell as practice hands-on self-defense moves and the proper use of self-defense weapons. Participants are encouraged to wear exercise clothing and athletic shoes. The class fee is $35. For more infor-mation or to register, call 1-800-GO-OW-ENS, ext. 2411.

Holiday toy drive Owens Community College’s Veterans s Veterans s VClub is looking to spread holiday cheer to those less fortunate children by collabo-rating with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and hosting its fi rsfi rsfi t-ever Toy Drive, Nov. 9-30. Through Nov. 30, the Veterans Club will accept new and unwrapped toys as part of a collaborative effort with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Pro-gram. All collected donations will then be delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps Re-serve for distribution to needy children in the surrounding communities. Donations may be dropped off in the College Hall Room 130 reception area, the Student Health and Activities Center and the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. For more information about the toy drive, call 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 8387.

“Chemical Bonding” The Clay High School Limelighterswill open the 2011-2012 season with Don Zolitis’ two-act dramedy “Chemical Bond-ing.” “Chemical Bonding” tells the humor-ous and emotionally relevant story of Dani, a recent high school graduate who must work third shift at a chemical factory to help pay for her college tuition. The show will run Nov. 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors and are available in advance at Clay High School or before each performance at the auditorium win-dow.

Mary Lincoln to visit Mary Todd Lincoln (Betty Jean Metz), will visit the Historic Brandville School in Oregon Nov. 15 following the Oregon-Jeru-salem Historical Society’s general meeting at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Metz will take the audience on a memorable journey with the personal sto-ry of her life in the White House and many points beyond. The Brandville School is located at 1133 Grasser St. For more information, call 419-693-7052.

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“Few and ugly.” That’s how Tim Krugh, Lake school board president, describes the options open to the board and administration as they decide how to proceed in the wake of last week’s defeat of a 4.75-mill levy request. Lake voters rejected the levy, which would have generated about $1.1 million annually for operations, by a 357-vote mar-gin: 2,206 – against to 1,849 – for, accord-ing to unoffi cial results of the Wood County Board of Elections. Voters rejected a request for the same millage amount in August by more than 600 votes. “We are discouraged, disheartened, and even dismayed at the lack of gratitude and support from our voters,” Krugh said. “This is especially so after the outstanding, sacrifi ce, and success of our district’s lead-ers and employees in response to the June 5, 2010 disaster and the consistent academic achievements accomplished at a low cost.” The board and administration will an-alyze the district’s fi nancial condition, in-cluding a review of year-end data from the county auditor’s offi ce, before making a de-cision early next year on how to proceed. The choices the board faces, Krugh said, “all involve the layoff of employees, most of whom live in our community. But the majority of our voters have now said on two occasions that we must adopt these drastic options.”

Genoa voters say no to levy By a 38-vote margin, voters in the Genoa district rejected a 1.6-mill continuing replacement levy that would have funded the purchase of computers, buses, building improvements, and other expenses with a useful life of fi ve years or more.

School superintendent Dennis Mock said the ballot language, which indicated there would be an increase of 0.25 mill, may have confused voters. While the issue would have replaced a 1.35-mill permanent improvement levy, the school board had fi led a resolution with the Ottawa County auditor to discontinue col-lections on a 1.8-mill permanent improve-ment levy if the new levy passed. The net result to owners of a home with a market value of $100,000 would be they’d pay about $49 a year – the same as the two other levies combined. “The ballot didn’t say the cost to tax-payers would be the same,” Mock said. The board will probably opt to place the 1.35-mill issue on the ballot next year and then try to replace the 1.8-mill issue when it expires with a 1.6-mill levy re-quest, Mock said. Replacement issues are levied on cur-rent property valuations but renewal levy millage is based on the valuations in place the year the issue is fi rst approved.

Woodmore rejects new school The Woodmore school board intends to again seek funding for a new elemen-tary school building, said John Fernbaugh, district superintendent, but the board and administration will use the next several weeks to listen to residents for their ideas on how to proceed. A meeting is scheduled for Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Woodmore Elementary School to seek the public’s input, he said. For the second time, voters in the Woodmore district Tuesday rejected a pro-posal to construct a new elementary school with local and state funding. Voters said no to a 6.95-mill bond levy to pay the local share of construction costs for a building that would house pre-kinder-garten classes through the eighth grade; as

well as a performing arts center and home economics classroom at the high school, and other improvements. If passed, the bond issue would have generated approxi-mately $19.5 million and have a repay-ment schedule of 37 years. District offi cials projected the total cost of the project to be approximately $26.5 million. The balance would have been paid by the Ohio School Facilities Commission. “We’re very disappointed,” Fernbaugh said. “We had people who worked very hard on this.” Woodmore voters two years ago re-jected a 6.97-mill, 37-year bond issue that would have raised funds for a new elemen-tary that also was eligible for OSFC partici-pation. It’s possible the board may place a bond issue on the March 2012 ballot, Fernbaugh said.

B-C-S levy falls Voters in the Benton-Carroll-Salem School District again rejected a request for operating millage Tuesday, saying no to a 3.9-mill issue: 2,341 – against to 2,035 – for, according to unoffi cial results of the Ottawa County Board of Elections. That will likely trigger an austerity plan already approved by the school board to close Graytown and Carroll elementary schools. The schools would be closed starting with the 2012-13 school year, reducing per-sonnel by six teaching and 10 non-teaching positions. Cuts to begin January, 2012 include implementing a pay-to-participate fee for athletics as well as a fee for using school facilities, a fee for “Biddy “ programs, and a transportation fee for fi eld trips. Voters also rejected a 3.9-mill levy in August.

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Job and Family Services offi ces in Wood and Knox counties will embark next month on a collaborative effort to pool applications for food stamps, Medicaid, and other assistance pro-grams. Five other counties, Delaware, Hancock, Marion, Morrow, and Sandusky plan to join the project in January 2012 and Seneca County may join once it is up and running. Under what is called Collabor8, the county JFS offi ces will be trying to jointly function as one large coun-ty offi ce, sharing a data network that will allow the offi ces to even out case fl ows, said David Wigent, the recently appointed director of the Wood County offi ce. That will be no small feat, con-sidering the counties estimate they’ll have a combined average of 2,500 new applications a month for food stamps – offi cially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - and Medicaid, and monetary assistance as well as another 3,600 “re-determina-tions” of eligibility. Under the new format, applicants who call a toll-free number could reach a caseworker in any of the counties. Rather than shepherding a case to its completion, employees will have a specifi c responsibility covering many cases. Cases involving child welfare and similar issues will still have case-workers assigned to them. Children services also won’t be affected by the change. If the project, which has been in the planning stages for about 18 months, is successful it could yield a 30 percent increase in effi ciency, Wigent said, adding the Ohio JFS de-partment is providing technical and fi nancial assistance to get the project started. Bowling Green State University will conduct an analysis to determine the project’s effectiveness. “We’re excited about that,” Wigent said. “We’ve been guilty here in Wood County I think of not doing more with the university. We had a discussion with BGSU about statistics to gauge our production, effi ciency, and qual-ity control. The 30 percent gain is our target and we think we can reach that though a combination of switch-ing to phone interviews, which take less time; becoming more effi cient in how we handle documents, and hav-ing workers specialize more in certain areas of case processing.” The food stamp program is grow-ing much faster than other “income maintenance” programs, he said. “That with the recession has been a huge growth area for us,” Wigent said. “At the same time we’re adding clients at a very rapid pace but getting less revenue from the state and feds to administer the programs. So that pinch of less resources with more work to do is what is driving us to operate abso-lutely as effi cient as we can be.” According to the Wood County JFS annual report for 2010, the county realized a monthly average of 13,313 food assistance recipients. That trans-lated into an average of $630,183 in as-sistance each month. There was an average of 8,216 Medicaid cases each month, costing about $7.5 million. In all, there were 26,198 recipients of Medicaid assis-tance that year. Tim Brown, a Wood County com-missioner, said the county expects a cost savings of more than $200,000 and all the participating counties could save more than $1 million through the collaboration effort. The commissioners signed a mem-orandum of understanding to partici-pate in the project this past June. Much of the savings will be real-ized through attrition as personnel re-tire, Brown said.

By Cynthia L. JacobySpecial to the Suburban Press

With the election over, newly re-elected Genoa Mayor Mark Williams is ready to get down to business – literally. Williams garnered 53 percent of the vote over challenger David Huston in Tuesday’s election, according to the unoffi cial results of the Ottawa County Board of Elections. Huston, a lifelong resident of Genoa, collected 46 percent of the popular vote. Williams starts his second term in January. The morning after absorbing the victory, Williams listed attracting new businesses - specifi cally small, light industry - as his fi rst priority in 2012. “If you bring new businesses, you bring people, more tax revenue,” Williams said. What a difference a year makes. This time last year, the town was on the brink of a meltdown that included the sudden resignations of the police chief and village administrator. In the months that followed, much time and effort was put into rebuilding the administration and its connection with the community. Public Works Director Kevin Gladden was placed in the dual role of administrator and public works director. Then in late summer, Robert Bratton, a Genoa resident, resigned as sheriff in Ottawa County to become the police chief. “I think we are ready to settle down … ready to do something for the residents and the village here,” Williams said. “With

other things coming up, it seems that they kept taking precedence over other needs.” And for him that means drawing business to Genoa. The fi rst steps will likely involve creating a core group of people including business people and residents to generate thoughts on ways to attract business. “Basically, it’s going to be a lot of volunteer work. There is a lot of foot work to do,” he explained. The main thing is to fi nd a way into the network of determining those businesses whose owners are looking to relocate and then have a courting campaign in place, Williams said. County and state offi cials have some connections but many times they lead candidates to the larger venues, he explained. Genoa offi cials will also concentrate on the 2012 annual budget and the proposed bike trail in coming weeks. Genoa Village Council received a draft budget on Monday. Finance committee members will review it and offers some suggestions at the next regular meeting.

As for the North Coast Inland Bike Trail, ad hoc committee members are working on the proposed line for the Genoa area. Planners ran into problems following the old rail line into Genoa from Martin-Williston Road because quarry offi cials bought the land a while ago, Williams said.

If an established route follows along Ohio 163, that could involve passing through the front or back lawns of area residents, Williams said. “We’re hoping to get all that fi nalized by early January,” the mayor said. Funding proposals have to be turned in to state offi cials in February.

Culvert work nearly done Work on Toussaint East Road is wrapping up for now but detours will return in the spring. The majority of the closures on the central Ottawa County road involved cross-over culvert work in the late spring and early fall, said Ottawa County Engineer David Brunkhorst. Crews will return next year to do more ground work and then lay the asphalt, he explained. Planning has already begun on preparing the contractors’ bid specifi cations for Phases 3 and 4. “We hope to be able to advertise soon,” the engineer said. In October, Ottawa County commissioners gave Brunkhorst the OK for funding sources for Phase three and four. According to commissioners’ offi ce records, the engineer estimate for third phase is $60,936 and $99,503 for the fourth. The intent is to complete both projects by May 1, 2012.

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Farmers have until Nov. 21 to sign up for 2010 Non-insured Assistance Program (NAP) crop coverage. The deadline applies to asparagus, blueberries, caneberries, cherries, chestnuts, forage for hay and pasture, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, strawberries, honey and maple syrup. NAP covers losses caused by damaging weather conditions for crops. Producers receive payments if the loss is in excess of 50 percent and production losses are paid at 55 percent of the established price for the crop. The service fee is $250 per crop per county or $750 per producer per county. The fee cannot exceed a total of $1,875 per producer with farming interests in multiple counties. Limited resource producers may request a waiver of service fees. Growers should contact their local Farm Service Agency offi ce to obtain NAP coverage or for additional information before the deadline. For more information

concerning Farm Service Agency programs, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/.

Cooperative farming review A compatibility determination for cooperative farming on Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Oak Harbor is available for a 14-day public review that ends Nov. 23. Cooperative farming is a tool used by Ottawa NWR to keep some newly acquired lands farmed until restoration of those parcels is fi nancially feasible. The program does not bring any existing refuge lands into farming; it merely allows newly purchased

agricultural fi elds to continue to be farmed prior to habitat restoration. The farming program supports the habitat management goals and objectives of the Refuge. A compatible use is any use of a National Wildlife Refuge that, based on sound professional judgment, will not materially interfere with or detract from the fulfi llment of the National Wildlife Refuge System mission or the purposes for establishing the Refuge. Copies of the determination can be requested from the refuge. They are also available for review at the refuge visitor center located at 14000 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor. Written comments, requests for the document or questions may be directed to Jason P. Lewis, Refuge Manager at 419-898-0014 or [email protected].

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Oregon City Administrator Michael J. Beazley says Lucas County sales tax rev-enue is up seven percent and Oregon’s in-come tax revenue collections are up fi ve come tax revenue collections are up fi ve come tax revenue collections are up fipercent from last year. Beazley says that demonstrates that the local economy is showing signs of recov-ery, but still has a ways to go to meet levels from just a few years back. “After several years of solid decline in Lucas County, this year is a year of pretty good reasonable growth so far,” Beazley said. “This is a refl ection of income. People said. “This is a refl ection of income. People said. “This is a reflare now earning once again, or going back to work, and they are spending that money on goods and services. That is good for our local merchants and that in turn can be one of the fi rst steps toward putting people back of the fi rst steps toward putting people back of the fito work. We still have a ways to go. “If you look at income taxes in particu-lar, I’ll think you’ll see most cities in the re-gion took a hit in 2009 and ’10, and we are starting to bounce back in a signifi cant way. starting to bounce back in a signifi cant way. starting to bounce back in a signifiIf you look at Oregon, Oregon’s revenue in 2010 was really coming in at about 85 to 90 percent of the numbers you would have seen in 2007 and ’08, or even 2009. That’s really telling us that people’s pay checks are smaller. The professionals are earning less money. People working in industrial jobs are working less overtime or in some cases were laid off. People working in the construction trades frequently were facing less employment. “I want to emphasis we are still facing a challenging time for local residents, but that if you look in terms of straight income it is bouncing back in most communities across the region. That’s not back to the levels it was in 2008 and 2009, but it really shows you that earnings are up. When you look at withholding alone, which is really straight wage employment — that is back up to 2009 levels. In some of the other areas like professionals — perhaps realtors, attor-neys, accountants — some of that income is still down a little bit over those historical averages.”

Beazley who has been with the city since March 2010, says the growth has started throughout the Toledo metro area. “You will fi nd that whether you are “You will fi nd that whether you are “You will filooking at Oregon, Toledo, or the Sylvanias or Maumees and on down the list. Each of the communities has a little better story to tell in terms of people going back to work and we feel good about that,” Beazley said. “When you look at each individual city, there are individual stories there that contribute to their relative economic health. Oregon benefi ts from having four health. Oregon benefi ts from having four health. Oregon benefivery large employers that are really hubs of economic activity here — our two hos-pitals, Mercy St. Charles and Bay Park with the ProMedica system, and with BP-Husky Refi nery and the Toledo RefiRefi nery and the Toledo RefiRefi nery Group, nery and the Toledo Refi nery Group, nery and the Toledo Refithe former Sunoco,” Beazley said.

In Oregon, Beazley said some recent announcements of local projects are con-tributing. Last month, it was announced that an $8 million expansion of the Rieter Automotive automobile supply operation in Oregon will bring 150 new local union jobs. “As individual projects are being an-nounced, that’s good, because there is some more construction work,” Beazley said. “Those are real strong sources of economic activity for Oregon. Each of those is doing well and both refi neries have a lot of activ-well and both refi neries have a lot of activ-well and both refiity going on in terms of upgrades, renova-tions, capital projects — those all contrib-ute to helping people working. Beazley believes the increase in sales tax numbers shows people are spending

again. “Ultimately, people spend when they earn,” Beazley said. “When unemployment and income tax go down, people hold on to spending because they don’t have the money or because they want to make sure they are saving it because they are worried about future employment.

“That is an indicator that people are earning money and spending it. There is more money going into people’s pockets in terms of wages, and that money is getting spent out front with goods and services. This is good for the community and ulti-mately then businesses make money buy-ing and selling and shipping things and can put people back to work. There is no question that employment is still a real challenge here. Unemployment is still high and it’s actually running similar to the re-cessions in the early 80s and early 90s and early 2000s, where it took a long time for employment numbers to bounce back to historical highs,” Beazley said.

National numbers up, tooThis week, U.S. Secretary of Labor

Hilda L. Solis issued the following state-ment on the October 2011 employment situation report:

“Our nation’s labor market posted stable growth in the month of October. The economy added 104,000 private sector jobs last month, and we also added 102,000 more jobs than had previously been re-ported in August and September. The un-employment rate dropped to nine percent, its lowest level in six months.

“The number of long-term unemployed — defi ned as Americans out of work for 27 — defi ned as Americans out of work for 27 — defiweeks or more — fell by 366,000 in October, the biggest drop since 1948. Additionally, the jobless rate for African-Americans dropped a percentage point to 15.1 percent, its lowest level since August 2009.

“We’ve now created 2.8 million jobs over 20 consecutive months of private sec-tor growth, including more than one mil-lion jobs this year alone. GDP growth in the third quarter was 2.5 percent — the fastest rate in over a year and nearly twice that of the previous quarter.”

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Unison career fair Due to Unison Behavioral Health Group’s continued growth and de-mand for services, the agency will host a career fair Nov. 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Unison’s 1212 Cherry St. location. The event will highlight opportu-nities in AOD Adolescent Residential, AOD Child/Adolescent, Child/Family Community Based Services, Dual Diagnosis and Intensive Services. Interested applicants should bring a resume and be prepared to complete an employment application. For infor-mation, visit www.unisonbhg.org or call 419-936-7576.


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constitutional amendment to protect the unborn based on the following analogy. A jury must be unanimous when it comes to a murder trial. If there is “reasonable doubt,” they should not convict. Here is my analogy. When a gun goes off to start a race, the race has begun. If the race is 100 meters, no one would say it’s over at 50 meters. However, no reasonable person would deny that the race has begun. We also know that at the fi nish line the race will be completed. Science knows that at fertilization, the process of life begins. Most if not all pregnancies are not recognized until a menstrual cycle is missed. This means that four to fi ve weeks have gone by since conception. To stop the process of life at this point is like stopping the 100 meter race at 50 meters. If nature is allowed to take its course, a child will be born or a miscarriage may occur. I can only conclude that there is no reasonable doubt that life exists in the womb. And since life exists, it should be protected as it is a right under our constitution. Until our laws change, I pray that pregnant women have the grace, support and love to have their child. Children should not be aborted and many, if not all women, suffer the adverse effects of their decision. We need to help them.Steven R CherryOregon

A fun timeTo the editor: I would like to express my

gratitude to the Oregon Police Department D.A.R.E. Program, the Oregon Community and Family Coalition and the Eastern YMCA for hosting the recent D.A.R.E. and Costume Party for the fi fth-grade students in Oregon City Schools. A fun time was had by all the students. As a parent, I thought that this was a great way to bring all the fi fth-grade students together in a positive, fun way. It was the fi rst time that this event was held, and it was a huge success. I appreciated the efforts of all those involved to provide a safe and fun atmosphere for our children and I hope that the event will be continued for future fi fth-graders. Special thanks to Offi cer Shaw for all her hard work in planning and coordinating this event.Chrissy FinchOregon

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acting role in “Body of Proof,” which aired on TV Oct. 25. She was great. I hope she gets more acting roles. Alice CoxMillbury

By Wenonah Hauter andCarmen Rita Nevarez

Obesity has reached epic proportions in the United States and its price tag is soaring. With one-third of adults and more than 12 million children and adolescents are obese, the direct and indirect medical costs of this scourge total as much as $147 billion a year. The nation’s increasingly poor diet, packed with processed and fast foods, is driving this epidemic. This is leading many media commentators to blame gov-ernment subsidy payments to farmers who grow crops like corn and soybeans. But this just isn’t true. While it’s convenient to blame America’s ever-expanding waistlines on subsidies, a recent paper from our orga-nizations shows that blame actually lies squarely with the corporations that lobbied for the end of good policies that once kept prices and production in check. Now, with the federal budget deficit developing some alarming bulges of its own, Congress says it’s putting the budget on a diet. Direct payments to farmers that grow commodity crops like corn and soy-beans are on the cutting board. Some public health and environmen-tal advocates believe that simply spending the government dollars on apples and broc-coli instead of commodity crops would make the country healthier. But it’s not that simple. To make real, lasting improvements in our food system, we have to get to the root of the problem. That means tackling

the overproduction of corn, soybeans, and other commodity crops, the out-of-control marketing of junk food, inadequate access to healthy food in many communities, and consolidation in the food industry. Overproduction isn’t a new problem. In the 1920s, agriculture policies encour-aged farmers to idle some of their land so they wouldn’t overproduce, and estab-lished a national grain reserve, much like the Strategic Petroleum Reserve we have today. It kept overproduction in check and prevented crop prices from skyrocketing during times of drought or plummeting during times of surplus. Plus, stable com-modity prices functioned like a minimum wage for farmers. Beginning in the 1980s, big food cor-porations mounted a strong and successful lobbying effort against these policies. By the mid-1990s, all the supply manage-ment and price support protections were gone, which led many farmers to over-produce. The resulting collapse in prices left many on the brink of bankruptcy. To deal with the terrible prices farmers were receiving for their crops, Congress started making “emergency” payments to farmers. The subsidy system we know today was born. And the nation’s obesity problem emerged. Ending farm payments won’t stop the

production of corn and soybeans. But it could force smaller and midsized farmers to sell their land to larger farms, which would consolidate our food supply even further. These family farms are our best hope for rebuilding a healthier food sys-tem focused on regional distribution and providing new markets for fruits and veg-etables. But for them to flourish, we need farm policies that ensure that farmers get a fair price for their crops, poultry, dairy prod-ucts, and livestock, and that antitrust and competition policies are enforced. Only then will all types and sizes of farms and food processors be able to compete in a fair marketplace or to shift to a more diverse mix of crops. Undoing the damage inflicted by cor-porate-driven deregulation will go a long way toward building an agriculture system that is healthier for both consumers and those who grow our food. We can also provide Americans with healthier foods by reforming the way food is marketed, enforcing anti-trust laws, help-ing farmers diversify their production, pro-tecting existing federal nutrition programs such as food stamps, and increasing access to fruits, vegetables, and other healthy food in underserved communities.

Wenonah Hauter is executive director of Food & Water Watch and Carmen Rita Nevarez, MD MPH, is a vice president at the Public Health Institute and past-president of the American Public Health Association. Their paper on whether farm subsidies cause obesity is online at www.foodandwa-terwatch.org.

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Visualization is a powerful technique used to harness the awesome power of your mind to attract and accomplish all that you desire. Studies have found that mental practice and actual physical expe-rience have virtually the same impact on your brain. To your brain, visualization can be just as real and powerful as actual experience. Your mind works non-stop on what-ever thoughts you provide. Your mind doesn’t care whether you feed it positive or negative thoughts. Your mind strives to bring to reality whatever outcomes you visualize. All successful people visualize their success well before they achieve it. They visualize the exact outcomes they want. Successful people visualize perfection. They visualize themselves overcoming obstacles and solving problems. Consider the impact of a vivid dream. Dreams can be so intense as to seem and feel real. During a dream, you experi-ence the same emotions and even physical effects as you would have had the dream been real. You wake up from one of these dreams with lingering effects. You can feel happiness, sadness, elation, or exhaus-tion. Depending on the dream, you may be either relieved or disappointed it was only a dream. Visualization is a mental movie that you write, direct, and star in. You pick the cast and control the action. All events, circumstances, and outcomes are viewed through your eyes. You experience every-

thing from your perspective, in real time, as if you are there. For the best effect, your visualiza-tion should have exactly the outcome you desire. Don’t visualize any outcome you don’t want. In your mental movie, you control the ending. Always see yourself achieving your goal. Have fun with this process. Create any background effects you want, including music, special effects, and camera angles. Watch your mental movie on a giant sized screen in a mega theater. Have the audi-ence applaud as you attain your desired outcome. Visualization works when you believe in yourself. You have to believe in yourself in order to succeed in your mental movie. It’s impossible to see yourself succeeding when you don’t believe you can. Visualization has many benefits. It can help you feel more in control of your life. By providing a way to help you move towards your goals, it reduces the frustra-tion caused by inaction. Visualizing some-thing you want provides your mind with positive thoughts. These thoughts are pro-cessed even when you are not consciously aware of them.

Visualization provides a mechanism to learn how to break through self-imposed limitations. Because you are in control of your visualization, you can experience how it feels to overcome obstacles. This process empowers your mind to discover ways to transform your mental movie into reality. Visualization helps you improve your focus. Rather than having scattered and disjointed thoughts, the process of visu-alization encourages your to direct your mental energy towards specific goals. This increased focus will keep you on track, enabling you to accomplish more in less time. Visualization cultivates inspiration. Your mind generates ideas for those things you dwell on. You will find inspirational ideas popping into your mind at any time. Even though you may not be aware of it, your mind is constantly processing your mental movie. Visualization is also extremely ben-eficial in overcoming health problems. In order to get better, you have to believe you can get better and visualize a better state of health. Health visualization can be used in conjunction with any treatment or medica-tions. You can utilize visualization practi-cally anytime and anywhere. Consistent use of visualization, combined with action, will have a remarkable impact on your goal attainment. Watch your movie over and over.

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November 4, 2011

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While deployed in North

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and he became a POW

in Germany for 27 months.

He was a founding member of the Maumee

Valley Chapter of Former POWs. Alex recently

enjoyed a visit to the WWII Memorial with

Honor Flight.

He worked for 43 years at the American

Shipbuilding Co. as a rigger and launch

operator and was a member of Boilermakers

Local 85.

He and his wife Irene enjoyed several trips to

Hungary and also a trip to Europe and North

Africa. Alex enjoyed gardening and

woodworking. He was a member of Calvin

United Church of Christ.

Surviving are sons Ronald Rasi, Alex

(Cynthia) Rasi, grandchildren Amy (Brad)

McNutt, Jennifer Rasi, Ron Rasi, Jr., and great-

grandchildren Michael, Hunter and Paige. He

is preceded in death by his wife Irene, parents

Joseph and Susi (Waszi) Rasi, brothers Andrew

(Betty), Joseph (Helen), sister Margaret

(Joseph) Hornyak, and daughter-in-law Carol

Rasi.

Arrangements were handled by Hoeflinger-

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One of America’s most famous neigh-borhoods is in need of a little TLC. The Birmingham Ethnic Neighbor-hood of East Toledo, a Hungarian cultural center for 120 years, has been the subject of a number of books and articles written by local authors. Now, it is the subject of a survey that explores what is right and what is wrong with the community. Bob Krompak, economic development specialist with Neighborhood Housing Ser-vices/NeighborWorks (NHS), will present the results of the survey of 200 Birmingham residents to the public at the East Toledo Club’s luncheon this Thursday. Two responses struck Krompak as be-ing of “signifi cant” concern to residents. First, about 30 percent of respondents were victims of a burglary or vandalism to their home or auto in the last six months and about 50 percent knew of someone who was. Second, residents were concerned about the number of vacant, dilapidated houses and at least one commercial build-ing—The Playdium. Krompak said vacant properties can be havens for drug use and criminal ac-tivity. He estimates there are about 20 va-cant homes in disrepair. In the case of The Playdium, Krompak said a partially col-lapsed wall and a caved-in fl oor present a

danger to curious kids. On the bright side, Krompak said the survey shows that a majority of residents are satisfi ed with their homes, the friend-liness of their neighbors, city services and their schools Birmingham Elementary and Eagle Academy. The Birmingham Library also drew praise. NHS conducted the survey to es-tablish a baseline to evaluate its upcom-ing work in Birmingham. The non-profi t organization specializes in weatherization programs, renovating older homes, build-ing new homes and providing low-interest loans for home improvement projects. The group also works with local government and social service agencies to improve the quality of life in urban neighborhoods. In the last decade, it has invested $6.5 million in East Toledo to provide housing alterna-tives including the construction of 24 new homes and the renovation or a dozen or so

dilapidated homes. Krompak said the survey, which was conducted earlier this year, has already provided NHS and the Birmingham De-velopment Corporation with direction. To address the crime issue, a meeting is be-ing scheduled with Toledo Police Chief Derrick Diggs and other East Toledo Block Watch leaders to help “beef up” the local Block Watch program. In addition, NHS has secured $220,000 of government mon-ey to provide loans to residents who want to upgrade their homes. Krompak said one woman borrowed $20,000 at 3.5 percent in-terest to rehab a home on Genesee. Another man borrowed to repair his roof and foun-dation. The loans are based on income eligi-bility. Krompak said a large percentage of those who would qualify are “single senior citizen women who are home rich and cash poor.” A signifi cant percentage of residents would also like to see:

�� Speed bumps around Birmingham Elementary School to slow traffi c;

�� Reduced truck traffi c on Consaul;�� More visible police patrols;�� Transportation provided to the

East Toledo Family Center and the Boys & Girls Club so youth would

have more recreational activities;�� The reopening of the Ravine Park

Pool. On the plus side, Krompak said most respondents called their neighborhood a “welcoming, friendly place” and most knew who their neighbors were and regu-larly talked to them. In fact, 35 to 40 fami-lies regularly work the Birmingham com-munity garden at the corner of Front and York. Krompak said the group this year harvested 150 pounds of honey from the beehives. Survey workers only interviewed the head of the household. Nearly 87 percent said the housing is in good condition, while only 12 percent said minor repairs are needed. Fifty-one percent of the respon-dents have lived in the community for 11 plus years and 50 percent are homeown-ers. Krompak said a similar survey is scheduled next year for the Garfi eld neigh-borhood. The power-point presentation will be given at 12:30 in the room next to Michael’s Bakery located in the Weber Block, Front and Main. The public is invited.

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By Mardy Townsend

Several lawmakers are proposing a time-out on new regulations to supposedly generate a more job-friendly environment. To some that might sound reasonable given the nation’s entrenched unemployment, but there’s one set of new rules in particular that should not be blocked. Smaller-scale and independent farmers like me have waited 90 years for the govern-ment to enforce a law that would finally give us the chance to compete on a more level playing field. These new regulations are supposed to do just that. The situation is truly dire. The meat packing industry, giant poultry companies, and largest food processors have forced more than 1 million American farmers and ranchers out of business since 1980. We don’t need more delays — we’ve already waited too long. The 2008 farm bill included a long-over-due provision requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to propose rules to be admin-istered by their Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA). These rules would amend the Packers and Stockyard Act of 1921 to give America’s family farmers and ranchers the opportu-nity to participate in a fair and open market, thereby curbing the systematically abusive and anti-competitive practices of the larg-est meat and poultry processing companies putting independent farmers out of busi-ness. The House of Representatives is trying to block that work by stripping GIPSA of the money it needs to operate. Economists agree that any market is harmed once the top four firms in the indus-try control more than 50 percent of it. Well, four U.S. beef packers control 81 percent;

four pork processors control 66 percent; and four poultry companies control 60 percent of the national market. These levels of con-centration enable Tyson, Cargill, and other large meatpackers to exert an unfair degree of control over the marketplace. The rules would also ensure that sellers of cattle, hogs, and poultry no longer have to prove that a processor’s abusive business practices used against one producer caused injury to the entire livestock marketplace. Producers would simply have to prove that the abuses damaged their own operation. I was one of the 66,000 who submit-ted comments to USDA supporting the proposed GIPSA rules by the November 2010 deadline. A majority supported the changes, but it’s no surprise that poultry companies, meat packers, and commod-ity groups, including the National Pork Producers Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, oppose them. In 2003 these groups waged a campaign based on false projections to block Country of Origin Labeling (COOL). COOL finally went into effect in 2010 and helps con-sumers to know their food’s source. These groups don’t speak for me or other indepen-dent livestock farmers. The farmers and rural communities in northeast Ohio, where I live, can’t wait any longer for these rules to take effect. When the meat cartels’ expensive ads misstate

that these new rules will kill jobs, I think of the nearly 20,000 hog producers who went under from 1980 to 2007, leaving only 2,300 in Ohio. These were small-to-medium size, locally owned businesses employing local workers. We’re losing more and more rural busi-nesses daily. Job loss figures don’t take into account the jobs that aren’t being created, or the number of young people leaving their farms because they can’t make a living. Farmers need other farmers and the accom-panying infrastructure of purebred breeders, feed mills, veterinarians, farm stores, small meat processors, and other supportive rural businesses. Many farmers, including some of my neighbors, are responding to consumer demand for local, grass-fed livestock. But to sustain viable farms and a regional food

system, we need strong GIPSA rules to restore fairness and to roll back the unfair monopoly control that these vertically inte-grated companies wield. Big agribusinesses and lawmakers are claiming that the new rules would prove to be an unwarranted regulatory burden and increase the cost of food. They’re wrong. By restoring competition, these long-overdue rules will help stem the rapid loss of our nation’s independent farmers, ranchers, and growers, and encourage new ones.

Mardy Townsend is an organic, grass-fed beef farmer in northeast Ohio. She is presi-dent of the Ashtabula-Lake-Geauga Farmers Union, an organizational member of the National Family Farm Coalition. www.nffc.net

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Helen M. Sandwisch

She married Otto Sandwisch on December 9,

1950 in Woodville, Ohio and he preceded her in

death on May 19, 2005. Helen was a homemaker

and a life member of Solomon Lutheran Church,

Woodville, Ohio where she was very active in

Sunday school, Choir, Dorcas Society and

Solomon Lutheran Church School. In her spare

time she enjoyed spending time with family, doing

crafts and reading. Helen is survived by son: David

(Melinda) Sandwisch, daughter: Holly (Tom) Miller

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Miller of Elmore, 7 great grandchildren and sister:

Cleo Johnson of CA. She was preceded in death by

her parents, husband: Otto and brother: Art

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When we visit our doctors, we don’t typically think of ourselves as “consumers” or buyers of health care, but in these tough times, that is precisely the role a patient needs to play to avoid drowning in a sea of medical bills. What are the best strategies for haggling with your doctor or hospital? A new report in the October issue of Consumer Reports and online at www.ConsumerReportsHealth.org features advice from Consumer Reports’ medical expert and M.D., John Santa. According to the latest Consumer Re-ports Index, which gauges the health of the economy from the consumer perspective, 16.3 percent of Americans are unable to af-ford medical bills. “Americans are overwhelmed by health costs and many people simply can’t pay their bills, can’t afford their medications,” says Dr. Santa, director of the Consumer Re-ports Health Ratings Center. “The last thing most patients want to do is haggle with their doctors, but a little bit of negotiating can go a long way. It’s also important to know that there are tremendous variations in health care costs—knowing this can help a con-sumer get a hand up and politely insist on the fairest possible price.” Here’s Consumer Reports’ advice for three possible scenarios:

• You’re healthy. The optimal time for patients to talk with their healthcare pro-viders about costs is before any have been incurred. While doctors have a professional obligation to take a patient’s fi nancial re-obligation to take a patient’s fi nancial re-obligation to take a patient’s fisources into account, patients should raise the issue with their doctors to let them know that costs are important to them. “For a va-riety of reasons, doctors are likely to suggest the most expensive options fi rst. But you the most expensive options fi rst. But you the most expensive options fimight be surprised by your doctor’s will-ingness to change course, for example pre-scribing fewer expensive brand name drugs or choosing watchful waiting over a costly diagnostic test,” says Santa.

• The unexpected occurs. A patient lands in the hospital without the benefi t of lands in the hospital without the benefi t of lands in the hospital without the benefiany planning and gets slammed with a huge bill, say $15,000 for a coronary angiogram, and insurance ends up covering only a frac-tion of the bill. Consumer Reports recom-mends these approaches to get the greatest reduction to their bill: Sit down with the doctor who ordered or performed the hospital services to fi nd or performed the hospital services to fi nd or performed the hospital services to fiout how the hospital costs ran so high. Were all the services needed and reasonably priced? Consumers can judge for themselves by checking www.healthcarebluebook.com which lists the going rates for many medical services for free. Closely examine each bill to identify errors, which are common. Consumers should not assume the price on their bill is set in stone. Providers often discount rates substantially to insurers and

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Nearly 100 Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce guests got to enjoy a keynote speech from award winning USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan at a luncheon last week. Brennan’s column in USA Today makes her the most widely-read female sports columnist in the nation. Brennan, a Toledo native, spoke for nearly 45 minutes and every person at the historic downtown Toledo Club was listening. “What an inspiration and uplifting person. That she seems to credit living in Toledo and being an advocate for Toledo is awesome. She gives of her time and even in her columns brings up players who have broken records as her heroes,” states cham-ber guest Denise Martin, president of Mar-tin & Martin Agency, Inc., an East Toledo insurance agency. Brennan became the fi rst woman to Brennan became the fi rst woman to Brennan became the ficover the Washington Redskins in 1985 as a staff member at the Washington Post. When she entered NFL locker rooms for interviews, she was going where few women dared to go at that time. It remains an issue today, nearly three decades later. The fi rst time she had to walk into an The fi rst time she had to walk into an The fiNFL men’s locker room was for the MiamiHerald a few years before her Herald a few years before her Herald Washington Post stint. She called her father, Jim Bren-Post stint. She called her father, Jim Bren-Postnan, Sr., for advice. “So, I called back to Toledo and I said, ‘Do you have any advice for me?’ And he said, ‘Keep eye contact at all times,” Chris-tine said, jokingly. “All these years later what I do see — just their eyes.” She added seriously, “It’s a place I have to go to do my job. When I’m done, I get out of there as fast as possible because I have to go back to write my column or do whatever I need to do. So, it’s a workplace.” Brennan added she believes men sportswriters have the same rights to enter a female locker room, but explained that the most popular professional women’s sports, golf and tennis, do not require locker room interviews.

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House: A Father, A Daughter, A Journey Through Sports, is the fi rst father-daughter , is the fi rst father-daughter , is the fimemoir written by a sports writer. It describes her late father’s infl uence It describes her late father’s infl uence It describes her late father’s inflwhile she was growing up in Toledo. Jim Brennan would take a young Christine to watch University of Toledo football games, and many of the guests in attendance could relate. “Sports were a way of networking for her father and a way of connecting with Christine. She talked about the hard work-ing ethics that we have in Toledo and mix-ing that love of the game into the family life,” Martin said. “You could tell that she admired her father and that sports were a way that he used to communicate with her. He enjoyed that she loved sports and gave her the con-

fi dence to break the gender barriers.” fi dence to break the gender barriers.” fi Chamber director Sarah Beavers add-ed, “I think any female who grew up watch-ing sports and playing them can relate. My father and mother always encouraged my sister and myself to play sports and be ac-tive — to not ‘throw like a girl’ and throw like an athlete. “We would take trips to Cleveland to watch the Indians play and Detroit to watch the Tigers as well. It was something we did as a family together. And now as a mother, I am able to share the same experiences with my children. It is something that is very special. Sports do create a bond between a parent and child and memories that last a lifetime,” Beavers continued. Martin believes the type of relation-ship that existed between Brennan and her father continues with her own family to-day. “I think of my daughter, who played competitive soccer, and how the bond be-tween her and her father was and is stron-ger because they shared the love of the game,” Martin said. “Sometimes men are unable to communicate how they feel but can show their love in participating or sup-porting their daughters in sports. “I was never able to enter into that strong bond that they share with the strate-gies and technical advice about the game. They will always share that just as Chris-tine has with her father. I feel that the disci-pline, life lessons on fairness, good sports-manship, and hard work are a strong infl u-manship, and hard work are a strong infl u-manship, and hard work are a strong inflence on both my daughter and on Christine. She had a great easy way about her that was enjoyable even to a non-sports person.”


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In some ways, it’s just the icing on the cake.

After helping lead his team to the inau-gural Northern Buckeye Conference title in boys soccer, Woodmore midfi elder Donny boys soccer, Woodmore midfi elder Donny boys soccer, Woodmore midfiBowen is the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press and NBC Player of the Year.

Bowen, a junior, was one of the league’s most versatile players, playing nearly every minute of each match during the season and scoring nine goals and nine assists in the process.

“It’s really humbling knowing that the hard work has paid off,” said Bowen. “Not just the stats but on the fi eld, the coaches just the stats but on the fi eld, the coaches just the stats but on the finoticing what is going on, the leadership aspect (of things).”

Bowen is quick to note just how tight-knit the Wildcats were this season.

“I had great teammates this year, not just the seniors,” he said. “Coach Pocino al-ways talks about how we’re not individual players out there. We’re a unit. When some-thing would go wrong, I’d look at the guys and say we’re one unit – we’re a big family. Our chemistry was unbelievable.

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Aside from soccer, Bowen is also a member of the varsity basketball team, the National Honor Society, Spanish Club and the Teen Advisory Group — a collection of high-school students that speaks with children about dealing with peer pressure, drug use and the like. He maintains a 3.89 grade-point-average and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

The thing that stands out about Bowen is not just his physical endurance and ca-pabilities as a soccer player, but more than that, his leadership skills, which you gain a better understanding of after speaking with his head coach, Carlo Pocino, who is the All-Press Co-Coach of the Yeare.

“He played as a team member and he works with everyone,” said Pocino. “He’s a good captain and controls the team real well. He is well-liked by his teammates.

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Woodmore’s Donny Bowen Press Player of the Year

Press and NBC Player of the Year Don-ny Bowen. (Press le photo by Dean le photo by Dean Utendorf/WoodmorePhotos.com)will move up and down (the fi eld) and will move up and down (the fi eld) and will move up and down (the fi

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In addition to being named the NBC’s Player of the Year, Bowen was also named to the Division III all-district and the NBC fi rst team.fi rst team.fi

The team had three other players named to the All-Press fi rst team, includ-named to the All-Press fi rst team, includ-named to the All-Press fiing goalkeeper Ryan Paul, forward Malachi Brown, the team’s leading scorer, and de-fender Ryan Sandwisch. Brown was also named to the all-district second team and Sandwisch and Paul were recognized with honorable mention in the district.

Defender Garrett McAfee and midfi eld-Defender Garrett McAfee and midfi eld-Defender Garrett McAfee and midfier Cody May were named to the All-Press second team and defender Gabe Wilt was recognized with honorable mention.

Pocino, now in his seventh season at the helm, was quick to note the stellar play of Paul, who allowed just 22 goals in

17 games (1.29 goals against average) this season.

“When he (Paul) fi rst came out, he said, “When he (Paul) fi rst came out, he said, “When he (Paul) fi‘Coach, the only thing I want to do is play goalie.’ He’s gone to goalie school with Mal-colm Edge (who runs an organization called Goalkeepers Edge). Every time he has a chance, he practices with Edge. He’s gotten much better and has made some saves that I thought for sure were going to go in.”

The team’s signature victory came against Eastwood, the reigning Suburban Lakes League (SLL) Champions, on Oct. 6 when the Wildcats defeated the Eagles, 2-1, to clinch the NBC title.

For much of the season, the Wildcats, who fi nished with a 14-3 overall record and who fi nished with a 14-3 overall record and who fia 12-0 record in the NBC, dominated their opponents, outscoring them by a combined 77-22.

The team had a rough start to the season, going 1-2 in the fi rst three games, season, going 1-2 in the fi rst three games, season, going 1-2 in the fi

which included losses to Oak Harbor (3-1) and Ottawa Hills (5-0), both quality teams. This signaled a turning point in the Wild-cats’ season, as the team embarked on a 13-game winning streak.

“We had a disappointing loss to Oak Harbor,” said Bowen, “and we really came together and started playing better.”

The team’s season came to an end in the D-III district semifi nals when the Wild-the D-III district semifi nals when the Wild-the D-III district semificats fell to Mansfi eld Christian, 3-2, on a cats fell to Mansfi eld Christian, 3-2, on a cats fell to Mansfitie-breaking goal by the Flames with just 48 seconds remaining.

Despite a tough loss the end the sea-son, Pocino is excited for what the future holds.

“We had a good run,” he said. “Most of the players will be back next year. We will have a good run at the NBC and the state playoffs.”

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Katschke, who just completed his fi rst Katschke, who just completed his fi rst Katschke, who just completed his fiseason as coach, has been awarded the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Co-Coach of the Year and Northwest Ohio High School Soccer League Coach of the Year. Katschke shares the All-Press award with Woodmore coach Carlo Pocino, whose team won the inaugural Northern Buckeye Conference championship.

Clay’s Katschke shares Co-Coach of the Year honorsNeedless to say, Katschke is fl attered.Needless to say, Katschke is fl attered.Needless to say, Katschke is fl“It sure is nice,” he said, “to be recog-

nized by the coaches like that.” The Clay boys’ soccer team is actually

a part of two conferences, the NWOHSSL and the Three Rivers Athletic Conference. This season, the team fi nished with a 9-7 This season, the team fi nished with a 9-7 This season, the team fioverall record and went 3-4 in the TRAC and 3-0-1 in the NWOHSSL, good for fi rst and 3-0-1 in the NWOHSSL, good for fi rst and 3-0-1 in the NWOHSSL, good for fiplace in the latter conference. The Eagles’ season ended in the Division I sectional with a 3-0 loss to Springfi eld.with a 3-0 loss to Springfi eld.with a 3-0 loss to Springfi

This season, Katschke installed a new offensive system, a possession-game sys-tem that focuses on maintaining possession of the ball as opposed to playing a more sporadic, less structured type of game.

“We try to keep the game slow, pass the ball, bring it up slowly — it’s like a chess match,” he said. “It’s not just kick the ball and run to it. In 80 minutes, it’s nice to

have that 50 to 55 minutes of possession. If you have the ball more than the other team, your odds are better.”

Katschke was pleased with how his team dealt with learning the new system.

“A possession-game system, some-times it takes a few years to learn, and for them to learn it in a month or two, they did quite well,” Katschke said.

Katschke is conscious of the role his assistants, Jeff Burson, sons Kenny, Jr. and Cody Katschke, and Brent Combs, the ju-nior varsity coach, take to mold the team. Kenny Jr. was an assistant with him at Ge-noa and Cody previously played soccer at Owens Community College.

“We surrounded the kids with more coaches – that was nice,” he said. “We nev-er had that before.”

Katschke believes that for him to build a sustained, quality program at Clay, he must

do two things: (1) build a soccer presence in the community and (2) get his athletes to realize that offseason training is vital.

“Hopefully, we can build the pro-gram,” said Katschke. “We have kids com-ing in with that ability. We want to start putting boys teams together at the junior high level and show them the system. The talent is there – the kids need to play soccer together.”

He is hopeful that his players will compete in indoor soccer leagues during the winter and partake in travel leagues in the summer.

“They need to, as I like to say, keep their foot to the ball all year long,” said Katschke.

Katschke, a 1979 graduate of Clay, came over from Genoa, where he was coach for the past seven years, the last four as head coach.


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INDIVIDUAL RUSHING

NAME ATT YD S AVE TD

Kyle Nutter, Gen 197 1399 7.1 25

Isiah Conkle, East 103 1190 11.6 23

Zach Conkle, East 121 1156 9.6 21

Kevin Carter, Waite 136 1074 7.9 13

Jon Sandwisch, Wood 172 828 4.8 9

Matt Tille, Gib 182 734 4.0 7

Zach Denomy, CS 139 706 5.1 4

Nick Russell, North 118 692 5.9 12

Mack Schwamberger, CS 120 639 5.3 9

Devin Dominique, Clay 94 540 5.7 4

Evan Perkins, North 54 525 9.7 7

Damon Dominque, Clay 56 452 8.1 4

Johnny Douanglee, Waite 69 408 5.9 2

Kyle Steveson, Clay 89 400 4.5 3

Brian Mallernee, OH 103 397 3.9 7

Tyler Pickard, Gen 50 392 7.8 7

Nathan Pennington, Lake 88 391 4.4 4

Brandon Roberts, Gen 31 377 12.2 6

Alex Keyes, East 40 375 9.4 4

Jeremiah Brauer, Gib 91 323 3.5 2

Jon Angelone, Gib 80 302 3.8 6

Nick Whitmore, North 33 248 7.5 3

Cody Pickard, Gen 47 247 5.3 2

Jared Rettig, Lake 74 223 3.0 1

Owen Daniels, CS 37 218 5.9 2

Devin Sibby, Gen 26 218 5.3 4

Alex Bergman, OH 46 192 4.2 3

Andrew Lord, North 22 120 5.5 2

Mark Konieczny, OH 232 1394 6.6 11

Dustin Fullenlove, North 32 279 8.7 7

Jordan Schell, North 43 256 6.0 2

Tim Lohman, Lake 45 256 5.7 3

Stephen Fuller, North 28 190 6.8 4

Jacob Icsman, Wood 55 188 3.4 0

Tyler Mack, North 25 181 7.2 1

Anthony Prothero, North 20 169 8.5 2

Anthony Keefer, North 26 152 5.8 1

INDIVIDUAL PASSING

NAME COM ATT PCT YDS TD

Jon Sandwisch, Wood 219 382 57.3 2107 14

Jared Rettig, Lake 84 151 55.6 1519 17

Johnny Douanglee, Waite 109 196 55.6 1270 9

Brian Mallernee, OH 88 171 51.5 1188 14

Nick Russell, North 61 96 63.5 1086 7

Josh Bryer, Gen 62 106 58.5 1032 10

Matt Tille, Gib 51 136 37.5 855 6

Michael Blazevich, CS 54 112 48.2 824 4

Jake Schmeltz, East 29 49 59.2 620 9

Brett Jordan, Clay 54 114 47.4 541 4

Nathan Pennington, Lake 16 40 40.0 246 1

Jayce Vancena, Lake 14 24 58.3 142 0

Blake Kohring, East 2 7 28.6 122 1

Jordan Jahna, Gib 7 27 25.9 104 0

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

NAME TD XP FG PTS

Kyle Nutter, Gen 25 8 0 158

Isiah Conkle, East 24 0 0 144

Zach Conkle, East 23 0 0 138

Tyler Pickard, Gen 7 49 8 115

Kevin Carter, Waite 16 2 0 98

Derek Snowden, East 0 67 5 82

Brandon Roberts, Gen 12 0 0 72

Nick Russell, North 12 0 0 72

Evan Perkins, North 11 0 0 66

Ben Swartz, Lake 10 2 0 62

Garrett Reighard, North 0 53 2 59

Jon Sandwisch, Wood 9 0 0 54

Tim Lohman, Lake 9 0 0 54

Mack Schwamberger, CS 9 0 0 54

DeVonte Hughes, Waite 8 0 0 48

Dustin Fullenlove, North 8 0 0 48

Matt Tille, Gib 7 2 0 44

Andrew Nutter, Gen 7 0 0 42

Jon Angelone, Gib 6 0 0 36

Kyle Dierker, East 6 0 0 36

Zach Denomy, CS 6 0 0 36

Nathan Pennington, Lake 6 0 0 36

Jake Bandeen, Lake 0 26 3 35

Malachi Brown, Wood 0 21 4 33

INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING

NAME REC YDS AVE TD

Ben Swartz, Lake 32 845 26.4 10

Cody Lockhart, Wood 55 629 11.4 3

DeVonte Hughes, Waite 42 568 13.5 5

Colton Bihn, Wood 32 560 17.5 4

Zach Brossia, Wood 59 534 9.1 2

Austin Wiegand, OH 34 495 14.6 5

Zach Denomy, CS 30 436 14.5 2

Andrew Nutter, Gen 17 406 23.9 6

Tim Lohman, Lake 20 405 20.2 5

Logan Jones, Gib 25 359 14.4 1

Dylan Hirzel, Lake 27 339 12.6 2

Skylar Dierker, East 11 305 27.7 5

Joey Mallernee, OH 17 288 16.9 4

Nathan Pennington, Lake 28 272 9.7 2

Fletcher Isaacs, North 19 270 14.2 1

AJ Cecil, Oak Harbor 22 270 12.3 3

Anjel Lerma, Waite 14 261 18.6 0

Kyle Row, Clay 25 252 10.1 0

Evan Ulinski, Wood 34 232 6.8 3

Isiah Conkle, East 10 229 22.9 1

Jordan Schell, North 9 215 23.9 1

Isiah Arriaga, Gib 6 208 34.7 1

Jacob Icsman, Wood 36 199 5.5 1

Earnest Sanders, Waite 18 190 10.6 3

Jacob Davenport, North 8 186 23.3 1

Joe Sinay, CS 12 185 15.4 1

Brandon Roberts, Gen 12 175 14.6 3

Jermaine Walker, Waite 11 156 14.2 2

INDIVIDUAL TACKLES

TACKLES FOR LOSS (includes QB sacks)

INTERCEPTIONS

Zach Sharpe, Lake 110; Nick Whitmore, North 106; Joey Mallernee, OH

92; KevinCarter,Waite 89; KrisHayward, East 89; KennyHarris,Waite 87;

Nathan Pennington, Lake 82; Cameron Kutchenriter, Wood 81; Ben

Swartz, Lake 80; Curt Davies, Gib 79; Tony Rozzi, Wood 78; Jared

Columber, Gib 78; Tyler Shephard, North 77; Brian Mallernee, OH 76;

Chris Salaz, Lake 76; Alex Bergman, OH 74; Kenny Hade, Waite 73;

Michael Blazevich, CS 73; Payton Chadwick, Waite 69; Jake Rothert,

Wood 68; Adam Losie, OH 67; Brent Kromer, Gib 67; Emilio Duran, Clay

67; Cody Gore, Clay 66; Allen Boss, OH 65; Jon Angelone, Gib 64; Alexis

Medrano,Wood 63; Bobby Brooks, East 62; Jared Rettig, Lake 59; Logan

Jones, Gib 58; Alex Keyes, East 58; Skylar Dierker, East 58; Ricky Hartley,

North 57; Dan Sprinski, Wood 57; Cody Lockhart,Wood 56; JarredGray,

Clay 55; Zach Denomy, CS 56; Christian Peters, CS 56; Ernest Sanders,

Waite53;TimLohman,Lake53;MackSchwamberger,CS53

BobbyBrooks, East 24½; KennyHarris,Waite 23½; JarredGray, Clay 21;

Payton Chadwick, Waite 16; Tony Smith, Waite 15; Kenny Hade, Waite

13½; Garrett Gray, Clay 13; Allen Boss, OH 13; Earnest Sanders, Waite

12; Cody Gore, Clay 11½; Jared Columber, Gib 11; Alex Bergman, OH

10; Corey Hotmer, Lake 9; Kris Hayward, East 9; David Bogart, North 9;

JequanHamilton,Waite 8; JacobWealleans, Clay 8; JonAngelone, Gib

8; Adam Losie, OH 8; Johnny Robinson, Waite 8; Jordan Grodi, OH 8;

Tim Lohman, Lake 7; Cameron Kutchenriter, Wood 7; Emilion Duran,

Clay 7; Dylan Hirzel, Lake 7; Chase Beam, East 7; Bobby Heath, Gib 7;

Anthony Prothero, North 7; Tyler Shepard, North 7; Brad Radabaugh,

East 7; Curt Davies, Gib 6; Justin Rohrs, North 6; Brent Kromer, Gib 6;

ZachConkle, East 6; LincolnPeters, East 6; RobertUlis, Clay5½

Kyle Schlumbohm, East 5; Tyler Mack, North 5; Austin Wiegand, OH 4;

SkylarDierker, East 4; BlakeKohring, East 4; Fletcher Isaacs,North 4; Ryan

Laberdee, Clay 3;Anjel Lerma,Waite 3;NathanPennington, Lake3; Chris

Salaz, Lake 3; Jeremiah Brauer, Gib 3; Dan Sprinski, Wood 3; Alex Keyes,

East 3; Alex Bergman,OH3; Chase Beam, East 3;Matt Schlicher, North 3;

Kevin Carter, Waite 2; Zach Coffield, East 2; Kris Hayward, East 2; Ricky

Hartley, North 2; NickWhitmore, North 2; Michael Blazevich, CS 2; Jared

Rettig, Lake 2; Tim Lohman, Lake 2; Nick Walsh, Lake 2; Kaleb Maguire,

OH2;KyleSteveson,Clay2;AnthonyRamirez,Clay2

Only stats submitted considered for publication. Individual stats limited to regular season.

TEAM Record PF PA

*^Eastwood (7-0, NBC) 11 0 563 167

^Genoa (6-1, NBC) 10 1 535 109

*^Northwood (7-0, TAAC) 9 2 461 186

Oak Harbor (5-2, SBC) 6 4 257 252

Lake (4-3, NBC) 5 5 235 233

Gibsonburg (4-3, TAAC) 5 5 149 221

Waite (3-2, TCL) 4 6 232 237

Clay (2-5, TRAC) 3 7 128 305

Cardinal Stritch (2-5, TAAC) 2 8 205 362

Woodmore (1-6, NBC) 2 8 192 373

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Eastwood back Alex Keyes (83) carries the ball during Eastwood's 31-0 playoff win over Ottawa-Glandorf (Press photo by Lee Welch/FamilyPhotoGroup.com)

Two-way Keyes knows his rolesBy Mark Griffi nPress Contributing [email protected]

Eastwood football coach Jerry Ruth-erford has a lot of admiration for players like Alex Keyes, guys who know their roles and aren’t afraid to give up the spotlight for their teammates.

Make no mistake, Keyes is a very good football player. He is a two-year starter at safety and this year he starts in the Eagles’ offensive backfi eld along with Isaiah and Zach Conkle, both 1,200-yard rushers.

“He doesn’t get quite the press that the Conkles get, but he’s done a great job for us,” Rutherford said. “He complements those guys. He’s a tremendous blocker and he is unselfi sh.”

The 5-foot-8, 161-pound Keyes has started the past eight games at right half-back and has 48 carries for 422 yards (8.8 average) and four touchdowns. He car-ried 10 times for a team-high 90 yards and scored on a 33-yard run in the third quarter as the Eagles ended Genoa’s 48-game regu-lar-season winning streak with a 25-23 vic-tory over the host Comets on Oct. 28.

Keyes, who also has fi ve catches for 38 yards and one touchdown, said he could care less who gets the bulk of the carries and rushing yards in Eastwood’s vaunted wing-T offense.

“Zach and Isaiah are two of my best friends,” Keyes said. “I have a lot of classes with them. We always block for each other and we do whatever it takes to get the other person in the end zone. It doesn’t matter to me at all. I just want to win. It’s fun to block for my teammates, the Conkles, and just watch them score. It’s great.”

The fourth-ranked Eagles (11-0), the inaugural Northern Buckeye Conference champions, are coming off a 31-0 shutout of Ottawa-Glandorf in the fi rst round of the Division IV playoffs. Eastwood faces sec-ond-ranked Columbus Bishop Hartley (10-0), the defending state champion, in the

second round on Saturday.“It’s going to be a great experience,”

Keyes said. “They’re a really good football team, but I really think we can come out on the winning end.”

That kind of confi dence has carried the Eagles ever since their season-opening win at Patrick Henry. The Eastwood players know that to advance this weekend, they will have to play their game.

While the Eagles’ offense gets most of the publicity, it may be the defense that has played the most crucial role in their un-beaten season thus far. Through 11 games Eastwood has forced 37 turnovers (26 inter-ceptions, 11 fumble recoveries) and com-mitted just eight turnovers.

“We always talk about getting to the ball,” Keyes said. “Not just one person wants to make the tackle. We all want to make the tackle. The defensive backs al-ways want to make a play on the ball and get a turnover as many times as we can.”

Keyes has three interceptions and is

the team’s fourth-leading tackler, with 67. He has also recovered one fumble, knocked down fi ve passes and has three tackles for loss.

“He’s just a guy who does his job,” Ruth-erford said. “We have a lot of guys like him on the team. He’ll block anybody. It’s great to see a kid who’s worked as hard as he does be a part of this and have the success he’s having and the team’s having. He doesn’t get the carries that the Conkle brothers get, he just does his job. Because of guys like him, the Conkles do what they do.”

Keyes, whose dad, Rick, has been an assistant on Rutherford’s staff for years, re-members watching the Eagles practice as a water boy in the second grade. Now, he fi nds himself as a major contributor to what could prove to be the most successful sea-son in school history.

“It’s been great,” Keyes said. “Nobody expected us to come this far at all. This has been the most exciting season I’ve ever been a part of.”

Woodmore followingClay’s example By Andy Marik Special to The [email protected]

The Woodmore Academic Boost-ers introduced a new kind of fundrais-er this year. After the Woodmore vs. Fostoria football game on Sept. 30, a helicopter hovered over the stadium and dropped golf balls onto the fi eld. Golf balls were available for purchase at any home foot-ball game outside of the opening gates. The golf balls were $10 each. The three closest golf balls to the target each received a prize. The fi rst place winner received $1,000, second received $300 and third received $200. The idea was from the president of the Academic Boosters, John Zatko. “I went to Clay High School where an organization had done it, and it was really cool. I wanted to bring that idea and tradition to Woodmore,” said Zat-ko. “I think it’s a really cool idea,” said sophomore Tony Rozzi. The fi rst annual Chopper Dropper raised over $1,500. The winner of the $200 prize was Brian Fork. The $300 prize winner was Michele Story. The winner of the $1,000 was Karen Marik. Ten businesses from Elmore and Woodville provided donations to the Academic Boosters. The money earned from the Chopper Dropper will go toward senior scholarships, teacher grants and senior graduation signs. “I was very excited for the fi rst ever Chopper Dropper at Woodmore this year. Hopefully in the next few years it becomes a great success,” said Zatko. (Andy Marik is a Woodmore junior who writes for the school newspaper, Window to Woodmore. His story from the October issue was used with per-mission from advisor Carolyn Nitz.)


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Gyurke 16th at state cross country meetBy J. Patrick EakenPress Sports [email protected]

Clay sophomore Erin Gyurke fi nished 16th at the girls Division I state cross coun-try meet. Her time of 18:36.79 was just over 32 seconds behind champion Claudia Saun-ders, a senior from Cincinnati Princeton. Saunders, the 2010 seventh place fi n-isher, fi nished her career with a four-sec-ond win over Elyse Bierut (Sr., Rocky River) to bring home her fi rst state crown. Rocky River Magnifi cat, the 2010 team champion, couldn’t defend its title as Brunswick won the closest team competition of the day (fi ve points) over Beavercreek. Led by senior Lo-ren McDaniel (23rd place), Brunswick took home its fi rst state title after fi nishing fi fth in 2010.

In the last race of the day, Clay senior Thomas Gibbons was 66th in the D-I boys race, fi nishing in 16:27.78.

Reynoldsburg senior Tsehaye Hiluf beat Sam Wharton (Jr., Tipp City Tippeca-noe) by three seconds to claim the boys D-I individual title. Hiluf was the only top 15 fi nisher to return from last year’s top 15. Led by Adam Davidson (Jr., ninth place) and John Sotos (Jr., 27th place),

Gibbons fi nished his career with fi rst team all-league honors three times (twice in the Toledo City League, once in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference). This season, he has been dominant, fi nishing fourth at districts and in the top fi ve in two major meets — the Clay Eagle Invite and Cardinal Stritch Invite.

Gyurke has now qualifi ed for the state tournament twice. She fi nished fourth at this year’s regional meet in Tiffi n, running a time of 18:49.

Gyurke, despite an injury, has been dominant from the midway point of the season, fi nishing in the top 10 at the Clay Eagle and Cardinal Stritch invitationals be-fore coming in second at districts. On top of that, she fi nished third at the TRAC cham-pionships, and, last season, fi nished second at the TCL championships as a freshman, earning her all-league honors both times.

At the state meet, six new individual champions and fi ve new team champions were crowned at National Trail Raceway in Hebron. After a chilly morning, the sun came out and made for almost perfect run-ning weather for the more than 850 indi-vidual runners. This was the fi rst year the

state cross country meet was held at Na-tional Trail Raceway after its 26-year stint at Scioto Downs.

After the presentation of the D-II girls’ awards, the OHSAA and the Ohio Associa-tion of Track and Cross Country Coaches held a special presentation to honor Lexing-ton cross country runner Sami Stoner, who inherited Stargardt disease, a juvenile form of macular degeneration that robs children and teens of their central vision.

Despite losing some of her vision, Stoner still participates in cross country with her guide dog, Chloe. Dale Gabor, the director of cross country and track and fi eld for the OHSAA, presented Stoner with a gold medal for the heart and dedication she has displayed over the season and thanked her for being such an inspiration to other teenagers with challenges.

In state fi nalEast Toledo resi-

dent Angela Rud-nicki, a senior goal-keeper, plays for the St. Ursula Academy (15-6) soccer team that reached the Di-vision II state cham-pionship Saturday.

The state semifi -nal Wednesday night in Tiffi n was a battle between two teams that dropped from D-I to D-II this year.

The Arrow’s opponent, Walsh Jesuit (19-1), was the D-I state champion last year, includes several Big Ten recruits, and is ranked No. 2 in the nation this year. How-ever, SUA defeated Walsh Jesuit 1-0 on penalty kicks Thursday night to advance.

Rudnicki, the SUA back-up keeper, has three victories in goal this season, includ-ing a shutout. Sophomore Sydney Yeager has been the starter most of the season.

SUA opened tournament play at Lake Community Stadium, defeating Eastwood 6-0, Maumee 1-0, Bowling Green 5-0, Akron Archbishop Hoban 1-0, and Bellville Clear Fork 5-2 to advance.

In the Three Rivers Athletic Conference, SUA fi nished tied for third at 4-2-1 behind champion Central Catholic (6-0-1) and run-ner-up Notre Dame (5-0-2). Clay was fi fth at 3-3-1. Clay tied with Findlay at 4-0-1 to win the junior varsity championship. (Photo of Angela Rudnicki by Russ Lytle).

Sports announcementsNorthwood t-ball, baseball, and soft-

ball registration for the 2012 season will be Nov. 13 and Nov. 20 from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Josie Reinhart Community Center at the corner of Oram and Wales Road, and Nov. 14-18 at the municipal offi ce from 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Deadline is Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. Parents must accompany children and non-returnable copies of birth certifi cates are required. The non-refundable fee due at registration is $30 or $45 for two more par-ticipants. Low-income families may obtain a fee waiver. Umpires and coaches must also register during this time. Information is available at municipal building or call Sandra Welch at 419-693-9327.

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Northwood football coach Ken James isn’t into making excuses, but facts are facts.

It is a well-known fact that the Rangers have dominated the Toledo Area Athletic Conference – eight championships in 11 years – since they joined the conference in 2000.

Northwood went unbeaten in the TAAC again this year and fi nished 9-1, losing again this year and fi nished 9-1, losing again this year and fionly to Hopewell-Loudon. Their strength of schedule gave the Rangers enough com-puter points to fi nish fourth in Division V, puter points to fi nish fourth in Division V, puter points to fiRegion 18, meaning they would get to host a playoff opener for just the second time in school history. Northwood hosted Mohawk in 2002.

The Rangers made their seventh play-off appearance, all since 2001, last Friday night and hosted Patrick Henry. Northwood went up 7-0 in the fi rst quarter against the went up 7-0 in the fi rst quarter against the went up 7-0 in the fiPatriots, but the Rangers’ three turnovers and the lack of a consistent running game eventually did Northwood in en route to a 49-28 loss.

“To their credit, they took us out of it,” James said. “We didn’t score off their turnovers and they capitalized on our turn-overs. In a game like that, fi ve or six plays overs. In a game like that, fi ve or six plays overs. In a game like that, fiare going to be crucial. We could have been up 10-0 or 14-0. We could have conceiv-ably had a 17-point lead. That makes it a different game. But, they stiffened up and we didn’t get into the end zone.”

The Rangers are now 1-6 all-time in the playoffs. Northwood’s only playoff win was against Edgerton, 20-13, in 2003. The Rangers lost to eventual state champion Co-lumbus Grove, 27-0, in the second round.

Northwood hasn’t had easy fi rst-round Northwood hasn’t had easy fi rst-round Northwood hasn’t had easy fimatchups in the playoffs. In 2004 the Rang-ers made the postseason with a 5-5 record. Their reward was a fi rst-round matchup at Their reward was a fi rst-round matchup at Their reward was a fitop-ranked Hopewell-Loudon, which won 21-0.

Two years ago the Rangers made the playoffs with a 7-3 record. That gave them a fi rst-round game at top-ranked Patrick a fi rst-round game at top-ranked Patrick a fiHenry, which rolled to a 41-14 victory.

Patrick Henry (9-2) entered last Fri-day’s game as one of the most successful D-

Another frustrating fi nish to Northwood’s seasonAnother frustrating fi nish to Northwood’s seasonAnother frustrating fi

Senior Logan Genson (27), sophomore Jacob Davenport (5), and junior Dustin Ful-lenlove (33) lead Northwood onto the eld before their playoff match with visiting eld before their playoff match with visiting Patrick Henry. (Press photo by Don Thompson/picasaweb.google.com/donrachael)

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Tim Spiess is a math teacher, so he is good at reciting numbers. He is also Genoa’s offense line coach and defensive coordina-tor.

Spiess has been an assistant coach at Genoa since 2007, when head coach Mike Vicars took over the Comets’ program. Five straight playoff appearances, four league championships and a 48-game regular-sea-son winning streak ensued.

The Comets’ once-proud program had struggled for years under several head coaches. Then Vicars brought his wing-T of-fense and all-for-one attitude to Genoa, and its football program became relevant again.

This year’s squad was ranked No. 3 in the state in Division IV before a 25-23 home loss to rival Eastwood on Oct. 28. The Com-ets outscored their opponents by a 498-95 margin during the regular season and then ripped Huron, 37-14, in last week’s playoff opener to set up Saturday night’s show-down against top-ranked Kenton (11-0) and its national record-setting quarterback, Maty Mauk.

The Comets have a huge offensive weapon of their own, and it’s no secret. Last week, junior running back Kyle Nutter ran through and around Huron’s defense for 413 yards and four touchdowns.

“Kyle Nutter was a very special run-ning back Saturday night,” Spiess said. “We did a nice job blocking for him, but he had so many yards after contact. He prob-ably had 200 yards after contact.”

Nutter, however, wouldn’t have gained a yard had it not been for his blockers up front.

“The holes were phenomenal,” said Nutter, who has rushed for 1,812 yards and 29 touchdowns. “There was a lot of room for me to work with, a lot of creases. Our offensive line does a great job of getting downfi eld and getting some blocks, which downfi eld and getting some blocks, which downfiallows me to get those yards. All fi ve of allows me to get those yards. All fi ve of allows me to get those yards. All fithem do a great job. I can’t complain about an offensive line like that.”

Spiess, 49, has spent 25 years coach-ing offensive lines. Before Genoa, he spent

Offensive linemen the force behind Comet backsGenoaseniorguard Ricky Bierbaum(51) and juniorcenter Nick Keller (53) prepare to make room for Comet runningbacksin their CelestialBall win over Oak Harbor. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.lifepics.com)

the previous 15 years at Liberty Center. His latest proteges are sophomore left tackle Michael Deiter (6-3, 255), senior left guard Evan Wendt (6-1, 224), junior center Nick Keller (6-0, 220), senior right guard Ricky Bierbaum (5-11, 195) and senior right tack-le Andrew Price (5-11, 197).

Wendt was a fi rst-team All-Suburban Wendt was a fi rst-team All-Suburban Wendt was a fiLakes League pick last year, and Keller made the second team. Price, Bierbaum and Dieter are fi rst-year varsity starters.and Dieter are fi rst-year varsity starters.and Dieter are fi

Spiess coached seven fi rst-team all-Spiess coached seven fi rst-team all-Spiess coached seven fileague linemen in his fi rst four years at Ge-league linemen in his fi rst four years at Ge-league linemen in his finoa. Last year, right guard/defensive tackle Andrew Hayes was named the SLL Player of the Year.

“What we’re looking for in offensive linemen are athletes,” Spiess said. “Some people don’t believe in that and I think that’s a big mistake. In 2008 our two start-ing guards (Callen Bialurucki and Beau Lamb) were actually receivers in our fi rst Lamb) were actually receivers in our fi rst Lamb) were actually receivers in our fitwo scrimmages. They each caught a pass in one scrimmage and then started at guard.”

Spiess said it took one scrimmage for this year’s offensive line to jell.

“From the very fi rst scrimmage, they “From the very fi rst scrimmage, they “From the very fiwere fi ne,” Spiess said. “We scrimmaged were fi ne,” Spiess said. “We scrimmaged were fiArchbold, and in the fi rst 32 plays we Archbold, and in the fi rst 32 plays we Archbold, and in the fiscored seven touchdowns. First, it told me our running backs are pretty good, and sec-ond, it told me we had a chance to have a good offensive line.”

Wendt said he wasn’t surprised by Genoa’s line play in the scrimmage against Archbold.

“The jayvee line was me, Nick Keller, Andrew Price and David Magrum, so we had the same offensive line as we did on jayvees,” Wendt said. “Our line really stepped it up. It comes with leadership. I’m a pretty good leader out there and Ricky is like my sidekick. He helps out, and so does Nick Keller. We know who we’re blocking every time. It starts with me and Ricky. We tell our tackles what we’re doing, what stunts we’re doing.”

Bierbaum played halfback as a fresh-man and most of his sophomore year before being moved to the offensive line.

“I got moved to right guard, and I knew I wasn’t going to play my junior year because

of Andrew Hayes,” Bierbaum said. “Moving was best for the team, and I understood that. I just wanted to get a chance to play.”

Bierbaum added that Genoa’s offense gives the guards, in particular, the opportu-nity to play smashmouth football.

“I like the fact I get to pull and hit peo-ple,” he said. “I like the traps and I like the sweeps. I like that I can get a running start at a linebacker or a safety.”

Vicars has been running the same wing-T offense for years. He learned it from the late Skip Baughman, the former St. Mary’s Memorial coach who won four state cham-pionships from 1957-93. “It takes athletic, smart linemen to be able to execute it,” Spiess said. “It is the single best offense in football. This is my 20th year helping to run that system, and the teams Mike and I have coached have averaged more than 40 points a game. Guys who run the spread think they have a so-phisticated offense. I will put our offense up against anybody. It takes a great deal of intelligence — and intelligence under pres-sure — to run our offense.”

V teams in the state. Coach Bill Inselmann’s Patriots won a state title in 2005 and have made the playoffs 14 times, including 10 years in a row.

Still, the Rangers had their chances to build momentum but came up short. They had a fi rst-and-goal early and couldn’t had a fi rst-and-goal early and couldn’t had a fiscore. They recovered a PH fumble and had a fi eld goal get blocked. What was once a a fi eld goal get blocked. What was once a a fi7-0 Northwood lead turned into a 21-7 halftime defi cit, and the Patriots took ad-halftime defi cit, and the Patriots took ad-halftime defivantage of a muffed Northwood punt return and a fumble to turn the game into a rout in the third quarter.

“We had so many opportunities in the fi rst half,” James lamented. “This was a fi rst half,” James lamented. “This was a fi

game of momentum and you have to play like a maniac in a game like that. We knew they were good. They’ve been getting a lot better and we felt like we had been getting better, too. We felt like we could compete with them, but they hit the right plays at the right time and we did not. We’re done and they’re still playing.”

Had Northwood had three less boys in grades 9-11 this school year, it would have competed in D-VI, the smallest football di-vision in the state. The Rangers would have avoided Patrick Henry, and their most like-ly fi rst-round opponent would have been ly fi rst-round opponent would have been ly fiArcadia (7-4), which lost its playoff opener at Leipsic, 51-0.

“We’re one of the smallest schools competing in our division in the playoffs,” James said. “The region we’re in is one of the toughest regions in the state. We just have to fi nd more ways to be competitive. have to fi nd more ways to be competitive. have to fiThat’s how it works.”

The Rangers graduate 11 seniors from this year’s team. They will return their en-tire starting offensive line, their quarter-back, one split end and a fullback, and they will have to replace three starters in the defensive secondary, one tackle and one linebacker.

James called this year’s playoff loss “frustrating,” adding that his coaching staff plans to make some changes in the program in order to compete at the next level.

“Some people can always second guess what you did,” James said. “Nobody will second guess more than us. We as a staff have already been picking that (PH) game apart. We are taking a look at the offense and defense; same thing with our offseason program. We got run down from behind twice last Friday, so we have to look at some things where we can make ourselves faster overall.”

James said it was diffi cult giving a post-James said it was diffi cult giving a post-James said it was diffigame speech to this year’s squad.

“The seniors did a great job for us this year,” he said. “We’re still a little young, we just didn’t quite get it done when we had to. It’s a real frustrating end to the year, but it’s been a special year with the quality of kids on the team. We had some really good young men on this team. We had lot of fun being around each other. It was a year you hated to see end.”

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Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Cicak

Nicole Simon & Ryan Cicak were

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NorthwoodCraft Show Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Unity United Methodist Church, 1910 E. Broadway. Handcrafted items, doll clothes, jewelry, plus homemade soups & sandwiches & a bake sale.Monthly Government Food Distribution for city residents Nov. 23, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Josie Reinhart Community Center located in the Northwood Municipal Building (Parking Lot C, 6000 Wales Rd.Northwood VFW 2984 Fish Fry Fridays 5-8 p.m. Also serving steaks, chicken & shrimp. Karaoke 8 p.m.-midnight. Tacos Monday nights 4-7 p.m.; breakfast Sundays from 9 a.m.-noon Crafters wanted for a Holiday Craft Bazaar on Nov. 18 & 19 at Unity United Methodist Church, 1910 E. Broadway, Northwood. Table rental is $15 per table for two days. For info, call Jan at 419-666-0481.Northwood VFW Ladies Auxiliary is selling cookbooks featuring 400 recipes for a donation of $15. Call 419-461-3255 or pick up on Fridays at 102 Andrus Rd.

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EllistonCamp Sabroske Annual Meeting Nov. 20, Zion United Methodist Church, 18045 N. Williams St. Info: Barb at 419-304-0723.

ElmorePreschool Storytimes Wed. at 11 a.m., Elmore Library. The library would like to offer evening storytimes. Call 419-862-2482 to express an interest. Harris-Elmore Public Library Morning Book Discussion Group will now meet on the 4th Wed. of the month at 10:30 a.m.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 after lunch. Reservations: 419-862-3874.Elmore Golden Oldies Crocheting Class the 1st & 3rd Tues. of the month, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Grace Lutheran Church.

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