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Solar projectDean Sandwisch, director of business affairs, Oregon City Schools, chats with Steve Hall of Lake Erie Electric, on the roof of Starr Elementary School were approximately 634 solar panels are being installed. The 288 kW solar array will produce nearly 332,000 kWh annually. Another solar project is being constructed at Jerusalem Elementary School. Both projects are expected to be completed in April. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

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Close your eyes, and in your mind’s eye picture what you think a typical bird watcher looks like.

Paul Riss used to see the same vision.“People always think bird watchers are

little old ladies,” said Riss, a 42-year-old Canadian. “I thought I would try to change that (stereotype) by making a documentary, called ‘Punk Rock Big Year.’ People say I don’t look like a bird watcher.”

Riss is one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Biggest Week in American Bird-ing, which will be held May 3-12. He has been “birding,” he said, since he was 10 or 11 years old.

“My dad was kind of looking for a way to spend time with his son,” Riss said. “One of his buddies said, ‘Take him to the conservation area.’ That very fi rst time, a Chickadee landed on my hand and that was it. I was hooked. Ever since then I’ve been crazy about birding.”

The term “crazy” may be putting it mildly. Riss has covered his body in 88 bird tattoos, and he plans to increase that num-ber to more than 200.

Born and raised in a small town about an hour east of Toronto, Riss and his wife, Rachel, are the parents of 5-year-old boy and girl twins. The family produces 8 per-cent of its own food, Riss said, and built a

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greenhouse in the backyard.The tattoos, he said, are a tribute to his

love of birding.“I want people to say, ‘He did what?

That’s crazy!” Riss said. “When people meet me or read my blog, they say this guy’s really not nuts, he’s just passionate about this. I have a very good job, and a wife and 5-year-old twins. When people watch my fi lm, I want people to understand bird watchers aren’t necessarily what you think they are.

“Maybe they’ll pay a little bit more at-tention to someone who is covered in tat-toos and interested in punk music. Birds are kind of the gateway ‘drug’ to the rest of nature. Kids love them. We have a bird feeder in our backyard and my son says, ‘Dad, I wish I was a bird.’ I say, ‘why?’ He

says, ‘Cause I wish I could fl y.’ If we can gets kids into it, that’s awesome.”

Oak Harbor resident and famous bird-ing author Kenn Kaufman, who is also a naturalist and conservationist, was the inspiration for Riss’s fi lm “Punk Rock Big Year.” Riss said being a keynote speaker at this year’s Biggest Week in American Bird-ing is “quite an honor.”

“Kenn Kaufman is kind of a birding hero for me,” Riss said. “There are two sentences in his book, Kingbird Highway, where that really gave me the inspiration for doing the ‘Punk Rock Big Year’ thing. Kenn dropped out of high school as a kid and hitchhiked 70,000 miles to see as many birds as he could in America. He was go-ing someplace to see these crows. He got picked up and said he was a bird watcher, and they said he didn’t look like a bird watcher. They said bird watchers are blue-haired and 70 years old.”

On Jan. 1, 2011, Riss decided he was going to take an entire year to try to see as many different species of birds as he could in the Ontario area. “Punk Rock Big Year” tells that story.

“I’m trying to do something different to catch peoples’ attention,” Riss said. “I grew up listening to punk music. I vowed to tattoo the Latin name of every bird that I saw on my body. I ended up seeing 234

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A stream of complaints from residents and research by the village administration and council led to the decision to set the speed limit on main roads in the Village of Walbridge back to 35 miles per hour, Mayor Ed Kolanko said last week. After conferring with the Ohio Depart-ment of Transportation, the village dropped the limit in September to 25 miles per hour on North Main Street, from Elm Street to the village’s northern corporation limit, and on South Main, as well as a stretch of Walbridge Road, which runs east-west. Mayor Dan Wilczynski, who stepped down from offi ce earlier this year, said at the time the lower limit put the village in compliance with state law. However, after residents complained of the village becoming a speed trap, Police Chief Ken Frost and councilman Fred Sloy-er, chairman of council’s safety committee, studied the issue further and determined the limits could be set at 35. “Council and myself continued to hear dissatisfaction from many residents regard-ing this issue,” Mayor Kolanko said. “We listened to those comments and continued to research and work on what the village could do to remedy the concerns. Last month, council approved an ordi-nance after only two readings to amend the village code regarding speed limits. “Speed limit signs are correctly posted throughout town,” the mayor said. Walbridge Road as it enters the village from the east was becoming a particular headache for motorists. On the west-bound lane into the village from an I-280 overpass, the 25 mile per hour limit was 30 miles per hour limit less than east-bound lane, which sits in Lake Township. Worse, village police occasionally place a radar unit along the road. Cecil Adkins, a former member of vil-lage council, was a vocal critic of the 25 mile per hour limit and even retained an

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Donuts anyone? The Travel Centers of America recently opened three more Dunkin’ Donuts Express locations including one at the T-5 exit at I-80 and I-280. All three Dunkin’ Donuts Express locations are open 24 hours a day. Dunkin’ Donuts is one of the leading baked goods and coffee companies in the world, selling 1.5 billion cups of hot and iced coffee every year.

At the clubs Christopher Gillcrist, executive direc-tor of the Great Lakes Historical Society, will speak to the public Thursday, March 21 about the National Museum of the Great Lakes expected to open in September at the Marina District in East Toledo. Gillcrist will describe new exhibits and the process used to create them. He will also talk about the objectives for the museum and how it will be funded. The museum will be located in the To-ledo Marina building adjacent to the relo-cated S.S. Schoonmaker Museum ship. There will exhibits on Great Lakes ex-ploration, settlement, industry and ship-wrecks. The presentation will be held at Hope Church, 5650 Starr Ave. on the Starr Exten-sion off Wynn Road in Oregon (behind the Oregon Rec Center). The East Toledo Club is sponsoring the talk which will begin at 12:30, following the club’s monthly lun-cheon. The public is invited. RSVP to Jodi Gross at 419-691-1429, ext 213.

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Family Center Gala The East Toledo Family Center’s annual gala will be held April 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Glass City Boardwalk, 27820 E Broadway St., Walbridge. Honorary chairman for the event, which will be themed “Hawaiian Luau,” will be Timm Morrison, from 93.5 WRQN. Distinguished Citizen and Educator of the Year awards will be introduced. This year’s Distinguished Citizens include Tim Martin and Deb McLaren. Educators of the Year are David Pitensbarger, Gretchen Paskiet and Carolyn Yenrick. The event will also include various auctions. Tickets are $55 for individuals and $100 per couple. Proceeds raised will benefi t the Senior Program. For tickets or more information, call Tracy at 419-691-1429 or visitwww.ETFC.org.

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Appointment questioned Adkins last week said he was still plan-ning to press Walbridge council and the administration on the decision to appoint Chief Frost as the village administrator. An attorney representing Adkins in January questioned the legality of the ap-pointment, contending Frost couldn’t hold both positions simultaneously. In addition to the full-time position of police chief, Frost was approved by council last May for the part-time position of ad-ministrator on a temporary basis. Council on March 6 approved making the appointment permanent. The opinion by Adkins’ attorney says having one person hold both positions vio-lated the village codifi ed ordinances and Adkins says he plans to meet with two new members of village council, Ken Gilsdorf and Ron Liwo, to discuss the appointment. Mayor Kolanko has said he’s comfort-able with the research of the village legal counsel that the appointment doesn’t vio-late the village code.

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birds, and I have 88 (tattoos) done so far. I had a full-time job in advertising and I had to work with my wife and our kids. Had I had more time, I could have gotten to 300 birds easily.

“The documentary creates a little bit of drama. Friday after work I would drive home, kiss my wife and kids, drive 1,500 kilometers (932 miles), see one bird and drive 1,500 kilometers back. I did that sev-eral times.”

Paul and Rachel have been together for 15 years and married for nine. Ironically, she isn’t quite the bird enthusiast as her husband.

“Rachel has no interest in birding at all,” Paul said. “It’s kind of interesting. I try to plan vacations and be real sneaky about it and make them birding vacations. Some-times my plans work out, and sometimes they don’t. Her dad is very much into birds. He was a conservation offi cer and they al-ways had bird feeders at their house. Be-cause her dad was so interested in it, natu-rally, she wasn’t.”

“Punk Rock Big Year” is in the editing stages right now, but a few scenes will be shown at the Biggest Week in American Birding festival. Riss said he is pretty much funding the documentary by himself.

“There’s some interesting stuff there,” he said. “My editor, Kyle McNair, is a super talented guy and is also covered in tattoos. At the very latest it should be completed at the end of the summer. I lined up half a dozen cameramen. They were like photog-raphers and directors, friends of mine. I just basically drive to their house, pick them up and we drive to see the birds.”

Riss, who is schedule to speak at the festival at 7:30 p.m. on May 4, said his fa-vorite bird is the brown thrasher.

“I have no idea why,” he said. “I love the look of it - stern face and curved bill. Just a beautiful thing. They’re in Eastern North America. I’ve seen one about a block from my house.”

Riss did not attend the previous Big-gest Week in American Birding events, so he said he doesn’t know what to expect. He is good friends with Kenn Kaufman and his wife, Kim, who is the executive director of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory in Oak Harbor.

“I’m expecting big crowds,” Riss said. “I know a lot of people go there. It’s the war-bler capital of the world for bird watchers. Warblers are the most beautifully colored

birds in North America. They’re on migra-tion and they just come down and feed from the trees. You don’t need binoculars most of the time.”

Kim Kaufman said she is thrilled that Riss will be a keynote speaker this year.

“Paul absolutely smashes the stereo-type of birders,” she said. “He’s a super cool guy. Just when you think you know what a bird watcher looks like, here comes Paul Riss. His goal is to really smash that stereotype and spread the word that every-one should be out bird watching. His goal is to get more people interested in birding, because if they like birds and care about birds and understand what their needs are, they’ll support habitat conservation.”

““Birds are kind of the gateway ‘drug’ to the

rest of nature.

Paul Riss is changing the stereotype of birders.

A sign shows the 35 mph speed limit on Main Street in Walbridge.

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The Ottawa County engineer continues to repair or replace aging bridges through-out the area. Two smaller county bridges are on the summer 2013 schedule. Contractor bids were to be opened March 14, for replacement work on bridges on Fulkert Road and Genzman Road. Fulk-ert Road is located southeast of Genoa in Clay Township. The Genzman Road bridge project is located west of Toussaint South Road in Carroll Township. The project calls for crews to take down the steel bridges and replace them with large box culvert bridges.

The project is similar to the bridge replacement on Four-Mile House Road at Elmore Eastern Road in Salem Township several years ago, county engineer David Brunkhorst said. The bridge projects are under the of-fi ce’s regular maintenance program aimed at replacing two or three bridges a year. “Some of these bridges are 60 or 70 years old,” Brunkhorst said. The estimated cost of this two-bridge project is about $282,500. All the work is projected to be done by Aug. 16. “If we are lucky, most of the work should be done within a month’s time,” the engineer said. “That is, if the weather coop-erates.”

Prep works includes checking all the drainage services surrounding the bridge areas. Engineers hope to keep the construc-tion from interrupting any drainage servic-es. There are no matching funds for these bridge projects. “This is part of the normal program,” Brunkhorst said. Funding for the county engineer’s bridge replacements and repairs come through motor vehicle gasoline taxes and registration fees. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio collects about 28 cents in taxes per gallon of regular or diesel gas.

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A transportation budget bill heads to a conference committee after being approved in both chambers of the state legislature. The bill includes a provision authoriz-ing the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission to issue $1.5 billion in rev-enue bonds to fund infrastructure projects. Members of the House of Representatives from Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, and Sandusky counties were opposed to

the proposed funding mechanism, fearing area residents and businesses that rely on the turnpike would bear the brunt of repay-ing the debt. Rep. Tim Brown (R- Bowling Green), who voted against the House version of the bill, also voted Wednesday to not concur with amendments adopted last week by the Senate, where it passed by a vote of 27-6. After the conference committee re-solves the differences, a fi nal version of the bill will be on the fl oor of the House on March 21. Brown said. “I’m going to reserve judgment until I

see a fi nal version,” Brown said. Rep. Rex Damschroder (R – Fremont) had said the House bill contains many good features but it would create a “cash fl ow out of our area.” The bill found support in the Senate from local legislators. Sen. Edna Brown (D-Toledo), whose district includes much of Lucas County, in-cluding Oregon and Jerusalem Township, said she was satisfi ed the Senate amend-ments would help keep turnpike revenues in northern Ohio. “I am happy to see guarantees put into

the transportation budget to keep turnpike dollars primarily in northern Ohio. Many of the changes made to the bill in the Senate were signifi cant improvements that I sup-port,” she said. “Although many positive changes were made, I will continue work-ing to keep the turnpike safe, affordable and accessible so that businesses and citi-zens in my district can continue using and benefi tting from this vital asset.” Senators Randy Gardner (R- Bowling Green) and David Burke (R- Marysville) voted in support of the bill.

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East Toledo Family Center community builder Jodi Gross is heading a program geared toward bringing the neighborhoods together to advocate “one voice” for East Toledo.

Two meetings last week, one for safety and another for housing, demonstrated that the program was gaining momentum. In both cases, every chair in the meeting room had someone sitting in it.

“I am excited to report that the re-sponse to our community forum and the committee meetings has been great,” Gross said. “The energy and momentum is strong in East Toledo and we want to keep it going. This is only the beginning and our work is not fi nished, we still need your time and energy.”

“This is a way to voice our concerns,” Gross continued, “so our working com-mittee can put some thoughts down as we work through this process. We do want to keep it as positive as we can — this is our way to work together and to advocate for East Toledo.

“This is a working meeting to create a group that will advocate building a healthy and sustainable community for all of us. ”

In neighborhoods reeling with hous-ing issues, residents came up with recom-mended strategies at a meeting hosted by the ETFC, NeighborWorks Toledo, and Toledo LISC.

Approximately 30 residents in the breakout group focused on housing and economic development. Martin Jarret of Jarret Consulting Services facilitated and NeighborWorks director Bob Krompak re-corded the committee’s recommendations. The meeting included resident neigh-borhood groups, block watches, churches, schools, other agencies, city offi cials, the police department and businesses. Twenty people jammed into a follow-up housing meeting a week later, also hosted by Jarret. The next safety-youth committee meet-ing is Mar. 26 and the housing/economic committee will meet Mar. 28. Both are 6 p.m. at the ETFC, 1020 Varland Ave, and

Gross is encouraging anyone wanting in-volvement in the community to attend. RSVP Gross at 419-691-1429, ext. 23 or [email protected]. Info is at the “One Voice for East Toledo” Facebook page.

“As a key stakeholder we cordially in-vite you to attend so that you can be part of and see fi rsthand our community working together to tackle the issues such as crime, safety and blighted properties in East Toledo,” Gross said.“And, anything that you as a stakeholder think is important for our community. I think that you will agree that it is important for all of us to work and advocate together to see this happen.” Housing recommendations Among housing recommendations that came out of the meetings were :• Encourage Lucas County to establish time limits for property owners who pay late taxes to avoid foreclosure or demoli-tion — and still do not make the necessary

improvements.• Work with the Lucas County Land Bank to ensure that there are clear and enforced time limits imposed on those receiving properties — for all remediation actions.• Encourage the housing court to be more aggressive in remediating housing code vi-olations and inhabitable conditions.• Request City of Toledo make water costs more affordable to homeowners and land-lords, including adjustment of the new $200 “fee.”• Request the city establish procedure to electronically send utility bills to home-owners. Also, request the city to allow pay-ment of utility bills through credit cards online, without a service fee, to expedite the payment process.• NeighborWorks and ETFC to encour-age all East Toledo landlords to conduct credit checks on their prospective tenants. • NeighborWorks to market and adminis-ter their full toolbox of home repair, new construction, lending and weatherization

programs throughout East Toledo neighbor-hoods.• Request the city to establish an enhanced tracking system regarding code enforce-ment and nuisance complaints that is on-line, easily accessible, and can be moni-tored by residents.• Establish a higher degree of coordination and cooperation between city and county offi ces.• Reuse current vacant lots and those re-sulting from future property demolition.• Transfer vacant lots at no cost to neigh-bors that are committed to improving the property.• Publicize the availability of vacant lots being held by the land bank and the proce-dures for acquiring other vacant properties• Encourage community gardens as a pro-ductive use of vacant lots.• Post all meeting dates and other informa-tion regarding community development efforts on the ETFC and NeighborWorks Facebook pages.

Economic development • Assess the angle parking trial program along Main Street from the perspective of the businesses and customers.• Request the city reestablish a façade im-provement program as an incentive for busi-nesses to renovate their buildings. Provide needed technical support regarding façade improvements.• Revisit the recommendations from the LISC’s “Connecting the Pieces” project re-garding the enhancement of the Main-Starr neighborhood business district.• Prepare strategies to address potential in-creased traffi c along Main Street resulting from the planned closing of the Anthony Wayne Bridge.• Monitor the status of the Marina District and ensure that future development com-plements the Main-Starr neighborhood business district.• Establish a park for East Toledo residents along the waterfront as part of the Marina District.• Improve the skills of East Toledo resi-dents to enhance their opportunity for em-ployment.

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A Jerusalem Township trustee said he ex-pects the board of trustees to make a deci-sion this week on whether or not the town-ship fi re chief should retain his job. Joe Kiss said a special meeting has been scheduled for March 19 at 2 p.m. to consider charges against Fire Chief Harold Stanton, who’s been on suspension since March 5 for allegedly permitting a non-member of the fi re department to participate in emergency calls. A hearing by the board on the matter was held March 12 before a packed township hall. Stanton has denied the charges. A March 5 letter from the trustees to Chief Stanton says the trustees “…have repeatedly instructed you not to permit individuals to assist the fi re department during emergency situations unless they have been lawfully appointed Jerusalem Township fi refi ght-ers.” According to Stanton, the most recent in-cident occurred on Feb. 23 when a former fi refi ghter, Jim Gray, was at a house blaze to assist the department but the chief said Gray hadn’t been requested to assist. “I never invited him to fi re scenes” Stanton told The Press. “He just showed up.” Because of his responsibilities as chief, Stanton said he wasn’t even aware Gray was at the fi re. Gray is the brother of Joe Gray, a former trustee. Stanton said he believes politics could be a factor in his suspension because Kiss and Joe Gray often had disagreements when Gray served on the board with Kiss. Kiss has denied the chief’s suspension was politically motivated. “The other trustees also support the sus-pension,” Kiss said prior to the hearing. John Borell, an assistant Lucas County prosecutor representing the township, said Stanton will have the option of appealing his case to the common pleas court if he dis-agrees with the trustees’ decision. Kiss last week said the hearing granted both sides adequate time to discuss the mat-ter. “As far as we are concerned everybody had a chance to express their opinion,” he said.

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Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School graduate Patrick Raglow always knew he wanted to serve others, but was unsure how he was going to accomplish this.

Soon after he graduated from Stritch, Raglow enlisted in the Air Force and began a nearly 22-year career that would take him to over 20 countries.

Raglow served as a Master Air Battle Manger with over 3,000 hours on the AWACS aircraft and eventually took this experience and knowledge into several instructor assignments. His fi nal assignment took him to southern Nevada and to a post-military career few saw coming. Raglow retired from the Air Force in the grade of Colonel in 2009. His fi nal assignment was the commander of the 505th Operations Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada with more than 260 personnel in three active duty squadrons and two detachments across nine states. Raglow’s other assignments have taken him to more than 23 countries of the world, with two tours in Germany and one in the Republic of Korea. He served as an aide to one of 11 USAF four-star General offi cers, facilitating offi cial travel and meetings with US and foreign senior government offi cials. He was a Master Air Battle Manager with over 3,000 hours on the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (or AWACS) aircraft. He has a distinguished background in education and instruction, with two Master’s Degrees and multiple assignments as an aircrew or academic platform instructor, including curriculum

Stritch graduate, combat veteran, offers ‘life of service’Southern Nevada.

“Many people see the two (careers) as opposites, but they are not…in both lines of work they are a great force for good” Raglow said.

His new career has been a blessing in many ways.

“I have always valued God, Family, and Country, but at various times the order was wrong. At this point in my life, I have been able to re-prioritize in an appropriate way,” Raglow said.

Not only has he been able to put God fi rst in his life, he has been able to take his world experiences and apply it to serving others. In this role, he oversaw the agency’s retail operations, campus security, information technology, and facilities maintenance and housekeeping, along with other duties as assigned. During his tenure, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada increased its retail fl oor space by 400 percent, shifted from corrective to preventative maintenance, implemented numerous cost avoidance initiatives with agency processes, vendors and contracts, and beautifully sustained its eight-acre main campus in top condition while safely hosting its more than 1,300 daily visitors and clients.

Last fall, Raglow was named Director of Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City diocese is a $4.7 million not-for-profi t agency serving the residents of western Oklahoma through 14 social service programs. The move allowed him and his wife to be closer

to their family.Raglow feels incredibly blessed to be

in the position he is in today. “I’ve been a knucklehead a thousand

times or more since I graduated, but I took to heart that if God demanded perfection prior to us contributing our gifts, no gifts would get contributed. So I can give of my talent despite remaining in need of redemption,” Raglow said.

Patrick and his wife Andrea live outside of Oklahoma City with their three children Thomas, Maria and Rebekah.

Patrick is the fi fth of nine children born to Dr. and Mrs. Paul and Elaine Raglow of Walbridge. He attended St. Jerome Elementary School and Stritch. After high school, he received a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University, a master of international relations from Troy State University, and graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College from Leavenworth, Kansas and received a master’s degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.

He is a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edmond, Oklahoma and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. Patrick is also an Eagle Scout with several years’ experience on summer camp staff and as a Scoutmaster.

(This article is being reprinted courtesy of Kateri Schools. It appeared in its original form in the Winter 2013 edition of the Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School alumni magazine, “Our Family.”)

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Not everything you do works out as planned. You will make mistakes. There will be times when external forces nega-tively impact your efforts. Your success in life is affected by how you deal with prob-lems, obstacles, and disappointments. You’ve probably heard the saying, “When a door closes a window opens.” This is meant to guide you when facing dis-appointment. Your goal is to look for new opportunities that appear when confront-ing obstacles. Every diffi culty uncovers new opportunity. Successful people use setbacks as step-ping stones. Whenever they fall they get back up. When something doesn’t go as planned, they make adjustments and keep going. Many discoveries have been made as a result of this approach. The following are some examples. In 1970, Spencer Silver, a researcher for the 3M corporation had been trying to create a new, strong glue. In spite of his diligent efforts, the result of his work was a very weak adhesive that could be easily removed. This “defective” glue was even-tually used to create post-it notes. Have you ever picked up burrs when walking outside? These annoying plant seeds attach themselves to your clothes and hair. If your pet has picked them up you know how infuriating it is picking them off. This is exactly what happened to George de Mestral, a Swiss Engineer. Back in 1948, George had returned home from a walk with his dog. They were both covered in burrs. Rather than becoming annoyed at having to pick them off, George examined one of the burrs under a microscope to fi nd out what made them cling. He discovered that each burr consisted of tiny hooked strands that became caught in cloth and fur.

A grateful family To the editor: The 9th Annual Stella Bertz Cheer For A Cure competition was held Saturday, Feb. 16, at Genoa High School. Most reading this may already know this is an annual event started by Stella’s daughter to honor her mother’s memory and raise funds for cancer research. This year’s event raised $48,000. Stella had been the cheerleading coach at Genoa High School. She passed away 10 years ago. Although she was a non-smoker, she passed away from lung cancer. She was a remarkable woman. Stella was a wife, mother, daugh-ter, sister, aunt, friend, teacher and coach. Her family was her number-one priority. She always had a smile, a kind word and a loving heart. Besides her family, there was almost nothing else Stella loved more than “her girls” – that is what she called the cheer-leaders she coached. She knew many of them since they were little girls who grew up with played with her daughters Ma-ria and Valerie. She loved Genoa and she loved coaching. “Her girls” loved her too. To this day, many continue to be involved and support Cheer For A Cure in different ways. The event’s success is due in large part to the unwavering support shown by the volunteers, or as they are lovingly called, VolunCheers. You all know who you are. Many have been there from the very be-ginning and continue to return year after year. That is dedication to the woman...the coach...the cause. I am very proud to say Stella is my sis-ter. On behalf of my family – to our nieces, their families, friends, the Genoa com-munity, Genoa Schools, the surrounding and participating communities, the spon-sors, donors, fans and especially the Vol-unCheers, we say, thank you from the bot-tom of our hearts.

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Based on the design of the burr, George spent several years creating a new fastening device. In 1951, George applied for a Swiss patent for his fi rst version of Velcro. George took an aggravating problem and used it as a springboard for a revolutionary discov-ery. Robert Cheesebrough was a 22-year-old kerosene salesman. He fell on hard times when the supply of whales diminished. He had to change course. In 1859, Robert switched to the oil industry in Pennsylva-nia. He soon noticed that the oil workers were complaining about a very waxy sub-

stance that formed on their drilling equip-ment causing it to gum up. The workers called the pesky substance “rod wax.” The only use they found for it was healing cuts and burns. George ana-lyzed the substance and created a process for extracting “rod wax” directly from pe-troleum. He named his product Vaseline. In 1870, Thomas Adams was experi-menting with the sap from a South Ameri-can tree in his quest to discover a substitute for rubber. One experiment after another resulted in failure. Feeling miserable, the unsuccessful inventor put a piece of the sap in his mouth. He found it had a nice fl avor and would not deteriorate with chewing. He switched gears and started manufac-turing the fi rst mass produced gum in the world. Although setbacks and obstacles may be discouraging, they are a sign to alter di-rection. The above examples are just some of a long list of people throughout history who have found the window that opened whenever a door closed. Never look at a closed door as a sign of failure or a reason to give up. A closed door always indicates that a window has opened. Successful people understand this concept and utilize it to attain their goals. Don’t listen to people who give up. Learn from those who succeed. You are surrounded by open windows so you don’t have to worry about a closed door.

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Too big to fail but not for tax advantagesBy Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

Most Ohioans would be surprised to know that the same Wall Street megabanks which received bailouts from taxpayers in 2009 also receive taxpayer-funded advan-tages today simply because of their “too big to fail” status. This taxpayer-supplied subsidy is wrong, and it puts community banks in Ohio at a competitive disadvan-tage. This gives them access to cheaper funding and more favorable borrowing terms than dependable Main Street institu-tions - like Huntington Bank or The Peoples Bank in Coldwater, O. - simply because the market knows that the government would choose to bailout the Wall Street megabanks if they again reach the point of collapse. A few Wall Street megabanks have be-come so large and so complex that no one-not their executives, nor their shareholders, nor their regulators-truly understand their fi nancial health. Should these institutions fail, they would take the rest of the econo-my with them. But instead of failure, these megabanks would ask taxpayers to cover their losses, to bail them out as we did fi ve years ago. When even the architect of the “too big to fail” banking model, former Citi-group Chief Executive Offi cer Sandy Weill, agrees that the biggest banks should be bro-ken up, we should all realize it’s time to act. Although the biggest megabanks were

too big to fail before the crisis, they have only gotten bigger. The four largest behe-moths, now ranging from $1.4 trillion to $2.3 trillion in assets, are the result of 37 banks merging 33 times. In 1995, the six biggest U.S. banks had assets equal to 18 percent of Gross Domestic Product. Today, they are about 63 percent of GDP. They now have twice the combined assets of the rest of the top 50 U.S. banks. I’ve visited several community banks throughout Ohio recently and have talked to community bank executives about the disadvantage they face competing against Wall Street megabanks. Millions of families and small businesses depend on their com-munity banks for their savings accounts,

home mortgages, and business loans. Com-munity banks help create countless jobs and provide safe and reliable fi nancing op-tions to Ohio’s families. Taking the appropriate steps will lead to more mid-sized banks - not a few mega-banks - creating competition, increasing lending, and providing incentives for banks to lend the right way. Just about the only people who will not benefi t from my plan are a few Wall Street executives. That’s why my Republican colleague, Sen. David Vitter from Louisiana, and I are working on bipartisan legislation to ad-dress this “Too Big to Fail” problem. We have pressed regulators to require the big-gest banks to have more of their own capi-tal on hand to cover their losses, so taxpay-ers won’t be asked to do so again. We have asked the government watchdog group Government Accounting Offi ce to quantify the annual subsidy that megabanks receive from the U.S. government. And now we are taking action to prevent economic collapse and taxpayer-funded bailouts in the future. American taxpayers don’t want us to wait until another crisis develops. They want us to ensure that Wall Street mega-banks will never again monopolize our nation’s wealth or gamble away the Ameri-can dream. We cannot restore Americans’ faith in the fi nancial markets and in repre-sentative government until we ensure that taxpayers are not paying for Wall Street’s failures.

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The exits on The Nostalgia Highway are at 10 year increments. Enjoy the trip through the pages of The Press.

March 2003 News: Flu hit the student populations of a few area schools. At the peak of the sea-son, 142 of 470 students at Hilfi ger Elemen-tary in Gibsonburg and 58 of 250 fi rst and second graders at Walbridge Elementary were out sick. In the same issue of The Press in which the Oregon Walmart announced its grand opening, Food Town announced it would close its stores including those in East Tole-do, Oregon and Lake Township, idling 400 workers. The Ohio Newspaper Association honored Harold K. Douthit, founder of The Press and a pioneer in the offset print industry, with its First Families of Ohio Newspaper Award. Sports: First-year coach Claude Noel led the Toledo Storm to the ECHL playoffs compiling a 23-4 record at the Sports Are-na. J.D. Bergman, Oak Harbor, won his sec-ond consecutive Ohio state wrestling title at 189 pounds. Bergman compiled an 85-0 record during that time. Kate Achter, Clay; Megan Abbey, Woodmore; Whitney Hartman, Eastwood, Jessica Schult, Eastwood and Mallory Fleming, Gibsonburg were named to the All-Press girls’ basketball team. Zach Diek-man, Genoa; Matt Donegan, Northwood; Tyler Rosenberger, Woodmore; Brent Sny-der, Eastwood and Mike Matthews, Waite

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were named to the boys team. Price check: Genoa Ford advertised a 2003 Ford Focus LX for $12,590. Genoa Bank offered a 48-month cd at 3.51 percent interest. Hot then, gone now: Clay Center Rec-reation, Clay Center; Jersey’s Sports Café, E. Toledo.

March 1993 News: A Kool-Aid caper went sour when a 28-year-old Detroit woman was ar-rested after pushing a cart load of Kool-Aid out of the Kroger store on Woodville Road. Two alert employees tried to stop the fl ee-ing bandit as she sped away in her truck. Undeterred, she plowed into a shopping cart throwing one of the employees on the hood of the truck, then dodging the other. Her escape ended when she struck a car driven by a store patron who cut her off. The Kool-Aid, 8,000 packets with an estimated value of $2,300, was recovered intact. Oregon Police arrested the ban-dit and held her on a $20,000 cash bond. Sweet. Eight Years before terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center, Mike Donahue, a 1986 Clay grad, was visiting

the New York landmark preparing to have lunch on the 107th fl oor when a bomb deto-nated in the parking garage below. Five people were killed and scores of others in-jured. Donahue and 115 colleagues who were attending a Dean Witter training session walked down 107 fl ights to escape as the elevators were not working. Sports: Carey Fouty, a Cardinal Stritch grad, averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds a game for Jim Welling’s Owens Express. Coach Jude Meyers and forward Greg Sandrock (18.4 points and 11.4 rebounds per game) led the Woodmore Wildcats, 16-3, to the SLL title. Price check: John Connolly, owner of Gossips, an Irish bar in Oregon, advertised a Jiggs Dinner for $5.95. Roots Poultry sold a dozen eggs for $1.99. Hot then, gone now: The Hot Closet and Emro Propane, Northwood.

March 1983 News: Local law enforcement depart-ments were concerned about the ramifi -cations of Ohio’s new drunk driving law. They expressed concern about the ambigu-ity of the law and, more importantly, how it would affect an already overcrowded jail system. Wood County Sheriff George Gint-er said the county sent “1,000 drunks to school for alcohol education programs” in 1982. The new law stipulates a mandatory 72-hour jail sentence and the county only has jail space for 52. Sports: The Lake Athletic Boosters an-nounced it would start an Athletic Hall of

Fame. The SLL All-League Basketball Team featured four local players on the fi rst team. They were: Dan Christie, 21.2 points per game, and brother Don Christie, 17.6 ppg, both from Oak Harbor; Jeff Haar, 23.6 ppg, from Woodmore and Eric Jones, 10.9 ppg, from Gibsonburg. Price check: Hay-Lo Market in Ge-noa sold t-bone steaks for $2.79 lb. Macy’s Travel offered a fl ight to the Bahamas and a three-night hotel stay for $288. Hot then, gone now: Golden Slumber Upholstery, Curtice; Arlington Restaurant, E. Toledo.

March 1973 News: An ad for the Genoan Theater promoted a movie entitled The Legend of Nigger Charley, a movie about a pre-Civil War slave turned gunfi ghter. It was rated PG and called “A western with soul geared to the black and action market…Fred Wil-liamson is quite impressive in the title role, a rugged combination of talent and charm.” Sports: The Genoa Comets basketball team (17-0), coached by Dave Hitchens, broke the school record for wins set in 1941 and tied in 1966. Price check: Kirwins Red & White in Gibsonburg was selling Nestle’s Crunch bars 10 for 29 cents. The DeMars Hotel in Oak Harbor advertised a 16 ounce Porter-house for $4.69. Hot then, gone now: Pina’s Beauty Sa-lon, Woodville; Balliet Sentry Hardware, Genoa.

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Nominations sought for Ottawa Co. Senior Hall of Fame The Ottawa County Senior Activity Committee, under the direction of the Ot-tawa County Senior Advisory Board, is seeking nominations for its annual induc-tion into the Ottawa County Senior Hall of Fame. Nomination forms are available at all Ottawa County Senior Centers, including Oak Harbor, Elmore and Genoa. Nomination forms must be returned to the Ottawa Coun-ty Senior Resources Offi ce or any Senior Center by April 15. Nomination forms will be reviewed by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners and the staff of Senior Re-sources to determine the 2012-2013 Hall of Fame recipients. The purpose of the award is to recog-nize senior volunteers in the community who exemplify a positive image of aging, demonstrating these characteristics through their involvement and contribution to vari-ous volunteer activities throughout Ottawa County. Nominations are open to anyone 60 years of age or older who resides in Ottawa County or participated in volunteer activi-ties for any organization in the county. The Senior Hall of Fame winners will be inducted during Ottawa County’s Spring Senior Day, scheduled for Wednesday May 8. Winners will receive a plaque commemo-rating their achievement. In addition, their names will be added to the county plaque, which will hang in the Ottawa County Se-nior Resources offi ce. For more information or to obtain a nomination form, contact local senior cen-ters or call Senior Resources at 1-877-898-6458. The applications can also be found on the Senior Resources web page at www.co.ottawa.oh.us/ocseniorresources.

ElderCollege classes For the fi rst time in the history of Terra State Community College’s ElderCollege, a second bus was added to a trip sponsored by the group. In April, more than 95 travelers will head to Savannah, Ga. The trip, now closed to additional travelers, had its fi rst 50 reserved seats fi lled within two months of availability and a decision was made to open another 50 seats to accommodate the additional interest. The next scheduled bus trip is to the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, N.C. in October. Also, Terra State is now offering new ElderCollege fi tness classes designed for the more mature adult to assist in improving their cognitive abilities, rejuvenate their bodies and have fun. Classes include, “I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up,” “Myths about Exercise and Older Adults,” “Party Off the Pounds” and What’s for Supper. Terra State’s ElderCollege is a membership organization open to the public for adults age 50 and beyond who share a common desire to learn. No previous college experience is necessary – just a desire to learn. The course schedule varies from term to term but typically includes such topics as history, art and music. There are also several educational outing opportunities during each term not limited to those 50 or older. For more information, visit www.terra.edu/learning or call 419-559-2255.

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In her senior year, six-foot tall forward Kre’ana Henry helped bring Waite girls back to the limelight, even though they fi n-ished with a losing record.

In Henry's fourth year of prep basket-ball, she had her breakout season.

From her time as a freshman, when the Lady Indians nearly won the Division I state title, to her senior season, one that saw her earn the Alan Miller Jeweler’s Press Player of the Year Award, Henry has made her mark as an area basketball player.

In voting for the POY Award, she won over Genoa 5-7 junior wing Ciara Albright, an honorable mention Division III All-Ohio selection, by three votes. Also getting votes were Cardinal Stritch 5-6 senior guard Abby Mass and Oak Harbor 5-9 senior post Abbie Gezo. All are fi rst team All-Press se-lections.

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Second team picks are Eastwood 5-9 senior guard Diana Bushman, Stritch 5-7 sophomore post Cecelia Gozdowski, Henry's teammate, 6-1 junior center Latesha Craig, and two Oak Harbor players — 5-7 senior guard Maria Boers and 5-10 freshman guard Andrea Cecil.

For her efforts this season, one that saw Henry average 17.3 points and 9.4 rebounds, she was awarded with a num-ber of distinctions, among them All-Ohio HM in D-I, second-team Northwest Dis-trict and fi rst team in the City League.

Henry tore the anterior-cruciate liga-ment (ACL) in her knee 14 games into the season, an injury that caused her to miss the rest of the year. It also makes her ac-complishments this season that much more special, considering that she only played roughly two-thirds of the season and was still able to earn the respect of area coaches and media.

Despite that setback, Henry is confi -dent she can recover from the injury, which she will have surgery on this week. Henry will likely play college basketball this com-ing fall, noting that she will begin her rehab shortly after the surgery is completed.

“I’m proud of myself for still being able to receive those awards even after I went down in the middle of the season with the ACL tear,” said Henry, the Indians’ captain. “And I was able to lead my team on and off the court.”

Coach Manny May, now in his 14th season, said Henry made strides during her four years with the program and credited her for being a good leader.

“She grew up a lot from her fresh-man to her senior season,” May said. “She handled herself (well) in the classroom, on the court and in the community. She has improved a lot as a player — she’s always calling to see when the gym is open. She’s a dedicated individual.”

He says the thing about Henry that sets her apart is her versatility. She can play

Kre’ana Henry helps Waite girls return to limelightboth power forward and small forward, making her diffi cult to defend.

Henry’s career has seen steady pro-gression since she arrived as a freshman. She saw some action that fi rst year while playing for a team led by Natasha Howard (Florida State), Shanice McNeal and Miriah Haynes that was D-I state runner-up in 2010 before moving into the starting lineup and averaging 10 points and nine rebounds dur-ing her sophomore campaign. As a junior, Henry averaged a double-double 12 points and 10 rebounds, good enough to earn sec-ond-team City League Honors. This year, her game took off to a different level.

It wasn’t just Henry this year who helped lead the Indians to an appearance in the City League fi nal this year. Along with fellow post player Latesha Craig, a 6-1 center who averaged 9.8 points and 10.4 re-bounds, good enough to earn second-team CL and All-Press honors, the duo was able to form a solid presence in the interior.

Add the help of fellow starters Ramiah Henry, the point guard, shooting guard Ya-tiah Caldwell, small forward Taylor Works and role players Kayla May, Janae Kenny and Mary Perkins, Waite was able to fi ght through injuries and fi nish 8-12 overall and 6-4 mark in the CL, good for third place, before falling to Central Catholic in the D-I sectional semifi nals. The Indians had the

lead late in that game, but blew it down the stretch.

To this day, Henry still benefi ts from play-ing with Howard, Mc-Neal, and Haynes

“She learned about dedication, about hard work,” May said. “She watched them in the gym all day and how they worked hard. There was never a time when they were down. They wanted to have friendship and family (with each other) and she saw the camarade-

rie they had. They wanted to win the title and they just came up a little short.”

Henry added, “I learned that hard work does pay off in order for you to be success-ful,” she said, “you have to put in the work and keep God fi rst. And I didn’t play when we got down (to state), but it was still a great feeling just to be able to experience that. I wish I could’ve gotten down there again.

“It’s been a fun four years,” she contin-ued. “I should’ve been better about being serious from the start, but all in all, I have improved a lot over the years.”

Despite the fact that the team is losing Henry, Kenny, and Kayla May, Coach May, whose teams have won four City titles, is optimistic about what lies ahead for this group. Next year, it will feature a deep se-nior class.

Coach May believes Craig can become an even better post player, that Caldwell could put up 15 to 20 points a night and Ramiah Henry, Kre’ana’s sister, is a point guard capable of averaging over seven to eight assists. If that trio, along with Works and Perkins, puts in the work during the offseason, the Indians could be on the verge of another great season.

“It’s very important that if you want to be a successful player, you work on your game on a constant basis — spring, sum-mer, fall on a 12-month basis,” May said.

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Jordyn Taylor Lake 5’6 So Guard 11.0 5.1 asst

Abby Mass Cardinal Stritch 5’6 Sr Guard 13.1 4.1 asst

Ciara Albright Genoa 5’7 Jr Wing 16.1 5.3 reb

Allie Wank Woodmore 5’10 Jr Wing 11.6 5.7 reb

Kre’ana Henry Waite 6’0 Sr Forward 17.3 9.8 reb

Abbie Gezo Oak Harbor 5’9 Sr Post 13.3 6.9 reb

Diana Bushman Eastwood 5’9 Sr Guard 11.9 3.5 reb

Maria Boers Oak Harbor 5’7 Sr Guard 12.4 2.1 stls

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Cecelia Gozdowski Cardinal Stritch 5’7 So Post 10.9 10.2 reb

Latesha Craig Waite 6’1 Jr Center 10.0 10.9 reb

Haley Pickard Genoa 5’5 Fr Point Guard 9.0 5.0 reb

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Morgan Connor Clay 5’7 So Guard 9.9 6.1 reb

Makayla Carpenter Oak Harbor 5’5 Sr Guard 8.3 3.9 asst

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By Jeffrey D. NorwalkPress Contributing [email protected]

Oak Harbor Lady Rockets’ bench-boss Tom Kontak is Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Coach of the Year, garnering over half of the votes in his fi rst year back on the job. The skeptics will argue. OH fi nished fourth in the fi nal Sandusky Bay Confer-ence standings behind Perkins (third at 14-8 overall, 9-4 SBC), backyard rival and run-ner-up Port Clinton (21-4, 12-2) and repeat champion and Division II state qualifi er Clyde (27-0, 14-0). Sure, after edging Perkins 39-38 in a thriller of a sectional semifi nal at San-dusky, Coach TK and his Lady Rockets were bounced from the tournament by No. 13-ranked PC, 42-35. But, sometimes in the world of sports, one has to look beyond tangibles like deep tournament runs, league championships, and rankings, It takes a little more. “I think it’s all about having patience for this job. It’s about having a sense of hu-mor to go along with it,” offers OH assistant coach Mark Boukissen. Boukissen has known and gone into battle with and against Kontak for a little over 15 years, dating back to when their boys were squaring off against each other in little league and Colt baseball. “The qualities of a coach of the year include being cool under pressure and hav-ing a good working relationship with the media. It’s about being a good communica-tor, and speaking truthfully to the players — even when the truth hurts. It’s about be-ing an innovator and being aware that what worked last week, may not work again this week,” Boukissen said. “But I think what inspires me most about Tom is how much passion he has for the game of basketball, his fellow coaches, and his players,” adds Boukissen. ‘It’s a great thing to be a part of his program, and truthfully, the people of Oak Harbor have not seen anything yet. We plan on taking this program to the next level. Longtime confi dant, and fellow OH coach Chris Rawski chimes in, “The whole

Tom Kontak returns, only to garner Coach of Year honors

coaching staff has done a great job imple-menting a style and a mentality that has al-lowed these players to have success.” Rawski is about to enter his sophomore season as the Rockets’ softball skipper and he’s been gleaning coaching knowledge from Kontak for approaching two decades. Heading Genoa’s programs, the two churned out mesmerizing basketball and softball players like Simone Eli, Shana Szypka, and Brittany Darling. “They came in with high expectations and the mentality that no matter who they are playing, a high level of competitiveness needs to be a part of what a Lady Rocket bas-ketball player shows on the fl oor,” Rawski says. “This allowed them to overcome some hurdles as the season progressed, like

Alan Miller Jewelers Press Coach of the Year Tom Kontak in the huddle drawing up a play for his Rockets. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.lifepics.com)

the sectional semifi nal win over Perkins. It was a hurdle the players hadn’t been able to complete all the way back to junior high, so it was quite an exciting moment for the players, the coaches, and fans.” Ten area coaches and 10 local media members from print, radio, and television selected Kontak as COY. Kontak got every vote, except six were split between Wood-more skipper Kyle Clair and Waite skipper Manny May, with Clair fi nishing second. Perhaps the most-telling endorsements for Kontak’s COY candidacy can be heard from his players, like 5-foot-9 senior post player Abbie Gezo, who is fi rst team All-Press and received Player of the Year votes. Gezo says even off the court, Kontak plays a role “encouraging us to do stuff to-

gether — stuff like team feeds, and going out to eat together and going to watch (the future of the OHHS program) in the seventh and eighth grade tournament as a team.” Senior Makayla Carpenter, a third team All-Press selection, echoes, “Coach Kontak and his coaching staff were just very pas-sionate this year, and encouraged us to leave everything out on the court, and to play hard for each other, not just for ourselves,” “He really wanted this season to be special for us four seniors (including fel-low guards Maria Boers and Erin Bryant),” Carpenter adds, “and sometimes I think he wanted it for us even more than we wanted it. He just encouraged us to prove people wrong every day and to show them what we’ve got.” Still not convinced? In their fi rst, full season as the archi-tects behind the previously-fl oundering Lady Rockets’ basketball program, Coach TK, Boukissen and assistants Art Eli and Johnny Kontak took the reins of a team that had grown somewhat accustomed to being an SBC also-ran. In 2011-12, the Rockets fi nished a disappointing 7-14 overall, and near the bottom in conference play at 3-11. They built it into an up-and-comer this year by leading Gezo, Carpenter, Boers, Bryant, and company to double the wins at 16-8 overall, and 7-6 in the league. They were predicted to fi nish no better than sixth in pre-season coaches’ polls after losing fi rst team All-SBC and fi rst team all-district performer Allison Dunn to gradua-tion. Kontak had to play the same core fi ve players for a marathon 95 percent of the minutes this year (Gezo, Carpenter, Boers, junior defensive lockdown specialist Amanda Hetrick, and freshman guard/post player Andrea Cecil) due to injuries to key players Bryant and junior post player Nikki Weis. Plus, there was a lack of varsity expe-rience on the bench. Gezo led the team averaging 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 22 steals and 25 blocks while Cecil (11.3 pts., 5.9 reb., 29 asst., 29 steals) while Boers (12.4 pts., 2.1 reb., 54 3-point goals, 50 steals), and Carpenter (8.3 pts., 2.5 reb., 94 assists, 34 steals) rounded out the team’s leaders.


By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing [email protected]

In just two years at Cardinal Stritch Catholic, senior Abby Mass has made an impression. After transferring from Tiffin Calvert in the fall of 2011, Mass has served as one of the school’s best athletes, all while maintaining a 3.9 grade-point average. A standout in both volleyball and bas-ketball, Mass led the Cardinal volleyball team to a district championship this year and helped turn the basketball program around. In basketball, Mass was the leading scorer for the team in each of the last two seasons. This year, she averaged 13.1 points, 4.1 assists and 2.2 steals, good enough for first-team All-Toledo Area Athletic Conference honors, second-team district honors, and was selected by area coaches and media to the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press first team despite being from a smaller school. Mass, who is planning on majoring in fashion design at Kent State University this fall, said “I’m pretty proud. I think that we had good leaders this year and last year and it was a good experience.” She accomplished all this while lead-ing the team to a 13-8 record. Last season, with nearly identical statistics, she was also recognized with first-team league hon-ors and second-team district honors. “I realized that when I transferred,” Mass said, “I wanted to be a leader. I wanted to be a player that everyone could count on. I had to be a scorer. I know it’s important to be able to take the ball to the basket.” Coach Terry Murnen, who has seen the team’s win total increase from three to eight to 13 in his three years at the helm, said, “For one, I think Abby had a big influ-ence. She’s instilled that competitiveness within our other players. With as many young players as we had, Abby was good about working with (them). You don’t often see a senior take to our freshman like she did — that says a lot about her character.” This season, the Cardinals went 9-5 in the TAAC, good enough for second place, a vast improvement from last season when they went 8-13. Sophomore center Cecilia “C.C.” Gozdowski, a second team All-Press selec-tion who stands 5-7, was second on the team in scoring (10.2) and first in rebound-ing (10.9). Shooting guard Maggie Merren and small forward Caty Rieker were the

From smaller school, Mass’ name belongs with the best

third- and fourth-leading scorers and point guard Kali Hardy helped to round out the starting five. The rest of the rotation, which featured a total of seven players, had seniors Hannah Tucker and Olivia Latz

Cardinal Stritch Catholic senior guard Abby Mass, a fi rst team All-Press selection, looks for a teammate. (Press photo by Doug Karns/www.Kater-iSchools.org)

serve as role players. “If you would’ve told me going into the season starting two freshmen, a sopho-more, and finish second in the league, I’d be surprised,” Murnen said. “I was very

pleased. We won two non-league games that we’ve not won for a while. That was a highlight. I felt there were some games we gave away. I felt we probably could’ve won three or four more games than last year. We were competitive and my kids played hard. In years past, if we had some adversity, we had a tendency to quit, and I didn’t see that this year.” Murnen is encouraged by the fact that two of his best players, Gozdowski and Merren, have a combined five years of eli-gibility remaining. “I think that we have some good lead-ers,” he said. “C.C. Gozdowski played very well for us and Maggie Merren is already blossoming into a good player.” While Murnen is losing three seniors, including Mass, he is optimistic that even better days are on the horizon. “I feel the future is bright,” he said. “We have some talented young kids that stepped up for us. We had 11 freshmen in the program at the end of the season and we brought four more with us to practice with the team.” In volleyball last fall, Mass was a two-time, first-team selection in the TAAC and led the Cardinals to their first dis-trict championship in 13 years when they defeated Ayersville in three straight games in a Division IV district final. In 2011, Stritch finished second in the TAAC and advanced to the district final before falling to Ayersville, three games to one. Mass and her family moved to Walbridge during the summer of 2011 after having lived in Tiffin for years. “It was tough switching schools,” said Mass. “It was a new environment and new friends. I had friends the summer I moved. I went to the open gyms and workouts and everybody welcomed me and it was nice. It helped because the school is known for having a family atmosphere.”

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“I wanted to be a leader. I wanted

to be a player that everyone could

count on.

Oregon’s Szegedi — new NCAA diving champBy Mark GriffinPress Contributing [email protected]

Oregon native and St. Francis de Sales graduate Dylan Szegedi went into the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships with a clear head.

The Wayne State University sopho-more, 20, qualifi ed in the one- and three-meter diving events and didn’t have any preconceived notions about where he would ultimately fi nish last week in Bir-mingham, Ala.

“I didn’t expect to win it at all this year,” Szegedi admitted. “I’m still young, only a sophomore. My goal was to make it into the fi nals on both boards. Top eight. From there, I didn’t care. If I got eighth place, I got eighth place. That was my goal this year, to make fi nals on both boards.”

Szegedi not only made it to the fi nals on both boards – he won the one-meter div-ing title to become Wayne State’s fi rst-ever male national champ in diving. He fi nished third in the three-meter diving event.

“It’s just an amazing feeling,” said the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Szegedi, who placed fourth at the state meet as a senior at St. Francis. “Once I got to the fi nals, I said, ‘OK, I achieved my goal and now this is just gravy, the cherry on the sundae.’ I dove re-ally relaxed, with a relaxed mentality, and I just let it all go. I ended up diving really well. It was an awesome experience.”

Szegedi even got a congratulatory text message from his coach at St. Francis, Scott Ten Eyck, who helped Szegedi become a three-time state meet qualifi er for the Knights.

The top eight fi nals qualifi ers at the NCAA Championships had 11 dives in the preliminary competition. The top fi ve dives from the prelims were then added to each diver’s six-dive score in the fi nals.

Szegedi was in fi fth place after the pre-lims, with 487.30 points. He then scored a school-record 343 points in the fi nals and

fi nished in fi rst place with 529.65 points, helping WSU fi nish in fi fth place in the men’s team standings.

The second-place fi nisher, Luke We-ber, had 526.70 points. Szegedi said his fi nal dive, an inward two-and-a-half tuck, clinched the victory.

“That has been my best dive for two years now,” he said. “I didn’t look at the scoreboard. I knew if I looked, I would get nervous, but I knew I was close. I knew if I hit my inward two-and-a-half I would have a shot. I did it phenomenally. I got 69 points, which is a new career high for me on the one-meter.

“After I got out of the pool I looked up on the board and said, ‘wow, I have a shot at this!’ My coach, Kelly (LaCroix), was pac-ing. When the last kid went, he came up three points shy of me. I was fourth to go in

the order, so I had to wait for four other guys to go. The last guy to go did a phenomenal dive and came up just short. Once I saw the score, that I won, I just went crazy.”

Szegedi said Wayne State’s three pre-vious NCAA diving champions were all females, and all three were juniors when they won.

“I said, ‘Kelly, I’m a year early,’ ” Szege-di joked. “She goes, ‘It’s OK.’ ”

The three-meter diving event was held last Wednesday, two days before the one-meter event. Szegedi fi nished third in the three-meters with 544 points but scored a school-record 368 points in the fi nals.

“I was ecstatic fi nishing third,” Szegedi said. “It was great. I thought fi nishing third was cool, and then I won the one-meter on Friday. I did extremely well on the three-meter. I hit pretty much hit all my dives.”

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“I didn’t look at the scoreboard. I knew if I looked I would get nervous, but I knew it was close. I knew if I hit my

inward two-and-a-half, I would have a

shot.

Katie Turski twirls gem for No. 19 Express By Nicholas HuenefeldOwens Sports Information

Katilyn Turski (Cardinal Stritch Catholic) threw a solid game against Delta College to help the No. 19 Express softball team split a pair of games. Turski was a four-year starter and a two-time First Team All-Toledo Area Athletic Conference selection during her time at Stritch, where she was coached by Don Zbierajewski. She was also an Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press and a Division IV second team All-District selection as a senior. As a junior, Turski had a 1.71 ERA and a .415 batting average. In defeating Delta College 5-3 behind Turski’s effort and losing to No. 17 CCBC-Catonsville 8-0, the Express softball team completed their 10-game spring trip with a 5-5 record. Turski went the distance to move to 3-2 this year. She allowed three runs (two earned), 10 hits and two walks while striking out two over seven innings. Owens opened its 2013 home season against Muskegon Community College last Friday. The program is guided by Coach Duane Lanham. His assistants are Kevin Snyder, Sara Fleming and Jeff Smith. Owens completed the 2012 season with a 41-7 overall record and captured its 11th Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (8-0 record) title in the program’s history. Owens was ranked No. 12 in the fi nal NJCAA Division II women’s softball regular season poll.

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BoxBoxBehind Clay, Three Rivers defends title By J. Patrick EakenPress Sports [email protected]

Clay wrestlers did their part as the Three Rivers Athletic Conference defended its championship in the Greater Toledo Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Meet in Perrysburg. Seven leagues competed, each with its own all-star team.

In a bracketed format, the Three Rivers defeated the Northern Lakes League, 47-14, in the semifi nal and the Northwest Ohio Athletic League, 29-12, in the round three championship match.

Clay winners against the NLL were sophomore Richie Screptock (120 pounds), senior Brian Henneman (126), junior Gavin Nelson (132), junior Nick Stencel (160), and freshman Matt Stencel, who went up a class to 195. Winning against the NWOAL was Screptock, Nelson, Nick Stencel, and senior Jarred Gray (220).

The TRAC and runner-up NWOAL were followed by the third place Sandusky Bay Conference, and then the NLL, Northern Buckeye Conference, Ohio Wrestling League, and Midland Athletic League followed.

The event’s history dates back years go to when three teams, the now defunct Great Lakes League, the Toledo City League, the NLL, and an at-large team competed. The TCL no longer offers wrestling.

“That was a joke. None of the kids took it serious and it was just screwing around. The all star meet almost died because of it,” writes coach Troy McLaughlin on a yappi.com wrestling forum.

“The Greater Toledo Wrestling Coaches Association (the few that are members and

run it) has worked hard to make this all star meet something special and meaningful. The last four meets have been very good with t-shirts for all the kids, gear bags for the winning team, BCSN (Buckeye Cable Sports Network) televising the fi nals, etc.,” McLaughlin continued.

“All of the kids now wrestle hard and represent their leagues to the best of their abilities which is all anyone can ask. We have to put a show on for the fans and try to make our sport the best that we can. After all, they took wrestling out of the Olympics. We don’t want them to take wrestling out of high school like they did in Toledo public.”

In round one, the NLL defeated the NBC, 43-12, the NWOAL downed the OWL, 58-12, and the SBC shut out the MAL, 70-0. In round two, the NWOAL defeated the SBC, 31-25, and the OWL downed the MAL, 48-21. In round three, the SBC defeated the NLL, 39-12, and the NBC defeated the

Three Rivers Athletic Conference all-star Brian Henneman (right) against Central Catholic sophomore Nate Hagan in the TRAC meet. (Press fi le photo Scott Grau).

OWL, 38-16. For the SBC, Oak Harbor grappler Jared Chambers (152) and Division II state champion and Alan Miller All-Press Most Outstanding Wrestler Luke Cramer (170) won in their matches against the NWOAL. Rockets Jeremy Balboa (126), Alec Bowlick (132), Chambers, and Cramer won against the MAL. Balboa, Bowlick, and Cramer won against the NLL. For the NBC against the OWL, winners were Woodmore junior and D-III state runner-up Evan Ulinski (106), Genoa sophomore Brandon Bates (120), Eastwood freshman Andrew Caris (126), Woodmore sophomore Seth Gaghen (132), Lake senior Chris Salaz (138), Genoa senior Drew Keenan (145), Lake senior Zach Meek (152), Eastwood senior and D-II third place state placer Randy Caris (170), and Woodmore senior Dylan Young (182). Gibsonburg’s Metcalf won for the OWL at 285. Against the NLL, NBC winners were

Bates, Andrew Caris, Seth Gaghen, and Keenan. For the OWL in their win over the MAL, local winners were Gibsonburg freshman Griffi n Geary (138), Gibsonburg sophomore Dan Henline (170), and Gibsonburg senior Nick Metcalf (195). Metcalf was the only local wrestler to win for the OWL against the NWOAL.

Some of the wrestlers who competed were different than those submitted last week. One hundred percent of ticket revenue from the all-star event goes towards scholarships the GTWCA gives to local senior wrestlers.

Sports announcements Serenity Farm will holds its Sixth Annual 2K/5K Family Fun Walk/Run on May 18 in Pemberville, with registration in front of the fire hall at 1 p.m. and the walk/race beginning at 2 p.m. Registration forms can be found at www.serenityfarm.org or visit 2nd Sole Levis Commons or the Serenity Farm office, 21870 Lemoyne Road, in Luckey. Cost is $20, $5 for chil-dren under 12 years. Contact Executive Director Debra DeHoff at 419-833-1308 or [email protected].

********* Woodmore Athletic Boosters will hold its annual square dance fundraiser Mar. 29 from 7-11:30 p.m. at Ole Zim’s Wagon Shed to benefi t its scholarship fund. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person, which includes food and an entry into a raffl e for a fl at screen television. Music is by The Leg-acy II Band. For advance tickets call Kelley Baumgartner at 419-849-2098 or purchase at the door.

*********The Bowling Green Parks and

Recreation Department will present its inaugural 2013 Youth Sports Fundraiser Dinner on Apr. 20 at the Bowling Green Community Center. Proceeds benefit Bowling Green Parks and Recreation’s youth sports programs. This year’s event is headlined by guest speaker, Fox Sports Detroit broadcaster for the Detroit Pistons, Gregory Kelser. Kelser is a former Michigan State University Spartans basketball player and national champion. Tickets are $30. Registration deadline is Apr. 5. Group seating is available upon request. Contact Eric Fletcher at [email protected] or 419-354-6223. Visit www.bgohio.org (click on parks and recreation).

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Gillcrist will describe new exhibits and the process used to create them. He will also talk about the ob-jectives for the museum and how it will be funded.

The Great Lakes Museum is coming.

Howick wanted to make it clear that the Ice Frogs don’t compete in traditional hockey games. No scores are kept, and play-ers do not hit each other. Call it organized recreation on skates. “The volunteers who have come out to help have been great,” Howick said. “We’ve had 6 to 10 volunteers every week. We’re


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FamilyPublished third week of month.

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By Mark Griffi nPress Contributing [email protected]

Putting on a pair of skates and getting on the ice with the Black Swamp Ice Frogs has done wonders for Williston resident Brian Loomis’ son. Paul Loomis, 4, was born with cerebral palsy and has a disability on the left side of his body, where his leg doesn’t stretch and work the same way as his right side, accord-ing to Brian. “If he were to walk by you,” Brian said, “you wouldn’t think anything was wrong. He wears a brace. He started skating when he was 3, after he saw his older brother, Ben (7), skate. He said he wanted to skate, so we started signing him up for lessons in Bowl-ing Green, through the BGSU Ice Arena.” Brian said he saw a fl yer for the Ice Frogs, a Toledo- and Bowling Green-based hockey team for kids with disabilities. He traded phone calls and emails with the Ice Frogs’ coach, Mike Howick, to see if young Paul, who will be in kindergarten at Genoa Elementary next fall, could attend one of the team’s practices. “We wanted to try it and see how it went after the fi rst day,” Brian said. “The fi rst day we got him out there skating and I helped out with some of the other kids, teaching them how to skate and help them out. Paul needs a little help with all his gear on, getting back up. It’s a good time. Ben is out there helping.” Howick said the Ice Frogs had seven skaters participating at any given time dur-ing this past season. “It’s not a spectacular year to start out, but it’s a start,” Howick said. “It’s not a Spe-cial Olympics team, but it’s similar to that. It’s under the direction of USA Hockey. We started last fall, so we’re in our fi rst year. We’re really geared more toward (people with) mental disabilities than physical dis-abilities, such as autism and Down syn-drome. There is a demand for this.” Howick, whose son Jack, 7, has a form of autism, said the Ice Frogs invite anyone “from 2 to 100 to just get out there and get on the ice and we’ll take it from there.” “Some players show up who can skate and can do some speed skating and are very active,” he said. “Some have never been on skates. We have one player, I’m not sure if he can really run, but we got him up on skates on his own a couple times around the rink. He knows he’s out there and he’s

Ice Frogs team improves players’ self-esteem, confi dence

From left, UCT Community Outreach Manager Jen Chillinsky, ASHA President Mike Hickey and Black Swamp Ice Frogs player Lyndon Parsons at Ottawa Park in Toledo during the UCT Winter Festival. (Photo courtesy of Linda Fisher/UCT).

Black Swamp Ice Frogs player and Williston resident Brian Loomis.

enjoying it, and that’s what we’re there for. He’s skating. Maybe not at lightning speed, but he’s participating. That’s been a great success story. “The kids enjoy it. We don’t have a lot of older people, but it’s defi nitely open to kids of all ages.” Howick said another hockey coach, Chris Cox, was instrumental in getting the Ice Frogs started, and the team has received a lot of support from parents and other peo-ple in the community. He added that there are about 60 such teams across the country. “We have (players) from Toledo, Bowl-ing Green, Gibsonburg,” Howick said. “The geography is only limited by how far some-body wants to travel.” The Ice Frogs, whose “season” began in mid-October and ended March 3, practiced every Sunday at the BGSU Ice Arena. Two team members competed for the Ann Arbor Rockets in the second annual UCT Winter Hockey Festival Feb. 16 in Toledo.

By J.K. DePealGarden [email protected]

March – with its warm, sunny spells and continuing gray, wintry, weather – be-gins the fi nal countdown to spring. The fi rst day of spring will fall on Wednesday, March 20 this year, but three days prior to that anxiously-awaited date, we will cel-ebrate a uniquely “green” holiday. That holiday is St. Patrick’s Day which falls on March 17. Symbolic of this holiday is the perky, sprightly-green shamrock. Although not the offi cial emblem of Ireland, the shamrock is without doubt symbolic of the country and its culture. The shamrock (or white clover Trifolium repens) grows in abundance over the fi elds and byways of Ireland and has mystical and practical connections with Irish history. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is said to have used the three-leafed sham-rock to illustrate the concept of the Holy Trinity to the people of Ireland when he traveled there as a missionary in 432 AD. St. Patrick is also said to have driven all the snakes out of the country and then fi lled the land with shamrock fi elds to pre-vent the snakes from ever returning. Though deemed a legend, it is true that there are no snakes in the wild in Ireland and, wher-ever shamrocks grow, snakes stay away. Another tale of St. Patrick is that wherever he preached in the land, shamrocks would spring up and grow. But the little, green, three-leafed beau-ty was also important in Irish history before St. Patrick arrived. Early religious practices in the land revered the number three, so the

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three-leafed shamrock or “Seamrog,” as it was originally called, was a signifi cantly, important plant. It was also considered to have magical properties and when worn or carried the shamrock was believed to be

able to protect the bearer from evil or harm. The wearing of the shamrock or including it in bridal bouquets or bouquets brought into the home was very common in Ireland. Used in the ancient rituals and prac-

tices of these early religious groups, the symbol of “the three” has continued in the culture of the country today. Representa-tions of the shamrock can be found every-where in Ireland today, from the logo of Aer Lingus, the offi cial airline of the country, to decorative symbols on public buildings, churches, places of business, and homes. Irish postage stamps, coins, books, etc. also may bear the imprint of the shamrock and, throughout the land, the shamrock has be-come an emblem of Irish spirit and pride. Though the original shamrock is con-sidered to be the white clover, the red clo-ver (Trifolium pretense) and the wood sor-rel (Oxalis acetosella) are also considered to be shamrocks. The oxalis or “Flowering Shamrock” is the more decorative of the shamrock varieties and comes in a variety of bloom and foliage colors. It makes a lovely house or garden plant. In the garden it is well-suited to container arrangements and is very easy to care for (see www. willowcreekgardens/oxalis for more information and pictures). The shamrock has commonly been considered a “good luck” plant and they are on display now at many of our local garden and home centers. If you have garden questions or tips for other gardeners, send them in to [email protected].

Although not the offi cial emblem of Ireland, the shamrock is without doubt symbolic of the country and its culture.

looking for people to come out to play, at all levels and all ages. We understand what the caregivers are going through, so this is an hour where they can sit back and not worry. This is non-contact, non-competitive. It’s just out hitting the puck and skating. The goal is not so much to play hockey but to get the kids out to exercise and be interactive.” Brian Loomis has seen fi rsthand what participating with the Ice Frogs has done for his son. “At fi rst it was something new for him and he was slow to take to it,” Brian said. “Once he got going and found out he could play actual hockey games and block some pucks and do faceoffs like in real hockey games, he just loved it. At fi rst he would get dressed and wait for us to go out (on the ice) with him. This time (March 3), he was already on the ice without us. He went all the way out there without us.” To learn more or to sign up for the Ice Frogs’ next season, email to [email protected].

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Owens Community College students are reaching out to area families with a lim-ited clothing budget by hosting a children’s clothing swap event titled “Swap-It-Up” Tuesday, March 19. The swap, being presented by the Stu-dent Activities Offi ce, will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Audio/Visual Class-room Center Rooms 125-128. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring gen-tly used, folded clothing of all sizes for chil-dren to the event. Items being accepted as part of the “Swap-It-Up” initiative include pants, dresses, shoes, skirts, jackets, shorts, short sleeve shirts, long sleeve shirts, ties and onesies, among other items. All donated items must be freshly laundered and should not have visible stains, holes, broken zippers and/or miss-ing buttons. Individuals will be given a ticket voucher for each item donated. In turn, vouchers will enable attendees to choose from the already donated clothing selection. Any items not claimed during the clothing swap event will be donated to Cherry Street Mission Ministries. For more information about the clothing swap event, call 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 2994.

Pot O`Gold Adoption Days The luck of the Irish is awaiting for those looking to adopt a pet. Through March 17, those who adopt their new best friend at the Toledo Area Humane Society will get a photo taken in the society’s kiss-ing booth. They can also try their luck at the TAHS scavenger hunt, where they can learn more about the TAHS and maybe even get a 10, 20 or 50 percent discount of their new pet’s adoption fee, along with other prizes. Pet owners can also stop in with their furry friends and have their photos taken in the kissing booth. Copies of photos can be printed or emailed for a small fee. The TAHS is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The soci-ety is located at 1920 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee. Call 419-891-0705 or visit www.toledoareahumanesociety.org for more in-formation.

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and His love for us is even greater than that of ourparents’. And although it takes enormous courage to putour complete trust in God, we must believe that He wantsonly what is good for us. What is required of us is to seeGod's work in everything we do, and develop perfect trustto accept the trials of his life The first step in increasingour trust in God is to thank Him daily for His manyblessings and to go to Him with our anxieties.

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urday, March 23 from 9 a.m.-noon. The center is located at 1020 Varland Ave. Pancakes will be served from 9-11:30 a.m. Seating is limited. In addition, the Eas-ter Bunny will be available for photos and there will be crafts available for children to enjoy. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The program is free and open to the community. To volunteer to help out at the event, or for more information, call Jodi Gross at 419-691-1429.

Egg hunt planned Heartland of Oregon will hold an Eas-ter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. Heartland is located at 3953 Navarre Ave., Oregon. Young egg hunters will fi nd candy-fi lled bags and other surprises.

Chamber plans Egg Hunt The Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Com-merce will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. The event will begin in Adolphus Krae-mer Park at the Log Cabin with an Easter Egg Hunt, followed by a candy hunt down-town, and then proceed to the Portage Fire Station on Water Street where the children can visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, take photos with the Easter Bunny and have a chance to win a special Golden Egg basket. The egg hunt is free to the public and open to children ages 12 and under. For more information, contact the chamber of-fi ce at 419-898-0479.

Kiwanis Egg Hunt The Genoa Area Kiwanis Club will sponsor the Annual Easter Egg Hunt Sat-urday March 30, at 1 p.m. at Genoa Veter-ans Park. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at the Genoa Fire Hall. The egg hunt is open to all children living in the Genoa Area School District. Participants will be divided into age cat-egories including ages 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and kindergarten, fi rst grade, second grade

and third grade. Several Easter baskets will be available to those children fi nding spe-cially marked eggs. There will also be a Grand Prize Easter Basket Drawing. The Genoa Area Kiwanis Club is look-ing for new members to help support their community projects. Call Jean Holcombe at 419-855-8381 for details.

A Dickens of a Tale Genoa High School will present, “Oli-ver!” March 21-24. One of the most beloved musicals of all them, “Oliver!” is based on the Charles Dickens’ tale of “Oliver Twist.” From the moment the orphan boy asks, “Please sir, may I have some more?” the audience is swept into his moving “rags to riches” sto-ry. Genoa Elementary students Nicke Hemmert and Andrew Szepiela will share the role of Oliver Twist. They will be joined on stage by a cast of almost 60 high school students, including Carlos Baez (Fagin), Mackenzie Baumhower (Nancy) and Eman-uel Aranda (The Artful Dodger). Adding to the performance will be the orphan/pick-pocket chorus consisting of an addition 30 elementary and middle school students. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students/senior citizens and are available from any cast member or by calling Genoa Schools at 419-855-7741, ext. 31315 (Middle School Library) or ext. 41203 (Elementary Offi ce).

“Grease,” The Musical Woodmore Drama Club will present, “Grease, The Musical,” March 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and March 24 at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. Tickets will be available March 11,12,14,18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the high school and 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the elementary school.

Pancake fundraiser The Church of St. Andrew United Methodist Men will host their third an-nual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast to benefi t Humane Ohio Saturday, April 6 from 8-10:30 a.m. at the church, 3620 Heat-herdowns Blvd., near Byrne and Heather-downs. The event will include a variety of pan-cakes, including old-fashioned, blueberry,

chocolate chip and potato pancakes, along with French toast, low-carb and vegetarian options. The cost is simply a donation of any amount at the door. Donations raised will benefi t Humane Ohio, a local non-profi t or-ganization that runs a pet food bank and a low-cost spay/neuter clinic. For more information about the pan-cake breakfast fundraiser, Humane Ohio’s low-cost spay/neuter clinic or their pet food bank, visit www.humaneohio.org or call 419-266-5607, x111.

Spring Shop Hop Eight merchants in eight area commu-nities will be participating in a Spring Shop Hop April 5 and 6 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Participating shops will include Thyme for All Seasons in Curtice; Novelties & Nos-talgia in Woodville; Simple Gatherings in Elmore; Beeker’s General Store in Pember-ville; Summer Kitchen in Helena; Primitive Cupboard in Oak Harbor and Country Cup-board in Gibsonburg. For more information, call 419-707-3636 or 419-304-7381.

Play ball! Opening Day at Fifth Third Field is April 11, when the Mud Hens take on the Louisville Bats. The fi rst pitch is 5 p.m. Gates will open at 3 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets at the Fifth Third Field box offi ce, by phone at 419-725-HENS, or online at www.mudhens.com.

Spring Make it-Take-it Beeker’s General Store, 226 E. Front St., downtown Pemberville, will offer a Spring lineup of Make it-Take-it classes. The current schedules include an Eas-ter chick fl oral centerpiece, Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. The fee is $25; all materials and tools will be provided. The instructor is de-signer Michele Poturalski, of Downtown Deco. Advance registration and payment are required. The class project for April 9 will be a spring accent pillow. The fee for the class, which will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. is $25. Seamstress Chris Budke will be the instruc-tor. Advance registration and payment are required. For more information or to learn about future classes, visit www.beekersgen-eralstore.com.

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• Through March 21: Chemo Paintings with ArtReach Expressions, Toledo Mu-seum of Art, Community Gallery. Featur-ing the works of Dorothy Uber Bryan, artist and philanthropist in Bowling Green, cre-ated during the time she was affl icted with cancer, along with works by local residents whose lives have been impacted by the dis-ease. Free admission. www.toledomuseum.org.• Wednesdays through March 27: Jazz on the Maumee, Grand Plaza Hotel Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St., Toledo, 5-7 p.m. Sponsored by the Art Tatum So-ciety and the Grand Plaza. Info: email [email protected].• Through April 14: 94th Toledo Area Art-ists Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Works on Paper Gallery. Artist Joe Fig and Toledo Museum of Art Mellon Fellow Kate Nesin are jurors for the 94th annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, which celebrates the best of Northwest Ohio’s vibrant artis-tic community. This year, 96 entries were selected from more than 640 submissions. Free admission • Through April 21: “George Bellows and New York,” 1900–1930, Gallery 18, Toledo Museum of Art. George Bellows (1882–1925) was a painter, illustrator and lithog-rapher from Ohio who moved to and paint-ed scenes of urban New York City. His 1909 painting, “The Bridge, Blackwell’s Island” depicting the Queensboro Bridge, was pur-chased by Edward Drummond Libbey and given to the Toledo Museum of Art in 1912. In this exhibition, art history students from the University of Michigan used The Bridge, Blackwell’s Island as a point of de-parture to curate a show that also includes works on paper by Bellows and works by other American Realist painters of that era. Free admission. www.toledomuseum.org.• Through Oct. 7: “The War of 1812 on the Ohio Frontier” on exhibit, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont. In commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Hayes Museum presents an exclusive exhibit detailing how North-west Ohio was pivotal in turning the War of 1812 from a defeat to victory. Artifacts and manuscripts from the Hayes Presidential Center Collections, area museums and his-torical societies and the private collection of Lou Schultz are featured. 419-332-2081 or www.rbhayes.org.

MarchMarch 16-17: 28th Annual Fremont Toy Show, Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds, corner of Rawson and North, Fremont. Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Buy, sell or trade farm toys, dolls, pedal tractors, books and more. March 16: Toledo Walleye vs. Wheeling Nailers, Huntington Center, Toledo, 7:05 p.m. 419-725-WALL or www.toledowall-eye.com.March 17: Mike Epps, stand-up comedian, Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, 7 p.m. 419-381-8851 or www.stranahantheater.com.March 17: WWE Smackdown, Savage Are-na, UT, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, 5-9 p.m. 419-530-GOLD or www.ticketmaster.com.March 17: Toledo Walleye vs. Wheeling Nailers, Huntington Center, Toledo, 5:05 p.m. 419-725-WALL or www.toledowall-eye.com.March 20: Toledo Walleye vs. Evansville Icemen, Huntington Center, Toledo, 7:05 p.m. 419-725-WALL or www.toledowall-eye.com.March 20: Watch it Grow Garden Tour, To-ledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Join the zoo horticulture staff for an informative tour of the greenhouse. 419-385-5721 or www.toledozoo.org.March 21-24: Zenobia Shrine Circus, SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave., Toledo. Shows at 2 & 6:30 p.m. www.zenobiashrinecircus.com or www. Ticket-master.com.March 22: Kid Rock Rebel Soul Tour with special guest Buckcherry & Hellbound Glo-ry, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 7:30 p.m. www.ticketmaster.com.March 23: Annual Easter Egg Hunt, at

the Log Cabin at Adolphus Kreamer Park, downtown Oak Harbor, 2 p.m. A candy hunt through downtown and photos with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny will follow. 419-898-0479 or www.oakharborohio.net.March 23: Sounds of Sorgenbrecher, Pem-berviille American Legion Hall, 8 p.m.-midnight. Proceeds benefi t Legion Post 183 Calf Club. $20 admission includes music plus beer, wine, soda, snacks, chicken/beef sandwiches and popcorn. 21 and older. Tickets available at the legion hall daily 9 a.m.-noon.March 23: Ottawa Co. Conservation League Youth Shoot for ages 9-15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Martin. Free. Trap and archery shooting. Learn to make inline spinners. Guns/bows provided. Club members will assist youths. Lunch provided. RSVP by March 16 to Mike Dille at 419-836-7508.March 23: Spring Vendor & Craft Show, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 17877 SR 579, Martin, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hosted by the Tiki Warriors Relay for Life Team of Ottawa County benefi tting the American Cancer Society. 419-855-4370.March 23: Woodmore Select Baseball Ven-dor & Craft Show, Woodmore High School, 633 Fremont, Elmore, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Craft-ers, raffl es, food and refreshments. 419-345-4104 or villageofelmore.com.March 23: 21st Mobile Meals Great Chili Cookoff, Great Hall of the Stranahan The-ater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, noon-4 p.m. More than 25 teams, conces-sions, music, adult beverages and kids’ ac-tivities. www.mobilemeals.org.March 23: 6th Annual W.A.V.E. Festival, Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. In honor of Na-tional Women’s History Month, Lourdes will host the 6th annual W.A.V.E. (Women, Artists, Visionaries, Entrepreneurs) Festi-val, a juried exhibition and sale of fi ne arts and crafts. 419-824-3995 or www.lourdes.edu/wave.March 23: Edgy Rep Readings: “You’ve Got Hatemail,” Owens Community College Center for Fine & Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg, 8-10 p.m. A com-edy offering a perfect commentary on how there is no such thing as face-to-face human communication any more. www.toledorep.org.March 23: Business Fair, Owens Communi-ty College Student Health & Activities Cen-ter, 20335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Featuring more than 700 businesses that serve Rossford and the surrounding communities. www.owens.edu.March 29: Animal Egg Hunt, Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Watch animals throughout the zoo track down eggs hidden in their habitats. In addition, there will be a number of craft areas and story times throughout the day.419-385-4040 and www.toledozoo.org.March 29: Silver Screen Classics: “The Producers,” Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St., Toledo, 7:30 p.m. Cold, tall drafts, full bar and popcorn available. 419-242-2787 or www.valentinetheatre.com.March 30-31: NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Midwest Regional, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo. www.ticketmaster.com.March 30: Hayes Easter Egg Roll, Spiegel Grove, Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, 2 p.m. Children ages 3-10 can experience a White House tradition the home of 19th President Rutherford B. Hayes. Bring 3 hard boiled colored eggs to take part in the optional egg-decorating contest, plus a 4th hard boiled and decorated egg. Free. www.rbhayes.org.

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ToledoBirmingham Branch Library, 203 Paine Ave., activities include Spring into Spring (grades K-5), March 19, 4 p.m. – sunny stories, activities and crafts; Teen Space (grades 5-12), March 21, 4 p.m. – teens are invited to hang out at the library for video games, enjoy a snack, make crafts, and more. Birmingham Book Group will meet March 21, 2 p.m. for a discussion of “Life Is So Good by George Dawson.”Mobile Meals Great Chili Cook-Off, March 23, noon-4 p.m., Stranahan Great Hall, Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo. Block Watch 410-M for the East Toledo-Raymer School Area meets every 2nd Thurs. of the month, 6-7 p.m., Memorial United Church of Christ, 1301 Starr Ave. Residents who live between the boundaries of East Broadway, Belt Street/RR tracks, Navarre and Starr Avenues, in East Toledo with surrounding area neighbors/business owners also welcome. Lighted parking available off of White Street. Kids welcome. Block Watch 410-N will hold its fi rst meeting of 2013 March 25 at 6:30 p.m., 2075 Kelsey Ave.Open to the community.Lenten Fish Fries Fridays during Lent (except Good Friday) through March 22, 5-7 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 725 White St. Featuring Alaskan Pollock side dishes, bread & butter, coffee and milk and homemade desserts. Kids’ menu available. Carryout orders welcome. Info: 419-698-1519.Free Yoga Classes Mondays from 4:30-5:30 p.m., East Toledo Senior Activities Center, (Navarre Park Shelterhouse), 1001 White St. Instructed by Richard Ward. Info: 419-691-2254.Fish Fries at VFW 4906, 2161 Consaul St. March 15 and 29, 4:30 p.m. until sold out. Dinners offered include yellow perch, frog legs, shrimp and combination, served with fries, cole slaw, bread and butter and dessert. Fish sandwiches also available. River View Yacht Club Sunday Breakfast Buffet Sundays through March 24, 8:30-11:30 a.m., 5981 Edgewater Dr. Featuring eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, ham, biscuits & gravy, made-to-order omelets, French toast, pancakes, breakfast burritos and beverages. Kids’ and seniors’ meals available. Info: 419-729-9251. Proceeds benefi t the Commodore’s Ball.Card Party Lunch, April 16 at noon, First St. John Lutheran Church, 2471 Seaman St. Donation $8. Men and women welcome. For reservations, call 419-691-5506 or 419-691-7222.Country Music at VFW Post 2510, 2nd St., every Wed. at 7 p.m. Open to the public. No cover. Community is invited as musicians volunteer to play for the veterans’ enjoyment. On March 13, Gary Shope will perform.ABLE Mobile Benefi ts Bank 2nd Tues. of the month, 6-8 p.m. at the Birmingham Branch Library. Benefi t bank staff can assist with applying for food stamps, home energy and childcare assistance, and many other services. Free legal assistance is also available for problems such as bankruptcy, consumer debt, domestic violence, divorce, and foreclosure prevention. Services are free and available to all.VFW Post #2510 will be having Friday-night dinners from 4-7 p.m. Public welcome. Meetings are held Tues. at 7 p.m.; Men’s Auxiliary meets the 1st Tues. and Ladies Auxiliary meets the 4th Tues.Waite High School Alumni from the Class of 1951, meet the 2nd Mon. of every month. For info, call Betty at 419-691-7944 or Fran at 419-693-6060.

Oregon Friends of Pearson Sunday Lecture Series, “Butterfl ies and Skippers of the Black Swamp,” March 17, 2-3 p.m., Pearson Park Macomber Lodge. Speaker Steve Smith, president of Ohio Lepidopterists. Refreshment available. Nature walk to follow.City of Oregon Tree Commission Meeting March 20, 7 p.m., City of Oregon Community Room, 5330 Seaman Rd. Public invited.Lucas Co. Retired Teachers Assn. Luncheon March 20, noon, Stone Oak Country Club. Speaker will be Jim Tichey, former TV reporter, who is now affi liated with Honor Flight of NW Ohio. Lunch menu includes stuffed chicken breast with feta cheese, sliced beef with mushroom gravy or cheese tortellini with creamy pesto sauce. Cost is $18.75. Send lunch choice and check, made out to LCRTA, by March 15 to Robert Fetter, 7803 Shaftesbury Dr., Sylvania, OH, 43560.Oregon Fest 2013 Planning Meetings will be held March 21, April 11 & 25 and May 2, 9 & 16 at 6:30 p.m. the Oregon Branch Library, 3340 Dustin Rd. Oregon Fest will be held May 19 from noon-6 p.m. on Dustin Rd. Info: [email protected] or call 419-913-3337.All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Supper March 23, 4-6 p.m., First St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1121 Grasser St. Includes meat and meatless sauce, salad, bread, homemade desserts, beverage, and 50/50 raffl e. Wheelchair accessibility for dining on fi rst fl oor. Details by calling the church at 419-693-7128 or Bob Berry at 419 693-4578.PERI Chapter #93 Meeting March 28, 1 p.m., Oregon Fire Station #2, 1002 S. Wheeling St. Speaker, business meeting, refreshments and fellowship. All PERS retirees welcome.Catholics Returning Home, a six-week series will meet Wednesdays at 7 p.m. beginning April 3 in the Family Life Center at St. Ignatius Church, 212 N. Stadium Rd. Informal sharing and an update

of the Catholic faith for non-practicing Catholics who are seeking answers about returning to the Church. Info: Carol at 419-691-3562 the Parish at 419-693-1150.Theology with Toast meets the 2nd Wed. of every month at 10 a.m. at the Little Sisters of the Poor, 930 S Wynn Rd. No reservations needed. Coffee & rolls at 9:30 a.m. Info: Alice at 419-698-0405.Card Party April 16, noon, First St. John Lutheran Church, 2471 Seaman St. Lunch, donation drawing. Reservations: 419-691-5506 or 419-691-7222.Divorce Care Support Group meets Mon. 7-8:30 p.m., through April 29 in Room B of the Family Life Center, St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 212 N. Stadium Rd. Info: 419-693-1150.Oregon Branch Library, 3340 Dustin Rd., storytime registrations being accepted for: Family Storytime (ages 2-7) meets Tues. 7-7:30 p.m., through March 19; Babytime (ages 1-2) meets Wed. through March 20, 10:30-10:50 a.m.; Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5), meets Thurs. through March 21, 10:30-11 a.m. Registration required. Call 419-259-5250 for info.Lenten Fish Fries, March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 4-7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Coy and Navarre. Dine in or carry out. Info: 419-691-9400ABLE (Advocates for Basic Legal Equality) Mobile Benefi t Bank will be at the Oregon Branch Library the 2nd Wed. of every month from 2:30-5 p.m. to assist people with basic legal issues and applications for public benefi ts.One-on-One Computer Training available by appointment at Oregon Branch Library, 3340 Dustin Rd. Registration required by calling 419-259-5250. Classes offered Thurs. at 2 p.m. and Sat. at 9:30 a.m.Oregon Area Pastors Fellowship Luncheon held the fi rst Wed. of every month, noon, American Family Table on Wheeling St.Book Discussion Group meets every 3rd Tues., 1 p.m., Oregon Branch Library, 3340 Dustin Rd. 419-259-5250.“James Wes Hancock” Oregon Senior Center, 5760 Bayshore Rd., open weekdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Daily activities include: bingo, fi tness classes, line dancing, exercise, Bunco, Euchre, and health screenings. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. daily. $2.50 donation is suggested for seniors 60 & older; all others $5.32. Reservations required 24 hours in advance. 419-698-7078. Sunoco Retirees meet for lunch the 1st Mon. of each month, 11:15 a.m., Bayside Boardwalk, 2759 Seaman Rd. Reservations: Al McEwen 419-893-3075. East Toledo/Oregon Kiwanis meet the 2nd & 4th Mon. of the month at noon in the basement level at ProMedica Bay Park Hospital. 419-693-4458.Toastmasters Club meets the 1st & 3rd Tues. of each month, 6:30 p.m., Lake Michigan Room, ProMedica Bay Park Hospital. Visitors welcome. Info: Julie at 419-836-5051/Allen at 419-270-7683 or visit d28toastmasters.org and click on “Great Eastern Club.”Maumee Bay Country Quilters’ Guild meets the fi rst Tues. of the month in the Board Room at Mercy St. Charles Hospital at 6:45 p.m. Guest fee for the meeting is $5. Persons having questions concerning this meeting or the guild may call 419-693-8173

Jerusalem Twp.Trustees Meet the 2nd and 4th Tues. of the month at 6 p.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd.Jerusalem Twp. Food Pantry, open 2nd Wed. of every month, 9-11 a.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd.

BonoAnnual Spring Rummage Sale, March 22, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; March 23, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ($2 Bag day), Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 1105 Elliston Rd., just off SR 2. Info: 419-836-7681.

ElmoreCrafters Wanted for Woodmore Select Baseball Craft Show to be held March 23 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Woodmore High School Multipurpose Room, 633 Fremont St. Info: visit www.woodmoreselectbaseball.com or call Esteban Reyes at 419-345-4104.Elmore Conservation Club Trap Shooting every Wed. from 6-9 p.m. and every Sat. from 5-9 p.m. Questions: 419-392-1112.The Cash Basis Annual Financial Report of the Harris-Elmore Public Library for the year that ended Dec. 31, 2012 is available for inspection at the Library, 328 Toledo St. Call Julie Bergman, fi scal offi cer, at 419-862-2573 for an appointment.Storytimes for Preschool-Age Children offered Wed. at 11 a.m., Harris-Elmore Library, 328 Toledo St. Book discussion group meets the 4th Thurs. of each month at 10:30 a.m. New members welcome. Info: 419-862-2482.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 Card Players Meet Thurs. evenings at 7 p.m. at the Elmore Retirement Center.

GenoaAll-You-Can-Eat Breakfast featuring pancakes & sausage, eggs, biscuits & gravy, March 24, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Genoa Legion Hall, 302 West St. Carryouts available. For Legion Hall rental information, call Tom at 419-460-3265.Preschool Storytime meets Tues. at 11 a.m. at the Genoa Branch Library, 602 West St.Book Discussion Groups meet the 3rd Thurs. of the month at 9:30 a.m. & the 3rd Tues. at 7 p.m., Genoa Branch Library, 602 West St. Call 419-855-3380 to reserve a book.

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Genoa 2 bedroom upper, clean, no pets. $450/mo. +Securitydeposit/utilities. 419-862-2000

Genoa- Spacious 2 bedroomupper, heat & water incuded$560/mo. Available March 15. CallMatt 567-277-0210.

Genoa-small 1-bedroom house, nosteps, W/D hookup, A/C,$550/month plus deposit/utilities.419-855-4411

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Oregon-Nice 2-bedroom bungalow,move-in condition, 1-bath, full base-ment, 3-season back porch, de-tached 1-car garage, $50,000. CallAllen at 419-705-9891.

Woodcreek Village, Walbridge, 3bedroom, 2 full baths, 2 decks, 2 cargarage, 55+, quiet, 419-662-5450

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REDUCED! COUNTRY LIVING - 1/2ACRE LOT. Brick/vinyl ranch. 3b,1.5ba. 2car att. gar. Sunken liv. rm. w/F.P. insert. lgfoyer, Newer oak kit. pantry, formal din.rm. Bsmt. enc. porch, patio, acc. fromriver. Now just $119,900.

WELL MAINTAINED 1-1/2 STY.3+ beds, 2 full baths, beautiful newer kit.formal din. liv. w/F.P., sm. office, bsmt., 2car w/lg. heat & A.C. rec. rm above. Frontporch swing. Xtra lot w/garden. Now just$69,900.

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Great BUY!Great HOME!Just $39,900.

3 beds, din. w/built-in buffet, eat-in Kit.bsmt. Enc. porch,fenced, 2 car, deck,nat. wdwk.

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Call The Agent Who

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Quality executive home on

wooded lot. Huge garage,

finished basement, gourmet

kitchen, sunroom and MORE.

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Just listed 3 bed, 1.5 baths

ranch on corner lot in Wal-

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OREGON1518 Jersey Street2 Bed, 1 Bath, 1½ Car Garage,

New Paint & Carpet.$650/mo + deposit & utilities

419-392-0492

TRUCK DRIVER

Helena Chemical Company is looking for expe-

rienced Truck Drivers for Seasonal Work (6 to 8

weeks). This position will make deliveries, load

and unload product, utilize a forklift, and per-

form General Warehouse Duties. Class A CDL

and the ability to operate a Forklift required.

Pre-employment Drug Screen required. Must

be 21 years of age. For consideration please

call 419-855-7778 and have resume available.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Part time administrative assistant needed to provide sup-

port to office staff and managers. Will be required to work

16-24 hours per week, and up to 40 hours occasionally.

Duties include filling in for other positions in the office,

including payroll. Must have at least 2-3 years of previous

administrative experience. Must be proficient in Microsoft

Office and Publisher. Previous experience in JDE a plus.

Must be flexible and communicate well both verbally and

written. Strong interpersonal skills a must.

Please apply at:

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755 Lime Road, Woodville, OH 43469

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ELECTRICAL SUPERVISORPerson needed for supervision of the electrical depart-

ment for a large lime plant and quarry operation. Job

duties include directing a union hourly workforce in the

troubleshooting, repairing, and inspecting of plant electri-

cal equipment and installation of new electrical equipment.

Must be knowledgeable in electrical systems, 3-phase

high-voltage power distribution, MCC, VFD, control cir-

cuits, transformers, electric motors, programmable logic

controls and other automated equipment. Candidate must

have strong electrical and computer skills. Will be required

to work on all shifts and weekends. A minimum of 2 years

supervisory experience is required. HS graduate or equiv-

alent required. Associate degree in electrical preferred.

Salary commensurate with ability and experience. Benefit

package available.

Send resumes to:

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Martin Marietta

755 Lime Road, Woodville, OH 43469

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HEARING NOTICE Oregon City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Council Cham-bers on applications for placement of farmland into Ag-ricultural Districts for the following: 30 acres located at 6862 Seaman Road owned by Jeffrey Navarre; 39.012 acres located at 7050 Navarre Avenue, 39.012 acres lo-cated at 7150 Navarre Avenue, 57.146 acres located at 6701 Navarre Avenue, and 13.8 acres located at 381 S. Norden Road, owned by Perry Buchanan III, et al; and 18.75 acres located at 3935 Corduroy Road, owned by Bolan Muchewicz et al. Kathleen Hufford, Finance Director

MULTI-FAMILY AUCTION

10:30 A.M. THURS. MARCH 28, 2013 10:30 A.M.

LOCATION: Jr. Fair Bldg. @ Wood Co. Fairgrounds

13800 W. Poe Road, Bowling Green, Ohio

WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS!

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES; FIREARMS; GLASS &

CHINA; FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD; EXERCISE,

HEALTH AIDE & SPORTS; APPLIANCES; TOOLS; HEAVY

EQUIPMENT.

Photos, full advertisement, and directions are posted on

Auctionzip.com under Auctioneer ID #32031.

TERMS: Cash, or good check (with proper I. D.), day of

auction; no goods removed until settled for. NO BUYERS

PREMIUM!

OWNERS: Desi Nicodemus,

Rick Snyder, Bob Rentz, June Andrea

Larry Graffice, John Gregory

AUCTION BY

Bill Davies, Assisting Auctioneer

5701 Strail Road

Perrysburg, Ohio 43551

Phone: 419/260/9371 or 419/466/4591

Email: [email protected]

Website: toddschlingauction.com

: TODD W. SCHLING AUCTION CO., LLC

Todd W. Schling, Auctioneer

Food by Susie’s.

Not Responsible for Accidents or Loss.

DOMINICK LABINO GLASS - six vases - WILL SELL FIRST!

GUNS WILL SELL AT NOON!


B A Selkofers uction ervice

Auctioneer: Ken Belkofer 419-836-9612

belkofersauctionservice.com

Public Auction

March 23, 2013 @ 10:00 am

Jerusalem Township Firehall

9501 Jerusalem Rd. (St. Rt. 2) Curtice, OH 43412

Furniture:

Glass:

Household:

Collectibles:

Misc:

Terms: cash/check ID for bid number.

All items sold as is where is. No warranty.

Rope bed, Writing desk, drop leaf & Gate leg dining

tables, tea cart, end tables, Victorian chair, wood chairs, wash

stand, wood stool (112 yrs. old), old- slipper rocking chair.

Fenton, Blenko hand blown bottle, 3-Sets of Spode

dishes, China Williamsburg, Singapore, Misc. dishes- Pink

Pastorial 1790 England, many Pcs. Flow Blue, Milk Glass, Heisy

Transfer, “1840” Blue & white, Bennington, Lenox, collectible

glasses, White Ironstone Bowls- covered casseroles- chamber

pot & tooth brush holder, tea sets, teapots, Cracker barrel,

Fostoria, lazy susan, Sponge ware ( blue & white), Cobalt Blue

glasses, Cambridge, hand painted dishes some German &

French, Hen on Nest, Royal Ruby, Imperial creamer & Celery

Dishes. Framed mirrors, misc. lamps, lamp shades,

Tiny Tailor Mending Mach. Old picture made of

human hair, Old Kitchen Aid Mixer w/access., w/books &

original metal cab., Pencils of the Presidents, Pewter tea pot &

other pieces, Sterling bowl & salt pepper, silver plated items,

Ships captain decanter, Fox Deluxe Beer sign, 20 gal. crock,

stomper, Hamilton Jones 1870 crock, grey w/blue design jug,

wicker doll carriage, Ginny dolls, Bavarian dolls & Dolls in

boxes, Nantucket baskets, old cookbooks, oil lamps, oil carriage

lamps, old photos, frames & prints, old viewer pictures, framed

sampler, “1957” Rural Am. Calendar, child's tea set & Cups &

saucers, wooden trays, bottles, Red Dog Saloon Tokens of

Pleasure, ash trays, lighters, porcelain, Cast iron Griswold &

Wagner, cover dish w/duck lid, salt & peppers, Prisms, bone

china roses, knife rests, old glass lamp shade, Candle sticks

(brass, pewter, glass, others), rolling pins, dough & carving

boards, hat boxes, Cigar box, old X-mas Orn.(from the 50s),

Shale art, Occupied Japan, Bisque, Cheese boxes, Precious

Moments, Snow Babies, Wooden Oval bowl, Butter bowl &

Paddles, Mustache Mugs W/Brushes, Older linens, Misc.

books, fashion book -1920s, sea glass, Hair Saver, Coffee

grinder & more.

Go to Auctionzip.com #4464 for more information

B A Selkofers uction ervice

Ohio Real Estate Auctions

Auctioneer: Ken Belkofer 419-836-9612

Not responsible for accidents or theft

Real Estate & Contents Auction

ABSOLUTE

March 30, 2013

Contents @ 10:00 Real Estate @ Noon

6050 Grissell - Oregon, Ohio 43616

3-bed, attached garage & 20 x 40 pole barn

TERMS: 10% buyers' premium.

$2,000.00 down day of sale (non-refundable)

Property sold as is where is. Purchasers shall rely on their

own inspections of property and records.

Sale is not contingent on financing or inspections.

Any other terms & conditions will be announced day of sale.

Household:

Misc:

Collectibles:

Electronics:

Tools:

Misc.Garage:

Electric Stove, electric dryer, refrigerator,

microwave, table & chairs, book cases, 50s style double

bedroom set, tableware, misc. kitchen items. Wheel

chair, Organ, Pictures, speakers, VCR, DVD's, CD's, clock,

lamps - hanging, table & dresser, Santa musical toy box,

Binoculars, Game boy Booster, Bally Centaur pinball machine,

5-Vending machines for stickers & tattoos.

Stainless steel canister set, Lava lamp, oil lamp, ammo boxes,

Mickey Mouse in box, Misc. Christmas dec., Pee Wee Herman

talking doll, vintage wall & mantel clocks, Zenith transistor

radio, Illuma Storm, records. Realistic 3 head reel

to reel player & Sony -150 reel to reel tapes 50 +, Motorola Ham

Radio, Lysco Transmaster, Midland 14 channel, Radio Shack

100 channel scanner, C5 Duel FM transceiver, turntables & Lg.

radio. Soldering gun, heat gun, angle grinder, drill,

circular saw, pry bar, new lead cord, open & box end wrenches &

misc tools. Yard tools, 2-wheel cart, appliance

cart, wheel barrows, alum. ladder & more.

This is a small auction. Be on time.

Owner: Lillian Coleman & the late Jerry Coleman

Go to Auctionzip.com # 4464 or

www.belkofersauctionservice.com for complete list & pictures.

TERMS: cash/check ID for bid number.

Items sold as is where is. No warranty!

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

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

EXPERIENCEDFREE ESTIMATES

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OR 419-697-1230NORTHWOOD

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

20 years experience. Fully insured. Free estimates.

419-360-3522

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Affordable roofing, garages, flatroofs , new roofs or repairs, big orsmall, license, insured, 419-242-4222 FREE ESTIMATES.

Michael's Roofing and Construction

All types and any repairs.30 yrs. Experience 419-836-1620

Roofer & Company LLC(Previously Hatfield Roofing)

Commercial and ResidentialAll Types ,Re-roof and Repair

Senior Discount/Free EstimatesReasonable, BBB

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Rock bottom prices. Free delivery.

Bobcat services available. Call MIKE 419-350-8662

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Ivan's Tree ServiceServing Toledo & SurroundingCounties for 32 years!Rated A+ from BBBFree Estimates & Reasonable Rates*Expert Removal *Trimming*Shaping *Complete Clean-UpFully Insured. 419-693-9964

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(2) cemetery lots at CalvaryCatholic Cemetery, both for $1990.Savings of $410. 419-849-3631.

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General house cleaningand offices. Reasonable, 30 yrs. experience and referenses. 419-666-1753

Let The Sun Shine In! SunshineCleaning Services. 30 years experi-ence. Free Estimates. Coni, 419-514-4136.

Need Help Cleaning? 30 years ex-perience. Free Estimates. 419-514-4136.

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BAY AREA*Landscaping *Yard leveling

*Demolition *Hauling *Bobcat services.

We have great clean fill dirt! Exceptionally cheap prices!

"Free Delivery"CALL MIKE at 419-350-8662

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*Outdoor Power Equipment

Repair & ServiceFor the Home, Lawn,

Farm & GardenGenerators, Riding Mowers,

Log Splitters, Trimmers,Edgers, Chainsaws,

Lawnmowers, Leaf Blowers, etc.

Track Record of Professional Service and Happy Customers

Reasonable Rates 419-260-8990

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BAY AREA CONCRETENew or Replace Concrete

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

Brick & Block work etc.Veterans & Senior Citizens'

Discounts Free Estimates, Licensed & Insured

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

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

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

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Tax prep 20 yrs. experience, $65long form, includes everything. Fed-eral, State, City, E-file. 419-913-1089

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Electrical Service Changes fromfuses to breakers, 100/200 etc.,

House Wiring Specialist,567-277-5333 (local)

For Your Wedding Grosjean PhotographyCall Ken or LaRae at

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Have Scissors/Will TravelExperienced hair care that

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Servicing Oregon, Genoa,Walbridge, Perrysburg Twp,

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Rock bottom prices. Free delivery.

Bobcat services available. Call MIKE 419-350-8662

Hardwood Flooring, Refinishing,Installation, and Repair Work.18-yrs experience.Call Kyle 419-343-3719

RAY'S HANDYMAN SERVICES

Carpentry, Drywall Repairs, Painting, Siding,

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

Small Jobs Welcome, 35+ Years Experience

Member BBB419-836-4574/419-304-0583

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Child care in my Millbury home,with references, non-smoking, freemeals, CPR Certified, lots of TLC.419-836-7672.

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* Antiques *Buying all types and estates, includ-ing old toys, advertising items,Watches. 419-351-7014 or 419-691-5808

Antiques, furniture, lamps, paintings, pottery.Stony Ridge Antiques.419-837-3068 and 419-837-5490

We buy name brand brass & woodwind instruments and olddrums and drum parts anycondition,guitars and tube amplifiers.Dr. Dave's Band Aide 2048 StarrAve., Toledo. 419-693-3900

$ WANTED $Buying all items

Gold - Silver - Platinum

• Coin Collections • Pocketwatches• Old Wristwatches

Michael Tadsen Jewelers4201 Woodville Rd., Northwood

419-698-1570

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Family of 4 desperately seeking 3-bedroom home to rent in LakeSchool District 419-340-2069.

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Novena to St. JudeMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus beadored, glorified, loved and pre-served throughout the world now andforever. Sacred Heart of Jesus prayfor us. St. Jude worker of miraclespray for us. St Jude helper of thehopeless pray for us. Amen. Say thisprayer nine times for nine days and itwill be answered. Prayer must be re-published. St. Jude, thank you forprayers answered. LD

THE PRESS, MARCH 18, 2013 27

Notice of Proposed

Major Utility Facility

FACILITY DESCRIPTION

Oregon Clean Energy, LLC proposes to construct, own and operate an 800 megawatt (MW) gas fired, combined cycle

power station, Oregon Clean Energy Center, to be located on approximately 30 acres in a commercial/industrial zoned

area located on North Lallendorf Road near the intersection of York Road in the City of Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio.

LOCATION AND GENERAL LAYOUT

The general location and planned project layout of Oregon Clean Energy Center is shown on the map below.

APPLICATION NOW PENDING

Oregon Clean Energy, LLC has an Application to construct, operate and maintain the Oregon Clean Energy Center pend-

ing before the Ohio Power Siting Board. The assigned docket number for the Application is Case No. 12-2959-EL-

BGN, and copies of all filings in the case can be located at the Ohio Power Siting Board website at

(http://www.opsb.ohio.gov) by scrolling down to "Pending Cases" and selecting the case by name or docket number. To

view the filings, click the case number for the case record.

DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF PUBLIC HEARING

The public hearing for this case shall consist of two parts:

(1) A local public hearing, pursuant to Section 4906.08 (C), Revised Code, where the Board shall accept

written or oral testimony from any person. The local public hearing date is Tuesday, April 2, 2013,

at 6:00 p.m., at Oregon City Council Chambers, 5330 Seaman Road Oregon, Ohio 43616; and,

(2) The date for the adjudicatory hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.,

at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, 11th Floor Hearing Room 11-C, 180 East

Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-3793.

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON PROPOSED FACILITY

The public will be given an opportunity to comment on the proposed facility. As noted above, the local public hearing

will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. Oregon City Council Chambers, 5330 Seaman Road Oregon, Ohio

43616.

PUBLICATION OF INITIAL PUBLIC NOTICE

An initial public notice regarding the proposed facility and non-adjudicatory and adjudicatory hearings was published in

the Toledo Blade on February 8, 2013.

An initial public notice regarding the proposed facility and non-adjudicatory and adjudicatory hearings was published in

The Press on February 11, 2013.

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15” Steel Rim for '96 Honda Ac-cord, New Still in Box. $40.00 419-836-8648

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Bed liner out of '98 Dodge ShortBed with Tailgate Cover. GoodShape Only in Truck for 3 months.$450.00. 419-836-8648

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

Cub Cadet 107 lawn tractorw/mower deck, 42" snow blowerall in good condition-$900 419-262-0015.

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Pool Table 8', 1 piece slate, excel-lent condition, $1,000. 419-470-9613

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Buying Quality Antiques, From sin-gle to whole estates, Also old toys,advertising items, watches, pottery-419-351-7014

Serious Collector Buying Old His-torical Pin backs, Badges, Ribbons(Political Advertising) Pre 1960Baseball Cards. 419-304-7076

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Trestle Table 36”w X62”L extendsto 84”, solid ash, 6 matching chairs.$300.00 419-855-4113



888-303-5636888-303-5636

In Home Service

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

Refrig., Air Conditioners,

Dishwashers, Disposers, Freezers

Operated By Mark Wells

419-836-FIXX (3499)

WEEKEND DELIVERIES•Stone & Dirt

Hauling•Bobcat Service•Demolition & Hauling•Concrete Removal

BELKOFEREXCAVATING• Septic Systems • Sewer Taps

• Snow Removal & Salting

Backhoe/Bobcat/Dozer Work

Stone and Dirt Hauling

419-836-8663 419-392-1488

COUNTRY CHARMCleaning & Restoration LLC

Since 1988Carpeting & Upholstery Cleaning

Emergency Water Removal

General House Cleaning

— Certified By I.I.C.R.C. —

419-836-8942

GL HHENNINGSEN EEXCAVATING

AND WWATER SSYSTEMS

Septic SystemsInstallation & Repair

Water, Sewage & Sump PumpInstallation & Repair

419-836-9650/419-466-6432

If You’re an Expert and want to get involved... CALL 836-2221. Deadline: 11 a.m. Thursday

21270 SR 579Williston

836-7461

Hauling

If it’s heavy ... and you

want it hauled in or out ...

Call Us!

•Dirt •Stone •Debris •Cars

•Equipment •Trucks

BOBCAT SERVICES

SNOW REMOVAL

We can work directly with

your Insurance Company

SCHNEIDER SONS’ ELECTRIC CORP.

WholeHouse

Generators

1556 Oak St/At Oakdale Toledo, OH 43605 (419) 691-8284

Family Owned & Operated Since 1942

Licensed &

Insured

New & Old Homewiring

Specialists

419-340-0857419-862-8031

B & G HAULING

Got Junk & Garbage?We do:

Clean Ups/Clean Outs

MUSSER’S HOME ANDPROPERTY MAINTENANCE

• Home Repair Specialists• Commercial & Residential

Lawn Care & SnowplowingMANY DISCOUNTS & OTHER SERVICES

• FULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES419-304-8666

J.N.T. HOMEREPAIRS

FREE ESTIMATES

MARK 419-855-4161

•Painting•Drywall•Tile•Decks

•Fences,•Plumbing•Electrical

Reasonable Rates Fast Friendly ServiceInsured and Bonded

andwischS•Interior•Exterior•Residential - CommercialTerry 419-708-6027Josh 419-704-7443

aintingP

Appliance Repair

Carpet Cleaning

Painting

Electrical Contractor

Excavating

Excavating/Water Pumps

Septic Tank Cleaning

MusserRestoration & Remodeling, Inc

Additions - Decks - BathroomsExteriors - Windows - KitchensLicensed - Insured - Bonded

In Business for over 30 years— Free Estimates —

BBB Senior Discounts PRO419-691-0131

www.musserremodeling.comE-mail: [email protected] job too small or too bigProfessional

RemodelersOrganization

PRO

ACEROOFING

419-836-1946

419-470-7699

- FREE ESTIMATES -Senior Discounts

Roofs/Gutters

Siding/Windows

Your Owens Corning

Preferred Contractor

ACEROOF.net

• Better than the typical A+ BBB ratedcontractor. We have a clean record.

Call BBB at 419-531-3116. Check on all contractors.

RECENTLY CHOSEN TO INSTALLROOFS FOR OWENS CORNING

PRESIDENT & COMMUNICATIONSDIVISION PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF

OUR EXCELLENT REPUTATION

• Licensed & Insured Since 1964• Senior & Veteran Discounts• Free Estimates with no pressure

419-691-2524www.BlueLineRoof.com

BLUE LINE ROOFING

INSURED - O/C Lifetime Shingles

� AFFORDABLE PRICES� HIGH QUALITY WORK� OUTSTANDING REPUTATION

PREFERRED CONTRACTOR

MAUMEE BAYSELF STORAGE

7640 Jerusalem Road (Rt 2)(419)836-4000

Multi-sized Units - Outside storageSecurity fence - 7 day access

“We make every effort to accommodate YOU.”

JERRY’S

Commercial • Residential

LAWN CARE ANDSNOW REMOVAL

– 2013 LAWNCARE SPECIAL –All Residential Properties Starting at $25

Bagged, edged & Trimmed•Spring/Fall Clean-up •Weekly Cuts•Referral Programs

PHONE (419) 340-1418

•Senior/Military Discounts•Multiple Property Discounts•Fully Insured

Hauling

KELLER CONCRETE INC.Tear Out & Replace Concrete, Driveways,

Patios, Porches, Pads, Sidewalks &Stamped/Colored Concrete

** Quality & Affordable Work **Insured & Bonded — FREE ESTIMATES —

BOBCAT SERVICES AVAILABLE

419-697-9398

Concrete

21270 SR 579Williston

836-7461

We will inspect...•Anti-freeze

•Belts•Hoses

•Spark Plugs•Spark Plug Wires

•Distributor Cap & Rotor•Wiper Blades

•Load Test Battery•Tires

•Brakes•Exhaust

•Suspension•Shocks

ABSOLUTELY FREEValid only with this ad

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WINTER SPECIAL

Remodeling

KOMAN’SLAWN & TREE SERVICE

Commercial & Residential

– All 2013 Lawn Care

Contracts – Receive Free

Spring Clean Up

— FULLY INSURED —•Tree Removal •Lawn Care

•Tree Trimming •Landscaping•Stump Grinding

•Hedges & Bush TrimmingPhone 419-944-0359

R & H PAINTING &POWERWASHING

Interior - Exterior

Specializing in Aluminum & Vinyl SidingInsured - Free Estimates

“No Job Too Small or Big”

419-726-4872

Storage

THE PRESS EXPERTS

Be An Expert! Call 419-836-2221

or 1-800-300-6158 to be includedin the Experts

Roofing

BAY AREA

CONCRETENew or Replace Concrete

Driveways, Sidewalks,Pole Barns, Porches,

Stamped & Color ConcreteBrick & Block work etc.Veterans & Senior

Citizens’ DiscountsFree Estimates, Licensed & Insured

Mike Halka

419-350-8662Oregon, OH

Call An Expert!

Handyman

Concrete

Lawn Mowing

Commercial / Residential

Maintenance and Repair

Licensed and Insured

(419) 367-8282www.handytoledo.com

A.T.construction llc

SPRING

SPECIALS!!will price match

competitors!!

•Bobcat work •Snow RemovalLicensed, fully insured, bonded

— Free Estimates —

Adam Turner 419-559-1291Leave detailed message

Decorative concrete, driveways withstamped or decorative borders, patios,basements, garages, new & tear out &

replace... block, brick and cultured stone,foundations and full garage

packages from the ground up... SAVE BIG!!

•Excavating

PRESSThe


(419) 836-2221 Fax 836-1319 E-Mail [email protected]

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

Since

1972

1

2

3

An ad should be flexible...

Like your business.

Not chiseled in stone like

a stagnant yellow page ad.

So if you’re choosing between The Press Expert

Section and the yellow pages, consider this...

You can frequently change the size and copy of

your ad in The Press to advertise seasonal offers,

special prices, new products & new services.

Each lively issue of The Press is full of news,

information and features from 14 towns and their

surrounding areas in Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky

and Wood Counties. More than 475 businesses

and individuals use The Press each week to sell

goods and services.

With cell phones, caller i.d., internet directories,

search engines and competing phone books there

is less reason to go to a phone book with your ad in

it. On the other hand, you have The Press in your

hands just like your potential customers living or

working in 33,892 homes and businesses in your

market area. For less than $21 a week, you can

reach them in The Press Expert Section.

Your Services Change

Your Prices Change

Why Does Your Yellow

Page Ad Stay The Same?

For more information, call the classified department.

Roofing

Hauling

Don’t Call An

Amateur,

Call An Expert!

Water Conditioning

PEARLWater Conditioning

We specialize in premium

Water Conditioning

systems at discount prices

Call Tom Kunkle419-494-2313

countrycharmcleaning.com

C & L SANITATION, INC.

Septic Tank Cleaning &

Portable Restrooms

For All Events

419-874-4653Serving the area for over 50 years

OREGON PLUMBINGNo Jobs Too SmallInsured - Bonded

419-693-8736Licensed Master Plumber

Roy Bomyea

Gray Plumbing25 Years Experience

**** 24 HR. SERVICE ****

D.O.T. Certified. Insured/Bonded

All Major Credit Cards Accepted— Senior Discount —

LICENSED MASTER PLUMBERJim Gray

419-691-7958

Plumbing

Lawn Services

Affordable/Reliable/Experienced— Residential & Commercial —MILLBURY MOWING

& SNOW REMOVAL419-860-0329

419-836-7989

[email protected]

CHORBA CONSTRUCTION

•Roofing •Siding•Bathrooms •Kitchens•Replacement Windows•Home Improvements

— Senior Discount —Licensed & Insured

30 Years Experience419-308-0073

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1997 Dodge Ram, 1500, 4x4, 5.9L,Project truck, 267,000mi., lifted, RegCab, Short Box, 2 Sets of Tires,Spare Parts $1,200 OBO. 269-579-0678

2000 Dodge Ram, burgandy, 100k,asking $6500 OBO. 419-340-8794

2003 Dodge Ram 1500, Hemi,93,800 miles, black, 4x4, 4-door,asking $12,500. Call 419-707-4384with offer.

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Burkin Self Storage• Camper Storage

Inside & Outside

• Inside Auto Storage

• Personal Storage

St. Rt. 51, South of Elmore

419-862-2127

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2003 Monte Carlo SS, 83,000 miles,leather, heated seats, air, sun roof,CD, new battery, brakes and rotors,catalytic convertor, great shape!$5,500/OBO. 419-392-5056

2005 Chevy Aveo, very clean, goodgas mileage, silver, 5-door hatch-back, 98k, $5495. 419-460-3188.

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1971 Rupp Enduro Mini Bike 5hpTec. Needs Help! $350.00 419-662-3958

Cycleman We repair Chinese Pocket Bikes and Scooters,

and Mopeds, many parts available,

also repair motorcycles, Call Wed. - Sat (10-6pm)

419-244-2525.

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1979 Yamaha SB snowmobile$500.00. Call 419-862-2506 for info.

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1999 Hyundai Sonata, $1500 newparts and tires, $2,000 OBO. 419-691-3841

Sell your stuff in a

with theflash

$30

The Press

“BIG DEAL!”

Let us help you sell your stuff in

our classifieds by Reaching over

36,241 homes in our

2 publications

Ask for the “BIG DEAL”

Which gives you

* a 15 word classified ad

* runs for 4 weeks in the

Metro & Suburban Press

and the World Wide Web

Only

per item

*General Merchandise only

*No Refunds on this special

1550 Woodville Rd.

Millbury, OH. 43447

Call 419-836-2221 or

1-800-300-6158

[email protected]

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Cadillac Head Gasket RepairIs your Northstar engine losingcoolant? Have it tested free at TMZAutomotive. 419-837-9700.

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1998 Monte Carlo, 1-owner, highmileage, excellent maintenance.$2,000. 419-349-1152.

Serving You for 20 Years!Contact me for a new orused vehicle.Jim Schenk (419)693-3000(419)392-5252

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My name is COLBIE and I am a

smart, playful charmer of a

companion. I am a young adult who

is spayed, micro chipped and have

all my shots. I will need a home with

my humans home most of the day

and an active family. I get along with

everyone (cats?). My most favorite

trick is to play with you. I settle down

nicely. My yard needs to be fenced

to keep me safe, along with my new

family of children :). I am a good girl.

youluckydogrescue.com

COLBIE

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Female Pomeranian puppy, $150OBO. 419-320-0385 or 419-341-5355.

YOU LUCKY DOGVOLUNTEER OPORTUNITY

Our pooches are in need of aplay/socializing time volunteer on Fridays and Saturdays from10a - 12 noon and every otherThursday from 10 - 12 noon.

This gives you the opportunity to enjoy a Rescue dog while

they are waiting for their foreverhome. Please call to set up atime to visit us and meet our

rescues. There is minimal "housework" involved.

WOOFYou Lucky Dog, Inc

[email protected]

Young healthy male cat, brownishgray mix, neutered and declawed,owner passed, must find new home.419-691-5076



The Limelighters Present:

Presented with special permission from Music Theater International

Clay High SchoolAuditorium

March 22*, 23 @ 7:30p.m.March 24 @ 3:00 p.m.

$ 8.00 - Student/Senior$ 10.00 - Adults

for more info: 419.693.0665

* a portion of the opening night proceedswill be donated to Andrew Gale,

a Clay Limelighter Graduatewho is recovering from a spinal cord injury.

L. HOLLINGWORTHSCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED

824 Sixth Street, Toledo, OH 43605

NowEnrolling!

• Accelerated Academic Program & Curriculum• Exceptional Academic Support

• Supportive Learning Environment• Dress Code & Small Class Sizes

• Full Day Kindergarten • Extra Curricular Activities

• Skillstreaming Character Development Program• Blended Learning

L. Hollingworth School for the Talented and Gifted is an equal opportunity school and no child will be turned away due to gender, race, religion, color, national origin, disabling condition, intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability.

SALE

40% – 60%OFF

40% – 60%OFF

AS A PREFERRED CUSTOMER, you have the

opportunity to shop our March Madness Sale, EARLY... before

the general public.

BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR

YOUR BUSINESS, we’vemade arrangements with our

supplier to include over 2 MILLION DOLLARS of fi ne

quality jewelry at a very special price to you!

DINNER IS ON US when you spend $495 or more and receive

a $50 GIFT CERTIFICATEto either Ciao’s or

Real Seafood restaurant.

March 21st – 23rd, 2011

MON. MARCH 18TH - SAT. MARCH 23RDhas made arrangements

with our suppliers to include over 2 MILLION DOLLARS of fi ne quality jewelry at a very

special price to you.

*All sales fi nal. Sorry no layaways or special orders. Pandora and Kameleon are excluded from this event.

ALAN MILLER JEWELERS

www.alanmillerjewelers.comMon., Tues., Wed., Fri. 10 - 6, Thurs. 10 - 8, Sat. 10 - 5Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. 10 - 6, Thurs. 10 - 8, Sat. 10 - 5

3239 Navarre Ave. • Oregon, Ohio • 419.693.43113239 Navarre Ave. • Oregon, Ohio • 419.693.4311

Including a Including a special selection of special selection of

over 200 pieces over 200 pieces of estate jewelryof estate jewelry

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