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Drilling case similar to Fondessy suit A case decided last week by the Ohio Supreme Court included arguments from a court battle in the 1980s between the City of Oregon and the operators of a local landfill.

In the recent case, the City of Munroe Falls found itself in a position similar to Oregon when Oregon officials were trying to enact a city ordinance that assessed a fee on waste disposed at the landfill operated then by Fondessy Enterprises.

Fondessy filed suit in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, claiming the ordinance violated state law. The court ruled in favor of Fondessy, as did the Sixth District Court of Appeals. Oregon appealed to the state supreme court and in May 1986 the court ruled in favor of the city.

In Munroe Falls, city officials have been at odds with Beck Energy, which obtained a state permit in 2011 to drill for oil and gas on property whose owner had leased the mineral rights to the company.

The permit issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources included several provisions but Munroe Falls filed a lawsuit in Summit County Common Pleas Court to stop the drilling, claiming Beck Energy was violat-

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ing local zoning laws.

In May 2011, the court ruled in favor of Munroe Falls and the company then appealed to the Ninth District Court of Appeals. The appeals court found that Beck Energy had to comply with the city’s ordinances governing local roadways but it held that other local laws – the zoning ordinance and four drilling provisions – conflicted with state statutes.

The city then appealed to the state supreme court.

Home rule at issue Mayor Frank Larson stressed in an interview at the time the case centered on home rule and not about fracking or drilling: “We’re just trying to enforce our zon-

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ing ordinances. It’s about home rule. Do we have the right to regulate oil and gas?”

The city’s laws require drillers to obtain a zoning certificate, pay an application fee, post a bond and notify nearby landowners. A public hearing may also required.

Munroe Falls attorneys contended the court’s decision in Fondessy Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Oregon, permits local ordinances that do not conflict with state law, adding Munroe Falls’ laws are in place only to protect local interests by keeping the public informed about a project and ensuring public safety.

Attorneys for Beck countered the ordinances at issue in the Munroe Falls case are different from those in the Fondessy case and the court in 1986 actually ruled that municipalities can’t create a local permitting process nor set additional conditions for drilling under a state permit.

The relevant section of Ohio Revised Code, they argued, prohibits local interference with the statute, except to manage roadways, and as a result is a much broader law than the statute at issue in the Fondessy case.

The state legislature in 2004 passed statutes that lawmakers said were needed to provide uniform statewide regulation of oil and gas production.

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Mercy and three physician partners last week announced plans to build a new medical center on Navarre Avenue in Oregon.

Dr. Imran Andrabi, MD, chief operating officer and president/chief network integration officer, Mercy, was joined by physicians of the Mercy Oregon Clinic, Toledo Clinic, and Toledo Cardiology Consultants to announce the construction of the Mercy Medical Center last Tuesday.

The $9.7 million project will consolidate, under one roof, services such as imaging, laboratory, rehabilitation services, as well as provide office and clinical space for Mercy, Toledo Clinic and TCC physicians. The building brings to life the vision of enhanced access to quality care offered outside of a hospital setting. It is expected to create at least 20 new clinical and nonclinical jobs.

“Mercy started working with the Oregon Clinic in 2010 to discuss how we can integrate,” Kewal Mahajan, MD, Mercy Oregon Clinic, said in a prepared statement. “The outcome is this project, an outpatient, comprehensive care center with high-quality access to primary and specialty care, state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities, and tender-loving rehabilitative services at one site. Both organizations are indebted to the community and wanted to give something back that we can be proud of. As a result, the vision was finalized.”

The project, coupled with the construction of a new Behavioral Health Institute, as well as, enhancements made at St. Charles in the form of new technologies and facility improvements, has resulted in a $40 million investment in the Oregon community within the past year, according to Dr. Andrabi. “As you can see, we believe in Oregon and the eastern communities.”

The two-story, 40,000 square foot center will be east of Mercy St. Charles Hospital, adjacent to the existing Mercy Oregon Clinic office on Navarre Avenue on Continued on page 2

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Drilling case similar to ‘86 Fondessy lawsuit A divided supreme court Tuesday agreed with Beck’s argument, ruling local drilling and zoning ordinances in the city can’t be enforced because they conflict with state law regulating oil and gas wells.

The court held that the Munroe Falls zoning ordinance and four laws governing oil and gas drilling aren’t an appropriate application of the city’s home rule powers.

In the lead opinion, Justice Judith French wrote that the city ordinances conflict in two ways with state law. First, the local laws, in effect, bar state-licensed oil and gas operations but the state statute allows them.

“We have consistently held that a municipal-licensing ordinance conflicts with a state-licensing scheme if the ‘local ordinance restricts an activity which a state license permits, ’” Justice French wrote.

Secondly, “While Revised Code preserves the extensive regulatory control given to municipalities over a wide range of infrastructure – from alleys to aqueducts – it explicitly prohibits them from exercising those powers in a way that ‘discriminates against, unfairly impedes, or obstructs,’”

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Revised Code subjects the drillers of oil and gas wells to the supervision of a state agency.

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the activities covered under the revised code.

Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor and Justice Sharon Kennedy joined with Justice French’s opinion and Justice Terrance O’Donnell agreed with the court’s judgment but wrote a separate concurring opinion.

Justice O’Donnell agreed the revised code preempts the parallel local permitting ordinances but stressed the ruling is limited to the five ordinances reviewed in the case: “It remains to be decided whether the General Assembly intended to wholly supplant all local ordinances limiting land uses to certain zoning districts without regulating the details of oil and gas drilling ex-

Dissenting opinions Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger dissented in an opinion joined by justices Paul Pfeifer and William O’Neill, who each wrote a dissent.

In her dissent, Justice Lanzinger noted she isn’t convinced the Munroe Falls ordinances conflict with state law.

“Revised Code subjects the drillers of oil and gas wells to the supervision of a state agency,” she wrote. “But the statute itself does not set forth any requirements that conflict with the city’s zoning ordinances.

The purpose of Revised Code is to regulate methods or producing oil and gas statewide.

These legislative purposes are distinct, and together they present dual conditions to the operations of the oil and gas industry.

“There is no need for the state to act as the thousand-pound gorilla, gobbling up exclusive authority over the oil and gas industry, leaving not even a banana peel of home rule for municipalities.”

Justice Pfeiffer agreed.

“I would find that Revised Code leaves room for municipalities to employ zoning regulations that do not conflict with the

statute,” he wrote. “By leaving some space for local control, the General Assembly has recognized that a ‘big picture’ approach with local input is the best way to encourage the responsible and sustainable development of Ohio’s natural resources.”

Justice O’Neill, also joined with Lanzinger’s dissent and said local control of oil and gas drilling has been taken from Ohio residents.

“The Ohio General Assembly has created a zookeeper to feed the elephant in the living room,” he wrote. “What the drilling industry has bought and paid for in campaign contributions they shall receive.”

Oregon administrator, Mike Beazley, said last week the city’s fee on wastes disposed at the landfill, now operated

by Envirosafe Services, generated about $47,000 in 2014.

The fee is based on volume and used to pay for inspections and safety-related matters, he said, as well as litigation costs when needed.

There is a balance of about $200,000 in the fund receiving fee payments, Beazley said, adding about 10 years ago the fee was generating about $140,000 to $150,000 annually.

Mercy plans $9.7 million medical center in Oregon Continued from front page land provided by the clinic and recently purchased by Mercy.

Sarah Bednarski, a spokesperson for Mercy, said the Mercy Oregon Clinic will remain open.

The clinic consists of a group of multi specialty physicians who offer internal medicine, family practice and a variety of other services, including outpatient, diagnostic and treatment services, and geriatric care.

“That building is not going away. They will continue to service patients there,” said Bednarski.

By creating another access point for outpatient care, the center will provide residents of Oregon and the eastern communities state-of-the-art technology in a modern setting while bringing new physicians and services to them.

“Toledo Cardiology Consultants only have a satellite clinic there, so they will grow that,” said Bednarski. “Toledo Clinic physicians will see patients there as well.

Then you also have this idea of imaging laboratory and rehab services all under one roof. The importance of that is there’s really no place like it in the surrounding community. In order to get those things, you have

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We are seeing new growth throughout the area and we are excited to be adding to this development.

An artist rendering of the new $9.7 million medical center coming to Oregon. to go from place to place, or go into a hospital. As Mercy looks to grow our outpatient ambulatory footprint and provide better access to patients, this was just a natural step for us to take – to build and house these services under one roof, so patients have easy access in and out. So for doctor’s appointments, if they need to get testing, all that can take place in one setting – kind of a one stop shop.”

Providing easier access to health care for patients in their own communities is part of a growing trend.

“We understand that’s where health care is going. People want access to health care where they live and work,” she said.

Mercy St. Charles Hospital President & Chief Operating Officer Jeff Dempsey, said Mercy is “spearheading a vision and strategy that not only focuses on growth, progress and ease of access, but ultimately, one that is set on what is best for our patients” “We are seeing new growth throughout the area and we are excited to be adding to this development. We believe in this community and the bright future it is sure to

bring,” said Dempsey.

Oregon City Administrator Mike Beazley was pleased by the announcement.

“We are excited about the confidence that the Mercy system at St. Charles and their partners are showing in the city of Oregon,” said Beazley on Wednesday. “We think it will be another opportunity for growth, another place our residents and people in the region can find good quality health care services, and that’s important to all of us.”

He added that the project will help spur more development along the Navarre Avenue corridor.

“Over the next two years, as we move forward with our safety and aesthetic improvements on Navarre, and as other retail opportunities come forward, it’s all part of continued improvement in services for our residents,” he said.

Construction on the project is slated to begin soon with an estimated completion date of Spring 2016.

“Construction will probably start in the next month or two,” said Bednarski.

Volunteer orientation The Arts Commission invites interested community members to participate in a Volunteer Orientation Tuesday, Feb. 24 from 6-7:30 p.m., 1838 Parkwood, Suite 120, Toledo.

The orientation will cover an introduction to the organization, its programs, and volunteer opportunities, such as The Mix, Artomatic419! and 3rd Thursday Loops.

Interested volunteers should signup by visiting http://uwtoledo.force. com/ and search “Arts Commission” to reserve a place in the orientation.

Current volunteer positions for The Mix Underground and Artomatic419! can also be found at http://uwtoledo. force.com/ or on Facebook at bit.ly/ ArtsVolunteer419FB. For additional information, contact Natalie Tranelli-Jacobs at 419-254-2787 or njacobsl@theartscommission.org.

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By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com Elmore Mayor Matt Damschroder said several business owners on Rice Street have told him they’ve been negatively impacted by the loss of the Huntington Bank branch in town.

“They tell me, ‘Get us another bank,’” the mayor said. “That’s what I’m hearing from them. Business is falling off. People would come to the dowtown area to do their banking but are no longer doing that.

So they’re not stopping at the coffee shop, or the Village Inn, or an antique store. Not having a bank downtown is really hurting us badly. The businesses can’t run across the street and get change or make deposits any more.”

Huntington National Bank closed the branch, located at 365 Rice Street, at the end of last year as part of a consolidation and is listing it for sale with Signature Associates. According to the company’s website, the asking price is $199,000 for the 2,860-square-foot building and .70-acre parcel.

Teresa Gross, a manager of the Pills ‘n’ Packages, 350 Rice St., said the loss of the bank branch has forced the store/pharmacy to change its policy and no longer accept $100 or $50 bills unless it covers the customer’s bill. The store has also adopted a policy of no cash back on checks and debit cards.

“Our credit card use has also gone up because of the bank being gone,” she said.

“That in itself will run our costs up because we get charged for transactions. People would come in and drop off their scrips and come back later after going to the bank and the coffee shop. They would make the rounds.”

Brent Wilder, a Columbus-based spokesman for Huntington, said customers were notified in October of the closing and were referred to a branch in the Village of Woodville.

The mayor said the village is preparing a property survey of an alley behind the former bank building on Rice Street to correct what appears to be improperly vacated land by the village in the 1970s.

Mayor Damschroder said village officials want to have the records corrected to remove any obstacles to a possible sale of the property.

“There’s an alley that if it went straight would run right into the bank parking lot,” the mayor said. “Some of the land was never properly vacated by the town when they did their expansion in 1976. We’re working on a survey to properly vacate the alley so as not to hold up a sale. There is nothing on the deed. I personally went through records of proceedings from 1972 through the fall of 1979. I figure I should have found it in that time frame. But I could find abso-

Focus on fauna Northwest Ohio’s “Fascinating Fauna” is the topic of this year’s fiveweek March Sunday Lecture Series, sponsored by Friends of Pearson. Each program begins at 2 p.m. at Macomber Lodge. Refreshments will be available.

This year’s schedule includes: March 1 – Herp, Herp, Hooray! by Toledo Zoo herpetologist Kent Bekker.

March 8 – Coyotes In Northwest Ohio, by Randy Haar, Metroparks volunteer and Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist.

March 15 – The Plight of the Monarch Butterfly, by Dana Bollin from the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

March 22 – The Birds of Pearson North, Then and Now, by Karen Mitchell, retired Metroparks naturalist.

March 29 – Emerald Ash Borer and How the Forest has Responded,

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The above sign is displayed at Pills ‘n’ Packages. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean) lutely nothing. So this would be one less hurdle for a potential buyer to clear.”

The mayor and village council have asked Huntington management to not put restrictions on a buyer as to what type of business may locate at the site.

Mayor Damschroder said village of-

ficials have been researching how another Ohio town is handling a similar situation after a bank there closed its doors.

He said the community purchased property and prepared site plans for a bank and will have a lease/ purchase option for a bank willing to locate at the site.

$40,000 in family services OK’d At a Feb. 10 meeting, the WSOS Board of Directors approved a proposal to provide wrap-around services to 25 eligible Sandusky County families with children and youth. The agreement with Sandusky County Family and Children First Council in the amount of $40,000 will provide services from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, through the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot Counties, LevyFunded Local Initiatives Program.

The board also approved a motion to apply to Ohio Development Services Agency for a $25,000 Community Services Block Grant to offer training and licensure for Ice House Entrepreneurship facilitators.

Through the grant, facilitators will be licensed to offer training for low-income and disenfranchised populations who may not think of themselves as being potential entrepreneurs, but can be provided with the necessary skills and encouragement to de-

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In other business, the board: • Received 2015 appointments for the board’s committees including finance, personnel, education and information fund, planning and evaluation, and development.

• Seated newly-elected and re-appointed board members. New to the board are Gaye Winterfield, of Ottawa County, and Mike Kerschner, of Seneca County. Reappointed and re-elected members include Dean King, of Wood County; Jim Fails, of Sandusky County; and Paul Harrison and David Zak, of Seneca County.

• Moved to sell a building lot owned

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For more information on WSOS services, call 1-800-775-9767, visit the website, www.wsos.org or visit the WSOS Facebook page.

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The fee is $20 and $15 for YMCA members (must show card at registration). Family and group discounts are available. Pre-registration required. For information or to register, contact Phil Wesley, Flotilla Public Information Officer, at 734-847-8580 or philbedford@bex.net.

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City praises police after high speed car chases

By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com Oregon officials praised officers from their police division for catching and arresting an alleged kidnapper following a high speed car chase last weekend that started at a gas station in Port Clinton.

It was the second car chase in which Oregon officers have been involved in the last month.

“They both ended well,” said City Administrator Mike Beazley.

Last Sunday, Oregon police joined in the pursuit of a 24-year-old man from Rochester, New York, after he allegedly kidnapped a woman who had earlier agreed to give him a ride outside a carryout in Port Clinton.

“At some point, he decided that he wanted her to drive him somewhere else,” said Oregon Police Chief Mike Navarre.

“She was able to get on the phone and call 911. During the telephone conversation, he could be overheard telling her to `keep driving, or I’m going to kill you.’”

Sheriff’s deputies from Ottawa County were unsuccessful in their attempts to stop the vehicle, said Navarre.

“At some point, the vehicle stopped abruptly near the Ottawa County–Lucas County line. The woman got out of the car, and he jumped over and got in the drivers’ seat and took off, heading westbound on State Route 2.”

Oregon police were successful deploying stop sticks across State Route 2 to deflate the fleeing vehicle’s tires, said Navarre.

The stop sticks slowed down the vehicle enough where there was only a minor crash as the suspect passed Wynn Road, said Navarre. Officers caught the man after he fled on foot.

Had the car chase continued at a high rate of speed, the risk for serious injuries was high, he said. “That could have been

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Eric Thomas was arrested and later charged with kidnapping.

Oregon police were also involved in a car chase a few weeks earlier. On Jan. 27 at around 9:30 p.m., the Family Video at Starr and Wheeling was robbed by a man at gunpoint. Officer Eric Weis, who was in the area, located the suspect fleeing in his vehicle, and gave chase. The pursuit continued into Toledo, where the suspect’s vehicle allegedly struck a car at Summit and Cherry streets before he jumped out and fled on foot. Thomas Plummer, 36, of Bowling Green, was taken into custody and

booked into the Lucas County jail.

Navarre said when the suspect exited the vehicle allegedly holding a gun, Officer Weis “remained calm” before making the arrest.

“He used extraordinary restraint and was able to make an arrest without anyone getting hurt,” said Navarre, adding that there were some minor injuries during the chase when the suspect’s vehicle struck another vehicle.

Assistant Chief Paul Magdich on the police department’s Facebook page also praised Weis as well as Officer Brandon Gardull, who joined Weis in the pursuit.

“They performed admirably.”

Navarre said he was relieved no one was seriously injured.

“Those were two very good, successful endings to pursuits, which makes me very nervous,” said Navarre. “We’re fortunate we don’t have a lot of pursuits involving our police officers. When we do, they are extremely dangerous.”

“I think these two incidents just underscore that the city of Oregon is one of the most competent, most professionally trained and best led police forces in the area,” Councilman Jerry Peach said at a meeting last Monday.

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Oregon plans to upgrade security Oregon is planning to upgrade and improve security access at the municipal complex, water treatment and wastewater treatment plants and the city’s three fire stations.

City council on Monday will consider approving a contract with Asset Protection Corporation, Toledo, for $60,430 to provide labor, material and equipment for the improvements.

The security systems “have reached the point where they have no more shelf life left,” said City Administrator Mike Beazley at a committee of the whole meeting on Monday. Materials and components are no longer available to maintain or upgrade the current system The new system would replace the present, more costly “dual card” system, said Beazley.

The city in 2003 installed a keyless entry system to improve access control and enhance security at the buildings that was in addition to an existing card entry sytem for the police and court facilities. For several years, the city maintained the dual card security system — one for the police and court, and a separate system for the administration entrances and other city facilities.

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“Management and IT costs would be lower for us to maintain the system,” Beazley said of the new system, which he said should last for 20 years.

The primary difference in the security systems is the ease of use when a problem arises, said Beazley.

“The APC system is more flexible and easier for staff to manage for ourselves as opposed to waiting for a vender to maintain. That is among the biggest drivers for us,” said Beazley. “The cost in staff time and response and turn around would be

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The police and courts have used the APC access system for over 20 years.

Torrence Sound Equipment, Perrysburg, the city’s current provider, submitted a lower bid of $36,000.

The city went with APC because the majority of the hardware and all of the software will need to be replaced. The best security solution for the city would be to go with APC so that all the city buildings will be on the same security system, according to a recommendation by the city’s IT Manager Caris Dykema. There will be one system to service and maintain, and all employees will use one card instead of multiple cards for access. The city will also have multiple security administrators within the city to program and maintain the system.

The higher bid submitted by APC “is a bigger number than we would have liked,” said Beazley.

“We just felt like the one system really met our needs, and the other, while we’ve had some positive experiences with them, didn’t meet our needs going forward,” said Beazley.

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Additional highlights include how-to demonstrations, workshops and kitchen gardening talks with the zoo’s executive chef, with a do-it-yourself stage sponsored by Meijer, along with children’s storytimes, puppet shows, ballet performances and more.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Tiger Ridge’s 11 animals among 70 at Reynoldsburg

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Staff Writer news@presspublications.com

Two lions relax at one of the accredited shelters in California that the Ohio Department of Agriculture sends rescued animals to. The ODA does not allow photography of the animals at it's Reynoldsburg facility.

(Photo courtesy ODA) On first inspection Dr. Melissa Simmerman, one of three veterinarians at the facility, said veterinarians are on the scene when ODA officials remove the animals from another facility, and once they get to Reynoldsburg they go through a quick triage first.

“Just looking at them, the environment that they are in and their surroundings and conditions that they are kept under give us a lot of insight into their health status,” Dr. Simmerman said. “Then, when we actually bring an animal into our possession, when it’s sedated, because of course, you can only get your hands on these animals when they are under sedation, we give them a physical exam, and that physical exam is essentially the same physical exam that you would perform on a dog or a horse.”

However, Zapata claims ODA officials did not communicate with Tiger Ridge representatives about the animals while they were on site to take them to Reynoldsburg.

“They did not consult them on, ‘Hey, do any of these animals have physical problems?’ None of that. They didn’t consult any veterinarians who were working with Kenny. Of course, if it comes down to it, they would have offered them all of that information,” Zapata said.

“They are talking about parasites and stuff, but they’ve had them for three weeks.

Who knows what is going on down there and how they have been treating them?

Dietarily, they are eating completely different things down there. It’s very possible

they have diarrhea. They are feeding them chicken down there — we just found that out. Up here, we don’t feed them chicken, haven’t done so in months, so of course, when you have a dietary adjustment, after you’ve been tranquilized and have been moved, diarrhea is definitely possible,” Zapata alleged.

Hawkins told The Press when Hetrick’s lion arrived, it had “some severe lesions on its hind legs due to hip problems, so that animals’ enclosure has rubber floor mats on it. They have helped heal the sores.”

Dr. Simmerman added, “There were some concerns, just under the conditions that the animals were kept under at Mr. Hetrick’s facility. When those animals were brought into our possession, we performed physical exams, we took blood from those animals and did basically base-line blood work, and we took fecal samples as well just to make sure we weren’t dealing with parasites or bacterial infections.

“They are doing extremely well. They acclimated almost instantaneously to our facility,” Dr. Simmerman added.

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A lion, tiger, or cougar does in some ways mimic a larger version of your house cat.

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The 11 animals removed from Tiger Ridge Exotics are among 70 classified as “dangerous wild animals” that have taken residence at the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s 20,000 square foot facility in Reynoldsburg since March 2013.

There have been 44 alligators, eight bears, six tigers, three restricted snakes, two cougars, and a dwarf crocodile, timber wolf, serval, bobcat, lion, leopard, and liger who have taken residence since the facility opened. The facility cost just shy of $3 million and construction was completed in about three months, says ODA Communications Director Erica M. Hawkins.

Hawkins says the state has never euthanized an animal cared for at its facility and all animals have been permanently relocated or are weathering out the winter until they can be relocated in the spring.

Eventually, they are placed in accredited sanctuaries in six states — California, Florida, Michigan, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Georgia. Hawkins says the shortest stay for an animal is overnight with the longest stay 66 days.

Employing a search and seizure warrant, ODA officials removed six tigers, a lion, black leopard, liger, bobcat and and Kodiak bear from Tiger Ridge on a cold Wednesday afternoon in late January.

The animals from the Stony Ridge exotic animal shelter remain at the holding facility until appeals are heard from 71-yearold owner Kenny Hetrick and his Toledo attorney, Karen A. Novak. Administrative hearings began in Columbus last Thursday with the ODA presenting its case first, and then Hetrick presented his case Friday.

The ODA had removed the animals from Tiger Ridge after it denied Hetrick’s application to operate an exotic animal rescue facility, saying the application was submitted 298 days late and that a visit by inspectors found “your facility illustrated that you have failed to comply with caging requirements needed for public safety and care standards intended to protect the animals” under the Ohio Revised Code.

The ODA holds the animals at its secured-entry building designed for the temporary care of animals taken by the state through its enforcement duties under the Dangerous Wild Animal Act. The building contains large enclosures that can hold up to 30 large animals and secured enclosures for primates, alligators and snakes.

Enclosures are equipped with six gauge wire and six padlocks each.

However, Andrew Zapata, spokesperson for Tiger Ridge, alleges the enclosures violate the same policies voted into law by the state legislature and signed by Governor John Kasich.

“The specifications in the enclosures that they are in don’t even follow their own specifications for what they want us to do,” Zapata alleged. “They are smaller than they need to be, they are concrete, the conditions down there are 10 times worse. You compare that to what they are doing here, it is absolutely ridiculous.”

Exotic animal challenges Dr Simmerman added that caring for exotic animals brings its own challenges, but most care is similar to domestic animals.

“These animals do provide specific, unique challenges, but they are still animals and we are still able to provide for their basic care and needs. Every species

of animal presents unique challenges,” Dr. Simmerman said.

“A lion, tiger, or cougar does in some aspects just mimic a larger version of your house cat, only that your house cat is domesticated and these animals that we are dealing with are not domesticated. Even if they seem friendly at times, they are still a predatory animal and they are classified as a dangerous wild animal for a reason.”

The ODA says animals are fed and cared for by ODA employees and veterinarians once or twice daily, depending on their needs. Regular care is also provided by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium employees via contract. Fresh straw is provided daily, soiled straw is removed daily.

“It’s a complete diet, just like you feed your dog a dog food, and if it’s a good, quality dog food it has all the nutrients and vitamins in that formula. That’s the same that we provide for these animals as well, and of course, they’ll have unlimited access to fresh, clean water,” Dr. Simmerman said.

In the enclosures, permanent fixtures provide constant fresh water, radiant-heat floors provide warmth when needed and shift doors are generally are left open during the day to provide animals with two enclosures of space to roam.

“We provide for a lot of enrichment as well, so we’re doing things to not only ensure their physical health, but also their mental health by enrichment activities so they are not getting bored back in the building or developing any behavioral issues,” Dr. Simmerman said.

Enrichment activities provided daily to stimulate natural behaviors such as foraging include balls, logs, a pool, tires, antlers, ice blocks with food, hiding food, straw, bones, tables, smearing peanut butter on items, radio, table to jump on or hide under, spices and perfume, and catnip.

Tiger Ridge sees up to 100 volunteers on daily basis Tiger Ridge Exotics spokesperson Andrew Zapata says up to 100 volunteers have been arriving daily to help out owner Kenny Hetrick with upgrades and repairs to meet new guidelines set by the state.

“The volunteers have been amazing,” Zapata said. “It slowed down this week because this weather has been really brutal, but we only really need a couple more good days to get this completely finished.

“The thing that has really kept them going is the amazing outpouring of support from this community. It’s been awesome.”

However, last Thursday and Friday, the animal farm set empty — not only of animals, but of volunteers.

The animals have been gone for nearly a month now. The Ohio Department of Agriculture had removed them from Tiger Ridge after it denied Hetrick’s application to operate an exotic animal rescue facility, saying the application was submitted 298 days late and that a visit by inspectors found “your facility illustrated that you have failed to comply with caging requirements needed for public safety and care standards intended to protect the animals” under the Ohio Revised Code.

The 11 animals have been “staying” at a $3 million ODA holding facility in Reynoldsburg while legal proceedings concerning the 71-year-old Hetrick’s application and his facility continue.

Many of the Tiger Ridge volunteers left for Columbus Wednesday, where administrative hearings began Thursday to address Hetrick’s appeal. The ODA was to present its case Thursday. Hetrick and his Toledo attorney, Karen A. Novak, were to address the Tiger Ridge case beginning Friday.

On Saturday, the volunteers were expected to be back in Stony Ridge to finish things up, Zapata said, adding that if all goes well, the upgrades should have been complete by the end of the day Sunday.

Zapata says the volunteers never seem to have their work done because of more stringent standards voted into law by the state legislature. The laws were passed after an exotic animal owner in Zanesville released his animals, which were chased down and killed by authorities, and then the owner killed himself.

Zapata also alleges that when the ODA executed its search and seizure warrant to remove the animals, it also damaged Tiger Ridge property.

“It’s a combination of both, and it’s a moving goal line. When they put on these new restrictions back when Zanesville happened, they made the rules very gray. The reason is, they wanted to interpret them the way they wanted to,” Zapata alleged.

“We’ve been following the pages and pages of specifications that they have for us.”

“They keep moving the fence figuratively, so literally, we constantly have to move the fence just to keep up with that. Where we are at now, Kenny has gone above and beyond to this point.”

This Monday and Tuesday, February 23-24, Bob Evans restaurants are holding a fundraiser to benefit Tiger Ridge.

Bob Evans restaurants participating include Route 20 in Perrysburg, Route 25 at Levis Commons, in Toledo on Monroe Street, East Alexis Road, and West Central Avenue, and also restaurants in Bowling

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Kenny has gone above and beyond to this point.

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By J. Patrick Eaken Press Staff Writer news@presspublications.com

Green and Holland.

Any customer can ask to forward 15 percent of the bill toward Tiger Ridge. The fundraiser is organized by Christie Swan, the manager at Bob Evans Restaurant on Route 20 in Perrysburg who is also Hetrick’s neighbor.

Zapata says that was not the only fundraiser going on, plus Tiger Ridge has had dozens of business and individual sponsors donate money, materials and time. Last Wednesday and Thursday, Paddy Jack’s in Maumee donated proceeds, and proceeds from a dance party held Friday were also forwarded to Tiger Ridge last week.

“We’ve really had some amazing community support,” Zapata said. “That’s what has been awesome about this. We have some inside information from the ODA and I think they have been surprised by the support. They underestimated what it was going to be. You look at polls that are being done, and surveys, they’ve got 80 to 90 percent approval for Tiger Ridge.

“Kenny’s had these animals for 40 years and there have been no issues at all.

It’s absolutely mind-blowing what they are going to do. But he’s a fighter and he’s not giving up. Plus, we have right on our side and that says a lot. There are so many things that they’ve done wrong in the way that they’ve done this, it’s crazy.”

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Genoa picks new school superintendent

The Northwest Ohio Division of the American Heart Association released an official statement in response to the release of the cause of death of Mayor D. Michael Collins, which was determined to be ventricular fibrillation caused by elevated blood pressure.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Mayor Collins,” said Allyson France, executive director of the Northwest Ohio Division of the AHA. “We join with our entire community in mourning the loss of our mayor and would also like to thank the alert citizens, Evelyn Johnson and Andre Crisp, who helped perform CPR on the mayor prior to EMS arrival on the scene.”

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a disease that typically has no symptoms. Currently about 80 million American adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure and are being treated with medications or lifestyle modification. High blood pressure can usually be well managed under a physician’s care.

In Collins’ case, CPR did not ultimately save his life, but the bystanders’ quick actions kept him alive until he was transported to the University of Toledo Medical Center.

To learn what blood pressure numbers mean and how to manage high blood pressure, visit heart.org/highbloodpressure.

Prom For Paws Planned Pethood, Inc. is sponsoring a prom dress resale event Saturday, Feb. 28 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, March 1, from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rossford Rec Center, 400 Dixie Hwy; Rossford. No dress will be priced over $25.

To make this a success, the organization is currently accepting gently used and clean formal dresses, shoes and accessories. Items may be dropped off during business hours at these First Federal Bank locations: • 3426 Navarre Ave., Oregon; • 22020 W. SR 51, Genoa; • 1077 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; Proceeds from the event will help Planned Pethood, a no-kill organization, provides medical treatment and behavioral rehabilitation for animals that come into its care and offers adoptable animals to the public.

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By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press A high school principal from Portage County has been selected to succeed outgoing Genoa Schools Superintendent Dennis Mock.

The Genoa Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve a three-year contract for Michael Ferguson, principal currently at Rootstown High School in Northeast Ohio, according to Mock. Portage County’s population is about 191,000, according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

He will be paid $94,000 annually and his contract begins Aug. 1 but his first official day will be Aug. 3.

Beginning June 30, Ferguson will spend time with Mock learning the job.

Until his contract kicks in, he will be reimbursed on a per diem basis.

Ferguson was one of 12 applicants for the job, according to Doug Crooks, superintendent for the North Point Educational Service Center, the organization that conducted the search.

The ESC narrowed that list to nine and then to three candidates, who then came in for final interviews. Board members were involved in the process, including checking references on the final group.

“Mr. Mock has been here for more than 20 years. This was something new for the

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Mr. Mock has been here for more than 20 years. This was something new for the board members to deal with.

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board members to deal with,” Crooks said of the search.

Genoa already has a contract with ESC to provide regular educational services during the school year. The job search came at no additional cost, Crooks said.

Although Ferguson won’t join the Genoa school system until summer he’ll likely be eyeing the upcoming spring elections with great interest.

Board members passed resolutions recently to put two levies on the May bal-

lot – an emergency levy and a renewal of a 5-mill, five-year operating levy originally passed in 1990.

Genoa school backers are organizing to convince voters of the need for the emergency levy to offset state funding cuts and revenue losses from business tax changes and foreclosures. The last levy request that would have brought in $800,000 a year was turned down in November.

The new emergency levy seeks $1.025 million annually. The newest levy figure was revised because of that November failure.

“Actually, we have lost a year of collection,” treasurer Bill Nye explained. “If the other levy would have passed we would have begun collections on Jan. 1, 2015. If this levy passes, collection won’t begin until Jan. 1, 2016.

A levy committee with three major subcommittees has been created. The committee met in full session Feb. 12 at Genoa Middle School to map out their strategies, Nye said.

“We have some steam. We have some community interest. Members are interested in moving this forward,” he said.

The levies combined would cost the owner of a $100,000 home approximately $223 annually, Nye said. That amounts to $18.61, a month.

New service weapons on way for Ottawa Co. deputies

By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office deputies will soon be armed with department service weapons rather than their own personal guns.

Late last week, Ottawa County commissioners allocated $30,000 to cover the costs of guns, holsters and ammunition magazine pouches.

The gesture ended Sheriff Steve Levorchick’s campaign to change the guntoting policy by having the county underwrite the costs for a uniform weapon among the rank and file. The county’s deputies are the only ones in Northwest Ohio who still use their personal guns for their daily professional work, the sheriff said.

Of Ohio’s 88 counties, 13 do not provide standardized guns.

One reason for the commissioners’ holdout was liability issues, the sheriff said. The county, however, assumes greater

responsibility by letting deputies use their own weapons, he said.

“We had no control over that weapon.

Just for an example, if they were rigged with hair-triggers we wouldn’t be able to do anything about it,” the sheriff explained.

Levorchick wasted no time after receiving approval to put the plan into action. The next day, he and a selection committee comprised of seven deputies from the corrections division, road patrol and detective bureau headed to the Oak Harbor Conservation Club indoor range for a training session.

Under the direction of Murph Mehn, of the Kiesler Police Supply Company, and Brian DeYoung, a Glock representative, they fired five varieties of 9 mm and 40-caliber handguns.

The group settled on a 9 mm Glock 17 automatic handgun for all deputies with gun certification and the 9 mm Glock 19 for the detectives. Forty-nine of the 68 deputies employed by the department are gun

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Monies from the 2015 Furtherance of Justice Fund will also be spent on 50 weapon lights for the guns.

The guns are on order. Levorchick said deputies probably won’t begin carrying their new weapons until after spring when proper training can be put into action.

Training will cost the department slightly in overtime hours but Levorchick said he considers the money well spent.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Your Voice on the Street: By Stephanie Szozda

The Press Poll

What is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie?

Would fear of other medical problems dissuade you from having your child vaccinated for measles?

Yes No

Cheryl Hunter Oregon "Without a doubt...

If I had to pick my favorite one, it would be the Thin Mint Cookie because I love chocolate and mint together!"

Mickey Palichuck Toledo "I like the Samoas. I like the caramel on them."

Brittany Sherry Toledo "It used to be the shortbread ones with the little raspberry dot of jelly in the middle but now it's the Samoas because they're like the perfect mixture of coconut and chocolate."

Erika Schlender Oregon "I like Thin Mints because they are simple and refreshing!."

Devin Bennett Oregon "I like the lemon cookies... The Savannah Smiles and I like the ones with the coconut on top (Samoas)! I love all cookies!"

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Last Week's Results Who should have custody of the animals at Tiger Ridge Exotics, Ken Hetrick or the State of Ohio?

80% Ken Hetrick 20% State of Ohio

Eliminate the magnifying effect of fear in your life Dare to Live

by Bryan Golden

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Fear of repeating past mistakes can be eliminated by learning from your past what worked and what didn’t.

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Fear magnifies negative situations.

Fear makes things appear worse than they are. Fear causes you to make decisions from a position of weakness rather than a foundation of strength.

Fear is a learned response. As an infant, you had determination, not fear. In learning how to walk, you got up each time you fell until eventually you remained on your feet. You never doubted yourself.

Walking was your objective and you were going to succeed regardless of how long it took.

Fear feeds doubt and worry. These factors amplify any perceived negatives for a particular situation. This phenomenon is first experienced at a young age as fear of the dark. As a child, your imagination ran wild when the lights went out.

You were frightened of potential danger lurking under the bed, in an open drawer, or hiding within your closet. When you were lying frightened in your bed, every noise and shadow was magnified in significance by fear. Your senses were so strained that you may of heard or saw things which never existed at all.

Through these early experiences, the magnifying effect of fear was engrained in your subconscious. Each time you experience fear, your emotions revert back to the

feelings of distress you experienced in that dark bedroom.

An effective way to dismantle the entrenched impact of fear is with this acronym: FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real. Most fear is based on your imagination, not in reality. This is evidenced by

the fact that most fears never materialize.

Even though you may have been afraid of the dark, the dreaded monsters never appeared.

Some common fears with a strong magnifying potential are fear of failure, fear of change, fear of the unknown, fear of repeating past mistakes, and fear of bad experiences recurring. Let’s take a look at each one.

Fear of failure is rooted in the misconception of failure. Failure only occurs when you give up. Something not working out as expected is not failure. Not achieving the anticipated outcome is a learning experience. If the expected results are not as planned, the worst that can happen is typically nowhere near the magnitude of what you imagined it could be.

Fear of change and fear of the unknown are connected. There is a sense of security associated with remaining in your comfort zone. You never would have learned to walk without leaving the familiarity of crawling.

Similarly, future accomplishments will be realized only by leaving your comfort zone.

Fear of repeating past mistakes can be eliminated by learning from your past what worked and what didn’t. Always strive to identify and repeat successful behavior.

Rather than becoming paralyzed by your mistakes, move forward with better deci-

sions.

Fear of repeating bad experiences limits your future if you make broad generalizations as a result. This stereotyping inhibits success because it is based on faulty premises. For example, refusing to ever go on another date with someone who has red hair because of an awful experience with a red head, is an erroneous decision based on a false projection from one individual incident.

A common danger of fear is the creation of a self-fulfilling prophesy. This is a process where you subconsciously behave in a way that causes your fears to materialize. The end result is your fears being validated as real. One statement characteristic of this phenomenon is, “See, I told you it wouldn’t work.”

Eliminate the magnifying effect of fear by finding reasons to move forward rather than conjuring up excuses not to. This approach frees you from any shackles which are preventing you from realizing your dreams.

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Eating local in winter

You can do it in a snowy state if you planned ahead “Has nobody in this bleeping town heard of a kale salad?” I wanted to scream.

That’s the anguish of a Californian convert transplanted to Wisconsin in the dead of winter.

As I remind anyone who tries to assure me that Madison is a lovely town and Wisconsin has gorgeous summers, I came back for grad school — not the weather.

I didn’t exactly come for the food, either.

Food-wise, the summers are glorious.

Madison’s Dane County Farmers’ Market is surely one of the best in the country. Table after table is heaped high with colorful veggies of every kind, including some I’d never heard of before. It was at this market that I discovered celeriac, baby turnips, and kohlrabi — now all favorites.

Then come the winters. And if you like to eat local, whether for environmental reasons or simply because you enjoy fresh food, it gets a little rough.

Fortunately, we locavores have other options besides hibernating. After a few months, and some brainstorming with people who are more accustomed to this climate, here’s what I’ve come up with.

The easiest foods to eat local in winter are those that can be stored, like meats, cheeses, and to some extent, eggs. (Believe it or not, eggs are a seasonal food too, as hens slow down or stop laying in the winter unless they’re supplemented with artificial light.)

If grains or beans are grown locally where you live, these can be stored easily too.

Yet I doubt many of us buy local wheat, let alone grind it into flour or bake it into bread ourselves. The most viable local grain option I can think of where I live is popcorn. It’s not exactly a dietary staple, but it’s something.

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Plan B: Buy these items from other people who got their act together last summer. If you’re fortunate enough to have stores that sell local items or a winter farmers’ market, you’re in business.

There’s still a serious dietary gap glaring us in the face, though. Where are the greens? We’ve come full circle back to that kale salad I’m craving. Do I just have to wait till spring?

The best option I can think of is growing your own sprouts. This is surprisingly easy to do with nothing more than a jar, a lid with holes in it, and some water —

particularly for alfalfa sprouts. I find other varieties, like broccoli or radish sprouts, a little trickier. Sunflower, lentil, chickpea, and pea sprouts are also options.

You can’t build an entire menu out of sprouts, but at least you can spruce up a gloomy winter diet.

Winter locavorism is no easy task, but the reward of fresh food is worth it.

OtherWords columnist Jill Richardson

is the author of Recipe for America: Why I’m no novice at Our Food System Is Broken and What We these food storage Can Do to Fix It. techniques, but this Letters should be about 350 words.

Deadline Wed. Noon. Send to year all I have to news@presspublications.com show for my labor and simple.

Stop trade cheats are several quarts You can look it up. There are a lot of To the editor: It has been six years reasons in the U.S. trade deficit with Japan of sauerkraut, some since the American auto industry was res- alone was $78 billion in 2013, or that Japan in part by the federal government. sold 1.5 million cars in America and we dehydrated kale flakes, cued, Like it or not, that action saved a lot of jobs only sold 20,000 over there, but one of the and a pint of fig jam. in Ohio. But Washington might wreck the biggest reasons was an artificially cheap

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By Jill Richardson

If you want to eat a more plant-based diet, or even if you just want a healthy variety of veggies, then that alone won’t work for you.

Some fruits and veggies are conveniently easy to store through the winter. Winter squashes, pumpkins, apples, and root vegetables fall in this category. That’s a start.

For the greatest variety of winter foods, you need to plan ahead. That means canning, pickling, freezing, fermenting, and dehydrating.

I’m no novice at these food storage techniques, but this year all I have to show for my labor are several quarts of sauerkraut, some dehydrated kale flakes, and a pint of fig jam. Not enough to last the winter.

auto recovery by signing a trade deal that allows trade cheats to keep on cheating.

The United States ran a trade deficit of more than $260 billion with the 11 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks. A lot of these governments manipulate their currencies against the U.S. dollar to make their exports cheaper and America’s more expensive. That runs up the trade deficit, and guess what that costs America? Good-paying jobs, plain

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Islamic Terrorism, racism topics of ‘Circles of Grace’ talks If you want to rally a country, a team, or a bloc of voters, demonize the enemy and perpetuate the stereotype. Control the flow of information and stifle dissent.

However, if you want peace, you talk and you listen and eventually you learn your enemy is more like you than you were programmed to believe. The same is true if you want to better understand your neighbor who may look different than you and who may have different beliefs and values.

The Reverend Robert Ball of Rossford United Methodist Church wants you to have a conversation with some of the most misunderstood groups in our country: Muslims, Afro-Americans and Hispanics.

He has arranged a five-week program with four guest speakers to examine how we can better understand and live in harmony with those from different cultures, races or religious backgrounds.

The genesis of these conversations, which are open to the public and will begin this Wednesday, emerged from the killing of Afro-Americans by police in Ferguson, Missouri; New York and Cleveland; the killing of journalists in Paris by radical Islamists and the contentious debate about undocumented immigrants. “The idea is we would get together and listen and talk to people who are from different cultural backgrounds and different religious views and different world views and try to understand each other. Not necessarily to try to convince each other than one is right and the other wrong,� he said. “We’re just trying to build bridges of under-

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Rev. Ball will kick off the series called “Circles of Grace� Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the church located on Rossford’s main street west of the Pilkington Glass Plant. Here’s the rest of the schedule. Each presentation will run 60 to 90 minutes.

March 4: Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain, a Pakistan native, author and past president of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo will lead a discussion on “Islam and Terrorism�; March 11: Rev. Lawrence Keeler, a retired United Methodist minister who has served churches in Toledo and Elliston

and a former newspaper reporter and editor, will lead a discussion on “Racism and Prejudice�; March 18: Lucy Mendoza, a Peru native who works in the finance industry and is involved in community organizing projects, will lead a discussion on “The Hispanic Experience in America’; March 25: Rev. Larry Whatley, pastor of Turning Point United Methodist Church in Bowling Green and a former television news reporter and anchor, will lead a discussion on “The Black Experience in America�.

The idea for this Circles of Grace series came from Bishop Gregory Palmer, leader of the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. In his yearly address, he encouraged Ohio’s Methodist churches to create 100 such circles designed to “avoid division by engaging in conversation based on trust, understanding and our common identities in Christ.�

For Rev. Ball, this is his second attempt to reach out to different cultures. Last year, he took members of his congregation to visit the Islamic Mosque, the Hindu Temple and the Jewish Orthodox Synagogue.

Rev. Ball said growing up in the coal mountains of West Virginia he thought everyone looked and thought alike. Today, however, there are few pockets where this is true. “We are a multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-ethnic society,� he said. “It’s important for us to build some type of understanding and tolerance. Even though we may not agree with each other, we need to work with each other and we live together.�

Had Rev. Ball been born during the Industrial Revolution, he could have organized a Circle of Grace series to discuss “The Polish Experience in America�, or “The Hungarian Experience.� Had he been born when the canals were built and the Great Black Swamp drained, he could have someone speak about “The Irish Experience.�

These conversations are no longer needed. These immigrants, once stereotyped or even vilified by Americans, have been assimilated into our society. We talk to each other over our backyard fences and in our workplaces. Such discussions humanize us and can lead to a more peaceful and tolerant world.

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Surviving are her children, Michael, Scott and Jake Alexander; father, Charles Platzke; brother, Scott (Samantha) Platzke; nieces, Mackenzie (Dustin) Hernandez, Kirsten (Buddy) Music; nephew, Keaton Platzke; cat, Junior, and dog, Grady. She was preceded in death by her mother, Betty; her grandparents and her dog, Maggie.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Education Published fourth week of month.

R.C. Waters students honor local ‘Heroes in Blue’ In January, students in Samantha Biggert’s kindergarten class at R.C. Waters Elementary School honored local, state and county law enforcement by decorating a banner that read, “Thank you for your service.”

Each student placed one red and one white handprint on the banner and signed his or her name. The banner was displayed at the Oak Harbor High School cafeteria, where the officers were invited to lunch.

During the week, students also learned about the important duties law enforcement officers provide for the community.

Students also learned safety tips from the book, “Officer Buckle and Gloria.” Students finished off the lesson by wearing blue on Jan. 30 to show support for their “Heroes in Blue.”

Samantha Biggert’s kindergarten class at R.C. Waters Elementary School in Oak Harbor recently thanked local, state and county law enforcement by decorating a banner thanking them for their service.

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‘Outstanding’ nominations sought Owens Community College’s Alumni Association will recognize area police, fire and emergency medical professionals, and community leaders at the 12th Annual Outstanding Service Awards April 24.

The association is currently accepting nominations for the awards. Area residents are invited to nominate an individual or individuals who have demonstrated exceptional service above and beyond the call of duty.

The award is not limited to a single recipient, and the alumni association encourages the nomination of more than one person when teamwork was the key element in their success. Nominations must be returned to the college’s Office of Alumni Relations by Feb. 27.

The five awards, which will be presented at the community celebration, are within the categories of Outstanding Police Officer, Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician, Service to Community and Community Spirit. Selection criteria will be based upon candidates’ demonstration of exceptional service related to dedication, ingenuity, bravery, special skills and/ or to the community over a sustained period of time. The awards are not limited to a single recipient.

For more information about the award celebration or the nomination process, call the Alumni Relations Office at 1-800-GOOWENS, ext. 7410.

Business seminar set Terra State Community College’s Kern Center for Business and Industry training will offer a free seminar designed to help build and sustain business success Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. in the Neeley Conference Center. Sign-up will begin at 7:30 a.m.

Roger Bostdorff, president of B2B Sales Boost, will lead the seminar. Bostdorff has more than 30 years of experience as an executive with IBM, with responsibilities in sales, sales management and general management, in positions that covered both domestic as well as international territories.

The interactive executive briefing will focus on the Five-Step Closed Loop Process

approach to business that will produce positive results in top line revenues and bottom line profits.

Admission is free; registration is required. Register via email to kern@terra. edu, call 419-559-2464 or visit www.terra. edu/learning.

Art travel scholarship The Toledo Museum of Art is now accepting applications for the Palmer Scholarship, which funds art-related travel for northwest Ohio residents.

The museum is inviting artists, photographers, students and others pursuing an artistic endeavor away from home to apply for the $8,000 award. While the scholarship funds airfare, meals and hotel or housing, it does not provide for related tuition, class fees or study materials.

Applicants must currently reside in northwest Ohio. The award recipient(s) must complete the travel within one year of notification. The application deadline is March 15. Awards will be announced in April. Details and an application form can be downloaded at toledomuseum.org/ learn/scholarships. For more information, contact Sara Daniels at sdaniels@toledomuseum.org or 419-255-8000 ext. 7363.

The Palmer Scholarship is one of many awarded by the Museum. Scholarships for TMA art classes for children and adults are intended to provide art education to those who might not otherwise be able to participate and to encourage artistically gifted individuals. Visit toledomuseum.org/learn/ scholarships for more information.

‘The Sound of Music’ Lake High School students are busy preparing for the spring musical produc-

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tion of Rodger and Hammerstein’s beloved musical, “The Sound of Music.”

The part of Maria will be played by Alyx Fisher, and Captain Von Trapp will be played by Parker Lake. Other cast members include Jake Momany as Max, Kalyn Swihart as the baroness, and Jessica Densic as Mother Abbess. The Von Trapp children will be played by first- through seventhgraders from Lake Elementary and Middle schools.

Performance dates are March 19, 20, and 21 at 7 p.m. and March 22 at 2 p.m. in Lake High School auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door, and are $6 for students 18 and under and seniors 60 and over, and $8 for all other adults.

For information, call 419-661-3000, ext. 3832 or visit www.lakeschools.org.

‘Grease’ Northwood High School will present “Grease” March 20 and 21 and 7 p.m. and March 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the school auditorium.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens and are available by contacting Annette Slater at aslater@northwoodschools.org or 419-6914651.

‘Willy Wonka’ Genoa High School Music Department

will present Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka,” March 26-28 at 7:30 p.m. and March 29 at 2:30 p.m.

The Genoa Music Boosters will host a spaghetti dinner before the performance on Friday, March 27. The dinner, which will be served from 5-7 p.m., will include salad, rolls/bread, spaghetti, dessert and a beverage. The cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance by contacting Alta Baker at 419-206-0477.

The boosters will also be offering floral and candy arrangements before each performance.

Senior walkers welcome Through an effort with the East Toledo Senior Activities Center, Waite High School will open its doors to local senior citizens who like to walk to keep fit.

Seniors will have access to the third floor of the school for indoor walking Monday through Friday from 3-5 p.m. All walkers will be issued an ID badge. Ample free parking is available. Walkers will have access to a break room and an elevator.

The inaugural walk will be held Monday, March 2 at 3 p.m.

Kindergarten Round-Up Woodmore Schools’ annual Kindergarten Round-up Parent Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Elementary School, 800 W. Main St. To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1. The meeting will include information about what is needed for the upcoming kindergarten screenings, which will be held April 17, April 24 and May 1.

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Glass City Federal Credit Union salutes the Waite High School February Student of the Month!

Hannah Shible Hannah has a GPA of 3.99 and is ranked 6th in her class. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Indian Leadership Team, BPA, and Teen Pep. She also participates in student government, volleyball and softball.

Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Tracey Shible, plans to attend the University of Toledo to become either a neonatal nurse or physical therapist for pediatrics.

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Bay Area Credit Union salutes Northwood High School’s February Student of the Month!

Stephen Sutton Stephen has a GPA of 3.35 and is ranked 12th in his class.

He is a member of the Varsity baseball and basketball teams and has participated in musicals.

Stephen, son of Joyce Sutton and Aaron Sutton, plans to attend Owens Community College and then either Lourdes College or Mercy College for nursing.

We congratulate Hannah and are happy to award her a $25.00 Savings Account.

As part of our continuing commitment to the communities we serve, Bay Area Credit Union is proud to sponsor this outstanding Northwood High School Student by awarding them a $25.00 Savings Account.

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Brandon Payeff Hayley has a 4.26 GPA and is ranked 5th in her class. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Strive, Student Government, Volunteer Focus and International Club. She also participates in varsity soccer, varsity softball and tennis.

Hayley, daughter of Todd & Dawn Schiavone, plans to study electrical engineering.

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Brandon, son of John & Julie Payeff, plans to attend the University of Toledo to major in Mechanical Engineering.

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Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School and St. Kateri Catholic Academy will hold their annual Disco Party Saturday, March 21 from 6:30 p.m. to midnight.

Advance tickets can be purchased for $15 per person or $135 for a reserved table of 10. Admission will be $25 per person at the door. Admission includes dinner and entertainment. Drinks will be available for purchase. Disco attire is optional but highly recommended.

For information, contact Renee Staler at 419-343-7376 or jstaler@bex.net or Kevin Parkins at kparkins@katerischools.org.

Small Business Basics The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra State Community College is offering free, two-hour “Small Business Basics.” Topics include the basics of name registration, licensing, taxes, zoning, business entities, employees, insurance, financing and business planning. Seminars are: • March. 4, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Ottawa County Improvement Corporation (conference room), 8043 W. SR 163, Oak Harbor; • March. 25, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Terra State Community College, Building A, Room 314, 2830 Napoleon Rd., Fremont; Call Bill Auxter at 419-559-2210 or by email at bauxter@terra.edu.

Preschool registration The Wood County Preschool will begin registration for the 2015-16 school year beginning in March. The school is an inclusionary program serving children who have delays in development, and children who are typically developing. Parents may obtain forms by calling Naomi at the Wood County Educational Service Center at 419-354-9010, ext. 133. Parents who have questions re-

garding children who have special needs may also contact the WCESC.

Environmental and Agricultural Technologies Program teacher, Charlie Schneider, explains the process of raising tilapia to State Representative Michael Sheehy, and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. Government officials were touring Clay High School's Career and Technical Education programs as part of Career & Technical Education Month. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

Legislators honor Clay’s Career & Technical programs On Feb. 6, several government officials toured the Career and Technical Education programs at Clay High School.

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH9), State Rep. Michael Sheehy and Tim Doescher, from Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor’s office, stopped before visiting 10 other programs areas that prepare students for success after graduation.

Culinary instructor Chef Robb Parmelee, assisted by sous chef Andrew Rumans, created the menu, which included fresh Lake Superior whitefish, sautéed pork tenderloin served in tomato-butter sauce with spiced pecans served with pear, grape and honey-pecan salad, rice pilaf, orangeglazed green beans, honey-bran muffins and, for dessert, a caramel apple pie. Senior

salutes Lake’s February Student of the Month

Alexis Hansen Alexis has a 4.08 GPA and is ranked 12th in her class.

She is a member of the National Honor Society, Students in Action and Spanish Club.

She also participates in soccer and basketball.

Alexis, daughter of Julie & Rich Hansen, plans to major in criminal justice at the University of Toledo.

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Ondrea Spaulding lead the front of the house staff as the team served our guests.

After dessert, the visitors toured the Environmental & Ag program led by Charlie Schneider, who discussed the several fish habitat tanks, both freshwater and saltwater.

The tanks enable Clay students to successfully raise a variety of fish found in our region as well as to propagate saltwater coral.

The tour also included visits to the greenhouse operation, the rescue bird rehabilitation center, and small animal care center.

At the Computer Programming and Software Development Lab, Rep. Sheehy danced the “Macarena” with a humanoid robot programmed by Senior Kyle Ellison.

Steve Bialorucki, director of Career

& Technology Education for the Oregon City Schools, concluded the tour in the Integrated Machining & Engineering program with Tony Spallino and comments from former student Tim Taylor of HAAS Automation Inc. Taylor spoke about the value he sees in the comprehensive school model and reiterated his support of the career tech programs at Clay. “It is a pleasure to work with such dedicated staff and students,” he said.

“The quality of the teacher determines how good the programs are. We have great programs led by amazing teachers.”

According to Bialorucki, at the school’s Career Fair, of 274 students surveyed, 82 percent said they’d consider Clay’s Career and Technical Education program options.

Salutes Genoa’s February Student of the Month

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Blake has a GPA of 4.04 and is ranked 7th in his class. He is a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Council, and is a Class Officer. He also participates in football and powerlifting.

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Clay Limelighters partner with Make-A-Wish for benefit The Clay High Limelighters have partnered with the Northwest Ohio Region of Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana to use their opening night performance of “Into The Woods” as a benefit.

The Limelighters will donate 10 percent of their March 27 ticket sales, the proceeds raised from a 50/50 raffle as well as any free will gifts received that evening to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. They will continue a tradition of the Limelighters giving back to the community born in 2009 following a tragic hockey accident that left fellow Clay student Kyle Cannon paralyzed.

In the years since, CHILL (Clay High Limelighters) has made donations to Clay High students, alumni and families dealing with unfortunate circumstances as well as to “Food for Thought,” a local food bank.

The idea to support Make-A-Wish blossomed from a project that two of the Limelighter seniors were working on for their DECA class. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the world.

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In conjunction with a DECA project, Clay High School students Emily Hook and Mackenzie Wells proposed the Limelighters partner with Make-A-Wish Foundation for an openingnight fundraiser for the Limelighters’ production of “Into the Woods.”

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to discuss ideas for a benefit night, they saw a strong tie between the themes of “Into The Woods” and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

“Into the Woods,” a Tony Awardwinning musical, with music and lyrics

by Stephen Sondheim, intertwines several Brothers Grimm fairy tales and follows the characters to spotlight the outcome of their wishes, while in a larger sense, serves as re-

spite through art.

Make-A-Wish’s mission is to grant the wishes of seriously-ill children in the community, to bind families together in the worst of times and provide a moment of respite and happy memories to be cherished for a lifetime.

Mackenzie and Emily felt the connection was natural and feel sure when audiences hear the opening prologue, it will become very evident.

Once they developed their plan, a representative from Make-A-Wish was contacted and the idea was presented. It was immediately embraced by Megan Cantrell, development officer for Northwest Ohio, and an agreement was forged.

Mackenzie and Emily presented their project at the regional DECA competition on Jan. 28 at Bowling Green State University and won the Sports & Entertainment Promotional Plan division. (Clay had 10 students place first in all.) They will next compete at the state level in Columbus, on March 13 and 14.

And MAKE-A-WISH is sure to be a winner when the Clay High Limelighters present “Into The Woods” March 27 (benefit night) and 28 at 7:30 p.m. and March 29 at 3 p.m. All performances will be in the Clay High School Auditorium. Tickets are $8 for students/seniors and $10 for adults and may be purchased in advance through Karen Nyitray at the high school at 419693-0665 or prior to each show at the auditorium box office.

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Student Stars Academic honors University of Cincinnati: Natalie Breuer, of Curtice; Tara Cardenas, of Elmore; Kristin McGinnis, of Genoa; Taylor Henline, Kenzie Payne Hart, Kelsey Randolph, Aaron Triplett, of Gibsonburg; Cody Curry, of Lindsey; Andrew Garner, Michael Mallernee, Megan Rutherford, of Oak Harbor; Darrell Hill, of Pemberville; Derek Busdiecker, of Walbridge; Katherine Blausey, Karen Faulk, of Woodville; Nicole Breeden, Troy Graham, Christina Hurst, Harleight Isbell, Sarah Row, Katlyn Seimet, of Oregon.

University of Dallas: Bridget Weisenburger, of Pemberville.

University of Dayton: Mary Makulinski, of Elmore; Emilie Pollauf, of Curtice; Emma Romstadt, of Northwood; Jennifer Scharer, of Oregon.

University of Findlay: Diane LaForge, Rachel Nelson, Joshua Pennington, Michael Wiedmann, of Oregon; Clay Parlette, of Curtice; Molly Burkett, Andrew Burmeister, Kelsey Nevius, of Gibsonburg; Jordan Deck, of Elmore; Tyler Hoyles, of Genoa; Randy Caris, Tiffany Wagoner, of Luckey; Kathryn Mehlow, of Oak Harbor; Courtney Rolf, Emily Zielinski, of Pemberville; Devon Sherwood-Robinson, of Walbridge; Laura Luckey, of Woodville.

Miami University: Jacob Eishen, of Lindsey; Ian Rhoades, of Graytown.

University of Mount Union: Shelby Gruber, of Graytown.

Ohio Northern University: Abby Copley, of Gibsonburg.

Otterbein University: Jessica Feller, of Genoa.

Spring Arbor University: Hope Myers, of Toledo.

Trine University: Ethan Kirkman, of Oregon; Hunter Johnson, of Millbury; Zachary Titkemeier, of Luckey.

Wake Forest University: Benjamin Cochran, of Oak Harbor.

Ohio Northern University: Joshua Hille, of Curtice; Katherine Hotz, of Millbury.

Ohio State University: Amira Najar, Connor Kenney, of Toledo; Daniel Ackerman, Tyler Everhardt, Jennifer Lucas, Katherine Lucas, of Curtice; Kylee Ault, Samantha Brecht, Carly Calevro, Emina Causevic, Erin Gyurke, Jillian Keller, Madison Lester, Anureet Mangat, Cory Mata, Clay Meyers, Katie Olinger, Samantha Rigg, Lindsay Schiavone, Alana Snow, of Oregon; Arthur Pollauf, of Northwood; Zachery Avers, Austin Cech, Benjamin St. John, Matthew Zatko, of Elmore; Jonathan Belsky, Angelita Zacharias, of Genoa; Andrew Angelone, Lacy Nagy, Nicole Wallace, of Gibsonburg; Caroline Miller, Israel Vento, of Lindsey; Jordan Giesler, of Graytown; Rachel Helle, of Martin; Lauren Oberlin, of Millbury; Nicholas Johnson, Zachary Priesman, Thomas Rhodes, Nikolas Shay, of Oak Harbor; Emily Whitmore, of Walbridge; Bryan Kuhlman, Zachary Lucas, of Woodville.

Terra State Community College: Bradley Bringman, Alexandra Jagielski, Ashley Jagielski and Floyd Miller, of Elmore; Andrew Cantrell, Jessie Delventhal, Shelby Granger, Trent Halbeisen, Brittney Hall, Crystal Leavitt, Kristie Seem and Alicia Villarreal, of Gibsonburg; Makayla Kiser, Kristi Krotzer and Amanda Shammo, of Helena; Kara Branum, Jessica Dotson, Brandi Hartlage, Maya Inlove, Anne Libben.

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Center honors achievements At East Toledo Family Center’s Annual Meeting and Recognition Night held Jan. 28, the board of trustees welcomed new members Julie Gallaher, Matt Grimes, Matt Keel, Toni Moore and Matt Pavley and returning members Nick Huber and Dave Yenrick.

The following were recognized for their service and achievements — • Service Awards, the highest awards the East Toledo Family Center Board of Trustees presents, were given to the Bowling Green State University Art Department, Memorial Church of Christ and Michaels Stores, Inc. • Volunteer Awards were presented to George Stuller, Senior Softball; Doug Kwiatkowski, Gala Volunteer; and Amy Tingley, Debbie Tingley, Larry Avery and Glen Cook, One Voice.

• Staff Awards, presented for dedicated service and a commitment to quality in the workplace, were given to Monica Cardenas, Preschool cook; Steve Smith, Senior Home Repair coordinator; Gabby Wilson, Help Me Grow Service Coordinator.

• Milestone Years of Service Award honorees included Brenda Holdren, 20 years; Ruth Baker, 10 years; Diane Braun, Michelle Gorsuch, Dennis Springs and Gabby Wilson, five years.

• The Reddish Leadership Award, named for the late Max Reddish, a lifelong East Toledo businessman, former Toledo City Councilman, Lucas County

Commissioner and a member of the Family Center Board of Trustees, was presented to Jeremy Pratt.

• The Youth of the Year Award was given to Ryan Sharp, based on demonstrated ability to achieve high standards in academic performance, the ability to work with and help others, and the ability to lead and withstand peer pressure.

• The William Carswell Coach of the Year Award, named for an outstanding coach for the Family Center who passed away in 2010, was presented to Julie Smith, for exemplifying qualities that came natural to Carswell, including focusing on build a strong character, not a strong team.

• Program Awards, given to program participants who show outstanding advancement in academics, sportsmanship, character and display leadership in their individual program areas, were presented to David Misch II, Mark Shabazz, Johnny Sawyer and Kahlen Shiffler, Youth Athletics; and Robert Buck, Robert Lawson and Shawn Self, Strictly Teens.

• Volunteer Scholarship Awards, developed by the East Toledo Neighborhood House Alumni Association to assist East Toledo area youths in their pursuit of education beyond high school, were presented to Madison Grimes and James Young.

• The Century Award, created to recognize an individual for contributions to Family Center for many years, was given to Mary Kansorka.

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Undefeated Bears clinch first TAAC championship

By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Since joining the Toledo Area Athletic Conference in 2011, Gibsonburg has proven themselves to be among the top teams in one of Ohio’s best small-school basketball conferences.

In two of the last three years, Gibsonburg has competed for the league title, only to fall short. This season, the Bears got over the hump, winning the title convincingly.

Coach Brent Liskai’s club, the No. 6 team in the latest Associated Press Division IV state poll, is 19-0 overall and 15-0 in the conference heading into the weekend.

They’ve won nearly every game by double digit margins.

“It’s good knowing that we’re good enough to be able to go out and compete with good teams every night,” said Bryce Ernsthausen, a 6-foot-3 senior power forward. “It’s nice knowing we clinched the league at an early stage, and now we can just look forward to competing.

“It’s kind of a surprise, but we put a lot of work in during the offseason. We were good last year, but we didn’t put the work in as much. Every day in the summer, before school in the fall, we were in the gym. It was up to our seniors to lead the team.”

Ernsthausen, who played small forward last season, switched to more of a post position, but you wouldn’t know it because of how well he’s playing. Second on the team in scoring at 15.5 points, he leads the Bears in rebounds at 8.3 per game.

Senior point guard Jordan Kreglow, who leads the TAAC in scoring and is one of the top scorers in Northwest Ohio at 22.5 points, credits his teammate for making the change.

“Bryce has put a lot of work in the weight room and on the court to improve his game,” Kreglow said. “He’s really worked hard.”

Kreglow is the oil that fuels the Bear offense. His ability to penetrate, shoot and most importantly, find his teammates is what makes him such a fine point guard.

Recently, he accomplished an incredible feat when he eclipsed the 1,000-point total in Gibsonburg’s 69-26 win over Danbury.

Kreglow and Ernsthausen are joined in the starting lineup by 6-3 senior center T.J. McGough, who is eighth in the TAAC with 6.4 rebounds, 5-10 junior shooting guard Marcus Tille and 6-0 senior small forward Derek Angelone.

Kreglow has plenty of confidence in his running mates, Tille and Angelone.

Gibsonburg guard Jordan Kreglow shoots a jumper in the Golden Bears’ 71-49 win at Woodmore. (Photo by Jeff Holcomb) “I think they have confidence in themselves, and I have great confidence in them,” Kreglow said. “We know what to do. They’re not afraid to shoot the ball. If I don’t get looks, I have confidence in them.”

McGough also played a vital role in the team’s success, serving as an important presence in the post.

“Having him accept that role is what you need to be elite,” Kreglow said. “He’s done such a good job of playing defense and getting rebounds. You need people to accept their role and buy into what they’re doing.”

Ernsthausen, who scored a career-high 33 points in a 68-49 win over Maumee Valley, has been the greatest beneficiary of McGough’s play.

“He does a good job,” Ernsthausen said. “If I’m guarding the post on the top side, he’s got my back. He’s good at getting offensive rebounds, he’s taller and thin and it’s hard to box him out. He can shoot, rebound, finish and play defense.”

The bench features five juniors — 5-9 point guard Mateo Flores, 5-10 post Josh Dyer and three wings, 5-9 Erik Jahna, 5-10 Preston Arriaga and 5-11 Trent Picciuto.

Senior guard Matt Tille, who starred as the team’s quarterback, was knocked out of the season early when he suffered an injury to his knee, but remains in support of his teammates.

“I have a lot of confidence in all of them,” Kreglow said. “They know how to play the game. They know what to do and how to react in tight situations.

“Mateo is very quick and he can get past you quickly. His first step is really fast.

Josh is so strong and he’s probably our best defender. I think he has a good attitude and if we tell him to go lock down one of their best players, he will. He has that confidence. Trent can shoot, Preston is a hustle player and does a little bit of everything and Erik is very athletic; he can jump out of the gym. Nobody cares who’s scoring, we just love to win.”

Of course there’s Liskai, who’s been running the show for 13 years at his alma mater.

“He gets your best,” Kreglow said.

“He’s a great coach and he knows what to get out of you and he does it well. He knows the game better than anyone I know.

He can read people really well and he’s very personable.”

Liskai holds a career record of 157-127 (.553) and has two Suburban Lakes League titles and a district championship. His most recent triumph in the postseason came in 2011 when Gage Beaber and Company won a Division III sectional title and advanced to the district finals before falling to Ontario, 71-63, in overtime.

When Gibsonburg was in the SLL, it and Lakota were the smallest schools. Now that Gibsonburg has joined a league with schools closer in size, Gibsonburg is having even more success. In four years in the TAAC, the Bears are 64-23 (.736) and 44-13 in the conference.

Lots of loot up for grabs for Fremont’s FAST competitors The Fremont/Attica Sprint Title (FAST) Championship Series will continue competition in 2015 with a full slate of scheduled events between Attica Raceway Park, Fremont Speedway, and for the first time in series history, Waynesfield Raceway Park.

The Kistler Racing Products Fremont/ Attica Sprint Title ‘410’ Championship Series presented by KS Sales & Service will host 18 sanctioned events in 2015; beginning with opening night on Friday, April 17th at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio.

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“We are excited to continue the FAST tradition in 2015,” said Rich Farmer, FAST promoter and series director. “With our major sponsors returning this year, it allowed us to build a healthy schedule like in prior seasons...our FAST ‘305’ division will visit Waynesfield Raceway Park in 2015; ex-

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Comets girls prove defense makes up for lack of size

By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Faced with having to replace three key players, combined with an 0-2 start, no one would have known this would be a special year for Genoa girls basketball.

Yet, here they sit at 17-5 and 12-2 in the Northern Buckeye Conference and were in contention for a league title, finishing as league runners-up. Now, Genoa has a legitimate shot at making a run in the tournament.

What Coach Mike DeStazio’s group lacks in size, they more than make up for with athleticism. With just one player taller than 5-foot-9, Genoa’s four-guard lineup tries to wreak havoc defensively in an effort to make life miserable for opponents.

That defensive effort has helped the team to build an identity.

“It’s about playing together,” said DeStazio, whose team has forced 523 turnovers this season — that is close to 25 per game.

“To be a good defensive team, you have to be an unselfish defensive team. If you do that, you can make up for a lot of mistakes on defense. Kids are so talented with the ball; you’re not going to stop everyone one-on-one. To be a great defensive team, you don’t have to be really skilled, you just have communicate. They’ve learned to adjust to themselves. We put a lot of pride in defense, and when you have an athletic group, that allows you to be creative.”

The starting lineup consists of 5-11 junior Erica Harder, the primary ball handler who has just 37 turnovers and can play any position, 5-3 junior guard Carly Gose, a player who Destazio credits for having a high basketball I.Q., 5-5 junior guard Haley Pickard, 5-6 sophomore guard Emily Edwards and 5-9 senior center Christy Dazley.

Haley Gerke, a 5-5 junior guard, serves the role of sixth man while 5-8 junior Caitlyn Schessler and 5-5 sophomore Erica Smith have seen time on varsity while playing some junior varsity to get more minutes. Junior Kaylee Buhrow, a 5-7 wing, has played a role off the bench but has battled a shoulder injury.

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After a steal on defense, Genoa sophomore Emily Edwards (12) scores in transition as Northwood sophomore Allison Roach (4) defends.

(Press photo by Harold Hamilton/ HEHphotos. smugmug. com) sively, Genoa rebounds, and does it well despite the lack of size. The great teams are the ones that do the unglamorous things like play defense and rebound, and the Comets epitomize that. This season, they’ve out-rebounded their opponents, 757-693.

Pickard, a candidate for NBC Player of the Year who leads the team in scoring and assists, is also first in rebounds with 8.2, followed by Harder (7.9), Dazley (5.5), Gose (5.4) and Edwards (4.5).

Plus, there is depth in scoring.

Offensively, there are three players averaging double figures.

Pickard leads the team at 14.2 points,

good for third in the NBC, followed by Harder, who scores 11.7 points, and Edwards, who is just behind at 11.6. Gerke is putting up 7.5 points per contest and has come on as of late, and Gose is fifth on the club, scoring five points per game.

That balance exists not just on the scoring front but also with the distributors as well. Pickard leads the team with 3.1 assists, followed by Gose (2.9), Harder (2.4) and Edwards (2.0).

After losing two games out of the gate, the Comets embarked on an 11-game win streak and won 17 of 18, a run that started with their 49-41 victory over Oak Harbor on Dec. 2. The winning streak included a

dramatic 34-32 victory over Woodmore, a come-from-behind 68-60 defeat over Fostoria, a 56-48 overtime win against Lake, a 59-52 victory against Elmwood, the two-time defending NBC champions, and a 50-48 defeat over Rossford. The two defeats was a 43-40 overtime loss at the hands of Otsego and a 47-44 league championship loss to the Knights Thursday night.

The second time around, the Comets fared even better against each of their league foes, save for Otsego. It is part of the growth process, one that DeStazio believes is in full swing.

“I tell my kids, ‘I have given you everything I can as a coach to prepare you to get to this point,’” DeStazio said.

“A lot of people accuse me that I don’t use my timeouts. I’m not a big believer in baby-sitting my kids. I believe kids have got to learn to play basketball. The more I let them go, the more confidence they’re playing with. I’m letting them play basketball, and if you can be patient as a coach, if you let them mature, they’ll be better basketball players.”

DeStazio, who led the Comets to the district finals in his first year back in 2011, is known to many in the area for his years coaching at Woodmore, his alma mater. He coached there for 23 seasons, from 1980-2003, the last nine of which came as the head coach of the girls’ team.

During those nine years, a younger-looking DeStazio sported a mustache while the Wildcats went 142-55 (.721), won two Suburban Lakes League titles (‘95, ‘97) and had a great four-year run from ‘99-’02.

In 2002, Woodmore won a district title before falling to Archbold, which advanced to the state final. In ‘99, the Wildcats led Bluffton, who would later advance to state, by one point in the closing seconds of the district final before losing in heartbreaking fashion.

They’d fall again to the Bluffton Pirates, which made it back to state again the next year, in the district final. And in 2001, Woodmore advanced to the sectional final before losing to an undefeated Liberty Center club. DeStazio’s 142 wins in Elmore are the most by a coach in any sport in the school’s history.

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The only divisional loss came at the hands of Bedford, 6-1. The Mules, which finished 8-8 in league play, compete in the highly-competitive Michigan tournament during the postseason and will not be in the White Division tournament.

“They have a good team,” Bundy said.

“They have numbers on their team as well — like we do. We wanted to put kids in different situations, and quite honestly, it was one of those where what team is going to show up for you? Not everybody showed up for that game, which was disappointing on our part.”

On Sunday, the No. 1 seeded Eagles opened the division playoffs against Southview at the Ice House, beginning the Eagles’ run at a second straight divisional tourney championship.

coaches can’t find ice time for practice, the players go through conditioning drills.

“We’re working as hard as we can. This is the first year that we’ve gotten them on a workout regiment with a personal trainer, so they are working with that trainer twice a week to help condition them. We’ve usually done the training ourselves. I think that has gone a long ways,” Bundy said.

Clay had 23 players on its roster when the season started, but dropped to 22 when one left for disciplinary reasons. It meant Clay could put out three solid lines, keeping players rested, and give younger players needed varsity experience in blowouts The roster includes two freshmen who the coaches were pleased joined Clay’s varsity instead of opting for club hockey.

If numbers continue increasing, they will consider adding a junior varsity team.

“At one point, a few years ago, we were calling the league asking, ‘Well, what happens if we have to drop out because we don’t have enough players? This year, we’re calling them back saying, ‘Hey, how do we get a JV team together?’”

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We want to build a team. We didn’t go down with wins and losses in mind for that one.

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For the first time in years, Clay hockey is seeded with the perennial contenders in the district tournament.

Out of 14 teams, Clay was seeded sixth, following top seed St. Francis de Sales, second seed Findlay, third seed St. John’s Jesuit and on down the line with No. 4 Sylvania Northview and No. 5 Bowling Green.

“It kind of blew us out of the water when we saw that,” Coach Robert Bundy said. “It’s nice to get that kind of respect because we’ve been fighting for quite a while to get it.”

The Eagles, which won their first White American Division title since 2004 with a 12-1 record, opened the tournament defeating No. 10 seed Springfield, 5-0, Wednesday. Clay, 18-12-1 overall, will take on St. John’s at Sylvania’s Tam-O-Shanter Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Coach Robert Bundy, who works alongside listed head coach Mike Heck, has been with the program the longest — dating back to the 1999-2000 season. For Bundy, the tournament draw seems like déjà vu.

“The last time when we were in this position, when I was coaching in 2004, and we won the White Division, we met St. John’s when they were the top rated team, and we played in the first round and beat them, 3-1,” Bundy said.

“We’ll meet St. John’s again. I was watching (television sports show) last night and they weren’t too high on the fact that we might do too good against St. John’s, but we’re hoping we can give them a good fight. Last year, we had a freshman goalie who had never played before and we did well enough that we held (eventual state co-champions) Northview to 2-0 after two periods.”

Among Clay’s first line players are 6-foot-5, 205 pound junior forward R.J. Stringham, 6-0, 200 pound defenseman Devin Gabella, 5-11 senior forward and speedster Collen Carpenter, 6-3, 175 senior defenseman Andrew Sterling and 5-9 junior forward Adam “A.J.” Burns. Starting goalkeeper Eric Kutchenriter, a 6-0, 155 pound sophomore and his understudies have combined for 10 shutouts.

Bundy and Heck saw the success starting last year when Maumee won the White Division, but Clay went on to win the division tournament. Clay beat Maumee two out of three times, but this year the Eagles swept the three-game series against the Panthers, who have become rivals. It was a 7-5 victory over the Panthers on Feb. 13 that secured the divisional title this year.

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tournament in Columbus, Clay split into two squads, and it likely cost some wins but the program benefited.

“We went with that in mind to give the younger players some playing time since we got so many,” Bundy said. “We want to build a team. We didn’t go down with wins and losses in mind for that one. We were just looking for getting our players experience.

“When we played down at the (Toledo Walleye’s downtown) WinterFest (6-0 loss to the Northwest Ohio Eagles club team outdoors at Fifth Third Field), it was the same kind of thing — you get into that once in a lifetime, so we played everybody, and we didn’t win, but we played all our younger kids just to get them into that experience.”

On top of that, current and recent members of the Clay team donated their time to assist with the sled hockey program at Team Toledo Ice House. Sled hockey provides the opportunity for area children with various disabilities to have hockey fun on the ice.

Players sit in specially-designed sleds that sit on top of two hockey skate blades.

There are two sticks for each player instead of one and the sticks have metal picks on the end for players to propel themselves.

Sterling, junior forward Justin Heck, freshmen forward/defensemen Jake Frederitz, Sydney Hales and Caleb Heck along with recent graduates Andrew Pappas and Jake Woodrum were there to make sure the kids had lots of fun.

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433 Dearborn Toledo, OH. 43605 419-693-3353 Mobile: 419-467-3416

The club’s civic projects include: collecting for The Salvation Army, the Old Newsboys, and the Waite Christmas baskets program. The club also provides scholarships to Waite students and raises funds for special projects. Here are a few: In 2014, the club donated funds for the contest to decorate the waste disposal bins along Main Street and helped paint the bus benches; In 1997, the club donated $10,000 to ¿ve East Toledo nonpro¿t organizations;

East Toledo Family Center 419-691-1429 1020 Varland Avenue Toledo, OH 43605 www.etfc.org

In 2006, the club donated $1,500 to Safe Kids Greater Toledo to provide safety kits which included smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors to underprivileged families; In 2009, the club donated $1,000 for the Àag pole at the newly renovated Jack Mollenkopf Stadium at Waite High School; The club currently is conducting a fund drive entitled Pennies for Paving to help pay for a paved driveway at Waite’s football stadium; Since 1934, the club has sponsored a Memorial Day Flag Raising Ceremony and breakfast to honor our military veterans.

The Storage Bin 419-691-5140

Corner of Consaul & N. Wheeling Rick Binder-Owner

HoeŃinger-Bolander Funeral Home 3500 Navarre Ave. Oregon, OH 419-691-6768

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To get involved, call Jodi Gross at 419-691-1429 ext. 213

In 2006, the club donated $6,000 to Metroparks Toledo Area to purchase the ¿rst acre of the Pearson Park expansion project;

The River East Community Health Center 419-691-1322 Navarre Park Health Center 419-241-4230

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806 Starr Avenue Toledo, Ohio 43605 419-693-7550

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St. Kateri wins league title

The St. Kateri seventh grade boys basketball team won the Toledo Area Athletic Conference championship. In the photo is — back row: Romilio Garcia, Coach Justin Staler, Kyle Kromenacker, Owen Rice, Justin Klemm, Nick Materni. Front row: Noah Bihn, Krieg Boiselle, Andrew Enright, Michael Nearhood, Amoni Brown, Ben Dunsmore, Mark Gruetter, Joey McCourt.

(Press photo by Doug Karns/KateriSchools.org)

Rockets’ Matt Campbell speaking to gridiron stars

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com The Toledo Wistert Chapter of the National Football Foundation will be honoring 29 high school senior football players at its 53rd Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet.

Local athletes include Eastwood seniors Lucas Friess and Caleb Tussing, Genoa seniors Noah Goodrich, Cody Pickard and Blake Traver, Lake quarterback Jared Rettig, and Bowling Green seniors Ryan Emans and Spencer Schultz. Emans is the son of an Eastwood graduate and Schultz lives in Walbridge.

The banquet will take place on Mar. 16 at the Seagate Centre in downtown Toledo.

The featured speaker for this year’s banquet will be University of Toledo football coach Matt Campbell.

Tickets are $50 and tables of ten are available for $450. To make reservations, contact Rachel Nagel at Team Sports at 419865-8326. A social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with the banquet commencing at 6:30.

Soncrant transfers to Lourdes Megan Soncrant (Clay) has signed a letter of intent to transfer to Lourdes University to join the inaugural women’s soccer program, coach Jackie Donovan announced.

“Megan will be a solid anchor to our backline,” Donovan stated. “Having two very successful championship runs at Owens, she brings a tenacity and fire to win. Those are qualities that will be vital to our success.”

Soncrant has played the last two seasons at Owens Community College where she helped guide the Express to a pair of Region XII championships. A defender, she

appeared in 42 matches during her twoyear career at Owens. She had a career high five shot attempts in the Express’ victory over Lorain County Community College in 2013.

Soncrant also appeared in goal in four matches as a freshman while serving as the team’s backup goalkeeper. She did not surrender a goal during her time in net, posting a 2-0 record.

Soncrant helped Clay to a pair of Three Rivers Athletic Conference titles. She earned honorable mention All-TRAC accolades in 2012 and was also the recipient of the team’s Coach’s Award. Soncrant played her club soccer for Impact.

Soncrant, who has two years of eligibility remaining, becomes the third member of the inaugural signing class, joining Alyssa Swanson and Erika Brinkman.

Sports announcements The Independent Umpires Association will be holding an umpire class for anyone interested in umpiring baseball and/or softball in Oregon this coming year. Knowledge of the basics of the sports is required and you must be age 16 and over. The classes will begin on Mar. 29 and go four consecutive weeks. For more information or to sign up, call John Meyers at 419-467-0519 or email at jdm8619@aol.com.

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Court Log • Andrea L. Heilman, 286 Parker, Toledo, 15 days CCNO, $187 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense.

• Wilfred W. Birtwhistle, 1032 Liberty, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $50 court costs and fines, obstructing official business.

• Wilfred W. Birtwhistle, 1032 Liberty, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $25 court costs and fines, disorderly conduct.

• Charles Clayton Sprouse, 4018 Caroline, Toledo, $100 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense.

• Valerie Sue King, 112 E. Broadway, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 80 days suspended, $162 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense.

• Gary L. Griffiths, homeless, Toledo, 10 days CCNO, criminal trespass.

• Christopher Ryan Zam, 2160 Consaul, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended six months, $471 court cost and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Douglas E. Herman, 326 Grasser, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended six months, $471 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Madeline M. Hayes, 12417 Taulan, Curtice, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended six months, $471 court costs and fines, OVI with breath alcohol concentration.

• Jordan Wesley Barnett, 2549 Reinhardt, Monroe, MI, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 177 days suspended, license suspended six months, $471 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Thomas Allen Plummer, 1833 Brem, Bowling Green, bound over to the Lucas County grand jury, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Anthony Robert Erd, 335 Canal, Toledo, bound over to the Lucas County grand jury, forgery.

• Thomas Allen Plummer, 1833 Brem, Bowling Green, bound over to the Lucas County grand jury, aggravated robbery deadly weapon.

• Randy A. Kemp, 7804 Jerusalem, Curtice, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended six months, $871 court costs and fines,

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operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Keith A. Schroeder, 112 E. Union, Walbridge, 180 days CCNO, 150 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $746 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Kimberly J. Snavely, 3151 Navarre, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 150 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $746 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• James W. Emrick, 3944 Burton, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 27 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $596 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Richard C. Weinert, 208 Dickens, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 175 days suspended, $111 court costs and fines, passing bad check.

• Gregory Dale Kohne, 5235 Bayshore Rd., Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 174 days suspended, $837 court costs and fines, vessel or device operation under the influence.

• David E. Salley, 103 Blair, Walbridge, 90 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $162 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense.

• Melvin Peters, 1305 Idaho, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property.

• Jean M. Gehr, 6752 Cedar Point, Oregon, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $162 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property.

• Jeremy Krueger, 210 Valleywood, Toledo, $162 court costs and fines, disorderly conduct.

• Devonna Marie Petty, 2801 Devils Hole, Pemberville, 180 days CCNO, 165 days suspended, $100 court costs and fines, receiving stolen property.

• Amanda M. Peace, 521 Howland, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $237 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property.

• Shannon R. Moody, 4115 N. Lockwood, Toledo, 10 days CCNO, 10 days suspended, $187 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property.

• John E. Clemons, 109 Chantilly, Northwood, $112 court costs and fines, disorderly conduct.

• Lloyd Eli Simmons, address unknown, $137 court costs and fines, disorderly conduct.

Police Beats OREGON – Unknown suspect(s) attempted to break into an apartment in the 2800 block of Pickle Rd. on Feb. 11.

• A suspect damaged a door to an apartment in the 3100 block of Corduroy Rd. on Feb. 10.

• Unknown suspect(s) made calls numerous times to a home on Luella St. on Feb. 10 in an effort to get someone to send money for a “prize.”

• Unknown suspect(s) used the Social Security number of someone from S. Wheeling St. to file a Federal income tax return.

• Unknown suspect(s) broke a window of Soap City Car Wash, 2745 Navarre Ave. and entered on Feb.

13. Nothing was taken.

• Unknown suspect(s) broke into two vehicles from Dunn’s Used Cars, 2473 Navarre Ave., on Feb. 7, and took two radios with GPS. • Unknown suspect(s) took the rear license plate with expiration sticker from a vehicle in the 3200 block of Navarre Ave. on Feb. 9.

• Unknown suspect(s) took two gold rings from a kitchen counter in the 3100 block of Navarre Ave. on Jan. 18.

• Shoes, GPS and a Mac Book were stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 20 block of Drake Blvd. on Jan. 27.

Workplace New charter captain

Gold star

Greenville, Ohio Fire Department Captain Chip Fashner recently received his captain’s license as a fishing guide from the United States Coast Guard.

Fashner has been fishing at Lake Erie and Lake Michigan for more than 30 years and is expanding his hobby into a fishing charter business. The newly appointed USCG Captain plans to offer fishing charters for walleye on Lake Erie and for salmon on Lake Michigan.

The charter business is called Reel Easy Fishing Charter and will be based at the Fenwick Marina near Oak Harbor.

Mauder Heating & Air Conditioning of Northwood has been named a ClimateMaster GeoElite dealer, northwest Ohio’s only GeoElite Dealer.

GeoElite dealers are independent heating and air conditioning dealers certified in installing and maintaining ClimateMaster water source and geothermal heat pumps.

The company is owned by Troy and Brenda Mauder.

Just the fax: Fax items before Wednesday, noon to The Workplace at 419-836-1319, email to zoz@presspublications.com or send to The Press, Box 169, Millbury, OH 43447.

Ag Notes Home gardener lectures Lucas County Master Gardener Volunteers will present the 2015 Home Gardener Lecture Series featuring presentations on the theme, “The Frugal Gardener.”

All lectures will be held from 6:309 p.m. at the Toledo Botanical Garden Conference Center. Topics include: • Feb. 25: How to make a rain barrel; Rain gardens and native plants to enhance nature’s water filtration system.

• March 25: Raised bed gardening to lengthen the growing season and ease the aching back; Composting to make “black gold.”

• April 22: Designing and planting containers to conserve space and boost production; Make it-take it session on reducing, reusing and recycling in the garden.

Sessions are open to the public at a cost of $15 each or $35 for three, payable in advance or at the door. For reservations, call 419-578-6783.

The Lucas County Master Gardener Volunteer program is part of the Ohio State

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

University Extension – Lucas County.

Seedling tree, shrub sale Orders are being taken through April 3 for the Ottawa Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2015 Seeding Tree and Shrub Sale.

To view the different varieties or print out an order form, visit the district’s Facebook page or website at ottawaswcd. com. Prices range from $8 to $35. Call 419898-1595 for more information.

Funds raised from the sale support district education programs.

4R Tomorrow Breakfast Ottawa Soil & Water Conservation District will present the 4RTomorrow farmer breakfast and discussion Thursday, Feb. 26 at 8:30 a.m. at Blackberry Corners, 5975 N Elliston Trowbridge Rd, Martin.

The topic of discussion will be “Fertilizer Regulations and $$ for Your Farm.”

RSVP to 419-898-1595.

The deadline for our Transitions Page is Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.

Engagement Announcement

Cousino ~ Hovarter

Dee Avers 90th Birthday

Open House Sunday, 3-1-15 Solomon Lutheran School Woodville, Ohio 12:00 - 3:00 pm

Mark Cousino and Sandy Cousino, the parents of Amanda Rose Cousino, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter to Jason Richard Hovarter, son of Randy and Shelia Hovarter.

Amanda is a 2006 graduate of Clay High School and a 2010 graduate of The University of Toledo. Amanda is employed at OwensIllinois.

Jason is a 2000 graduate of Central Noble High School and a 2013 graduate of The Indiana Institute of Technology. Jason is employed at Pilkington/NSG. AJune, 2016 wedding is planned.

Happy 18th Birthday in Heaven, Austin

Austin Takacs

Please help those all around me to see and understand that even though Austin is in Heaven, the memories of our time together are always here to stay.

You see today is special; after all it’s Austin’s 18th birthday.

2/21/97 ~ 10/15/08

I hope my friends will understand and see how much I care.

And better yet can lend an ear, and smile as I share.

I pray no one ever has to feel this pain.

I just want them to know Austin’s memories remain.

Yes today is special; another birthday it should be...

And yes I wish my son was here, but it wasn’t meant to be.

I hope the angels sing aloud; I hope my son can see as we celebrate his life and all his memories.

Love for our child begins so early and never goes away and I’m grateful for his time on earth, but sad he couldn’t stay.

Of course it wasn’t long enough, but how wonderful it was; his laugh, his smile, but most of all, the gifts he left behind.

So I hope that those around can see beyond my smile and my words that “I’m okay.”

And know that, yes, today is special and join along with us as we celebrate - today- Austin’s 18th birthday.

Love and miss you, Bub Happy Birthday Mom, Dad & Ashlyn

An angel was born on February 25, 1929.

Our mom was blessed with lots of patience, a kind heart, and a “beautiful smile.”

When I think of her, I remember her “smile.” She was there for us through the good times and bad. She was one of a kind.

Last New Year’s Eve, 2013, my sister, Lola, brought hats and we all put them on.

Normally Mom wouldn’t partake in that, but put hers on and laughed. We took pics. We had her call her son “Duane” and he always called her; this time she surprised him. That was the last one we would spend together!

Christmas, 2014 - We miss you dearly, but heaven “inherited” an “angel.”

85 years was a long time to have you; the Bible says in Psalms: Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain, and trouble. Soon they disappear and we fly away.

It was so hard to let you go. I miss so many things; your voice, places where you sat, but most of all I miss your “beautiful” smile. God called you Home. “Well done, you good and faithful servant, enter in.” Death is not the end of her story, but the “Resurrection is.”

Happy 86th Birthday Mom Alda G. Music

~ Until we meet again ~ I love you with all my heart Eleanor and family

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Toledo East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St., serves lunch Mon. through Fri. at 11:45 a.m. Featuring a hot lunch daily. Meals must be ordered the day before by noon by calling 419697-9005. Cost is $2.50 for those 60 and older.

To order, call 419-697-9005.

Birmingham Branch Library, 203 Paine Ave, will offer Art @ the Library, Feb. 24, 4 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kids in grades K-6 are invited to create masterpieces using a variety of tools and media; Nerfolympics!, Feb. 27, 4 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; open to grades 5-12.

So you think you have some mad Nerf skills?

Come to the library and prove it! You might even win a prize. Grades 5-12.

Birmingham Development Corporation Meeting March 2, 6 p.m., Birmingham Branch Library. Officer Marquita Bey will make a report and answer questions. All are invited.

Tai Chi for Health Beginner Classes will begin March 3 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the community room at Lutheran Home at Toledo, 131 N. Wheeling St. Slow movements use gentle turns and graceful stretches to improve balance, flexibility, circulation, and strength.

Lenten Fish Fry every Fri. during Lent (except Good Friday), 5-7 p.m., Epiphany of the Lord Parish at St. Thomas Aquinas, 729 White St. Featuring Alaskan pollock, scalloped potatoes, vegetable, salad/cole slaw roll, coffee and homemade desserts. Senior and kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meals available.

Carryouts welcome.

Fish Fry Fridays March 6 and 20 and April 3, VFW #4906, 2161 Consaul St. Featuring perch, shrimp, frog legs dinner or combination. Fish sandwiches also available. Serving from 5 p.m. until sold out. Dine in or carry out. 419-698-4411.

Toledo Record Show, March 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Clement Hall, 2990 Tremainsville Rd. Buying and selling old and new CDs, tapes, records, videos and more. Admission $1. For info, call 419833-5040.

Ham Dinner, March 11, Clark Street Church, 1133 Clark St. Kids meals available; children 3 and younger eat free. Featuring ham, scalloped potatoes, salad, roll, beverage and dessert.

Taco Sale Fundraiser March 18, noon-7 p.m. (or until sold out), East Toledo Family Center, 1001 White St. Featuring 50 cent tacos and beans and rice for $1.25. Dine in or carry out. Proceeds benefit the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s van fund. For info, call 419-6912254.

Cornhole-playing will be offered Fri. mornings from 10-11 a.m. at the East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St., beginning March 20. No experience necessary. Free. Call 419-691-2254 for info.

East Toledo/Oregon Kiwanis Club has changed regular meetings to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 11:45 a.m. at the American Family Table restaurant on Navarre Avenue in Oregon. Walk-ins are welcome.

River View Yacht Club Sunday Breakfast Buffet Fundraisers Sundays through March 29 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the club, 5981 Edgewater Dr. (Point Place). Funds raised will be used to redevelop the waterfront and promote nautical recreational activities.

United Church of Christ Embroidery Club Classes meet Mondays 2-4 or 6-8 p.m. in the basement of Calvin United Church, 1945 Bakewell St. Everyone welcome. For info, call Elizabeth at 419-691-9051.

Block Watch 410-N for the East Toledo Old Heffner School Area meets every 4th Monday of the month 6:30-7:30 p.m. 2075 Kelsey Ave. Residents who live within the boundaries of Starr, the RR tracks (Belt Street), Dearborn and Lemert, Seaman to the I-280 Bridge and any surrounding neighbors/ business owners are also welcome.

VFW Post #2510 offers Friday-night dinners from 4-7 p.m. Public welcome. Meetings are held Tues. at 7 p.m.; Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 419-6936060.

ABLE Mobile BeneďŹ t Bank visits the Locke Branch Library, 703 Miami St., the 2nd and 4th Wed. of each month from 1-3 p.m. No appointment necessary. Get help applying for food stamps, WIC, child care and other programs, along with free le-

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gal assistance. Call 419-255-0814 for info.

Oregon Cabin Fever: Preschool Color Play, sponsored by Oregon Branch Library, Feb. 25, 1011 a.m., Packer-Hammersmith Center, Pearson Metropark. Stories, crafts, hands-on activities for ages 2-4 and their caregivers.

PERI Chapter 93 Meeting, Feb, 26, 1 p.m., Oregon Fire Station #2, 1102 S. Wheeling St. Business meeting, speaker, coffee, cookies and good fellowship. PERS retirees welcome to come and talk about upcoming changes in health care.

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser sponsored by Clay Band Parents Feb. 26, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Clay High School cafeteria. Entertainment provided by Clay Jazz Band. 50/50 and gift basket raffles. Drive thru and carry-out available.

Fish Fry, Feb. 27, 4-7 p.m., St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 798 S Coy Rd. at Navarre. Dessert included. Dine in or carry out. 419-691-9400.

Family Storytimes, sponsored by the Oregon Branch Library, Wednesdays March 4-April 15, 10-10:30 a.m., Packer-Hammersmith Center, Pearson Metropark. Enjoy books, rhymes, music and more. No registration required.

Crafters Sought for Fassett Middle School 8th Annual Craft Show, March 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Setup available at 8 a.m. For table rental information, contact craftshowlady@bex.net.

DivorceCare Support Group meets Mondays through April 20, 7-8:30 p.m., St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Family Life Center, 212 N. Stadium Rd. For info, call the parish office at 419-693-1150.

Vendors and Crafters Sought for Spring Craft Show at The Gathering Place, 3530 Seaman Rd., March 21, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Email Kristine@thegathering-place.org for info.

Open-Late Dinners, served Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 4-6:30 p.m., Ashland Baptist Church, 2350 Starr Ave. Open to anyone in the community. Freewill offerings accepted but not expected.

Harbor View Historical Society, Inc. and Museum, 2083 Autokee St. is open Wednesdays 5-9 p.m. Admission is free. The War of 1812 Exhibit and the Battle of Lake Erie continues. Visit the museum on Facebook for a virtual tour. For info, call 419-691-1517.

Deadline: Thursday 11:00 am

nspirational essage of the The German philosopher, Nietzsche said that when you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you, and that when you stare at monsters, the monsters stare back at you. By the abyss, Nietzsche may have meant the emptiness and ultimate meaninglessness of existence. And thus, what Nietzsche seems to be saying is that anyone who looks at life as devoid of meaning will have this reflected back at them. A person who considers life to be meaningless will likely reflect this in some kind of existential despair. Likewise, we cannot look at or

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First St. John Lutheran Church

2471 Seaman St. 691-7222 or 691-9524

4155 Pickle Rd (LCMS) Ph. 419-691-9407 Sharing Preschool 419-693-8661 Jesus Sunday Worship 8 & 10:30 am & Living Sunday School 9:15 am His Love Sat. Service 5:30 pm www.princeofpeaceoregon.com

Bono Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Stations of the Cross and soup supper every Thurs. during Lent beginning at 6 p.m. Bring a soup or bread to share.

Chateau Tebeau Winery ~Tours~Tasting Room~Menu~Entertainment~ 525 SR 635, Helena, OH ~ 419-638-5411

Located 7 miles West of Fremont on St. Rte. 6.

Then 1 mile South on St. Rte. 635 Enjoy Our Award Winning Wines while you relax in front of the Âżreplace. We also serve soup, salads, pizzas & paninis.

Taco Thursday â&#x20AC;˘ Taco Bar open 4-8pm Enjoy a flight selection of our Wines.

Craft Beer also available.

Visit our website for details Live Entertainment every Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 7pm www.chateautebeauwinery.com Winter Hours: Thurs. thru Sat. 2-10 pm

Traditional Service 7:45 am Celebration Service 10:15 am Jerald K. Rayl, interim pastor

Northwood Calvary Lutheran Ch.

1930 Bradner Rd./Corner of Woodville & Bradner Rds. 419-836-8986 Sunday School 9:00 am.

Sunday worship: 10:00 am Wed. 7:30 p.m. Pastor Robert Noble Every 2nd Sun. 10:00 am Praise Service

Sunday Worship at 10 a.m.

Church school for all ages at 11 a.m.

2350 Starr Ave, Oregon 419-720-1995 SERVING GOD AND SERVING OTHERS www.ashlandchurch.com

New Life A/G Church

Walbridge

Sunday Worship 10:30am Sunday School 11:00am Sunday Bible Study 6:00pm Wed. Bible Study 7:00pm (in-depth Bible studies) 3230 Dustin Rd 419-691-7185

See you in church!

www.firststjohn.com

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hide your light under a basket!

Invite your friends and future friends to worship & experience the joy of fellowship with you. With rates as low as $8.25 per week (Suburban) or $9.50 per week (Metro), you can be listed in the Press Church Directory.

Call us at 836-2221 Or 1-800-300-6158.

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Gulburger Nite, March 26, 4-7:30 p.m., St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, corner of Seaman and Yondota.

Featuring the one-pound burger cooked with the Gulish family recipe. Advance tickets only available from any church member or by calling 419691-1918.

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Chili Dinner sponsored by Northwood #1 Fire Dept., 2100 Tracy Rd., Feb. 22, noon-5 p.m. (or sold out). Includes chili, salad, crackers, cake and beverage. Half-dinners and carryouts available.

Call ahead to 419-666-4341.

Free CPR Training to Northwood residents Feb. 28, 9 a.m., Josie Reinhart Community Center, 6000 Wales Rd. (next to the fire station). Nominal fee will be charged to participants who want a CPR card. Call 419-690-1647. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grease,â&#x20AC;? presented by Northwood High School, March 20 and 21 and 7:30 p.m. and March 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. For tickets, contact Annette Slater at 419-691-9651 or aslater@northwoodschools.org.

Block Watch Meetings meet the 3rd Wed. of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Northwood Fire Station #1, 2100 Tracy Rd. Upcoming speakers include a presentation on drug awareness on Feb. 18 and a presentation on human trafficking March 18.

All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry Fridays through May 1, VFW Post 2984, 102 E. Andrus Rd. Serving 5-7:45 p.m. Also serving steak, chicken and shrimp.

Chronic Pain Support Group meets the 1st and 3rd Wed. of the month at 11:30 a.m. at Unity United Methodist Church, 1910 E. Broadway.

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expose ourselves to evil and be unaffected by it.

There is much to be said for believing that life is good and worth living, and for living the kind of life that makes it so. And although each of us may occasionally have to jump over the abyss and struggle with monsters, we shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look down while jumping over the abyss, or become a monster when we are fighting with monsters. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. R.S.V. Ephesians 6:11

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Board of 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.

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Real Estate for Sale 204 Second St. Genoa, Ohio 43430 (Beautiful Condo) Year Round Cottage on lake Erie!

11571 Dyke Rd. Curtice, Ohio 43412 1217 Mott St. Toledo, Ohio 43605 3-bed, 2-bath 315 Stange Rd. Elmore, Ohio 43416 3-bed w/2 car garage 289 Main St. Helena, Ohio 43435 4-bed, barn & 1.24 acres

Lots & Land 457 Clubhouse Reno Beach 5-Lots $5,000.

2.88 acres 10050 Corduroy Curtice, Oh $32,000.

418 Beachview Reno Beach 10-Lots $6,000.

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All real estate or rental advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act. As amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability).

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free telephone number 1-800-669-9777, for the hearing impaired is TTY 1-800-927-9275. *Equal Housing Opportunity*

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SOLD: 138 BLACKMAN, BRADNER SOLD: 1130 OWEN, NORTHWOOD SOLD: 634 RICE, ELMORE SOLD: 916 WEST, GENOA SOLD: 7767 BROWN, CURTICE SOLD: 1593 N. THYRE, GENOA SOLD: 18574 W SR 105, ELMORE SOLD: 230 ROOD, NORTHWOOD PENDING: 410 WILBUR, GENOA PENDING: 1421 NISSEN, GENOA PENDING: 331 TOLEDO, ELMORE PENDING: 23215 W. SR 51, GENOA PENDING: 1320 BRADNER, NORTHWD PENDING: 621 W. FIRST, WOODVILLE PENDING: 836 WATER, WOODVILLE

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Almost 3000 Sq Ft. Oregon Condo NEW LISTING! 2 Bed, 2 bath, poss. 3rd bedroom, 2 car garage.

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Fix me upper home, only serious callers, $10,000 OBO. 419-936-0655 Village of Oak Harbor, For Sale by Owner. Ranch Style home, 3-bed, 1-bath, updated 2014, 27x24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2-car heated/insulated detached pole barn, 537 N. Church Street, $95,500. 419206-0705.

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Oregon, 2065 Blanche Drive. Large all brick ranch cottage on Maumee Bay. Completely remodeled, 2-bed, 1-bath, living room, dining room, large kitchen and laundry room. Gas fireplace, 2.5 car detached garage and 5 adjoining lots. $200,000. 419855-7559

Walbridge 2- bedroom townhouse, $525/month plus deposit, no pets.

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Genoa Twinplex, 2 bedroom, washer/dryer hookup, no pets allowed, $495/mo. 419-260-7583 LEMOYNE-Extra Large 1 bedroom upper, washer/dryer hookup, appliances, garage, $485/mo. +1st/last deposit, No pets. 419-836-7604 after 6pm.

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Brad Sutphin JUST LISTED! 5014 Parkside Dr. - 2 Bedrm, 2 Bath Condo, Snows Woodshop Cabinetry $147,800 8210 Brown Rd. - 3 Bedrm, 3 car garage, pond, Hot Tub & Sauna Room, $348,000 1738 N. Stadium Rd. - 3 Bedrm, 2 Full Baths, 2+ car garage $129,900 3112 Springtime Dr. - 3 Bedrm, Full Brick, Snowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woodshop Kitchen $139,900 5318 Monarch - 4 Bedrm Ranch, Kitchen & Vanities

by Snowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woodshop $329,900 2720 Eastmoreland - 4 Bedrm, Fireplace, Finished Basement $134,700

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1966 Burr - 3 Bedrm, Many Updates! $54,999 1230 S. Stadium - 4 Bedrm, Finished Basement, 4 Acres, Pond $259,900 820 N. Stadium - 3 Bedrm Ranch, Gourmet Kitchen, 9+ acres, Pond, Horse Barn $264,900 22555 W. Front - 4 Units, Fully rented, Updated, Investment Property $98,500 7256 Brown Rd. - 3 Bedrm, 4,000+ sq. ft Ranch, ½ acre pond $458,000 22040 W. Bittersweet - 5 Bedrm, indoor pool, Whole House Generator, 4+ Car Garage, Pond $599,999

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Deadline: 419-836-2221ororor1-800-300-6158 1-800-300-6158 Deadline: Thursdays Thursdays atat 1:00 1:00 p.m. p.m. 419-836-2221 419-836-2221 1-800-300-6158 classified@presspublications.com - (CLOSED FRIDAYS) classified@presspublications.com Delivered to - 33,977 Homes, businesses and newsstands Delivered to - in38,358 Homes in Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky & Wood Counties Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky & Wood Counties

Mike's Hauling We buy junk cars, trucks and vans Scrap metal hauled free.

419-666-1443 TOP CASH PAID for Junk or Repairable Vehicles. Towing Available. 419-260-7879.

Cleaners Needed at Turnpike Plaza in Genoa, Part-time shifts including weekends. $8.10 per/hr. must have clean background and reliable transportation. Call 419-261-6094 M-F between 8-5.

Drivers CDL-A: $2400 sign on bonus. Excellent Money & Benefits.

Dedicated Routes-Michigan or Canada. Monthly Bonus Programs. 855219-4839.

Drivers CDL-A: Regional Flatbed 46-49 cpm! Get home Weekly-Some Weekdays! Paid Holidays, Vacation & Ins! Sign-on Bonus for recent Flatbed Exp!Flatbed Training Available 800-992-7863 x160 Drivers CDL-A: Solos, CO & O/Ops. New Openings! Round trip Dedicated Lane from Roseville, MI to Louisville, KY. Home 2days/wk.!

Great Bonus Programs! 855-2003671 Drivers: $3,000.00 Orientation Completion Bonus! $3,000.00 Driver Referral Bonus! Great Pay (New hires min $800.00/wk guarantee)! CDL-A OTR Exp. Req. 1-888993-0972 Drivers: CDL-A: WOW! Check-out our New Pay Package. It's Awesome. More per mile! Monthly Bonuses! Stop-Off, Layover, Detention, Short-Haul PAY! 877-704-3773 Drivers: Relay Route, Home DAILY! $42,000+/year. Paid Vacation & Orientation. CDL-A req. Call Dart and DRIVE LIKE A BOSS 844-3039775 Facility Maintenance Facility Maintenance person needed full-time to maintain health care offices. Duties include, but are not limited to minor electrical and plumbing, working with vendors to maintain all heating and air conditioning units, snow removal at several properties, painting, etc.

Salary commensurate with experience and knowledge.

Excellent benefits and working environment. Please send resume to Director of Human Resources Community Health Services 410 Birchard Avenue Fremont, Ohio 43420

by March 6, 2015.

All candidates will undergo a criminal background check and will be drug tested prior to employment.

Genoa Area Local Schools NOW HIRING SUBSTITUTES! Available substitute positions: teachers, educational aides, and food service workers. Looking to positively impact the lives of our youth? Review requirements and apply on line now! www.renhillgroup.com Click-“NOW HIRING” No Internet access?

419-254-2814 for details. EOE

HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS Manpower is recruiting Heavy Equipment mechanics for a local company. This is a great opportunity to work in an excellent working environment. These positions are long-term and can lead to hire!

1st shift with over-time. Manpower is seeking individuals with mechanical, welding and electrical experience.

Blueprint reading and hydraulics are a plus. Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs. Will need your own basic tools. Starting pay $14.00 per hour with increase if hired.

Requirements: Resume, drug & background check, GED or HS diploma STOP in at MANPOWER 419-893-4413 316 W. Dussel Dr., Maumee, OH and bring 2 forms of ID. Mon-Fri from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm to apply or send resume: heather.wanshon@manpower.com

HOUSE CLEANING Busy house cleaning service looking for energetic team members who like to clean. No evenings, weekends, holidays. Call 419-873-7000.

(8am-4pm)

Local Automotive facility is currently looking for production workers in the Toledo area. Must be able to pass a background screen and drug screen. Please call 419472-5411 for immediate consideration.

Looking for a service tech individual with previous skills in electrical, plumbing and HVAC. Wages and benefits to accommodate skill level.

Drug free a must. Please state your years of service and experience.

Please send resume to P.O. Box 166853, Oregon, OH 43616.

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OREGON Assembly Jobs JOB FAIR We are recruiting for immediate entry level assembly jobs. Great Opportunity to work longer term consistently at 40 hours plus overtime.

CORNERSTONE CLEANING & RESTORATION LLC

Pay Rate is $8.10 per hour.

1st Shift 4 am-12:30 pm 2nd Shift noon-8:30 pm and

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Drug and Bkg checks will be conducted. HS Diploma or GED is required.

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Come in and apply anytime from Mon-Fri from 9am-3pm. Bring 2 forms of ID MANPOWER - 316 W. DUSSEL DR. MAUMEE, OH Call with any questions 419-893-4413 Reino Linen Service is a commercial laundry facility and is currently hiring for day and afternoon production positions. Wage is based on the position and shift. Reino Linen is a drug free workplace and proof of citizenship is required. Please get applications online at: www.reinolinen.com or at 119 S. Main Street, Gibsonburg.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. We are an EEO/AA Employer SALES OPPORTUNITY NABF College World Series media publications/sponsorship. Commission only. Call 419-936-3887, leave name and phone number.

SEASONAL MAINTENANCE/CONSTRUCTION Metroparks of the Toledo Area has openings for seasonal staff. Must be 18 or older with HS equivalent and driver's license. Grounds Maintenance: $8.26/hr. Openings at all Metroparks doing cleaning, facility and grounds maintenance.

Maintenance and Construction: $9.25/hr. Some ground maintenance and/or skilled trades experience required. Must enjoy working outdoors and be able to learn to use power tools and equipment. Go to www.MetroparksToledo.com to view detailed position description and job requirements. Apply online by March 5th. EOE Skilled Trades Electric motor repair shop looking for experienced motor winders, mechanics, machinists and field service personnel. To apply, visit www.whelco.com Supervisor Oak Harbor Area For a team of 10-15 employees.

Must have 3 years supervisory experience. No felony convictions, valid driver's license and able to pass a drug test. Flexible first and second shifts Monday-Friday. $15/hour to start plus benefits.

Send resume to: P.O. Box 169-T Millbury, OH 43447

Hiring Dependable People with Reliable Transportation

Truck Driving Schools Day - Eve - Weekend Class Job Placement

Perrysburg 419-837-5730 Norwalk 419-499-2222 Teacher Assistant–Pemberville Requires high school diploma or GED with ability to obtain CDA; prefer Associate’s in Early Childhood Education or related field, and experience with preschool aged children and working knowledge of early childhood development. Seasonal, 25 hrs. /wk., high school diploma$9.00/hr.; associates-$9.65/hr.

Additional details and application are online at wsos.org/employment Apply by 3/1/15. EOE

— NEEDED — Energetic, fun loving individual for a 3 star rated Head Start preschool program. Part time, teacher assistant position available. Associates Degree in ECE or scheduled to receive degree prior to June 2015.

Send Resume to Cheryl Amborski 1020 Varland Ave.,Toledo, Ohio 43605 by Feb 27, 2015.

Counter Help and Food Prep Experience Preferred Apply in Person Mon -Fri

Salad Galley 3023 Navarre Ave. Oregon, OH eoe

TRUCK DRIVER Helena Chemical Company, a national agriculturalchemical company, is currently interviewing for experienced truck drivers for seasonal work.

This position will make deliveries, load and unload product, utilize a forklift, and perform general warehouse duties.

Class A CDL and the ability to operate a forklift required. Pre-employment drug screen required. For consideration, please apply in person: Helena Chemical Company 3014 N Martin Williston Rd Martin, OH 43445 419-855-7778

KITCHEN HELP Experienced Full and Part Time ALL Shifts Competitive Wages & Benefits Candidates should call

1-888-673-8765 or apply online NORTH TOLEDO FORKLIFT JOBS JOB FAIR

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We are looking for 2nd & 3rd shift forklift positions.

Must be able to work up to 10-12 hour shifts.

Starting pay rate is $10.00 per hour.

Will need at least one year experience.

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Petro Stopping Centers I-280 Exit 1B Stony Ridge, OH

I provide child care in my Millbury home, I have references, non-smoking, free meals, CPR Certified, lots of TLC. 419-836-7672.

SAFETY MANAGER

COMPANY DRIVERS ASSIGNED TRUCKS $500.00 SIGN ON BONUS EARN UP TO $.45 CPM Paid Vacation & Holidays Health, Life ins & 401K w/company match CDL Class A Tractor Trailer Drivers MUST HAVE 1 YR VERIFIABLE GOOD MVR & CSA

CIMARRON EXPRESS 800-866-7713 EXT 123 www.cimarronexpress.com ASSISTANT ZONING INSPECTOR, WOODVILLE TOWNSHIP The Woodville Township Trustees are currently accepting resumes for an Assistant Zoning Inspector for the Township. This position will assist the current Zoning Inspector and could be a lead into the primary zoning inspector’s position in the near future.

The Zoning Inspector enforces the Woodville Township Zoning Resolution, issues zoning permits, maintains permanent zoning records, conducts property inspections as needed, and issues notices of zoning violations.

Education and experience in design, construction, and inspection of structures and the administration of associated zoning codes and standards would be beneficial.

The Zoning Inspector takes direction from the Woodville Township Trustees, Zoning Commission, and Board of Zoning Appeals in the administration of zoning in Woodville Township.

Interested residents may submit a letter of interest and resume with a list of your qualifications by March 16 to: Woodville Township, PO Box 121, Woodville, Ohio 43469.

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The Northwood Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Northwood Municipal Building. All Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Tuesday of each month unless it is necessary to reschedule. The following appeals case will be reviewed:

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Joe Lattanzio of SureSite Consulting Group, LLC, is requesting Conditional Use Approval to add three new antennas and three new remote radio heads to the top of the existing cell tower located at 251 E. Andrus Rd., Northwood, Ohio.

Planning Commission meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Monday of each month unless it is necessary to reschedule.

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The Northwood Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting on Monday, March 9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Northwood Municipal Building.

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Still looking for a furry Valentine? Meet handsome Hutch! He is an adorable two year old who has a zest for life! He came into the Lucas County Canine Care & Control as a stray and he along with 20+ other lovable canines are all looking to share their love with a new family. Come meet them today at 410 S Erie St Toledo, 419-213-2800, open Mon-Fri 11-7, Sat & Sun 11-5. If you are missing a dog please come and walk through the kennels.

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The annual financial report of the Village of Woodville for 2014 has been completed and sent to the State Auditor. The report is available for inspection at the office of the Fiscal Officer, 530 Lime Street, Woodville, Ohio during normal business hours.

Barbara J. Runion Fiscal Officer

(General Merchandise Only over $2000 and Up)

Metro Suburban Maumee Bay

NOTICE The Annual Financial Report of the Village of Rocky Ridge for the Year End December 31, 2014 is completed and available for inspection at the office of the Fiscal Officer located at 14570 Kania Drive, Rocky Ridge, Ohio Kenneth A. Yant, Fiscal Officer

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THE PRESS FEBRUARY 23, 2015

BAUMANN AUTO GROUP GENOA

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Baumann Auto Group Genoa

Across the country, the Switch is on to America’s favorite brand.

NEW 2015 FORD FUSION SE Loaded!

MSRP $24,270

A/Z Plan for $179*

mo.

x 24 mo. $281 due at signing *

Everybody Else Lease $179

mo.

x 24 mo. $1,961 due at signing

*Lease is for 24 months, 10,500 miles per year (15 cents every mile thereafter). Ford Rebate included. Ford financing required. Security deposit required, plus tax, title, license & documents fees extra. With approved credit. Offer ends Feb. 28, 2015.

NEW 2014 FORD FOCUS SE Auto, Full Power!

MSRP $20,045

A/Z Plan for $159*

mo.

x 24 mo. $699 due at signing * Everybody Else Lease

$169 mo.

x 24 mo. $1,861 due at signing

* Lease is for 24 months, 10,500 miles per year (15 cents every mile thereafter). Ford Rebate included. Ford financing required. Security deposit required, plus tax, title, license & documents fees extra. With approved credit. Offer ends Feb. 28, 2015.

NEW 2015 FORD ESCAPE SE

2015 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500

W NE

Lease for $259* per mo. *Lease is for 36 months, with $2,839 due at signing, 10,000 miles per year. Plus tax, title, license & document fees extra. With approved credit.

2015 CHEVY CRUZE 1LT

W NE

Lease for $159* per mo. *Lease is for 36 months, with $1,899 due at signing, 10,000 miles per year. Plus tax, title, license & document fees extra. With approved credit.

FWD, Ecoboost

MSRP $25,955

A/Z Plan for $179*

mo.

x 24 mo. $250 due at signing * Everybody Else Lease

$179 mo.

x 24 mo. $2,393 due at signing

* Lease is for 24 months, 10,500 miles per year (15 cents every mile thereafter).

Ford Rebate included. Ford financing required. Security deposit required, plus tax, title, license & documents fees extra. With approved credit. Offer ends Feb. 28, 2015.

NEW 2014 FORD F150 STX SUPERCAB 4x4, V8

MSRP $37,465

A/Z Plan for $269*

2015 CHEVY MALIBU LT

W

NE

Lease for $179* per mo. *Lease is for 36 months, with $1,719 due at signing, 10,000 miles per year. Plus tax, title, license & document fees extra. With approved credit.

mo.

x 24 mo. $1,061 due at signing *

Everybody Else Lease $269

mo.

BAUMANN FORD PRE-OWNED

2015 CHEVY EQUINOX

W NE

x 24 mo. $3,793 due at signing

*Lease is for 24 months, 10,500 miles per year (20 cents every mile thereafter). Ford Rebates included. Ford financing required. Security deposit required, plus tax, title, license & documents fees extra. With approved credit. Offer ends Feb. 28, 2015.

Double Cab, All Star

Lease for $199* per mo. *Lease is for 24 months, with $1,589 due at signing, 10,000 miles per year. Plus tax, title, license & document fees extra. With approved credit.

Baumann Chevy Certifi Certified ed Pre-Owned 2011 Ford Fusion #F4278A

$12,500

2011 GMC Sierra #F4353A

$26,500

2011 Ford Fusion #F4394A

$9,000

2008 E-350 12-Passenger Van #F41053

$10,000

2013 GMC Terrain SLT #FC50179

2014 Ford Fusion #F41002

$17,500

2012 Dodge Grand Caravan 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT #F41063

$13,000

#F4326B

$23,500

$25,000

#FC3386B

Grant Miller Sales Mgr.

John Wronkowicz

RJ Stachowiak

$26,000

Dean Buhrow

Mike Schlosser

Andy Gerbich

$22,500

2014 Chevy Malibu LTZ #FC50101

$19,900

Ralph Leichty

2012 Chevy Malibu #FC41202

$16,500

2009 Chevy Silverado 1500 #FC4204A

$26,000

2012 Buick Regal Turbo #FC40912

$18,000

Curtis Miller

Jeff Brown General Manager

Nick Paul

#FC50102

$18,500 #FC4337A

Anthony Sondergeld Sales Mgr.

$14,000

2013 Ford Escape SE #F41052

2008 Chevy Suburban 1500

Jeff Brown General Manager

2012 Buick LaCrosse

2011 Honda Accord SE

Anthony Sondergeld Sales Mgr.

Grant Miller Sales Mgr.

John Wronkowicz

RJ Stachowiak

Curtis Miller

Nick Paul

Dean Buhrow

Mike Schlosser

Andy Gerbich

Ralph Leichty

Brian Gentry

Brian Gentry

BAUMANN FORD GENOA

22110 W. St. Rt. 51, Genoa • 419-855-8366

baumannautogroup.com

BAUMANN CHEVROLET GENOA

22215 W. St. Rt. 51, Genoa • 419-855-8361

baumannautogroup.com

THE PRESS

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

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We are the nations oldest GM dealer. We treat our customers right!

Mr. Corey Fussell - One of Toledoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ nest car guys oversees all of our reconditioning, with 20 years experience! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be glad he checked out your car!!

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OVER 32 PREOWNED IMPALAS FROM $5890 2014 IMPALA LT

OWN FOR $212 mo.

$13,890

100,000 Mile Factory Warranty. Full power. Impalaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last & last! Smooth ride with great mpg!

2012 HONDA CRV AWD, LOADED, EXCELLENT, 40K MILES

$16,890 2008 HONDA FIT

x 72 mo. @ 2.99% with only tax & title down w/approved credit. No catches.

2012 EQUINOX LTZ

ONE CAREFUL OWNER, NO ACCIDENTS, TOP OF THE LINE, HEATED LEATHER SEATS, BACK UP CAMERA, LOW PAYMENT

$15,990 2006 FORD EXPLORER

FULL POWER, NEW TRADE, 1 OWNER, NO ACCIDENTS, LOW MILES.

EDDIE BAUER, LEATHER, MOONROOF, FULL POWER, NEW TRADE, 1 OWNER, NO ACCIDENTS

$7,990

$5,490

2012 CAMRY SE

2011 KIA FORTE SX

FULL POWER, NEW TRADE, 1 OWNER, 40K MILES

25,000 MILES, NEW CAR TRADE, ALL OPTIONS

$14,890

$12,490

2003 OLDS AURORA

1998 DODGE INTREPID

X-CLEAN, TOP OF THE LINE, LOADED, CAREFULLY OWNED, LOOKS & DRIVES NEW!

$3,190

90,000 MILES, 2 OWNERS, NO ACCIDENTS, RUNS GOOD

$790

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Main Lot Staff: Dave Bodette Tony Carl Jay Dunn Cam Kinkade Susie Q Schlecht

Rachelle Fullenlove Todd Kregulka Bruce Nickles Joe Frobase

I-280 Lot Staff: Main Lot $USTIN 2D /REGON /HIO

I-280 LOT ) .AVARRE /REGON /HIO

419-693-3000

419-698-4323

John Blevins Curt Dunn Tim Hartman Paul Mann Diane Vierling

Julie Roach Bill Erb Phil Huckaba Bill Pozanski