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Remembering 9/11
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September 22 - October 5, 2015 • Vol. 20, No. 12 • www.sylvaniaadvantage.com Farmers Market
13A Veterans and First Responders were honored during the half time ceremonies of the Northview -Bowsher football game on 9/11.
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L-R: Logan and Izzie Lievens, their mother Stacy and brother Bubba, Dave McVay of the Joseph Diehm American Legion Post 468, John Schuster and John Nye of VFW Sylvania Post 3717, Erika Buri and her daughter Madelyn, Sylvania Mayor Craig Stough, Town Crier Mike Lieber, city council members and township trustees, and Fallon French-Hill and her mother Janice French were among the participants at Sylvania’s annual Day of Rememberence held to commemorate Sept. 11 at River Centre Park. Sylvania Township firefighters, Sylvania Police officers and members of the Northview Marching Band also participated in the event.
Ground Broken for Lourdes University’s Recreational Facility
The ground-breaking ceremony for the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center, which encompasses the second phase of its Mid-Campus Expansion project, was held Sept. 2 at the Convent Boulevard entrance of the mid-campus. The Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center will feature indoor competition-level basketball and volleyball courts, home and visiting locker rooms, training room, Gray Wolves suite, ticket office, concession area, two-story atrium with mezzanine level, spirit wall, offices for coaches, and classrooms. Fitness components include cardio, yoga, free weight, aerobics and spinning rooms. The facility will open in fall 2016. The nearly 49,000 square foot facility was designed by Stough & Stough Architects with an eye toward possible future expansion. Seating capacity for games is projected at 1,000. Miller Diversified will serve as the general contractor. The goal of the Mid-Campus Expansion is to connect the university’s academic and campus life facilities. The first phase established a lighted pathway and landscaped grounds, lacrosse and soccer practice fields, green space, a fire pit and spirit rock.
The Capital Campaign
The establishment of the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center marks the final stage of Lourdes University’s $10 million capital campaign. Additional components of the capital campaign included the creation of a dining hall; $4.2M in endowed chairs, professorships and scholarships for business, education, nursing, and theological studies; and $1.4M in program funding. Funding for the $6.5M Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center is provided in part through donations and bond financing. LOURDES TO 6B
ProMedica Flower Hospital Contributes to River Trail Phase II
ProMedica Flower Hospital President Neeraj Kanwal, M.D., announced that Flower Hospital will contribute $400,000 over the next five years in support of Phase II of the River Trail. This phase of the project will run along the north side of the Flower Hospital campus, cross the Ottawa River, run under the U.S. 23 expressway and exit out to Monroe Street. “The River Trail fits with our mission PROMEDICA FLOWER TO 19A
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Ruby Moan shares the rose she bought from Sarah Carver of Beautiful Blooms by Jen with her mother, Sarah, and brother Charlie.
Celebrity Wait Night
Celebrity Waitress Ann Meier was co-chair along with Sheila Jordan of the fund-raising event held at the Real Seafood on Sept. 14
Senior Follies
Holly Foth gave her rendition of ‘I am a Star’ in the 2015 show, ‘My Kind of Town,’ at the Senior Center.
INDEX
Congratulations
Community Events
2A
3-7A
Community News 8-10, 19-20A
Downtown News Business News
Sylvania Then & Now School News
Lourdes News
Sports News
Community Affairs
11-14A 15-19A 1B
2-5B 6-7B 8B
9-11B
Obituaries
11-13B
Classifieds
15B
Real Estate
14B