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Once again, in spite of last Friday’s horrible weather, Ron and Deb-bie Miller along with their volunteer crew, managed to raise more than $7,500 for the fam-ily of Simon Mercurio. They had a big turnout at the spaghetti dinner at Port Clinton High School before the PC-St. Mary’s game, sold a bunch of tickets and actually had a decent turnout for the First Friday Bash at Mango Mamas. Once again, our community steps up and shows us all that we are still made of the RIGHT STUFF!
———We had 66 correct entries in our
Find Wylie contest last week. Our winner is Bertha Sands, of Port Clinton, who found Wylie in the Pro Flowers ad on page 2A last week. Bertha wins a $20 gift card from Friendship Convenient Stores. We’ll hide Wylie again this week. If you find him, drop us a note at our office … or click on the Find Wylie icon at www.thebeacon.net.
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———As you know, this Sunday is Valentines Day,
and the Humane Society of Ottawa County is having a “Have a Heart for Homeless Pets” fundraiser at Ace Hardware and Community Market in Port Clinton this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can find “sweets for your sweet” at Ace and unique crafts at Communi-ty Market. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society.
———This Saturday, the new Beer Thirty’s (for-
merly DJ’s Lounge) at the corner of Second and Maple streets in Port Clinton will host a special benefit for the Stubblefield Family to help cover their funeral costs for their dad, Bill, who recently died after a bout with can-cer at age 40. Lonesome Pony is performing and the cover charge is only $3. All proceeds, from the cover charge to the raffles are going to Tracy Stubblefield and her boys.
———The Port Clinton Elk’s Lodge Sunday
Breakfasts are back starting this Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. They feature Mike’s “real egg” scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, pancakes or sausage gravy biscuits.
———Were you aware of the fact that the Miller
Boat Line recently had the M/V Put-in-Bay modified? A 40-foot steel fabricated section was inserted into the boat after it was cut in half, making it now 136 feet long. This should allow eight additional cars to be load-ed onboard this summer. Work on the boat is being done at a shipyard in Cleveland.
———John Kasich, Republican candidate for
Governor in 2010, will be the speaker at the Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca County Lin-coln Day Dinner to be held next Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Crystal Arbors, 2270 W. Hayes Ave. in Fremont. The program is at 6:30 p.m. with dinner to follow. Donation is $35. For reservations, call Terry Lowe at 419-898-6874 or 419-360-6874 or Karen McTague at 419-460-2429.
———There is still time to get your tickets for the
56th annual Magruder Hospital Auxiliary Charity Ball scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26, at Catawba Island Club. The theme this year is “A Night in the Vineyard”. Tickets may be purchased by calling Kerryn Lockhart at 419-734-3131, ext. 3105, before Feb. 19.
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By Leonard a. Partin2009 President FireLand’s association oF reaLtors
First-time home buyers, drawn to the market by favorable pricing and the lure of an $8,000 tax credit, dominated the Ohio housing market throughout 2009, according to research conducted on be-half of the Ohio Association of REAL-TORS.
In fact, first-time buyers accounted for 47 percent of all buyers nationally and in Ohio last year, with 55 percent of those in Ohio indicating that the credit was a key determining factor (compared to 49 percent nationally).
The 2009 profile is the first such re-port conducted for Ohio since 2003 and reveals marked differences. Six years earlier, first time home buyers only ac-counted for 38 percent of the market (verses 47 percent last year).Just a few other interesting nuggets in
the report included:
The use of the Internet in the home-buying process continues to increase, with buyers in Cincinnati (91 percent), Cleveland (89 percent) and Columbus (90 percent) helping to drive the state-wide number up six points from the 2003 mark of 71 percent.
The number of “for sale by owners” is declining statewide, with only 9 percent selling without the use of an agent verses 14 percent in 2003. Half of the sellers knew the buyer prior to the home pur-chase.
Recent sellers typically sold their homes for 94 percent of the listing price, and 62 percent reported they reduced the asking price at least once. Forty-six percent of-fered incentives to attract buyers.
Ninety-two percent of sellers report their home was listed or advertised on the Internet.
Among recent sellers who used an agent, 84 percent reported they would definitely (56 percent) or probably (28 percent) use that agent again or recom-
mend to others. The added value con-sumers place on the services offered by real estate professional is reflected in the large majority of consumers who would use again, and or recommend them to others.
The extended first-time buyer credit (up to $8,000) and the new tax credit (up to $6,500) for buying up or down, historically low mortgage interest rates, plus favorable buying opportunities makes this a great time to capture the benefits of home ownership.
The door is open to great buying op-portunities plus the once in a lifetime tax credits. Contact a local Realtor and learn more about the great tax credits and ask about the great buying opportunities
Source OHIO REALTOR Newspaper: The 2009 Profile of Home Buyers & Sell-ers report prepared by the National As-sociation of REALTORS, and made pos-sible by a grant from the Ohio Division of Real Estate’s Education & Research fund.
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Supporting Simon
Hundreds of diners packed the cafeteria at Port Clinton High School Friday night for a spaghetti dinner to support student Simon Mercurio. Mercurio, 17, was paralyzed from the waist down in a tumbling accident.
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There is more good news for Port Clinton City Schools. Just a few weeks after receiving word they will receive $15 million in Qualified School Con-struction bonds for new facilities, there was more cost savings news for the district. Port Clinton City School District received the second highest possible rate bond rate of AA+ from Standard and Poor’s Rating Agency for the sale of their bonds.
“This rating is very important as it eliminates the need for bond insurance since we are now rated higher than the bond insurance company,” said Pat-rick Adkins, Superintendent of Schools.
“A solid financial performance and voter history played a big part in receiving such a high rating,' said Treasurer Jeff Dornbusch.
Out of 97 Ohio school districts that currently have an S&P bond rating, Port Clinton City School Dis-trict is second on the list.
District officials, working with bond counsel, re-cently met with investment firms to determine their bond rating.
“The bond rating of AA+ means more to investors than in the past and will greatly assist the district when the bonds sell in February,” said Dornbusch.
PC Schools receive high bond rating
The Magruder Hospital Auxiliary’s 56th annual Charity Ball committee is set to take its patrons though a “Night in the Vineyard” Feb. 26 at the Catawba Island Club. Co-chairpersons Adrienne and Scott Hines, and Julie and William St. Leger, along with their committee, have planned experiences of vineyards from around the world.
“The money we raise from the char-ity ball this year will go toward the new private inpatient rooms Magruder is cur-rently constructing. With décor themes like Tuscan, Botanical, Cape Cod and Outdoors, these rooms transform what
you think about a hospital room. The committee wanted to make sure the do-nation will benefit as many patients and their families as possible,” said Adrienne Hines.
The event, which is open to anyone who purchases a ticket, will begin at 6:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails followed by a specially selected dinner.
“We have decided to go with a simple, elegant theme involving wine and we are excited to have wine tasting offered this year to add another element to the char-ity ball experience,” said Julie St. Leger.
“Even if people cannot attend, I hope
they consider giving a tax-deductible do-nation. All donor names are publicized to the entire community in the hospital’s annual report,” said St. Leger.
Tickets are $100 per couple and $50 per individual and can be purchased at Bas-sett’s Market, Mary’s Blossom Shoppe, Magruder Hospital Gift Shop, National Bank of Oak Harbor in Oak Harbor. Sponsorship information may also be downloaded from the hospital’s Web site, www.magruderhospital.com. Ques-tions regarding tickets, or donations, may also be made to Kerryn Lockhart at Magruder, at 419-734-3131, ext. 3105.
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Mary BacakApril 3, 1930 — Feb. 2, 2010Mary Jane Bacak, 79, of Port Clinton, passed away Feb. 2.A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12,
at Peace Lutheran Church, 900 Jefferson St., Port Clinton. Visitation with the family will be one hour preceding the service. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the service.
Shirley Rae DornbuschMarch 22, 1930 — Feb. 3, 2010Shirley Rae Dornbusch, 79, of Oak Harbor, died in her
home Wednesday, Feb. 3.The funeral services were Saturday, Feb. 6, with inter-
ment in Rusha Cemetery.
Ben HyvarinenMarch 15, 1934 — Feb. 3, 2010Ben Hyvarinen, of Huron Township and formerly of Ca-
tawba Island, died Wednesday, Feb. 3. Ben was born on
March 15, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio.He was preceded in death by four sons, Robert, Steven,
Richard and James. Ben leaves behind Virginia (Biada), his wife of 53 years, son-in-law and daughter Richard and Jenine Porter, his brother Gary (Helene, deceased), sister-in-law Sue (Dave, deceased) Kornatowski, brothers-in-law Charles (Ruth), George (Sharen) and Dan (Donna, deceased). He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and many special friends.
“Mister H,” as he was known, was a lifetime boater and was a member of The Catawba Island Club, The Cleveland Yacht Club and Westlake Yacht Club. He also was active in The Huron Eagles as well as Carpenters Local 1871. Ben was a member of the Red Cross Gallon Club and contin-ues to give of himself after death as a registered organ do-nor.
Those wishing to make a donation in Ben’s name are asked to contribute to The Humane Society of Erie Coun-ty.
Please join the family to celebrate Ben’s life on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 1:30 p.m. at The Catawba Island Club. Neideck-er, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home is handling arrange-ments. On line condolences may be shared with the family at www.neideckerleveckcrosser.com.
• Jason T. Carrisales, 36, retired, and Michele D. Borsh, 38, paralegal, both of Port Clinton.
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BIRTH• A baby boy was born Feb. 3 to Ashley and Andy Leis,
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DewitzRuth Emma (Lau) and
Charles Roland Dewitz, of Oak Harbor, recently cel-ebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Jan. 9, 1960, by the Rev. Cyril Lauer at Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Bono. They hosted a family dinner celebration at Ca-tawba Island Club on Dec. 26 (where Ruth’s mother Edna Lau was in atten-dance) and then had dinner out with friends in Florida on Jan. 9.
They are the parents of four children: Diane (Todd) Winke, of Oak Harbor, Nancy (Michael) Beier, of Clyde, Linda (Douglas) Haar, of West Chester, and David (Heather) Dewitz, of Oak Harbor. They have 10 grandchildren: Alissa, Erica and Andrea Winke; Mitch-ell and Anthony Beier; Em-ily and Alexandra Haar; and Matthew, Nicholas and Noah Dewitz; and one great-granddaughter Emma Reinhart.
Chuck and Ruth are life-long farmers who enjoy traveling and spending time with their family. Ruth is retired from the banking industry. Chuck is retired from First Energy and also is a former Carroll Town-ship trustee and Ottawa County Commissioner.
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Valentine’s Day is coming up this Sunday. You still have time to do something thoughtful for someone you love — or even for someone you simply like a lot. The stores have racks and racks of Valentine greeting cards so this is a good time to send one to a person who has a meaningful place in your life.
I wondered about St. Valentine (who he was, what he did, when he lived, etc.) but was not able to find much defini-tive information about him. In fact, one source said there may have been several men upon whom the “Valentine” stories are based.
One account said that Valentinus was a Roman who helped Christian couples get married during the days of the very early church when it was against the law to assist Christians in any way. Another version said that St. Valen-tine was not honored until many centuries later and that then many “romantic” legends grew up around him. Some accounts say that Valentinus was martyred by beheading. So I didn’t really learn anything. If anyone knows more, contact me at [email protected].
———And, in a recent column I wrote that the full moon looked
particularly clear and beautiful and wondered if anyone could tell me why. I thought it had something to do with the intensely cold weather. But Lisa Underwood told me it was because the moon is in one of its closest passes to earth. She said it therefore appears to be about 13 percent larger than usual. She and her husband had gone out to photograph it and found it to be particularly beautiful (a lovely coral color) at its rising. They had also looked at it with powerful binoculars. Lisa said it was really fun — ex-cept that the weather had been intensely cold while they were moon-watching. I did not take time to research Lisa’s information so I am just passing along to you what she said about the moon being “closer” to us now.
———This past weekend we had an intense winter storm. I
heard of two people’s doors blowing open in the strong east or northeast winds. One of those doors was the one onto my front porch. I didn’t find the situation until Sat-urday morning and by then there was a LOT of snow on about half of the porch and all over the furniture, table, chairs, etc. As well, snow was on the walls, clogged onto the windows and all over the carpet. It was a mess. It took a couple hours to clean it up. After I got it swept up and then shoveled out, I put a fan out there to dry up the wa-ter. Later, with the furniture back in place, it began to look somewhat normal again.
Now, as I finish editing this column very early on Tuesday morning, there is another winter storm forecast for today and tomorrow. IT calls for 6 inches to 10 inches snow and blowing winds. Yikes.
———Donna Hamann from Port Clinton had surgery to re-
place both her knees (on Jan. 19 and 22). This took place at St. Charles Hospital in Oregon and she had her in-patient rehabilitation therapy there also. She is now staying at my house until she is able to be alone. Her ongoing therapy will be at Magruder Hospital. She is doing very well, con-sidering that she had such intensive surgery. If you want to send a card or note, it will reach her at my home, 900 S. Schau Road.
———Madeline McBride celebrated birthday No. 15 Saturday.
She is the daughter of Me-lissa and Ian McBride, of Catawba. And Sue Batch-elor-Glader had a birthday on Sunday. She and her hus-band, Rev. Bruce Batchelor-Glader, planned to go to Cincinnati to join their two sons on Sunday afternoon for a family get-together to celebrate.
———When you read this, it will
be only a week or less un-til the beginning of Lent. Lent is the 40 days lead-ing up to Easter. This year it starts on Feb. 17 for the traditional Ash Wednesday, usually featuring worship services with Holy Commu-nion and/or the Imposition of Ashes. The ashes (made from burning the palms from last year’s Palm Sun-day observance) are mixed with oil — and sometimes also with spices — and are used to make a mark, or the sign of the cross, on a per-son’s forehead.
Lent is often a time of sacrifice or preparation. Many Christians “give up”
something for Lent — for exam-ple, declining a favorite food such as chocolate, or making a personal resolution to study the Bible, have a more active prayer life or engage in regular meditation during this time. It seems to me as if Lent has come early this year. Easter will be on the first Sunday of April. I’m not sure if that’s early or not.
Did you remember that this is the season for packzis? They are those wonderful round donuts loaded with vari-ous jelly or pudding fillings. They have been on shelves in the grocery stores lately. They are pronounced “punch-kees” and are a traditional food eaten on Shrove Tuesday (or Fat Tuesday). That’s the day before Ash Wednesday. Many societies celebrate the season immediately before Lent with parties, parades and/or wild festivities such as Mardi Gras.
———Thinking about particular kinds of foods reminds me
of some reading I’ve done recently about weight loss and diets. I found an article in an old magazine about several women who had each lost numerous pounds and managed to keep the weight off.
Some had followed the Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig regimens. Others had followed Weight Down. Others had simply counted calories and exercised. But all had success-fully lost excess weight. Here are some hints gleaned from that article and other sources.
First think about what you are doing — how much you are eating, what you are eating and how much exercise you’re getting or not getting. Then, focus on your body by looking at yourself and thinking about how it looks and how you feel. Trick yourself into eating smaller portions; at home, use small dishes; when eating out, divide the por-tions immediately and put half in a take-out box so you aren’t tempted to eat too much.
When eating, slow down. Lay your utensils down be-tween bites. Chew slowly. If you must have desert, take 1/3 or 1/2 of a regular portion. Eat only unsweetened cereals. Drink diet pop. Be careful about eating foods from conces-sion machines. Watch the fat and calories in fast foods and don’t eat fast foods on a regular basis.
And here is something I’ve always been told to avoid. But now I’ve read that some folks recommend weighing yourself each morning and evening! One expert says it is the best way to keep “on track.” I think this may be true for many people. I have a friend who is never overweight. She weighs herself each day. If the scale creeps up even 2 pounds she immediately diets that off. Her biggest help in dieting is eliminating pork and beef from her diet until she loses the 2 pounds and for her that usually happens quickly.
My favorite tip is this. Eat what you want but use potion control. Then you can always have what you love to eat and will not feel deprived.
Fighting overweight has been a lifelong battle for me and continues to be my biggest challenge. I think it is very dif-ficult to lose weight. And for some people it is almost im-possible. Just the same, I’m happy to share ideas about that sometimes painful topic.
Emotional eating is probably the hardest habit to over-come. Food seems like a reward for accomplishment or a comfort when things are going badly. People eat when they are lonely (or in a crowd where everybody is happy and eating) and food can be an addiction when a person thinks about eating all of the time. So, if you made a resolution to lose weight in 2010 or if you’ve decided to cut down on foods during Lent, good luck to you in the days ahead.
———My biggest treat this past week: My sister phoned to say
that Jane Austen’s “Emma” will be playing at the Cleveland Playhouse soon. I’m going to try to get tickets. And I am really looking forward to that. It is great to be anticipating something wonderful during these winter months.
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The Magruder Hospital Auxiliary will host a free break-fast program at 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, to welcome the newest Auxilians as well as guests and interested members.
Currently the Auxiliary has more than 250 members and the volunteers donated more than 12,000 hours of service to the hospital in 2009. Come learn about the Auxiliary and what it does for the hospital and the community. Auxiliary members help with two major fundraisers for the hospital: the Charity Ball and the Auxiliary Golf Classic. They also provide healthcare scholarships to local students, host A
Day For Me, the annual women’s health seminar, help with hospital book fairs and uniform sales and volunteer in a variety of capacities throughout the hospital. No matter the level of interest or experience, the Auxiliary has some-thing to offer everyone.
Those interested should RSVP by Friday, Feb. 19, to Magruder’s Auxiliary/Volunteer Coordinator Linda Sprenger at 419-734-3131, ext. 3140. The event will be held in the Magruder Conference Center.
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PORT CLINTON — United Way in Ottawa County is teaming up with Ottawa County Treasurer Robert J. Hille and nine local banks to offer free tax preparation for work-ing families and individuals.
One of the main goals of this service is to help low-to-middle income working families or people who have lost their jobs and/or homes claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, which brings federal tax refund dollars back into the pockets of Ottawa County residents. Residents can earn up to $5,657 back.
“This is a great service for our working families,” said Christine Galvin, director of United Way in Ottawa Coun-ty. “It helps us bring valuable dollars back to Ottawa Coun-
ty that many residents are then pumping back into our lo-cal economy.”
Tax preparation services are performed by IRS-trained and certified volunteers by appointment at the Sutton Center in Port Clinton, Department of Job and Family Services in Oak Harbor and First Federal Bank in Genoa. Individuals and families with an income less than $49,000 are eligible.
If you have questions about eligibility or are interested in scheduling an appointment, dial 2-1-1. If you have your taxes prepared elsewhere and are a low-to-middle income level family or individual, be sure to ask if you are eligible for the EITC.
Free tax help available to low-,middle-income locals
PORT CLINTON — Ottawa County’s Emergency Food and Shelter Board has been awarded $42,621 in federal funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs.
Public and private voluntary agencies in-terested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter funds may contact Peggy Sneider at United Way, 419-734-6645, for
an application or download an application from www.unitedwayottawacounty.org.
The application deadline is 4 p.m. Mon-day, Feb. 15. The local Ottawa County Emergency Food & Shelter Board respon-sible for distribution of funds will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Sutton Cen-ter, 1854 E. Perry, Port Clinton.
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At the regular meeting of the Danbury Township Board of Trustees held Jan. 27, the following business was con-ducted:
• Charles Scott reported he and Jim Dress met to discuss upcoming projects.
• Police Chief Mike Meisler reported 181 incidents to date in January. The purchase of Tasers and related training will occur in a few months.
• Dave Hirt will schedule the annual meeting with both fire departments at which time the fire levy that is due to expire will be discussed.
• Dianne Rozak reported on the recent employee safety meeting and the introduction of safe work procedures.
• Zoning Inspector Rhonda Botti Sowers reported six permits processed to date in January. The Zoning Com-mission will hold two public hearings at 3 and 7 p.m. Feb. regarding rezoning requests on North Shore Boulevard and Meter Road. Following a recent meeting with Scott, Sowers agreed to provide the board with a monthly sum-mary of activity in addition to the regular bi-monthly zon-ing report.
• Rozak reported the joint Recreation Trails Program — Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant has been submitted to ODNR.
• Discussion continued regarding the memory garden at Meadowbrook.
• Rozak will request BEC Associates to prepare a plan for a small parking area for fishermen to the east of the Mead-owbrook bridge. The plan will then be submitted to the building department for necessary flood plain review.
• Charles Scott and Shelley Seamon participated in the Department of Administrative Services training for State
purchasing.• Requested phase-in concept plans were received from
the Collaborative. A work session to discuss the proposed administrative complex is scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 10, one hour prior to the regular trustees meeting.
• Trustees approved renewal of the annual weather warn-ing siren maintenance agreement in the amount of $3,395.
• Trustees approved a transfer from Star Ohio to Mar-blehead Bank checking ac-count in the amount of $125,000.
• Bills in the amount of $48,883.61 were approved.
• Trustees appointed Tim Sypherd as an alternate member to the Zoning Commission.
• Sowers asked the Trust-ees to affirm no permits are required for government buildings, specifically with reference to a bus garage at Danbury School. Trustees agreed. In addition, trustees also agreed to waive zoning fees for a fence at the Lake-side Volunteer Fire Depart-ment.
• Trustees held an execu-tive session to discuss com-pensation.
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Split Winds Gallery will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun-day, Feb. 14, for a Valentine’s Day painting party. The $5 fee to participate will be contributed to the St. Vin-cent DePaul food bank.
Think red, white and pink on the large, stretched can-vases. Participants will have 30 seconds to make their mark.
Rona and Paul Rothschild hope “The H’art of the Community” event will oc-cur three more times this year and support a different local charity each time.
Local businesses will get the chance to bid on the finished paintings to feature them in their windows for one month. Proceeds from the silent auction will also be donated to charity.
Split Winds Gallery is at 104 W. Perry St., Port Clin-ton. For information, call 419-732-2525
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The Kern Center for Community and Industrial Development at Terra Commu-nity College offers a variety of non-credit courses and seminars for individuals and businesses.
The following is a list of community ed-ucation arts and crafts and hobby courses this winter:
• Stained Glass Window Panel — In-structor Steve Noblet has worked profes-sionally in stained glass for 26 years. Select from six designs. All tools and supplies are furnished along with many beautiful colors of stained glass. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 3 and 10. Cost, including all sup-plies: $99.
• Stained Glass Butterfly Garden Orna-ment — Noblet will again serve as the in-structor of this course. Students will cut, foil and solder this glass project in one evening. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 8. Cost, in-cluding all supplies: $49.
• Figure Drawing — Learn to draw the human figure realistically with instructor Connaught Cullen. 5 to 7 p.m. Sundays for six sessions beginning Feb. 20. Cost: $60.
• Fly Tying 101 — Learn how to tie flies for fly fishing from instructor Jerry An-drews. 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays for five ses-sions beginning Feb. 1. Cost: $39.
• Fly Tying-Warm Water Flies — This
class, with Andrews, will explore the differ-ent fly patterns used in fly fishing for the sunfish and bass that populate the local ponds and reservoirs. 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays for five sessions beginning March 8. Cost: $39.
• Cake Decorating 101 — Find out how you can learn the art of baking and deco-rating wonderful cakes, cookies and cup-cakes. Instructor: Richana Smith. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays for four sessions be-ginning Feb. 11. Cost: $29.
• Cake Decorating 102-Flowers and More — Smith will take the class to the next lev-el. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays for four ses-sions beginning March 11. Cost: $29.
• Cake Decorating 103-Flowers, Figures and Fondant — Watch your talents bloom. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays for four ses-sions beginning April 15. Cost: $29.
• Digital Camera Basics — This course is designed to help you understand how your camera works, how to change settings and how to take good digital photos. 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sundays for three sessions begin-ning Feb. 21. Cost: $89.
• PhotoShop Elements — Learn how to resize, crop and layout your photos. 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays for three sessions beginning March 14. Cost: $89.
• Advanced Digital Camera Techniques — The goal of this ad-vanced class is to learn how to use the camera to achieve personal expression. 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sundays for three sessions beginning March 14. Cost: $89.
• Make Your Orchids Happy — This class will discuss light, temperature and watering as well as pot-ting mixtures and re-pot-ting techniques. Instructor: Kris Perry. 6 to 8 p.m. April 12 and 19. Cost: $19.
To register or for infor-mation, call Marsha at 419-559-2255.
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American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine is challeng-ing community service organizations, quilters, crafters and sewers across the country to Make a Pillowcase, Make a Difference.
The WSOS Quilter Corps members are joining the cause to help reach the goal of making and donating one million pillowcases to benefit local charities.
According to WSOS Family Advocate Lisa Heyman, every pillowcase can make a difference in a community. She said that a pillowcase can provide comfort for a cancer patient, hope for a foster child, encouragement for a battered wom-
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The counter tracks nationwide progress toward the goal of one million pillowcases.
“WSOS Quilter Corps, sees the One Million Pillowcase Challenge as a way to give back to the local community. It’s all about team work and team work to us means, Together
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To join the challenge and make pillowcases for donation or to donate fabric, thread or any unused sewing machines to help make a difference in your community, call 419-332-7987.
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Heart Health Month screeningsWHAT: A full cholesterol check (HDL, LDL, Triglycer-ides) as well as blood pres-sure and blood sugar check for $16WHEN: Beginning at 1 p.m.WHERE: Magruder HospitalINFO: Appointments for this can be made by calling 419-734-3131, ext. 3420.
Ida Rupp Board of Trustees MeetingWHEN: 6 p.m.WHERE: Conference Room, Ida Rupp Library, Madison Street, Port Clinton
Feb. 12“On a Clear Day”WHAT: The Friends of the Ida Rupp Public Library will show “On a Clear Day” (2005/UK/PG-13/98 min-utes). Admission is free and open to the public. Frank, who is recently jobless, decides to prove himself by swimming the English Channel. In this “wee Scottish film,” the manner in which this attempt to banish his inner demons influences his mar-riage, his relationship with his son, and his perception of himself leads to a tender ending.WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library community rooms. Entry is through the door on West Third Street. INFO: 419-732-3212
Feb. 13Open House and Clothing GiveawayWHAT: A free hot dog lunch is being served, there will be crafts for the kids and gently used clothes are being offered to those in need. We’d love to show you around our new facility, including our recreation room and gym. WHEN: Church of Truth Ministries, former Portage School, State RoadWHERE: Noon to 3 p.m.INFO: 419-557-4903
Valentine DanceWHAT: Tickets include set-up for BYOB, food served throughout the evening, raf-fles and entertainment by Legacy II and Donnie Ray Crozier. Proceeds will bene-fit the Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School Foundation.WHEN: Doors open at 7 p.m., music begins at 8 p.m.WHERE: Oak HarborCOST: Tickets are $25/per-son and can be purchased at The Family Hair Center, Tri-Motors or by calling 419-
707-0344. Proceeds will benefit the Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School Founda-tion.
Feb. 14Valentine TeaWHAT: Riverview Auxiliary invites all to holiday event.WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m.WHERE: Riverview Health-care Campus, 8180 W. Ohio 163, Oak Harbor INFO: 419-898-2851
Feb. 15NARFE meetingWHAT: OCTA’s Bill Lowe will address the National Active and Retired Federal Employees AssociationWHEN: 11 a.m.WHERE: Peace Lutheran Church, 900 Jefferson St., Port Clinton
Feb. 16Heart Health Month screeningsWHAT: Free blood pressure checks — participants will have their name entered into a drawing for a heart healthy gift basket from Bassett’s Market. WHEN: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.WHERE: Magruder Hospital cafe
Preschool Reading RoundupWHAT: 30 minutes of sto-ries, songs, finger plays and letter awareness intended for children ages 4 and 5 with a caregiver. No regis-tration required.WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHERE: Children’s area beach room, Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison St., Port Clinton.INFO: 419-732-3212
“Praying with Scripture”WHAT: Prayers series with the Rev. Robert E. Butcher, minister of the Presbyterian Church. Public is invited.WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHERE: The Vineyard on Catawba Community CenterINFO: 419-797-3100
Mental Health & Recovery Board MeetingWHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: 416 Columbus Ave., SanduskyINFO: 419-627-1908 or 800-627-4999; www.mhrbeo.com
Feb. 17Babies and BooksWHAT: 20-25 minutes of stories, songs, finger plays
and rhymes intended for children 6 months to 23 months with a caregiver. Play and social time will fol-low for those who partici-pate. No registration required.WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHERE: Children’s area beach room, Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison St., Port Clinton.INFO: 419-732-3212
Feb. 18Small business semi-narWHAT: “How to Make Your Small Business More Suc-cessful” presented by Bill Auxter, director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra Community College. Lunch will be pro-vided; registration is required by Feb. 10.WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m.WHERE: Multi-purpose room at Riverview Health-care Campus, 8180 W. Ohio 163, Oak HarborCOST: Free to members of the Oak Harbor Area Cham-ber of Commerce; $5 for non-membersINFO: Call Valerie Winter-field at 419-898-0479
Just the BasicsWHAT: A beginner comput-er class to discuss the basics of how to save files, burning CDs and “What is a USB anyway?” A great class for those just learning to use the computer but there will also be tips for the experi-enced user as well. The classes are free to residents of the Port Clinton City School District. Space is lim-ited.WHEN: 2 p.m.INFO: 419-732-2102, e-mail [email protected] or register online at http://www.pccsd.
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Free Rexlexology SeminarWHAT: Danbury Local Schools, through its Com-munity Education Depart-ment, will be offering an informational class on the benefits of reflexology lead by certified reflexologist Dawn Cordero. Reflexology works on the principle that there are reflexes in the feet and hands which corre-spond with all of the glands, organs and parts of the body. Foot and hand reflex-ology is a natural, non-inva-sive therapy with no tools, just the therapist’s fingers and thumbs. Reflexology can help many aches, pains, health conditions as well as relieve stress and tension.WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Danbury School libraryINFO: Call Mrs. Henninger after 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday to sign up and for additional informa-tion about this class.
Marblehead Business After HoursWHAT: Refreshments, door prize and 50/50 raffle will be available.WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Catawba Interiors, 2830 E. Harbor Road, Port Clinton INFO: Judy Balsom at 419-734-9777 to RSVP
Lincoln Day DinnerWHAT: Annual Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca coun-ties’ event features speaker and gubernatorial candidate John KasichWHEN: 6:30 p.m.WHERE: Crystal Arbors, 2270 W. Hayes Ave., Fre-montCOST: Tickets are $35 and
can be obtained from Terry Lowe, Chairman of the Otta-wa County Republican Party, at 419-898-6874 or 419-360-6874.
Feb. 19“Gran Torino”WHAT: The Friends of the Ida Rupp Public Library will show “Gran Torino” (2008/
USA/R/116 minutes). Admission is free. Disgrun-tled and widowed Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager.WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library community rooms. Use West Third Street entry. INFO: 419-732-3212
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One night a laugher. The next night a nail biter. However you slice it, the Port Clinton Redskin boys’ basketball team has gone through three fourths of the 2009-2010 season and has yet to taste defeat.
Friday night was a 97-53 thumping of Sandusky St. Mary’s.
“We seemed to really get into a rhythm in the middle of the third quarter of that game and the offensive explosion con-tinued into the fourth quarter,” said PC Coach Troy Diels on Monday. “I think our defense picked up then also and that got our offense going. It was nice to get con-tributions from a lot of different guys.”
Saturday, the Redskins just couldn’t get separation from Perkins for any sustained periods, but held off the Pirates in the end to clinch a share of the Sandusky Bay Conference championship.
“We had a little bit of a lull in the sec-ond quarter, but other than that we played pretty good basketball,” said Diels. “Derek (Colston’s) three put us back up seven and that was huge. That’s just another example of having different kids step up and make big plays over and over this year.”
Last Saturday’s game was a make up for a snowed out game from Jan. 4. In a quirk in the schedule, they play Perkins again this Friday night at their place.
Did the Redskins learn anything from facing them on Saturday?
“I think regardless of how Saturday’s game came out, Friday’s game is still go-ing to be a big time battle,” said Diels about the game that could clinch the SBC title outright. “I am sure the gym will be packed and the student sections will be excited and we will have to play a great game in order to win.”
Saturday night, the Redskins return for the final game of the season against Fre-mont Ross. It will also be a farewell to a group of seniors who have truly made a mark at Port Clinton High School.
“Ross is a very young team,” said Diels. “They are led by Shenar Gamble, a terrific all-around player who will present some matchup problems for us.”
Diels has been down the road with this group of four seniors, all of whom are starters, some of them starters for three and four years.
“It has truly been a pleasure to coach these four,” he said. “Allen, Cory, Josh and Ryan have given the coaching staff and me
all they have for all four years. I just can-not say enough abut how much they have meant to our basketball program.”
Everybody got some threads last Saturday night after the Port Clinton Redskins clinched a share of the Sandusky Bay Conference Champion-ship with a win over Perkins. Three of the team’s seniors, Allen Tigner, Cory Brown and Ryan Hicks cut down the nets following their 15th con-seuctive win. photo by bill migala
Undefeated Redskins clinch share of SBC title
Rocky Ridge/GraytownThe Rocky Ridge/Graytown Baseball As-
sociation will be holding 2010 registration for children ages 5-14. Registration will be held at St. John Lutheran Church Rocky Ridge on from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Forms will be available at the Graytown and Rocky Ridge post office, Priesman Printery and Oak Harbor Hardware in Oak Harbor. Forms can be downloaded from the league’s Web site at 222.leaguelineup.com/graytown. Deadline for sign-ups is March 14. For questions, contact Josh Dus-seau at 419-707-0707 or Rhonda Pavlica at 419-862-7702.
Port ClintonThe Port Clinton Youth Baseball and
Softball Association will have an organiza-tional meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, in Room 115 at Port Clinton High School.
The group is still in need of volunteers in the following areas: director of baseball operations, director of softball operations, concession stand manager, staff, coaches and assistants. If you have a child or chil-dren in our younger age groups, and are interested in helping, contact: Tracy Bodi or Jenna Kinnear at 419-734-2147 or email [email protected] or [email protected]. This meeting is open to the public. All are encouraged to attend. Sign-ups for all leagues will be Feb. 5-28. Forms may are available on-line at: http://www.pcybsa.org and may be turned into the Port Clinton Board Office.
AAU team forming now
A Northwest Ohio AAU boys’ basketball team is looking to add players in the fourth-through seventh-grade levels. Workouts to evaluate potential players will be held soon. The team will participate in tournaments beginning in March. Parents of interested players may contact Gary Gardner at 419-352-6207 or e-mail [email protected] for information.
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The Port Clinton Sixth Grade Travel Team won the Clyde Sixth Grade Basketball Tournament last month. They are: Cole Mayle (front left), Mascot Owen Fodor, Mitchell Mueller, Ryan Alexander (middle row, left), Aiden Rospert, Ben Mueller, Logan Hepp, Jake Gulas, Coach Eric Rum-ball (back left), Stone Scott, Drew Fodor, Nathan Stubblefield, Brandon Moore, Tytan Rumball and Coach Ralph Moore.
By J. Patrick EakEn
Oak Harbor wrapped up its dual meets for the season with yet another convincing victory over two teams.
Traveling to host school Sandusky on a snowy Friday night, the Rocket wrestlers took care of things on the mat.
The score with the Blue Streaks ended up being 48-15, while the dual against Bellev-ue concluded with a 49-9 score. The wres-tlers only dropped a total of three matches while giving two forfeits.
“The team as a whole stepped up and made things tough for their opponents,” Oak Harbor coaches wrote on the team’s Web site.
In the win over Bellevue, Oak Harbor freshman Luke Cramer (112) won 18-2, junior Tyler Hackworth (119) won 6-2, senior Drew Stone (125) won 13-2, sophomore Alex Bergman (130) won 2-1, freshman Hunter Gresh (135) pinned his opponent in 42 seconds, junior Jake Cra-mer (140) won a 14-7 decision, junior Ian Miller (145) won a 19-3 decision, junior Konner Witt (16) won a 19-8 decision, se-nior Mike Mallernee (171) won a 13-2 de-cision, junior Sean McGee (189) won a 3-0 decision, junior Jonny Bergman (2150 won a 5-1 decision, and senior Zack Sandwisch (285) pinned his opponent in 48 seconds.
The only losses to Bellevue were a forfeit at 103 pounds and a junior Kyle Mincheff (152) fell to his opponent by a close 8-6 de-cision.
In the win over Sandusky, Cramer pinned his opponent, Hackworth won by forfeit, Stone won a 6-3 decision, freshman Jared Chambers (130) won a 12-0 decision, Alex Bergman won 17-5, Gresh won 12-6, Cra-mer pinned his opponent in 17 seconds, Miller won 3-2, Witt won 16-0, Mallernee pinned his opponent in 2:51, and Sand-wisch won 7-1.
The only losses to the Blue Streaks were, again, the forfeit at 103, McGee was pinned in 3:57, and Jonny Bergman lost a 5-2 deci-sion.
After this tri-meet the Oak Harbor team bumped its season record to 17-1.
This Saturday is the SBC Championships at Perkins High School. Wrestling will start at 11 a.m.
Last Saturday’s SBC junior high league wrestling meet at Perkins for SBC was can-celled and the reschedule date is to be an-nounced. The junior high and varsity wres-tling invitational last Saturday in Celina was also cancelled and will not be made up.
Seven Oak Harbor grade school wrestlers qualified for the 2010 Grade School State Championships this past Sunday at Clay High School.
First place Oak Harbor wrestlers were Zach Losie, Trevor Scherf, Rhett Petersen, while Dylan Thorp, Austin Martikan and Robert Jacobsen placed third and Alex Marquez fourth. Trent Overmyer finished fifth while Nate Mansor, Dylan Mansor and Jacob Huston each participated.
Rockets wrap up with win
Sixth-grade champions
Bahnsen scores 12 in Laker win
By J. Patrick EakEn
The Danbury girls’ basketball team defeated Cardinal Stritch 45-22 in Toledo Area Athletic Conference action Feb. 4.
Danbury improved to 8-9 overall, 5-4 in the TAAC with the victory.
For Danbury, Heather Bahsen scored 12 points, Chris-tine Longer had 11 points and Kelsey Clemons and Brit-tany Isom each scored 7 points. Isom had six rebounds to lead Danbury in that category.
Longer is third in TAAC scoring at 11.9 points per game, behind only Ottawa Hills’ Luaren Abendroth (17.6) and Katherine Jamieson (12 points per game). Longer is sixth in rebounding at 5.8 boards per game, and Bahnsen is sixth in scoring at 10.9 points.
The Lakers were 7-of-12 from the free throw line (58 per-cent) and shot 36 percent from the field, while the Cardi-nals shot 54 percent from the free throw line, but only 15 percent from the field.
Longer had two 3-point goals and Bahnsen and Tori England each had one trey. England finished the contest with those three points, Kayla Oxendale and Devin Pol-lock each scored two points, and K.C. Oxendale added one point for the Lakers.
Danbury controlled the glass by a slight 28 to 26 margin, and the Lakers committed 16 turnovers to the Cardinals’ 28.
The Danbury girls’ basketball team fell behind by five points, 16-11, to non-league foe Seneca East on Feb. 1 and
could not muster enough comeback to defeat their visitors from the Midland Athletic League.
Seneca East went on to win, 41-35, to improve to 5-9 on the season
In that first quarter, Laker Christine Longer had two 3-point goals, but Seneca East also had two — one each by Brianna Jordan and Ashton Daniel, and added nine more points to take an early lead.
The Lakers kept pace with Seneca East in quarters two through four, but were unable to overcome their oppo-nents by the final gun. Seneca East outscored Danbury
by just one point, 25-24, through the final three stan-zas.
For Seneca East, Erica Cramer scored 20 points, including a trey and 5-for-8 from the free throw line. Daniel finished the game with two treys en route to scoring eight points and Jordan finished with five points. Shana Hay had six points and 10 rebounds and Kelsey Kidwell added two points for Seneca.
For Danbury, Heather Bahnsen finished with 14 points, including one 3-point goal and 5-for-6 (83 percent) from the char-ity stripe. Longer had eight points and seven rebounds, Kelsey Clemons had six points, and Devin Pollock had three points on a first quarter trey of her own.
Danbury shot 34 percent from the field.
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Sixth-graders get response from ObamaExcitement filled the room as sixth-grad-
ers at Immaculate Conception School when they received a response to letters they had written to President Barack Obama.
The students in Connie Snyder’s class wrote letters suggesting ways to make the world a better place for children. Students suggested collecting change for children, making a national holiday for children and having all schools participate in Operation Christmas Child. Making sure children had enough food, clothing and water were the main concerns of the sixth-grade students. Having adequate schools to learn in and en-vironments that promoted peace was also an important concern.
The Port Clinton High School Key Club is collecting items to be donated to the Red Cross to help victims of the Haiti Earthquake. Through Feb. 19, students, staff and members of the community are asked to bring bottled water and/or first aid supplies. Donated items can be brought to the PCHS Main Office or Room 211. These items will then be given to the Red Cross to send to Haiti.
In addition to helping Red Cross and Haiti, Key Club is also collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House until the end of the school year.
The Flagship Awards are part of Port Clinton City School District’s rec-ognition program to honor parents, community members, staff and stu-dents that help the district fulfill its motto of “Proudly Charting a Course for Success.” At the Jan. 25, meeting the Port Clinton Board of Education recognized the following individuals with Flagship Awards.
• Molly Sass, Captain Award — Sass is a dedicated kindergarten teacher at Bataan Memorial Elementary School. She is willing to participate in whatever is asked of her to help the education of children. Sass has served on several committees and is always extremely gracious and hard-work-ing. She has served on Strategic Planning Action Teams, volunteered to work on school issues, and much more.
Last spring, funding cuts threatened the students of Port Clinton City Schools. Through a complex new funding equation, the districr was at risk of losing millions of dollars. Sass made a trip to Columbus to talk to legislators with the superintendent, treasurer and president of the board of education. Her appeal as an educator was heart-felt and well-received by those making the funding decisions.
Sass is also a beloved and experienced educator who inspires her stu-dents each day. She received the Flagship Award due to her commitment to children and education.
• Mark Hunt, First Mate Award — Hunt has been watching his son Marcus com-pete at a high level as a member of the Port Clinton High School golf team for four years. Throughout that time, Mar-cus earned many awards for his outstand-ing accomplishments. Rather than simply watch, Mark chose to help. During his son’s four years, Hunt volunteered in various ca-pacities from carpooling to providing golf instruction to all PCHS golfers. This effort helped the entire team and played a part in having the whole team advance to the Sec-tional Tournament this past year.
In addition to raising a fine young son, Mark’s dedication to the golf program has helped all Redskin golfers elevate their level of play and simulate his etiquette on the golf course. For his dedication to student-athletes, Hunt was recognized with the First Mate award.
Barb Drusbacky, Port Clinton Board of Education, with Flag-ship Award Recipients: Mark Hunt and Molly Sass; and David Belden, board of education president.
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FINDLAY — The University of Findlay has awarded merit scholarships and en-dowed scholarships for the 2009-10 aca-demic year.
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• Sarah Higgins, Port Clinton, pre-veter-inary medicine major, President’s Schol-arship
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Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, so you’d better get going with the flowers and chocolates for your sweetie. But this year, why not go beyond the traditional gifts and give a present that can make a difference in your loved one’s life for years to come? Specifically, why not give a financial gift?
Of course, you could always put some cash or a check in a card, but with a lit-tle creativity, you can make a financial gift that has a longer-lasting and more profound impact.
Here are a few suggestions:• Give stocks. You will almost certainly surprise someone
by giving a gift of stock, perhaps representing a company that makes products or services favored by the recipient. If you’re giving shares of stock that you own, you can give up to a value of $13,000 per year without incurring gift taxes. Since the recipient will be liable for income taxes if he or she eventually sells the stock for a gain, you will need to provide the recipient with the stock’s “cost basis” — the amount you paid for the stock.
• Give bonds. Some people may not think of bonds as particularly exciting investments, but they have much to offer — including regular interest payments. Furthermore, if you give a municipal bond, you may also be supporting a local infrastructure project, such as the construction or improvement of a hospital or school, that can benefit the community in which your valentine lives. And the inter-est payments on a tax-free “muni” are exempt from federal taxes and may also be exempt from state and local taxes. (Municipal bonds may be subject to the alternative mini-mum tax.)
• Help fund an IRA. If your valentine has an IRA, he or she has chosen a good vehicle in which to save for retire-ment. A traditional IRA’s earnings grow tax deferred, while a Roth IRA’s earnings can grow tax free. (However, distri-butions from a Roth IRA may be subject to taxes and a 10 percent penalty if the account is less than five years old and the account holder is under age 59½.) While you can’t make a direct contribution to someone else’s IRA, you can write a check for that purpose. And it will likely be appreciated, because many people have trouble fully fund-ing their IRAs each year. (In 2010, the IRA contribution limit is $5,000, or $6,000 if the IRA owner is over age 50, although these limits may be increased if they’re indexed for inflation.)
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By taking any of these steps, you can help make Valen-tine’s Day even more meaningful for your loved one — and your gift will be remembered long after the holiday is over.
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Ohio’s economy is made up of tens of thousands of small businesses, and at its heart are those entrepreneurs who set out to make a difference, to make their mark and to do it their way. From the auto repair shop in Cleveland to the soft-ware engineering firm in Toledo to the daycare center in Cincinnati, Ohio’s small businesses are the driving force behind Ohio’s economy. In fact, 85 per-cent of Ohio businesses have fewer than 20 employees.
As someone who has run a small busi-ness myself, I understand their impor-tance to Ohio’s economic growth, and my office and I want to help them grow and prosper. So we are starting a new initiative that we hope will help small businesses deal with those who try to exploit them.
One of the Ohio Attorney General’s pri-mary duties over the years has been pro-tecting individual consumers from fraud and unfair business transactions. How-ever, small businesses and nonprofits who are victimized by scams previously have not been able to file such complaints.
Now, for the first time ever, the office has made this service available to small businesses. In July, we opened up the complaint process to a test market of these enterprises. In just six months, we
received complaints from more than 500 businesses, and we recovered more than $60,000 for them. We also are offering this new service to nonprofit organizations such as libraries, churches and others who improve the quality of life in our commu-nities and deserve the same protections from the Attorney General.
Businesses that order products that are not delivered, receive shoddy services or otherwise get ripped off can now file a complaint with my office.
We offer an informal dispute resolution service through which we may be able to resolve complaints and help get money back for those who have been scammed. Complaints also give us the kind of evi-dence we need to take legal action against scammers and predators.
Hundreds of scenarios have come through our office already. They have painted a clear picture: Ohio’s small busi-nesses can use our support, and I am proud to say they have it.
Here are just a few stories from business-es and nonprofits that have already filed complaints:
• A Trotwood trucking company em-ployee purchased a truck over the Inter-net for more than $8,000. After paying for the product, the supplier failed to deliver and refused to return phone calls. The At-torney General’s Office resolved the issue and the trucking company received its purchase.
• A West Jefferson library was charged for a Web service that it never authorized. We recovered $244.
• A Columbus auto repair company was charged $849 for a Web site advertisement listing that it never authorized. We re-solved the issue and the auto repair com-pany did not have to pay the charges.
The types of issues that the Attorney General’s office can help resolve include:
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• Overcharges for property repairs and improvements or performing work poor-ly.
• Disputed invoices for office supplies.Sometimes we will be able to recover
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VACANT LAND3031 Tiara Catawba—Corner lot. An upgraded community in the heart of vacationland. Convenient Catawba Island location near Gem Beach, Nor Easter and CIC. Underground and public utilities – agent can assist with builder or financing options. HowardHanna.com/904094 $37,500 GLENNA BENDER 419-341-1579
Congratulations to the Top Listing Agent and Top Selling Agent for January!
Karmen Lucas
635 Madison St.—All wood Floors, spacious rooms, Laundry in Basement. 2 ½ BA, fenced yard, garage. Newer rood, main floor master. Close to down-town, bonus room, within one block of schools, priced to sell! Short Sale, subject to bank approval. How-ardhanna.com/27 $89,500 KARMEN LUCAS 419-656-9188
6485 E. Harbor Rd. #27 Marblehead—90 ft of dock-age at your door! Two boat wells, multi-level decking, garden gazebo, sunroom, 3 bed 2 bath. Newer carpet-ing, flooring, patio doors and window, fresh paint all in 2008. Minutes to Lake Erie and beautiful Islands! Howardhanna.com/902650 $129,000 CHERYL HET-RICK 419-202-0144
2955 Shad Row —This is Lake Erie living! Expansive lake views! Your own deep water dockage. Oversized, end lot in gated commu-nity, close to islands and beaches. 5BR/3BA spacious home includes mother-in-law suite. Howardhanna.com/907101 $775,000 SUE PIACENTINO 419-341-4945
3616 Delwood Catawba—Beautifully maintained and decorated home on a cor-ner lot in Catawba Woods Estates just a short walk to the lakefront! 3 bd./2.5 baths, gas fireplace, deep two car garage, 5 skylights and lovely landscaping. Park-like yard features a deck and an expanded pa-tio. Very close to CIC, State Park and Heigel Neighbor-hood Park. Heigle Park has basketball, tennis, sled-ding hill, soccer and base-ball fields. Howardhanna.com/905913 $199,900
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175 Driftwood Port Clin-ton—Newer doublewide with spacious rooms on the pond in The Fountains Mo-bile Home Estates. In the heart of Port Clinton close to the beach, river, downtown, yet secluded and quiet with a waterfront to relax by. Howardhanna.com/901535 $69,900 KARMEN LUCAS 419-656-9188
353 Miley Dr. Marble-head—Spacious 4 BD./2 BA. Vacation home or primary residence. Lake Erie views from master bedroom and second floor deck. Dockage available in direct lake ac-cess marina at end of street, only .1 mile from front door! Large kitchen and first floor bed and bath. Three sea-son room with south ex-posure. Two patios. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE & HOME WARRANTY OFFERED! How-ardhanna.com/901975 $165,000 GLENNA BEND-ER 419-341-1579
5660 Windjammer Mar-blehead—Well maintained year-round, 3 Bed, 2 Full Bath ranch w/ 30' deeded floating dock. Association fees are reasonable. Swim-ming pool, spacious bed-rooms, nice deck in back for parties, porch in front, open kitchen with nook. Everything is quality. New in 2004. Howardhanna.com/905302 $198,900 MARK HARTLINE 419-341-9999
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810 E. Main L2B—Lakefront luxury condo 2100 sq. feet on 2nd floor with panoramic unobstructed view. Priced way below market value. Granite, marble, gas fireplace, pool, beach, heated garage, clubhouse and close to downtown Marblehead. Howardhanna.com/20100302 288,000 KARMEN LUCAS 419-656-9188
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10654 E. Bayshore Road #76 Pointe Falls—“Room with a View” It’s spectacular from this 2nd floor 3BR/2BA home in Pointe Falls. Bay and Lake views surround you in this scenic development. Tennis, swimming, boating (comes w/25’ boat slip), easy lake access and a garage too. Beach and lighthouse are minutes away. Howardhanna.com/20100714 $273,000 KARMEN LUCAS 419-656-9188
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MARBLEHEAD 402-B Center StStone Landing Condo close to Marblehead Lighthouse. 2 bedroom, 1 bath and 1-car detached garage. Great summer retreat or primary home. $85,000
MARBLEHEAD 6005 E Harbor Rd #1BHarbor’s End 1st floor condo with spectacular views! Travertine flooring, walk-in marble shower, 1-car detached garage & 30ft dock. Owner Financing Available! $299,000
CATAWBA ISLAND 4290-F Marin BlvdLakefront LeMarin condo with spectacular views! Features wood floors, stone fireplace & covered patio for relaxing & entertaining. Furnishings negotiable & dockage available. $399,000
CATAWBA ISLAND 4217 E Firelands BlvdCustom brick home adjacent to CIC Yacht Club. Fabulous views of marina from almost every room of this 5BD, 4-½ BA home! Ideally suited for entertaining w/deck, patio & Theater Room. $689,000
DANBURY TOWNSHIP 2790 AmherstCove on the Bay: 76x120 lot in gated community on Sandusky Bay. Association beach & picnic pavilion. Marina with dockage available. Build your primary or vacation home today! $43,900
CATAWBA ISLAND 2875 TrilliumThe Bluffs lot: 144ft of water frontage & fantastic views of lagoon. Adjacent to CIC with golf course & deep water marina. $650,000
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Pointe Falls condo with views of Sandusky Bay. Ranch with lower level walkout in great condition. 2652sqft, 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, enclosed Sun Room. Includes 25ft boat slip & 2 garages. $479,000
Commodore Island town-home with Lake views from deck. 2 bedroom + sleep-ing loft, 2.5 bath, freshly painted basement & 1-car attached garage for extra storage. Association pool. $309,000
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1345 TETTAU ROAD, PORT CLINTON
502 STONE STREET, MARBLEHEAD
3069 STATE ROAD, PORT CLINTON
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All on one floor, freshly decorated ranch home on almost three acres! Near the airport and close to shopping and din-ing, this home would be perfect for a home based business, contractor, land-scaper etc. Three bedrooms (master suite) two baths, hardwood floors, new carpets, fireplace and a two car rear entry garage $279,000
Spacious ranch home on nearly three acres, large living areas, three bedrooms (master suite) two baths, living and family room and detached two car garage, with convenient access to Rte 2. Fresh paint and ready for the new owners. Perfect for home based business owner! $149,000.
Just a short walk to the lake access from this custom home. Four bedrooms and three baths, with a traditional floor plan, formal dining and family room with a fireplace, and the attached garage make this home nearly perfect! $259,000
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Commercial Sites in the Marblehead Area on SR 163 East Harbor Rd; 1.5 acres $69,000, priced to sell! 5 acre site on East Harbor Rd $179,000, OR a 6.3 acre site on SR 269 at $299,000 all three sites are significantly reduced and great purchase opportunities! Call Tomi for info TODAY 419-341-0276
COMMERCIAL SITES, MARBLEHEAD
Week ending Jan. 20 Carroll Township• 1-22-10 Wells Fargo
Bank National Association to Brian K. Wood, 1599 N.Toussaint Portage Road, $97,000.
• 1-22-10 HSBC Mortgage Service Inc to Aaron MFouke, 1571 Kristen Road, $141,000.
• 1-20-10 US Bank Na-tional Association to JeanneM. Gloor, 8981 W. Duff Washa Road, $26,925.
Danbury Township• 1-22-10 Bailiwick Com-
pany LLC to Charles A. andLynn J. Rasko, 14 Bailiwick Lane, $245,000.
• 1-19-10 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. toJames R. and Shelia A. Sachs, 108 Sunnydale Lane,$28,000.
Erie Township• 1-19-10 Linda Fouts,
Larry Gulau and Rebecca Witt to Dennis J. and MaryT. Coles, 6711 W. Harbor Road, $115,000.
Portage Township• 1-22-10 Moore Business
Consulting, LLC to MCSFC Realty, LTD, 250 SE Cataw-ba Road, $700,000.
Port Clinton City• 1-19-10 Robert J. and
Mary B. Berner to John W. Harrington, 266 ClintonReef, $96,000.
• 1-19-10 Chris Kleinhanset al to Bank of America National Association, 221Fulton St., $32,667.
Salem Township• 1-20-10 Scott A. and
Ann M. Schiming to Steven R. Zbierajewski, ToussaintRoad 23.26 acres, $70,000.
• 1-20-10 Fannie MaeAKA Federal National Mortgage Association toMichael C. and Meagan J. Rohde, 9365 W. Ohio 163,$158,500.
Oak Harbor Corp• 1-21-10 Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corp. to Michael A. Jennison, 242 S.Robinson Drive, $124,000.
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WATERFRONT CAPE COD CHARM-ER 9 rooms, spectacular views of Lost Lake. Private marina, community hall, fitness center, swimming pool, 2 mile
nature walk. www.860LostLake.com or call LEN PARTIN 419-356-8777.
GREAT LOCATION, NEAR CIC! Spacious home, beautiful
landscaping. Large heated garage. Priced Right!
www.3099Sunset.comJEFF WILLIAMS 419-350-2925
DECK & DOCK!End unit, Harborside, furnished w/vaulted
ceilings. Pool! www.513C6Lakeshore.com RUTHIE CAPUTO 419-356-3947.
OWNER FINANCING AVAIL-ABLE! NEW RANCH HOME Great for first time buyer or vaca-
tion retreat. Priced to sell $89,900. www.7245Wilderness.com DEBI BENTLAGE or PATTI KIRSCH
419-656-1781.
BLUEWATER CONDOMINIUM Lakefront, summer retreat or year
round home. 30’ dock & pool.Neutral décor.
RUTH DOUGLAS 419-202-0029 or www.561BlueWater.com .
RIVER FRONTAGE! Neat 2 BR ranch w/Florida Room, 2
barns and 185’ of frontage on the Portage River all on 4+ acres. www.3870WHarborRoad.com
BARB GILLUM 419-265-1331.419-656-1781.
SPINNAKER BAY… Turn keycondo, completely furnished, many
upgrades, pool, deeded dock,clean as a whistle!
www.81NSchoonerPoint.comDON KLINGMAN 419-967-0756
GREAT LAKE VIEWS 3 BR, 1 BA, offering 5 lots six different ways; Sub-division has private Lake front park.
Preview www.514Idlewild.com or call LEN PARTIN 419-356-8777
SPINNAKER BAY… Turn key
BEAUTIFUL, 3rd FLOOR, LAKE VIEW!Special 2BR, Clinton Reef Club Condo.
Community swimming pool. Deeded dockcall DEANNA JOHNSON 419-341-1766
www.272ClintonReef.com
CLINTON REFF CLUB Steps from Sandusky Bay
GET AWAY or YEAR ROUND!Owned lot steps from the bay. Well
maintained, one car detachedgarage and shed.
RUTH DOUGLAS 419-202-0029
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WATERFRONT CAPE COD CHARM-
YOU’LL LOVE THE CONVE-NIENCE 4 BR, 2.5 BA, formal LR,
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DEBBIE CONTE 419-656-3356.
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The $8000 Tax Credit has been extended! Now current homeowners can benefit too,
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RANCH ON THE RIVER!!!3-4 BR, 2 BA. Formal DR, full finished
basement. Detached 2 car garage. Backyard features garden pond.
JENNIFER BEHNKE 419-898-0285.
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Waterfront Townhouse New Ranch
On Catawba, In Catawba Bay, 3BR,water views, patio, heated pool, marina, 2 car garage, Appli-ances incl., lots of storage, 2 full baths, lovely area Reduced to sell, $219,900.
Beautiful 2 story home on Ca-tawba in upscale community, 1st floor master, on the water, 3 car garage, wood &tile floors, large patio, screened porch, fireplace, family room, Dockage avail.,You just need to see this one, $429,900
Want to entertain? Family home? Summer Home? This is IT! 4 BR on 1st floor, 3.5BA, 2nd story guest suite/family room. Quartz Counters, oversized windows, full bsmt. Enjoy the amenities of Ca-tawba Bay, $399,900
Enjoy the views of Lake Erie, 30’ Dock, furnished, additional sleep-ing area, 1br, heated pool, close to everything, 2nd floor $109,900 and 1st floor $115,900, Relax & Enjoy!
Just a great cottage with a view of Lake Erie, First Time Home Buyers or Vacation Home. Beach Rights, 3 Bedrooms, garage, great parking, large lot, possibilities, Priced to sell,$109,900
All New! 2 bedroom condos with a lake view you won’t want to leave, lovely furniture and applianes,included, sandy beach-es, heated pool, hot tub, sunsets over the lake, 2 to choose from, $179,900, & $199,900
Short walk to the bay from this 3 BR home, Immaculate Condi-tion, new kitchen, beautiful yard & landscaping, Man’s dream ga-rage, step up to this home and enjoy the tax credit, $179,900.
First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit! The work is done, home is updated and wood floors refur-bished, 2 BR, eat in kitchen, Deck, Large Family room & dining area, Marblehead, $109,900
Enjoy Lake Erie from this com-pletely updated 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo, First floor, tile patio, dock-age avail. 6 steps from your condo, central air, on Catawba, quiet area, Just Enjoy, $169,900.
30’ Dock, pool, beach, 1 bed-room, furnished condo, tennis courts, the fishing is great too! $59,900 to $67,900. You just can’t beat it. Year round.
2 Bedroom townhouse, 2 sun-rooms, fireplace, dockage avail-able right around the corner, ap-pliances incl., $89,900.
Lake Erie
If you are looking for a Lake Erie Front condo with a view of 7 islands, this is it, 3BR, Updated, lakefront large deck & patio, over 2000 sq. ft. 2 car garage, finished basement, $549,900.
• 100’ of dockage w/lot. Build your dream home on Catawba $119,900
• 25’ dock, 2 BR cottage, updated garage, $159,900
• Pool, 30’ dock, 1st floor, double sun room, 1 BR, $59,900
• Lakefront, 4BR home, sandy beach, huge patio, updated, $299,900
• 2 lots on Catawba in Catawba Bay, marina, pool, $88,900 each
• 2 homes on the River, 40’ docks, guest house, $69,900
• Ranch, 3BR with finished bsmt, garage, large fenced yard, $129,000
Short Sale
Split home, 5 acres, family room, pond stick built storage building, 2 car attached garage, close to Port Clinton, $244,500.
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219 Storage Spaces
CATAWBAMINI STORAGE(Your Extra Room)
Muggy Road, Catawba
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Fantastic Views of Lake Erie & Islands! 2nd Floor 2 BR, 2 BA condo features two enclosed balconies, gas fireplace, new-er pergo flooring in kitchen and dining area, attached 1 car garage for boat toys and more with common pool, and one of the cleanest beaches along Lake Erie. Adjacent to Lakefront Marina! $219,000
REDUCEDBeautiful 2BR/2BA ranch home on Sandusky Bay with over 180’ of bay frontage. In-cludes a 16 slip private ma-rina and can accommodate up to 40’ boats, and still have docks for relatives, friends, customer, or your personal water toys. You won’t find a home on the Bay with more panoramic views of the best scenes on the Sandusky Bay. All Reasonable Offers Will Not Be Refused. $529,900
LAKEFRONT
Great views of lake & river! Large townhouse featuring 2 BR, 2 BA w/ spectacular view of Portage River & Marina, deeded dock, open floor plan, fireplace, appliances, direct access to Sandy Beach, and large loft w/ hardwood floors, and common pool. Don’t let this one of a kind unit pass you by! $159,900
Make an offer! Outstanding 3 BR single-story home w/50’ dock at your door. Intriguing vinyl-sided residence provid-ing pleasant living on canal features 8x12 fish house, ap-pliances, large yard w/front & rear porches to enjoy & bar-beque w/large 1 car garage that can store the boat. Here is a tempting home that will warm your heart! $129,500
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100% LEATHER 5 piece living room set. new in crate, worth
$2800, must sell $790 419-897-9062
QUEEN PILLOWTOP mattress set $150
new in wrapper, can deliver 419-707-2954
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710 RVs
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RESTAURANTEQUIPMENT AUCTION1422 Taylor St., SanduskyTuesday, Feb. 16 @ 11 a.m.
Doors open @10 a.m.Clean, well-maintained restaurant equipment
Contents include: Chairs, booth wall tables, booth seats, high chairs and boosters, 4’ chest freezer, Frigidaire reach-in
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MARBLEHEAD MARINAFront corner building lot (240’ x 70’) with water on two sides (build docks on both sides!) New ultra high end development, marina, beach, clubhouse and pool. Seconds to Sandusky Bay. $159,000.00 firm NO AGENTS 216-225-5775
Marblehead Sandusky Bay Ultra Luxury Home
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