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De Ann Louk and her family have dedicated their lives to the service of their country. She enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1984 and then in the U.S. Navy Reserves in March 2000. Her husband Tim, who she met in the service,is in Afghanistan serving right now, and soon De Ann will say goodbyeto another man in her life. Her son, De Vaughnte Askew, 19, leaves for the Marines next month. De Ann’s daughter Nastashia, 22, is married to a soldier stationed at Fort Hood. Even De Ann’s youngest, 10-year-old Joie, shares a birthday with the U.S. Marine Corps
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Volume 28 Number 39 www.thebeacon.net Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 Standard Mail U.S. Post age PaidPort Clinton, Ohio Permit #80FREE
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Tell TalesBy JOHN SCHAFFNER
Friends become roofers to show their supportThe Amish have a nice tradition
known as “barn raising,” where a whole bunch of community members help out and they build a barn for a neighbor in one day. The same thing happened on Catawba last Saturday. More than 40 people, organized by Gini and Mark Stevenson, showed up at the home of the late Dr. John Waite to replace the roof. They did it in 9 hours! All of those who contributed, and you know who you are, should be commended. The picture shows Am-ber and Ashley Waite pounding nails
attaching shingles. I was unable to do much with the
roof project because last Saturday, we held the first annual Holiday Food and Wine event at Bassett’s Market. It was a huge success! The event was sponsored by Bassett’s, along with The Beacon and WPCR online radio. We are already talking about how to make it bigger and better next year!
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De Ann Louk and her family have dedicated their lives to the service of their country. She enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1984 and then in the U.S. Navy Reserves in March 2000. Her husband Tim, who she met in the ser-vice, is in Afghanistan serving right now, and soon De Ann will say good-bye to another man in her life. Her son, De Vaughnte Askew, 19, leaves
for the Marines next month. De Ann’s daughter Nastashia, 22, is married to a soldier stationed at Fort Hood. Even De Ann’s youngest, 10-year-old Joie, shares a birthday with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Though De Ann isn’t currently de-ployed, her service to her fellow sol-diers can be seen every day in her Oak Harbor office. She works as executive
director and senior service officer at the Ottawa County Veterans Service Office. She accepted the position two years ago after working in a similar post in Cuyahoga County.
Since she has been in the county — now living in Elmore — De Ann has been pushing to get the word out about the benefits and services avail-able to area veterans and to gather
Family, staff serve soldiers every day
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For informationIf you are a veteran or the surviving spouse or child of a vet, contact the Ottawa County Veterans Service Office at:
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Port Clinton City Council voted five to one to take another step in converting the 14-acre parcel that includes Waterworks Park and the abandoned Waterworks building into a commercially viable devel-opment. URS Corp. has been hired to de-velop a master plan for the area.
“Our goal is go give you a framework,” said Tom Evans, a manager with the Cleve-land company who was present at the Council meeting Tuesday to answer ques-tions. “We hope this plan will make the city more attractive for developers.”
Particulars included in the $35,000 plan are infrastructure needs and what public access to the water might look like.
Councilwoman Debra Benko, who voted against the contract, said it’s not the plan that’s the problem, it’s the timing. Another consultant formerly told the group that the plan should in conjunction with a de-veloper not before one has committed, and Benko agreed.
“It was my understanding that we would wait,” she said.
But her Council counterparts disagree.“You have to know what you need before
a developer starts putting money down,” said Councilman Mark Coppeller.
The work URS has been contracted to do is the first of a six-step process laid out by city administrators and council to push forward the development. Those following steps are:
2 — To create a Port Clinton with a well-defined sense of place, a year-round envi-ronment attracting visitors and retaining residents.
3 — To maintain/retain public access to the waterfront and lake.
4 — To form connectivity between Port
City hires URS Corp. to build framework
See MASTER PLAN 7A
PHOTO BY JULIE OVERMYERJeff Hirt drives the tractor Runin’ Bare’ in a Lucas Oil Pro Pulling event. The team is sponsored by Ferris Commercial Mowers, of New York, and Steyer Feeds, of Tiffin.
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By ANGIE ADAIREditor
A local tractor pulling team recently brought home the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League National Points Championship. The season started June 11 and wrapped up Sept. 11 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.
“I just had to show up at the last event,” said driver Jeff Hirt, 30. “We won the first event and were second at the last event.”
Hirt started pulling at age 15 but the sport started much earlier for the fam-
ily. His father, Bill Hirt, who owns Bill’s Implement Sales in Port Clinton, started pulling around 1972.
The team — and each of the pulling events around the country — have a real
family feel according to Jeff and his sis-ter, Julie Overmyer. Her husband works with Jeff and her Dad on the team with maintenance of the tractor, keeping the engine up and running and, according to Jeff, “looking for little stupid things that could take you out of the event.” The family travels together throughout the summer to events from New York to North Carolina and Missouri and several stops in between.
Pro Pulling on TVWatch the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling event in Wheatland, Mo., on Versus network at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14.
What is left?In his article, “What Role Is Left For
Religion?” in the Nov. 4 Beacon, Kurt Burrows refers to the present as the Or-wellian Period. He states that he “cannot
remember a time when religious beliefs and Biblical ethics and morals have been under such frontal attack from so many venues.”
I respectfully disagree. Burrows men-tions he is in his seventh decade. I am only in my sixth, but it is apparent to me that he has failed to observe what has really happened in our lifetimes.
I remember when lynch-ing black people was not uncommon in the South, and few religious leaders would say anything about it. I had a friend in the fifth grade who, along with his mother, was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of his father, and whose mother was counseled by her pastor to keep quiet. I remember when contemporary music of the 1950s, as well as other simple celebrations of youthful human spirit, were frequently attacked from the pulpit as works of the devil. What Biblical ethics and morals does Burrows think were actually in place 50 years ago?
An effective way to evaluate today’s morals is to observe today’s youth. I’ve
never before seen a time in which young people so readily show compassion for one another, particularly when someone has suffered a tragedy. In terms of ethnic-ity, basic beliefs, physical characteristics and emotional orientation, what group of people in human history has ever been as tolerant as today’s young people? But the best thing about them is their curi-osity. The desire to know, to explore, to learn is unparalleled. So much more than any generation that has ever gone before them, their eyes light up at the prospect of taking delight in our Universe.
Are there problems? Of course. As always, human behavior is fraught with opportunity to make a mess of things, and every generation does to some extent. But to define the role of religion in terms of the intentions of our nation’s found-ers requires a severely myopic view of history. Our founders were not attempt-ing to establish religious principals. They were, in fact, attempting to establish basic human rights for the first time in history against a backdrop of thousands of years of denial of those rights, often by religious institutions.
One thing our wise founders knew is that real religion should never have a defining role, which was why they made sure it was kept separate from govern-ment. Real religion involves worship, compassion and respect. Real religion is far too busy dynamically participating in everyday human activity to be both-ered assuming some sort of coordinating position over our personal values as we explore, each in our own way, the pursuit of happiness.
Patrick O’KeeffePort Clinton
John Braun Park GrantJohn Braun Park on Catawba has sub-
mitted a grant to Pepsi Cola for money to improve the park for the community. Each month Pepsi accepts 1,000 grant applications for six different categories. John Braun has submitted for “neighbor-hoods,” which will make any neighbor-hood a better place to live. John Braun has submitted for a $250,000 grant of which there will be two winners. The park has been notified it is a finalist and the grant is in the voter’s hands.
The park board is asking all residents of the area to go to “Refresheverything.com” and register as a voter. Voters are allowed
up to 10 votes per day during the voting period. Limit one registration per person/email address. The voting period will be from Nov. 1-30. The more votes the park gets, the better its chance of winning the money.
Since the park is a non-profit organiza-tion, it does not receive funding from the state or township. Money donated by individuals and what is raised from a trust fund is all that it gets to keep the park going. The new money would help build a 30’ x 40’ storage building with a conces-sion stand, purchase baseball mix, bleach-ers, backstop, resurface and stripe tennis and basketball courts and the parking lot, update playground equipment and much more.
This can only happen with your help. The park asks that you go to Refreshevfer-ything.com, register, click on “neighbor-hoods,” $250,000 and vote each day for the time allowed and to pass this on to your friends and associates who might also make a major contribution to our success. For those who text, you may text your vote by sending to 73774 (spells Pepsi) with the following text message idea code number: 104115. Your vote will be cast for the John Braun Park idea.
You can find John Braun Park on Face-book ([email protected]) and check to see what is happening with the grant and the overall park in general.
The Park Board sincerely hopes you will support our endeavor and help make the park better. Show your pride for John Braun Park.
Thank you for your help.Larry SchultzPresident, John Braun Park
Mainstream mediaAs a perfect example why the main
stream media is so pathetic one only had to watch 60 Minutes with Steve Kroft interviewing President Obama. The Presi-dent was complaining that the Republica-tions wouldn’t cooperate with his agenda. Steve Kroft should have asked why would that matter. You control the House and the Senate. Few in the media hold him responsible.
The media is supposed to be the sentry for our freedoms but that is no longer the case.
Jim BoehmPort Clinton
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ObituariesGeorge BatchaOct. 24, 1928 — Nov. 2, 2010
George Batcha, 82, of Detroit, died Nov. 2, in Michigan.
Visitation was Tuesday at the Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, 7755 E. Harbor Road, Marblehead, with services Wednesday. Burial followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Catherine AgnesTrumpler CampbellJuly 2, 1916 — Nov. 3, 2010
Catherine Agnes Trumpler Campbell, 94, former Port Clin-ton resident and widow of Robert W. Campbell, passed away Nov. 3,
in Rocky River.Services were Saturday at Gern-
er-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Clinton with in-terment will be in Catawba Island Cemetery.
Donald DulleDied Nov. 4, 2010
Donald “Don” Dulle, 36, of Bea-vercreek, passed away Thursday, Nov. 4, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Jamie (Elshire) Dulle; children Boston and Braylen Dulle; parents Nor-man and Agnes Dulle; brothers Gary (Marissa) Dulle and David (Erika) Dulle; nieces, a nephew
and other family and f r i e n d s . He was a graduate of Wright State Univer s i t y and Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Don was employed as a legal investigator by the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office and an Adjunct Professor in the De-partment of Political Science at Wright State University.
Family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at Newcomer Funeral Home, 3380
Dayton Xenia Road, Beavercreek. A celebration of Don’s life will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, at Normandy United Meth-odist Church, 450 W. Alex Bell Road, Dayton, with a gathering of friends one hour prior to ser-vices. In lieu of flowers contribu-tions may be made to a college fund for Boston and Braylen at U.S. Bank or The Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Pike, Dayton OH 45420. To send a spe-cial message to the family visit, www.NewcomerDayton.com.
Berna CarrollSept. 9., 1958 — Oct. 31, 2010
Berna F. Carroll, 52, of Port
Clinton, passed away unexpect-edly, Sunday, Oct. 31, at her resi-dence.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, at the Port Clinton Bible Method-ist Church, 1502 E. 2nd St., Port Clinton, followed by funeral ser-vices at 5 p.m.
Evelyn SchmittNov. 29, 1918 — Nov. 8, 2010
Evelyn L. Schmitt, 91, of Mar-blehead, died Monday, Nov. 8, at Magruder Hospital in Port Clin-ton.
Visitation and burial will be private at her request.
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Display at historical museum will focus on local churches
The Ottawa County Histori-cal Museum has just sent its latest newsletter and it is an interesting one. Rosann Graves, along with the curator of the museum, Peggy Debien, have just finished cleaning up a piano that formerly belonged to Rosann’s uncle, the Rev. Harold Boggs. Boggs used this piano not only to prepare for church wor-ship but also to compose Christian music and Rosann donated it to the museum. The piano had been stored by Park McRitchie until the addition to the museum was completed. Now the piano (along with photos and album covers) will center an exhibit featuring local churches.
If you’re not a member of the Heritage Foundation that owns the museum on Third Street at Port Clinton, this would be a good time to join. And volunteers are always welcome too. You’ll be just in time to assist with a traveling photographic exhibit of the Great Depression and the New Deal in Ohio. The local members are collecting news articles, stories and photos of Ottawa County in the 1930s. If you have items or information to share, call the cura-tor at 419-732-1039. The Ida Rupp Library will be hosting programs on this subject and the Ottawa County Historical Society is taking oral histories of people who lived in that era. Now is a good time to join in and help to chronicle this fascinating history.
Here is the final item from the Foundation’s newsletter. It says: “Did you know that the National Archives has digitized documents that you can order online? Their records include: land files, immigration and naturalization records, court records, WWI draft registration cards, Native American records and more. They can be ordered (for a fee) at archives.gov/order or by calling 1-800-234-8861.
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“Broadway Tunes” will be per-formed by the Firelands Symphony Orchestra at 4 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 14. Location is St. Peter and Paul Church at Sandusky.
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Does anyone besides me feel dis-combobulated on a day or two after the time change? I know, I know. We gained an hour of sleep. Just the same, the days don’t feel quite right after the “fall back” to Eastern Daylight Time from Daylight Savings Time. Frankly I wish the powers that be would just leave the time alone. I don’t see the value of switching things around twice a year. “Spring
ahead.” “Fall back.” Why? I’d really like to know. Why don’t they just pick out one of them and stick with it?
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The elevator leading to the Second floor Fellowship Hall — and other facilities — at Trinity United Meth-odist Church, Port Clinton, has been completely repaired. The elevator was “down” for a while. The congre-gation generously gave the funds to have it repaired. The elevator makes a big difference in accessibility for use of the building.
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This Thursday, Nov. 11, is Veterans’ Day. It is a day set aside for all of us to remember the work and sacrifices of those persons who ever were in military service. If you are grateful to have your freedom, thank a Veteran. And I would add to that, we should also thank the families of veterans because of the sacrifices they made on behalf of the person who was away to serve our nation.
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I was very pleased to see an article on the importance of humor and laughter in a recent issue of EAP Newsnotes, the newsletter of the Summit Employee Assistance Pro-gram. The article was called “Laugh your way to Success.” The author interviewed people and noted seven characteristics of those who have a good sense of humor, enjoyed life, smiled and laughed. Here are some of the ideas. These people:
• Can laugh at themselves• Like surprises• Believe they deserve to be happy• Assume responsibility for their
own happiness• Enjoy being warm and friendly• Know how to take good care of
themselves• Act spontaneously and are sensi-
tive to othersThe writer, Mr. Czimbal, recom-
mends that workplaces develop a “humor policy” that makes a clear distinction between hostility and humor.” That seems like a good idea.
I really liked this article because humor is important in my life and I love to hear people laugh. But I will say this, humor isn’t helpful in every situation.
I do know people who cover up hostility and resentment with hu-mor. Sometimes humor directed at others (or at the expense of others) is downright mean.
I also know some folks who cover up their need to hide their own personalities with one joke after another. You cannot get close to
them. They will not discuss anything personal — they are too busy crack-ing jokes to let anyone else see inside their real personalities.
Perhaps the most offensive humor I’ve heard lately is someone who offered a prayer at a public gather-ing and put a joke (poking fun of someone else) at the end of it right before the “Amen.” It got some ner-vous laughter — from some people — and some raised eyebrows from others. It was totally an inappropri-ate time and place for that kind of comment.
So, humor is great if we use and enjoy it wisely. If it’s hurtful or inap-propriate, there is definitely some-thing wrong with it.
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Did you know that a wonderful sterling silver baptismal cup has been put on display at the Lake Erie Island Historical Museum? This cup, about 3 inches tall, was given by Jay Cooke to a new resident of Put-in-Bay, Elizabeth Jane Hollway, when she was baptized at what is now St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on the island. This was the third baptism at the church and took place on Oct. 8, 1865. Elizabeth later married (in 1893) and moved away. Donor Jay Cooke was a very wealthy man, a financier of the Civil War. He had a home in Sandusky and a magnificent sum-mer place on Gibraltar Island in the Put-in-Bay harbor. The baptismal cup will remain at the museum until an appropriate display can be done at the church. Elizabeth Hollway was the first infant baptized at the church who survived to adulthood.
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There were some milestone mark-ers last week. On Tuesday night, we had a heavy killing frost. Up until then flowers were still blooming and there were a few vegetables still coming out of the garden. That’s mostly all over now — although a couple of heads of cabbage remain out there. That will be just enough to make some halupki (stuffed cabbage rolls). I picked the last rose — a pink one — and brought it into the house and put it into a bud vase. I’m still enjoying that last flower of the sea-son. I pulled the last of the piddling little red beets that never amounted to much and cleaned them. Though very small, they still tasted very good after being roasted. On Friday, Nov 5, I saw a few flakes of snow in the late afternoon. It seems that summer is really over and that now we are headed for winter.
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Until next week…
www.thebeacon.net SCHOOLS Thursday, November 11, 2010 5A
On Thursday, Oct. 21, Port Clinton High School stu-dents in Carla Pelz’s Digital Media Class and Karen Fer-dinandsen’s journalism class visited 13 Action News in Toledo. The students were on set for a live taping of the noon news. Afterward, they spoke with reporters, visited with the producer and director of the newscast. The trip provided the opportunity to learn about the many facets of a live news broadcast such as producing, editing and commercials. News anchor Susan Ross-Wells and meteo-rologist Jay
Berschback also met with the students to answer ques-tions about their roles in the news broadcast.
Michael Vollmer, Sean Black, meteorologist Jay Bersch-back, Ken Bacon and Adam Sebastiano stop for a photo on the set of 13 ABC News.
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Port Clinton High School recently announced the Students of the Month for October are Mark Fillmore and Dana Ludu.
• Ludu is the daughter of John and Kim Ludu. She has been in-volved in a variety of activities during the past four years at Port Clinton High School. She has been elected the Secretary of the PCHS Leadership Council and a mem-ber of the council for the past two years. During Homecoming, Dana was responsible for helping to or-ganize homecoming events that included the parade, powder puff football game and car bashing at the stadium. She is a member of the Drama Club and has had roles in three plays as well as being a delegate to Buckeye Girls State. Previously, she has also been a member of Key Club. Ludu has participated in PCHS swimming for the past four years and has served as captain her junior and se-nior year. Next year, she will pursue a degree in either nursing or education at Walsh University.
• Fillmore’s numerous activities include National Honor Society, Drama Club, Firelands Academic Challenge and the voice of the PCHS Marching Band. In Or-chestra, he has been selected as the Principal Violist in the OMEA Music Festival for the past three years. Fillmore has had numer-ous lead roles in the PCHS Drama Club Productions receiving an Honor Bar and membership into the International Thespian Society. He is president of Leadership Council and involved in IC Ministries. Also involved in athletics, Fillmore is a four-year letter win-ner in soccer and received honorable mention in the SBC. He also received Second Team honors last year for tennis. Along with his numerous activities, Fillmore is an outstanding student and was recently named a Na-tional Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist. Next year, he plans to continue his education at the college level majoring in either physics or engineering. He is the son of Steven and Teresa Fillmore.
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• Fourth grade — Nate Borgio, Gretta Griesbach, Ryan Gwin, Jenna Hafemeister, Brooke Hoffman, Javion Large, Daleigh Lerch, Ben Strnad, Kayla Welter, Addison Barta, Haley Clemons, Vivian Fries, Zach Daikawa, Brandon German, Cole Hale, Cassie Klaehn, David Mesnard, Dan-iel Petrella, Kalee Rakosky, Priscilla Richardson, Janessa Shortridge, Charleigh Steinbrick and Tug Tibbels.
• Fifth grade — High Honor Roll — Sarah Bossetti* and Sarah Redett*; Honor Roll — Haley Bickley, Sydney Bieberich,Lily Bishoff, Haley Hoffman, Parker Sherry and Cade Wilhite
• Sixth grade — High Honor Roll — Nicholas Bossetti,* Cory Bowser* and Samuel Tyson; Honor Roll — Nathan Ahrens, Zyan Barrere, Taylor Bishoff, Ben Keller, Cas-sandra Kimm, Jared Koenig, Kain Lucas, Kyle Mumford, Sierra Puckett, Allisa Ritterbach, Kierstin Tuttamore and Seth Vargo.
• Seventh grade — High Honor Roll — Brianna Ad-ams,* Alexis Dayton,* Haley Doski,* Kelly Lavelle,* Gina Moravec,* Samantha Puckett and Taylor Wilhite; Honor Roll — Austin Buchanan, Jade Dew, Racheal Kirk, Connor Lenthe, Donnie McCune, Alyx Perram and John Rhodes
• Eighth grade — High Honor Roll — Seth Bowser,* Kenneth Fleming, Caleb Gerber,* Erin Joyce, Joseph Mintz,* Taylon Molnar, Shay Rickard,* Megan Stephens, Amber Sypherd and Jack Tyson*; Honor Roll — Alec Cal-ton, Dylan Cobbledick, Allison Kennedy, Amanda Kettler, Stephanie Kukay, Nicole Oglesbee, Jolie Phelps, Devin Thompson and Taylor Zelms.
• Freshmen — High Honor Roll — Lindsay Mark and Cassidy Rhodes; Honor Roll — Allison Ahrens, Alyssa Almendinger, Alyssa Biro, Jetta Gerber, Erin Lavelle and Dominic Manuella.
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Judy Maher’s third grade class of Immaculate Conception School visited the Toledo Art Museum and viewed “Beau-tiful Creatures.” They were taken on a tour to locate beautiful creatures in Egyptian statues, Picasso’s “Lady & the Cat” and the masterpiece of St. George and the Dragon. Students were allowed to take time and see other art works, one that seemed to follow them with its eyes and one whose foot seemed to move as you did. They also located many religious sculptures and paintings of interest. Students then created their own beautiful creatures in art class at Immaculate Conception School. Pictured are Lohany Arambula, Lissa Gillman, Michael Helmer, Elena Kessler, Mason McDougall, Hannah Paeth, Sierra Robinette, J.T. Saffran, Cooper Stine, Selena Titta, Sam Walker and Zachary Weldon.
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Magruder Hospital has recently added a new service to benefit the health needs of the community. The Magruder Hospital Pain M a n a g e m e n t Clinic is now ac-cepting patients under the care of Dr. Adam Hedaya, a pain m a n a g e m e n t specialist trained in interventional pain medicine from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Hedaya is a member of Midwest Pain Physicians, an alliance of board-cer-
tified pain management physicians providing service in hospital-based pain management clinics.
“We offer some of the most ad-vanced treatments available today for pain management. These treatments are more tolerable and less invasive than in the past,” said Hedaya. “Mil-lions of people suffer from chronic pain that affects their daily activities, pain management is proven and ef-fective at getting people back to a normal life.”
Among the conditions to be treat-ed at the clinic are: neck pain, back pain, sciatica, post-surgical pain, headaches, arthritis pain in the neck and lower back, reflex sympathetic
dystrophy, nerve damage or muscle spasm pain, chronic pelvic and shin-gles pain.
In treating these conditions, Hedaya works with referring physicians and many other specialty groups.
“The relationships we develop with patients, their physicians and other specialists will make this clinic a center of expertise people can trust. Having a resource like this in Ottawa County will be a great convenience for many of our patients,” said He-daya.
In most cases, pain management services are covered by insurance. For information or to schedule an ap-pointment, call 419-732-3972.
During this weekend’s North Coast Holiday Food and Wine Fair at Bassett’s, Desdemona’s Fine Art & Other Cool Stuff held a drawing for a basket of nautical decorating treasures valued at $200. A ticket from Brad and Monica Bankowski, of Catawba, shown here with their prize, was pulled from the more than 200 entries. For more photos, visit www.thebeacon.net or find us on Facebook.
Chapel on the Lake is beginning a new Elementary Youth Group. This will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Fridays and feature fun, food and games. Kids from kindergar-ten through fifth grade are welcome.
The group will have a get-acquainted
party Nov. 12, call 419-798-5347 to prereg-ister. Adults are welcome to stay for a time of encouragement and tips on parenting.
Chapel on the Lake is located at 145 S. Bridge Road (Ohio 269), across from the Lakeside Fire Station.
The annual Tree A’ Rama fundraiser is being held this year to benefit The Ottawa County Salvation Army’s Holiday Toy Drive. Decorated holi-day trees, wreaths, centerpieces and gifts — all donated by local busi-nesses and individuals — will be auc-tioned off during the seventh annual event. Tree A’ Rama is being held this year from Nov. 19-Dec. 3 at Mon Ami Restaurant & Historical Winery, 3845 E. Wine Cellar Road, Port Clinton.
The auction will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, in Mon Ami’s Chalet, with Len Partin as auctioneer, Richie Saponari as announcer and Kevin and Yvonne as entertainment.
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rating and set up will take place from Nov. 19-Dec. 3 after 4 p.m. Items may be decorated on or off site. All ornaments, ribbons, garland lights and any other decorations must be
secured by wire or glue. New lights should be used on trees and avoid us-ing sharp items. All decorated items need to be completed or dropped off after 4 p.m. at Mon Ami by Wednes-day, Nov. 24. The decorated items should be named. A program of all donated items will be provided to ev-eryone visiting Mon Ami the day of the auction.
For information on decorating a tree or the auction, call 419-732-2769.
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The 27th annual Shipwreck and Scuba Banquet will be held on Nov. 20 and the topic the Edmund Fitzgerald, rec-ognizing the 35th anniversary of its sinking. The speaker this year is Tom Farnquist, executive director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in White Fish Point, who is the foremost authority on this shipwreck.
There will also be a unique presentation by David Mek-ker from Ontario, Canada, which will feature the “Alvin Clark” narrated by Joyce Hayward, founder of the Ship-wreck Banquet who passed away in August 2009. This was a program she prepared but never had an opportunity to present.
The 2010 Underwater Images Photo/Video Contest win-ners will be announced by organizer Roger Roth during the Banquet Program.
There will also be presentations during the afternoon which include technical div-ing expert Sue Smith’s expe-rience diving on the USS Monitor and a recent video will be shown by renowned shipwreck hunter, David Trotter on “The Mighty Goliath.” Trotter’s new pro-gram, “Fury of the Lakes,”
will also be part of the Banquet Program. Georgann Wachter, co-author of Erie Wrecks series of
books will be presenting “Sidewheel Steemers, Disasters of the Great Lakes,” in the afternoon as well as woman diver Hall of Fame Jill Heinerth who will share her high-tech experiences of cave and iceberg diving titled “Challenging the Unknown.”
Heinerth is also presenting a workshop on re-breathers in the morning for those who are interested in the future of scuba diving with this underwater breathing apparatus.
The Banquet Program will be held in the Wilderness Hall ballroom at Sawmill Creek Resort, Huron. Banquet tick-ets are now on sale through PayPal at the Bay Area Divers website, www.bayareadivers.net, or you may order tickets directly through Michelle Stoffan at [email protected]. The banquet program is $35; morning workshop $15; and the afternoon programs are $35.
Displays by the event sponsors are open to the public beginning at 2 p.m.
A group of scuba divers from the north coast area of Ohio and Sandusky Bay founded the The Bay Area Divers on Nov. 29, 1983. Bay Area Divers not only provides recre-ational scuba diving for members and friends, but it also works to educate and promote the sport of scuba diving and diving safety.
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Surgeon leading program on acid reflux treatment
Magruder Hos-pital’s new general surgeon, Dr. Isidro Amigo, will present an educational pro-gram on treating acid reflux with minor surgery and some of the new minimally invasive surgeries now being offered at Magruder. The pro-gram will be held at noon Monday, Nov. 15, in the hospital’s conference center.
“I think most people are unaware of a
minimally invasive surgical procedure that is a treatment option for acid reflux. This information is especially important for people who can no longer manage their reflux disease with medicine, or just don’t want to take medications the rest of their life,” said Amigo. “I will also be briefly ex-plaining the benefits of all the new mini-mally invasive surgeries that are now avail-able to Magruder patients.”
There is a lunch available for $6, other-wise the program is free to anyone inter-ested. An RSVP is required and can be made by calling 419-732-4061 by Friday, Nov. 12.
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“Regardless of us being around since 1886, there are still people who don’t know we exist. They don’t real-ize what’s available to them,” she said in an interview Monday.
The office provides assistance in get-ting benefits from the Department of Veterans Affiars such as disability and widows pensions, the War Bo-nus, home loan guantanty and pre-scriptions, among others. The staff also helps get a hold of military doc-umentation, gives various medical and safety products to vets and their familes and provides flags, grave markers and flag cases for the funerals of county veterans. Financial assis-tance is available to those eligible for rent, utilities and other basic needs. Trans-portation is also offered to VA medical facilities and Ohio State Veterans homes — at no cost. And though the amount of veterans in the county is dropping, the
amount of money coming to the area is ron the rise. In 1999, $2.3 million came into Ottawa County in com-pensation and pensions for 4,767 vets. Last year, almost $5 million was doled out to 3.837 county veterans.
“Theoretically we’re helping not only the veterans but the county,” De Ann said. “All that money comes back to Ottawa County.”
Another growing sector at the office is the staff, which has gone up since De Ann’s arrival. She leads a team that includes an additional veterans ser-vice officer, an intake/outreach spe-cialist, an administrative assistant and
four drivers — all who share close ties with the military. The office is gov-erned by Ohio Revised Code 5901 which mandates employees be veter-ans or a spouse or child of a vet.
“If anyone’s to understand a veteran it’s another veteran,” De Ann said.
It’s that understanding that fuels the outreach efforts of the office. De Ann speaks to local service organiza-tions, schools and today will take part in Veterans Day ceremonies in part to get the word out.
“We want to make sure they receive the maximum benefits ... not just vet-erans but surviving spouses,” she said.
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Clinton’s economic development plan, the water-front and the downtown areas.
5 — To include a marina as part of the overall Port Clinton experience.
6 — To define the role of City Council as the entity setting the framework for economic development, ad-dressing zoning codes, standards and funding.
The steps were laid out in a report from Mayor Deb-bie Hymore-Tester, which also outlined the steps that have been taken since 2004 to move the project for-ward.
In her report, the Mayor outlined the first move — developing a zoning overlay for the downtown/wa-terfront district — which was accomplished in 2004. In a contested citywide vote, the Waterworks property itself was rezoned for general business by a two-thirds margin in 2007. It was during 2007 when the Puller Group from Indianapolis had a proposal approved for a six-story Hotel/Marina/Waterpark complex. Puller later pulled out in March of 2008.
Undaunted, Tester has continued to pursue other ideas such as making the property ready for develop-ment and seeking new sources of funding. The City hired consultants to review the land use challenges and later revised the Site Plan for the property.
The city has also investigated possible tax incentives and zoning regulations, including a Planned Unit De-velopment within the 14-acre area which may make it more attractive and cost effective to both the city and a potential developer.
According to Tester, the latest move will advance the Waterfront Development Project by coordinating the planning, preparing a flexible development framework plan, identifying infrastructure costs, create funding opportunities and provide an attractive package for soliciting more developer proposals when market con-ditions improve.
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Folger and Mike Snider are hosting a special Town Hall Meeting at 6 :30 p.m. today (Thursday, Nov. 11) at McCarthy’s. There will be an informal discussion of topics important to the community.
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The Port Clinton Music Boosters is holding its an-nual fruit sale now through Wednesday, Nov. 17. To or-der, just contact any choir, orchestra or band member or call Kim Royster at 419-341-4494.
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The Port Clinton Fire Fighters Association will host its annual Feather Par-ty at the Fire Station this Saturday, Nov. 13. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is free and there will be plen-ty of food, fun, door prizes and raffles.
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A morning Art Auction is being slated for Saturday, Nov. 13, at Immaculate Conception school gym starting at 10 a.m. This unique auction experience will feature 80 original works from local artist Ben Richmond. Old friends Ben and Wendy will be present to share some his-tory. Doors open at 9 a.m.
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The Ottawa County Ge-nealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the Community Room of Ida Rupp Library. The speaker will be Rebec-ca Hill, the head librarian of the Hayes Presidential Center Library in Fremont.
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Congratulations to Stephanie Greggila, of Oak Harbor, who is the presi-dent of the athletic train-ing club at Ashland Uni-versity. She is the daughter of Gregory and Milagros Greggila.
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Though Hirt said he’s been so busy with farming, the team’s first national championship has been pushed to the back of his mind. Though when asked about it, he laughed.
“It’s pretty exciting to be able to come out on top.”
Hirt drives an unlimited super stock tractor with big tires and and engine that makes about 6,000 horsepower. The team is sponsored by Ferris Commercial Mowers, out of New York, and Steyer Feeds, in Tiffin.
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The Runin’ Bare team of Bill Hirt, Jeff Hirt and Jason Over-myer pose with their champion-ship helmet after winning the points total for the season.
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The Salvation Army kicked off its an-nual Red Kettle campaign Thursday with a breakfast event at the Island House in downtown Port Clinton. City and county officials, social service agency staffers, business representatives and volunteers gathered to hear the goal the organiza-tion’s largest fundraiser of the year.
Although need is up around the area, so were donations last year leading to a record-breaking collection in Ottawa County. This year, Salvation Army officials are hoping for the same amount, setting the county’s goal at $53,000. For the five-county region Ottawa County is a part of, the goal is $520,000 — up $15,000 to $20,000 from last year. Last year, the funds raised during the Red Kettle collection went to help more than 200,000 residents in the region.
“It’s my third season and I’m still
amazed,” said Maureen Saponari, Human Services Director for the Salvation Army’s Port Clinton Service Center.
To sign up to ring the bell, or for infor-mation on any of Salvation Army’s holiday programs, call Saponari at 419-734-2769.
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Nov. 11Diabetic Support WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m.WHERE: Magruder Hospital Conference CenterINFO: 419-734-3131, ext. 3544
Health ScreeningWHAT: Cholesterol (LDL/HDL/Total/Triglycerides), Blood Pressure and Glucose Screenings will be offered.WHEN: 1 p.m. WHERE: Magruder HospitalCOST: $16 INFO: Call 419-734-3131 ext. 3420 for an appointment
Veterans Stew FeedWHAT: Beef stew and biscuits served up to veterans, post members and their families.WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m.WHERE: American Legion
Post 114, 221 Park St., Oak HarborCOST: Donations appreciatedINFO: 419-898-5888
Humane Society membership meetingWHAT: The purpose of the meeting is to present and adopt newly-revised By-laws. These proposed By-laws mainly reflect changes in terms of office for your Board of Directors and membership dues. A nominating committee for 2011 Board of Directors and Officers will also be appointed during this meeting. All members are encouraged to attend.WHEN: 5:30 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library, Madison Street, Port Clinton
Chronic Pain SupportWHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Magruder Hospital Conference CenterINFO: 419-734-3131, ext. 3363
Nov. 11-14, 18-21“A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol”WHAT: A spoof of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” performed by Playmakers Civic Theatre. The musical is a sequel to the award-winning “Don’t Hug Me.”WHEN: 8 p.m.WHERE: 604 W. Sixth St., Port ClintonINFO: www.playmakers.org 419-734-5044
Nov. 12Holiday Gift BazaarWHAT: Bazaar will feature a selection of herbal products such as lavender headache pillows, carpet fresh, bay leaf wreaths and catnip toys. Also available will be decoupage boxes and books, numerous holiday wreaths and a variety of other hand-crafted items. Guest artists and vendors will also be on hand with one-of-a-kind Santas, hand-crafted jewelry, baked goods and Happy Hound dog collars. Others will be offering Tastefully Simple treats, Longaberger baskets and Tupperware.WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.WHERE: Oak House, 333 Buckeye Blvd., Port Clinton.
TB ClinicWHEN: 3 to 4 p.m.WHERE: Ottawa County Health DepartmentINFO: 419-734-6800 or 800-788-8803
‘A Serious Man’WHAT: This rated-R black comedy/drama was written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Movie runs 106 minutes. WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public
Library, use the West Third Street EntranceCOST: Free
Nov. 13Ben Richmond auctionWHAT: Eighty original and one-of-a-kind prints from artist Ben Richmond are going up for auction. Richmond will be present to share some of the history of how these prints came to life. Coffee and donuts will be served. Proceeds will benefit Immaculate Conception Church.WHEN: Doors open at 9 a.m.WHERE: Immaculate Conception School gym, 414 Madison St., Port Clinton
Basic Marine Diesel Engine Maintenance for the Boat OwnerWHAT: This course is designed for the end use customer to maintain a diesel engine in a marine environment. Topic covered will include: fuel, cooling and electrical systems; batteries and chargers, transmissions, propping and oil. Class size is limited.WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.WHERE: Skipper Bud’s Marina Del Isle, 6801 E. Harbor Road, MarbleheadCOST: $50INFO: Call EHOVE Adult Education to register, 419-499-4663, ext. 280
Arts and Crafts ShowWHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.WHERE: Marblehead VFW, 421 W. MainINFO: 419-734-2170
Nov. 13-14Bake Sale & Santa Secret ShopWHAT: Parents of Immaculate Conception School are preparing items to sell and little ones are invited to pick out a secret holiday gift for the special people in their lives. All items are under $10 and volunteers will be there to help them shop and wrap their purchases. Proceeds to benefit ICS.WHEN: After all massesWHERE: Immaculate Conception parish gym
Nov. 14Refuge Auto TourWHAT: Drive at your own pace as you travel along a well-marked route, following a self-guided tour brochure found at the route entrance through 7 miles of the refuge normally closed to the public.WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.WHERE: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge visitor center, 16 miles west of Port Clinton on Ohio 2INFO: www.fws.gov/midwest/ottawa or 419-898-0014
Chicken dinner benefitWHAT: Waldo Pepper’s is holding a special chicken dinner to benefit families of two employees. Each was affected by a separate tragedy — Jamison Walker, whose mother was burned in a grease fire, and Darnell Wheeler, whose partner of five years was crushed to death while working on a car. The full menu will not be available during the benefit.WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.WHERE: Waldo Pepper’s in Knoll Crest Shopping CenterINFO: 419-301-3700
Mid-County EMS chicken dinnerWHAT: Carryout only meal that includes a half chicken, baked potato with sour cream, roll, cole slaw and cookies for $8. Proceeds will be used for equipment and donated to local charities.WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until sold out
WHERE: 222 Washington St., Oak Harbor
Historical Society annual meetingWHAT: The speaker will be Blanca Stransky, Chief Ranger and Superintendent of the National Park on South Bass Island where Perry’s Monument is located. She will talk about the Bicentennial Celebration of the War of 1812.WHEN: Brunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.WHERE: Catawba Island Club
Managing Habitatfor ShorebirdsWHAT: Part of the Naturally Speaking series held the second Sunday of each month. Learn important habitat management tips and considerations from Mark Shieldcastle, research director for the Black Swamp Bird Observatory.WHEN: 2 p.m.WHERE: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge visitor center, 16 miles west of Port Clinton on Ohio 2INFO: www.fws.gov/midwest/ottawa or 419-898-0014
Nov. 15Flu shotsWHEN: 10 a.m. to noonWHERE: Magruder Hospital Conference RoomCOST: $25
Blood pressure screeningWHAT: Free service from the American Red Cross.WHEN: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.WHERE: Danbury Senior Center, 8470 E. Harbor Road
YogaWHAT: Six-week session with Edwina Minor teaching a flow of yoga. WHEN: 10 to 11:30 a.m. or 5:30 to 7 p.m.WHERE: Catawba Island Community Center on Northwest Catawba RoadCOST: $48 for the whole session or $10 per classINFO: 419-956-0375 or 330-256-0414
Board of DDWHAT: Monthly meeting; open to the publicWHEN: 5 p.m.WHERE: Ottawa County Board of DD, 235 N. Toussaint South Road, Oak HarborINFO: 419-898-0400
Nov. 16Preschool Reading Round-UpWHAT: 30 minutes of stories, songs, and letter awareness intended for children ages 4 and 5 with a caregiverWHEN: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library, Port ClintonINFO: 419-732-3212
Garden SeriesWHAT: Easy Decorations for Fall and Winter: Seasonal Home Decorations from the Garden with Master Gardener Mary Strayer. New and exciting ideas for decorating your home and landscape for the fall and winter months.WHEN: 2 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison St., Port Clinton
ChoicesWHAT: Senior high youth are invited to hang out, play
games, listen to musicians Casey Scott and Spencer Ellis at this monthly event. A related topic for small group discussion each month will center on life’s choices.WHEN: 6 p.m.WHERE: Danbury High School auditoriumINFO: Rev. Chris Young, 419-635-6062
Mental Health and Recovery BoardWHAT: Monthly meetingWHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: The Oak House, 333A Buckeye Blvd.INFO: www.mhrbeo.com, 419-627-1908 or 800-627-4999
Nov. 16, 17, 23Dining with DiabetesWHAT: Individuals with diabetes and their families learn ways to prepare food that may improve their diabetes management. The program is open to anyone with diabetes, their family members and caretakers. Demonstrations on how to prepare recipes that are healthy, use less fat, salt and sugar without cutting taste are a key part of the program. There will be an opportunity to taste a variety of main dishes, side dishes and desserts. Participants must attend all three sessions.WHEN: 2 to 4:30 p.m. COST: $25 per person/$30 per couple for the three-part series.INFO: RSVP by Monday, Nov. 8, by calling 419-898-3631.
Nov. 17Babies and BooksWHAT: 20-25 minutes of stories, songs, finger plays, and nursery rhymes intended for children ages 6 months to 23 months with a caregiver. Play and social time following the morning program only.WHEN: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library, Port ClintonINFO: 419-732-3212
Nov. 17-18Babysitting trainingWHAT: The American Red Cross’s program gives babysitters the information they need to be more confident and knowledgeable about childcare. They receive a handbook and certification card upon completion. Students should be 11 to 13 years old and must attend both days. Space is limited to 15 students.WHEN: 3:15 to 6:15 p.m.WHERE: Danbury SchoolCOST: $30 (full scholarships are available)INFO: To register, call 734-1100 or email [email protected]
Nov. 18Introduction to VoiceoversWHAT: Voices for All is a fun, interactive class to get started in professional voice acting, covering some of the many details of the industry. Receive a professional voice evaluation. This class is taught by a professional voice actor from the voice acting training company, Voices For All. Advance registration is required.WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m.WHERE: Danbury schoolCOST: $36INFO: 419-798-5185
Walking program offered twice a week at PCHSCommunity members interested in walking at the high school should arrive between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday morning when school is in session. Doors of the PCHS Performing Arts Center open at 8:15 a.m. and walking ends at 9:30 a.m. Parking is available adjacent to the Performing Arts Center off of 10th Street.
For information, contact Jan Gluth at 419-732-2102 or [email protected].
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Local GovernmentCity of Port Clinton - www.ci.port-clinton.oh.us
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Developmental DisabilitiesOttawa County Board of Developmental Disabilities
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Non-Profit Health CareAmerican Cancer Society - www.cancer.org
Stein Hospice - www.steinhospice.orgOttawa County Health Dept. - www.ottawahealth.org
BBQ & CaterersBar-B-Que Bills Ribs & Chicken Shack
www.barbequebills.comBar-B-Que Traveler, Inc. - www.barbquetravelerinc.com
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Chambers of CommerceMarblehead - www.marbleheadpeninsula.com
Oak Harbor - www.oakharborohio.netPort Clinton - www.portclintonchamber.com
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Mental Heath Recovery Board - www.mhrbeo.comMental Health Addict. Svc.
Red Cross - www.redcrosstoledo.orgSalvation Army - www.thesalarmy.com
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May Painting Inc. - www.maypainting.comCommercial & Industrial Painting Contractors
Northcoast Jobs Connection (The Job Store) www.northcoastjobs.org
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OCTA - www.co.ottawa.oh.usTransportation
PaintNoMore, LLC - www.paintnomoreforever.comPainting Contractor
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Join the Oak Harbor Thespians as they present their triple treat for the fall, Laugh, Love, Learn. These three short one-act plays center on finding the elusive “per-fect mate.” The shows will include “Check Please,” a comedy; “Happily Never After,” a children’s play; and “Dont U Luv Me?” a drama selection. Show times are 8 p.m. Nov. 12 and 13 and 2 p.m. Nov. 14. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for seniors/students and are available at the door.
The Oak Harbor GBK coaches will be conducting a bus field trip fundraiser to Motor City Casino on Nov. 13. The bus will depart promptly from Oak Harbor High School at 1:45 p.m. The bus will then depart Motor City Casino at 8:30 p.m. to return to Oak Harbor. The donation is $30 and Motor City Casino will give back $20 upon arrival at the casino. For information or tickets, contact Andy Ramsey 419-704-3686 [email protected].
The Musical Arts Series at Firelands presents the Max Brod Trio on its American debut tour at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, at Firelands Presby-terian Church, 2626 E. Har-bor Road, Port Clinton. The trio of Peter Matejak on vi-olin, Kirsten Strassburg on piano and Maximilian von Pfeil on cello will perform a chamber concert of music by Shubert, Debussy and Shostakovich.
The Max Brod trio was formed during European Union-sponsored inter-cultural concerts in 2005. The trio is comprised of musicians from the Czech Republic and Germany, each with a distinguished international solo career and chamber music exper-tise. The trio takes its name from the renowned Czech writer, biographer/friend of Kafka and composer, who combined German, Czech and Jewish cultures. The trio continues this tradition and strives to provide an ar-tistic contribution to inter-cultural exchange and un-derstanding through music.
The Sunday afternoon concert will open with a work by Franz Shubert, who in his short lifetime wrote more than chamber works. The Max Brod Trio will per-form Shubert’s Trio in B flat major, Op. 99, described by Robert Schumann in these words: “One glance at Op. 99 and the troubles of our human existence disappear and the world is bright and fresh again.”
Following the Shubert trio will be Claude Debussy’s Trio No. 1 in G Major for Piano, Violin and Violin-cello, which, though writ-ten in the 1880s, was not discovered until 1979 in an auction of manuscripts. In early 1880, Debussy had been hired as a “house pia-nist” for a wealthy widow to play piano duets with his patroness, accompany her daughter who was an amateur singer, give piano lessons to another daugh-ter, and play in a trio with a Russian violinist and cellist. In a letter to Tchaikovsky, Debussy’s patroness wrote of the Trio No. 1, “Pianist Bussy … is working on a trio which is very pretty
and reminiscent of Mass-enet.” The trio’s charm and warmth of melody give it strong appeal to audiences.
The program will close with the Shostakovich Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67, which was written in 1944 and reflects the tense and tragic mood of the war years. This work is consid-ered one of the most bril-liant contributions to Soviet and contemporary music during World War II.
Following the concert will be a reception at which the audience may meet and greet the performers. Tick-ets are available at the door for $15; students may at-tend for free. This concert is sponsored by The Musical Arts Series at Firelsnds and WGTE, with hotel spon-sorship through Our Guest Inn. More information is available at www.fireland-schurch.org.
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By PAT LUKACThe Tiffin University Hall of
Fame opened its doors for the first time in February 1995, and ever since the annual Induction Ceremonies have been the high-light of the athletic year. Each year at Homecoming, a new class is honored. These honorees have made tremendous contributions to TU athletics. They have made their mark both individually and for the university with their commitment, energy, talents and dedication — setting the high standards for which other ath-letes can aim.
Joe Macko, age 82, was inducted into the 2010 Tiffin University Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 22, at the Gillmor Center.
Macko was born and raised in Port Clinton. Attending this cer-emony with Macko was his son Mike, niece Pat Lukac and first cousin John Papcun. Macko and his son flew in from Arlington, Texas, for the special event and enjoyed spending the weekend visiting with his sister, brother-in-law, nieces, nephews and some old school friends.
Once one of the minor league’s all-time home run kings, with a
career total of 306, Macko quit baseball in 1964 to work for Hamm’s beer.
He never made the big leagues as a player, but, in 1953, he hit 11 home runs in spring training with Cleveland.
Macko’s best year was in 1956, when he hit 36 homers and scored 100 runs for the Dallas Eagles. He liked the area and so did his family. When Dick Butler offered him a job as business manager of the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs after his stint in the bear suit, Macko quickly accepted. He eventually became GM of the Spurs.
When the Senators moved to Arlington in 1972, Macko finally made the big leagues. For most of the next 29 seasons, he served as either the home or visitors’ club-house manager.
While at Port Clinton, Joe earned five varsity letters, four in basketball and one in football. He was the first freshman to play on a varsity basketball team and led the team in scoring in 1946. He earned a scholarship to Tiffin University in baseball and basket-ball.
Macko has had a 61-year career in professional baseball. He at-
tended Tiffin University in 1947, excelling in both baseball and basketball during that period. He signed a professional baseball contract with the Cleveland In-dians in 1947 and played for the Indians and the Chicago Cubs for a total of 16 seasons, finish-ing as the 10th leading home run hitter in the minor leagues with 306 home runs. Following his playing days, Macko managed four years in the Chicago Cubs organization, gaining experience as a business manager and gen-eral manager before serving as equipment manager for the Tex-as Rangers for 23 years. Macko — already elected to the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame (1982), Port Clinton Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame (1984) — was inducted into the Texas League Hall of Fame in 2001 and still serves as a Lifetime Ambassador for the Texas Rangers. He resides in Ar-lington, Texas.
On Friday, Oct. 22, the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Yan-kees. The Rangers’ advancement marks the first time that the fran-chise has appeared in the World Series in its 50-year history.
Macko inducted into Tiffin U Hall of Fame
SUPER BOWL CHAMPSThe winners of Port Clinton’s NFL-sponsored flag football league are: Seth Garber (front left), Mitchell Coon, Michael Garber, Grant Miller, Kyle Coleman, Bryceton Hedden (back left), Cin’ara Hicks, Kyle Diet-rich, Timmy Paradiso, Max Brenner and Coach Joe Brenner.
The Marblehead VFW Post 7572 proudly honored the Danbury High School football team at the 65th con-secutive banquet at the post on Saturday, Nov. 6. Also honored was the memory of Cal Twarek, past com-mander and former master of ceremonies for the banquet.
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On Oct. 26, the Ohio Economic Development Association rec-ognized the transition center at Silgan Plastics in Port Clinton as an outstanding program among those nominated for Excellence in Investing in People.
In OEDA’s Third Annual Excel-lence Award program, the tran-sition center’s nomination was the runner up to the winner, The Health Careers collaborative of Greater Cincinnati. There were five other Excellence award cat-egories.
The transition center, operated by WSOS Community Action Commission, is a partnership of the Ottawa County Improvement Corporation, Ottawa County commissioners and the Ottawa County Department of Job and Family Services. It is made possi-ble by funding from the county’s
DJFS.When Silgan Plastics an-
nounced its closing of the Port Clinton plant, community lead-ers searched for a plan to help the dislocated workers. DJFS pro-vided the funds and WSOS was appointed to do the work.
The transition center allows the approximately 150 affected workers and their families’ access to services, which is particularly helpful during what can be a dif-ficult transition. One unique aspect of the center is a peer-to-peer service that connects the dislocated Silgan Plastics worker with a local, Ottawa County in-dividual who has recently experi-enced a lay-off or downsizing.
Dale Blount and Dennis Peto are the peer counselors who pro-vide the assistance to develop re-sumes, learn interviewing skills,
job search assistance, financial planning and anything else they may need. Blount and Peto both have personal experiences with downsizing and layoffs.
Since June, 2010, OCIC has provided the leadership of the center and is the liaison between Silgan Plastics management and employers interested in hiring workers. OCIC’s assistance is in addition to the workforce devel-opment services the organization already provides through its rela-tionship with the Ottawa County Department of Job and Family Services.
OEDA is an organization that supports efforts by state, regional and local governments and other organizations to strengthen the economic environment, foster employment growth and expand economic opportunities for the
state.
Transition center at Silgan honoredOHIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Elizabeth Sutton (left) of Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Ser-vices; Denise Ventrone of the Ottawa County Community Improve-ment Corp.; Jamie Beier Grant, Ottawa County Economic Develop-ment Director; Mark Stahl, county commissioner; Kerrie Carte of WSOS; Sandy Wirebaugh of Ottawa County Department of Job and Family Services; Stephanie Kowal, director of Ottawa County De-partment of Job and Family Services; and Neil McCabe, president/CEO of WSOS CAC inc.
The dental office and staff of Dr. Gary Greunke have welcomed Debra Lowe, DMD, to the practice at 327 Buckeye Blvd., Port Clinton. Lowe brings with her 25 years of experi-ence in all phases of general den-tistry. A graduate of Case-Western Reserve, she took her general den-tistry residency at Cleveland Metro General Hospital, then built a suc-cessful private practice in Mayfield before taking some time off to be a full-time mom to her two children. Most recently she has been practicing in the Mentor area. She and her husband, Pat, are long-time vacationers in the Port Clinton/Marble-head area and look forward to making it their permanent home.
Lower will begin taking appointments on Nov. 22 and new patients are welcome. The office number is 419-734-5574.
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The Northcoast Jobs Connection Job Stores offer nu-merous services and resources for job seekers and employ-ers. Seminars are free and open to anyone in the commu-nity. The seminars are also available to be customized for employers and delivered on site.
Area seminars are at the Ottawa County Community Resource Centre, 8043 W. Ohio 163, Oak Harbor, unless otherwise stated:
• Nov. 18 — 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., “Get a Job or a Better Job POD.” Discuss applications, resumes, interviewing, networking, the Internet and more.
• Nov. 22 — 9 a.m. to noon, “Why Work Ethics.” Learn what employers expect in work ethics. Get information about confidentiality, tactfulness, communication and manners in the work setting.
The following are free computer classes, but registration is required. Call 419-898-3688, ext. 270.
• Nov. 15 — 9 a.m. to noon, “Intro to Word”; 1 to 4 p.m., Internet and Email
• Nov. 29 — 9 a.m. to noon, “Microsoft Word”; 1 to 4 p.m.,“Microsoft Excel”
Job Store officials are asking those interested to register by contacting Carol Guice at [email protected] or 419-307-1189.
For information, log onto www.northcoastjobs.org or call 800-665-1677 or 419-898-3688, ext. 270.
NEW DIGSLocal State Farm Agent Trish McCartney has moved into new offices in the Sutton Center on Port Clinton’s East Side. To celebrate, Trish and her staff held an open house and ribbon cutting Thursday afternoon. Pictured are Bri-an Snyder (left); Laura Schlacter, president of the Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce; Bob Snyder; Nicole Weltle, office manager; McCartney; and Cathy Mehl, Port Clinton City Council.
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AUCTIONWHEN: Saturday Nov. 13, 2010
WHERE: 18940 W. St. Rt. 51, Elmore, Ohio 4341610:00 A.M. Household11:00 A.M. Real Estate
Directions: From Elmore Ohio take St Rt 51 North, cross St Rt 105, 1/10 mile on the left. Watch for signs.
For: Elsie SniderOttawa County case #20091281
Gary R. Witt, ExecutorAuctioneers Note: Nice location, clean home, ready to be lived in. Mrs. Snider is moving to a smaller apartment. Come see!Real Estate: 1390 sq ft 1 story ranch home on 157 x 284 size lot, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, eat-in kitchen, updated oak kitchen cabinets. Microwave, stove, & dishwasher stays. 2 fireplaces; 1 up & 1 in basement. Dining room w/ built in cabinets, hardwood floors, new windows in 2008, well water with new water softener 6 months old, natural gas hot water boiler, central air, full basement, septic, large brick detached 2 car garage, concrete driveway, gas hot water, 200 amp breaker.
Call for appointment to view home 419-262-7408
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Household: Berne dining room table w/ 5 chairs & leaves, Wurlitzer organ, 2- twin beds w/ matching dresser w/ mirror & night stand, cedar chest, camel back trunk, Brother sewing machine w/ cabinet, queen Ann stuffed chair, stuffed chair, stereo, records, old cameras, Dell computer monitor & tower, movie equipment, Speed Queen electric dryer, blankets, antique large wooden table, pitcher & bowl set, wooden high chair, crocks, wooden child’s cabinet, Childs table w/ chair, wooden doll swing, old tin child’s kitchen toys, games, 2- wooden child rocker, slaw cutter, wooden radio, pressure cooker, old wooden TV cabinet, coolers, shelving, 8 track stereo, some glassware, Christmas décor, 2- wicker clothes baskets, Lawn Tractor & Attachments: Wheel Horse C-160 8 sp 42 in deck, snow blower, rear tiller, cultivator, disc, 38 in lawn roller, lawn aerator, lawn sweep. Snapper gas push mower w/ bagger.Garage: 2 wheel cart, anvil, Craftsman top tool box, step ladders, aluminum extension ladder, 2- wooden wagon wheels, water skis, cross country skis, canning jars, large window AC unit, 2- lawn spreaders, 3- older ladies bicycles, 1- girls Road master bicycle, crochet set, golf clubs, MF 450 power washer, Skill circle saw, electric drills, Craftsman router & table, Craftsman paint gun, Wen sander, Dayton bench grinder, life jackets, boat buoys, picnic table w/ 2 benches, child’s wagon, Schauer battery charger, some hand tools, shovels, rakes & hoes, oil cans, bolts, many books.Many Other Misc. ItemsReal Estate Terms: $5000 down, non-refundable at time of auction, with balance due on delivery of deed in 30 days. Taxes will be prorated. Statements made the day of sale supersede all printed matter. Property sold not contingent upon financing or inspections. Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Property sold as is no warranties.Terms: Cash or check with proper ID. All items sold as is where is. Not responsible for accidents, or items after they are sold. Statements made the day of sale supersede all printed matter. Licensed by the division of Licensing, Ohio Department of Agriculture, and bonded in favor of the State of Ohio.NOTE: Chad W. Brough and Batdorff Real Estate, Inc. are representing the sellers only. All properties are sold as is, where is, no guarantees. Buyers shall rely entirely on their own information and inspection of the property.
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November is a popular month for “open enrollment” — that time when you can choose from the options offered in your employer’s benefits package. By making the right moves in some key areas — such as your 401(k) and life insurance — you can help protect your family and boost your progress toward your long-term financial goals.
Let’s consider your 401(k) first. If you haven’t taken part in your 401(k) plan, you need to review the benefits of this excellent retirement-savings vehicle. First, you contribute pre-tax dollars to your 401(k), so the more you put in, the lower your adjusted gross income — and the lower your annual tax bill. Also, your 401(k) earnings accumulate on a tax-deferred basis. Further-
more, your employer may offer a matching contribution, and if you’re not participating in your plan or not putting in enough to earn the match, you’re essentially leaving money “on the table.”
So, if you’re not already invest-ing in your 401(k), now is the time to get started. And if you’ve already been putting money in your 401(k), you may want to use the open enrollment period to increase your contributions or to rebalance your investment choices in response to changes in investment performance or in your goals or risk tolerance. Of course, depending on your plan, you may also be able to make changes in your 401(k) at other times in the year.
During open enrollment, you’ll also want to look at your insur-
ance choices. Your employer may offer a certain amount of life insurance, and possibly disability insurance, at no cost. Clearly, this coverage can be beneficial — but is it enough to meet your family’s needs?
To answer this question, you’ll need to review at least three key areas of your family’s finances:
• Debts — Try to calculate your overall debt load — mortgage, car payments, credit cards and so on.
• Education — If you are plan-ning on helping your children pay for college, try to estimate these costs. Keep in mind the considerable differences in ex-penses between colleges: public versus private and in-state versus out-of-state. Keep in mind that
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• Income replacement — Try to determine about how much of your income would need to be replaced for your family to maintain its current lifestyle.
Once you’ve made these types of calculations, you’ll be in a better position to know if the life and disability coverage offered by your employer is sufficient to meet your needs. You might be able to purchase additional in-surance through your employer, but even this coverage may not be enough. That’s why you may want to work with a professional financial advisor — someone who can help you identify any gaps that may exist in your cov-erage and recommend any addi-
tional coverage to fill this void. You may also find other ad-
vantages to individually owned insurance, such as portability — you can take your policy with you, no matter where you work — and affordability — you may find that some policies, particu-larly term life insurance, may be less costly than the supplemental insurance you could purchase from your employer.
So, review both your insur-ance situation and your 401(k) plan during the open enroll-ment calendar. It’s a great time to make those choices that can help you during all the seasons of your life.
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PORT CLINTON — The Board of Trustees of the Ottawa County Visitors Bureau is accepting appli-cations for new members that if elected would join the board at the begin-ning of 2011. The Board of Trustees is a volunteer body that has responsibil-ity for fulfilling the mission of the bureau, which is to encourage economic devel-opment of Ottawa County through the promotion of tourism.
At least two of the 15 seats on the bureau board will be available with the voting taking place at a meeting Dec. 3. Trustees must be residents of Ottawa Coun-ty. Interested individuals should contact Ottawa County Visitors Bureau Executive Director Larry Fletcher for information.
Board members sought
Hire a Vet, Fly a Flag
The Northcoast Jobs Connection’s Veteran Ser-vices Team is once again sponsoring the “Hire a Vet, Fly a Flag” program.
To honor and promote the hiring of veterans dur-ing the month of Novem-ber, any employer who hires a veteran will receive a 3-foot by 5-foot Ameri-can flag.
This program is open to businesses in Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca counties. The Job Stores, Your Job Store and Seneca One Stop are spon-soring the flag project.
For information, contact Bonnie Nusser, Director of the Northcoast Jobs Con-nection, at 419-559-2236 or [email protected].
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tomijohnson.com5078 E. Water St., Catawba Island/Port Clinton $649,000Beautiful 1895 historic lakefront home on Catawba Point near the ferry to Put-in-Bay. Over 1000 spring bulbs complete this delightful landscape. Nev-er-ending lake and island views and located in an unmatchable location. Lovingly restored and improved by owners over the past 30 years! Must see for those who love the timeless beauty of a period home.
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the Arthur Hills Golf Course and the 10th green. Adjacent to the water feature, this picturesque setting is the best location on the groundes, just a very short walk to the pool and tennis court and two minutes to your boat in the CIC marina! The
vaulted ceilings and window walls invite the outside into this end unit. An oversize kitchen with Corian Countertops and Stainless Steel appliances opens to the dining and living areas, making it perfect entertaining for family and frienbds. Hard surface flooring throughout the lower level and ground floor master suite, the guest rooms and loft are luxuriously carpeted for your comfort. Furnish-ings are optionals for the new owner. The attached two car plus golf cart garage gives you all the room you need to enjoy this pre-mier CIC condo. Minutes from the fun at the Catawab Island Club, golfing, swimming, tennis court and much more.
4121 N. Grove Rd., Catawba Island/Port Clinton, $269,900 Catawba Cliffs, a gated waterfront community, this ranch has de-lightful views of the lake. Just a few steps away you can watch the sunset or enjoy the walk walong the shoreline all the way to the state park. common lakefront areas and private parks within this gated community make it a special place to live or getaway. Bright and airy inside, the vaulted celings allow for an open floor plan warmed by a wood burning fireplace. Mature trees shelter you from the hot sun and create a peacful canopy for the wildlife and songbirds which inhabit the adjacnet park land. A double lot provides space for an additional outbuilding for hobbies or extra storage or whaterver the need! Bicycles to jet skis there is room here!
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5br 3.5 BA Custom built home on Lake Erie with fabulous views of Cedar Point. 30 foot dock and two 10 foot jet docks in private marina with direct Lake Erie access. $1,300,000.
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Catawba• Beach house at entrance to West Harbor• Private beach overlooking Lake Erie• 4 boat slips included• 3BR/3BA ranch – fantastic views• $995,000• Rob Ault 419-341-6769
Catawba at CIC• 4 bed/2.5 bath, 2.5 car garage• 2510 sq. ft., 2 story condo• www.howardhanna.com/20105635• $449,000• Mark Hartline 419-341-9999
Catawba• 3 Bedroom/3 Full baths/3025 sf/ Gorgeous lot• Open fl plan/Finished walk-out basement/Lot of upgrades• Private club house/pool/dockage• $399,000• Cheryl Hetrick 419-202-0144
Marblehead• Lake views from most rooms• Amish built w/open floor plan• www.howardhanna.com/20105592• $349,900• Glenda Bender 419-341-1579
Port Clinton• Near beach and park• 3 bedroom with garage• $99,900• Margaret Lenthe 419-341-2014
Port Clinton• 1320 sq. ft. brick/.31 acres• Central air/wood floors/garage• $126,900• Karmen Lucas 419-656-9188
Marblehead• Yr-round 3 Bd, 2 Ba. • Ranch w/ 30' floating dock. • www.HowardHanna.com/905302• $179,900• Mark Hartline 419-341-9999
Marblehead • Approx 95’ Bayfront• Private beach, fantastic sunrises• Includes separate cottage• $579,000 • Sharon Polanco 419-341-0080
Marblehead• Stick built 2BR/2BA, 1458 Sq. Ft.• Open flr plan w/cathedral ceilings• Attached garage (1.5 car),.27 acres• $145,000• Karmen Lucas 419-656-9188
LANDKelleys Island• 700 ft of shoreline• 13 acres partially wooded• Near airport• Margaret Lenthe 419-341-2014
Marblehead• 1.9 acres zoned C-1/Includes garage/Building• Great location for business• Can be split for resale of smaller residential lots in back• $109,000• Cheryl Hetrick 419-202-0144
Marblehead• Harbor Bay Estates• Beachfront lot – 75x220• Private marina and clubhouse• $289,900• Hanne Boger 419-341-1250
Marblehead• 3 bedrooms/3 baths/3238 sq. ft.• Water front w/70 ft of dockage/ Incredible patio• 2 story great room/ beautiful details• Cheryl Hetrick 419-202-0144
Marblehead - Lake view • 1440 Sq. 3BA/2BA, attach garage• Great room w/cathedral ceiling and fp• Lg sunroom - glassed on all sides• $199,000 • Karmen Lucas 419-656-9188
Marblehead• 2 bed 2 bath home• 2 – 30 ft boat slips• Great Sandusky Bay location• $209,000• Sharon Polanco 419-341-0080
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Benton• 11-4-10 Marilyn F. Sand-
wisch to Chad Thomas Gargas, 70.251 acres North Stange Road, $250,000.
Bay• 11-1-10 Helen Ann Li-
ann to Bayside Supply, LLC, West Fremont Road, $14,000.
Catawba• 11-1-10 Beach Towne
LLC to Jeffrey and Laura Sawicki, 3137 Beach Towne Court, $275,000.
• 11-1-10 Walter and Savina Pavluk to James and Susette Ditz, 4785 E. Wood Duck Court, $438,000.
• 11-1-10 CBC Develop-ment, LLC to George A. Simon, 2885 D Canterbury Circle, $245,000.
• 11-2-10 ALZO, LLC to Dennis V. Stacy, 2868 Nor’Easter Cove Drive, $625,000.
• 11-3-10 Dennis and Donna Smecker to The National Bank of Oak Har-bor, lot 3 Highland Drive, $16,000.
• 11-5-10 Harbor’s Edge Development II, LTD to Craig S. Koerpel, 4779 Tradewinds Drive, $325,225.
Danbury• 11-1-10 Maurice O. and
Karen E. Clark to Kerry R. and Maria P. Kessel, 142 Oak St., $800,000.
• 11-2-10 Daniel P. and Sherri L. Parent to Jeffrey M. and Carol M. Phil-lips, 362 Lighthouse Oval, $132,000.
• 11-2-10 Ann C. Benson to Lee H. and Suzanne J. Flasche, 413 E. Second St., $130,000.
• 11-2-10 Buck Point Limited Partnership to David K. and Brenda K. Hamilton, 1750 N. Moni-tor, $60,900.
• 11-5-10 Martha M. Hubbell to Cheryl D. Smith, 7214 Tanglewood Drive, $123,000.
• 11-5-10 Donald C. and Shirley I. Gwirtz to STE Investments, LLC, 2330 N. Buck Road, $200,000.
Marblehead Corp• 11-3-10 Bay Point Ac-
quisition, LLC to Bud and Wendy Vetter, Lot 14 Bay Point Shores Sub, $400,000.
• 11-3-10 Bay Point Ac-quisition LLC to Michael C. Watson and Roberta Gibson-Watson, Lot 9 Bay Point Shores Sub, $414,500.
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Baker III and Cheryl A. Baker to Rebel Yell, LLC, 535 Ohio 53, $390,000.
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to Michael A. and Kathleen R. Yonkof, new split North Shore Drive, $10,000.