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Ted Wierzba and his sister, Vickie McLaughlin, en-tertained the members and guests of Port Clinton Yacht Club Friday night at the Club’s Halloween Bar Party. Ted dressed up as long-time PCYC Caretaker Dick Wolf and Vickie as one of Dick’s famous pet ducks!

———We had 122 correct entries in our

Find Wylie contest last week. Bea Hopfinger, of Port Clinton, found Wylie in the Frederick’s Agency ad on page 7A of last week’s Beacon. She wins a pair of $10 gift certificates to Cleats. We’ll hide Wylie again this week. If you find him, drop a note at our office or click on the Find Wylie icon online at www.thebeacon.net. Jake Mackey, of Catawba, won a $20 Friendship Food Stores Gas Card just by clicking on the “Win it on the Web” icon, also on our Web site.

The men of Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish will be hosting the annual all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the school gym. The “Brotherhood of Pasta & Sauce” will do all the cooking and serving. Dine in or carry out. Adults eat for $7 and youngsters 12 and under can eat for just $3. Proceeds benefit the parish.

Attention, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade boys in the Port Clinton school system. The annual Kiwanis in-structional basketball program begins Saturday, Nov. 7, at the high school. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. and the cost is $20 per participant to pay for jerseys and materials. PCHS boys basketball coaches and players will be working with the youngsters. For information, call Dr. David George at 419-797-6240.

Renowned Chef “Mr. C.” will be making the spaghet-ti sauce for the pasta dinner this Sunday, Nov. 8, at St. John Lutheran Church, 122 Ottawa St., in Oak Harbor from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is a free-will offer-ing and you may also purchase Mr. C’s famous sauce prior to the dinner for $5 per quart. To place an order, call 419-707-1938. This event is a fundraiser for the Lounge Renovation Project at the Church.

Frisch’s Big Boy in Port Clinton and Heartbeat of Ottawa County are holding a special fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 7. Area pastors will be waiting tables from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with all the tips generated going to Heartbeat.

———The annual Mother-to-Mother Sale sponsored by

the Port Clinton Women’s Club will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Port Clinton Knights of Co-lumbus Hall, 109 E. Perry St. They will have great deals on gently used children’s clothing, gear and accesso-ries. Admission is 50 cents or a canned good for the St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry. Call Marcey Helton to reserve a table at 419-732-0424. Space is limited.

———There is still time to get tickets for the PC Seniors 6th

annual Fall Dance … “Under the Harvest Moon” from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Moose Lodge on West Lakeshore Drive. Admission is $10 in advance or $12 at the door. The event is sponsored by the Moose Lodge and Otterbein North Shore Retirement Com-munity and will feature the 17-piece band “Night Ses-sion” and is open to the public. Tickets can be pur-chased at the Port Clinton Senior Center or by calling Juanita Mills-Persely at 419-341-1080.

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VOLUME 27 NUMBER 36 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009 www.thebeacon.net

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More election results | 6APHOTO BY DEBBIE CONTE

Four new faces on City Council

Voters say yes to schools

BY JOHN SCHAFFNERSimilar to the voters in New Jersey

and Virginia, there was somewhat of a similar voter revolt in Port Clinton on Tuesday, as residents chose four brand new City Councilmen. The big surprise was the win by Independent Vince Leone who easily defeated in-cumbent Val Culver, chairman of Council’s Finance Committee.

Also elected was Mark Coppeler who won the Second ward seat over Jim Mozina. Randy Lipstraw in Ward

2 and Kathy Mehl in Ward 1 both ran unopposed.

Another surprise was the victory of 27-year-old Larry Hartlaub who de-feated Councilman John Folger for the vacant position of City Auditor.

The loss by Culver was particularly stinging to Port Clinton Mayor Deb-bie Hymore-Tester, who was also shocked by the John Folger loss. Fol-ger, an at-large councilman whose term ends in 2011, will retain his seat on council and will probably be

named Culver’s successor as Finance Committee Chairman.

The Ottawa Soil and Water Conser-vation District did a little showing off last week, taking an OCTA bus full of legislators, county officials and more to some of the district’s recent proj-ects.

Stops included a rock chute filter strip installed along a ditch, a wetland along the Little Portage and a look at some of the EQIP practices taking place on the farm of LJ Overmyer — Cooperator of the Year.

Program Administrator Carol Ben-ner said the goal of the trip was to get the word out. Funding has been cut at the state level by 33 percent and even more will be cut from county fund-

ing. “We hope legislators recognize the importance of the district,” she said.

The group provides many services to county residents and farmers — 15,544 people throughout the year — including assistance with drainage, USDA programs, wildlife programs and ditch maintenance.

“I don’t think the public realizes they can come in for help,” Benner said.

After the day of showing how con-servation projects installed through-out the county not only save money, time and pollution for the future, Rep. Dennis Murray was looking to-

ward the past and his grandfather. “He was a real steward of the land,” Murray said.

“It’s penny-wise and pound-foolish not to implement these practices.”

For information For information about all the services offered by the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District, visit http://www.otta-waswcd.com or call 419-898-6431.

Inside This Week…Sound Off .......................2ABeacon Bits ....................4ASchools ...........................5AAround Ottawa Co ........6AEntertainment ................7AFootball Roundup ..........1B

Sports .............................1BFinancial Focus ..............2BReal Estate Transfers .....2BHealth .............................3BClassifieds ...................4-5BOttawa Outdoors ...........6B

Conservation in actionOttawa SWCD takes leaders on tour of county projects

During a tour of Jeff Adam's wetlands along the Little Portage, tour guests were trated to a dog training demonstration. PHOTOS BY ANGIE ADAIR

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CoppelerMehl

When asked how he felt the morn-ing after the election, Port Clinton City Schools Superintendent Patrick Adkins said simply: "fantastic." After rough elections and levy rejections, the district finally has something big to celebrate after voters said yes to a plan to build new schools.

According to unofficial results from the Ottawa County Board of Elec-tions, the $42 million bond issue passed by a margin of 362 votes.

"It speaks volumes about our com-munity and how much they value education, what the future means to them ... I'm just proud to be part of the Port Clinton community right now," Adkins said.

The design phase is the next step for the district and Adkins says they'll be-gin meeting with architects as soon as November. That phase — which will last 8-10 months, will culminate in a ground breaking sometime next year. The new schools will open in 2012.

"We certainly appreciate all the vol-unteers we had working for us. We are very thankful to the people of Port Clinton for supporting us. We won't disappoint them," he said.

Voters also showed their support for the Ottawa County Riverview Nurs-ing Home, the Mental Health and Re-covery Board and the Ida Rupp Pub-lic Library approving levies for each.

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SoundOffDear Editor:The first Hogs for Hounds

Poker Run was a success de-spite the cold weather. The planning and coordination of this event could not have occurred without the time and effort of the planning committee consisting of the chairman Vince Leone and members Suzi Leone, Julie Walker, Jerry Moffit, Bonnie Parella and Jeff Tol-ley.

We would of course like to thank all of the riders who braved the cold weather to support the Ottawa County Humane Society. Congrat-ulations to the riders who won the following prizes. The third place poker hand winning a $100 gift card to Nagoya went to Terry Cook of Port Clinton; the second poker hand wining a $200 gift card to Wal-Mart went to Ken Trimarche of Casta-lia; and the first place poker hand winning a 32” flat screen TV went to Jeff Ne-hls, of Catawba Island.

We would like to thank the following for their gen-erous donations. We could not have had such suc-cessful event without your generosity: Tall Timbers Campground, Shifters, Re-wind, Margaritaville, Bar-beque Traveler, Minuteman Press, Lara Miesle of Mad Penguin Designs, Catawba Inn, Adkins Sanitation, Miller Ferry, Jet Express, Mrs. Tischler, Catawba

Interiors, Natural Wave Salon, Quaker Steak and Lube Restaurant, Baumann Auto, Muffler Smith, North Coast Music and Games, Frosty’s, Crew’s Nest, Berg-man’s, Caro’s Pizza, Mal-lory’s Salon, Brad Smith Roofing, Leone Construc-tion, Susan Ley, Dr. James Rumbarger, Pat Campana Jr., Clare Fannin, Cleveland Lumber and Dean and San-dy Razzano.

Sincerely,Vince and Suzi Leone

Dear Editor,I would like to propose

that walleye fishing be closed from March 20 to May 15 to help replenish the declining numbers. Even with this action, it may still be necessary to cut the daily bag limit in Ohio.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources esti-mates daily catches. Ohio has some of the best fisher-men in the charter industry and private sector. There is no way law enforcement can police all illegal catch-es. Currently catch quotas and walleye population es-timates are done by creel surveys, fish cleaning store surveys and trawls done by state research vessels. Closing the season dur-ing the spawning period should help replenish wall-eye populations. I maintain catching walleye during the spawn is like “shooting fish in a barrel.” In the past, large tournaments and small individual tourna-ments are held in Ohio wa-ters during the spawn. Out-of-state fishermen come to Lake Erie Ohio since other states close their season to preserve their own walleye population.

Fishermen are not all to blame as the cormorants, gobies and other invasive species have contributed to damage the aquatic wildlife population.

I am not saying the state may not have to drop the

limit from six to three or four fish per person if the fish population drops drastically. We need to look at what will replen-ish the walleye population. Six other states experience closed seasons during the spawn. We need to protect the walleye population to return to levels experienced with the 2003 hatch.

This is my solution to preserve a great industry for the future. I have 55 years experience as a fish-ing charter captain and commercial fisherman. I have seen walleye fishing go from catching 100 walleye daily, to no walleye, to plen-tiful, to current lows head-ing for depletion. Without protecting the spawning of walleye, bass and perch, we can only expect declin-ing fish populations. Ohio’s Lake Erie walleye decline will lead to a huge tourism decrease with expected de-cline in tourism dollars.

Your input is very impor-tant to an industry that is your future for food and recreation. Past regulations have not been successful.

Anyone in favor of bring-ing back the walleye capital of the world, e-mail Roger Knight at roger.knight@dnr.state.oh.us; mail to Roger L. Knight, Lake Erie Fisheries Program Admin-istrator, ODNR Division of Wildlife, Sandusky Fisher-ies Research Station, 305 E. Shoreline Drive, Sandusky OH 44870; or call 419-625-8062

Your input can be impor-tant to the future of fishing and tourism on Ohio wa-ters of Lake Erie.

Jack Tibbels, Tibbels Ma-rina & Charter Service

Dear Editor:On behalf of the Port

Clinton Area Business and Professional Women’s Club, we thank all who made our fifth annual Celebrity Server Night at Mon Ami a great success. Through the kindness of John and Peggy Kronberg of Mon Ami and managers Jonni Myers, Angela Gandee and Hostess Cindy Burks, we had a wonderful venue. Their wait staff, hostesses and bartenders could not have been more welcoming or helpful. A special thank you to our “celebrity” serv-ers who worked hard, were good sports and dressed in silly costumes to make the

evening a lot of fun. Our celebrity servers were Chris Galvin of United Way; Scott Street of Street Sotheby Re-alty; Bill Rofkar, candidate for Catawba Townshop Trustee; Matt Montowski, candidate for Catawba Is-land Township Trustee; Joan Bryden of Talk at Ten on WPCR; Jeff Bryden; Greg Peiffer of WPCR; Andrea Elliott of Catawba Island Magazine; Donna Schoonmaker of Howard Hanna Realty; Dr. David George, O.D.; Bob Kyle; Pat Adkins of Port Clinton City Schools; Vince Leone, can-didate for Port Clinton City Council; Shirley Stary of Lakeside Association’ May-or Debbie Hymore-Tester; John Folger, candidate for Port Clinton city auditor; Jeanne Gay of Firelands Presbyterian Church; Peg-gy Debien of Port Clinton Area Business and Profes-sional Women; and Lori Madison of Frederick’s Agency. Tom Fitt donated his exceptional talent play-ing the keyboard to add to the festivity. His wonderful talent was a nice addition to the evening. And finally, thank you to all the gen-erous diners, donors and BPW members who made the event a great fundraiser for BPW scholarships and all BPW programs.

Roseann Hickman and Monette Garn, co-chair-women

Dear Editor,Vickie Heinsen, pro-

prietor of Marshall Inn recently included clients of Ottawa County Transi-tional Housing in a ghost walk of the downtown area of Port Clinton. Many spooky stories were shared and interesting and strange things happened. Through-out the walk, spirits seemed to be making their “selves” known and seemed to want to be heard.

Everyone noticed things they never would have paid attention to before and Vickie put a whole new spirit into the Halloween season. Vickie has a true gift for keeping things in-teresting.

On behalf of OCTHI, I would like to thank Vickie for taking the time to share her “spirited” knowledge with us.

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And so, here we are at November. It’s the month that heralds in the holiday season. As you read this, Thanksgiving will be only three weeks away. And four weeks after that will be Christmas Eve.

So it’s time to begin thinking of many things — giving thanks, turkey and dress-ing, candied yams … and of decorations and cookies and gifts and perhaps travel. I’m really lucky. “I’ll be home for Christ-mas,” means that I’ll be right here — where I enjoy most of all to be.

———Alberta Kaspar called to tell me that she

and husband Dick Kaspar received cards from numerous friends on the occasion of their 65th wedding anniversary. They cele-

brated the day by going to dinner with their family at Mon Ami, then returning home for conversation, games and an anniversary cake for dessert. She and Dick extend their thanks to all who remembered them with greetings.

———Did you know that the Kern Center at

Terra Community College has courses in “Successful Job Search?” If you know someone who is looking for a job, here are a couple that he/she might find of interest:

career advisor will help you identify the job that best suits your needs and then you’ll get step-by-step instructions. The course is also designed to boost your self-confidence

and provide you with the “foundation” to get the job you want.

this course is for older workers and is based on research and programs developed by the AARP. If you want to make a career change or find employment opportunities, this course will capitalize on your experience using AARP’s skills assessment tool, Work-Search.

———Another interesting offering by Terra is

the Brown Bag Lunch Series. This features a variety of topics and the sessions are free, lasting only from noon until 1 p.m. Coming up on Nov. 6 is Alternative Energy Choices and on Nov. 13 is Recycling Revisited.

———John Kirk called to let me know that Port

Clinton Boy Scouts are willing to take on tasks and chores to help raise funds for a trip to Philmont Ranch in New Mexico this June. The boys are 13-15 years old so there are many things they can do. Raking leaves, moving dirt, yard work, washing windows, cleaning garages … you name it, the guys will do it for a donation. If you need some help this is a good opportunity to get the work done and help a good cause at the same time. Cost of the trip will be at least $900 per person.

The boys will have a “high adventure” experience at the ranch. Eight or 10 scouts are going and they will be accompanied by three adults. The plan is to take a bus to Chicago and from there travel by train. It sounds awesome to me. I hope they take lots of good photos.

To schedule your work, call Larry Cline at 419-754-0639 or John Kirk at 419-271-6442.

———Helping to ring the bells for The Salva-

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time makes miracles happen locally.———

This item comes very late but I remem-bered it once again when I was reviewing newspaper clippings recently. On the front page of the Sept. 8 News-Herald was a wonderful picture of World War II veter-ans from Ottawa County who had received the Bronze Star for their service under fire. Thirteen men were thus honored at the event. Sixteen men who served in actual battle are still living in Ottawa County. In addition, family members of 78 veterans, now deceased, received medals in honor for their loved ones.

Behind the seated veterans and family members was a huge American flag. It was a great picture of a great event. Soldiers, sailors and all other veterans are deserving of awards for what they’ve sacrificed for us. And another generation is serving to-day, walking in harm’s way for our benefit. We owe a debt of gratitude to all who have served.

———The Ohio Humanities Council is put-

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2011 and go primarily to small institutions and rural audiences that typically do not receive traveling exhibits. The OHC is cur-rently inviting applications from historical societies, museums, libraries, etc. to host the exhibit. Anyone interested should con-tact Jack Shortlidge at 800-293-9774.

The council will provide the exhibition rental costs for four to six weeks, promo-tional materials, workshops, consultation with OHC staff and access to the mini-grant program. The local host groups will be required to contribute $1,000, identify a contact person to act as project director, maintain regular hours for the exhibition, and conduct local-based programming while the exhibit is on display.

Oh, yes … the exhibit will focus on America’s music and the story of freedom. Distinct cultural differences reflected in song, music tracking the reshaping of di-verse cultures into the cohesive unit of the American people — all this will be covered. This exhibit will be about American music, music we call blues, country and western, folk music and gospel. And the music will be both secular and sacred.

It would be great for Ottawa County to host this exhibit.

———Sesquicentennial planning for 2011 is

already underway for observing the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Check out www.ohiocivilwar150.org. The Ohio Humanities Council is ahead of the curve on this one and is already seeking people who will portray Civil War charac-ters in their 2011 Chautauqua series. Host communities for the Chautauqua perfor-mances in 2011 are also being sought. Is an Ottawa County community interested? Call Fran at 1-800-293-9774.

———Sarah Roenigk loaned me a copy of a fas-

cinating magazine called Scientific Ameri-can Mind. This bi-monthly publication features all kinds of articles about the hu-man brain. The cover stories on the July/August issue included these: “Do Parents Matter?”; “Fit Body, Fit Mind” (this one claims that regular exercise makes a person

explanation of how times affect emotions).———

The annual meeting of the Ottawa Coun-ty Historical Society will feature Dr. George McCormick speaking on “Lakeside — the Real Story.” Members and guests will start with a 12:30 p.m. luncheon Sunday, Nov. 15, at Wesley Lodge, Lakeside. Make res-ervations by sending your $20 check to Nancy Dunham, 1374 Overlook Drive, Port Clinton. The public is welcome to attend.

———Don’t forget that the R.B. Hayes Presi-

dential Museum has an exhibit about the pets that have lived in the White House. Called, tongue in cheek, “1600 Pets-ylvania Avenue,” this exhibit runs through Jan. 10 and features horses, dogs, birds, etc. that have been owned by U.S. Presidential fami-lies. There is also an exhibit called “White House Horses” and this features the horses that have carried our leaders into battle, pulled their carriages, etc. The Hayes Mu-seum has added items to the traveling ex-hibit — even the hat that Lucy Webb Hayes wore when tending her pet pigeons.

The Home for the Holidays Home Craft and Comfort Show will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at River-view HealthCare Campus, 8180 W. Ohio 163, Oak Harbor.

Crafters from three counties will offer scented candles, personalized Christmas bulbs, purses, jewelry, personal-ized books and letters from Santa. A lunch stand will be available with homemade soup by the Riverview Auxiliary.

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Tom Butterworth, played by Mark Fill-more, is determined to be the youngest cruise ship captain in history — even if this means sailing on a converted gunboat named “Vengeance” with a crew of rejects, played by Jeremy Newton, Jonny Newton and Jon Koch, from Maritime High School, and a trio of girl singers, played by Annie Martinez, Megan Mallory and Paige Ste-

venson, who are passing themselves off as a famous show biz act. The first mate, played by Matthew Fillmore, is seasick; the cruise hostess, played by Katie Ashley, is pulling her hair out in frustration; and a gung-ho nurse, played by Alyssa Wells, is practicing giving hypos by stabbing any-thing that’s handy. And the passengers are a pretty unusual bunch. There’s a Hollywood star, Honey Hotchkiss, played by Morgan Parker; a clumsy pair of thieves, played by Erika Bailey and Lucas Evans; a lady who loves pets but is allergic to fur, played by Chloe McCartney; and a non-stop jogger,

played by Leah Market. To top it all off, there’s a hijacking by a misguided group of pirate loonies, played by Marshall Park-er, Tyler Scott, Arica Gonzales and Taylor Grey. By the final curtain, it’s all romance and laughter. Other cast members include Sean Black, who plays Mr. Crankmeyer, a rough and tough schoolteacher; Kirstin Winke, who plays Miss Buford, Honey’s secretary; Adam Leser, who plays Com-modore Withers, a retired Navy man; Chris Passabet, who plays Antonio, an emotional engineer; Cody Conaway, who plays Victor Bey, a Hollywood producer; Samantha Ba-

con, who plays Miss Marshall, an insurance agent; Emaleigh Dunn, Renee Reinheimer, and Sydney Smith, who play the Old La-dies, comical passengers on the cruise; and Rachel Chapman, Kayla Davis, Cassandra Mullins, Elizabeth Royster, Kelsey Walker, Samantha Welter, and Courtney Whiting, who play extra passengers.

“Don’t Rock the Boat” is directed by Paul Anderson, who is assisted by stage manager Stephanie Hopfinger. Tickets will go on sale Friday, Oct. 30, in the high school office for $5 each, or they may be purchased the nights of the show at the PAC box office.

Danbury High School’s fall produc-tion “The Ransom of Red Chief” will be performed on at 7 p.m. Nov. 6-7 in the Danbury High School auditorium.

This hip, contempo-rary adaptation of O. Henry’s short story is a fun-filled roller coaster ride, with an abundance of twists, turns and surprises. When Bridget Driscoll picks up Dolly, a young girl lost in the New York subway, she has no idea what a little monster lurks beneath the cute ex-terior. Bridget takes Dolly home to the apartment she shares with her brother, Billy, and her sister, Bonnie, only to have her good Samaritan deed turn into a nightmare. Dolly has a take-no-prisoners approach to playing and she demolishes the apartment and its inhabitants, stressing the already tenuous relationship amoung the three sib-lings well beyond the breaking point. The surprising resolution, in vintage O. Henry style, twists the comic knife one more time.

Cast members are: Bridget — Heather Bahnsen, Bonnie — Sam Molnar, Billy — Kevin Limpert; Dolly — Caitlynn Biro and firefighter/police officer — Brittany Isom.

Allie Willis, Felicia Beverick, Alex Bever-ick, Mallory Kukay, Jacob Fultz, Carol Ma-zurik, Allison Hohman and Ariele Tromler will work as stage crew.

Tickets are $5 and available at the door.

The Oak Harbor thes-pians are offering up a triple treat for you: “Se-nior-Three-In-One.” Join the cast, crew and three talented senior directors Laura Ashley, Chelsea Lowry and Rob Baker, as they present a comedy, a drama and a children’s show all in one perfor-mance.

The three short one-acts will be 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6-7 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Tickets are $5 for stu-dents/seniors and $7 for adults and are available at the door.

Cast and crew are (back row left to right) Kevin Limpert, Mallory Kukay, Jessica Hruby, Allison Hohman, Heather Bahnsen (middle left), Caitlynn Biro, Allie Willis, Sam Molnar, Brittany Isom (front left, Taylor Brown, Hailey Hammersmith, Felicia Beverick and Carol Mazurik.

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The Ottawa County Public Employee Retirees Chapter 82 luncheon and meeting will be held at the Riverview Nurs-ing Home Senior Center on Monday, Nov. 9, at 11:30 a.m.Speaker will be Virginia Park, Ottawa County Recorder. Reservations must be made by Thursday, Nov. 5, by calling 419-898-5544 or 419-855-8131. All PERI and PERS retir-ees are welcome to attend.

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Ottawa County Church Women United will celebrate World Community Day on Friday, Nov. 6, at Lakeside United Methodist Church, 450 Central Ave. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Opening prayer is 9:30 a.m. with an ex-pected 2:30 p.m. closing.

This year’s theme of “Piecing Earth Together” focuses on the environment. Discussion on good stewardship and protecting our planet is planned. This includes ways to reduce our carbon footprint through better use of land, water and air.

Attendees should bring a salad or dessert for the lunch.

The volunteers at the Magruder Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop invite the public to attend this year’s Holiday Open House from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. There will be storewide savings of 20 percent off and the first 50 cus-tomers will receive a large jingle bell among other sur-prises throughout the day. There will be a large selection of merchandise and Christmas ornaments. The shop will be filled with the sounds of Christmas music and home-made cookies and punch will be served. A special visit from Santa Claus is also expected.

The gift shop will also be selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a Dell Ispiron 1545 laptop computer with a large leather office chair and desk light. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and the drawing will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11.

The auxiliary raises money for special projects to sup-port the hospital; most recently the auxiliary donated funds for the purchase of digital mammography technol-ogy.

Gift shop hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The shop is closed Saturdays except the month of November when it’s open noon to 4 p.m.

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Students and fans of Ohio State University and the Uni-versity of Michigan are gearing up for their annual Blood Battle. The archrivals have partnered with the Red Cross since 1981 to see which university’s supporters can bring in the most blood donations.

If you bleed scarlet and gray, or maize and blue, show it by donating blood through the American Red Cross.

Come to give blood at any blood drive in the Western Lake Erie Region through Nov. 14 and you can enter to win a pair of tickets to the OSU vs. UM football game on Nov. 21.

The Blood Battle generates thousands of pints of donated blood for the American Red Cross every year, which pro-vides vital support for patients who need blood transfu-sions to help them through injury and illness.

“This promotion provides an important boost for the blood supply as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. And during the busy holiday season it’s important not to forget the constant need for volunteer blood donors,” said Annie Marckel, communication manager for the American Red Cross Western Lake Erie Blood Services Region.

When donors come to give blood they will receive a spe-cial Blood Battle window cling.

How to donateTo schedule an appointment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit

givelife. Individuals who are at least 17 years old (16 with parental permission), at least 110 pounds based on height and are in general good health may be eligible to donate blood. Red Cross donor card or positive ID required.

Upcoming blood drivesMonday, Nov. 9 — 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Port

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Seniors planning Operation Santa Paws

PORT CLINTON — The Board of Trustees of the Ot-tawa County Visitors Bureau is accepting applications for new members that if elected would join the board at the beginning of 2010. The Board of Trustees is a volunteer body that has responsibility for fulfilling the mission of the bureau which is to encourage economic development of Ottawa County through the promotion of tourism.

Three of the 15 seats on the bureau board will be avail-able with the voting taking place at a meeting on Dec. 4. Trustees must be residents of Ottawa County. Interested individuals should contact Ottawa County Visitors Bureau Executive Director Larry Fletcher for information.

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The Salvation Army’s Warm Winter Coats for Families Program is under way. The Ottawa County office has partnered with Executive Cleaners, the News Herald and Howard Hanna to provide warm winter coats for local families in need.

“Coats for Families” will run through Dec. 31. This program is based on donations from the general public of new and gently used coats to be cleaned by Executive Cleaners, at no charge and redistributed, cost free to local families in need of a winter coat.

Last year, The Salvation Army collected and distributed more than 500 coats to local families in Ottawa County. This is the 14th year for the local program.

Collection areas for coats are the News Herald, Execu-tive Cleaners, Howard Hanna and The Salvation Army.

New this year is the partnership with Executive Clean-ers. They are providing cleaning of all coats, at no cost, and offered to be a satellite collection and distribution site for The Salvation Army. They are also offering a 10 percent discount to anyone who brings in their cleaning.

Anyone who needs a warm winter coat can stop by The Salvation Army at The Sutton Center and pick one out.

If you would like to donate gently used coats, please drop them off at one of the collection sites listed or call The Salvation Army at 419-732-2769 and speak with Maureen Saponari.

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The Danbury Senior Center is organizing “Operation Santa Paws” for our four-legged friends. During the month of November and though Dec. 18, the group is asking ev-eryone to remember that many of these animals have no place to call home nor are they able to share the special love they have to offer. The seniors are asking for donations to show these animals some love.

Show your support and help the seniors of Marblehead and Danbury Township by bringing your donated items to the Danbury Senior Center, 8470 E. Harbor Road, Marble-head, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Simply drop you items in our “Operation Santa Paws” drop box. If you have any questions, call Paula Shenkel, site manager at 419-798-4101.

Not sure what to donate? Items such as dog/puppy/cat food, toys, food and water bowls, cat litter, blankets, leashes and collars are all very helpful.

Attendees for the tour included Alen Bannister, project manager for Gov. Strickland’s Office; Sen. Mark Wagoner, Ottawa County Commis-sioners Jim Sass, Mark Stahl and Steve Arndt; Jeff Finn of U.S. Fish and Wildlife; Mark Witt, Division of Wildlife; Josh Gerwin, district con-servationis; Sean Logan, director of the Ohio Soil & Water Conservation Commission, Mindy Bankey, chief executive officer of the Ohio Fed-eration of Soil & Water Conserva-tion Districts; David Hanselmann, chief of the Division of Soil & Water Conservation; Ottawa SWCD Board of Supervisors chairman Rich Thor-bahn and secretary Jerry Whipple; and SWCD staffers Mike Gargac, ditch maintenance supervisor; Mike Libben, technician; Joe Uhinck, wildlife specialist; and Crystal Dy-mond, stormwater technician.

Other services provided by the district include cost-share log jam removal, educational and in-school programs including clinics and workshops, farm programs, storm water programs including rain garden workshops and rain barrel demonstrations.

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The Ferguson Gallery’s 11th annual Christmas Open House will be Friday through Sunday, Nov. 6-8. During the event, which runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun-day — will feature Cary S. Ferguson’s 2009 Heirloom Christmas Ornament.

Each ornament is entirely hand cut in op-tical crystal by Ferguson, master glass cut-ter. Titled “Cosmic Christmas Tree,” each ornament is signed, numbered and dated by Ferguson and comes in a custom gift box. An Artist Proof Edition is also avail-able.

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American Legion Post 114, located at 221 Park St. in Oak Harbor, is sponsoring a Cabbage Roll Dinner Sat-urday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Price for one-roll meal is $6, two-roll meals are $7, extra rolls are $2.50 each. Carry-outs are avail-able and open to the public.

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The Kent State Men’s Cho-rus make stops in Ottawa County during their No-vember tour of Northwest Ohio. The group will play at Oak Harbor High School at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, and at 7 p.m. that night at Port Clinton High School Performing Arts Center.

Kent State University Mens Chorus is directed by Dr. Ben Ayling and is dedi-cated to the mission of shar-ing music with others, and spreading the word about music and the many edu-cational programs found at Kent State.

The Port Clinton concert is open to the public. There will be a free will offering/donation basket to defray travel expenses of the group. The concert will feature a variety of literature, in ad-dition to a piano solo by their accomplished accom-panist, and their soprano soloist. The concert will in-clude their traditional finale of the Pennsylvania Dutch men’s chorus song “Johnny Schmoker.” All former KSU chorus alumni are invited to share the finale on stage with the chorus.

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BY J. PATRICK EAKENThe Port Clinton Redskins held on

tight against the host Huron Tigers at Kalahari Field Friday night, but it was Huron that left the field victorious 28-19 in Sandusky Bay Conference action.

Richard Harris scored PC’s first touchdown on a 17-yard run, and Addison Rospert added the conver-sion kick, and the Redskins were win-ning 7-0.

That held up until the second quar-ter when Huron put two touchdowns on the board.

The first Tiger score came when Derek Dowell found the end zone from 13 yards out, and the second came when Brian Bollenbacher com-pleted a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jerod Blakeley. After the conversion kick after Huron’s first touchdown,

Bollenbacher completed a pass into the end zone for a two-point conver-sion after the second touchdown and Huron went into the locker room ahead, 14-7.

Neither team managed to get on the board in the third quarter, but a wild final quarter of the season for both teams resulted in four touchdowns.

Huron was first as Dowell scored on a 4-yard running play, putting the Ti-gers up 21-7 after the conversion kick succeeded this time.

But PC came back with two more scores that could have potentially tied the game had things not gone wrong on the conversion.

PC quarterback Derek Colston com-pleted a 10-yard pass to Allen Tigner for the first score, but the kick failed, putting PC behind the eight ball and trailing 21-13.

But PC managed to score again soon after on a 14-yard pass from Colston to Eric Reynolds with 7:34 still left in the game, and suddenly the Redskins had the chance to tie but the conver-sion run failed.

Colston completed 12-of-21 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns, including seven completions to Har-ris, but Colston also threw two inter-ceptions. Harris had 45 yards rushing on 18 carries.

Ahead 21-19, Huron got an insur-ance touchdown when Dowell scored on an 8-yard run completing an 83-yard time-consuming drive, setting up the final conversion kick. Dowell ended the game with 239 yards rush-ing on 35 carries.

Huron closes its season 6-4 overall and 4-3 in the SBC. Port Clinton clos-es at 4-6 and 2-5.

BY J. PATRICK EAKENOak Harbor closed its season on a

positive note Saturday evening de-feating Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic 28-7 in Sandusky Bay Con-ference action at Strobel Field.

The Rockets finished the season 4-6 overall, 3-4 in the conference.

“We’re hoping to carry momentum into the off-season,” said Oak Harbor coach Mike May. “It was big for our seniors. Our seniors wanted to out with a winning streak and we wanted to have a foundation to move forward on because we want to get back to the top of the SBC.”

St. Mary closes at 1-9 and winless in the conference in seven games.

In the final quarter, the Rockets dominated with their ground game as the Oak Harbor offensive line began wearing down the SMCC defense.

“I think our offensive line was it — our offensive line just kept plugging away all night and definitely made

some key blocks there in the fourth quarter,” May said. “We do have a little bit of depth on the line and rotated some guys around and I think that was a factor tonight.”

The Rocket piled up 347 yards with their ground game and added anoth-er 32 yards in the air.

On defense, part of Oak Har-bor’s game plan was containing 6-1, 170-pound quarterback Zeb Kromer. Oak Harbor did that successfully, holding the senior to 39 net yards rushing on 27 carries. Kromer also

completed 7-of-12 passes for 99 yards.“He’s one of the best athletes in the

league and he just did a great job,” May said. “We keyed on him. ... He’s one of the top athletes in the SBC.”

Oak Harbor held on to a one touch-down lead, 14-7, at the end of the third quarter but turned it on for two touchdowns in the final quarter.

“I want to give the kids from St. Mary’s some credit and their coaching staff,” May said. “Those guys played hard. It was a hard-hitting ballgame tonight.”

HURON 28 — PORT CLINTON 19

OAK HARBOR 28 —SANDUSKY ST. MARY’S 7

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Port Clinton’s Richard Harris runs to daylight for a big play last Friday night at Huron. PHOTO BY BILL MIGALA

The Port Clinton Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a fifth grade girls basketball team. Practice is from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Port Clinton Middle School gym. The registration fee is $20, which includes a team shirt. Registration forms are also available at Jefferson El-ementary School and at Immaculate Conception School. The goal of the team is to teach basketball fundamentals and to let the girls have fun playing basketball. Ques-tions can be directed to Todd Bickley at 419-734-4081 (evenings only).

Practice starting for girls basketball

Port Clinton Biddy Wrestling will be having Regis-tration Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in the Port Clinton High School Cafeteria. A brief parents meeting will follow.

Port Clinton Biddy Wrestling is open to all boys and girls K-6. There is a cost of $25. Parents are also welcome to attend the Port Clinton Wrestling Club meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 in Room 114 at PCHS.

For any questions or information, contact Coach Ken Bacon at 419-341-6362 or Coach Adam Lohman at 419-388-3254.

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GIRLSCertificate — Alex Beverick and Allison Hohman;

first year letter — Mariah Frantz; second year letter — Marissa Moody; third year letter — Tori England, KC Oxenendale and Morgan Scott. Special awards were handed out for rookie of the year — Mariah Frantz, most improved — KC Oxendale and most valuable — Tori England.

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The Port Clinton Middle School girls cross country team won the SBC and the boys team was runner-up. Front row: Kiya Brown, McKenize Stine, Emily Ashley, Kennedy Gulas, Cheyenne Meek, Joe Harvey, Tyler Cooley, Jake Prosser, Coach Nichole Wiechman. Back row: Victoria Reiman, Colleen Keck, Meghan O’Neal, Heather Keck, Kayla Wheeler, Sammy Schroeder, Madi-son Leidheiser, Shane Meek, Ty Gallogly, David Leone and Nick Reineck.

SBC winners Local in AU Hall of Fame

Ottawa County’s Sheriff ’s Office employee Becky Ball was recently inducted into the Ashland Univer-sity Hall of Fame.

Ball was a pioneer in women’s Division II track and field. She is 11-time All-American and was the national champion in the 20-pound weight for three consecutive years (1997-1999). Ball also set the NCAA Division II national record in the event every year during the stretch. In 1998, Ball also won a national championship in the shot put. She was cited as the NCAA Division II U.S. Track and Field Coaches Asso-ciation Athlete of the Year in 1997 and that same year was selected as AU’ Female Student-Athlete of the Year. Ball qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1996 in the ham-mer throw (exhibition).

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It’s election season. Although you didn’t select a new president, you may well have had the opportunity to vote on something that can affect your city or state: municipal bonds. However, just because you vote to give your state or local government permission to issue bonds doesn’t mean you have to invest in them. But should you?

Before you can answer that question, you need to know

obligation bonds are backed by property taxes and finance projects from cities, counties, school districts and states. Revenue bonds are backed by a specific revenue source and finance hospitals, utilities, airports, affordable housing and other public works. So when you invest in a revenue bond, you are being somewhat civic-minded, although you aren’t confined to bonds issued by your city or state.

You can get other tangible benefits from investing in mu-nicipal bonds, or “munis.” First, you’ll receive regular in-

-cally are exempt from federal income taxes — and possibly

-ever, that they may be subject to the alternative minimum

tax. Consequently, if you’re in an upper tax bracket, you may be especially interested in munis.

Still, before investing in a muni, you’ll want to de-termine its yield. Basically, a bond’s yield is the rate of return it promises at any given price; when a bond’s price rises, its yield usu-ally falls, and vice versa. The longer the time to a bond’s maturity, the greater its in-terest rate risk. To compare the yield of a tax-free muni to that of a taxable bond, you must calculate its tax-

equivalent yield, which is based on the muni’s interest rate and your individual tax bracket. For example, let’s say you are considering a tax-free muni that pays 4% interest, and you’re in the 28% tax bracket. To deter-mine the bond’s tax-equivalent yield, subtract your tax rate (.28) from 1, giving you .72. Then divide the bond’s rate, or .4, by .72, giving you 5.5%. This means you would need to find a taxable bond that pays at least 5.5% to equal the yield of a tax-free muni paying 4%.

free muni’s yield compares favorably to that of a taxable bond, you need to assess the poten-tial risks of owning munis. For one, municipalities are clearly not exempt from the effects of the long and harsh recession we’ve experienced. Consequently, some projects funded by munis may have trouble generating the revenue needed to repay the bonds’ investors.

Another issue to consider with munis is their liquidity. Some states, such as New York and California, issue a great many bonds, which are traded regularly. But some munici-palities operate in more illiquid markets, so if you buy a muni, you may need to hold it until it matures.

Also, munis are traded “over the counter” rather than on an exchange, so it can sometimes be difficult to get a price quote for your bond, not to mention a buyer. These liquid-ity issues may not matter to you, however, if you intend to hold your bond until maturity, collecting regular inter-est payments along the way and eventually receiving your principal back. There is also credit risk when investing in bonds, where if the issuer defaults you could potentially lose all of your principal.

In any case, as long as you’ve done your research and got-ten help from a qualified financial professional, you may find that municipal bonds can benefit you — so give them some thought.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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Magruder Hospital has been selected as October’s Fire Starter of the Month by Studer Group, an international outcomes-based healthcare consulting firm that works with hundreds of hospitals and healthcare organizations to im-prove clinical, service and operational outcomes.

“In great healthcare organizations, physicians, leaders and employees alike are fueled by a true desire to provide out-standing care. It’s a hallmark of their culture. You either have it or you don’t. Magruder Hospital has proven it has it,” said Quint Studer, CEO of Studer Group.

In the last year, Magruder Hospital has earned high nation-al rankings for patient satisfaction. The hospital’s inpatient services ranked in the 98th percentile, it emergency room in the 96th percentile and outpatient services ranked in the 87th percentile. In addition, the hospital has also earned five best in class awards for overall job satisfaction, benefits, pro-ductivity and efficiency, strategy and mission and job stress.

“We are thrilled to receive this award; it recognizes the hard work done by our staff,” said Cliff Harmon, Magruder’s President and CEO.

Magruder Hospital will offer its monthly Diabetic Sup-port Group at noon Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Conference Center.

The group is for anyone dealing with diabetes, including family and friends. Participants are welcome to bring their own lunch or purchase one in the Fulton Street Café prior to noon and bring it to the meeting. Coffee, tea and water will be provided.

For information about this or other diabetic programs, as well as other support groups, events and screen-ings, go to www.magruder-hospital.com and click on the events calendar.

The Port Clinton High School Hall Walking Program will start on Tuesday,

Nov. 10. Magruder Hospital will also be in attendance to offer free blood pressure checks. Community members in-terested 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. walking and ends at 9:15 a.m. Parking is available adjacent to the Performing Arts Center off of 10th Street.

For information, call Jan Gluth, director of student, staff and community development, at 419-732-2102 or jgluth@pccsd.net.

Learn how to respond to a sudden life threatening emer-gency by taking advantage of American Red Cross train-ing in November. The following classes are being at the Magruder Hospital Conference Center, 615 Fulton St.

a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7

CPR classes teach participants how to clear obstructed airways of conscious and unconscious victims, how to per-form rescue breathing and how to administer cardiopul-monary resuscitation. First Aid classes provide information on identifying and treating sudden illnesses; this includes treatment for shock and bleeding, burns, eye and nose in-juries, bites and stings, fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, poisoning, diabetic emergencies, stroke, seizures, temperature extremes and rescues.

Pre-registration is required for all classes. Class size is limited. Call the American Red Cross at 419-734-1100 or e-mail redcross@thirdplanet.net to sign up.

Magruder Hospital is hosting Navigating the Holidays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5. This program is aimed at assisting diabetics with how to eat and stay healthy during the holidays.

JoAnn Henderson Collins, an A1C Champion, will be discussing her experiences in living with diabetes and the

-ham, RD, LD, Magruder’s Director of Nutritional Services,

will present on how to eat and stay healthy during the holi-days. In addition, participants will be able to taste test 18 recipes and take home 27 recipes for holiday dessert and appetizers, all of which are diabetic-friendly.

The cost for the program is $6.25 per participant. A reser-vation can be made at the Fulton Street Café at Magruder Hospital by Nov. 2. The program is open to people with diabetes and their families or caregivers.

The Mental Health & Re-

Ottawa Counties hosted its 15th annual awards banquet Oct. 27 at the Catawba Island Club. The event, attended by nearly 150 people, was held to honor the dedication and commitment of the many individuals, groups and agencies that work daily to help persons suffering from mental illness or substance abuse or dependency.

Speakers included James Sass, Ottawa County Com-missioner; Thomas M. Ferrell, Erie County Com-missioner; and Dr. Kirk W. Halliday, director of the Mental Health and Recovery

-tions on the past year’s ac-

upcoming levy. The keynote address was provided by Sandra Stephenson, MSW, MA, director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health, who spoke on future directions for Ohio’s public mental health system.

Awards for excellence were presented to Donna Kelley, Agency Employee Award; Port Clinton Kroger, Out-standing Group Award; Teen Leadership Corps, Outstand-

Erie County Citizen Circle, Outstanding New Program; and Don and Diane Chest-nut, winners of the Guin Roller Memorial Award for Excellence. Award recipients are selected from nominees representing those individu-als, agencies, groups and programs that have demon-strated dedication and com-mitment in support of the board’s mission and have made a significant contri-bution to mental health and prevention-related fields.

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The Ohio Young Birders Club will host their annual con-ference from Nov. 14 at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Founded by the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, the OYBC is a ground-breaking club that puts youth in charge. In addi-tion to the annual conference, student members of the club plan and attend monthly field trips all over the state of Ohio — an educational model being copied across the national.

Founded by the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, the OYBC is a ground-breaking club that puts youth in charge. In addi-tion to the annual conference, student members of the club plan and attend monthly field trips all over the state of Ohio — an education model being copied across the country.

This year, the student panel planning the event selected 17-year-old Malkolm Boothroyd, from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, as their keynote speaker. Malkolm will present “A Big Year and Bird Conservation.” A birder since age 7, and an environmental activist since age 8, Malkolm has found ways to combine conservation efforts with birdwatching ad-ventures. Last year Malkolm and his parents bicycled 13,000 miles to see how many birds they could see, in what birders refer to as a “Big Year,” and collected “per-bird pledges” to raise money for conservation. Twelve months and 548 birds later, they had succeeded in raising more than $25,000 for bird conservation.

Some of Ohio’s own inspiring teenagers will also be giv-ing presentations. Sarah Winnicki, age 16, of Medina, will present: “For the Love of Condors, a Conservation Story.” Lukas Padegimas, age 16, of Cleveland Heights, will present: “The Piping Plovers of Cape Henlopen.” Elliot Miller, age 14, the master of ceremony, will also assist bird expert and world-renowned author (and Oak Harbor resident) Kenn Kaufman with his ever-challenging Bird Identification Quiz.

The presentations will be followed by an afternoon field trip around the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Breakfast and a hot lunch are included. The event — which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. — is just $10 for students (ages 19 and under), and $20 for adults over 19. This event is open to the public — you need not be a member to attend and adults are welcome.

For information and to register, visit www.bsbobird.org or call 419-898-4070.

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