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HURONHOMETOWN NEWS
GREAT PRESS FOR A GREAT LAKE PLACEJanuary 5, 2012
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Implosion
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The implosion of the ConAgra site on Sunday will have Max Hinton as the person who pushes the button. Max of Fresno, California has had as his wish to be at the site of building implosion for some time because of watching the tv show, Myth Busters. So his wish will come true on Sunday. Max, along with the rest of his family will fly into Cleveland on Thursday evening and be guests of the Kalahari Resort while they are here. “We are
so excited to have Max with us to push the but-ton.” Lisa Kelly, President of Advanced Explosives Demolition, said in an interview. “Ever since we heard about Max, we have wanted to do this with him.” she added
Max was diagnosed in April, 2010 with Neuro-blastoma, stage 4. He will be 8 years old in Febru-ary. He is a very normal child who loves to play games, plays the piano, soccer and tennis.
Max Hintonto Begin Demolition
By Sheila ehrhardt
Watching the implosion of the ConAgra buildings on Sunday will be a group of “old timers” who have a special interest in what was once Huron’s largest industry.
They are the men who spent months and months on construction of the huge facility originally known as the Eastern States Farm-ers Exchange.
One of the first people to work on the early phases of the project was Paul Wargo, who at 90, is the oldest living survivor of the hardy crew that built this Huron landmark. Before any construction could begin, three to four
caissons per silo had to be sunk some 34 to 40 feet into the ground.
Wargo and a partner would be lowered down into the huge cement pilings to clean out any dirt or residue left in the bottom. “The fellas began calling us ‘muckers,’ but we didn’t mind. We were just glad to be working,” he explained.
Mike Gebelle was fresh out of the Marines when he came back to his hometown, look-ing for work. In 1946 he worked on construct-ing the foundations for the grain silos. “It was hard work, but the New England Foundation Co., was a pretty good company to work for,” Gebelle recalled. When the silos began going
up, he stayed on for another year or so, before going to work on the ore docks, where he oper-ated one of the Huletts for 37 years, until the docks closed in 1985.
Leonard Chicotel was a 19-year-old Navy veteran look-ing for a job in 1946 when he was hired at the mill’s on-site cement plant. He would mix 100-lb. sacks of cement with so many pounds sand and stones near the foundations of the 125-ft. tall silos being constructed at the edge of the slip across the river from the ore docks.
Crews would hoist a bucket up to the top of the silo and dump it into a hopper. Then Chico-tel and the others would use a 2-wheel apparatus known as a “Georgia buggy,” to wheel 300 or 400 pounds of concrete into the forms. There were originally
27 silos, standing in three rows of nine along the northern edge of the property.
Chicotel’s monthly pay while in the Navy was $27 a month, but when he was discharged he was able to take advantage of a 52-20 pro-gram, where veterans received $20 per week for an entire year. “The construction job was really hard work, but since we were making a dollar and seventeen-and-a-half cents and hour, I just couldn’t pass up those big bucks,” he said grinning widely. The crews worked long hours, taking advantage of good weather, whenever possible.
That same year, 22-year-old Ira Bailey went to work as a carpenter, making the wooden forms for the silos. “Yes, there were a helluva lot of people working there at the time, but I can’t tell you just how many,’ said the octoge-narian who is still a rascal.
The forms were held together with screw jacks as a form was filled with concrete, Ge-belle and several others would jack up the forms to be refilled. “Everybody had to keep on moving, as it was a 24-7 kind of pour,” Bai-ley explained. If all went well, one silo could be completed every 11 days. He stayed on to work in the mill’s maintenance department for several years.
All of the men expressed a sense of pride in helping create the complex and a sense of sadness in seeing it demolished. “I only wish they could have figured out some other use for those buildings,” said Bailey. “But I guess that’s progress.”
Many others who worked on construction of the mill are gone now and there are hundreds more who worked there down through the years. They have become an integral part of Huron’s rich history and we salute them.
Con Agra Way Back When………..
Implosion SchedulePage 6
By Kathy MuehlhauSer Moore
huron hiStorical Society
Eastern States Farmers Exchange A new addition to the docks came in 1941
when the Eastern States Farmers Exchange began erecting a grain elevator where the first coal unloader was located. Construction was stopped during WWII and was completed in 1952. Huge ocean vessels carrying large cargos of grain were loaded and unloaded at the dock.
Eastern States Farmers Exchange was a re-gional farmer’s cooperative established in Springfield, MA, in the 1920’s that grew to become one of the largest co-ops of its kind, serving the agricultural community of New England and Upstate New York, and eventu-ally as far west as Northwestern Pennsylvania and Northern Ohio. The Exchange, along with the GLF (Grange League Federation) merged in 1964, to form Agway Inc., based in Syracuse, NY. Agway ceased operations in 1967.
PillsburyThe Pillsbury Company acquired the mill in
October 1971 and it became the East/Lakes Region Headquarters of the company’s grain merchandising division. The mill bought wheat, corn and soy beans from county grain elevators and licensed farm dealers. The corn was used for livestock feed, the wheat was ground into flour, and the soybeans were pro-cessed into oil and meal.
Most of the grain, which arrived by truck, was shipped by freighter to Canada, but it was also shipped internationally in ocean freight-ers. When the lake was frozen during the win-ter the grain was sent by railroad cars to the east coast for export.
In 1971 Pillsbury began construction on six new storage silos that increased the holding ca-pacity from 1.2 to 1.9 million bushels of grain.
In 1988 Pillsbury decided to sell its grain merchandising division, including the plant in Huron.
Miller MillingMiller Milling was founded in 1985 to offer
major durum semolina customers the ben-
efits of cutting-edge regional destination mills focused specifically on their needs. The com-pany, which bought the Pillsbury building at Huron, Ohio, served major pasta plants in the eastern United States, most notably what was then the country’s largest maker of branded pasta, Hershey Foods Corporation. In 1989 Harvest States’ Amber Milling division entered into a partnership agreement with Miller Mill-ing Co. with its Huron, Ohio mill.
ConAgra ConAgra bought the facility in 1989 and
used it as a grain elevator for the storage and shipment of grain until 2006.
On July 18, 2006, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) announced the purchase of the ConAgra Foods facility in Hu-ron. Concurrently, ConAgra Foods announced the closure of the grain elevator. The 19.7-acre parcel, containing Huron’s largest building, is a key piece of Huron’s waterfront. ODNR’s Division of Watercraft has completed a pub-lic boating and fishing access site with launch ramps, docks and parking facilities. The City of Huron has assumed title to the former grain silos and flour mill and was awarded a $2 million grant through the Ohio Department of Development’s Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund to continue revamping the site. The city envisions a future riverfront development to include restaurants, retail stores, condomini-ums and green space.
Huron Grain Mill Has Had 4 Names,Is Huge Chapter In Huron’s History
This quartet of longtime Huronites worked on con-struction of the grain mill and silos in the late 1940s. Seated, (l. to r.) are Paul Wargo and Ira Bailey and standing, Lenoard Chicotel and Mike Gebelle.
Pilot Tom Root took this photo of the grain mill while under construction in 1949
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As in the past the city’s refuse hauler FSI will pick up Christmas Trees the first two Mondays in 2012. The final pick up will be Monday, January 9, 2012. Trees are to be placed at the curb along with the regu-lar trash/recycling. Do not bag trees.
For residents who par-ticipate in the Yard Waste/Food Scrap program, just a reminder that the food scrap aspect of the program continues year round; the yard waste program will begin again in April.
If you are interested in signing up for the Yard Waste/Food Scrap pro-gram application forms are available on the city web-site or stop by the Finance Department.
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North Coast Cancer Foundation (NCCF) is pleased to announce the hiring of Deborah Miller as Executive Director.
Deborah has expertise in leadership development, strategic initiative design, group facilitation, team building, program management and grant proposal development. She has successfully coordinated grant preparation processes with government, business and education rep-resentatives to create grants for improving leader development and the conditions for leadership.
Deborah has two grown children and lives in Castalia with her hus-band Tom.
More about North Coast Cancer Foundation:• North Coast Cancer Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the lives
of all people affected by cancer. Toward this end, they seek to provide support in these areas:
• Financial support for uninsured and underinsured cancer patients• Education for patients, community members, and fellow healthcare
professionals• Complementary therapies where appropriate for patients and their
caregivers• Research opportunities to improve patient’s outcomesComplementary Care Programs were created to provide patients with
a positive and caring environment, offer stress relief and pain man-agement, decrease anxiety and increase feelings of well-being. Patients come to terms with their cancer, develop support networks with other cancer patients and survivors, and learn to transition from treatment to survivorship.
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Two of the largest organizations that help support the Sandusky Schools are conducting research to better improve their communica-tion with the public and with alumni.
The Sandusky High School Alumni Associa-tion is seeking ways to improve their organiza-tion and to encourage a higher rate of partici-pation. As such, they are asking SHS alumni to complete a brief online survey. While this survey will be emailed directly to many alumni, the SHS Alumni Association does not have e-mail addresses for everyone. Therefore, alumni are encouraged to go to the following link. The survey includes questions on demographic in-formation, what types of activities would inter-est folks, feedback involving the newsletter, as well as a gathering of contact information.
Also, because not all SHS Alumni have con-tact information on file, they are asking anyone
seeing this message to forward the survey link to their fellow graduates. The link to the Alum-ni survey is http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D56WT8T.
Similarly, the Blue Streak Booster Club is col-lecting data to make improvements to their organization through an online survey. The survey will provide information on preferences for their meetings, participants’ knowledge of what the organization does, the most efficient means of communicating with members, de-mographics, and overall feedback about the organization. This survey is being distributed to current members for whom we have e-mail addresses, but it is also open to all SHS alumni and/or community members. The link to the Booster survey is http://www.kwiksurveys.com?s=OMJOHJ_ce699ac5.
All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2012 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Champion-ship, which will be held at the St. Peter School gymnasium on January 13th at 7:00 PM. The K of C Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international head-quarters based on the scores from the state-level competitions. All boys and girls 10 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. Last year more than 130,000 youth partici-pated in over 3,000 local competitions.
All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to obtain written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information contact Jason at 419-433-8584. Pre-registration is not required by is encouraged for planning purposes.
Huron K of C toSponsor Youth Free
Throw Championship
Sandusky High Alumni Assoc.
Bellevue Society for the Arts presents “An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein”, a collection of short comedies, Fridays and Saturdays, Jan-uary 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. at 205 Maple Street, Bellevue.
The darkly comic world of Shel Silverstein is a place where nothing is as it seems, and where the most innocent conversation can turn men-acing in an instant. The nine imaginative plays in this collection range widely in content, but the Silverstein style is unmistakable.
Some of the plays contain mature subject matter and explicit language. Discretion is ad-vised. Admission will be restricted to ages 18 and older for this event.
The stories:“One Tennis Shoe” — Harvey (David Rie-
gel, Bellevue) needs to broach a delicate sub-ject with his wife. He claims Sylvia (Charlene Gardner, Bellevue) is becoming a bag lady, but she protests that her Bloomingdales’ shopping bag doesn’t make her a bag lady. No, says Har-vey, but the picture frame, couch cushion and single tennis shoe retrieved from the garbage do. Not to mention the cold cooked oatmeal in her purse.
“Bus Stop” — Irwin (Nicholas Ollervides, Clyde) stands on a street corner with a sign reading ‘bust stop’. When Celia (Laura Horn, Loudonville) passes, he stops her and proceeds
to run through the entire list of slang for her breasts, but Celia turns the tables on him with a lengthy and demeaning list of her own.
“Going Once” — In a simultaneously comic and chilling monologue, an auctioneer (Ben Archer, Clyde) shows off a woman (Valerie Thames, Sandusky), who is putting herself up for auction to the highest bidder.
“The Best Daddy” — Lisa (Melanie Mork, Sandusky) has the best daddy in the world (Brad Rowe, Bellevue). After all, he bought her a pony for her birthday. Too bad he shot it dead. Or did he? Maybe it was Lisa’s older sister.
“The Lifeboat is Sinking” — Jen (Danielle Hayward, Bellevue) and Sherwin (Jeff Hay-ward, Bellevue) sit safely on their bed, but Jen forces her husband to imagine they are on a sinking boat in the middle of a terrible storm. Waves fill the boat with water; there are no life jackets; and Sherwin must decide whether he should throw his mother overboard or con-demn them all to die.
“Smile” — Bender (Ben Archer) and his henchmen (Jeff Hayward, David Riegel) drag Gibby (Anthony Gardner, Bellevue) into a room and throw him to the ground. Gibby protests that he hasn’t done anything wrong, but Bend-er and the others know better. They have found the man responsible for the ’70s smiley face
and the phrase “ H a v e a nice d a y , ”
and they’re going to make him pay. “Thinking Up A New Name For the Act” — Pete (Nicholas Ollervides) hits on the phrase ‘Meat and Potatoes’ as the perfect name for their vaudeville act, but Lucy (Jeni Stacy, Clyde) doesn’t like it. They get into a terrible fight, and Lucy kills Pete. A police investigation, trial and execution quickly follow. And the only words in this farcical sketch are ‘Meat and Potatoes’. “Buy One Get One Free” — Merrilee (Valerie Thames) and Sherilee (Charlene Gardner) are offering the deal of the century. ‘Buy one, get one free,’ the hookers sing to a tempted Lee (David Riegel). It’s a golden opportunity. And it all rhymes.
“Blind Willie and the Talking Dog” — Blind Willie (David Ailing, Bellevue) sings the blues and asks passersby if they can spare a nickel or dime to help him and his hungry dog (Ben Ar-cher). But his dog can’t understand why Willie refuses to use the fact that he owns a talking dog to make some real money.
Tickets are on sale now. Call 419-484-ARTS (2787) for reservations. $10 for adults, $8 for seniors. Bring a non-perishable food item for donation to Bellevue Fish & Loaves and save $1 on admission.
“An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein” is di-rected by Anthony Gardner. It is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Ser-vice, Inc.
For more information, visit BSA’s website: bellevuearts.net. Like BSA on Facebook: face-book.com/bellevuesocietyforthearts. Follow BSA on Twitter: twitter.com/BSftA.
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Aerobics with Monica StudansThis is the class you have been waiting for! A complete
and effective workout for all fitness levels! Work out at your own pace with 40 min. of easy, fun and fat-burn-ing Latin infused dance and “Tae-Bo Style” kick-boxing moves. One class per week combines weights with cardio for the ultimate in fat-burning! Tone and strengthen your arms, legs and abs using weights and resistance. Relieve
stress with a relaxing stretch! Please bring a mat, water and two 2-5 lb. hand-held weights to feel energized and fantastic.
Classes will be held on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6-7pm at Woodlands Intermediate. Pick a session or sign up for all three!
Cost per session: $45 Residents/ $50 Non ResidentsWinter Session I: January 10-February 9Winter Session II: February 21-March 22Spring Session: April 10- May 10Sign up for 2 sessions and receive $5 off! Sign up for all
3 sessions and receive $10 off! Don’t wait, register today!!Registration forms are available on our website, cityof-
huron.org
Cards at the Boat Basin
Tuesdays & Thursdays the boat basin building is open from 9:30am-12:00 noon for cards. If you enjoy playing cards, this is the group for you. The program is free to the public and we offer hot chocolate and coffee while you play. Tuesdays- Euchre. Thursdays- Pinochle.
Indoor SoccerThe Indoor Soccer Skills Program is back for the 2011-
2012 season! This program is designed for beginners and those who want to improve their soccer skills. Players will practice scrimmage games, learn and perfect soccer skills and enjoy the sport of soccer!
Choose from 2 six week sessions! Don’t wait; we will only be taking 10 participants per class and classes are fill-ing quickly!!
All sessions will be held at Shawnee Elementary in the gym.
Session II: March 1st- April 5th Kindergarten – 1st Grade 5pm-6pm2nd Grade- 3rd Grade 6pm-7pmClasses will be held on ThursdaysCost: $30 per childFor more information or to print off a registration
form, visit our website: www.cityofhuron.org
Position Opening:Library Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of the Huron Pub-lic Library is accepting applications for an open Board position. Applications are due by Friday, January 6, 2012.
For more information, download the posting, position description and applica-tion from the library website, www.huron-library.org or visit the circulation desk for printed copies.
Employment OpportunityFiscal Officer
The Huron Public Library is seeking a fis-cal officer to serve as chief financial officer for the library. A bachelor’s degree in ac-counting or a related field and government fund accounting experience are required. For more information, visit www.huron-library.org No telephone calls, please. Ap-plications due by January 13, 2012.
Winter Storytimes January 3 – February 1 No registration required. Lapsit (Children up to
2 ½ years with caregiver) Tuesdays at 10:15 AM or
Wednesdays at 11:00 AM Toddler Time (Children 2 ½ - 3 ½ years
with caregiver) Tuesdays at 11:00 AM orWednesdays at 10:15 AM Storytime (Children 3 ½ - 5 years on their
own) Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 1:30 PM
YarnWorksSaturday, January 7, 10:30 AM- 12 PM
Join our group of knitters and crochet-ers, whether you are just learning or have been creating for years. Bring your current project, share your knowledge and help us with our community blanket. Registration appreciated.
Connect Ohio ComputerClasses for adults
Monday- Wednesday, January 9, 10, 11 from 2 - 4 PM
Would you like to learn the basics about
computers, the Internet and email? These monthly classes are for beginning adults and all sessions should be attended. Space is limited so register online, call 419-433-5009 or email to reserve your spot.
A Blizzard of Wintery Fun! Tuesday, January 10, 4:30 - 5:30 PMThere’s no need to get cold feet about
spending a winter’s afternoon at the li-brary! Children (Kindergarten and older) will have a snow pile of fun playing some flaky indoor games, enjoying a chilly snack and slip sliding the afternoon away! So bundle up and join us! Registration is re-quired!
Rockin’ Readers Book Groups,Wednesday, January 11
Juniors 6- 6:45 PM, Seniors 6:45- 7:30 PM
Rockin’ Readers is a popular introductory group discussion for elementary - age chil-dren. Junior Rockin’ Readers is designed for third and fourth graders, and Senior Rockin’ Readers is for fifth and sixth grad-ers. The members read the selected book and then discuss their thoughts and sup-ported opinions. Registration is required.
Spanish for ChildrenGrades K-2, Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:15 PMJanuary 11 through February 8This is a 5 week course designed for
young children and taught by local high school senior, Alyssa Franklin. Each class will focus on learning a specific subject: greetings, colors, numbers, and animals. Group activities and games will be used for a fun experience. Class size limited to 15. Register today!
State of the CityThursday, January 12, 6:30 PM, present-
ed by Huron City Manager Andy White.
Spanish for TweensGrades 3-6, Thursdays: January 12
through February 9, 6:30 - 7:15 PMThis is a 5 week course designed for
young children and taught by local high school senior, Alyssa Franklin. Each class will focus on learning a specific subject: greetings, colors, numbers, and animals. Group activities and games will be used for a fun experience. Class size limited to 15. Register today!
Locker HookingSaturday, January 14, 10 - 11 AM or 11:30
AM - 12:30 PMKathy Sheffler of Vermilion’s Fairyland
Fabrics & Gifts will introduce participants to the creative and fun needlecraft called locker hooking. All materials will be fur-nished to complete a beginner project. Ms. Sheffler will also have kits for sale to make other items. Registration required.
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Christ Episcopal Church
120 Ohio Street, Huron419-433-47018 a.m. and 10 a.m. wor-
ship and communion services
Sunday School 9 a.m. and Adult Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
www.christchurchhu-ron.com
First Presbyterian Church
225 Williams Street, Hu-ron
419-433-50188:30 & 10:45 Worship9:30 Sunday School11:45 Fellowship Hour
Grace Presbyterian Church
Kalahari Resort, Nia Convention Center, Rt. 250, Huron
419-271-1112graceopchurch@gmail.
comwww.graceop.orgWorship: Sunday 6 p.m.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
1608 St. Rt. 113, Milan419-499-3683Father Dennis HenkleWorship and Holy
Communion – Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Huron United Method-ist Church
338 Williams Street, Huron
419-433-3984Rev. J. Roger Skelly –
Watts8 a.m. – Praise Service/
Praise BandSunday School: 8 a.m.
During Service for Pre-school – 4th Grade
9 a.m. Coffee Hour; 10 a.m. – Celebration Ser-vice/Organ & Choir
LOGOS – Wednesdays 3:30 pm – 6:00pm; Stu-dents K-12 invited
Lighthouse Assembly of God Church
820 Cleveland Road East, Huron
419-433-8889www.lighthouseagc.orgSunday Service 10:45
a.m.Sunday School 10:00
a.m. adult and childrenAdult Bible Study 6:30
p.m. on Tuesdays Youth Group 6 p.m.
SundayFood Pantry 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays
Food Pantry: 419-616-0088
Salvation Army Service Unit 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays by ap-pointment only.
Salvation Army Servic-es: 419-433-0500
St. Matthew Evang. Lu-theran Church
15617 Mason Road, Vermillion
Rev. Dr. Karl Fry, Pastor440-967-9886www.lutheransonline.
com/stmattverml-cmsLadies Bible Fellowship
9:15 a.m.Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
All Ages WelcomeSunday Worship 10:30
a.m. with Holy Commu-nion
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Worship
The Chapel4444 Galloway Road,
Sandusky419-627-0208www.chapel-sandusky.
orgSaturday Service 5:00
p.m.Sunday Services at 9:00
a.m. & 11:00 a.m.Jr. High Youth Group –
Sundays during 9 and 11 am church service meet in the Warehouse/Youth Room
Sr. High Youth Group – Sunday evenings from 6 to 8pm meet in the Ware-house/Youth Room.
Latitude group ages 18-29 Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
4511 Galloway Road, Huron
419-626-9860Bishop: Bill ReedSacrament Service Sun-
days 9:30 a.m. Family History Center
Wednesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church930 Main Street, Huron,
419-433-4711www.zionhuron.org8:00 a.m. Sundays Tra-
ditional Worship Service9:15 a.m. Sundays Fam-
ily Friendly Contempo-rary Worship
Service with Sunday School for children and teens.
10:30 a.m. Sundays Tra-ditional Service.
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Ted G. BurkhardtMay 11 1944 - Dec. 28, 2011
Ted G. Burkhardt, 67, residing in Huron Townsship. Passed away peacefully late Wednesday evening December 28,201, at home after a brief illness.
Ted was born May 11,944, in San-dusky, son of the late Franklin and Helen (Bacho) Burkhardt. Ted was a 1962 graduate of Huron High
School. He was the owner and op-erator of Ted’s Kwik Lube in Huron, and retired in April 2001, however, he still remained active.
Ted was a member of Huron Ea-gles, in his spare time he enjoyed his horses, spending time working out-side, and especially enjoyed spend-ing time with his family and friends.
Ted is survived by his fiancee’ Tam-my Durso of Huron, a stepdaugh-ter Kris Penwell of Vermilion, a son Rod ( Jen) Penwell of Milan: three grandchildren, Monica, Lindsay and Hunter, a sister Kathryn McMillen of Huron, an aunt Wilma Bancho
of Wooster, Ohio, a cousin, Geof-frey Bancho of Canton, Ohio, a niece Kimberly McMillen of Huron, and several other family members and friends. Ted was preceded in death by his parents and his uncle John Bacho.
A Celebration of Life was held Jan-uary 2nd, at the Huron Eagles Club. Pastor Ron Biehl presented the eu-logy and sharing of Ted’s life.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ted’s family for assistance.
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The Huron Tigers Varsity basketball team suffered a tough SBC loss at home Friday night, against the always well-coached Margaretta Polar Bears. The visitors came out hot in the first half hitting four early three pointers to build a lead. Meanwhile, Huron, again, looked tentative on
the offensive end. As always, their defense kept them in the game. During the second half, the Tigers battled to take the lead with a minute left to play just to fall once again at the end of the game.
Dave Jenkins, Director of Operations, and Chad Enderle, Technology Integration Specialist, from EHOVE Career Center were selected to at-tend the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) professional development two-day event on December 12 and 13th at the Microsoft Bldg in Co-lumbus, Ohio. Dave and Chad were se-lected based on their experience training other educators in the use of technology in teaching and learning.
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The expanded skills and knowledge that educators receive at the Microsoft Inno-vative Educator Pro-gram are shared back at the school, district and state level. Once the training is complete, educators commit to conducting professional development activities for 100–500 colleagues based on the lessons learned at the seminar. In ad-dition, all educators commit to contribute
professional development best practices to the Microsoft Partners in Learning Net-work. Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Enderle plan to utilize the MIE training program to pro-vide additional professional development training to the EHOVE staff. They also plan to offer the training to teachers from EHOVE’s associate schools.
Participants attending the Microsoft In-novative Educator Program earn the title of Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer once they have completed the training. In addition to learning new hands-on, proj-ect-based activities for K–12 classrooms, educators also get free access to professional development curriculum to use in their school and eligibility for clock or credit hours, varying by state. The most beneficial outcome of the training program is ac-cess to the online Microsoft Partners in Learning Net-work community, which en-gages millions of like-mind-
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Tigers Fall Short to Polar Bears
Left: Center Aaron Casey gets fouled from behind as he powers in for the lay-up.
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