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By Lisa yako of HistoricaL researcH Partners

Huron’s location on the Huron River and the shores of Lake Erie has always afforded the town opportunities to develop maritime businesses, including fishing and shipbuilding. Beginning in the 1820s and finding fruition in the 1830s, the shipbuilding industry made Huron famous around the Great Lakes. During that time, Hu-ron was considered one of the most important steam shipbuilding towns on Lake Erie. Once the Milan Canal was officially opened on July 4, 1839, the shipbuilding industry in Huron declined rapidly. Milan soon became a ship-building mecca, but Huron maintained a pro-lific shipbuilding industry through the 1880s. One of the most prolific shipbuilders in Huron during the period from the mid-1850s until the early 1880s was Mr. John F. Squier (aka, Squires).

John F. Squier was born in Vermont in 1821 and moved to Huron in 1837. Around 1851, John Squier married Maria L. (maiden name unknown) and constructed the house at 125 Center St. at the time of his marriage.

John Squier’s career in the shipbuilding in-dustry likely began in the early 1850s. In 1853, Squier worked at the shipyard of Lockwood and Smith in Milan, but his reputation as a master shipbuilder already preceded him. In an article about a new steamship being built in Milan in July of 1853, the Buffalo Daily Republic de-scribed John Squier as “one of the best mechan-

ics in his line, and whose experience and well known abilities will prove a sufficient guaran-tee that his department in the building of the steamer will be all that could be required.”

John Squier soon had his own shipyard in Huron and was known as the principal builder there and one of the most skilled shipbuild-ers in all of Northern Ohio. From 1854 until 1883, Squier built or modified about 30 ships and tugs including the C.C. Griswold in 1854, the Marion Egan in 1861, and the Stampede in 1862. According to Richard J. Wright, John Squier’s “most outstanding contribution to lake commerce was the propeller Ohio built in 1875, which was double-decked and car-ried four masts.” The Ohio was known as the first four-masted ship to sail any of the Great Lakes. In addition to build-ing ships in Hu-ron, Squier also built at least one ship in Toledo, one in Vermilion, and one in Lorain. The home ports of ships that Squier

built included Sandusky, Ohio, Detroit and Marquette, Michigan, Sheboygan and Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois. John Squier’s shipbuilding career ended in 1883 when he constructed one of the last ships to be built in Huron, the propeller Sakie Shepard.

John F. Squier lived out the remainder of his days in Huron and died in 1897. He is buried beside his wife at the Scott Cemetery. Though the name of John Squier is not generally known today, he truly left a mark on the town of Huron during his day and should well be remembered.

The first grade students at Shawnee Elementary School combined their Sci-ence and Social Studies les-sons last week to study the earth in a hands-on fun way. The students of Mrs. Gim-perling’s and Mrs. Hoty’s classes made Papier-mâché globes after studying the Earth’s surface. The lesson included the placement and names of the four oceans and seven continents.

The Science/Social Studies combination lesson was a full week process. The first day was described as the “messiest”. It was the day all 40 students covered their balloons with torn newspa-per soaked in a liquid starch mixture. The next step, day

two, was painting the entire “globe” light blue to represent the oceans. Once the oceans were dry, on day three the students blotted and painted all seven conti-nents with green paint. And finally, on the last day the children labeled their globes and took them home to share with their families.

“The best part of this week was the children were having so much fun making their globes that they did not even realize how much they were learning at the same time,” stated Lou-ise Hoty, first grade teacher.

Huron will be represented at the Divi-sion III state wresting meet held at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus this weekend by Matt King (152-pound class) and Nino Majoy (285-pound class). Both finished in third place in their respective

weight classes during the District match at Owens Tech in Toledo this past weekend.

King, whose season record is 22-8, de-feated Nick Hall from Crest-view with a 4-2 decision to get third place. Meanwhile, sopho-

more Nino Majoy, who is an impressive 41-6, beat Bryan Eyerly of Ontario by a 3-1 margin.

King and Majoy to Wrestle at State

Nino Majoy (left) and Matt King will represent Huron at the Division III State Championships in Columbus. Photo by betty Majoy

Nino Majoy beat Bryan Eyerly of Ontario by a 3-1 margin to take third place. Photo by betty Majoy

First Grade Makes Learning FUN

Cecilia Pinkerton proudly holds up her Papier-mâché globe upon completion.

Portraits of Huron’s Past: John F. Squier

The OHIO was built in 1875 by John F. Squier in Huron. The Ohio is a wood-hulled, propeller-driven vessel with a length of 203 feet, and a width of 35 feet. It displaces 1,101 tons and has a load capacity of 850 tons. The photograph shows the Ohio un-der way on the Great Lakes. Photo is courtesy of the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University. Photo PerMission by the Center for arChival ColleCtions at bGsU.

The first grade students of Mrs. Hoty’s and Mrs. Gimperling’s classes paint the four oceans and seven continents on their Papier-mâché globes.

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St. Peter Catholic School is now accepting applications for Pre-School students (ages 3 and 4) for the 2010-2011 academic school year. Join us in the exciting journey of educating your child.

Applications are also being accepted for Kindergarten through 8th grade students. All classrooms will be open and teachers will be available to answer questions.

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The Erie County Master GardenersAssociation has announced plans toaward a $1,000 scholarship to a stu-dent entering college and pursuing adegree in horticulture, agriculture orlandscaping. Applicants must be anErieCountyresident,oragraduateorgraduatingseniorofahighschoolinErieCounty.

Interested candidates should com-pleteanapplicationwhichcanbecur-

rently downloaded from http://erie.osu.edu/master-gardener.org. Appli-cationdeadlineisMarch31.

ErieCountyMasterGardenerCom-mitteeChairman,JeanJinkinson,said:“This is awonderfulopportunity forsomeoneinErieCountywhoislook-ingtofurthertheireducationinhor-ticulture, agriculture or landscaping.The Master Gardeners are pleased tomakethisscholarshipavailableandwe

appreciate the community’s supportofourspringplantsale,whichmakesthisofferingpossible.”

The OSU Extension Master Gar-denerprogramprovidesknowledgetoand develops the leadership abilitiesofitsvolunteers.They,inturn,enableotherstoimprovethequalityoftheirlives by enhancing their home andcommunity environments throughhorticulturaleducationandactivities.

TheHuronTrack&FieldteamsbegantheirannualcookiesalesonMar.1.ThesaleswillrunthroughMar.11,withde-liveryonMar.31.

This is the fourth year the teamshave offered the ready-to-bake cook-ie dough. Packaged 48 cookies to abox, the selections include ChocolateChunk,OatmealRaisin,PeanutButter,M&MCandies,WhiteChunkMaca-

damia Nut and Snickerdoodles. Thecookies–whichlastuptoayearifkeptfrozen–are$15aboxwithmorethan45 percent of the profit going to thetrackprogram.

Moneyearnedfromthefund-raiserisusedtohelpdefraytheexpenseofhigh-cost items such as pole vault poles,shotputs,discsandtrackcamps,aswellas to help feed the athletes at meets.

Theathleteswillearnrewards,suchasfreeT-shirts,aKalahariwaterparkpassandbanquettickets,forsellingacertainamountofboxes. ThecookieswillbecominginattheendofMarch,justbe-foreEaster.

Thoseinterestedwhoarenotcontact-edbyaTrack&Fieldmembershouldcall the high school at 419-433-1234,Ext.1215andsomeonewilltakeorders.

Any2009graduateofHu-ron High School graduatewho purchased a yearbook

canstopintothehighschoolofficebetweenthehoursof8a.m.and3p.m.topickitup.

InAugust2009,theCityofHuron applied for a grantfrom the Clean Ohio Revi-talization Fund to clean uptheformerConAgraFacilitylocatedat41EastClevelandRoad.Anoticewaspublishedin January to announce anupcoming public meetingandtonotifythepublicthattheapplicationwasavailableforreviewbeginningJan.15

attheHuronPublicLibrary.Information was posted onthecity’sWebsiteaswell.

Thepublicmeetingtodis-cuss the project and solicitcomments on the grant ap-plicationwillbeheldat5:30p.m.onMarch9inCouncilChambersattheCityofHu-ronMunicipalBuilding,417Main St. The public is en-couragedtoattend.

Public Encouragedto Attend Meeting

Yearbooks Erie County Master GardenersTo Give Scholarship

Huron Track & FieldHolding Annual Cookie Sale

The Huron Browns Backers havebeen selected as the Browns BackersWorldwide 2009 Club of theYear. In2009alone,theclubraised$44,000forthelocalcommunityandcharities.

Each2009Clubof theMonthhon-oreewaseligibleforthedistinction.AselectgroupofBrownsBackersWorld-widestaffnarrowsthenomineesdownto five before each club president isaskedtovoteonthewinner.

Below is the local club’s winningsubmission:

“The Huron Browns Backers would like to be considered for the Club of the Year because of all our efforts in helping raise $44,000 for our commu-nity and community programs.

January – We held a spaghetti ben-efit for a mother and daughter who both had been diagnosed with cancer. This event raised $5,000 for them.

February – HBB held a clothing drive and collected 25 HUGE bags for Victory Kitchen, our local homeless shelter.

April – HBB held our First Annual Chili Cook-off. All the proceeds, $1300, went to a local family who had just lost their father.

May – Memorial Day kicks off our “green” recycling program. This year we collected about 1,500 lbs of alumi-

num. Next, we donated to our local domestic violence shelter and took a Backers appreciation trip to Bob Gol-ic’s restaurant.

June – HBB helped Knucklehead Saloon with the Blessing of the Bikes, which raised $3,000 for a local breast cancer survivor. Next, some of us went to the Lake Erie Islands Backers Rib Off and the rest of us participated in the Relay for Life. We helped the Knucklehead Saloon team in raising over $6,200 for the American Cancer Society.

July – We helped Knucklehead Sa-loon with the Asherbash 4 Benefit Concert. This event raised $7,000 for Battens Disease Research, which plaques a member’s family. We end-ed the month with our first Kickball Tournament. The tournament had six teams and raised over $2,400 for a little girl who had a liver transplant.

August – HBB donated to the Pelon-tia project, a bike ride for cancer. We also helped Smiley Automotive with a golf scramble that raised $13,000 for a special needs family.

September – A Kids’ Charity Car-nival came next; all the fun raised around $2,400 for a local teen with cancer. We also sponsored a hole for a member’s memorial golf tournament.

October – We decorated a bra, Browns theme, for “Bras for a Cause” cancer event. The Browns Bus helped the grade school with their mini relay for life, and we donated two Browns tickets to a benefit for a local girl who was hurt at the county fair.

November – We started with the United Way Kickball Tournament, which raised $1,400. Next, we held our Annual Tailgate Party that in-cluded a chicken wing cook-off. All the proceeds, $300, went to the Vil-lage House, a safe house for kids. We also raffled off OSU and Browns bas-kets to raise $300 for the Cleveland Browns Foundation.

December – We were able to make 25 food baskets for families in need from our recycling money. We also worked with Knucklehead Saloon on the Angel Tree, which gives 40 kids a Christmas.

Our Browns Bus also had some no-tables this year. The bus was used for prom, won Best in Show at our local parade, and was picked as one of the finalists in the Best Backer Auto Show.

Even with all the festivities going on, we still meet once a month and get to-gether for a potluck every Sunday to watch and cheer on the Browns! GO BROWNS!!!!!!”

Huron Browns BackersNamed 2009 Club of the Year

SANDUSKY–BrittanySchippel,25,of Norwalk, Ohio joined the team ofLataStefano,DDS,Inc.inSanduskyasadentalassistantradiographer.Agrad-uateof theToledoDentalAcademy inToledo,Schippelexcelsinpatientcare,latesthygienetechniques,andexcellentclinicalprocedures.

“We’re thrilled to have Brittany joinourStefanodentalteam,”saidStefano,DDS. “Not only does she have greatdentalassistanttraining,butsheknowshow to connect and relate to our pa-

tients,andhelpsmakethedentalexpe-rience comfortable and pleasant,” saidDr.Stefano.

She received her Ohio State DentalBoardDentalAssistantRadiographer’scertificateandisalsocertifiedinadult,child and infant CPR/AED training.She’s been educated on the infectioncontroltrainingfromOSHAandisalsoamemberoftheAmericanDentalAs-sistant Association and was approvedbytheDentalAssistantNationalBoardofRadiationHealthandSafety.

New Radiographer Joins Local Dentist

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The Firelands Symphony Orchestra and Terra ChoralSocietywilljoinforcestocelebratetheworkofAmerica’sbest composers, includingAaronCopland’sFourDancesfromRodeoandfavoriteexcerptsfromGeorgeGershwin’sPorgyandBess.

Theconcertbeginsat8p.m.March20attheSanduskyStateTheatre.

After intermission, Terra Choral Society will join theorchestra to sing award-winning works by Rodgers andHammerstein from the ever-popular musical Carousel.The American symphonic character will be showcasedinselectionsfromCopland’sTheTenderLand,including“PromiseofLiving”andtheenergeticbarndance“StompYourFoot.”The“SongofDemocracy”byHowardHansonreflectstheironyofhighexpectationsforayoungrepublicandabittersweetreminderofshattereddreams.

FirelandsSymphonyOrchestraticketsare$25foradults,$24forseniorsand$10forstudents.Ticketsareavailableat the Sandusky State Theatre box office by calling 419-626-1950 or 1-877-626-1950, or by accessing the secureWebsiteatwww.sanduskystate.com.

Audiencemembersareinvitedtoafree30-minute“Con-versationwiththeConductor”beginningonehourbeforetheconcert.

Firelands Symphony Orchestra Celebrates American Composers

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Church Chat

Christ Episcopal Church120 Ohio St., Huron419-433-4701Sunday—9 a.m. and Adult

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.www.christchurchhuron.com

First Presbyterian Church225 Williams St., Huron419-433-50188:30 Early Service9:30 Sunday School10:45 Late Service

Grace Orthodox Presbyte-rian Church

Kalahari Resort, Nia Con-vention Center

Rt. 250, [email protected]—Sunday 4:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church1608 St. Rt. 113, Milan;

419-499-3683Rev. Dr. John C. JordanWorship and Holy Com-

munion—Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Huron United Methodist Church

338 Williams St., Huron419-433-3984www.huronumc.orgOn Sundays:8 a.m. - Praise Service/

Soul Anchors Praise Band9 a.m. - Sunday School

-Kindergarten thru Adult10 a.m. - Celebration Ser-

vice/pipe organ and choir6:30 p.m. - Junior High

Confirmation Class6:30 p.m. - Senior High HYMRefreshments and Nurs-

ery are available all Sunday morning.

Lighthouse Assembly of God Church

820 Cleveland Rd. E., Huron419-433-8889www.lighthouseagc.orgSunday service—10:30 a.m.Sunday school—9:30 a.m.

Adult Bible Study--6 p.m. Sunday.

Youth Group—6 p.m. SundayFood Pantry—9 a.m.-3

p.m. Wednesdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays.

Salvation Army Service Unit—10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursdays, by appointment only.

St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church

15617 Mason Rd., VermilionRev. Dr. Karl Fry, Pastor440-967-9886www.lutheransonline.

com/stmattvermlcmsSunday School/ Bible

Study 9:30Ladies Bible Fellowship 9:15Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

St. Peter’s Catholic Church430 Main St., Huron419-433-5725 Saturday—5 p.m.Sunday—8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The Chapel4444 Galloway Rd., Sandusky419-627-0208

www.chapel-sandusky.orgSaturday service--5 p.m.Sunday service—9 and 11 a.m.Jr. High Youth Group—

Sundays 5-6:30 p.m.Sr. High Youth Group—

Sundays 7-9 p.m.Latitude group ages 18-

29—Thursdays, 7 p.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

4511 Galloway Rd., Huron419-626-9860Bishop: Bill ReelSacrament service—9:30

a.m. SundaysFamily History Center

Wed. 10 am-2pm, Thur. 9am-9pm, 1st & 3rd Sat. 9am-5pm

Zion Lutheran Church930 Main St., Huron419-433-4711www.zionhuron.orgBible hour 8:15amWorship service 9:30amSunday School 9:30am

Services Directory

MilestonesWalter Edward StutsmanMay 16, 1943 - Feb. 27, 2010

Walter Edward Stutsman, 66, of Hu-ron died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, after an extended illness.

He was born May 16, 1943, in Cleve-land and was a lifelong resident of the Huron-Milan areas. He graduated from Milan High School in 1961. He graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1965 and did his gradu-ate work at University of Toledo and

Kent State University. He taught at Sandusky High School from 1965-68 and then at EHOVE Joint Vocational from 1968-88.

He was a member of St. Peter Catho-lic Church, Huron. He was a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and was flotilla commander from 1972-74. He was a former member of the Knights of Columbus, Norwalk. He enjoyed boating and fishing.

He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Lucille (D’Ambra); a sister, Karen (DJ) Neumann of Norwood, Ohio; a broth-er, Richard (Mary) Stutsman of Nor-walk; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents, Marvin and Eleanor (Feuerstein) Stutsman; and brother, John Stutsman.

Friends were able to call from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until a Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter Catholic Church, 430 Main St., Huron, with the Rev. Jeffery Sikorski officiating. A private burial committal service will be at Scott Cemetery, Huron.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to one’s favorite charity.

Foster Funeral Home, 410 Main St., Huron, is handling arrangements. Condolences may be shared at foster-fh.com.

OBITUARY

Fisher-Titus Medical Cen-ter has contributed $31,774 to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief fund after a unique two-week fund-rais-ing effort sponsored by the center’s Employee Advisory Group. The donation in-cluded employee contribu-tions that were matched by Fisher Titus.

“As soon as Fisher-Titus Medical Center employees heard news of January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, they were asking how they could help,” said Lorna Strayer, FTMC’s vice presi-dent of business develop-ment. “FTMC’s Employee Advisory Group quickly organized a fundraising effort … Our employees whole-heartedly responded, donating $15,887.22 for the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund.”

The employees’ fund-raiser included a special arrangement allowing FTMC staff to contribute up to eight hours of their “banked” vacation time to the fund.

FTMC employees contrib-uted more than 650 hours of that paid time off valued at $12,847.29, and also gave $3,039.93 in cash to the ef-fort. The medical center then matched the employ-

ees’ total donation.Ron Rude, executive direc-

tor of the Firelands Chap-ter of the American Red Cross, met with members of FTMC’s Employee Ad-visory Group to accept the donation and to update the group about the Red Cross’s efforts so far.

As of Feb. 10, the Red Cross has received $255 million for Haiti relief and recovery efforts. Of those donations, $80 million has already been committed or spent to meet the most urgent needs of the earth-quake survivors. About 69 percent of that has been for food and water; 20 percent for shelter; and the rest for health and family services.

“The outpouring of sup-port from our staff has been tremendous,” said FTMC President Patrick J. Martin said.

This current fund-raiser is not the first time employees contributed during national and international disasters. In past years, the FTMC family gave $36,562 to help Hurricane Katrina victims; donated $28,508 for victims of the Sept. 11 tragedy; and contributed $20,281 to the American Red Cross Tsu-nami Relief Fund.

Join Firelands 55+ Club AT 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10 as a representative from Mayflower Tours pres-ents a free, no obligation information session of the “New England & Cape Cod Autumn Foliage” trip that is departing Oct. 6.

This free travel presen-tation will be held in the

Community Resource Room at Firelands Region-al Medical Center’s South Campus, 1912 Hayes Ave., Sandusky.

Registration is appreci-ated, but not required. For more information or a de-tailed brochure, call 419-557-7410.

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Ron Rude, executive director of the Firelands Chapter of the American Red Cross, accepts a check for American Red Cross Haiti Relief from representatives of Fisher-Titus Medical Center’s Employee Advisory Group. The donation, total-ing more than $31,774, included employee con-tributions matched by the medical center. Pic-tured from left to right are FTMC group members Deb Anderson, Laboratory; Lisa Myatt, Reha-bilitation; Rude; Brandi Bartley, Nursing; Janice Salata, Laboratory; Connie Young, Accounting Services; and Ann Rinner, Health Information Management.

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SupportPrograms

All support groups hosted by Fisher-Titus Medical Center are free and open to the general public.

The Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25. For more information, call 419-660-2117, Ext. 6379.

The Caring and Shar-ing Cancer Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 23. For more infor-mation, call 419-660-2117, Ext. 6417.

The Diabetes Support Group will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. For more information, call 419-660-2596.

The Stroke Support Group will meet from 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25. For more information, please call the hospital at (419) 660-2700.

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Fisher-Titus Medical Cen-ter will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 19 in the hospital auditorium, 272 Benedict Ave., Norwalk. Donors are required to bring a list of medications they are cur-rently taking and an I.D.

CPR Re-certificationFisher-Titus Medical Cen-

ter will offer a Healthcare Provider CPR re-certifica-tion training class from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 12 at the hospital, 272 Benedict Ave., Norwalk. To register or for more information, call 419-660-2646.

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All Huron Parks and Recreation Programs require Pre-Registration unless otherwise noted. Registration forms are available on the Web site or at the parks and rec office. Early sign-up is recommended to avoid cancellation of programs because of low enrollment. Call the parks and rec office for information or visit the Web site for details on all programs listed.

———SafetyTown2010WhatisSafetyTown? This is one of the

most important educational programs for young children who will be entering kin-dergarten in the fall. This seven-day pro-gram is a planned curriculum program incorporating classroom activities to fa-miliarize children with the school setting. Safety Town allows children entering kin-dergarten to learn safe ways to approach school and everyday situations. The chil-dren are taught the basics of fire, water, traffic and playground safety; as well as poison control, bus behavior and seat belt importance.

Huron Parks and Recreation has assis-tance from The Huron Fire & Police De-partments, Erie Metroparks, Erie County Environmental Services, Ohio State High-way Patrol, Sandusky Power Squadron/Coastie, and Huron City Schools, who help

make this program so successful. In addi-tion, teachers and Safety Town teen coun-selors who help create a wonderful, fun and creative environment for participants. Hu-ron Parks and Recreation also has the sup-port of many local business who help with sponsorship and/or donations toward daily snacks/supplies.

This year Safety Town will take place from June 16-24 at Shawnee Elementary School on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. each day. Thursday, June 24 is Gradu-ation Day – where students and parents attend for a Graduation ceremonypParty. The registration fee is $35 for residents and $40 for non-residents. Deadline for regis-tration is May 14. Safety Town registration forms are available on the Web site or at the office.

HowdoIbecomeaSafetyTownCoun-selor? Safety Town Counselors are one of the most important parts in running a suc-cessful program. Each year, between 40-50 counselors donate their time daily. The typical age of a Safety Town counselor is between sixth- and ninth-grades. There are also some older, experienced Safety Town counselors who are in tenth-, eleventh- and twelfth-grades. Safety Town Counselors must have completed sixth-grade before Safety Town begins to be eligible.

These counselors are vital to the day-to-day operations of Safety Town. Each coun-selor is assigned to a classroom or help on the blacktop outside. A Safety Town coun-selor is responsible for bringing excite-ment, energy and safety to the participants – many children are nervous the first day

and it is the role of the counselor to make sure they feel comfortable.

Safety Town is a way to gain Community Service Hours toward a Diploma of Dis-tinction. Counselors must bring the re-quired paperwork from their high school guidance counselor to the counselor meet-ing prior to the start of Safety Town. Forms will be completed after completion of Safe-ty Town. Those interested should complete and return a “New Counselor Application Packet,” which can be found on the parks and rec Web site or office. The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, April 2.

———WinterAerobicsTuesdays and Thursdays 6 to 7 p.m. at

Woodlands Elementary.Cost: Residents $45 / non-Residents $50

per session. ($10 discount for sign up to more than

one session) Pre-registration required using the gen-

eral Program Registration form. Session II- March 2-April 1Spring Session I- April 13-May 13

———Lion’s Club Breakfast with the Easter

BunnyAndHPRDEggHuntJoin parks and rec for the annual Huron

Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast on March 27, then walk over to the Huron Boat Basin for one of the largest egg hunts in Huron. The Huron Lion’s Club will be serving up all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee, tea, juice and milk. The Easter Bun-ny will make appearances at the breakfast and the hunt. Entertainer Greg Carson will perform after breakfast.

EggHuntatHuronBoatBasinTime: 8 a.m.-12 p.m. for breakfast 1:15 p.m. for the egg huntCost Breakfast: $5/Adults, $3/ChildrenEgg Hunt: Free (ages 2-8 years)Thedepartmentisencouragingpartici-

pantstobringacamera,abasketforkids,andtodonateanon-perishablefooditemtoeitherthebreakfastorthehunt.

———InstructorsNeededThe Huron Parks & Recreation depart-

ment is looking for instructors for our 2010 Safety Town program. This program is for children entering Kindergarten in the fall and familiarizes them to the school experi-ence. We are looking for individuals with previous teaching experience or college students pursuing a degree in education. Safety Town takes place June 16th-24th from 9am-11:30am. Employment applica-tions are available on our website at www.huronparks.org or call our office at 419-433-8487 for more information.

Application deadline March 26, 2010.———

NickelPlateBeach-SeasonParkingPassesPasses are available now for the 2010 sea-

son. Applications are available on the Web site or at the office. The Nickel Plate Season Parking Pass entitles the registered holder the ability to park one licensed vehicle at Nickel Plate Beach during beach hours (dawn to dusk) throughout the season (Memorial Day to Labor Day). The cost for a season pass is $20 for residents and $30 for non-residents.

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For more information on the following news or to register for an event, call 419-433-5009 or email [email protected].

———The Board of Trustees of the Huron Pub-

lic Library gratefully acknowledges the fol-lowing donations: In memory of Jim Hols-tine from John and Juanita Fenton.

———If you currently receive phonecallsfrom

thelibrary staff to notify you of items avail-able to be picked up at the library, you will receive automated calls beginning Monday, March 15. If you prefer an email notifica-tion, sign up for NetNotice at http://www.clevnet.org/netnotice.php

———SeniorInternetLiteracyWorkshops will

be held at the library on Fridays, March 5, 19 and April 2 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

• Workshop 1: Navigating, Searching & Bookmarking the Web

• Workshop 2: Desktop Tools, E-Forms & Anti-Theft/Anti-Virus Software

• Workshop 3: Communicating: Video Mail, Skype, Blogging & Facebook

Prerequisites are basic computer operat-ing knowledge and basic Internet skills

Come to one workshop or all of them. Register at the library’s email.

———YarnWorks, the intergenerational group

for those who work with yarn, will meet at the library from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thurs-day, March 4. Bring your current knitting or crocheting project. Instructors will be on hand and the class is open to all ages.

———The library’s Basic Computer Class will

be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, March 8, and from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. This is a beginning class on the basics about computers, the Internet and e-mail for adults and both sessions should be at-tended. This is a hands-on, adult program. Call 419-433-5009 or email [email protected] to register.

———The Second Thursday Seminar at the li-

brary at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, will feature Huron: My Hometown, Vol-ume 3. Interviews include Wilbur Ramsey: Working on the Huron Docks; Joyce Boyes: Growing Up Near Otto’s Camp; Gordon Meeker: Living on West Side of Huron; Steve Myers: The Huron Docks; and Dick Klein: Serving in WWII, Huron Teacher. Huron: My Hometown is an Oral History

Project of the Huron Historical Society and the Huron Public Library.

———The library presents T-shirt Quilting

with Cathi from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, March 13, March 27 and April 10. Cathi Dix of our staff will demonstrate how to make a T-shirt quilt in this program for adults and seventh-graders and up. Plan to attend all three sessions. Access to a sewing machine and knowledge in its use is required. The quilt will require 9 to 12 T-shirts. The first session is “Preparing the T-shirts”, the second session is “Assembling the quilt top”, and the final session is “Fin-ishing Options”. Email or call to register.

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3. Child and Dependent Care Credit You may be able to claim the credit if you pay someone to care for your child under age 13 so that you can work or look for work.

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Thursday, March 11Pasta with meat sauceToss salad/dressingWarm breadstickFrosted cake/assorted fruitIce cold milk

Friday, March 12Bite size popcorn chickenCreamy mashed potatoesChicken gravyMandarin oranges/pineappleIce cold milk

McCormick Jr. High& Huron High SchoolMonday, March 8

French bread pizzaBroccoli and cheeseChilled pearsChilled milk

Tuesday, March 9Double burgerPasta saladBaby carrotsGeorgia peachesChilled milk

Wednesday, March 10Footlong hot dogOnion ringsFrosted cakeFruit choiceChilled milk

Thursday, March 11Chicken nuggetsMashed potato/gravyWheat rollFrozen fruit barChilled milk

Friday, March 12Taco saladAssorted muffinsSeasonal fresh fruitChilled milk

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In honor of Dr. Seuss, on Tuesday the 4-year old preschoolers at St. Peter helped Mrs. Klaus and Mrs. Wollf prepare the

very well known breakfast dish, green eggs and ham. This came after reading Dr. Seuss’s story about the same. Of course,

following the preparation came the tast-ing. How was it? ‘Umm, good!, I liked it!’ was the consensus of most of the boys and girls, some of whom even went for seconds.

Deciding to enjoy the Dr. Seuss story, “Wacky Wednesday,” to the fullest, Mrs. Klaus and Mrs. Wollf invited their 3- and 4-year-old students to dress for the day on Wednesday. They arrived at the door in their wackiest outfits, clothes mismatched, back-wards and ill-fitting, and spent their day doing all kinds of wacky things. The shelves where all of their work is always neatly ar-ranged were messy and dis-organized just the way they would look when every-thing goes wacky. They had to have a wacky snack and also did some wacky work. The teachers, as well as the

children, agreed that wacky Wednesday was great fun.

Mike Lewallen Jr. and his father, Mike Lewallen Sr., of Huron, work together to build a magazine rack at EHOVE Career Center’s Youth Enrichment Carpentry class. Students are parent-child teams who learn the art of woodworking together with trained staff during these Saturday programs that were at EHOVE in February.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dr. Paul R. Lockwood II, board president of the EHOVE Career Center and vice presi-dent of the North Point Educational Service Center, attended a national conference in which school board members lobby Congress on federal education issues.

The 37th Annual National School Boards Association Federal Rela-tions Network Conference was held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 31-Feb. 2. The FRN is composed of local school board members appointed by the Ohio School Boards Association.

The conference, sponsored by the Na-tional School Boards Association, at-tracts school board members who are active in grassroots efforts to increase federal support for high-quality public education. FRN members urged mem-bers of Congress to invest in education as the economic engine for long-term

recovery, sustainability and global competitiveness.

Specific legislative priorities that FRN members discussed with lawmakers in-clude:

• Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and en-listing Congress to commit to the asso-ciation’s agenda before new legislation is enacted.

• Ensuring adequate funding for edu-cation programs, including full fund-ing for mandates such as the Individu-als with Disabilities Education Act and Title 1.

• Promoting local governance and de-cision-making as keys to effective pub-lic education and student achievement in the 21st Century.

• Advancing forward-looking initia-tives in pre-K education, teacher effec-tiveness and education innovation.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne

Duncan addressed the group and shared the administration’s view of ed-ucation policy and its commitment to increase federal funding for education, even as it challenges states and school districts to “raise the bar” on student achievement.

“Representing EHOVE Career Center and the students of Northern Ohio in lobbying Congress provides us with the opportunity to help shape federal edu-cation policy, with the ultimate goal of making public education a top prior-ity of the federal government,” said Dr. Lockwood. “We understand how dif-ficult it is for all of us, including Con-gress, to live within our budgets, but it is important to deliver the message that the needs of special education, public pre-school and career education should not be shortchanged.”

Dr. Lockwood and his wife, Cath-erine, live in Oak Harbor.

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St. Peter Preschoolers Act Out Dr. Seuss Favorites

3- and 4-year-old preschoolers arrived in their wackiest outfits, clothes mismatched, backwards and ill-fitting, and spent their day doing all kinds of wacky things.

After the students helped prepare the well known dish, green eggs and ham they got to taste it. “Umm, good!” was the consensus.

Firelands Regional Medical Center will be hosting the sec-ond program in the Pediatric Program Series on Thurs-day, March 4. The program titled “Preschool-School Age Speech Skills: What should my child be doing?” will be presented by Katie Bell, MA CF-SLP, Speech Language Pa-thologist at Firelands.

The program will be from

6 to 7:30 pm in the Commu-nity Resource Room at Fire-lands South Campus, 1912 Hayes Ave., Sandusky.

Other topics in the Pedi-atric Program Series include “Introduction to Augmenta-tive Communication & Assis-tive Technology” on Thurs-day, May 6.

To register, or for more in-formation, call 419-557-7410.

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On March 4, 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m., and on March 7 at 2:30 p.m., the Caryl Crane Chil-dren’s Theatre will open its 24th season with the musical “Cin-derella’s Glass Slipper” with book by Vera Morris and lyrics and music by Bill Francoeur. This literary children’s classic will be performed in McBride Auditorium at BGSU Firelands.

The cast of 28 includes chil-dren from local communities and schools in a three-county area, in addition to BGSU Fire-lands students and adults from area communities. Audiences will be entertained by 18 songs and dances.

The play follows the familiar story, and characters include: Attila the cat (Brett Minor, BGSU Firelands); a mouse (Ra-chel Doto, Huron); Troubadour (Benji Battiste, Hruon); Cin-derella (Mara Mossman, BGSU Firelands); Cinderella’s evil stepmother (Alaina West, BGSU Firelands); the wicked stepsister Brunhilda (Kira Bolt, Huron); Cleopatra (Madison Paden, Vermilion); the Queen (Abigail Murray, Vermilion); the Prince (Cody Noon, BGSU Firelands); nosy neighbor, Mistress Haugh-ty (Clare Nejedly, Sandusky); the Majordoma (Cassie Battiste, Huron); the Apprentice (Paige Graham, Huron); the Fairy Godmother (Lydia Strecker, Huron); Pumpkinhead (Haley Strader, Huron); Lady Blos-som (Chrystal Williams, BGSU Firelands); Lady Vine (Jessica Lyons, Huron); ladies in wait-ing (Hannah Blackwell, Huron; Allison Brownell; Huron; Emily

Lipscomb; Berlin Heights; Erin Lehrer, Huron; Lacey Miller, BGSU Firelands; and Rhian-non Mowrey, Milan); the Cap-tain (Sterling Sharp, Sandusky); the Lieutenant (Brandon Fries, Norwalk); town citizens (Steph-anie Endlish, Huron; Danielle Johnsons, Perkins; and Ron Butcher, Sandusky) the Queen’s assistant Lady Ursula-Ursula (Mackenzie Napholz, Huron).

Britney Koser, CCCT artistic director, will direct the produc-tion. Dr. Jann Graham Glann will choreograph and serve as music director. Martha W. Smith will be the choral direc-tor; David L. Gilmore is scene designer and technical director; Caly Laurents is scenic artist; Micheal Holt is the properties designer; Laura Horn and Mau-dy Paden are the costume de-signers and coordinators; Julie Hamann is box office manager; Martha Smith, Lisa Nahm, Sue Shamhart, and Kris Burt are musicians, and Benjamin Bell and Ryan Harris (BGSU Fire-lands) are stage managers.

The box office is currently open from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 3 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket prices are adults, $9; senior citizens, $7; school-age children, $5; and BGSU students, $4. Reserva-tions may be made by calling 419-433-5560, Ext. 20747, or 419-372-0747. Special group rates are available for groups of 15 or more payable in advance of performance. For more in-formation contact Koser at 419-433-5560, Ext 20642.

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Just one night after a disap-pointing loss to the undefeated Port Clinton Redskins in front of a large home crowd, the Ti-gers traveled to Norwalk to take on the Truckers. Going into the game, Norwalk was a better than .500 team – much like the Tigers. But Huron took out their frustra-tions from the previous evening on Norwalk to spoil the Truckers’ senior night celebration.

Neither team opened the game shooting very well, but two strong inside presences got the Tigers started. Center Steve Bow-ers hit the first two buckets, then 6-foot, 5-inch Brandon Poorman knocked down two of Huron’s

next three baskets for a 10-2 lead. Meanwhile, the Tiger man-to-man defense shut down the Norwalk offense, holding the home team to just two points in the first quarter and only allowing four more by halftime.

During the second quarter, Hu-ron’s perimeter players like Eric Volz, Brian Bollenbacher, and Zach Grieves took over the offense. Volz hit two three-pointers, while Bollenbacher’s defense caused the Truckers problems executing their own offense. At the buzzer, Grieves sank a long three that gave the visitors a 27-6 lead to cap off one excellent half of basketball.

Norwalk’s offense woke up dur-

ing the third quarter, going from six points to 21. Still, Huron was able to maintain its 20-point lead. As often happens in lop-sided games, the Tigers began to get sloppy in all facets and could only muster eight points (only two baskets from the field) in the final period while the Trucker reserves narrowed the lead down to just 13 points by the closing buzzer. In the end, Huron’s leading scorers were the trio of backcourt players. Bollenbacher, Grieves, and Volz all had 11 points in the non-confer-ence victory. The Tigers will re-turn to Norwalk for Sectional play this week.

Huron had to wait an extra day to get in their final SBC road trip of the year, thanks to the weather. But it was worth it as the Tigers took down Clyde by a score of 58-53. With the final win, Huron finished 8-6 in the SBC, land-ing them in third place.

Despite the unusual time for a boys’ game, there was still a nice crowd on hand in Clyde to watch. They wit-

nessed a good battle between two pret-ty evenly matched teams. Senior big man Jon Hicks received a start for the Tigers as a reward for all of his hard work this year for Coach James. He made some nice plays inside early on. Guard Brian Bollenbacher opened the scoring for the visitors with a three-pointer that started his team on a 9-3 run. It was capped off by two inside

buckets by center Brandon Poor-man, who would lead Huron with 12 points on the afternoon. But Clyde came back to tie the game at nine a piece with 1:20 left in the opening quarter. Forward Derek Dowell, who had been out recently with a back prob-lem, made a steal and a bucket to give the lead back to the Tigers at the end of the first quarter, 13-11.

Two early-second-p er io d free throws gave the Flyers the lead right back at 15-13. Then, Zach Grieves hit a three to begin

a 12-3 Huron run that gave the visi-tors a 25-18 lead with 1:51 left in the half. Clyde converted on a three-point play and an outside jumper before the close of the quarter to get back within four points, 27-23.

To start the second half, the Flyers were able to hurt the Tigers on the boards. Clyde moved into a full court man-to-man press that at first it didn’t seem to affect Grieves, who promptly hit a three to give Huron a five-point lead, 30-25. The Flyers eventually did reclaim the lead with a minute left in the third period, 33-32. Poorman fought hard for a rebound off his own miss to give the lead right back to his team. But at the buzzer, Clyde hit a 10-foot jumper to go up, 35-34.

Out of the break between periods, Bollenbacher knocked down a three putting Huron back up, 37-35. At the 6:31 mark, the Flyers called time fol-lowing a three-point shot of their own and a 40-39 lead. The Tigers came out in a 1-3-1 half court press and pro-ceeded to go on an 11-2 run to take a 50-42 lead with just three minutes left in the game. Clyde would try des-perately over the rest of the game to mount a comeback, but to no avail. Huron would hit five of their final six free throws when the home team began to foul. In the end, the Tigers prevailed 58-53. The scoring for the victors was very balanced. The posts, Bowers and Poorman led the team with 12 and 11 points respectively. They were assisted by 10 points a piece from Derek Dowell and Zack Grieves.

Tigers Finish SBC with Win over Clyde

Tigers Bite Truckers Early, Win 49-36

Brandon Poorman (31) powers up his shot, help-ing to get the Tigers going early in the game against Norwalk.

Junior Brian Bollenbacher beats the Clyde de-fender on his way to the basket.

Now is the chance to try and dunk a well-known community member. On Sunday, March 14, The Foundation for Firelands Regional Medical Center will host “Plungapalooza” as part of the 2010 Winter Challenge - Keepin’ It Cool at Kalahari Resort. Benefit-ing the heart and vascular services at Firelands, “Plungapalooza” allows you to bid on community members who have volunteered to be dunked for a good cause. “Plungapalooza” volun-teers for the 2010 Winter Challenge are:

Tina Amman-niti – Director of Cardiac Ser-vices, Firelands Regional Medical Center;

John O. Bacon – President & CEO, Mack Iron Works Company;

Dr. Anthony DeRiso – Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Lakeside Heart and Lung Center;

Fred Fox – Superintendent, Huron City Schools;

Randy Hugg – Radio Show Host, WCPZ – 102.7 FM;

Bryan Kasper – Kasper Auto Group;Bill Lally – Rav-

ing Steelers Fan & Superintendent, North Point Ed-ucation Service Center;

Matt Mars – Proprietor, Chez Francois;

Dru Meredith – Area Director Physician Re-

cruitment, Fire-lands Regional Medical Center;

Jim Miller – President & CEO, Citizens Banking Company;

Pat Murray – Financial Adviser, UBS Financial Services;

Kim Nuesse – Commissioner, City of Sandusky;

Doug Phares – Publisher, San-dusky Register;

Dr. Scott Shel-don – Cardiol-ogy, Firelands Regional Medical Center;

Alice Springer – Director of De-velopment, Fire-lands Regional Medical Center;

J. William Springer – President & CEO, Industrial Nut Company;

Chuck Stark – President & CEO, Firelands Regional Medical Center;

Doug Studer – Owner, Curves.To view the “Plungapalooza” vol-

unteers and their current bids, visit www.firelands.com. Call 419-557-7152 to place a bid. All winning bids in “Plunga-palooza” will re-ceive a Kalahari Day Pass (restric-tions apply).

In addition to “Plungapalooza,” the 2010 Winter

Challenge will also play host to four-person team races. Beginning with team registration at 7:30 a.m. and races at 8 a.m., teams will complete in any or all of the 2010 Winter Chal-lenge events:

Keepin’ it Cool Relay: Four-person relay that covers a total of one mile. Each participant will race ¼ of a mile. Enter the amateur or avid-runner league. Prizes to be awarded to each winning league team.

Turkey Throw: A fun spin on the hammer throw. Put your muscles to the test and see how far you can throw a frozen turkey. Prizes to be awarded to both the furthest-throwing man and woman.

Human Sled Race: You’ve heard of bobsledding; now try Human Sled-ding. Compete in this two-person race with one person pulling and the other person chillin’ on an inner tube. Prizes to be awarded to the winning team.

Every participant in the 2010 Winter Challenge who provides pledges (ei-ther personally or from other people) will receive a Kalahari Day Pass (re-strictions apply), a participation med-al and a Heart Healthy Breakfast.

The Foundation for Firelands is a non-profit organization focused on establishing and maintaining phil-anthropic relationships that support Firelands’ mission and ensure the fu-ture of quality healthcare for the com-munity.

For more information about The Foundation for Firelands-2010 Win-ter Challenge, to view “Plungapaloo-za” volunteers, or to obtain a team registration form, visit www.firelands.com or call 419-557-7152.

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Boys: Zach Grieves – Second Team; Steve Bow-ers, Brandon Poorman, Brian Bollenbacher, and Derek Dowell – Honorable Mentions.

Girls: Caroline Estel, Devon Koenig, and Lau-ren Volz – Honorable Mentions.

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cal Center will be offer-ing a four-week Childbirth Preparation class on the fol-lowing dates: Wednesdays, March 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 6 to 8:30 pm. Child-birth Preparation classes are held at Firelands Regional Medical Center, South Campus, 1912 Hayes Ave., Sandusky.

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Mary Strayer, MaSter Gardener

Many people think that adding fertil-izer will feed their plants – this is not

precisely true. Plants manufacture their own food by the process of photosynthesis. The fertilizers you provide your houseplants assist them in food production. Most garden-ers use the term “fertilizing” and “feeding” interchangeably.

Plants growing in the ground outdoors can search for the nourishment they need. If their immediate area lacks needed nutrients, the roots can branch into other areas. A houseplant is confined to the soil in its pot; once the nu-trients in the potting mix are gone the plant is stranded. But you can replenish these nutrients by applying fertilizer.

Houseplant fertilizers contain three main nutrients: ni-trogen, phosphorus and potassium – or potash. Some fer-tilizers also include needed rare trace elements. The ratio of these three ingredients is usually indicated on the label as three numbers, such as 5-10-5 or 10-20-10. The first number refers to nitrogen, which stimulates leaf growth and helps leaves maintain their rich green color. The sec-ond number indicates phosphorus, which promotes sturdy cell structure and healthy root growth, as well as aiding in flower and fruit production. The third number refers to potassium, which aids plants in normal plant functions and development. Choose a fertilizer that indicates it is formulated for houseplants. It should be properly bal-anced in these three main nutrients.

Commercial fertilizers for houseplants come in several forms: liquids, powders, tablets and capsules. Most of these are dissolved and diluted in water for ap-plication. Some types are scratched into the soil sur-face. Tablets and slow re-

lease capsules are also placed on the soil surface or just into the soil where they slowly dissolve in normal watering over a period of time. Whatever you do, whatever you choose, read the labels carefully, and follow them completely. If you don’t understand, ask your parents or another adult to help.

Many indoor gardeners find it beneficial to apply fertil-izers more frequently than normal –usually twice as often, but in a very diluted state; with usually ½ the recommend-ed dose or slightly less. This provides the plant with nutri-ents in a more consistent manner.

When you purchase a houseplant, look at the tag that comes with it. It will sometimes tell you how often to fertilize. You may also go to the library and look up the houseplant, and you will find the information you need. Much plant info is on the internet now, and easily located at home on your computer.

A few tricks:Never apply fertilizer to dry potting mix. Be sure your

plant is watered well first. A plant purchased in a store will probably already been fertilized when potted for sale. This potting fertilizer usually lasts for the first three months.

Never fertilize a sick plant. Wait until it has completely recovered before encouraging it to grow.

Most plants rest in the winter months. This is especially true of non-bloomers. Don’t coax them into growth by applying fertilizer. Avoid fertilizers between September and March. Don’t feed dormant plants; wait instead until you see signs of growth.

Never deliberately overfeed your plants. An extra pinch can damage your plant severely. If you find you overfed your plant, sit it in the sink or in the bathtub, and run luke-warm water through it slowly for a minute or so. This will rinse out some of the fertilizer, and stop some of the dam-age to the plant.

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VERMILION – Main Street Vermil-ion is raffling off a fully loaded, cus-tom designed boat. Tickets go on sale March 6, and the drawing will be held Thursday, July 15.

The Main Street Vermilion Boat Raffle kicks off during the 2010 Ver-milion Fishing & Hunting Flea Mar-ket from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 6, at German’s Villa, 3330 Lib-erty Ave. Admission to the Vermilion Fishing & Hunting Flea Market is $3; kids under 12 are free. Food will be available all day including drinks, sandwiches and snacks. K-96 FM will broadcast live all day. The Vermilion Fishing & Hunting Flea Market will

feature booths relating to boating, fishing, hunting, camping and out-door sports.

The Scout 187 Sportfish being raf-fled sports a 115 Yamaha Four Stroke Motor and comes with a Boatwheels Aluminum Trailer. Free dockage at Romp’s Family Fun Marina is also in-cluded for 2010. Additional features include a Center Console with Grab Rail, Aerated Live Well, 4 SS Flush Mount Rod Holders, Compass, and other features.

The boat will be featured at numer-ous events before the July 15th draw-ing, including community events, festivals, Quaker Steak & Lube events,

Festival of the Fish and Third Thurs-days. The boat will also be featured at area businesses.

Tickets are available at numerous merchants throughout Vermilion; the Main Street Vermilion office at 685 Main St.; Romp’s Marina; Bad Boy Bait & Tackle; Liberty Auto Wash and online at DiscoverVermilion.com. Donations for tickets is $20 each, or 6 tickets for $100

Proceeds from the raffle benefit Main Street Vermilion. More infor-mation can be found at MainStreet-Vermilion.com.

Jack O’Malley of Sandusky has joined Freedom Boat Club as Mem-bership Director.

O’Malley has been a resident and in-dependent businessman in Sandusky for 17 years and has been active in many local civic and business organi-zations.

From seashores to lakeshores, Free-dom Boat Club offers its members unlimited use of its fleet of boats. Freedom Boat Club has 57 locations nationwide. The club’s local office is based out of Catawba Island, with a new location opening in Sandusky soon. Those new to boating who lack

training; an avid fisherman looking for more time on the water; a busy young professional or family trying to fit it all in; or a retiree tired of the strains of boating – FBC welcomes all to learn more about what the club can do.

O’Malley Joins Freedom Boat Club

Main Street Vermilion Raffles Off Boat

2-1-1 is the national dialing code set aside to link community residents to vital social service agencies, govern-ment agencies, and faith-based orga-nizations. It is a free call and is avail-able 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to anyone who needs to find assistance. You can dial 2-1-1 to get help for yourself or a family mem-ber or friend.

2-1-1 was implemented in Erie County in 2006 with assistance from multiple agencies and organizations. Community members recently met at a breakfast meeting to discuss the progress of and the future of 2-1-1 services in Erie County. The break-fast was sponsored by the Erie County Health Department, United Way of Erie County and the 2-1-1 Advisory Board.

“Since the implementation of 2-1-1, over 6593 calls were made to 2-1-1. Residents are seeking assistance for rent, utilities, food and medical needs. Each call results in at least 3 or more

referrals,” explained Ms. Colbert-Brumbaugh. More than 140 social service and public agencies are listed in the 2-1-1 database. Ms. Colbert-Brumbaugh further explained that the utilization of 2-1-1 enables com-munity leaders to see where there are gaps in service as well as determine the critical needs of the residents. Pete Schade, Health Commissioner, Erie County Health Department com-mented about the health disparities within the community and that the use of 2-1-1 will help to end the dis-parities.

Nick Roman, Technical Support Co-ordinator for 2-1-1 at Ohio United Way explained to the audience the fu-ture of 2-1-1 from a statewide and na-tional perspective. 2-1-1 is a priority for United Way Worldwide and Ohio United Way. United Ways have a long-standing tradition of commitment to funding information and referral services in their respective communi-ties. Mr. Roman stated, “Ohio United

Way continues to promote the 2-1-1 in Ohio and 87% of Ohioans will be covered by 2-1-1 services by the end of 2010 and 55 counties will have 2-1-1 coverage. Nearly 1.2 million calls were answered by 2-1-1 call centers in 2009,” stated Mr. Roman.

Nationally, 80% of Americans have access to 2-1-1, and in 34 states 90% of the population has access to 2-1-1. “This is good news,” stated Mr. Ro-man, “because people will be able to travel almost anywhere in the U.S. and be able to call 2-1-1 or advise friends and family members to call.” Cur-rently, there are bills pending in the US Senate and House which could provide estimated $700 million in sus-tainable funding to 2-1-1 programs over the next four years.

If you would like more to ensure that your agency or organization is includ-ed in the 2-1-1 data base, you can con-tact Collette Fox at the Erie County Health Department at 419.626.5623.

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Helicopter EventThe Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter

50, will present the program “How Helicopters Fly.” The event will be presented by Andy Overly, and held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday March 7, at Hinde Field, 1819 Boos Road, Huron. The public is wel-come. For more information, call 419-239-8292 or go to http://www.EAA50.org.

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