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Oregon City Council approved a $19.8 million budget for next year, slightly more than 2014s budget of $18.4 million. We believe with this budget, we can maintain Oregons tradition of a high lev-el of services for our residents, said City Administrator Mike Beazley. The city will continue its $1 million road improvement program that was in the 2014 budget. Its so important, in terms of quality of life for our residents and from an economic development prospective, he said. The city will also continue upgrading Navarre Avenue. It is our main street. Its an impor-tant investment in our future, as we go for-ward, said Beazley. In addition, upgrades will be made to capital equipment, some of it as the result of a harsh winter earlier this year, he said. Some of that investment stems from some of the high costs and wear and tear that came from a very tough winter, said

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Council approves budget for 2015Beazley. The biggest expense next year will be for police, fi re and EMS services, which to-tal $10,301,898. Other capital costs will ensure the city is energy effi cient, he added. Weve all discussed at length that Oregons revenue tends to be cyclical more than most communities like us. In good times, we do invest in our plant and equip-ment to make sure were prepared for the future. We think these investments will al-low us to continue to operate effi ciently, and in many cases, lower our costs of op-erations, he said. Expenses improving recreational proj-ects, such as the citys bike trail, are also included in the budget. Weve provided for investment in the continued enhancement of our recre-ation program, continued enhancement of our bike trail, a multi-purpose trail with the start of engineering and phase 1 of our north-south connector that will make it easier for our residents to get to our parks and schools, he said. We also have invested in an access analysis for our lakefront, something our

council and mayor believe we can do better at, he said. The only change from an operations side worth noting is we are going to add two staff positions to our public service de-partment. Theyre part of the effort to deal with all our capital projects and enhanced service needs. We probably have more proj-ects underway than at any time in the citys history water plant, sewer plant, changes associated with Oregon Clean Energy, our major streets programs, water and sewer lines replacement, and to buildings and grounds. We have a lot of balls in the air, and we got to make sure we have personnel in place to meet those needs so we dont just talk about the projects, but get things done, he said. We feel good about what this budget does, he added. We want to emphasize to the public a budget is always a plan to spend. The world changes during the year. I think this council has demonstrated the fl exibility to deal with these things and react to changes and circumstances. This budget is a responsible step forward as we go forward.

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A rural Oak Harbor man is facing a felony operating a vehicle while impaired charge after his Dec. 13 arrest. Authorities say this is the sixth time Steven Ontko, 42, Portage River South Road, has been picked up for the violation. Ontko spent the rest of the weekend in the Ottawa County Detention Facility af-ter his arrest shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday in the driveway of his home. He appeared Monday in Ottawa County Municipal Court. Following his hearing, he was re-leased on a $10,130 cash bond, according to detention facility records. Ontko is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 22. The charge is a third degree felony, according to the Ottawa County Sheriffs Offi ce. Ontko has fi ve previous OVI convic-tions, occurring in 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004, records show. According to sheriffs report, sheriffs Deputy John Carpenter was traveling east on Portage River South Road when he spot-ted a Ford pickup approaching in the on-coming lane. He watched the truck swerve off the north side of the road, with both front and back tires leaving the roadway and heading slightly down a grassy grade. The driver then corrected the vehicle back onto the road but then crossed the yellow center line, entering the deputys lane. The driver corrected again and swerved back into the westbound lane and turned the truck into a driveway. The deputy turned his vehicle around and headed for the driveway, where he found the pickup parked, still running and Ontko sitting in the drivers seat, according to the report. Ontko, who was talking on the phone, would not acknowledge the deputy, the re-port states. The deputy then tapped on the window of the drivers door. Ontko told him to wait because he was on the phone. The deputy told him to hang up the phone and Ontko responded by motioning for him to move away from the truck. During this time, the deputy saw an open pack of

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City council approves budget for 2015 He said council members will hold committee hearings for further discussions on the recreation program, as well as the citys two cemeteries, and the long term needs of the fi re department. I think were continuing to invest re-sponsibly, including the rotation of police and fi re vehicles and plows. We are leaving some things that we really want to focus on during the year to lengthier hearings, he said. Councilman Terry Reeves, chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee, will hold hearings during the year to dis-

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The Eastwood school board Monday approved a resolution to participate in the Ohio School Facilities Commission program a step that will formally allow the district to receive state funds for the construction of a new elementary school building. The boards resolution will be consid-ered during the OSFCs January meeting and then submitted to the state controlling board for fi nal approval, Dave Michel, the school districts treasurer, said. The board plans to use revenues from a tax abatement agreement with The Home Depot and public utility taxes from a Troy Energy plant to cover most of the districts share of construction costs. Michel said the district will pay $12.45

Eastwood board moves closer to building projectmillion for the project. Of that, $1.45 mil-lion will come from the districts general fund to cover what are called local funding initiatives not covered by the OSFC, which is expected to provide approximately $7 million for the project. To fund the balance of its share, the school district will issue $11 million in bonds, backed by revenues from the Troy Energy and Home Depot agreements. Michel said the district has an agree-ment with 5/3 Securities for underwriting the issue. The school board had voted in June to place a bond levy request on the bal-lot to pay for its share. But after getting an opinion from the OSFC the district could use revenues from the abatement agree-ment and utility taxes for the project, board members decided to proceed without seek-ing a levy for additional tax revenues.

That decision, while saving property owners in the district from additional tax-es, upset some residents who contend the building project should be decided at the ballot box. Two previous tax issues to help pay for a new school were defeated at the polls. Three residents, Karl Offerman and Eileen and Victor Schuerman fi led a law-suit last month in Wood County Common Pleas Court to obtain administration re-cords, including emails of Brent Welker, district superintendent, and the email ad-dresses of residents receiving his commu-nity newsletter. Michel said the administration has been contacted by several residents not wanting their email addresses to be released. The school board met in executive ses-sion Monday to discuss pending litigation, according to the meeting agenda.

Daniel Tomanski, an ASE Master Automobile Technician from Walbridge, was recently honored with a national achievement award as the Chrysler/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year according to a spokesman for the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). Tomanski was one of 47 automotive professionals recognized in November at an event held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The ASE annual awards spotlight top scorers on the ASE Certifi cation Tests from among the ranks of the more than 300,000 ASE-certifi ed professionals nationwide. Ted Hayes, owner, Hayes Automotive; Glenn Dahl, chairman of the ASE Board of Directors; and Timothy Zilke, ASE president & CEO, presented the award to Tomanski. Dan is one of the outstanding ASE-certifi ed professionals recognized annually by different segments of the automotive ser-vice and repair industry. Each of these elite technicians is presented with an industry-specifi c award recognizing their achieve-ment, said Zilke in a prepared release. Tomanski is employed by Yark Automotive Group in Toledo. He has been a technician for 20 years. In addition to looking for top scores on ASE tests, award sponsors examine on-the-job excellence, community service and other factors when selecting honorees. The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) was founded in 1972 as a non-profi t, independent organi-zation dedicated to improving the quality of automotive service and repair through voluntary testing and certifi cation of auto-motive professionals. More than 300,000 ASE-certifi ed automobile, truck, and col-lision repair technicians, and parts spe-cialists work in dealerships, independent shops, service stations, auto parts stores, fl eets, schools, and colleges across the na-tion.

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Water quality State Rep. Michael Sheehy (D-Oregon) last week announced the approval of $548,900 in state funding to install 14 steam gages to monitor fl ood and water quality assessment data in various locations throughout the west-ern Lake Erie basin. Columbus-based US Geological Survey (USGS) will in-stall the gages and analyze their results on a regular basis. This summer, a harmful algal toxin contaminated Toledos drink-ing water supply, cutting off access to water for 400,000 people for three days. Following the Toledo Water Crisis, Reps. Sheehy and Patterson (D-Jefferson) introduced legislation to require the monitoring of the harmful toxin microcystin in Ohios public wa-ter systems. US Geological Survey has been chosen to lead this initiative because of its exclusive access to the National Water Information System (NWIS). The NWIS is a comprehensive and dis-tributed application that supports the acquisition, processing and long-term storage of national water data. Funding for this project was specifi cally ear-marked for USGS in both the federal grant application and the award from the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Fireworks injury rates, revenues debated Green) voted against it, saying he was con-cerned about the lack of deliberations. The fi reworks bill is a substantive bill that just moved too fast through the Ohio Senate. I support efforts to allow and reg-ulate fi reworks in Ohio but only one pub-lic hearing where opponents can express their concerns was just not adequate for me, Gardner said. I heard from pediatri-cians and childrens hospitals and others who were concerned that not enough pub-lic input was provided on this bill. And, since most of the bill does not take effect until 2016, I believe there is plenty of time to work on this issue and get public input next year before actually enacting a new law. Sen. Edna Brown (D Toledo) voted for its passage. Although I remain concerned about the use of fi reworks in urban areas, the abil-ity of local governments to establish laws against their use is why I supported the bill, she said. A hearing before the House Health and Aging Committee drew testimony from almost 20 persons, including Betty Montgomery, who chairs the board of di-rectors of Prevent Blindness. She challenged Burkes data on the drop in injuries, noting a 2013 report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that there were 6.3 fi reworks injuries per 100,000 pounds of fi reworks imported in 2013. This is the highest level of injury per 100,000 pounds since the year 2000 and a 47 percent increase over 2012 injuries, she said. Raechelle Laughlin, legal counsel for Phantom Fireworks, said the states fi re-works laws have largely gone unchanged for more than two decades but the industry

has changed dramatically since then, The consumer fi reworks industry rec-ognized the importance of bringing a safe, quality product to market in 1991 when it created the American Fireworks Standards Laboratory and began testing the fi reworks at the factory level to their own conformity requirements, she said. Besides Montgomery, a coalition of opponents included Lynda Bowers, a mem-ber of the board of trustees of the Ohio Township Association; Gary Smith, M.D. and member of the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Lt. Joe Posey, of the Central Ohio Fire Prevention Association, and others. In written testimony, Jim Bresnen, who described himself as a business profession-al and fi reworks hobbyist in Cincinnati, said Ohio would be aligning its laws with Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania by passing the bill. He said the bill would help keep reve-nue and taxes on fi reworks in Ohio. Lake Township Fire Chief Bruce Moritz told The Press the Ohio Fire Chiefs Association was disappointed the bill went through the Senate so quickly. A member of the associations legis-lative committee, he said hed like any change in the law to ensure revenues gen-erated by a tax or fee reach local jurisdic-tions. Were the ones fi ghting grass fi res or fi eld fi res and treating injuries from fi re-works, he said. A procedural error inadvertently end-ed the House committee hearing before the bill could be formally referred to the full House for a vote. A spokesperson for Sen. Burke Thursday said the senator intends to rein-troduce the bill next year.


City council voted to rehire Jim Gilmore, the commissioner of Building and Zoning, for the next three years after he re-tired from the position earlier this month. Council voted 5-2 in favor of the reap-pointment. Mayor Mike Seferian had made the re-quest to rehire Gilmore at the last council meeting due to his experience, but some on council wanted more time to think about it because they were unaware it would be on the agenda until the day of the meeting. There were also concerns Gilmore would be double-dipping, by getting his pension and an annual full-time salary, though the city has rehired others who had retired. Seferian called Gilmores retirement


Lake Township trustees want more information about costs and staffi ng at the Wood County sheriffs dispatching offi ce before deciding how to proceed with pro-viding emergency dispatching service for residents when a current service contract expires. After hearing a report Tuesday by Police Chief Mark Hummer on a proposal submitted by Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn, the trustees directed the chief to meet with Wood County commissioners to discuss county costs and personnel levels at the dispatching center in Bowling Green. The townships service contract with LifeStar expires at the end of March 2015. In June, Sheriff Wasylyshyn submitted a proposal to provide the 24-hour service to the township for $65,210 a year plus a one-time set-up fee of $35,230 and $8,526 for software costs. Chief Hummer Tuesday said the sher-iff, at the chiefs request, submitted another proposal earlier this month. However, the second proposal was higher: $82,165 a year plus a set-up fee of $37,967 and an annual maintenance fee of $1,795. The chief questioned the accuracy of township population fi gures and service call numbers on which the sheriff based his proposal. Richard Welling, a trustee, said it was troubling the proposed price would in-crease so much from the sheriffs June quote.

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I was under the impression he was go-ing to honor that (June) fi gure until the end of the year, Welling said. Chief Hummer also questioned labor costs cited in the sheriffs proposal. The sheriff has indicated he would add one full-time dispatcher to handle town-ship calls. With sheriffs dispatchers be-ing paid $31.35 an hour, it would cost the county $5,267 a week to provide 24-hour service (168 hours each week). Yearly costs would be $273,873. But in proposals by the sheriff to pro-vide service for the township, Village of Walbridge and City of Rossford the pro-jected total annual cost just for dispatch-ing personnel is about $180,000, leav-ing a shortfall of about $94,000, the chief said. I dont know who is going to be pay-ing that shortfall, the chief said. Are the commissioners willing to subsidize it? We want to make sure were getting what were told. We need to make sure there are enough people down there to do the work. The sheriff has good people down there but no one has a crystal ball to know when dis-patchers are needed. The townships current contract with LifeStar is for $262,000 a year and also covers the City of Rossford and Village of Walbridge. LifeStar employees use the townships facilities and the costs are ap-portioned among the three entities based on call volume. Rossford offi cials decided recently to contract with the sheriffs department start-ing next year. The city will pay the county $65,210 to cover yearly personnel costs and

$40,000 for a set-up fee and $7,000 for soft-ware costs. Chief Hummer said the township ac-tually provides an average of 224 hours of coverage per week by having addition-al LifeStar personnel on duty during busy periods. If the county were to provide 224 hours of weekly coverage for the town-ship, Rossford and Walbridge it would cost about $365,165 a year leaving an even bigger shortfall from what the sheriff quot-ed. With questions of costs looming over the county proposal, he said the trust-ees should consider continuing to con-tract with LifeStar for just the township or possibly contracting with the City of Northwood, which has provided an esti-mate of $175,000 for one year. Citing call reports from 2013 and so far this year, Chief Hummer said the township has routinely had fewer calls than those for Rossford and questioned why the sheriffs agreement with the city is lower than his proposal for the township. Township Fire Chief Bruce Moritz told the trustees if the township contracted with the sheriff it would have to install hard-ware to augment the countys dispatching signal, which isnt strong enough to reach fi refi ghters personal pagers. One signal repeater would cost the township about $8,000, he said, adding it would be prudent to also have a back-up in place.

Editors note: Chief Hummer was sched-uled to attend the Dec. 18 meeting of the county commissioners.

Oregon council reappoints Gilmore commissionersudden, but said it was prompted by changes in the benefi t package of the Public Employee Retirement System. Public employees like Gilmore, he said, were required to retire before Dec. 1 to keep some of the benefi ts. The city will also save $35,000 in the reappointment. Gilmore will not receive health insurance from the city, a $25,000 savings, because he is now covered by his wifes health insurance. His salary is also reduced to $79,479. a $10,000 cut. The city in June 2011 approved the re-tirement/reappointment of former City Law Director Paul Goldberg, who had accepted less salary to continue representing the city for a limited time. Goldberg, who had been paid an annual salary of $170,000, retired, waited 60 days, then was reappointed by council at a reduced salary of $49,000. Councilmen Terry Reeves, Tim Zale and Jerry Peach expressed concerns at the

last council meeting about double-dip-ping and wanted to know if others in the department who were as qualifi ed as Gilmore. At Mondays meeting, Reeves and Zale, Councilmen James Seaman, Council President Dennis Walendzak, and Joshua Hughes voted to reappoint Gilmore. Peach and Councilwoman Kathleen Pollauf were opposed. I understand the rationale the mayor has for desiring to reappoint Mr. Gilmore to this position as having already retired from the city, said Peach. I recognize there are several benefi ts. I dont, however, believe the situation is unique enough that I would be willing to support appointing Mr. Gilmore. He has done an excellent job for the city. So I have no criticism of Mr. Gilmore at all. I think there are others who are capable of doing just as well in this po-sition.

Genoa board eyes May ballotBy Larry LimpfNews [email protected]

Voters in the Genoa school district will likely see two levies on the May 2015 ballot. The school board Monday took the preliminary steps for placing lev-ies on the ballot, approving resolutions of necessity for the renewal of a 5-mill, 5-year operating issue and a new emer-gency levy that will generate an addi-tional $1.025 million a year if passed. The resolutions will be forwarded to the Ottawa County auditor for cer-tifi cation, said Bill Nye, district trea-surer. He said the board will consider resolutions for actually placing the is-sues on the May ballot during its Jan. 14 organizational meeting. District voters this year have twice rejected requests for additional tax rev-enue. A 4.99-mill, 5-year levy was de-feated in May and an emergency issue that would have generated $800,000 annually was defeated last month. Nye said with the loss of the emergency issue, the district has lost a year of collecting tax revenue since collections commence in the year fol-lowing a levys passage. Due to the fact we lost a years worth of collections, the amount has increased to $1.025 million. Instead of collecting it in 2015 we wont be col-lecting it until 2016 if it passes, he said. The delay, he said, puts the dis-trict in a tighter fi nancial situation. A fi ve-year forecast of the district fi nances projects it will end the fi scal year on June 30, 2015 with a balance of about $1.3 million. Nye said he projects the balance will drop to about $500,000 by June 2016 and become a defi cit of about $500,000 by June 2017 if the district doesnt receive addition-al revenues or cut spending. He said the district receives about half of its operating revenue from the state. The district administration has received a defi cit notifi cation from the Ohio Department of Education. Nye said the notice is a standard alert the state issues when a districts projected negative fund balance exceeds 2 per-cent of revenues. In the past, districts were required to submit a written proposal that out-lined plans to eliminate the projected defi cit. We are not requesting a written proposal at this time; however, we en-courage you to continue monitoring your districts fi nancial condition, en-ter into appropriate discussions with board members and stakeholders, and take the necessary fi nancial actions that will eliminate the projected defi -cit, the alert says. The board doesnt really want to make the next round of cuts if it doesnt have to because its really go-ing to affect the educational process, Nye said. Voting patterns from the Nov-ember election show the emergency levy passed in the Allen 1 and Clay 1 precincts but fell in the other six pre-cincts. The 5-mill operating levy was fi rst approved by voters in 1990 and is set to expire at the end of 2015.

Symphony trip The Lifelong Learning program at Terra State Community College is offering an opportunity for area res-idents to see one of the worlds most celebrated violinists in concert with the Toledo Symphony. On Jan. 31, 2015, a group will travel from Terra State to Toledo to see Joshua Bell, often referred to as the poet of the violin, who will bring Brahms iconic Violin Concerto to Toledo. The bus will depart at 5 p.m. on Jan. 31 and return to campus after the concert. Before the concert, the group will stop in the caf at the Toledo Museum of Art for a light dinner and listen to a symphony member speak to the group. . To register or for more informa-tion, call 419-559-2255.


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Oregon City Council on Monday ap-proved an agreement for services to be pro-vided to seniors 60 years of age and old-er that will be funded by a 0.5 mill senior levy. Administrator Mike Beazley said the agreement with the Oregon Senior Center, Inc., which operates Oregons current se-nior center on Bay Shore Road, is a mech-anism for contracting with the seniors to provide those services. It also recognizes that during the year, we might fi nd we may have to adjust those things as we work through it. It may turn out that theres more of a demand in some areas, and less of a demand in other areas. The contract anticipates that, said Beazley. Voters last year approved a fi ve year levy to expand senior services. The city will collect $210,000 each year in revenue from the levy. Beazley said the contract provides a re-sponsible way to draw down the levy funds with a transparent reporting system so that the fi nance department is satisfi ed that the services that are being delivered and the public can have a clear view of whats tak-ing place. Oversight The senior center will be required to provide monthly reports of services and ex-penses to the citys director of fi nance. The reports will have descriptive detail of the units of service provided each month and year to date along with the details of the dollars spent to provide the services. The senior center will also be required to annually present a budget to the director of fi nance no later than the fi rst quarter of each fi scal year. The city will form a personnel com-mittee that will meet at least quarterly with the Oregon Senior Center to discuss and re-view all personnel issues. The city reserves the right to monitor and/or have an audit performed on the use of the levy funds. The agreement includes a clause that allows the city to end its association with the senior center should there be an irreparable rift in our relationship that we cant continue to make it work, said Beazley. But we re-ally do anticipate that this is a relationship that will work well that will allow us to meet that service need. Levy funds will be allocated to the fol-lowing: Thirty thousand dollars for expand-ing portal gateway outreach or social work services; Forty thousand dollars for transpor-tation;

Thirty thousand dollars for expand-ing health coaching or exercise programs in areas such as medicine or pain; Twenty thousand dollars for chore services; Twenty thousand dollars for meal services; Forty thousand dollars for capital; Ten thousand dollars for contingency. Rental agreement The city will put together an agree-ment with the senior center on the rent of a building that was recently purchased for a new senior center. The amount would be nominal at $1 per year or some function-al equivalent, a mechanism for taking care of the services at our new facility, said Beazley. Council last month approved the pur-chase of the building for $850,000 at 4350 Navarre Avenue. The current senior center has long been considered outdated for se-niors needs.

The city purchased the building from SIG-OHIO, LLC., dba Signature Associates, an Ohio Limited Liability Company. Part of the building is being leased by an insurance company. It has up to 13,500 square feet. Approximately 6,500 square feet will be devoted for senior activities. The city will also receive about

$200,000 in the next two years from the ex-isting lease. The city expects to close on the new facility on Jan.7. Were looking at some improvements that well be discussing. Rental income from the property will cover the costs of the improvements that are anticipated, as we go forward, said Beazley. We feel good about this agreement, he added. The follow up agreement will be the way we manage our relationship with the property in future years, and well bring that before council after the fi rst of the year. Councilman Terry Reeves, chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee, thanked many individuals and organiza-tions that helped provide input on funding allocation and a new senior facility during many meetings in the last year. I think they went way above and be-yond in their commitment to this program and leading us in the right direction, said Reeves.


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GeorgeE.Robeson,

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December 5, 2014, at

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Toledo. George was

born in Toledo on

March 22, 1932, to

Ray and Eve lyn

(McNair)Robeson.

He was a United States National Guard

Veteran serving from 1952-1953. George,

also known as Robo Cop to many, began his

law enforcement career in 1957 with the

Lucas County Sheriff Department, when he

became a Deputy Sheriff. From 1969 until

his retirement in 1981 was a Police Officer

for the Oregon Police Department. He was

also on the Oregon Volunteer Fire

Department. George was a current member

of Hope Community Church of the Nazarene

and a past 50 yearmember of the First Baptist

Church of Oregon. After his retirement,

George became actively involved with the

Oregon Senior Center serving as a board

member and past president. He was also past

vice president of the Toledo Police

Retirement Association. George enjoyed

spending his winters along with his wife in

Bonita Springs, Florida where they were

active involving themselves with many

groups.

Surviving are his children, Kathy, Edward

and Doreen Robeson; grandchildren, Nicole

(Ken) Fouty, Barbie (Andrew) Shepherd,

Joseph Robeson; great-grandchildren,

Kenneth, Edward, Anderson, Bethannie

Fouty, Lucy and Evan Shepherd, Marlee and

Annabelle Robeson; siblings, Gladys

Jennings, Blanche Murray, Don Robeson.

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Robeson.

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Retirement reception A party to recognize Henry Buzza for his years of service with the Lake Township Fire Department is scheduled for Jan. 6 at the township administration building on Cummings Road. The township trustees said they will hold their organizational meeting follow-ing the reception for Buzza, who served with the re department for 53 years. Buzza recently announced his intent to retire from the department.

Board members installed Wood County Committee on Aging, Inc. installed eight governing board mem-

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bers at the agencys annual meeting held Dec. 10 at the Wood County Senior Center. The board members, installed by Wood County Clerk of Commons Pleas Court, Cindy Hofner, include Vicki Askins, of Cygnet; James Gordon, Sue Kinder, Thomas Milbrodt, Willard Misfeldt and Eric Myers, of Bowling Green; Timothy Nowicki, of Perrysburg and George Stossel, of Weston. Rick Barker, Bowling Green, will be in-stalled at a later time. For information on the Wood County Committee on Agings programs and servic-es, call 419-353-5661 or visit www.wccoa.net.

Maumee High reunion Members of the Maumee High School class of 1975 will hold a 40th reunion Aug. 1, 2015 at the Elks on W. Wayne Street, Maumee. The cost is $35 per person. For in-formation or reservations, email Sherrie

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Red Cross honors volunteers American Red Cross volunteers were recognized recently at a holiday gather-ing at the home of Deena Camerato of Port Clinton. Cindy Amerine and Larry Coats were honored as Volunteers of the Year for 2014. Amerine joined the Red Cross nine years ago, attending Disaster College in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and then deploying to help out in a shelter in Baton Rouge. Coats, a Disaster Services volunteer for eight years, serves as a team leader lo-cally and a representative to the Northwest Ohio Chapter Emergency Services Council. He is also a member of the local Advisory Board and a Red Cross representative to the Emergency Operation Center for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant drills.

Coats has been on numer-ous national di-saster relief op-erations, not only for the American Red Cross, but also through his church. Four volun-teers were induct-ed into the local Volunteer Hall of Fame: Linda Gdovicak has spent 14 years screening blood pressure for the American Red Cross. Barbara Gottschalk has been a Disaster Services volunteer for eight years and serves as a team leader for the west end of the county. She has also served on nu-merous national disaster response opera-tions. Jan Hirt was recognized for 14 years of service screening blood pressures. Joanne Price started her Red Cross career four years ago by joining the lo-cal Advisory Board. She has participated in training for both disaster and disaster health services. Price is also a member of the fundraising team. Special recognition was given to Charles Burch eld for his consistent blood donations which now exceed six gallons. Volunteers earning years of service pins were: 40 years Carol Fox and Leslie Vogelpohl; 15 years Sue Hetzel; 10 years Col. Barbara Herrington-Clemens, Care Oakley and Cheryl Vickers; 5 years Kathy Ryan. Also recognized were Lynn Majce, Mimi Turinsky and Elaine Roth for their help with catering this years event.

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How will you attain your goals? What is the best way to accomplish a specifi c ob-jective? Willpower is the answer. Success begins with a mindset of, I will do this! Success requires unshakable determination combined with a burning desire. Willpower is the force used to over-come obstacles, solve problems, and push through adversity. Willpower keeps you getting up when you stumble or fall. Willpower is a mental state. You can build and strengthen your willpower. Willpower is a willingness to do what-ever it takes. You will push through fatigue, frustration, and uncertainty. With will-power, failure is not an option. You will do whatever is necessary, for as long as nec-essary, until you are successful. You will change strategies when warranted. Willpower involves visualizing success before you start. In your mind you see your-self attaining your goal. You can feel the joy you will experience. You can imagine the satisfaction you will enjoy. Willpower is governed by your percep-tion. When you believe you will, you are right. Conversely, if you dont think you can, you are also right. Its your decision whether or not to harness the potency of

Harnessing your willpower offers great rewards

willpower. Willpower works whenever it is ap-plied. However, it is blocked by self-doubt. Giving something a try is not using will-power. Listening to naysayers diminishes willpower. Concern for what other people think of you thwarts willpower. Feeling drained and tired happens over time. Although willpower is unlimited, you must recharge on a regular basis. This is accomplished by connecting with other likeminded positive individuals, as well as reading, and watching motivational mate-rials about others who exhibit impressive willpower. Willpower is practiced and strength-ened by successfully accomplishing small tasks and then moving on to more challeng-ing ones. A good way to start is by fi nishing a project you have been putting off. Make a

decision to complete it and then fi nally go and do it. This builds confi dence while get-ting you moving in the right direction. Willpower is exhibited through pro-ductivity. Accomplishing goals builds mo-mentum to achieve even more. Keep your focus on your intended destination in order to avoid becoming sidetracked by irrelevant issues. Even with willpower, mistakes will be made. Learn from your mistakes while you continue to move forward. Adjust as nec-essary when a change in direction is war-ranted. As you progress and learn, you will acquire additional knowledge and experi-ence which may necessitate altering your strategy. With experience, you will be able to anticipate potential roadblocks. Take pro-active measures to avoid them rather than being surprised by their appearance. Even when you are caught by surprise, remember that there is a solution for every problem. Progress is always made one step at a time. It doesnt matter how small each step may be. Continuously taking one step after another is whats signifi cant. Keep track of, and recognize the progress you make. Its easy to lose sight of how much progress you

have actually made. Dont waste any time worrying. Worry is a useless activity which accomplishes nothing. Replace worry with action. Make contingency plans to handle unexpected events. Willpower emanates from your thoughts. You attract whatever you think about. Always concentrate on what you want to attract into your life rather than things you would like to avoid. All of your self-talk should always positively describe that which you will be accomplishing. Everyone has willpower, but not every-one uses it. You must fi rst believe you have willpower and then make a commitment to use it to reach your goals. Your willpower is especially useful when you feel down and out while confronting adversity. Your willpower is always there for you. You can harness it when needed.

NOW AVAILABLE: Dare to Live Without Limits, the book. Visit www.BryanGolden.com or your bookstore. Bryan is a manage-ment consultant, motivational speaker, au-thor, and adjunct professor. E-mail Bryan at [email protected] or write him c/o this paper. 2014 Bryan Golden

By Timothy Karr

The death of the Internet is at hand. Sound familiar? Thats what Internet pioneer Robert Metcalfe predicted in 1995 when he wrote that spiraling demands on the fl edgling network would cause the Internet to catastrophically collapse by 1996. Metcalfe, of course, was dead wrong: The Internet is still chugging along, with a predicted 3 billion users by years end. Still, the Internets fate feels distinctly uncertain as 2014 draws to a close. At stake is whether the Internet remains a democrat-ic, user-powered network or falls under the control of a few powerful entities. Here are the four Internet issues that played leading roles this year:

1. Net Neutrality Net Neutrality is hard-wired into the Internet as we know it. In a neutral network, users control their experience without their Internet service providers interfering, fi lter-ing, or censoring. This revolutionary princi-ple is under attack from the phone and cable companies that control access in the United States. In a court decision last January, Verizon successfully challenged the Federal Communications Commissions ability to protect net neutrality, setting in motion a year-long effort to restore the agencys au-thority. More than 4 million Americans, including President Barack Obama, have contacted the FCC, with the overwhelming majority demanding real net neutrality pro-tections. Watch for a decision on the matter as early as January 2015. Momentum is now swinging in favor of keeping the Internet open thanks in large part to the forceful public response.

2. Consolidation The Internet is designed to function as a decentralized network meaning that con-

Four ways 2014 was a pivotal year for the Internet

trol over information doesnt fall into the hands of a few gatekeepers, but instead rests with everyone who goes online. This has enabled diverse voices to fl ourish. Its amplifi ed the concerns of pro-testers from Ferguson to Hong Kong, given underrepresented communities a platform, and allowed startup businesses to reach mil-lions of new customers. Whats missing is choice among Internet-access providers: Too many com-munities can choose from only one or two. We need policies that will foster competi-tion, which in turn would lower costs, im-prove services, and ensure that no single company gains too much control over con-tent. This year, Comcast and AT&T are at-tempting to consolidate their control over all-things-Internet. Comcast, the largest U.S. cable company, wants to gobble up the sec-ond largest, Time Warner Cable. If regulators approve the Comcast merger, the company would become the only traditional cable provider available to nearly two-thirds of Americans. Meanwhile, AT&T wants to take over DIRECTV. Its up to the FCC and the Justice Department to block these mergers, which would create colossal, monopoly-minded behemoths. The governments blessing of these deals would teleport us back to a time when just a few media moguls controlled most public discourse.

3. Online Privacy In 2013, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden exposed mass spying programs

that violate our civil liberties. This whole-sale invasion of privacy has chilled free ex-pression online. There were signs of hope that 2014 would bring new legislation to rein in these government snooping powers. The USA Freedom Act, while imperfect, would have curtailed the NSAs bulk collection of our phone records and required more oversight and transparency of its surveillance pro-grams. The Senate, however, voted not to con-sider the bill in November, leaving everyone at the mercy of an agency with a voracious appetite for data.

4. Community Networks With big Internet providers like Comcast gaining notoriety for dismal customer ser-vice, municipal broadband networks have gained traction everywhere from New York City to Monmouth, Oregon. Its easy to see why: The big providers often refuse to build networks in low-in-come or rural communities where potential customers cant afford to pay their sky-high rates.

The rise of homegrown Internet infra-structure has prompted industry lobby-ists to introduce state-level legislation to smother such efforts. There are at least 20 such statutes on the books. But in June, the FCC stepped in with a plan to preempt these state laws, giving communities the support they need to affordably connect more peo-ple. If you value free speech, keep an eye on these four issues as 2015 gets underway. To ensure an Internet thats open, fast, secure, and affordable, contact the FCC, call your members of congress, and support efforts to build a network that works for everyone.

Timothy Karr is the senior director of strategy for Free Press. FreePress.netDistributed by OtherWords.org.

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As I approached the maternity ward to see our fi rst grandchild, it occurred to me I had neglected to tell my son something im-portant about his fi rst few hours of father-hood. It was something I had done instinc-tively with each of my three children. And, something I saw him doing as I entered the room at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. This is what I should have told him: Hold your son close to you so he can feel your heart beat and smell your scent. Keep him warm. Touch him. Hold his hand. Make eye contact. Talk to him so he can become familiar with your voice and know it from others. Comfort him. Let him feel your strong arms around him. After all, imagine what hes just been through. Ejected with force from a wet, warm safe haven, the only home hes known, into a dry, cold world in which voices are no longer muted, lights are bright and, in those fi rst few hours and days, he will be taken from his father and mother to be weighed, poked, stuck and snipped. Turns out, my advice was not needed. He was doing all these things with his new-born son, Callen. And, he did one other bonding procedure that has become com-mon practice todayskin to skin touch, in which the father takes off his shirt and holds the baby on his chest. When I held my grandson for the fi rst time, it took me back to the birth of my three children. All by Caesarean section, the fi rst one an emergency. While their

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mother was asleep from pain medication I was alone with our newborns. This quiet time had a profound effect on me, as it does on most fathers. Birth is truly a miracle and in my hands I held a tiny life, weak, and vulnerable, and dependent on me and their mother for that life. In that quiet time when I was bonding, I made one promise to each child: I will be an active father. I didnt know when I was 28, when my eldest was born, exactly what that meant, but I did know that it meant

shared responsibility, shared quantity of parenting time and shared housework. It meant diaper changes, feedings, tak-ing the child to the pediatrician and, some-times, staying home and making chicken soup for a sick child because their mother couldnt miss another day of work. It meant supporting their mother while she pursued her education and career. It meant doing housework, making dinner, hauling them to sports games and practices and visiting with school counselors and teachers. It also meant giving them opportuni-ties to make decisions, fostering indepen-dence, encouraging risks and pushing them to fi nish what they committed to do. It also meant taking them into the computer room, closing the door, disciplining them or sim-ply laying out the possible consequences for the actions they were considering. And, most rewarding, it meant helping them chase their dreams. Fatherhood doesnt begin when a tod-dler can kick a soccer ball, it begins at con-ception. The bonding ritual at birth may seem inconsequential to some men, but studies have shown that fathers who forge a strong bond with their children deliver to society young men and women who com-mit less crime and abuse drugs and alcohol at a much lower rate than fathers who are not active in their childrens lives. These strong bonds also help children develop mentally, physically, socially and psychologically. And, they also help ce-

ment the relationship between spouses. Raising a child is not easy. The respon-sibility is great, and the price of doing it wrong can be signifi cant to the child, the parents and society, but for most fathers the rewards outweigh the risks. I thought of these things when I held my grandson, careful not to intrude too much into the space reserved for the boy I bonded with before his eyes opened and we started that all-too-short journey through childhood, the teen years, young adulthood and now his fatherhood. What you have read here is not a unique view of fatherhood. Many men be-lieve in sharing parenting responsibility with their spouse. We may not talk about it much, but we all have an innate desire to replace ourselves on this earth with a bet-ter man. It drives us to push our children, to critique their actions and to teach them good morals, life skills and a good work ethic. Those challenges are down the road for my son. Chemistry rules what he does now. Studies have shown that, just as mothers emit hormones that spur nurturing, fathers of newborns emit vasopressin, oxytocin prolactin and cortisol, hormones that spur the bonding process, encourage father-baby play and infl uence a fathers decision to stay home and protect his family.

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