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Lady Redskins basketball team SBC champs

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INSIDE: RECORDS 2A n AROUND OTTAWA COUNTY 4A n COMMUNITY CALENDAR 7A n SCHOOLS 4B n CLASSIFIEDS 4B

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Tell Tales

The trialsof winter

n You know…this is the time of year when distribution of The Beacon is the most difficult…snow, wind, and the strong possibility that The Beacon may not find its target in the driveway. We appreciate your patience and share your frustration that on some Thursdays, your favorite weekly newspaper might not be where you expect it to be. AND, it can sometimes get buried in the snow, which is sometimes a problem for people with snow blowers. Anyway, we appreciate your pa-tience and loyalty.

n Our “Find Wylie” winner this week is Patti Davis from Port Clinton who found our friendly fish hid-ing in the ad for Bailey’s on page 10A. She was chosen from among 82 contestants who entered our weekly contest. So, Patti wins our weekly $20 gift card from Friendship Food Stores. We promise to hide Wylie again this week, so if you find him, drop off an en-try form at our office in the Beacon Place Business Center or click on the Find Wylie Icon at our website thebeacon.net.

n Big buzz around town is the PCHS Girls’ basketball team are CHAMPIONS of the Sandusky Bay Confer-ence. When I first started covering local sports back in the early days of girls’ basketball the sport was consid-ered kind of an afterthought. Today, it’s a BIG DEAL. Congratulations to Toby Bickel and his staff, and most especially, the Lady Redskins for a great season. Also, Bob Black’s girls bowling team piling up the wins this year as well.

n Tickets are now on sale for the Annual Marblehead Police Association’s Reverse Raffle to be held on Sat-urday, April 25, at St. Mary’s Social Hall. The Grand Prize will be $10,000 with another $6,500 awarded on the main board. A $100 donation will get you a carved prime rib or chicken and will enter you into the Main Board Raffle. Also, you need not be present to win. They will also have gun raffles, side boards, bingo, 50/50 raffles, and FREE BEER! For tickets, contact the Marblehead Police Department at 419-798-5881.

n Last Wednesday (Feb. 4) was “National Signing Day” and once again, Urban Meyer and his staff acquired the signatures of 27 outstanding prospects for the Ohio State Buckeyes football program. But did you read about the commitment they already have for a freshman from Massillon? Yup, remember the name…Danny Clark, who just finished his freshman year at Massillon High School. He is the “quarterback of the future” in Columbus.

n Speaking of Urban Meyer, we learned from a close but anonymous source that the Buckeye coach has close associations with a couple of locals. First, he was hired at Bowling Green when Catawba resident John Harbal was a trustee at BGSU. John hosts a big Fal-con Football Golf Tournament at CIC every year, and had Urban as a guest speaker for the event right before he went to OSU. Also, renowned coach and Athletic Director at Genoa, Rick Briggle, former baseball and basketball coach at Port Clinton, coached an all-start team back in the late 70s, and Urban Meyer was a player on his team. Both maintain a close relationship with Urban Meyer still today.

n The Oak Harbor Athletic Boosters Reverse Raffle will be held on April 18 at the Community Markets/VFW Hall. Tickets are $75 per person, which includes the raffle, drinks and food. The grand prize is $5000! For tickets, call 419-707-1342. Proceeds benefit Oak Har-bor student athletes in grades 7-12. If you want to do-nate to the silent auction, call the same number.

n The Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce is keep-ing a schedule of events that are being planned for local businesses or organizations for 2015. Chamber members can send them to the Chamber and they will be posted on the Chamber’s website for free. For more information, call the Chamber at 419-734-5503 or email to [email protected].

n Folks with the Lake Erie Improvement Association are planning a fundraising “Land Cruise” for Saturday, February 28, at The Orchard Restaurant on Catawba. Tickets are $85 per person and include 2-drink tickets, heavy appetizers and live music. As I have said many times (just ask Jasmine) no matter what your politics, when it comes to Lake Erie, we are all environmental-ists. It starts at The Orchard at 5:30 and ends at CIC, from 8-Midnight. For more information, call CIC at 419-797-4424.

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BY JASMINE CUPPThe Ottawa County Improvement Corporation

(OCIC) and the United Way in conjunction with Ma-terion, First Energy and the Liberty Aviation Muse-um with support of Port Clinton City Schools, Wood-more Schools, Danbury Schools, Genoa Schools, BCS Schools, Put-in-Bay Schools, North Point ESC, Cardinal Staffing, Commodore Perry Federal Credit Union, USG, Catawba Island Club, Ottawa County Job and Family Services and the Ottawa County Ju-venile Court have formed the Ottawa County Busi-ness Advisory Council.

The Ottawa County Business Advisory Council is a collaborative effort whose mission is to engage the business and education communities to understand and support the education and employment needs within Ottawa County.

“It is phenomenal to see all the people who have come together to create the Business Advisory Coun-cil,” said United Way director Chris Galvin. “Each person brings something different to the table and it’s all to benefit the youth of the community.”

“We came to the school systems with a list of re-sources and asked how we could help get kids ready to start school and how to help students graduate. We knew what we wanted to do and we knew what the community needed. A dialogue was created between the schools and businesses and instead of pointing fingers, we all asked how we could work together,” said Galvin.

“Both sides, education and business, agreed that having more direct and meaningful conversations with each other were important,” said OCIC director Jamie Beier Grant.

The career development roadmap (pictured below) is a plan that was put in place as of January.

“This is a living, breathing document,” said Beier Grant. “The roadmap is defined by the Business Ad-visory Council mission statement, it has the ability to be modified. We will adapt the document to make sure we are connecting the workforce with business-es as affectively as possible.”

“The spearhead organizations of the Business Advi-sory Council are OCIC, United Way, Materion, First Energy and the Liberty Aviation Museum. These or-ganizations already have specific programs in place that follow the guidelines of the roadmap and mis-sion statement,” said Beier Grant. “These organiza-tions are the program contacts for the council. We envision the program contacts growing over time.”

The Business Advisory Council applied for a grant from the First Energy Foundation specifically to help fund another career showcase in October to help cel-ebration National Manufacturing Month. The coun-cil was awarded $5000 in grant money from the First Energy Foundation in a presentation on Friday, Feb. 6, at the Catawba Island Club.

“We want to spark the imaginations of children, we want them to problem solve and to take healthy risks,” said Galvin. “All of these parts and pieces come together. Every child is valued and has gifts.”

“This council is about helping students explore and confirm what their interests are as they look at life after high school. We are looking for ways to engage students. We are injecting all different opportunities for students after high school as a compliment to the curriculum they are already learning at school,” said Beier Grant.

Ottawa County Business Advisory Council formed to meet growing needs

GRADES K-5• LEAP Program• TNT Mentorship

GRADE 6• Career map• REACH (2015 year)• TNT Mentorship

GRADE 7• Soft Life Skills

GRADE 8• Site visits and tours of vocational schools• TNT Mentorship• OCIS, Ohio Means Jobs

GRADE 9• Career engagement experience exposure• County wide career showcase• TNT Mentorship• Materion skilled trades camp• OCIS, Ohio Means Jobs• Success for Youth EHOVE

GRADE 10• Career Day pass• TNT Mentorship• Real world, real money workshop• Liberty Aviation Museum• OCIS, Ohio Means Jobs• Success for Youth EHOVE

GRADE 11• Career Day pass• Summer career internship• Paid internship (WIA Youth)• Career/job fair (industry/higher education)• Apprenticeship and co-op programs• TNT Mentorship• OCIS, Ohio Means Jobs• Success for Youth EHOVE

GRADE 12• Career/job fair• Summer career internship• Apprenticeship and co-op programs• TNT Mentorship• OCIS, Ohio Means Jobs• Success for Youth EHOVE

CAREER DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

Kathryn (Kate) L. DawsonJan. 8, 1929-Feb. 4, 2015

Kathryn (Kate) L. Dawson, 86, for-merly of Port Clinton, residing the last 12 years in Weaverville, N.C., died Wednesday, February 4, at Brian Health Center, Weaverville, N.C. She was born January 8, 1929 in Sommer-set, OH.

Kate worked at Mattews Boat Co. for 25 years. She then worked for Roesch Office Supply in Sandusky for 20 years until her retirement in 1995.

She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, Port Clinton, a Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader and a Port Clinton Sorority member. She loved bridge and enjoyed

reading, golfing and playing bingo.Surviving are her gentlemen friend of 12 years, Dick Pier

of Weaverville, N.C.; daughter Jean (Rod) Wagner of Port Clinton; sons: John C. Nagy and Dennis Nagy of Orlando, FL; Michael Nagy of Michigan; grandchildren: Angie (Mark Webster) Karwatka of Port Clinton, Julie (Jayme Geldien) Wagner of Port Clinton, Shelley (Ty Nickel) Wagner of Port Clinton, Melissa (James) Marshall of Crawfordville, FL., Jennifer Cavalleri of Orlando, FL., Alexis Kohlman of Port Clinton, Andrew (Ashley) Nagy of Grand Rapids, MI., Liz (Tom) Moore of Grand Rapids, MI., She was blessed with 11 great-grandchildren, sisters: Evelyn Brennan of Walbridge, OH.: sister-in-law: Margaret May of Chicago IL. She was preceded in death by her parents: L. Michael and Myrtle May; brothers: Robert May, Leonard May; brother-in-law: Ronald Brennan; sister-in-law: Jane May; three husbands: John Nagy, James Poling, and James Dawson; great-grand-son: Devon Kohlman.

A private family graveside service will be held in the spring. Memorial contributions may be given to Immac-ulate Conception Church, 414 Madison St., Port Clinton, OH, or the American Cancer Society.

Carolyn J. EshbaughJune 12, 1933-Feb. 7, 2015

Carolyn J. Eshbaugh, 81, of Port Clinton, died Saturday, February 7, at Stein Hospice Inpatient Unit in Sandusky. She was born on June 12, 1933, in Benton Township, OH, to Arthur H. and Thelma L. (Snider) Deitzel.

Memorial services for Carolyn will be conducted 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 11, at the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Fu-neral Home & Crematory, 216 Washington St., Port Clinton. Memorial contributions can be directed to Stein Hopsice, Sandusky. Online condolences may be shared with the family at walkerfuneralhomes.com.

Frank J. MahrFrank J. Mahr, 73 of Catawba Island, died Wednesday,

February 4, in Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, after a brief illness. At his request there will be no visitation and cremation has taken place. Arrangements are pending.

Carolyn “Carrie” (Brindley) TewersMar. 11, 1933-Feb. 2, 2015

Carolyn “Carrie” Tewers, 81, of Port Clinton, passed away Monday, Feb-ruary 2, at Edgewood Manor Nurs-ing Center, Port Clinton. She was born March 11, 1933, in Oak Har-bor, the daughter of Fred and Lu-etta (Mehlow) Brindley. Carrie was a homemaker, and worked at Misch Photography and Brindley Appli-ance. On August 1, 1951, in St. John Lutheran Church, Port Clinton, she married Ronald G. Tewers and he preceded her in death on May 19, 2011, after 59 years of marriage. Carrie was a breast cancer sur-vivor. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, a Sunday school teacher, a member of the choir, knit-ting club and a den mother for the Cub Scouts. She also was a member of Eastern Star, Port Clinton Yacht Club, Mother’s Club, Sorority, H.B. Magruder Auxiliary, 1955 Mrs. Port Clinton and a solo vocalist for weddings. Car-rie enjoyed roller skating and playing the piano. She will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends.

Survivors include: Sons: Matthew R. Tewers and Mark W. Tewers; Daughter: Cynthia A. (Eric) Rumball; Grand-children: Shaylyn (Greg) Ford, Megan “May” Tewers, Landon Tewers, Phillip Tewers, Micah & Micarah Tewers and Carter & Tytan Rumball; Great-Grandchildren: Ella, Hudson & Miles Ford. Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, husband and sister: Maxine Waggoner.

Visitation was 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Friday, February 6, in the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Clinton. Funeral service was conducted by Pastor James Lehman at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 7, in St. John Lutheran Church, 207 Adams St., Port Clinton, OH, 43452. Interment was in Union Cemetery, Oak Harbor. Memorial donations in memory of Carrie may be given to St. John Lutheran Church, Stein Hospice or the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Online condolences may be shared with the family at walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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■ The Danbury National Honor Society will host a Bake Sale this Friday, February 13 in the Danbury High School Gym Lobby during the boys’ basketball game vs. Toledo Christian. Doors open at 5:30.

■ Port Clinton High School will be hosting its OHSAA Mandated Spring Sports Parent/Athlete Meeting for any PCHS Student intending to participate in Spring Sports in 2015 this Tuesday, February 17, at 6 p.m. at the High School Performing Arts Center.

■ I received a note from a golfing buddy this week that Catawba resident, Craig Koerpel, is a regular this time of year at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. In fact, he hasn’t missed the big “Pre-Lenten” party down in the “Big Easy” for 52 years! I will have to get in touch with Craig and hear about some of them.

■ This Sunday, February 15, will be a special Benefit Pool Tournament for Nick Wadsworth. He was the young man who got jumped and badly beaten while working in Wisconsin. The tournament will be at the Port Clinton VFW Post 2480. Call Ty Trumbull for reg-istration, fees and more information at 419- 734-9981.

■ The Beacon will be publishing our annual Focus on Ottawa County supplement next week (not this week as we reported earlier). The Ottawa County Focus will be distributed locally and special copies will be made available to all Chambers of Commerce in the County, along with the Visitor’s Bureau.

■ A surf and turf Valentine Dinner will be hosted by Ot-terbein North Shore Senior Lifestyle Community this Friday, February 13, at the campus located on North Shore Blvd. just outside the gates of Lakeside. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Chef Mel Rush and her staff will be preparing the full course dinner and harpist Karen Westgate will provide entertainment for the evening. For ticket prices and information, call Jo Ann Franks at 419-798-8354.

■ Sean Black, former PCHS athlete, was named to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference first team all-conference team. He had a 213 average in conference matches. Black bowls for Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

■ Join us for our next Coffee with the Editor session at Common Grounds held every Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. Each Wednesday we have a small group that discusses local issues and we get good ideas about community news stories to cover.

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On behalf of our motherThe family of Delta Cooley would like

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did an equally fine job each time we were there. You all need to be commended.

Our sincere thanks also go out to the Marblehead/Danbury Township EMS and police departments for always being there. Also the staff/nurses at the Jane Baker House Otterbein did such an out-standing job in caring for her. She was so comfortable there because of them. Shout out to all of you for a job very well done that meant so much.

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Sheriff Sound OffIt is with great anticipation that I look

forward to spring. The cold air, the snow and, of course, the wind which takes the temperature to even lower depths seems to wear on and on. However, with all the negative in the cold and snow, I find that we can come to a positive.

I would like to take a few minutes to thank each and every person in Ottawa County for their cooperation during our recent level 3 snow emergency. On Super Bowl Sunday, we were hit with a decent snow storm. At about 8:30 that evening, I declared Ottawa County in a level 3 snow emergency, therefore closing the roads to non-emergency traffic.

The citizens of Ottawa County respond-ed accordingly by staying off the road-ways until such time it was decided that the roads were clear enough for travel and

Ottawa County was downgraded to a level 2 snow emergency.

In our hectic lives today, we seem to al-ways have somewhere that we must get to. For that reason, I am very thankful that the citizens of Ottawa County cared enough to stay home and stay safe. This also allowed the snowplow operators too clear the roads in the safest manner pos-sible to ensure that the roads were cleared as quickly as possible for vehicular travel.

We are blessed to live in a beautiful area with many reasons to be thankful. But, I think that the best thing about Ottawa County is the people. Keep up the great work, Ottawa County. You never cease to amaze me with your generosity, caring and welcoming attitudes. Thank you all for being willing to put your lives on hold to ensure the safety of all our citizens.

There will be an online meeting with Port Clinton City School District Superin-tendent Patrick Adkins. Log in on Thurs-day, February 19, and the meeting starts at noon. This is a live, interactive meeting where questions can be typed in and vid-eo can be seen on display with discussion. The topic will be Winter Update from Port

Clinton City Schools to include discussion of snow days and the first glance of the 2015-16 school calendar.

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• Put a cell phone in a plastic bag to pro-tect it from moisture so t does not get wet.

• Make sure to have a valid Ohio fishing license. Licenses expire on Feb. 28 so anglers should purchase a new license by March 1.

STAYING SAFE AND WARM WHILE ENJOYING THE WINTER WEATHER• Come prepared, be aware and know

when to go indoors.• Dress warmly in layers: Start with in-

sulating fabrics and use a final layer of protective fabrics.

• Keep your head, neck and hands cov-ered, and wear waterproof boots.

For more information about dressing for the winter weather in Ohio, go to parks.ohiodnr.gov/winter. To learn more about ice fishing in Ohio, go to wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/fishing/ice-fishing.

ODNR also licenses fishing guides in the Lake Erie region. For people interested in going on an ice fishing trip with a guide, go to wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/fishing/ice-fishing/ohio-ice-fishing-guides.

Ice fishing tips from ODNR

Port Clinton Middle School announced the Students of the Month for December/January are Alexis Minney, Cara Linn, and Tristen Laird. The February Students of the Month are Elliot Auxter, Hunter Webster, and Cin’Ara Hicks.

The Fleet 6 student of the month for December/January is Alexis Minney, the daughter of Chris and Randy Minney. She plays the trumpet in band and Math is her favorite subject. In her spare time she enjoys baking, especially designing cakes and cupcakes.

Cara Linn is the Fleet 7 December/Janu-ary student of the month. She is involved in orchestra, student council, dance and plays the piano. She enjoys playing the violin and her favorite subject at PCMS is Science. Cara is the daughter of Nancy and Carl Linn.

Tristan Laird is the Fleet 8 student of the month and the son of Ken Laird. Tristan is a hard working student that would do anything for anyone, he is very proud of his good grades. His favorite classes at PCMS are Math and Physical Education.

Tristan spends his spare time playing vid-eo games and is a huge Nascar fan.

Elliot Auxter is the Fleet 6 Student of the Month for February 2015. He is involved in boy scouts, flag football, basketball, baseball, and his church youth group. He and his brothers also play ice hockey in their backyard ice rink. At PCMS his fa-vorite subject is Language Arts. Elliot is the son of Kim and Angie Auxter.

The Fleet 7 Student of the Month for February is Hunter Webster. He is the son of Mary Snyder and Mark Webster. Hunt-er has been involved in swimming, soccer, PCMS newspaper and his church youth group. Science is his favorite subject and he enjoys working on and fixing small en-gines in his spare time.

Cin’Ara Hicks is the Fleet 8 Student of the Month for February 2015. She is the daughter of LaToya Pearson. Science is her favorite class because she has a great teacher and she enjoys all the friends she has at school. At PCMS, Cin’Ara is a member of the choir, yearbook, volleyball and girls basketball teams.

Port Clinton Middle SchoolAnnounces Students of the Month

L to R: Elliot Auxter, Hunter Webster, Cin’Ara Hicks.

L to R: Tristan Laird; Alexis Minney; Cara Linn.

Port Clinton Middle School will host a brief parent meeting on Tuesday, Febru-ary 17, at 5:30 p.m. Parents of grade 6, 7 and 8 students will learn more about up-

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PORT CLINTON MAYOR VINCE LEONE

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all of the City personnel for their assistance in making 2014 such a successful year. The various departments of the City, working as a team, created the work-

ing environment necessary to complete important activi-ties and projects. I would like to take just a few moments to discuss each of these departments.

The Service Department consists of the Street, Sewer Collection, Water Distribution, Cemetery and Parks and Recreation personnel. In 2014 we added Scott Haberman to oversee the day to day operations of the Service De-partment. This allowed Eric Petersen to concentrate on the new GIS system that the City is instituting that will create a Geo-database file of all City utilities. In addition, Robert Garcia and Karl Kopchak were hired to fill open positions in the Service Department. In an effort to opti-mize existing equipment, the City was able to repurpose the Elgin street sweeper to run salt brine in the winter saving thousands of dollars in salt costs and revive the Vac-All to be used in leaf collections as well as storm wa-ter collection clean out.

I will highlight a few of the activities undertaken by the service department in 2014. Personnel installed 282.5 tons of asphalt either repairing pot holes, sink holes, de-pressions or milled locations. They replaced and raised 65 stop signs for better traffic safety. They rebuilt or re-placed the curbs in the 400-600 blocks of Adams Street. A striping machine and a jumping jack compactor were purchased to help streamline the repair process.

At the cemeteries, 40 full burials and 27 ash burials occurred, there was one 1 dis-internment and reloca-tion, and 1 internment in the mausoleum. Two cemetery clean-ups were undertaken and the weeds and grass were successfully managed. A stone border program around the foundations and head stones was initiated and will be continued until completed. The City participated in the Wreaths Across America program, assisting in the place-ment of over 1000 wreaths for veterans.

The West End Park was completely rehabilitated and renovated. The existing playground, basketball courts, trees and landscaping were removed. New catch basins were installed for proper drainage and the site was grad-ed and leveled. Two new concrete basketball courts were installed as well as a 25’x25’ pavilion. Additionally, they constructed a 30’x60’ pavilion at Portage Park. A spe-cial thanks to Chief Hickman and Chief Johnson and the many firefighter that assisted in the pavilion work.

Some other activities completed included the installa-tion of support legs on the sinks at the Lakeview Park re-strooms to prevent injuries from sink collapse, repainting of the mural wall, repairing and repainting the “Welcome to Port Clinton” sign on the pier, and cut the Phragmites from the pier to the beach while cleaning up the lakefront.

In the sewer collection area, 12 catch basins were re-paired and 37 were replaced. There were three main leaks resulting in minor sink holes that were repaired. The sewer camera equipment including the refurbished trailer originally purchased in 2013 was used to record over 6000 feet of sewer main resulting in the cleaning of over 2000 feet of sewer lines. The sewer mains on Maple, Washington and Fulton Streets were recorded to assist engineers in a relining project presently underway on these lines. And all of the downtown sewer laterals on Second Street were located for the upcoming sanitary sewer project, resulting in a saving of over $70,000 for the City.

There was much activity associated with drinking wa-ter. A Water Capital Improvement Plan was prepared that will guide future waterline improvements under-taken within the City. A new waterline was installed along the west side of Fulton Street between Fourth and Seventh Streets. About 430 water meters were replaced

in our continuing effort to upgrade our meter reading system. In addition, 6 fire hydrants throughout the City were replaced. A leak detection survey was con-ducted which discovered a total of 11 total water leaks resulting in an estimated 63,360 gallons of water being lost each day. One repair undertaken at Perry and Madison Streets on a 16” water line eliminated an estimated 25 gallon per minute leak. In addition, 25 water main breaks were fixed in 2014.

Other activities associ-ated with water service included three major valve replacements, old yard hy-drants at Veterans Park, Lakeview Park and Portage Park were replaced with new EPA approved yard hydrants, a pressure issue at Port Clinton Manufac-turing was resolved, a cou-pler was installed on the 10” water main at Ohio St. and Huron Court, a 6” ser-vice saddle on the 12” main on Perry Street near Men-doza Drive was installed, and a 10”water main under the Portage River between the Yacht Club and North Jefferson Street was aban-doned.

With Eva Castillo’s retirement, the City hired Jamie Kennedy as an Administrative Clerk in November. Julie Frattarolli will be taking over as Office Manager oversee-ing the water and sewer billing operations.

The Wastewater Treatment Plant had seven licensed operators in 2014 which is desirable from Ohio EPA’s standpoint. One new operator was hired, Aaron Hetrick. In addition to running the plant, upgrades to some of the pump and lift stations were completed. The lift station at Hayes Street was upgraded to a 3 phase 230 volt pow-er. This will increase its efficiency and reduce replace-ment pump costs. The last of the old oil lubed pumps at the Oak Street Storm Station was replaced. Electrical upgrades to Ottawa Drive Storm Pump Station, includ-ing new service, panels and controls was started and will be completed in early 2015. These upgrades use Variable Frequency Drives to create 480 volt 3- phase power from the 240 volt single phase line power along with the instal-lation of 15 horsepower motors to increase the efficiency of the pumps and lower electricity usage. This is the final pump station needing electrical improvements. Addi-tional accomplishments related to the wastewater opera-tion was a contract for the cleaning and video-taping of the Adams St. CSO and its discharge piping as well as a new hot water heater system for the Actiflo polymer batch system with a more efficient boiler system.

In 2014 the Police Department went through some re-structuring. Patrolman Ronald Timmons was reassigned to the Detective Bureau and works the 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. shift and some weekends to assist the road division. In a continued effort to provide essential training, each of-ficer participated in continuing education classes. AL-ICE training was provided to the Administration, City Hall staff and Service Department employees to insure consistency in the case of an emergency at one of the schools. There are two special acknowledgements I would like to make concerning the Police Department. Patrolman Nathan Edmonds received the Myron “Mike” Dress Award and Detective Ronald Timmons was named Kiwanis Office of the Year.

Four new Dodge Chargers with complete police pack-ages were purchased to replace part of the aging fleet along with new computers and software for the entire de-partment. Part of the problem was the operating system being used was out-of-date forcing the upgrade so that the CAD system and LEADS could continue to function. The Department was also able to purchase five computer tablets and mounts to upgrade the laptops in the police vehicles utilized by the road division. These equipment upgrades will assist in the safety of not only our officers, but the citizens of Port Clinton as well.

In 2014, the Fire Station expansion was completed and under budget! While the station was being expanded, a new dispatch office was built as well, through the gener-osity of the Port Clinton Firefighters Association. Includ-ed in the renovation is the Memorial Memory Wall with items on display from the Port Clinton Fire Department dating back to 1870. The Port Clinton Firefighters As-sociation also launched a campaign to remember all the fallen members of the department. Grave markers with Firefighter Flags were put on the graves of the firefighters found in our cemeteries. If you or a family member had a member on the department who is deceased, and they are buried in Port Clinton, please contact Chief Johnson with the location.

Two new firefighters were added to the roster. One is Brock Rider who was hired in July. Brock participated in our Junior Firefighter Program for the past 4 years. He is the grandson of Assistant Chief Thomas Krupp who is currently our longest serving firefighter. Brock is also the son of Von Rider, resulting in three generations from one family serving together.

Robert Ward was hired in October. Robert comes to us from the United States Army where he retired after serv-ing 6 consecutive tours in Afghanistan. He is a trained combat medic and the City is pleased he is willing to serve our residents.

It was a busy year for the fire department. There were over 345 calls to service, not including EMS or pub-lic service event calls. Average response time to arriv-ing on scene was 6 minutes. The City is very proud of this response time. Fire Prevention Programs for many of our citizens were held in various locations. A total of 823 children and 225 adults learned how to stay safe in case of an emergency. The department also attended 50 public service events and logged over 3500 man hours of training. All public service events and training occurs on the firefighters own time.

In addition, the fire department hosted many groups through the year including Port Clinton Safety Town, WSOS, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts. On December 31, 2014, 39 United States Navy Sea Cadets were hosted for a day on intense fire and EMS training. The cadets were from all over the country and the City was very proud to have been a part of the winter session. It was pleasure to get a chance to talk to this outstanding group of young cadets.

Finally, in the Income Tax department, Jeff Bugbee re-tired as Tax Commissioner. Shelly Stively was appointed to the position of interim Tax Commissioner and Brenda Brahier was hired to assist Mrs. Stively.

By no means have I been able to truly explain the amount of work that has been accomplished throughout the year in this address to the City, but my hope is that the people of Port Clinton will have a better understanding of the dedication demonstrated by the City employee’s and Elected Officials. And with that, I would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year!

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Valentine’s Wine TastingWhat: Wines and hors d’oeuvres. Reser-vations required.When: 6-8 p.m.Where: Canoe Club Wine Bar Gallery, 5831 E. Harbor Rd., MarbleheadCost: $25 in advance, $30 at the door (tip not included)Info: 419-960-7030 or canoeclubwine-bar.com

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Hand therapy educational lun-cheonWhat: Learn how specialized therapy can help with arthritis, carpal tunnel, frac-tures, generalized pain and more. RSVP by Friday, Feb. 13.When: 12 p.m.Where: Magruder Hospital Conference CenterCost: Program is free, lunch is $6Info: 419-732-4061

Al-Anon/Alateen What: Twelve-step group for those af-fected by another’s drinkingWhen: 7 p.m.Where: St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 214 E. Second St., Port Clinton

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Ottawa County Board of Devel-opmental Disabilities monthly board meetingWhat: Meetings are open to the publicWhen: 5 p.m.Where: Ottawa County Board of DD, 235 N. Toussaint S. Rd., Oak HarborInfo: 419-898-0400

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One stroke acrylic painting classWhat: Instructor Kathie Widing, no experience necessary.When: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.Where: Ida Rupp Library, 310 Madison St., Port ClintonInfo: 419-732-3212 or idarupp.org

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Port Clinton Lady Redskins win first-ever SBC titleBY YANEEK SMITH

With as competitive as Port Clinton’s been during Toby Bickel’s 12-year tenure, it’s a surprise that this was his first team to win a conference title. But what’s even more impressive is that the Redskins’ 45-39 victory over Huron on Saturday clinched the first Sandusky Bay Conference title for the program itself.

The victory over the Tigers, which came behind a game-high 19 points from Emily Ashley, saw Port Clin-ton improve to 18-2 overall and 9-1 in the SBC. With two league games remaining, the ‘Skins are two games ahead of Clyde, which is 7-3 in the conference. If Port Clinton wins one of its final two games, both of which are road games against Edison and Clyde, it will win the league title outright.

Huron led 19-17 at halftime before the ‘Skins rallied to

take a 30-28 lead after winning the third quarter, 13-9. In addition to Ashley, Hannah Weaver chipped in with 11 points, hitting two 3-pointers and Bethany Urban fin-ished with five points. As usual, Port Clinton’s defense was the difference as it held the Tigers to only 20 points in the second half and allowed just one Huron player to score more than eight points. Jessica Carroll led the Ti-gers, a surprise team in the SBC this year, with 12 points.

“We didn’t play really well,” Bickel said. “We had an 8-9 minute drought in the first half where we didn’t score. Huron’s a pretty good team. In the fourth quarter, the kids made some plays, and we found a way to win. They did it again. It’s a group of kids that, regardless of how we’re playing, they find a way to get it done in the end.”

The team cut down the nets after the winning the game, a signification of its importance. In each of the last two years, Port Clinton went 38-9 overall and 23-5 in the

league, only to finish second to the Fliers both times. (That Clyde team went 99-6 over a four-year span and advanced to the Division II state semifinal twice.) In two of Bickel’s earlier years, 2005 & ‘06, the ‘Skins went 32-13 overall and 21-7 in the conference, but did not come away with an SBC title. They have, however, had some success in the postseason, winning three sectional titles, most notably two years ago when they beat Oak Harbor and Rossford to advance to the Div. II district finals and set a program record for single-season victories with 21.

“In my first three years, Margaretta was extremely strong and Clyde was very good,” Bickel said. “We had some good teams that couldn’t win the SBC, not because we weren’t good but because the SBC was so strong. We could’ve won a lot of leagues the last few years. It’s a tough league. We’ve had some very good teams and had some great players. It’s been a tough league over my 12 years and finishing second and third is pretty good.”

Those past struggles made this accomplishment that much more special.

“We talked about (winning the league) for 3-4 games leading up to this,” Bickel said. “It was a chance to make history. We controlled our own destiny and we just had to keep winning. They knew it was a big deal, making his-tory. We came off the loss to Oak Harbor and we were two games up at that point. We had a real tough Perkins team and beat them, and we had a real though Huron team and beat them. The kids forgot about the loss. The bigger goal was, ‘Let’s put a banner up in the gym that says SBC title.’”

Having lost a number of seniors to graduation, including 1,000-point scorers Tiffany Colston and Hope Thorbahn, Port Clinton was picked to finish fourth in the conference before the season began. But behind the leadership of its two seniors, Ashley and Weaver, the team has answered the call and had a fine season.

“Emily and Hannah paid their dues and they played with Tiffany and Hope,” Bickel said. “They got a lot of great experience playing with those two. They had a lot of positive things happen (in the past). The biggest thing has been their leadership, not just how they play on the court. They’ve led this group like no other group and they’ve just been true leaders. The senior leadership has been amazing.

“If Emily Ashley isn’t one of the top 1-2 players in this league, I don’t know who is. She’s difficult as heck to de-fend. Hannah has had to play point guard, which is not her natural position, but she just did it and didn’t argue. It’s all for the team, it’s not about the individuals.”

After a loss to Bellevue in the opener, the ‘Skins reeled off 15 consecutive wins before falling to Oak Harbor on Jan. 23. Since then, the team has responded, winning three straight games to get to 18-2.

“This group came along and I knew we would win some games,” said Bickel. “I just had a lot of confidence. It’s a tough group -- mentality, physically, and they get along so well. They’re all friends. I haven’t had a kid ask me about the individual stats this season. They’re all about the team. They’ll all about winning.”

Juniors Bethany Urban, Adrianna Hall, Sydney Alexan-der and Marissa Day have also helped to round out the rotation and provide scoring and defense in key situa-tions.

PHOTOS BY BILL MIGALA

Lady Redskins after winning their SBC title.Top scorer Emily Ashley cuts a piece of the net after the team’s win over Huron.

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“Several of those kids got to play JV for a couple years and hone their skills,” Bickel said. “I knew they were good players and that they’d step up.”

Bickel currently holds a record of 149-110 (.575) at Port Clinton, and the last three years have been quite special. Since 2013, the ‘Skins are 56-11 (.836) and 32-6 in the SBC.

Port Clinton was seeded third over the weekend in the Div. II Perrysburg Dis-trict. The ‘Skins will play either (6) Bowling Green or (7) Tiffin Columbian in the sec-tional final at 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Genoa High school. Bowling Green defeated Port Clinton in the tournament last year, and the ‘Skins beat Tiffin Columbian, 56-43, a few weeks ago. Should Port Clinton win its sectional, it will face either (2) Central Catholic, (9) Scott or (10) Eastwood at 8 p.m. on March 5 at Perrysburg High School.

Port Clinton Boys BasketballHuron 45, Port Clinton 37Facing the fourth-ranked team in Divi-

sion III, Port Clinton held its own against Huron, getting as close as four points in the game’s final minutes before the Tigers closed it out from the free-throw line as they defeated the Redskins, 45-37, in San-dusky Bay Conference action.

Ryan Alexander connected on back-to-back three-pointers with 1:25 remaining to cut the deficit to four, only to see Huron close it out from the free-throw line.

It was a game of cat-and-mouse between the two teams as the Tigers (15-1, 11-0 SBC) worked all night to hold off Port Clinton. Huron led 17-8 after one quarter and 23-16 at halftime before taking a 32-27 lead into the fourth.

Nick Stauffer led all scorers with 16 points and teammate Adam Storer finished with 14.

Tytan Rumball was the lone Redskin to finish in double figures with 10 points.

Port Clinton, which has lost five straight games, is now 6-11 overall and 5-4 in the SBC.

Norwalk 61, Port Clinton 36Holding a 12-point lead at halftime, Nor-

walk broke the game open in the third quarter and defeated Port Clinton, 61-36.

The Truckers, the reigning Division II state champions, held a 30-18 lead at half-time before outscoring the Redskins, 21-6, in the third quarter to take a 51-24 advan-tage into the fourth.

Three Norwalk players -- Breck Turner, Brandon Bleiile and Jaycee Jordan -- fin-ished with 12 points.

Stefan Daniels led Port Clinton with 12 points and Tytan Rumball had seven.

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Danbury Athletic Hall of Fame inducteesAt the home basketball game at Danbury High School Friday, Feb. 6, athletes were inducted into the Danbury Athletic Hall of Fame. Inductees were as follows: Becky Ball, Dennis Bird, Chad Clemons, Bev Fanning, Jake Fanning, Joe Fetzer, Larry Indorf and Jim Rinaldo.

BY YANEEK SMITHAfter outscoring Northwood by nine points in the

middle two quarters, Danbury held off a late rally by the Rangers to claim its third win of the season with a 47-46 victory.

The Lakers’ balanced scoring attack proved to be the difference as five players finished with at least seven points.

John Rhodes and Connor Lenthe scored nine points apiece, Austin Buchanan and Hunter Stinchcomb both scored eight and Ryan Chapman finished with seven. As a team, Danbury connected on five 3-pointers.

With the score tied at 13 after the first quarter, the Lak-ers outscored Northwood, 9-2, in the second and 15-13 in the third to take a 37-28 lead into the final quarter.

It was the second time Danbury has defeated the Rang-ers. The Lakers won their first game, 52-44, on Jan. 6.

The win, which broke a nine-game losing streak, puts Danbury at 3-15 overall and 2-10 in the Toledo Area Ath-letic Conference.

Maumee Valley CD 54, Danbury 37Holding a three-point lead at halftime, Danbury

watched as Maumee Valley Country Day dominated the second half in its 54-37 defeat of the Lakers.

Trailing 22-19 at halftime, the Hawks outscored Dan-bury, 35-15, in the second half, including 19-9 in the third quarter.

MVCD got 14 points from Truth Foreman and 13 from Lucas Isaza.

Caleb Gerber finished with 14 points, Hunter Stinch-comb scored eight and John Rhodes chipped in with seven.

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Danbury 57, Gib-s o n b u r g 53 (2 OT)

In a hard-f o u g h t c o n t e s t that saw both teams fight to the fin-

ish, Danbury endured and held on for a 57-53, double-overtime victory over Gibsonburg in Toledo Area Athletic Conference action.

The Lakers won the game because of their ability to hit free throws late, including one by Alyx Perram with 3.4 seconds remaining in the first overtime that sent the game into the final session. Late in the second overtime, Perram hit a free throw to give Danbury a 56-53 lead af-ter Gibsonburg’s Leann Widmer connected on a three-pointer to cut the deficit to two. Sarah Redett then iced the game with another free throw to push the lead to four.

With the Lakers holding a 52-50 lead in the second overtime, Robin Skinner saved an air ball that was head-ed out of bounds and passed it to Redett, who scored in-side to push the lead to four with 1:28 left.

The Golden Bears led 38-29 after three quarters before Danbury won the fourth by a 12-3 margin to send the game into overtime with the score tied at 41.

Perram had a team-high 14 points for the Lakers and Redett chipped in with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Widmer had a game-high 16 points for Gisbonburg and Shylee Schmeltz finished with 11.

Danbury currently holds a 6-11 overall record with a 6-5 mark in the TAAC.

Northwood 49, Danbury 44After rallying to tie the score heading into the fourth

quarter, Danbury watched as Northwood held the Lakers to just two points in the game’s final eight minutes as it won, 49-44.

The Rangers only scored seven points in the fourth, but it was enough to give them the win after the game was tied at 42 after three quarters. Danbury, which trailed 11-8 after the first, outscored Northwood, 28-25, in the middle two quarters to tie the game.

Laker center Stephanie Kukay had a game-high 20 points and teammate Alyx Perram finished with 12.

The Rangers got a team-high 15 points from Allison Roach and 10 from Lissy Wojcinski. Dara Artino and Jade Laviolette each scored eight points.

Ottawa Hills 63, Danbury 25Ottawa Hills dominated from the beginning, holding

Danbury to just two points in the first half of its 63-25 victory.

The Green Bears led 36-2 at halftime before the Lakers made the score respectable with 23 points in the final two quarters.

Ottawa Hills got a game-high 19 points apiece from Al-lie Dewire and Olivia VanSlooten, and Michelle Healy chipped in with 10 points.

Danbury’s Sarah Redett had six points and Robin Skin-ner finished with five.

Over the weekend, the Lakers got their seeding in the upcoming Division IV Tournament. Danbury, which won a sectional title last year, is seeded ninth in the Gibson-burg District. They’ll face the winner of (2) Arlington and (14) Maumee Valley Country Day at 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Findlay High School. Should they win, they’ll play one of the following teams -- (4) Arcadia, (5) Riverdale, (12) La-kota or (13) Toledo Christian -- at 6:15 p.m. on March 5 at Gibsonburg High School.

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Rockets rout Lakota, 73-50BY YANEEK SMITH

Oak Harbor wasted little time in establishing control in its 73-50 victory over Lakota.

The Rockets led 21-7 after the first quarter and, holding a 36-27 lead at halftime, put the game away by outscoring the Raid-ers, 19-9, in the third quarter to take a 55-36 advantage into the fourth.

Kalob Vargas led the way for Oak Harbor (3-14), scoring a game-high 19 points. Deshawn Johnson finished with 13 and Isiah Jef-ferson had 11.

The Rockets were able to get a number of good shots with 26 of their 28 field goals coming inside the three-point line. They shot just 15-of-29 (51.7%) from the free-throw line, but Lakota (1-16) wasn’t much better, connecting on 17-of-26 (65.4%) shots from the charity stripe.

The Raiders got a team-high 15 points from Casey Monroe, and Dakota Bowling chipped in with 10.

It’s been quite a ride for Vargas, who missed the early portion of the season due to an injury suffered playing football. He saw some action against Edison on Jan. 17, and since then has av-eraged 11.0 points in four games, including 16.5 in the last two. Vargas’ ability to hit the outside shot compliments his ability to score inside.

Oak Harbor jumped out to 9-0 lead and Lakota got the lead under nine points just once after that. Vargas, who had 13 re-bounds, scored two baskets and two free throws from Johnson plus a Paul Shay three-pointers accounted for the game’s first nine points.

Despite the Rock-ets’ ability to consis-tently score, it was their defense that was just as impor-tant to the victory. Oak Harbor held the Raiders to just 30.6% shooting (15-of-49). The Rockets also won the rebound-ing battle by a wide margin, 51-26.

Oak Harbor Girls BasketballOak Harbor 45, Eastwood 23Holding an eight-point lead at halftime, Oak Harbor broke the

game open with a dominant third quarter as they rolled to a 45-23 victory over Eastwood.

The Rockets led 20-12 at halftime before winning the third quarter, 17-5, to take a 37-17 lead into the fourth.

Andrea Cecil scored a game-high 17 points and Maddy Rath-bun, who has been on a tear lately, finished with 16. Oak Har-bor (11-8) was able to get a number of high-percentage shots and converted on 20 two-point field goals. In fact, the Rockets did not make a three-pointer.

Regan Boice led the Eagles with seven points and Mackenzie Albright finished with six.

Perkins 39, Oak Harbor 36Perkins and Oak Harbor engaged in a back-and-forth affair be-

fore the Pirates held on late for a 39-36 victory in Sandusky Bay Conference action.

After jumping out to a 20-5 lead, Perkins watched as Oak Har-bor ended the first half on a 6-0 run, a run keyed by Andrea Cecil’s half-court shot that cut the deficit to 20-11 at halftime. The Rockets cut the deficit to 22-21 late in the third quarter and, after falling behind 25-21, went on a 6-0 run to take its final lead of the night at 27-25. Olivia Orshoski connected on a jumped as the third quarter ended, tying the score at 27.

The score was tied at 29 and 31, respectively, before Emily Wag-ner connected on a jumper to give the Pirates the lead for good at 33-31. Oak Harbor, which trailed 37-36 after Athena Eli hit a three-pointer, missed out on a chance to take the lead with one minute remaining. After Perkins pushed the lead to 39-36, the Rockets missed a three-pointer in the closing seconds that would’ve tied the game.

In the first quarter, Oak Harbor led 5-3 before the Pirates re-sponded with a 17-0 run to take a 20-5 lead.

Cecil had 14 points, Eli finished with eight and Emma Barney and Maddy Rathbun scored seven points apiece.

Emily Wagner and Hailee Smith led Perkins with 14 points apiece.

After the Rockets complete their final three regular-season games, they’ll face the winner of (7) Bucyrus and (9) Mohawk at 8 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Port Clinton High School in the Division III Tournament. Should Oak Harbor, the No. 3 seed, advance, it will face either (2) Genoa, (8) Woodmore or (10) Margaretta in the district semifinals of the Attica District at 6:15 p.m. on March 5.

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CLASSIFIEDS

Honoring those who serve

The students in Miss Biggert’s Kindergarten class honored their local, state and county law enforcement by decorating a banner that read thank you for your ser-vice. Each student placed one red handprint and one white handprint on the banner and signed their name.

This banner was displayed at the Oak Harbor High School cafeteria, where the officers were invited to

lunch. During the week, students also learned about all the important duties law enforcement officers provide for the community. Students learned many safety tips from the book Officer Buckle and Gloria.

Students finished off the lesson by wearing Blue on January 30 to show support for their Heroes in Blue.

PCMS Tech Team Helps Winous Point conservation efforts

The Port Clinton Middle School Tech Team has a new and very important project. Thanks to a call from Mr. Opie Rohrer and Mr. Brendan Shirkey, Winous Point Marsh Wildlife Sanc-tuary, they are helping in conservation efforts for the King Rail.

The King Rail is a water bird and state endangered species. PCMS Tech Team Advisor and STEM teacher, Mr. Ron Auke-rman, helped coordinate the project for his students. Their assignment is to help Winous wire boxes to automatically call the birds into a trap. The boxes work with an mp3 player and speaker system. Once trapped, the birds are banded and re-leased. Mr. Shirkey told the students King Rails that have been banded at Winous Point, have been tracked with to Louisiana.

All the data collected from the banded birds helps with con-servation efforts for this species. This project helps students to see how tech skills can be utilized in real world conservation efforts.

The complete photo album can be found at pccsd.net.

Jackson Kennedy, Gabe Haghiri and Conor Cadigan in-tensely checking a sound box to help in Winous Point con-servation efforts of the King Rail.

Thursday, February 12, 2015www.thebeacon.netCLASSIFIEDS 5B

Handyman

Captain Fix-itCall

Captain Jim Wagnitz419-967-0520

[email protected]

Small jobs are my specialtydoing the “Honey-Do” lists

Lawn Service/Snow Plowing

Snow Removal • Fall Cleanups • Lawn Mowing• Paver Landscaping Stone • Landscaping Services

• Handyman Services • Tree & Stump Removal• Driveway Stone Deliveries • Hard Seasoned

Firewood • Delivery Available • Seamless Gutters Installed

Free Estimates for 2014 Season • Insured419-734-5275 419-656-5953

L&D Lawn Service

SHORTY'S RESALE WAREHOUSE

Buy •Sell • TradeInventory Changes Daily

Ebay • Collectables • Craigslist • ToolsTag Sales • Equipment • Online • Home Decor

Auctions • Knick Knacks • & More!

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419-734-1070www.shortysresalewarehouse.com

Home Improvement/ Custom Remodeling

Cabinets & CountertopsFor Any Space & Budget

Quality Interior Solutions4125 E. Kirk Rd. Unit 20

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PaintingALL SEASONSPAINTING ETCInterior/Exterior • Drywall Repair • Light Carpentry

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(419) 707-9728 ~ CellCall Chuck (419) 707-9728

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Dental

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Community Internet Links

LocaL GovernmentCity of Port Clinton - www.ci.port-clinton.oh.us

Ottawa County - www.co.ottawa.oh.usVillage of Oak Harbor - www.oakharbor.oh.us

community actionWSOS - www.wsos.org

DeveLopmentaL DisabiLitiesOttawa County Board of Developmental Disabilities

www.ocbdd.orgSTEPS Provider Agencywww.STEPSagency.com

non-profit HeaLtH careAmerican Cancer Society - www.cancer.org

Ottawa County Health Dept. - www.ottawahealth.orgStein Hospice - www.steinhospice.org

bbQ & caterersBar-B-Que Traveler - www.barbquetravelerinc.com

Grandma’s Back Yard Barbequewww.grandmasbackyardbbq.com

cHambers of commerce

Marblehead - www.themarbleheadpeninsula.comOak Harbor - www.oakharborohio.net

Port Clinton - www.portclintonchamber.comPut-in-Bay - www.put-in-bay.com

Mental Heath Recovery Board - www.mhrbeo.commentaL HeaLtH aDDict. svc.

Red Cross - www.redcrosstoledo.orgSalvation Army - www.thesalarmy.com

Underwater Recovery Team - www.diveputinbay.com

emerGency assistance

Northcoast Jobs Connection (The Job Store) www.northcoastjobs.org

Ohio Means Jobs www.ohiomeansjobs.com

empLoyment anD traininG services

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camp perryCivilian Marksmanship Program

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Valentine Dinner Surf and TurfFri, Feb 13 Public is Invited! Doors open at 4:30pm

FEBRUARY 2015 NORTH SHORE (ONS) EVENTSNORTH SHORE (ONS) EVENTSNORTH SHORE (ONS) EVENTS

R.S.V.P. Phone number: 419-798-8254

IPAD Classes Otterbein North Shore Friday, February 6 10:00 a.m. Fremont Davinci’s Coffee House, Tues., Feb. 10, 2:00 pm 115 S. Main, Fremont

Email, Calendars and Contacts will be the topic for this class. After the basics, we’ll discuss how you can receive your email, enhance your contact information and use your calendar to keep your 2015 organized! During the first hour, we will review the basics of ipad/iphone operation. Beginners and seasoned users of Apple tablets will benefit from this part of the class. FREMONT: This will be a one time class at Da Vinci’s. Robin will buy your beverage and you’ll learn something new!

Valentine Dinner Surf and Turf Friday, Feb. 13 Public is Invited! Doors open at 4:30pm

Make a reservation!! Call soon to make a reservation for this special dinner prepared by Chef Melissa Rush. The surf and turf dinner will feature delicious prime rib and seafood

dinner. Singles and couples are invited! In addition, well known harpist from Fremont, Karen Westgate, will perform during dinner. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

For more information call Jo Ann at 419-798-8254.

MONTHLY Potluck at Lakeside Wesley Hall

The public is invited to attend!! Thursday Feb. 19 @ Noon Chef Mel Rush and the Otterbein North Shore Dining staff will supply the main dish. Please bring a dish to share. Invite a friend!

Stroke Support Group Tues., Feb. 17 at 2pm

Monthly meeting. All are welcome. Please call Stacy McMurray at 419-798-8203. Education, support, sharing for survivors of strokes or their caregivers.

Otterbein North Shore

Senior Lifestyle Community

Remember to take a personal tour with Jo Ann in February and receive a Kroger Gift Card! Call 419-798-8254 TODAY!

Heart Health Lunch and Learn

Friday, February 20th at Noon This free lunch for the community will be

fun and informative! Attend and you can WIN!!!!!

See story on page 2 of this newsletter.

Soup Delivery in February! Call Jo Ann!

Make a move to an Otterbein North Shore Patio Home and get $500 off EVERY month of 2015!!

EVENT

Make a reservation!! Call soon to make a reservation for this special dinner prepared by Chef Melissa Rush. The surf and turf dinner will feature delicious prime rib and seafood dinner. Singles and couples are invited! In addition, well known harpist from Fremont, Karen Westgate, will perform during dinner. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information call Jo Ann at 419-798-8254.

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HOTELS FOR HEROES Ð to find out more about how you can help our service members, veterans and their families in their time of need, visit the Fisher House website at

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