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Chuck Duricek remembered by city leaders Brine–not salt–considered for winter road safety
Popular Rossford city councilman
and long-time local business owner
Chuck Duricek died unexpectedly last
week.
A lifetime Rossford resident, he was
the co-owner of Duricek Automotive in
downtown Rossford, which, at 60
years, is the city’s oldest family-owned
business.
He was a master automotive technician, A.S.E. certified for nearly 40
years.
Mr. Duricek was first elected to
council in 1999 and served four years.
He was appointed in March 2009 by
council to fill a vacant position and was
just re-elected last month for another
four years, receiving the most votes of
the six candidates.
“I am very attached to our city,” Mr.
Duricek said this fall during his campaign for council.
His fellow council members
recalled him as a hard-working community servant.
“I certainly will miss him as a
friend,” Councilman Larry Oberdorf
said.
A retired teacher, Mr. Oberdorf
recalled getting together before school
to chat with Mr. Duricek, and their
games of Trivial Pursuit at the old
Dairy Queen.
Clerk of Council Bob Watrol previously served on city council with Mr.
Duricek and complimented his efforts.
“He really did a lot of work and
really researched the issues,” Mr.
Watrol said. “He was very meticulous
and would always take his own notes.
He spent a lot of time on council
work.”
Councilman Chuck Duricek
Mayor Neil MacKinnon III also
described the late councilman as “a
very, very hard worker.”
“He was very smart, and loved his
family and his business immensely,”
the mayor said. “Whatever he did, he
did 100 percent.”
Bob Densic, planning commission
member and city council candidate,
said he will treasure his many interesting conversations with Mr. Duricek.
“He had such a passion for knowledge,” Mr. Densic explained. “He was
such a principled person–he did things
because they were right.”
The two men met 19 years ago at
the Rossford Recreation Center. “I recognized him and started up a conversation–we just clicked immediately.”
Mr. Densic said he will miss the
“hang-out” that Duricek Automotive
had become for local residents to “stop
by and talk and solve all the world’s
problems.”
Ken Szczesniak, retired police officer and frequent council meeting
attendee, recalled Mr. Duricek’s fair
business sense and community support.
“I knew Chuck for over 40 years,
and he was a man who treated me fairly when I took my car in for servicing,”
Mr. Szczesniak noted. “On more than
one occasion, he saved me money by
deferring repairs until needed.
“Chuck was a man who believed
deeply in Rossford and passionately
tried to make our community a better
place to live. We are all richer in having known him, and are somewhat
poorer in his passing. May his life be
an inspiration to future city leaders.”
Mr. Duricek was a 2003 graduate of
the Ohio Municipal League government leadership academy, 2002 graduate of the Ohio State University
Extension government leadership academy and 2002 graduate of the Toledo
Area Chamber of Commerce government leadership academy.
Among his other community
involvement, Mr. Duricek was a cochair of All Saints festival dinners, cochair of the Toledo Antique and Classic
Boat Show, chairman of the Rossford
Street Fair car show, and president and
coach for the Rossford Soccer Club for
seven years.
Mr. Duricek also was a contributor
to the Rossford Public Library’s oral
history series on DVD, and recalled the
local history of downtown businesses.
Council debates method to fill vacant seat
By Beth Church
What was planned as a
reorganizational meeting of
Rossford City Council on
Monday night resulted in
more unanswered questions
than decisions.
Newly-elected council
members Jerry Staczek, Dan
Wagner
and
Caroline
Zuchowski Eckel took the
oath of office, administered
by Mayor Neil MacKinnon
III.
Council voted unanimously to return Bob Watrol as
clerk of council.
They also re-elected Larry
Oberdorf as president of
council–but before the end of
the meeting, Mr. Oberdorf
announced that he was resigning from the leadership position.
His decision followed a
debate on how to fill the council seat left vacant by the
recent death of Chuck
Duricek.
Mr. Oberdorf recommended the process of taking applications from interested candidates, who would interview
with council.
However,
Councilmen
Wagner and Greg Marquette
both suggested that Bob
Densic should be appointed.
Mr. Densic was one of the
six candidates who ran for
four open seats in the
November 5 election, but
Council applications accepted
Anyone interested in filling the vacant seat on Rossford
City Council should submit a letter of interest and short
resumé to the Clerk of Council.
City Administrator Ed Ciecka said letters should be
dropped off at the municipal building, 133 Osborn Street, by
4:30 p.m., Friday, December 13.
came 20 votes shy of being
elected.
“I think the citizens of
Rossford spoke,” Councilman
Wagner said. “I’m a firm
believer in democracy. He put
forth the effort, and went out
and campaigned.”
Noting that even though he
and Mr. Densic often hold
opposing political viewpoints,
Councilman Wagner insisted,
“the citizens spoke.”
Councilman Marquette
said he and Mrs. Eckel were
originally appointed to council because they were the top
vote-getters in their races.
He supported appointing
Mr. Densic, adding, “It takes a
lot to put yourself out in front
of the people for rejection or
approval.”
Law Director Kevin
Heban pointed out that council could not make an appointment at Monday’s meeting
because the issue was not on
the agenda.
There is a 30-day deadline
for council to take action, or
the mayor has authority to
make the decision, according
to the city charter.
Several council members
said they prefer the application and interview method, as
they had gone through that
process themselves.
“I went through it, and it’s
worked in the past,”
Councilman Robert Ruse
said.
Councilman
Staczek
agreed, “We should keep the
procedure and move forward
tonight.”
Council voted 4-2 to proceed with the application and
interview process. Councilmen Marquette and Wagner
voted no.
After the vote, Mr.
Oberdorf resigned as council
president.
“I see this council as being
very fragmented–not a cohesive, working unit,” he said.
Following the resignation,
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What’s in the city’s water
pipes–besides water?
Rossford City Council had
a close-up look at “underground Rossford” at its
November 25 meeting.
Samples of old, decaying
water and sewer pipes were
displayed at the meeting by
Leonard Michaels, Rossford’s
board member for the
Northwestern Water and
Sewer District.
Mr. Michaels said he
brought the pipes “so everyone can see what shape our
infrastructure is in.”
This year NWSD projects
included 33,000 feet of water
pipe and 12,000 feet of sanitary sewer pipe that has been
replaced or installed as new,
he said.
The district has spent $5.8
million on water line work
and $1.3 million on sewer
system work, Mr. Michaels
explained.
“That’s what’s in the
ground,” he added.
Those totals do not include
replacement of the Jennings
Road pump station, he noted.
He handed around some
sections of pipe removed from
Maple Street, Hillside Drive
and Eagle Point Road, adding,
“As you can tell, nothing can
flow through this.”
The decrepit condition of
the pipes is not unusual, Mr.
Michaels said.
“Infrastructure in all older
cities would be in similar
shape,” he explained.
Rossford joined NWSD in
2010, with the benefit that the
city would not have to take on
the full debt burden of replacing its aged infrastructure and
separating sanitary and storm
sewers.
This section of a four-inch water line was removed
from Maple Street near Superior Street. The interior is yellowed and rusty with a significant build-up.
Below left is a piece of galvanized pipe removed from
Hillside and lead service pipe from Eagle Point Road.
Below right is another view of the above pipe’s interior.
By Beth Church
Brine–instead of salt–on
Rossford’s icy roads may be
a more effective and less
costly method for the city’s
public works department.
At a November 25 meeting, Rossford City Council
member Caroline Zuchowski
Eckel suggested the change
in city procedure.
She and Tyler Kolb, public works superintendent,
recently
met
with
Springfield Township officials who have successfully
used brine on winter roads.
“They can pretreat a road
a whole day ahead, and it
will stay,” she said.
Brine is a salt and water
mixture frequently used to
prevent icing on bridges.
Motorists can see the brine
by the rows of white lines
across the pavement.
Brine units could be built
in-house and installed on
city trucks, and a 725-gallon
tank system would cost
$1,100 to $1,300, she
explained.
Brine is purchased at 5
cents per gallon through the
Ohio
Department
of
Transportation.
Last year, Springfield
Township only spent $100
for brine, she added.
“The communities using
the brine are very happy with
it,” Mrs. Eckel said. “ODOT
uses it to control up to two
inches of snow.”
Councilman Robert Ruse
agreed, “It sounds like a
good investment for the
money.”
Mrs. Eckel also noted the
preventive benefit of the
brine–less work for public
works staff in plowing snow.
With only five public
works employees, she noted
it is very difficult for them to
plow snow continuously for
24 hours.
Council President Larry
Oberdorf said he appreciates
the benefit to city employees.
“It would alleviate wear
and tear on our small public
works staff,” he added.
City Administrator Ed
Ciecka pointed out that brine
would have to be purchased
from either the ODOT facility in Bowling Green or
Monclova Township–unless
the city would install its own
mixing tank.
“That would be a good
project for area communities
to get together on,” he said.
Public Works Committee
Mrs. Eckel also reported
on a number of other issues
discussed by the public
works committee, which she
chairs:
•“The motor on the 1978
leaf truck is dead. The public
works department is now
picking up leaves with dump
trucks and backhoes,” she
said. “It’ll be a long
process.”
Mr. Kolb is looking into
two options–install the leaf
vac mechanism on the truck
body of the vac truck that the
city was planning to sell as
surplus or see what the state
bid Web site has to offer.
A brand new truck will be
about $180,000, Mrs. Eckel
noted.
•There is difficulty finding parts for the city’s oldest
salt truck, known as truck
No. 6, and it probably should
be replaced.
“The mechanic has to
make parts to retrofit it,”
Mrs. Eckel explained.
“The committee requested that Tyler keep his eye on
the state bid and also make
an inventory of the age and
the condition of all vehicles
and equipment,” she added.
Council could use this
inventory like it does with
police and fire to plan our
replacements into the future.
Replacement needs of
other vehicles were discussed, she said, and the
committee would like to
look into a program for a
new backhoe replacement.
•The replacement diesel
tank has been delivered. The
city’s used oil tank is out of
compliance, she said, and the
committee recommended
upgrading that as well, with
an estimated cost of $2,835.
•Mr. Kolb is working to
get all of the city’s vehicles
and equipment certified by
the Department of Transportation (DOT).
This involves purchasing
flares, triangles and fire
extinguishers for 15 vehicles
at a cost of $2,800, she said.
•The committee discussed opening the process
to receive qualifications for
landfill closure services and
the city engineer position.
Tucker Fredericksen, who
served as the city engineer
for several years, recently
left his firm, Mannik and
Smith.
“Since we will be starting
new with a new engineer,
either way it is a good time
to investigate new services
and options,” Mrs. Eckel
said.
“We would like to review
the landfill closure contract
as well to review costs and
keep them current. The committee recommends going
out for qualifications on both
services.”
•Based on the condition
of Glenwood Road, Mrs.
Eckel said the committee
suggests holding final payment until the road improvement work is done to satisfaction.
Robert Williams from
Mannik and Smith contacted
Mr. Kolb to get “punch list”
information–or the checklist
required to be completed by
the contractor.
“This is concerning to us,
as Mannik and Smith is supposed to be managing the
project, not Tyler,” she said.
Opposition to Energy
Efficiency Payment Bills
Council approved a reso-
lution opposing Senate Bill
58/House Bill 302 that
would mandate payments to
First Energy based on consumer use of energy-efficient
lighting and services.
“I think energy costs are
hurting economic development and local families,”
Mayor Neil MacKinnon III
said.
The two bills being considered by the Ohio legislature “would severely raise
the electric bills of our seniors, families and small businesses while unfairly enriching the power company by
hundreds of millions of dollars, by increasing charges
based on ‘lost distribution’
and
‘shared
savings’
amounts.”
For example, the ordinance states, each time a senior, family or small business
buys a single energy saving
light bulb, it would trigger a
payment of more than $20 to
First Energy for the electricity it no longer distributes.
Also, First Energy would
get one-third of the money
being saved because the new
bulb reduced energy consumption.
“The proposed system of
charges can only discourage
consumers from making
energy-conscious and costconscious choices, and
allows electricity companies
to use a ‘heads-I-win, tailsyou-lose” model of pricing
and profits, in which the
companies are able to benefit
from the proposed charges,
benefit from increased energy consumption or both.”
Mayor MacKinnon questioned the high rate of utility
costs in Ohio.
“We’re surrounded by
nuclear power plants. We
live next to the largest body
of fresh water. And we have
some of the highest electrical
and water rates,” he said.
Other Business
In other business, council:
•Amended the name of the
council committee “Zoning
Regulations and Technology”
to “Zoning Regulations,
Nuisance Abatement and
Technology.”
•Renewed an annual contract with the Wood County
public defender’s office to
represent indigent defendants in cases filed under
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Water, sewer project contractors
criticized for damaging city roads
While the Northwestern Water and Sewer
District is working on sewer and water lines
in Rossford, city council is questioning the
resulting damage to the roads.
“These contractors tear the streets apart
and leave them open for months–and then
patch a third of what they should be fixing,”
Council member Caroline Zuchowski Eckel
said. “They are doing far more damaging
than they are repairing.”
Council’s public works committee,
which she chairs, is questioning why pavement repairs have been “minimal.”
“The committee is concerned with the
level of concern and care that NWSD is giving our roads and neighborhoods,” she
added.
For instance, at the bottom of the hill by
the library on Dixie Highway, a trench dug
for the work is now the lowest spot and
always creates a large puddle when it rains.
Mrs. Eckel also noted that the trenches
will make snowplowing very difficult.
“The trenches are filled with dirt that will
become solid ice–and you can’t scrape it out
[with the plow] because it’s too low,” she
explained.
“What will be done to cover the cost of
damage to the plows?”
The committee will provide a written list
of the city’s expectations for construction,
site maintenance, traffic maintenance, signage, restoration, trench maintenance, compaction testing, pavement restoration, and
construction limits and hauling routes by
NWSD and its contractors, Mrs. Eckel said.
Also, Tyler Kolb, public works superintendent, will review preconstruction videos
for the NWSD work “as the pavement
repairs are minimal compared to the damage
done to the roads by the construction activities,” she added.
The committee plans to meet with
NWSD regarding the trenches over the winter.
“Who will clean up the cold mix that is in
the front yards from the plows? Who will
continuously refill the trenches with cold
mix?” she said. “All the trenches will open
up more and get bigger throughout the winter.”
Mrs. Eckel noted that even if the contractors are not working through the winter, they
still must maintain their project sites.
“And they can’t just drive by every 10
days,” she added.
Rudolph Run
5K race,
walk set for
Dec. 14
The Rossford Recreation
sixth annual “Rudolph Run
5K Race and Walk” on
Saturday, December 14.
The event will start and
finish at the RCRC, 400
Dixie Highway.
Race registration opens
at 7:30 a.m., with a 1K kids
race at 8:30 a.m. and the 5K
race/walk at 9 a.m.
Awards will be given
for:
•Overall male/female,
overall
master
(40+)
male/female in the 5K race
•Age group awards in
the 5K race
•Male and female: 9 &
under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24,
25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44,
45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64,
65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and
older
•Best youth and adult
costume
All pre-registered participants will receive a long
sleeved T-shirt.
A limited number of
shirts will be available on
race day.
The fee for the 5K race
and 5K walk is $15 with
shirt.
The fee on the day of the
race is $20 (to receive a
long-sleeved T-shirt, if
available) or $15 (no shirt).
The fee for the 1K kids
race is $10 to receive a shirt
or on the day of the race $3
(no shirt).
Visit the Web site at
www.rossfordrecreation.co
m for a registration form, or
call the RCRC at 419-6662905 to register or for more
information.
Joe Stalma, who coached basketball for 18 years at RHS, will be back on the Bulldog bench this Saturday. The
Bulldogs dominated with 47 consecutive home wins between 1968 and 1973. Coach Stalma led the team to nine
consecutive championships. These photos come from a scrapbook, made by a former student, that was given to
Coach Stalma, and he has donated it to the local history collection at the Rossford Public Library.
Throwback Thursday–50th anniversary
Rossford-Perrysburg basketball game on Sat.
To celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the RossfordPerrysburg
rivalry,
a
Throwback
Basketball
Game will take place this
Saturday, December 7.
The Bulldogs vs. Yellow
Jackets game will take place
at Perrysburg Junior High
School, 550 East South
Boundary, Perrysburg.
The throwback game will
honor past players and
coaches on both teams.
RHS Coach Brian Vorst
will be joined on the bench
by Joe Stalma, Mike Heck
and Chuck Cox.
For Perrysburg, Coach
Dave Boyce will be assisted
by Larry Clark, Doc
Thomas, Keith Limes, Dave
Froleich, Larry Asmus, John
Henline and Ted Barnes.
Rossford and Perrysburg
started competing against
each other in the Northern
Lakes League in the 196263 school year.
Rossford now competes
in the Northern Buckeye
Conference.
The junior varsity game
begins at 6:15 p.m. and the
varsity game will follow at 8
p.m.
“This was an intense
rivalry that started roughly
50 years ago, and we are
looking to renew that energy,” said RHS Athletic
Director Ken Rosplohowski.
Any former coaches or
players of Coach Stalma are
invited to attend the game
and sit behind the bench of
the Rossford team. Contact
Mr. Rosplohowski at 419787-1752 for further details.
“We anticipate a great
night of fun and competition,” Mr. Rosplohowski
said.
There will be a reception
after the JV game in the
cafeteria for basketball
alumni from both schools.
The game also will feature a collection for
Hannah’s Socks. Those
attending are asked to bring
packages of new socks to be
donated to the local organization. Men’s, women’s and
children’s socks are needed.
Hannah’s Socks, based in
Perrysburg, has a mission of
“Care, Share and Give a
Pair,” serving those in
poverty or affected by natural disasters in northwest
Ohio and around the globe.
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Wood County Museum to host
‘Journey to a Winter Wonderland’
“Journey to a Winter
Wonderland” is the theme
for this year’s Old Home
Holiday Tour at the Wood
County Historical Museum,
December 7-20. Visitors
can take a self-guided tour
through more than 25 museum exhibits, each taking
them on a different Christmas journey, or stop in on a
special day to watch Living
Christmas Cards come to
life.
Admission is $5 for
adults, $1 per child, with
free admission for Historical Society members.
Local groups and individuals have transformed
the museum into a winter
walk down memory lane.
Take a trek down Route 66
with the Tuesday Night
Crawlers Car Club, see winter fashions and Girl Scout
uniforms transition through
the 20th century, walk
through a recreated miniature town built by Edwin
Herroon and Elva Court, or
compare a century of
Christmas memories with
the Wood County Park District’s “I Love the 80s” display.
The holiday gift shop
provides unique handmade
creations from Arts In Common Gallery artists, plus
new books about food and
romance in the Great Black
Swamp by local authors
Nathan Crook and Jean
Geist. Outdoor Christmas
trees, courtesy of Rick and
Carl’s Trees, provide a
backdrop for family photos.
Tour times are weekdays, from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., with extended hours
until 8 p.m. December 11,
12, 13 and 19. Weekend
hours are from 1 to 4 p.m.
Living Christmas Cards
and Special Events
Watch, or join in, as
three exhibit rooms come to
life with interactive interpreters.
Explore ethnic Christmas foods with the Center
for Food and Culture and
BGSU’s World Student
Association.
Take part in an Infirmary
Christmas with the New
Adventures Group from the
Wood County Committee
on Aging.
Help “Feed the World”
and support other charitable
movements of the 1980s.
“Living
Christmas
Cards” come to life on
December 14 and 15, from
1 to 4 p.m., and Thursday,
December 19, from 6 to 8
p.m. Activities are included
with Museum admission.
Other special events
include:
•Wreath-making workshop on December 7, from
1 to 4 p.m.
•Visit
with
Santa
December 7 and 14, from 1
to 4 p.m., and December 19,
from 6 to 8 p.m.
•Christmas Teas on
December 12 and 19, at 2
p.m.
•Watch the Polar Express
run and meet the conductor
weekends from 1 to 4 p.m.,
and December 19, from 6 to
8 p.m.
•Live dulcimer music by
Kathy Baltz on December
13, from 6 to 8 p.m., and
the Back Porch Dulcimers
on December 15, from 1 to
4 p.m.
•Brownie Caroling on
December 7, from 2 to 4
p.m.
Holiday Gala Fund-raiser
Sparkle with the holiday
flair at the Gala Fund-raiser
on Friday, December 20,
from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy light
and elegant holiday fare,
desserts, champagne, and a
silent auction. RSVPs are
appreciated by calling 419352-0967. Admission is $20
per person.
For more information,
visit the Web site at
www.woodcountyhistory
.org.
The Wood Country Historical Center and Museum
is located at 13660 County
Home Road, Bowling
Green.
RHS alum to give poetry
reading Dec. 9 at library
A poetry reading by
author Dr. Kathy (Cantley)
Ackerman will be given at
6:30 p.m., Monday December 9, in the lantern area of
the Rossford Public Library.
The former Rossford resident is a writer-in-residence and the dean of arts
and sciences at Isothermal
Community College in
Spindale, North Carolina.
She is a 1978 graduate
of Rossford High School
and earned a Ph.D. in
American literature from
the University of South
Carolina.
Ms. Ackerman will read
selections from her recently
published book of poetry,
“Coal River Road.”
Copies of her book will
be available for purchase
and signing the night of the
event.
Walbridge announces
upcoming holiday events
Walbridge businesses are
joining the Walbridge Centennial and Walbridge Fest
Committees in giving
warmth and love to local
children.
New hats, mittens,
gloves, and scarves will be
collected until December
18, at The Skillet, Walbridge Night Club, 7Eleven, Nietta’s, Walbridge
Barbershop, Vito’s Pizza,
Bubbles and Bones, Pat and
Mike’s Barbershop, Walbridge Laundry Mat, Tap
Room, the State Bank, Subway, W. F. Smithers, 3
Cheers, Can Do Credit
Union, Senior Center at
Main Street Church, and
Walbridge Library.
On Sunday, December 8,
a Holiday Parade of Lights
will line up at 5 p.m., at
Railway Park and begin at
6 p.m.; new entries are welcome. Call 419-666-8345
for information. The route
will go down Breckman to
Parkview, to East Union,
and park on North Main in
front of Veterans Park,
where a centennial tree
lighting ceremony will
begin at 6 p.m. Photo
opportunities will be available before moving to the
VFW Hall across the street,
where Santa will greet the
children and refreshments
will be served.
A Christmas cookie sale
will be Thursday, December 19, at the VFW Hall,
109 North Main Street,
from 5 to 8 p.m. Goodies
can be purchased then or
pre-ordered by calling 419666-6561.
The Walbridge community is invited to decorate
their homes. On Monday,
December 16, the Centennial and Walbridge Fest
Committees will be driving
around town to choose the
three best decorated homes.
Prizes will be awarded at
the council meeting on
Wednesday, December 18:
first place, $100; second
place, $75, and third place,
$50.
Community Christmas
Caroling will begin at Veteran’s Park, North Main
Street, at 6 p.m. on Sunday
December 22. Carolers are
needed and will be
assigned areas of town to
carol and song sheets provided. Hot chocolate will
be available for the carolers
at the gazebo.
The public is invited to
join with Walbridge in an
old fashioned tradition.
Brine–not salt–considered
for winter road safety
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city ordinances, at a cost of
$100 per case.
Mr. Ciecka said the city
usually budgets $1,000 for
the cases, but only spent
$100 in 2013.
•Approved an ordinance, by a 5-2 vote, to
amend the zoning code
allowing wireless communications towers as a special use in the P public
lands zoning classification.
Mr. Ciecka said a wireless tower operator is interested in installing a tower
at the Wales Road public
works property, which currently is not permitted in
the public lands category.
Council members Eckel
and Jerry Staczek voted
against the resolution.
Mrs. Eckel is concerned
that the ordinance would
allow towers to go up in
city parks.
Mr. Ciecka said the
tower would be a special
use, requiring planning
commission to approve it.
•Heard from Councilman Chuck Duricek that
the city facilities, parks
and marina committee,
which he chairs, recently
discussed renovations to
council chambers.
Mr. Ciecka presented a
cost estimate of $17,500 to
replace the windows in the
room.
A design consultant
may be hired to study how
to reconfigure council
chambers for more efficient use, Mr. Duricek
added.
•Heard a request from
Councilman Dan Wagner
that a 25 mph speed limit
sign be placed on Lime
City Road between the
railroad
tracks
and
Schreier Road.
•Received information
from Councilman Staczek
on the Planet Aid company
that has installed collection
boxes throughout Rossford.
CharityWatch has investigated the company and
found it is spending only
29 percent of profits on
charitable work.
Mr. Staczek also talked
to city leaders in Holland,
Ohio and Marshall, Michigan, which have banned
the collection bins.
“At first I thought we
should regulate them [the
boxes], but now I think we
should outlaw them,” he
said.
Councilman Staczek
said he would prefer to
support the Goodwill store
in downtown Rossford.
Council’s next meeting
will be at 7 p.m., Monday,
December 9, at the municipal building, 133 Osborn
Street. The meeting is open
to the public.
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Leaf collection to end Friday, December 13 Josh Maas fund-raiser Dec. 15
Curbside leaf collection will end Friday, December 13, according to the City of Rossford
public works department.
Tyler Kolb, superintendent of the public works department, reminds residents that leaves
are to be placed near the edge of the curb–and not in the street or gutter.
Leaves left in the gutter will wash into the sewers causing back-ups and basement flooding, he added.
Grass clippings are not to be mixed in with leaves. Any leaf piles with grass clippings will
not be picked up.
For further information, call the municipal building at 419-666-0210.
A fund-raiser for a Rossford High School senior recently
diagnosed with cancer will be Sunday, December 15.
The event will benefit Josh Maas, a member of the RHS
football team.
It will take place from noon to 5 p.m., at the IBEW Local
24 hall, 705 Lime City Road.
There will be a spaghetti dinner and silent auction.
For more information, visit the Maas Strong page on
Facebook.
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Rossford Police Reports
November 3: 800 block
Lime city Road, arrested
Jami M. Peterson, 36, Glenwood Road, Rossford, operating a vehicle under the
influence.
November 4: Bergin and
Water streets, junk motor
vehicle with expired plates.
600 block Marilyn Drive,
arrested Tina A. Lodge, 47,
Marilyn Drive, Rossford, assault.
Bergin, domestic dispute.
November
9: Dixie
Highway at Cove Lane, arrested Patrick S. Weihl, 21,
Dixie Highway, Rossford,
operating a vehicle under
the influence.
100 block Bergin Street,
telecommunications harassment.
10000 block Olde U.S.
20, arrested Lori E. Cutshall, 42, Roosevelt Boulevard, Perrysburg, theft; and
Angelica J. Jaso, 24, Ironwood Street, Toledo, theft.
1200 block Schreier
Road, criminal mischief to
vehicle.
Maple Street, domestic violence.
600 block Bruns, domestic dispute.
November 11: 28000
block Crossroads Parkway,
armed robbery.
Forest Drive, harassment.
200 block Jennings,
criminal mischief.
November
13: Eagle
Point and Dixie Highway,
criminal mischief.
20, found marijuana.
November
14: Unit
block Rossway, aggravated
menacing.
20, arrested Shannon L. Emerick, 38, Colburn Avenue,
Toledo, theft.
November
15: Lime
City and Dixie Highway, arrested Juna M. Nagley, 51,
Cove Lane, Rossford, operating a vehicle under the influence.
400 block Superior, alley
behind, arrested Juna M.
Nagley, 51, Cove Lane,
Rossford, operating a vehicle under the influence.
600 block Marilyn, theft
of prescription medicine
from residence.
November 17: I-75
northbound between Buck
and Wales roads, arrested
Kevin A. Driftmyer, 33,
Gracewood Road, Toledo,
operating a vehicle under
the influence, following a
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Dixie Highway, assault.
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Emily B. Kahl, 23, Brookfield Lane, Sylvania, aggravated menacing.
November 20: 10000
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Municipal
Court
Reports
The following cases were
finalized in Perrysburg Municipal Court October 27 to
November 2, 2013. An additional $78 in court costs was
sentenced for each case, unless otherwise noted.
Ceiarra C. Roach, Dixie
Highway, speed, $73 fine.
Scott P. Bollett, Dixie
Highway, disorderly conduct,
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court costs.
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Jacob E. Wainwright, Indian Ridge Trail, tag/sticker
violation, $45 fine.
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noon on Monday.
Letters should be limited to 300 words. Letters
from the same writer will
be accepted no more frequently than every 30
days.
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the right to accept or reject
letters, and to edit them for
clarity and length. Letters
should be submitted with
the author’s name, signature and daytime telephone
number.
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Township Police Reports
November 22 to 28, 2013
Friday, November 22
Accident, 1000 block 4th
Street; rescue runs, 30000
block East River Road, 20000
block Duxbury Lane, 20000
block Pin Oak Drive; burglary,
7000 block Starcrest Road;
found property, 26000 block
Lime City Road; criminal
tools, receiving stolen property
and theft, 10000 block Fremont Pike; disorderly conduct,
9000 block Buck Road.
Saturday, November 23
Rescue runs, 20000 block
McCutcheonville Road, 20000
block Tracy Road, 9000 block
Connor Lake; fire calls, 20000
block McCutcheonville Road,
Lime City at Glenwood roads;
alarm, 10000 block Cardiff
Road; assault, 10000 block
Fremont Pike; telecommunications harassment, 26000 block
Lime City Road.
Sunday, November 24
Oregon Road, (2) 20000 block
Tracy Road; fire call, 23000
block Lime City Road; alarm,
29000 block Sussex Road;
breaking and entering, 900
block 3rd Street; drug abuse
and endangering children,
7000 block Ayers Road.
Monday, November 25
Accidents, 100 block Secor
Woods Lane, 14000 block
Roachton Road; rescue runs,
20000 block Ault Road, 7000
block Ponderosa Road, 9000
block St. Andrews, 9000 block
Buck Road, 30000 block Oregon Road, 20000 block Oregon Road; fire call, 29000
block St. Andrews; drug abuse,
9000 block Mandell Road; incident reports, 10000 block
Roachton Road, 27000 block
Oregon Road; theft, 10000
block Fremont Pike; unruly juvenile, 27000 block Oregon
Road.
Tuesday, November 26
fremont Pike, 9000 block
Bishopswood Lane, 7000
block Silver Creek Drive;
alarm, 27000 block Glenwood
Road; burglary, assault and
criminal trespass, 29000 block
Oregon Road.
Wednesday, November 27
Schriber, 20000 block Oregon
Road; fire call, 28000 block
Starbright Boulevard.
Thursday, November 28
No report.
Centralized civil service test
recommended for police dept.
The Rossford Civil Service Commission is recommending that the city police
department use a centralized
testing center for its civil
service candidates.
Applicants who want to
take the civil service test to
be placed on a hiring list for
the police department will
now go to Owens Commu-
nity College at Arrowhead
Park for testing.
Police Chief Glenn Goss
said Rossford is joining
Maumee, Perrysburg, Sylvania and Oregon for the centralized testing.
Applicants will be able to
pay a fee and take one test in
order to apply at multiple departments, he explained.
Council debates method
to fill vacant seat
ÁContinued from page 1
Councilman Staczek nominated Councilman Ruse to
serve as president.
However, Mr. Heban suggested that council wait until
its next meeting to take such
action–after Mr. Oberdorf submits a letter of resignation as
president.
Also at the meeting, the
mayor announced that he was
postponing committee assignments for council members.
Council approved Jim
Richards and Pat Murtha to
serve on a newly-created public nuisance board.
Mayor MacKinnon noted
that nuisance properties “have
really been an issue the past
couple years.”
City ordinances call for a
hearing board to review public
nuisance cases, he explained.
Members of the board are
the mayor, a fire department
official, the Wood County
electrical inspector, and two
residents appointed by the
mayor and approved by council.
Council’s next meeting will
be at 7 p.m., Monday, December 9, at the municipal building, 133 Osborn Street. The
meeting is open to the public.
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Concerns about heroin use prompt
community forum with attorney general
“There is a heroin epidemic in Ohio,” Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine
recently said during a press
conference to announce disturbing new figures about
the use of heroin in the state.
The data, gathered from
coroners across Ohio, show
that the use of heroin has increased dramatically over
the past four years.
“Communities have to
wake up. If you don’t think
you have a problem, you are
probably wrong,” Mr.
DeWine said.
“Local law enforcement
understands the problem. As
I have traveled the state,
over and over, sheriffs and
police and coroners tell me
how bad it is.”
Rossford Police Chief
Glenn Goss agreed with the
attorney general’s assessment.
He said his officers have
seen an increase in drug-related crimes over the past
several years.
So far this year, there
have been 55 drug-related
arrests made, the chief said.
Detective Sergeant Todd
Kitzler explained that the increase in heroin use may be
a consequence of the crackdown on doctors who were
writing numerous prescriptions for painkillers.
“People who had been
using prescription painkillers are turning to
heroin,” he said.
Although the “china
white” form of heroin can
be expensive, there also is
the cheaper “black tar” form
available, he added.
Rossford officers have
witnessed cases in the past
several years of heroin overdoses, as well as thefts and
robberies by suspects addicted to heroin.
“The problems of theft
are people are struggling
with the economy to finance
their habits,” Detective Kitzler said.
The attorney general
came to Toledo in November to host the second community forum to examine
drug abuse in Ohio.
He was joined in the discussion by a panel of local
and state officials including
Lucas County Prosecutor
Julia Bates, Sheriff John
Tharp, Children’s Services
Executive Director Dean
Sparks and A Renewed
Mind
Vice
President
Matthew Rizzo.
“Unfortunately, there are
people out there who don’t
believe heroin is really in
their
communities,” Mr.
DeWine explained. “They
don’t want to believe that
this can be them– that this
can be their child who is addicted or who is going to die
from a heroin overdose. The
numbers tell a different
story.
In 2012, at least 606
Ohio families were directly
impacted by a heroin death,
he said.
“We have to fight this
epidemic at the grassroots
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He has formed the Attorney General’s Heroin Unit,
which will include investigators, lawyers and drug
abuse awareness specialists,
to combat issues associated
with the heroin epidemic,
such as crime, addiction and
overdose deaths.
“New data our office has
gathered suggests 11 people
die in Ohio every week from
a heroin overdose,” he said.
“Heroin abuse and addiction has been a problem for
a long time, one I keep hearing about as I talk with parents, prosecutors, and law
enforcement around the
state.”
The decision to create the
specialized unit was made
after new data gathered by
the attorney general’s office
in the past month revealed a
107 percent increase in
heroin deaths among more
than half of Ohio’s counties.
The data was collected
from 47 Ohio coroners’ offices with complete heroin
overdose data for 2010,
2011 and 2012.
It revealed in 2010, there
were 292 heroin overdose
deaths; in 2011, 395 deaths
and last year, 606 deaths.
The reporting counties
with the largest number of
heroin overdoses in 2012
were:
•Cuyahoga County: 161
•Franklin County: 73
•Hamilton County: 54
•Montgomery County:
93
Totals for Lucas County
were not provided to the attorney general’s office.
Mr. DeWine was joined
at the press conference by
the parents of 20-year-old
Marin Riggs, of Upper Arlington, and they said heroin
is the definition of heartbreak.
“Marin was 20 and
headed to college to become
an ultrasound technician,”
said Heidi Riggs.
“Her smile, which lit up
the room, was extinguished
by her heroin addiction,
which lured her back after
six months of sobriety.
“We hope to encourage
other parents to talk to their
kids and know that heroin is
readily available in every
suburb of every city in every
state for about $10.”
The attorney general’s
office has issued a heroin
contact list for law enforcement, community leaders
and the public to help find
resources and answer ques-
tions.
“Despite major efforts to
fight the heroin epidemic on
the state, local and national
level, the problem is not
going away, and people are
continuing to die,” Mr.
DeWine said.
“Heroin injects addiction, deception and death in
the lives of so many young
people, and we hope this
new effort can save lives.”
At the conclusion of his
community forum in Toledo,
Mr. DeWine said a committee will be formed to review
findings from all the forums
in Ohio and then create recommendations to curb drug
abuse and prevent addiction
across the state.
Toledo Bar Aux.
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seventh annual Holiday
Trunk Show on Friday, December 6.
The event will be held
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on
the main floor of the Toledo
Club.
The show will feature
handcrafted gifts created by
more than 26 local artists.
Featured items include
paintings, garden art, blown
glass, jewelry, knitted items,
purses, stationery, children’s
items and more.
There also will be a display of holiday trees.
The Toledo Club is located at 235 14th Street,
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The 12th annual Toledo
Symphony Christmas concert at All Saints Catholic
Church in Rossford will be
held on Sunday, December
22.
The performance will be
filled with a collection of
holiday and classical
favorites from the symphony’s repertoire led by conductor Jeffrey Pollock.
It will feature soloists
Katherine Calcamuggio and
Jesse Donner.
Ms. Calcamuggio is an
award-winning mezzosoprano. She holds a master
of music degree from Northwestern University, a bachelor of music degree from
Bowling Green State University and currently is pursuing her doctorate at the
University of Michigan.
She has received top
prizes in the Palm Beach
Opera, Bel Canto and
Shreveport Singer of the
Year competitions, and
awards from the Chicago
Women’s Musician’s Club
and the Anna Sosenko Trust.
She is a former participant in young artists’ programs at Florida Grand
Opera, Glimmerglass Opera,
Chicago Opera Theater,
Opera Theatre of St. Louis,
as well as the Aspen and
Brevard Music Festivals.
In the 2013 and 2014
season, Ms. Calcamuggio is
debuting the roles of the
Komponist in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” at UM as
well as the mezzo-soprano
soloist in Verdi’s “Requiem”
with Chicago Community
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43552. Or send an e-mail, with the date, time and location, to [email protected]. The deadline is Friday at noon.
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UM in the fall, Ms. Calcamuggio will make her Hill
Auditorium debut with the
university orchestra singing
John Corigliano’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.”
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Child in Hoiby’s “Bon
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soloist
in
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of music degree from Iowa
State University and completed his master of music
degree at UM, where he is
pursuing a specialist degree.
He recently appeared in
the role of Bacchus in the
UM production of “Ariadne
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and was the winner of the
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Rossford
Jesse Donner
This summer he premiered with Opera in the
Ozarks singing the part of
Pinkerton in Puccini’s
“Madame Butterfly.”
Next year, Mr. Donner
will make his debut with the
Lyric Opera of Chicago as a
Ryan Center young artist for
the 2014-15 season.
The Christmas concert
begins at 4 p.m., and doors
open at 3:30 p.m.
A reception with champagne and cookies will follow the concert.
The church is handicapaccessible.
A coat check will be provided by the church youth
group with tips supporting
their summer service project.
Tickets are $15 and may
be obtained at the parish
office, 628 Lime City Road
or by calling the church,
419-666-1393.
Tickets, if available, will
be $20 on the evening night
of the show.
Tickets also will be on
sale each weekend after
Masses.
Garden Club
Forum to offer
items at TBG’s
Heralding the
Holidays
Members of the Garden
Club Forum, a consortium of
area garden clubs, are preparing specialty wreaths and floral arrangements to sell during the Toledo Botanical
Garden’s Heralding the Holidays.
The event takes place
December 6 to 8.
Member garden clubs also
will sell items including artisan honey, handcrafted
botanical plates, paperwhite
narcissus, birdhouses and
culinary treats.
Announcements
The Journal welcomes
announcements from readers of births, engagements,
weddings and anniversaries.
There is a $15 fee to
include a photo. The Journal reserves the right to edit
content to conform to the
newspaper’s style. Submissions are due with payment
by 10 a.m. Tuesday for each
week’s edition.
Friday, December 6
9:30 a.m.
St. Tim’s Clothesline, free clothing offered
at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 871
East Boundary. Open until 11:30 a.m.
Donations are accepted and may be
deposited in the clothing bins near the back
door.
Saturday, December 7
10:00 a.m. Nature Preserve stewardship volunteers at
Kitty Todd Preserve at Oak Openings. Call
614-717-2770, extention 144.
11:00 a.m. AlAnon women’s support group, “The
Saturday Good Morning Group,” at All
Saints Church, 628 Lime City Road. Call
Maryann 419-824-0129 for details.
1:00 p.m.
Night in Bethlehem at Hope Lutheran
Church, 2201 Secor Road, Toledo. Visit
hopetoledo.net for details. Also offered on
December 8.
Monday, December 9
6:00 p.m.
Perrysburg Township Zoning Commission
at the township hall, 26609 Lime City
Road.
7:00 p.m.
Rossford City Council, municipal building,
133 Osborn Street.
Tuesday, December 10
9:15 a.m.
Wood County Commissioners on the fifth
floor of the Wood County Office Building,
One Courthouse Square, Bowling Green.
12:00 p.m.
AlAnon at CedarCreek Church, 29129 Lime
City Road. Free baby-sitting.
6:00 p.m.
Quilts of Valor at the Quilt Foundry, 234
West Wayne Street, Maumee until 9 p.m.
Donations welcome. Call JoEllen Morris
for information, 419-461-3669.
6:15 p.m.
Real Estate Investors Association at the
Knights of Columbus, 4256 Secor Road,
Toledo. Call 419-283-8427 or 419-6991532 for information.
Wednesday, December 11
8:00 a.m.
Senior Food Pantry available through
Perrysburg Township until noon at the
township hall, 26609 Lime City Road.
Must be 60 years old or older to qualify.
2:00 p.m.
Perrysburg Township Board of Trustees
department head meeting at the township
hall, 26609 Lime City Road.
5:00 p.m.
Penta Career Center Board of Education in
the board meeting room, 9301 Buck Road.
6:00 p.m.
Families Anonymous at Blessed John XXII
Catholic Community, 24250 Dixie
Highway. Call 419-931-4005 for details.
Thursday, December 12
9:15 a.m.
Wood County Commissioners on the fifth
floor of the Wood County Office Building,
One Courthouse Square, Bowling Green.
6:00 p.m.
CedarCreek’s South Toledo Campus
Community Care Free Medical Clinic at
2150 South Byrne Road, Toledo, until 8
p.m. Call 419-482-8127 for information.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous-OD at United
Methodist Church, 270 Dixie Highway.
ProMedica to offer variety Genoa Civic Theatre to present
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ProMedica will offer the
following
community
events in December:
•Grief During the Holidays, will be offered on
Wednesday, December 11,
from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at
ProMedica Bay Park Hospital in the Michigan/Superior Conference Room.
Attendees will view a 40minute DVD program
titled, “Facing the Holiday
After Loss: A Ray of
Hope,” followed by questions and reflections moderated by ProMedica Hospice bereavement coordinator Chaplain Robb Beisser.
Chaplain Robb also will
have information available
for attendees to take home
that describe how to cope
during the holidays. Contact Chaplain Robb Beisser
for more information at
419-824-8840.
•Staying Tobacco Free
ProMedica St. Luke’s
Hospital will offer a support group for individuals
who need help maintaining
a tobacco-free life.
The group will meet
every Tuesday throughout
December at 7:15 p.m. at
the Tobacco Treatment
Center Conference Room,
Fallen Timbers Medical
Center, 5757 Monclova
Road. For more information, call 419-893-QUIT
(7848).
•Senior Services holiday luncheon will be
offered on Tuesday,
December 10. Screenings
will be from 10 to 11:15
a.m., with lunch at noon, at
ProMedica St. Luke’s Hospital auditorium.
Local health experts are
available for consultation
and free blood pressure
screenings offered before
luncheon.
•Diabetes Support will
be offered on Monday,
December 16, from 6:30 to
7:30 p.m., at ProMedica St.
Luke’s Hospital.
The Diabetes Care Center at ProMedica St. Luke’s
Hospital is offering individual and group diabetes
education and support programs.
The goal is to help individuals with diabetes and
their loved ones learn how
to better understand and
manage the condition. For
more information, call 419897-8344, option 1.
•ProMedica Cancer
Institute offers Man-toMan Support Group
ProMedica Cancer Institute and ProMedica St.
Luke’s Hospital will offer a
Man-to-Man prostate cancer support group on
Thursday, December 12, at
1 p.m., in classroom 1 at
ProMedica St. Luke’s Hospital, 5901 Monclova Road
in Maumee. For more
information, call Don at
419-861-3366 or Joe at
567-455-6347.
Deby Dempsey
Phone 419-874-2528
dington Players are broadcasting Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” from a hole-inthe-wall studio in Newark,
New Jersey.
The play is an entertaining excursion in to the mayhem and madness of a live
radio show.
For tickets, call the box
office at 419-855-3103.
St. Mark Church to hold Cookie Walk
The members of St.
Mark Lutheran Church
will hold a fund-raising
Cookie Walk on Saturday,
December 14, from 9 a.m.
to noon. The event will
take place at the church
located at 611 Woodville
Road, Toledo.
All cookies and buckeyes displayed will be
homemade.
Participants will purchase a box and fill it with
the cookies of their choice
from the cookies displayed. Boxes of different
sizes will be available,
ranging in price from $5 to
$12.
Homemade cheese balls
also will be sold separately.
The event is open to the
public, and parking is
located next to the church.
The Cookie Walk is handicapped accessible by elevator from the church
entrance lobby.
Nrgie salon hosting food drive
Nrgie Salon and Spa, 690
Dixie Highway, is hosting a
holiday food drive.
The salon has a goal of
collecting 1,000 meals for
the Toledo Food Bank.
If the goal is reached,
Mayor Neil MacKinnon III
has agreed to serve for one
day as a receptionist in the
salon.
Canned goods and nonperishable food items may
be dropped off at Nrgie until
December 24.
For every 10 items or $10
donated, an entry will be
placed in a raffle for free
services at the salon.
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Phone: 419-874-7071
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Rossford Senior Center
The Wood County Committee on Aging
400 Dixie Highway • 419-666-8494
Programs and lunches for all area residents at least 60 years of age.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
through Friday, at noon. No
reservations are necessary.
Menus are subject to change,
ACTIVITIES AND
LUNCH MENUS
Lunch is served Monday
Holiday Shopping Expo
Holiday Inn French Quarter
10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg
Sunday, December 8 • 11 am – 4 pm
Over 60 local vendors with a stunning array
of fabulous ideas for everyone on your list.
Free admission – Free parking
Bring a non-perishable food item to beneﬁt
the Perrysburg Christians United Food Pantry
Largest Clock Display in NW Ohio
20-50% off
Storewide
Clocks
Watches
Weather
Instruments
Joseph Wise
Fine Clocks
1201 W. State, Fremont, OH
419-332-4386
December holidays hours:
Mon.-Fri. 10-7; Sat. 9-3 or by appt.
at the Holiday Inn French Quarter
419-874-3111, ext. 7320
Hand-crafted gifts
by local artists
One-of-a-kind
personalized items
Wednesday and ursday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday, 9 a.m. - noon
Christmas Tree Sale
at FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
All profits used for Mission Work
The tradition continues! For more than 25 years,
Christmas trees will once again be sold at First
Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Second and Elm Streets.
Sale begins Saturday, November 30, and will continue
through Sunday, December 22.
Hours are Monday through Friday, 4 to 8 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., & Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
A variety of trees will be available including:
White Pine, Douglas Fir, Frazer Fir and Balsam Fir
and nutritional values and ingredient information are
available upon request.
The suggested donation is
$2, age 60+, and $5, for those
under age 60. Hot, nutritious
meals are available MondayFriday for home-bound seniors in Wood County who are
unable to prepare meals for
themselves.
Frozen meals are available
for the weekend. If eligible,
the cost is on a donation
basis. For more information,
call Social Services at 1-800367-4935. To register for
weekly activities, call the
Senior Center.
Monday, December 9
Noon menu–Noon menu–
Teriyaki Chicken or Liver and
Onions, asparagus, mashed
potatoes, Black eyed Susan
salad, fluff.
•9:30 a.m.–Body Recall
•12:45 p.m.–Bingo with
prizes sponsored by Perrysburg Commons.
Tuesday, December 10
Noon menu–Sweet and
Sour Meatballs or Chicken
Paprikash, noodles, Riviera
blend vegetables, tomato-zucchini salad, tropical fruit,
chocolate pudding.
•Noon–Rossford Senior
Club meeting.
Wednesday, December 11
Noon menu–Baked Ham or
Tortilla Crunch Tilapia, baked
potato, tossed salad, grape
juice, Rice Krispy treat.
•12:30
p.m.–Program:
“Hearing Over the Holidays”
with Kim Semren, hearing
specialist, Miracle Ear. For
those with hearing loss, the
holidays can seem a little
frustrating. Get some tips on
hearing over the holidays so
you can enjoy your time spent
with family and friends.
Thursday, December 12
Noon
menu–Holiday
Lunch: Roast Beef, baked potato, carrots, mandarin orange
salad, apple cranberry pie.
Reservations required at all
sites.
•Noon–Holiday Lunch
Celebration with entertainment by the Maumee Senior
Singers. Call the senior center for reservations.
Friday, December 13
Noon menu–Broccoli, Rice
and Ham Bake or Chicken
Nuggets, Sicilian blend vegetables, peaches, apple crisp.
Upcoming Events
•December 16, at 12:30
p.m.–Program: “Elder
Abuse.” Lisa Myers, LISW-S,
WCCOA will discuss the
topic. Most research suggests
that one in 10 older adults
have experienced elder abuse.
Learn what types of abuse
occur, what warning signs to
look for and what resources
are available to help.
•December 17, at 9
Annual Gift Certificate Sale
Dec. 2nd – Dec. 23rd
Office Closed Dec. 24th
Licensed Massage Therapists
Becky Koskinen
Alysia Garcia
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a.m.–Breakfast Bunch at the
Bulldog Diner, Dixie Highway, Rossford. Start the day
right with a great breakfast
and good friends.
•December 17, at 12:45
p.m.–Poker with Host Ed Tucholski. We’ve got the chips,
we’ve got the cards, and you
provide the luck and talent.
Put on your best poker face
and join the fun!
•December
18,
at
noon–Birthday Celebration
with gift bags courtesy of
Perrysburg Care and Rehabilitation Center. Seniors
with December birthdays
should register in advance.
•December 19, from 10
a.m. to noon–Blood glucose
and blood pressure screenings. To help defray the cost
of supplies, a donation of $1
for testing of blood glucose is
suggested. There is no charge
for blood pressure screenings.
•December
31,
at
noon–New Year’s Celebration. It’s that time again for a
New Year’s Noon celebration. We will review last
year’s predictions and make
new ones for 2014.
The Wood County Retired
Teachers Association will
hold its holiday luncheon on
Thursday, December 12, at
the First United Methodist
Church, 1506 East Wooster
Mark Your Calendar!
Christmas
Open House
Saturday, December 7th
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Main Location - Country Charm Shopping Center
Louisiana Ave. & South Boundary St.
419-874-1333
•BARBARA KOPERSKI
Barbara Ann Koperski, of
Rossford, died November 28,
2013. She was born on July 5,
1933, the only daughter of
Theresa and Frank Deak of
Toledo. In her youth, her family resided on a farm in Blissfield, Michigan, and she
graduated from Ida High
School in 1951.
She married Jerry Koperski of Rossford in 1953.
Shortly after they were married, she moved to join her
husband, as he served in the
United States Air Force during
the Korean conflict from 1951
to 1955. The happiest memories that she carried with her
throughout her life were of the
years that she and her husband
shared while they were newlyweds stationed at Tyndall Air
Force Base in Panama City,
Florida. They took annual
family vacations from 1960 to
1980 revisiting the base.
After returning home to
Rossford in 1957, Mr. and
Mrs. Koperski built a new
home. She was a homemaker
and had periodical jobs outside of the home. While raising her children, she kept a
meticulous house, labored in
the yard, and enjoyed spending time with her children in
the swimming pool. In her
later years, she and her husband frequented the Rossford
Fraternal Order of the Eagles
Aerie 2322.
Mrs. Koperski enjoyed
music and singing. She had a
photographic memory for the
words to every song that she
had ever known. Her favorite
song was, “There’s No Place
Like Home for the Holidays.”
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jerry; son,
Michael (Paula) of Rossford;
daughter, Karen (Charlie)
Armbruster of Cleveland;
grandson, Jason (Brenda)
Koperski; granddaughters,
April (Ray) Cully of Rossford
and Amy Koperski (Rich
Ryan) of Toledo; great-granddaughters, Kennadi Koperski
and Samantha Ryan; greatgrandsons, Ethan and Owen
Cully;
brother,
Joseph
(Maryian) Deak of Seminole,
Florida, and “sister,” Jean Reiterman of Port Clinton. She
was preceded in death by an
infant son, Kenneth.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 2, at 11
a.m., in the Sujkowski Funeral
Home of Rossford with the
Rev. Kent Kaufman of All
Saints Catholic Church officiating. Interment was in Fort
Meigs Union Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to All Saints
Catholic Church of Rossford.
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•CHARLES DURICEK
Chuck Duricek, 59, of
Rossford, died unexpectedly
on Thanksgiving, November
28, 2013. His family had
planned to celebrate his 60th
birthday the following day.
He was born November
29, 1953, to Charles and
Mary (Dandar) Duricek. He
married Pamela Domalski
on August 14, 1976.
A 1971 graduate of Cardinal Stritch High School,
Mr. Duricek lived an active
life of service to his family
and to his community. He
made time to bring his wife
a cup of coffee and a newspaper on her days off, and
spent countless hours helping his sons renovate their
homes. He coached youth
soccer teams, served as club
president for the Rossford
Travel Soccer Club, planned
and was chairman for the
Toledo Antique and Classic
Boat Show, and served
chicken paprikas dinners at
All Saints Catholic Church
for ten years. He served two
terms on Rossford City
Council, and, after earning
the highest number of votes
in November’s election, was
anticipating serving a third
term.
He enjoyed restoring antique boats, cars and houses.
He spent 40 years managing
the business his father
founded in 1952.
He always was ready for
a friendly debate over a cup
of coffee or Saturday morning breakfast with his
friends at the Bulldog Diner.
His legacy of generosity
continues through his gift of
organ donation.
He is survived by his
wife of 37 years, Pamela
Duricek; sons, Nicholas and
Nathan (Meaghan); grandson,
Ethan;
brother,
Michael (Robin); sisters,
Mary Jo Moreton and
Theresa Duricek, and
mother-in-law, Patricia Domalski. He was preceded in
death by his parents and his
father-in-law, Gerald Domalski.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held today, December 5, at 10 a.m., at All
Saints Catholic Church in
Rossford, where the family
will greet visitors beginning
at 9 a.m. Interment will follow at Fort Meigs Cemetery
in Perrysburg. Arrangements were made by the Sujkowski Funeral Home of
Rossford.
The family suggests that
memorial contributions be
made to Honor Flight of
Northwest Ohio.
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Wood County Retired Teachers
to hold holiday luncheon December 12
One hour massage
419-874-2266
•BARBARA MATHERS
Barbara Ellen Mathers,
68, of Walbridge, Ohio died
Saturday, November 30,
2013, at St. Charles Mercy
Hospital. She was born on
June 20, 1945, in Lawton,
Kentucky, to Jesse and Grace
(Binion) Haywood. She was
a member of the VFW Post
2510 Women’s Auxiliary, enjoyed reading and sewing and
spending time with family,
especially her grandchildren.
Ms. Mathers is survived
by her children, Christine
(Kevin) Rahe, Shannon
(Christopher) Jensen and
Michael (Kim) Kelly, Jr.;
grandchildren,
Amanda,
Travis and Jacob Rahe,
Samantha and Danielle
Jensen, and William Kelly;
sister, Mary Ann (Herbert)
Hurley; and brother, James
(Hattie) Haywood. She was
preceded in death by her parents and several siblings.
Family and friends may
visit at the Sujkowski Funeral
Home of Rossford, 830 Lime
City Road today, December
5, from 5 to 8 p.m. Visitation
will continue on Friday, December 6, beginning at 10
a.m., followed by a Memorial
Service at 11 a.m., in the funeral home. Interment will be
private.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the VFW
Post 1945 or Solomon
Lutheran
School
in
Woodville.
Make Your Own Holiday Centerpiece
Ken’s designers will instruct you
every hour on the hour, $20 materials fee
Bow Making Class
Every half hour
Street, Bowling Green. Registration begins at noon.
The program presentation
will be Michael Puppos, pastoral associate for music and
liturgy at Blessed John XXIII
Catholic Church, Perrysburg.
He will lead the group in a
sing-along of Christmas
music.
Chef Mike Zaborniak will
prepare a lunch of chicken
cordon bleu, and the Otsego
High School National Honor
Society students will be the
Obituary Policy
Many newspapers now
charge for obituaries. As a
service to the community,
the Rossford Record Journal
provides free obituaries.
These obituaries, however,
should conform to our style.
Limited details about the
deceased person’s personal
life are allowed; please
state them objectively.
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ST. JOHN’S
LUTHERAN CHURCH
U.S. 20 and Route 163
Stony Ridge, Ohio
Phone: (419) 837-5115
Daniel G. Beaudoin, Pastor
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. Contemporary
Worship
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Traditional Worship
ROSSFORD FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH
157 Bergin Street
Rossford, Ohio 43460
Phone 419-666-9447
Rev. Alexander Sheares
SUNDAY
10:45 a.m. Worship Service
WEDNESDAY
6:00 p.m. Prayer Service,
Testifying and Bible Study
24250 Dixie Highway
(Highway 25)
(located just south
of Five Point Road)
Phone: (419) 874-6502
Masses: Saturday, 5:00
p.m.; Sunday, 8:00, 9:45 and
11:30 a.m.
www.blessedjohn.org
Sunday Services:
Holy Eucharist, 8 A.M.
Holy Family Eucharist, 10 A.M.
Sunday School 10 A.M.
871 East Boundary
419-874-5704
www.saint-timothy.net
ROSSFORD UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
270 Dixie Highway
Phone 419-666-5323
Pastor: Rev. Robert Ball
SUNDAY
Nursery Available
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC
CHURCH
628 Lime City Road
419-666-1393
www.allsaintsrossford.org
Masses: Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
ALL SAINTS
CATHOLIC SCHOOL
(Preschool through Grade 8)
Where we study the world,
teach the heart,
and live the gospel.
PERRYSBURG
ALLIANCE CHURCH
10401 Avenue Road
Corner 795 and White Road
Phone: 419-874-1961
www.perrysburgalliance.org
Rev. Thomas George,
Senior Pastor
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. Sunday School for
All Ages
6:00 p.m. Discipling Groups
WEDNESDAY
7:00 p.m. Senior High SNAC
7:00 p.m. Middle School JVD
7:00 p.m. FW Friends
(age 3 - grade 5)
7:00 p.m. Adult Prayer Meeting
“Join Us In Worship”
Advent season being celebrated at UM Church
The season of Advent is being celebrated through Christmas at Rossford United
Methodist Church. All are welcome to attend Sunday services at 10:30 am. Coffee and
snacks are served after the services. Pictured are Cameron Agler and Tori Westfall helping to decorate the tree at the church.
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[email protected].
Suzette L. Huenefeld, M.D.
PERRYSBURG FORT MEIGS
FAMILY PRACTICE
“Join our family! Our practice goes the
extra mile for our patients”
• Specializing in female healthcare, pediatrics & dermatology
• Accepting new patients, same day appointments available
• Call for a FREE get to know you visit
27511 Holiday Lane, Ste. 101, Perrysburg • 419-872-0242
Suzette L. Huenefeld, M.D.
PERRYSBURG FORT MEIGS
FAMILY PRACTICE
“Join our family! Our practice goes the
extra mile for our patients”
• Specializing in female healthcare, pediatrics & dermatology
• Accepting new patients, same day appointments available
• Call for a FREE get to know you visit
27511 Holiday Lane, Ste. 101, Perrysburg • 419-872-0242
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television, be aware that 1-900 numbers have a charge that
will be billed to your telephone number. 1-800 numbers that
switch you to a 1-900 number are also billed to you.
Government job information or sales can be obtained
free from appropriate government agencies.
Long distance calls to brokers may only be solicitations
for schools or instruction books, for which there is a charge.
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BUSINESS SERVICES
SINCE 1987
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“Where Quality Matters” Since 1991
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Email: [email protected]
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CONTROL
in Holland
(419) 868-8700
Ants, Mice,
Bedbugs, Bees/Wasps,
Box Elder and Stink Bugs
www.citytermiteandpest.com
HAULING
ANYTHING.
Appliances, junk, furniture, garage clean out. Can pick up
and deliver new or used items
from any location. Kevin Rantanen, 419-870-1771.
WINDOW CLEANING. Perrysburg Window and Gutter
Cleaning, professional service
for a fair price. Call Michael
Rantanen,
owner
419-874-2482.
For
this
month’s coupon visit:
www.pburgwindowclng.com
EXPERIENCED CARPENTER specializing in finish
work, custom furniture, quality
woodworking, home repairs.
Jeff Hoile, 419-265-2999 or
419-874-1819.
BRICK REPAIR and roofing, O’Shannons. Specializing in solving masonry
problems.
Chimneys,
porches, foundations, tuckpointing, cement work. Fully
licensed and insured. License
number
BTR05128HRC.
419-270-3782.
UPHOLSTERY, YOUR fabric or mine. Reasonable.
419-874-5747.
GUTTER CLEANING, quality service for a fair price.
Michael Rantanen, owner.
419-874-2482.
Tree Trimming, Stump and Tree Removal
Firewood: Indoor & Outdoor Burner & Campfire Wood
Call Today: 419-874-0484 Fully Insured
SPS Lawns: Mowing, Mulching, Spring & Fall Clean-up
Bush Trimming & Snow Removal. 419-704-1597
TREE, BUSH and stump removal. We have discounted
winter rates. Have dead or unwanted trees or bushes removed today. Perrysburg
Lawn and Landscape LLC,
Kevin Rantanen, 419-870-1771.
DON’S DRYWALL and
plaster repair. Resurfacing,
texturing. Free estimates,
seven days. 419-476-0145.
BDRY BASEMENT Waterproofing. Life of structure
warranty.
419-891-0856.
419-787-6020. www.bdrynwohio.com
BLIND CLEANING and repair. Mini blinds, wood blinds,
fabric shades, vertical blinds.
Pick up, deliver, take down,
re-hang, next day turn around.
Perrysburg Clean Blinds Plus.
419-874-9199.
(419) 874-6779
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THE ADDED TOUCH
in
Painting & Wallpapering
Good Work–Fair Prices
25 Years Local Experience
METZGER PAINTING
& Wallpapering
•Powerwashing •Decks
•Plaster/Drywall Repair
419-874-2251
ELECTRICIAN, 30 years experience. Residential and commercial. 419-704-7201.
LANDSCAPE
DESIGN.
Have us design new landscaping during winter months so
we can install in the spring at a
discount. Perrysburg Lawn and
Landscape LLC, Kevin Rantanen, 419-870-1771.
SMALL ENGINE repair.
Free estimates. 419-9751294.
SCHALLER TRUCKING.
Delivering stone, sand and topsoil for life’s little projects.
419-666-7642, 419-392-7642.
STORM DAMAGE clean
up. Tree removals and trimming. Stump grinding.Winter discounts available. Firewood delivered. Harris Landscaping, 419-276-1267.
PH. 419-874-1258
Senior Discount
MOVING?
Service Snowblowers
& Mowers
Morgan’s
Cleaning Service
Advertise
your home
in the classifieds
Window & Screen Repair
Mini-Engine Repair
217 W. Third St. • 419-874-3139
www.mini-engine.com
Over 20 Years Experience.
Residential, Commercial
& Office Cleaning. Insured.
419-304-6226
419-874-2528
MICHAEL’S
EXCAVATING. Sand, stone, topsoil, excavating. Free estimates. Insured. 419-344-1872.
HANDYMAN.
EXPERIENCED, references, reasonable. No job too small. Dave
419-823-8033.
HURLEY’S INTERIOR/exterior painting. Reasonable
prices. 20 years experience.
Free
estimates.
Call
419-882-6753.
INTERIOR
PAINTING,
neat, experienced. References.
Free
estimates.
Donna,
419-476-1173, 419-250-4504.
BASEMENT
WATERPROOFING, wall repair.
Reasonable rates. 30 years experience. Many Perrysburg references. Licensed and insured.
Call anytime, 419-874-2802.
SNOW REMOVAL. Free estimates, reasonable rates.
Call/text Justin, 419-309-2002.
PAINTING AND Wallpapering. Professional, quality work.
Removal, wall repair. Brian,
419-297-9686.
LEAF CLEAN-UP/LAWN
VACUUMING and hauling.
Perrysburg Lawn Care, Kevin
Rantanen, 419-870-1771.
STEVE’S DRYWALL, spray
ceilings, texture walls, all
patchwork.
Call
Steve,
419-873-8025.
BOOKKEEPING? WAIT,
more than just bookkeeping:
Cash flow statements, A/R,
A/P, etc. Text or call
419-902-6954.
CONCRETE WORK. Driveways, patios, sidewalks. Cement mason since 1985.
Call Paul 419-327-0883.
HEALTH SERVICES
RN CERTIFIED in foot care
will bring this service to your
home. Dee Jones, 419-2972005.
USED CARS
2001 PONTIAC Montana
van, $1,000. 419-297-9709.
Corner Rt.20 and Oregon
Road.
2004 MERCURY Mountaineer, AWD, 3 rows, $3,950.
419-297-9709. Corner Rt.20
and Oregon Road.
2002 BUICK Century, V6,
$1,950. 419-297-9709. Corner
Rt.20 and Oregon Road
1997 CHEVY C15, 8-foot
bed, $1,950. 419-297-9709.
Road.
2004 DODGE Dakota Club
Cab SLT. Silver, 125,000
miles, bed liner, air conditioning, cruise control, stereo with
CD player, sliding rear window, automatic car starter.
$4,500. 419-874-9104.
1997 CHEVY Cavalier, 123K,
new
tires,
$1,000.
419-297-9709. Corner Rt.20
and Oregon Road.
LOOKING FOR cars/trucks.
Call before selling or trading.
419-297-9709.
2003 MITSUBISHI Galant,
105K, $1,950. 419-297-9709.
Road.
2002 LEXUS LS 430,
108K, mint condition. Navigation, Mark Levinson stereo. $12,900. 419-343-2530.
2004 S-10 Blazer 4.3L,
4x4, tow package, 69K original miles. $6,200. 567-2254043.
2004 BMW Z4, excellent condition, navigation, manual,
premium sound, sports package. $15,985 Call, 419-3432530.
Pet Sitting Services, LLC
Book NOW for
the Holidays!
Jan Quail, Owner
HELP WANTED
BUS DRIVER needed. After
school bus and bowl. CDL-B
required. Apply at Interstate
Lanes.
HIRING SERVER/HOSTESS. Apply in person, Jed’s
Perrysburg, 7101 Lighthouse
Way. Ask for Nick.
Driver
Driver
$2000 Sign On Bonus
Home Daily
419-378-1126
Based in Toledo, OH
Two Consecutive Days
Off Each Week.
Perrysburg
Humane Ohio
Pet Photos with Santa!
Saturday, November 23rd & December 7th
10 am – 2 pm at Lambertville Hardware
(8100 Secor Rd. three miles north of the state line)
$10 & $20 packages, $25 holiday cards
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Average $1200 per Week
Excellent Benefits & 401K
CDL-A w/ 1yr T/T exp.
800-879-7826
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Dedicated to Diversity. EOE
TRAINCO
TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL
Day • Eves • Weekend Class
Job Placement
Company Paid Training
Call 419-837-5730
HORSES & LIVESTOCK
LOST & FOUND
HORSE BOARDING, full
care, large indoor. Training
and lessons. 856-381-7305.
FOUND: CAT. Brown tiger
color, declawed. Eckel Junction/Wexford area. 419-3437589.
GARAGE SALES
309 WEST South Boundary,
Thursday-Friday, 8-5. Estate
sale. Some furniture, household items.
FLEA MARKET at Byrne
Road near Hill Avenue at
American Legion Post, Sundays, 7 a.m. to noon. Dealers
wanted. Call 419-389-1095.
ALL GARAGE SALE ADVERTISING MUST BE
PREPAID,
BY
CASH,
CHECK OR CREDIT CARD
BY MONDAY NOON ON
WEEK OF PUBLICATION
OR THE AD WILL NOT
RUN. CALL 419-874-4491
TO PLACE YOUR AD AND
PAY VIA CREDIT CARD.
FOR SALE
Books Are Fun,
Huge Warehouse Sale.
Books and gifts.
100’s under $5.
Holiday Inn Express
Saturday Only, Dec. 7
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Holiday
Open House
Sat., Dec. 7, 1-4
Please join us for cookies
and coffee while shopping
for American Girl, 18 inch
doll or Biddy Baby
wardrobe and accessories.
Free and open to the
public. Beautiful handmade
fur capes, shoes, dresses,
and more!
130 Cedar Ct., Perrysburg
(Southwood Park
subdivision)
ELECTRIC STOVE, very
good condition. $75. Gas
dryer, $75. 419-873-0273.
ETHAN ALLEN maple tea
cart, $50. 419-474-3404.
FILING
CABINET,
4
drawer, great shape. $50.
419-874-7763.
FIREWOOD SEASONED.
4’x8’ long stack. Delivered
and stacked. 419-666-2846.
FIREWOOD, SEASONED
hardwood, 4x8, $85. 4x4, $45.
Call 419-704-1409.
FIREWOOD, SEASONED,
4’ high x 8’ long stack, $80.
419-409-0252 or 419-4090250.
FISHER PRICE Kawasaki
ATV. Children’s battery operated. 12V with charger.
Good condition, 2 years old.
$125. 419-874-7763.
FRESH GRAVE blankets,
$40. Fresh pillow, $25. Artificial wreaths and trees on easel, $15. 25441 Thompson
Road, Perrysburg. 419-8720767 leave message.
HARDWOOD FLOORING
truck load sale. 2 1/4” prefinished oak, $2.49 sf., 3 1/4”
pre-finished oak, $3.09, 5 1/4”
#1 common red oak unfinished,
$3.15. M.T. Hardwoods Osseo,
MI. 800-523-8878. www.mt
hardwoods.com
LA-Z-BOY ROCKER recliner, ivory leather. Excellent.
$200. 419-874-3800.
SOFA/LOVESEAT,
LEATHER sectional, entertainment center, Hammond
organ, king bed, lamps,
dresser, twin heads, kitchen
table, etc. 419-704-1409.
Train Locally-Save Hassle
PERRYSBURG CAMPUS
www.traincoinc.com
WANTED TO BUY
LOOKING FOR great things
to buy or consign. Collections
or estates. Jones & Jones
LTD Antiques. 114 W. Indiana. 419-874-2867.
ROLEX WRISTWATCHES
wanted by Perrysburg collector. Call Tom, 419-360-8920.
A MECHANIC buys vehicles; looks, pays accordingly,
anything
with
wheels.
419-870-0163.
WANTED GUNS, any age,
any condition. Also WWII
and earlier military items. Indian
artifacts.
Rob,
419-340-5808, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Cryogenic Transportation, a highway subsidiary
of the Kenan Advantage
Group, is now seeking
Class A CDL Drivers out
of Riga, MI!
The hiring schedule
will be local, home daily!
(various shifts available)
Apply within and
immediately see the
advantages of joining
our driving team:
·Competitive pay
·Excellent benefits
·Paid training
·Paid vacations & holidays
·401K w/company match
·And so much more!
We require Class A CDL,
2 years recent, verifiabletractor-trailer experience,
Tank & Hazmat endorsements (or ability to obtain)
and a safe driving record.
800-871-4581
for more information
or apply online at
TheKAG.com
BUYING MOST items from
garages. Vehicles, motorcycles, tools, mowers, etc.
419-870-0163.
CLASSES OFFERED
G FORCES Learning Center.
Tutoring for all ages,
ACT/SAT and GED test prep
and creative writing assistance.
Expert resume service and professional job search assistance.
Help with term papers and letters of application. Located at
134 W.S. Boundary, Suite H,
Perrysburg. Call, 419-8736121 or send an email to
[email protected].
ART CLASSES - Group & Private. Drawing, painting & figure study. Beginning through
advanced. EDGERTON ART
Studio & School, Perrysburg. Current schedule and
registration forms available
online at www.EdgertonArt
.com; Call: 419-290-OILS
[6457], Email: Edgerton
[email protected].
SITUATIONS WANTED
AJS IN Home Cleaning,
weekly, biweekly. Serving
customers in Perrysburg and
surronding. 22 years experience, bonded, references upon
request. Free estimates. Call
April at 419-691-2041. Check
me out on Angie’s List.
CHILDCARE PROVIDED
in our Perrysburg home.
Small group, infant through
school age. Call Susan,
419-283-2312.
EXPERIENCED
SEAMSTRESS. Over 30 years experience. Dressmaking, wedding
gowns, bridesmaids, alterations and veil design.
419-874-5390.
GOOD OLD fashioned house
cleaning, holiday parties and
decorating. Honest. Ellie,
419-308-9188.
NEED HELP? Lifetime local
resident at your service. Cleaning, errands, organizational
needs. Deb 419-874-8290.
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FOR RENT
FREE CABLE
Tired of Heat Bills?
Cordoba Apartments
2 bed apartment with
heat and hot water
paid, garage, balcony,
a/c, no pets. $620.
Broker/Owner
419-874-1112
419-874-1188
Perrysburg Township.
Close to Owens & Crossroads.
Rent starting at $410
419-381-0600
Perry’s Landing
Space for Rent
•Commercial/Office
Space, 500 sq. ft.-1800
square feet available.
•1 bedroom apt. available, $525 plus utilities.
419-352-0717
MOVING/ESTATE
ALL
MOVING/ESTATE
SALE
ADVERTISING
MUST BE PREPAID, BY
CASH, CREDIT CARD OR
CHECK, BY NOON ON
MONDAY BEFORE PUBLICATION OR THE AD
WILL NOT RUN.
KNOT & Rope Supply is
looking for someone to join
our championship team of rope
workers. This is a full time position with some overtime.
You will be splicing rope, filling orders and other related
production requirements here
at our Perrysburg facility. This
is a hands on job with some
lifting required (75lbs or less).
We have a lot of fun and work
a solid day doing exceptional
work. If you are interested give
us a call at 419-873-8300 ex.
111 and ask for John.
1455 Turnbury Lane
Largest model at Village
of Riverplace, 2 master
suites, 2.5 baths, 2 car
garage, tons of amenities,
$1,150/month.
RE/MAX Masters
Jon Modene, 419-874-1188
1 BEDROOM plus den,
laundry hook up, 1 year lease,
security deposit, no pets, non
smoking. 419-466-1350.
Original e-ma
Gasheat,allappliances,
includingwasher/dryer.
PerrysburgTownship.
$345/month
1 Bedroom Mobile Home
419-215-8378
2 BEDROOM Perrysburg
townhouse with basement and
garage. Rossford Schools.
January move-in discount.
$695/month. 419-351-3325.
2 BEDROOM villa. C/A,
gas heat, attached garage,
washer/dryer
hook-ups,
$680/month. 419-874-0889.
2 BEDROOM, 2 bath, 1,800
square-foot ranch style condominium with 2 car garage.
Available December. Call
419-466-6292.
154 ELM Street, Rossford.
2 bedroom, living room, dining room, fenced-in yard,
shed. $700/month plus utilities and deposit. 419-3501558.
2 BED upper duplex in
downtown
Perrysburg.
Washer/dryer. Water included.
$660/month. 419-704-1362.
CLEAN
PERRYSBURG
room. All utilities included.
$350/month. 419-250-2840.
HOUSE FOR rent, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage,
fenced yard. $1,600/month.
419-410-3500. 419-343-4633.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or
intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or
legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on
an equal opportunity basis. Call the Fair Housing Center, 243-6163, before you run your advertisement. To complain of discrimination
call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone
number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
REAL ESTATE
PERRYSBURG 419-872-2410
Info + Photos on all MLS properties
go to www.danberry.com
Open Sunday 12:30-2:00 p.m. – 10195
S. Shannon Hills, Perrysburg –
$199,900 – Gorgeous ranch, 3 bed, 2 bath
condo with many upgrades.
Open Sunday, 2:30-4:00 p.m. – 1485
Marsh Hawk – NEW PRICE – Perrysburg – $183,500 – Open and airy floor plan
with 3 beds, 2 full baths, basement ranch.
2536 W. Village, South Toledo – $79,999 –
3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath basement condo with
newer floor, windows, roof and private
patio.
616 W. Broadway, Maumee – $87,900 –
Cute 3 bedroom home with great yard, large
open kitchen, den in Olde Maumee.
10066 Linwood Road, Bowling Green –
$214,900 – 3 bed, Wayne home on 1.69
acres with fenced yard and pool.
531 Harrison, Perrysburg – New Price
$224,000 – 4 bed, with open family
room/kitchen, one of the largest lots in
subdivision, basement.
320 W. 6th Street – PENDING
0 Georgia Road – SOLD
4141 Ariel – PENDING
725 Turnbury – SOLD
Barb Stout, ABR, e-Pro
419-346-7510
www.barbstout.com
Infoline # 419-539-1020
Build your dream home here!
Newer subdivision, large lot, ready to build
Harley
Woods
Country living
City Convenience
One acre lot of land
in Tontogany, OH inside
a semi-private
cul-de-sac in Harley
Woods Subdivision
off of Tontogany Road.
This lot is ready to
build now and has
electric, city water,
natural gas, sanitary and
storm sewers complete
with taps. Otsego Schools.
REDUCED
Asking price is $55,000.
Call Chet Welch for more details at 419-215-4482.
Trent Morelock named Kiwanis
Student of the Month for Nov.
Kam Warner
Visit www.getmovinwithkam.com.
[email protected] • Cell 419-345-5170
• 2823 Northwood, Toledo. $79,900 – Well maintained duplex located close to Toledo
Hospital. Great investment opportunity! Motivated seller.
•10901 Avenue, Perrysburg, PRICE REDUCED $149,900 Renovated home, 3 beds, 1 bath,
½ acre lot, 2.5 car garage, walk-in closet in master bedroom. Seller also open to renting.
•1068 Cherry, Perrysburg-$139,900, 3 beds, 2 baths, 2.5 car garage, kit. w/ granite counters, SS appliances, master bath with dual vanities, tiled shower
•5725 Balfour, Sylvania, $74,900 – 2 beds, 1 bath,
2.5 car garage – quiet, scenic street. Priced to sell.
201 WALNUT, corner of 2nd.
Beautiful location, 1 block
from downtown and river.
$150,000. 419-872-2131.
Perrysburg
Real Estate
News and Stats
at
www.PerrysburgBlog.com
VACATION RENTALS
PLACE YOUR
Vacation Rentals here.
Call us 419-874-4491
to place your ad.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE
All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act which
makes it illegal to advertise “any
preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status or national origin, or intention to make any such preference,
limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children
under the age of 18 living with
parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing
custody of children under 18.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for
real estate which is in violation of
the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are
available on an equal opportunity
basis. Call the Fair Housing Center, 243-6163, before you run
your advertisement. To complain
of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-669-9777. The tollfree telephone number for
the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275.
PUBLIC NOTICES
“BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MUST KNOW”
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Rossford Municipal
Code
Sections
1114.07 and 1114.08, this
Notice is given that the Planning Commission for the
City of Rossford will hold a
public hearing as follows:
DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING: January 8, 2014.
TIME OF SPECIAL MEETING: 7:00 P.M.
LOCATION OF SPECIAL
MEETING:
ROSSFORD
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 133
OSBORN ST., ROSSFORD,
OHIO
PURPOSE OF SPECIAL
MEETING: The City of Rossford will hold a public hearing in accordance with
section 1114.08 of the Rossford Municipal Code to consider the application of R.L
Baumgartner, 1219 Grassy
Lane, Rossford Ohio 43460
to amend the zoning map on
two parcels of property totaling .59 acres from R1C
Low Density Single family
Residential to C1 Neighborhood Commercial. The
property is located on the
east side of Lime City Rd and
north of Quality Family Eyecare at 647 Lime City Rd.
The properties are identified
by the Wood County Auditor as Parcels T68-300760207087001
and
T68-300-760207088001.
The application pertinent to
this hearing is available for
viewing at the City of Rossford Municipal Building. Office hours are Monday
Through Friday from 9:00
A.M. until 5:00 P.M.
Mark G. Zuchowski,
Zoning Department
City of Rossford.
Published in the Rossford Record
Journal, issues of December 5 and
12, 2013.
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Rossford Municipal
Code
Sections
1114.07 and 1114.08, this
Notice is given that the Planning Commission for the
City of Rossford will hold a
public hearing as follows:
DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING: January 8, 2014.
TIME OF SPECIAL MEETING 7:00 P.M.
LOCATION OF SPECIAL
MEETING:
ROSSFORD
COUNCIL
CHAMBERS,
133 OSBORN ST., ROSSFORD, OHIO.
PURPOSE OF SPECIAL
MEETING: To consider
amending Rossford Municipal Code Section 1132.02
dealing with Special Use
Regulations. The amendment will be to add “wireless
communications
facilities” as a Special Use
under the Public Land Zoning District of Section (c)
Government Institutional
Uses of the section 1132.02
Matrix of Permitted and Special Uses.
Published in the Rossford Record
Journal, issues of December 5 and
12, 2013.
Trent Morelock, a senior
from Rossford High School,
who is enrolled in the public
safety/EMT-fire science program at Penta Career Center,
has been selected as the Career-Technical Student of the
Month for November by the
Perrysburg Kiwanis Club.
While attending Rossford, Trent played baseball
during his freshman and
sophomore years. He also
was a member of the Rossford Ski Club. Trent remains
active in the Rossford Drama
Club, where he has participated in every production
since his freshman year of
high school. During his junior year, he served as the historian of the club. He has
earned a varsity letter
through his participation in
the Drama Club.
At Penta, he has been on
the honor roll all quarters and
is the recipient of the Penta
Achievement Award. Trent is
a member of Skills-USA, a
career-technical student leadership organization. Through
SkillsUSA, he has been involved in many community
service activities. Trent and
his classmates in the public
safety/EMT-fire science program are recipients of the
2013 Presidential Volunteer
Fort Meigs to host Holiday Open House
Fort Meigs will host a
Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 8, from 1 to 4
p.m. The decorated visitor
center will be the site for a
family friendly event filled
with activities for people of
all ages.
Re-enactors portraying
soldiers and civilians from the
War of 1812-era will provide
musket demonstrations and
discuss camp life during the
winter. Children can try their
hands at several activities and
help decorate cookies. New
this year is an opportunity to
make soldier snowman ornaments. Father Christmas may
make an appearance.
The museum store will
offer unique gifts for sale
while visitors enjoy the
sounds of holiday music by
the Back Porch Dulcimers.
There will be several local ar-
tisans with unique items for
sale.
Admission to the event is
$1 for adults and youth. Ohio
Historical Society Members
and children age 5 and
younger are free.
Fort Meigs, the largest reconstructed, wooden-walled
fort in the country, is located
one mile west of downtown
Perrysburg on West River
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more than 250 hours of community service hours during
one school year.
Outside of school, Trent
is active with the Lutheran
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Penta Career Center will
host its annual Career Night
on Monday, December 9,
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at its
campus, 9301 Buck Road,
Perrysburg Township. The
event is designed to introduce high school freshmen,
sophomores and juniors;
middle school students, and
parents to career-technical
training options available at
the career center.
Students interested in attending Penta during their
10th grade year, are encouraged to attend a special presentation in the Susor
auditorium about the sophomore exploratory program
at either 6:10 or 7 p.m. The
sophomore exploratory program is for students who are
interested in investigating
career-technical fields before
making decisions about
their educational, career and
life plans.
During Career Night students and parents will speak
with
instructors,
meet
alumni and discuss career
opportunities with representatives from business and industry.
For students and parents
interested in a general
overview of Penta, an information session will take
place at 6:30 p.m. in the
Susor auditorium. In addition, potential students who
are currently freshmen, sophomores or juniors can register to win a $100 Best Buy®
gift card and other gift cards.
Winners Must be present to
win.
Penta offers 31 careertechnical training programs
for high school students during their junior and senior
years of high school at the
school’s main campus.
Also, Penta provides several one-year and two-year
program options at satellite
locations for area students.
These programs include marketing education and teaching professions which are
available to students in some
of Penta’s member school
districts.
Penta Career Center
serves students in 16 school
districts including Anthony
Wayne,
Benton-CarrollSalem, Bowling Green, Eastwood, Elmwood, Genoa,
Lake, Maumee, North Baltimore, Northwood, Otsego,
Perrysburg,
Rossford,
Springfield, Swanton and
Woodmore.
call student services and admissions office at 419-6661120, extension 6499 or visit
the Web site at www.penta
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RHS Bulldog boys basketball 1-1 to begin new season
By Michael Krieger
The 2013-14 varsity basketball season began for the
Rossford Bulldogs over the
Thanksgiving weekend with
two games at home.
On Friday evening, RHS
played host to the thirdranked Division IV team in
the state, the Liberty-Benton
Eagles. The Bulldogs struggled, losing 66-46.
Then,
on
Saturday
evening they hosted the Sylvania Northview Wildcats
and emerged victorious, 5246, despite issues with finding their rhythm for better
than three quarters.
In the game against Liberty-Benton, the Eagles
scored early and often as
they exercised a deliberate
and disciplined offense.
The Eagles shot 62.5 per-
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cent from three-point range
for the game, making 10 of
16 shots beyond the arc. Additionally, the LB man-toman defense continually
disrupted the Rossford offense.
The Bulldogs trailed 20-7
after the first quarter and
found themselves down 3519 at the half.
Liberty-Benton continued
where they left off at the start
of the third. A barrage of
three-pointers opened the
lead to 43-21.
It wasn’t until the fourth
quarter that Rossford’s offense started to generate
some tempo against the Eagles’ subs.
Despite the lopsided team
score, Rossford post player
Brian Burks quietly had a
good game. He scored 18
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points–most of which came
as a result of physical play in
the paint.
Burks also added seven
rebounds and seemed to play
with some confidence on a
night when it was difficult
for the team to get anything
going.
Liberty-Benton was led in
scoring by Ryan Giese with
21 and Zach Garver with 17.
The two scorers shot seven
for 10 in three-pointers.
“Liberty-Benton is a very
good basketball team, one of
the best in the state,” said
RHS Coach Brian Vorst after
the game. “I still think we
did a lot of little things well.
We didn’t back down, and
we showed maturity in how
we reacted.”
Vorst indicated that in the
past this team might have allowed their performance on
Friday to affect their performance on Saturday. However, this was not the case.
The next night the Bulldogs evened their record at
1-1 with a tough win over
most of the second quarter.
Several forced shots and
trips to the foul line allowed
Northview to gain a little
cushion. They led 26-19 at
the intermission.
The start of the second
half saw more of the same
play and execution by both
teams until Rossford’s Derek
Mack drained a deep three
that seemed to ignite a Bulldog run.
Senior guard Mack Miller
then reeled off five quick
points, tying the game at 36
with six minutes remaining.
Linthicum hit a put-back
to give the Bulldogs the lead.
The two teams volleyed back
and forth for a few possessions until they stood tied at
40.
Point guard Ryan Niese
knocked down a key threepointer to break the tie and
after Niese added two more
from the free throw line, the
Bulldogs pulled away for
good.
“For about three quarters,
I was not real happy with
how we played. But in the
fourth, we played more
under control and more unselfishly. I think our leaders
really stepped up. Derek
Mack, for instance, played
well,” Vorst said.
Mack led RHS with 17
points, including a perfect 10
for 10 from the free throw
line. Miller added 15, and
Linthicum muscled in nine
points and grabbed eight
boards.
Northview’s Aerin West
led all scorers with 18 points
and was joined in double figures by teammate Adam
Downing with 10.
The varsity takes the
court again twice this coming weekend as they host the
Eastwood Eagles to open
Northern Buckeye Conference play Friday night.
“Eastwood has a couple
of good players,” Vorst said,
“Their best guard put up 30
against Maumee, so we need
to shut him down. If we can
do that, it should be a really
good game.”
All Saints Catholic first quarter honor roll posted
All Saints Catholic School
has announced the first quarter
2013-2014 honors and awards
for grades 3 to 8.
First Honors
Students receiving this
award have earned a quarterly
grade of all As–93 percent or
above in all content areas (religion, math, reading/literature,
language arts, science/ health,
social studies).
Grade 3: Ellie Eberly, Leah
Yost; Grade 4: Ella Burzynski,
Kyra Lindsay, Michael
Nawrocki, Stanley Root;
Grade 5: Addison Galernik,
Ellie Hire, Jack Reichert,
Daniel Tokar, Stella Yackee;
Grade 6 Jessica Gondak;
Grade 8: Frances Kraus,
Madeline Mosiniak, Alycia
Murphy, Sabra Szavuly
Honor Roll
award have earned quarterly
grades in all content areas averaging 85 percent or better
with no grade lower than an 85
percent.
Grade 3: Mary Ellis, Savannah French, Justin Hire,
Julia Reichert, Lily Reimer,
Lee Williams
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the Northview Wildcats from
the typically competitive
NLL.
This was a rough game
with physical play and occasionally sloppy execution.
Both teams struggled to gain
momentum and rhythm behind streaky shooting.
Finally in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs found some
chemistry and pulled away
to secure the victory.
Northview opened the
scoring in a game that saw
many lead changes. Both
teams worked deliberately in
their half-court offenses, but
regularly failed to convert
their hard work into baskets.
Northview shot 33.9 percent
from the field and Rossford,
29.6 percent.
At the end of the first
quarter, junior forward
Marty Linthicum provided a
spark off the bench by scoring three quick baskets, cutting the early Wildcat lead to
just one at the end of the period.
The lead seesawed for
Noah Stuck, Anna Timbrook;
Grade 4: Jeffrey Gondak, Lillia Hittler, Macey Laubenthal,
Jaden Schreiber, Tiffany
Smith, Johnathon Stuck,
Michael Szymczak; Grade 5:
Emma Hinz, Adam Jakubec,
Isabel Palmer, Sophia Palmer,
Jacob Reimer, Olivia Thornton, Taylor York.
Grade 6: Henry Eberly,
Samantha Mikonowicz, Adam
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7: Vinny Costanzo, Jacob
Darr, Jonah Kale, Kevin
Malik, Paul Manteuffel, Shane
Pitzen, Jenna Reichert, Isabella Rutledge, Frank Tokar,
Liam Walsh; Grade 8: Ezra
Baden, Aislinn Bill, Maxine
Birdsell, Miranda Cano, Brian
Chapa-Liberty, Jack Eberly,
Courteney Hardy, Grace Hittler, Seth Valencic, Collin Yost
Principal’s Award
award are selected by teacher
recommendation with principal approval. It is based on the
following criteria: volunteers
dependable service; exemplifies appropriate behavior in all
types of situations; exhibits
leadership qualities that promote a positive school environment;
demonstrates
academic achievement consistent with personal best; actively demonstrates their faith
in daily life and in participation at Mass; earns 4s and 3s
in Behavior and Work Habits
section on report card.
Grade 3: Ellie Eberly,
Mary Ellis, Savannah French,
Julia Reichert, Noah Stuck,
Leah Yost; Grade 4: Ella
Burzynski, Lillia Hittler,
Macey Laubenthal, Michael
Nawrocki, Tiffany Smith;
Grade 5: Ellie Hire, Daniel
Tokar; Grade 6: Jessica
Gondak, Samantha Mikonowicz; Grade 7: Isabella Rutledge; Grade 8: Zack
Kester-Stanford
gram in conjunction with
U.S. Baseball Academy.
Classes are available for
players in grades 1-12 and are
limited to six players per
Owens Community College is hosting a six-week
baseball camp starting January 12. Owens head coach
Del Young will direct the pro-
coach.
For information, visit
www.USBaseballAcademy
.com, or call toll-free 866622-4487.
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