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Tell TalesBy JOHN SCHAFFNER

Thanks to all of youWelcome to our annual

Thanksgiving issue of The Bea-con. We have much to be thank-ful for here. First, we all live in one of the most naturally beauti-ful places in the world. Second, we are particularly thankful for our readers and our advertisers, who keep us in business. Our latest audit indicates that nearly 97 percent of you report that you get The Beacon every week, and that 82 percent of you actu-ally read it every week. Those

numbers are up thanks in large measure to our newly-wed edi-tor, Angie Adair Zam who does a great job, not only organizing, editing and writing the content in the paper, but also does the same for our website www.thebeacon.net. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

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I received a call Monday from John Bennett, who informed me of his decision to close the Sec-ond Street Diner. Of course, his

new venture, Common Grounds in the Sutton Center has been taking off pretty well, and it was originally John’s intention to keep both open, but with his

growing catering business, that just was not going to happen. He and his wife

Robyn wish to thank all of their patrons at the diner as

they move forward to new hori-zons with Common Grounds.

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It’s Turkey Day and whether your sitting in the re-cliner watching football, planning your Black Friday attack or slaving over a hot stove, we all have one thing in common: reasons to give thanks. Whether it’s thanks for the spread of food set out to celebrate with, or thanks for the family to share the day with, it’s that thanks that’s the reason for this season.

Though times have been tough across the county and across the nation, things might be looking up. Ohio’s unemployment rate was 9.9 percent in October, down slightly from 10 percent in September, according to data released last week by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

“The number of Ohioans with jobs increased in Sep-tember, driving the unemployment rate down for the sev-enth consecutive month,” said ODJFS Director Douglas Lumpkin.

But jobs and money aren’t at the top of everyone’s prority list, just ask the first-graders at Danbury Elementary.

I am thankful for:• My mom, my brothers and my sister, and my dad — CADE MCCARTHY• My sisters, my brother and my mom and dad — RYANN STEINBRICK• My dad buying me a dirt bike — ZACHARY BICKLEY• My mom, my sister, and my dog — TY KOBUS• My friend, my sisters, mom and dad — PERRY GROSE• Everybody’s homes, especially my home, my sisters and my mom and dad — KAYLA RODRIGUEZ

• My mom and dad and teacher — CHASE CARDERO• Thanksgiving and my teachers — ALEX WOLF

• My family because they take care of me. I am thankful for my food because it makes me big. — CONNOR MCCARTHY

• My brother, my mom, my nana and papa, and Spike the dog — MADDIE MESNARD

• Thanksgiving and Christmas — ZAVIER MANNING• My mom because I love my mom, my dog, food, my

family — DRAIKE PLUMMER• Food — MATTHEW ABISTEL• My frog melody — GRACIE BIRO

• My dad and mom and my sister — HENRY PARKER• My baby sister and my brother — LIA CANTU• My cat, meow, meow — JACOB DRESS• My mom and dad and my cats — DANNY HARRIS• Food because I can grow big and strong — ROBBIE

TYSON• My teacher and my mom and dad — ANDREA CARICO

• My grandma and grandpa, my uncles and my

First-graders in Mrs. Bergman’s and Mrs. Cichocki’s classes told

us what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving. Their answers are below.

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TOY TIMEThe Helping Hand Toy Drive — an effort of The Salvation Army, Toys for Tots Weapons Com-pany 124 and Holiday Bureau — kicked off with a shopping trip last week. For information, to donate or ap-ply for help this holiday season, call Maureen Saponari at 419-732-2769.

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Library gets grantStaff at Ida Rupp Public Li-brary got word Monday of a Choose to Read Ohio grant

for 2011. The library will get $2,155 to work with kids of all

ages. The goal, according to li-brary director Deborah Ross-

man, is “connecting children and authors to inspire lifelong read-ers and writers.”

Rossman said the library will use the funding to start school programs for Port Clinton, Dan-bury and Put-in-Bay school dis-tricts as well as Immaculate Con-ception School.

“We have a wonderful relation-ship with the schools and this just makes that grow,” Rossman said.

Choose to Read Ohio is a proj-ect of the State Library of Ohio. According to its website, the pro-gram spotlights Ohio authors and promotes reading across the state. Funding is made available for use in classrooms, libraries, bookstores, by book discussion groups, families and other com-munity groups.

Rossman said the library hopes to bring in Toledo author Denise Fleming and possibly use Skype or other online technology for a direct feed into the classrooms. Fleming’s children’s book “The First Day of Winter” is on the program’s “children’s titles” list.

Other titles, discussion ques-tions and more can be found at oh.webjunction.org/ohctrointro

For information about Ida Rupp, visit www.idarupp.org, or call 419-732-3212.

TURKEY BY ROBBIE TYSON

CORNUCOPIABY ANDREA CARICO

sister — AUSTIN BELL• My friends, my cousins and my dogs

— DOUGIE MCCULLAN• My cats, my dogs and my family —

WILL STEPHENSON• My family because they take care of

me — GABRIELLE MARINGER• My family because they take care of

me — GILLIAN BORGIO• My mom and dad, grandma and

grandpa, and my great grandpa — DYLAN

• My mom because she is taking care of me and my animals — CHRISTO-PHER

• My family because they take care of me — ANNALIESE MINCER

• My grandma because she is nice — RILEY STEINBRICK

• My family, a house, my grandma, my grandpa, my brother, food, water, my

dog — EMMA HOLZAEPFEL• My grandma because she helps me

do the dish — TEGAN ALLISON• My family because I love them —

ISABELLE BIEBERICH• My brother because I love him — DJ• For my dogs — ALI SHERRY• My family because they take care of

me — ANDY ZELMS• My brother because we play — LYLE

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ObituariesFlorence DavisApril 5, 1915 — Nov. 15, 2010

Florence Evans Davis, born on April 5, 1915, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov. 15. She moved from Port Clinton to Win-ter Park, Fla. in 1986.

A memorial service will be held at Calvary Assembly, Winter Park, Fla., at a later date.

Details to be announced at www.baldwinfairchild.com

H. Brett BlevinsDec. 9, 1945 — Nov. 18, 2010

H. Brett Blevins, 64, of Port Clinton, died Thursday, Nov. 18, in H.B. Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home and Crematory in Oak Harbor. The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22, by the Rev. Keith Hunsinger. Interment will follow in Catawba Island Cemetery, Port Clinton, with military graveside services conducted by the Oak Harbor American Le-gion Post 114.

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Congratulations to our Find Wylie contest winner this week: Lynn Kelty, of Akron, who found Wylie in the ad for Firelands Hospital on page 11A last week. Lynn wins a $20 gift/gas card from Friendship Convenience Stores. We’ll be hiding Wylie again this week, if you find him, just drop us a note at our office at Beacon Place on Southeast Catawba Road or click on the Find Wylie icon at www.thebeacon.net.

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With this being Ohio State-Michigan week, many folks here and to our south were shocked to learn of the un-timely and unexpected death of Rob Lytle from Fremont who had a heart attack over the weekend at age 56. After a stellar career at the University of Michigan, Rob played several years with the Denver Broncos, winning a Super Bowl in 1978. He was also an assistant football coach for Port Clinton High School in the late 1980s with Pete Moore. All who knew him are unanimous in singing his praises. For all his fame and fortune, Rob remained a genuinely nice guy.

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Speaking of Rob Lytle, his close friend and classmate in high school, Ed Fitzger-ald, owner of Mr. Ed’s, is holding his annual charity Ohio State-Michigan party this Saturday, featuring The Junk band and Mike “Mad Dog” Adams. Last year, they collected enough money at the event to provide Christmas for 10 needy lo-cal families.

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Port Clinton’s annual Community Thanksgiv-ing Day Feast will be 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Methodist Church on Adams Street in Port Clinton. This special Thanksgiving meal is free to anyone and everyone

who shows up for the wonderful food prepared by volun-teers and plenty of community fellowship as well.

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The next Port Clinton Conestoga Neighborhood meet-ing will be held this Wednesday, Dec. 1, in the Sutton Center Conference Room starting at 5:30 p.m.

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We heard once again from our old friend Judy Knecht from Care & Share in Gypsum. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 13-16. Care and Share will reopen from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. All the items in the store are free for people in need this holiday season.

And while we are on that subject, The Beacon’s annual “Mitten Tree” is up and ready to take on your dona-tions. Please bring your mittens, gloves, scarves, caps and anything else you can think of to keep hands, heads and hearts warm this winter. Your donations to The Mitten Tree will be picked up in mid-December and distributed by the Holiday Bureau.

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Main Street Port Clinton’s downtown Community Christmas celebration will start at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, with Santa’s arrival at Mango Mamas. There will be strolling carolers, a special Christmas Parade at 4:30 p.m. that will end at the Adams St. Gazebo and a 5:30 p.m. tree lighting ceremony.

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The 71st annual Christmas Choir Concert will be presented at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 122 Ottawa St. in Oak Harbor, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12. An organ and brass recital will precede the concert at 7 p.m. A free-will offering will be taken to benefit the Doris Mylander Scholarship Fund. Refreshments will be served after the concert in the upstairs social room.

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The seventh annual Tree-a-Rama at Mon Ami is just around the corner. It is a special fundraiser for the local Salvation Army’s Ottawa County Toy Drive. The public display of decorated trees, wreaths, centerpieces and gifts donated by local businesses has already been set up for you to look at and enjoy. The Live Auction will take place on Sunday, Dec. 5, beginning at 4 p.m. in The Chalet at Mon Ami. For information call Mon Ami at 419-797-4445 or the Salvation Army at 419-732-2769.

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THANKS from 1A

Ida Rupp Public Library is holding a family friendly movie night. At 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3, the library will show “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale.”

This heartwarming true story is an American adaptation of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Ha-chiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each af-ternoon to greet him after work. Sad-ly his master departs one day, passes away and never returns to the station.

Hachiko faithfully returns every day to the station and his visits touch the lives of many who work near and commute through the town square. He teaches the local people love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty.

The G-rated film is 93 minutes long and the whole family is welcome to attend. Guests should enter the li-brary through the rear doors. No reg-istration is required.

For information, call 419-732-3212.

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A comforting, soothing massage. A friendly visit from a volunteer to hold your hand. A nurse who stays by your bedside until all your questions have been answered.

These are just a few of the gifts Stein Hospice delivers to patients and families every day. For some patients, one day is all they have with Stein Hospice. But look at what can be accomplished in 24 hours. Or less.

At 52, Deb Smith fought for four years to rid her body of cancer. But when the fi ght was over, Deb and her family did not want her life to end in a hospital room. On a spring afternoon Deb arrived at the Stein Hospice Care Center. By sunrise she had died. But in those 16 hours Deb and her family received many gifts...

A chaplain stopped by to pray. Volunteers helped the family with meals. Nurses watched over Deb to make sure she was not in pain.

“Everybody was so nice and considerate and would stop to talk, not small talk. It was personal to them. They felt like family,” said Deb’s daughter, Stephanie.

Whether a patient is staying at the Care Center, in a nursing home or private home, services such as the ones Deb and her family received can begin within two hours of admission and are provided around the clock.

The Smith family will tell you:One day does make a difference.

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On Oct. 1, Kenneth Monnin retired from the Ottawa County Veterans Service Office after 12 years of service and dedication to Ottawa County veterans and their families.

“Ken was a backbone of our nation and our community,” said De Ann Louk, execu-tive director of the county Veterans Service Office. “He honorably served our country in the Army, to include a tour in Vietnam, and continued to serve the public, there-after. He inspired all through his 12 years of dedication and devotion to the Ottawa County Veterans Service Office. He will be greatly missed by the staff and veterans community.”

On Aug. 10, 1998, Monnin was selected by the Ottawa County Veterans Service Com-mission to serve the veterans of Ottawa County as a Veterans Service Officer. Mon-nin attained accreditation as a Veterans Ser-vice Officer with the Ohio Department of Veterans Services, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, The American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, AMVETS,

Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the National Association of County Veter-an Service Officers. He served the veterans of Ottawa County, as well as their family members, by ensuring and preserving the basic, human and constitutional rights and maintenance due to them with fairness and impartialness. Through dignity and re-spect, he was committed to supporting the veteran community by ensuring equality in veterans’ assistance. He played an active role in submitting for more than $1 million in emergency financial assistance to the veterans of Ottawa County, as well as their family members and assisted with the filing more than 7,500 applications for veterans and their dependents to ascertain benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

At a Retirement Dinner on Sept. 27, the Board of County Commissioners of Ot-tawa County commended Monnin for his hard work and and proclaimed that day as “Kenneth R. Monnin Day” throughout all of Ottawa County.

Veterans ServiceOffice says goodbyeto longtime advocate

Roger Velliquette (left), president, Ottawa County Veterans Service Commission, and Kenneth R. Monnin, veterans service officer.

“Give God a Second Thought?” — this is the theme of a three-day mission sched-uled for early December at Port Clinton’s Immaculate Conception Church with the Rev. John Collins, former Diocesan Di-rector of Campus Ministry and Pastor at Ohio State University. Over the past de-cade, Collins has conducted more than 300 missions and preached more than 30 retreats for priests. He presently devotes his full-time energies to evangelization and mission work from his home parish St. Paul the Apostle in New York City.

The dates for the mission will be Dec. 6-8 featuring two sessions per day. The morning sessions will follow 8:30 Mass, while the evening schedule will begin with an opening prayer at 7 p.m. The Monday talk will be themed “What Good is God?” The Tuesday theme is “Why prayers don’t work.” The Wednesday theme is “Ten kinds of people we don’t have to love.

The purpose of the mission will be to identify God in everyday life events. Col-lins helps people to develop their own per-sonal “faith story.” Articulating this faith story enables individuals to see God in

their lives leading to greater commitment and dedication to witnessing to Christ in the world. The stated goal of the mission is to stir up the flames of faith that often lies dormant within people.

Collins appeals to people’s experiences both positive and negative. He helps indi-viduals explore key questions such as: How do I identify God in the events of my life? How do I share my faith with others? How can I be more loving?

This mission is not just for the “ev-ery Sunday church-goer.” It is for family members, neighbors and co-workers who may have wandered off, or those seeking a church home of their own. Personal in-vitations have been sent to Immaculate Conception’s neighboring parishes, St. Jo-seph’s of Marblehead and St. Boniface of Oak Harbor.

Collins will be speaking at all of the Masses at Immaculate Conception on the Saturday and Sunday prior to the Mission. There is no pre-registration needed to at-tend this mission.

For information, contact Immaculate Conception Church at 419-734-4004.

Paulist Priest to lead mission at Immaculate Conception Parish

Anyone who has had a child die in their family is invited to an informal meeting on Monday, Dec. 6, in Port Clinton with the intent of establishing a local chapter of The Compassionate Friends, a nonprofit self-help bereavement support organiza-tion for families that have experienced the death of a child.

The organization is non-sectarian and welcomes bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents and immediate family mem-bers to its meetings. The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief fol-lowing the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help other be supportive. There are nearly 600 chapters in the United States with locations in all 50

states plus Puerto Rico and Washington, DC.

The meeting will be from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church located at 900 S. Jef-ferson St. in Port Clinton. For information, call Roseann Hickman at 419-308-4690. To learn more about The Compassionate Friends, visit www.compassionatefriends.org

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Lung Health Lunch & LearnMon., Nov. 22, Noon – 1 p.m.Bay Park Community Hospital,Great Lakes Conference CenterHealthcare professionals will discuss lung health, including lung cancer and cancer-related symptoms. A complimentary lunch will be provided. To register or for more information, please call 419-291-5899.

Bay Park Community HospitalHoliday Tree LightingMon., Nov. 29, 4 – 6 p.m.Bay Park Community Hospital, Bay Café Bring your family and join us for holiday songs, lighting of the holiday tree and Beacon Gift Shop giveaways, as well as activities, food and refreshments.

Flu Shot ClinicFri., Dec. 3, 9 – 11 a.m.Bay Park Community Hospital, Professional Office Building, Suite 100Trained professionals will be availableto answer questions and administer fl u vaccinations. Vaccinations will cost $25.Paramount health insurance and Medicare will be accepted.

Bay Park Community HospitalWellness ScreeningsWed., Dec. 8, Noon – 1 p.m.Bay Park Community Hospital, Bay Café Free blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar,and bone density screenings will be offered. For more information, please call 419-291-5826.

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This week is Thanksgiving week and Thursday is the big day. On the fourth (but not necessarily last) Thurs-day of November each year, our nation has set aside a day to give thanks for the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us.

I believe it was President Abraham Lincoln who, al-though the country at the time was torn apart by a civil war, nevertheless instituted this as a national holiday. We tend to think of its origins as being at Plimouth Planta-tion in Massachusetts in 1621.

As we all learned when we were very young, the settlers (far away from home and without a country to call their own) had been sick and more than half of them had died. They had had a bad year, yet had harvested crops to see them through the winter. Indians in the region had helped. Now these Pilgrims, in company with their new friends, came together for a feast.

But that really wasn’t the earliest concept of a Thanks-giving observation. Many cultures over many centuries had observed a day or time set aside for giving thanks. And Europeans in this country had celebrated before that, too. In what we now know as the state of Virginia, settlers in the “Berkeley Hundred” had established a day of thanks and, by 1619, had “codified” it.

More than 50 years before that, a special day of grati-

tude had been set aside by Spanish settlers at what is now St. Augustine, Fla. That was in 1565, 445 years ago.

Recently, I read something that was disturbing. The writer contended that, for many people across North America today, Thanksgiving is no longer a RELIGIOUS holiday. It’s just a day when people get a day off. Many families don’t get together. Some may have a special meal — but most don’t attend any kind of church service or even say a prayer of thanks.

But, a great deal of emphasis is now placed on the national importance of the following day, often called “Black Friday.” It has often been said that that day is the largest retail shopping day of the year but that is not ac-curate. Promoters continue to spread the rumor to build up the marketing “hype” for people to go shopping that day. (In actuality, the largest shopping day of the year is the Saturday before Christmas, but that’s another story.)

So what happens on “Black Friday?” There are lots of advertising and special sales; there are huge discounts on some things — but often there are only a few of each item that is advertised; stores stay open longer hours ( some for 24 consecutive hours); there are “loss leaders” to get people to come into the store for one thing and stay to buy something else; and finally, there are harried and exhausted sales clerks.

In 2008 a worker at a Wal-Mart store in New York was trampled to death by shoppers who broke through the store’s glass doors just minutes before the store opened at 5 a.m. A pregnant woman was hospitalized from injuries sustained in the same stampede. That same year in a Toy-R-Us Store in California, two men shot and killed each other.

It seems strange that this kind of behavior is accept-able in the name of “Christmas shopping.” Maybe these folks have forgotten that Christmas is a celebration of the birth of the Prince of Peace.

Anyway, back to Thanksgiving. It’s a wonderful holiday. It is relatively stress-free and is filled with the company of family and friends and a meal comprised of some mighty good food.

So, then. Have a wonderful day on Thursday — and a PEACEFUL day of shopping on Friday.

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Congratulations and every good wish to Jan Bucholz who just received the 2010 “Heart of Ohio” Award. Jan, who is the President and CEO of Stein Hospice, is a Marblehead resident.

The award is given to one individual in Ohio who has made “significant and repeated achievements in hospice and palliative care.” The award is given by the state as-sociation of hospices. Two medical doctors nominated Jan for the award and letters of support and praise were received from others with whom Jan has worked to build Stein Hospice into the fantastic organization it is today.

Hospice provides a great service in the community and Jan is the hard-working leader of the Stein organization. We owe a lot to Hospice volunteers and workers and Jan should certainly be commended for heading a fine organization.

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Salvation Army’s Ottawa County unit has launched into its Helping Hand Toy Drive. Co-sponsored by Toys for Tots, Weapons Company 124, and the Holiday Bureau, this project collects toys to give as gifts to children at Christmas.

Last year almost 4,500 toys, games, etc., were distrib-uted. Collection boxes will be in stores, banks, churches, and some businesses now through Dec. 13. To make a monetary donation, call Maureen Saponari: at 419-732-2769.

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Port Clinton Business and Professional Women will again offer a scholarship for women who are seeking higher education. Up to three scholarships are awarded for the winter and fall college quarters each year. Applica-tions are available at Chamber of Commerce offices or at Frederick Agency in Port Clinton. Call 419-734-3171 for information.

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Have you ever wanted to learn to paint with watercol-ors? The Port Clinton Artists Club will sponsor a work-shop at Our Guest Inn on Jan. 7, 8 and 9. The instructor will be Mark Polomchak. Cost is $50 per day and each day the student will complete one painting. For informa-tion call Jan Hackett at 419-379-0924.

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Recently I had a nice chat with Todd Vossen. He with his wife Kelly and three kids recently moved here from the Toledo area to start a new church. Called Lake Point Baptist, it will be located at 123 Madison (next to Mary’s Blossom Shoppe) in Port Clinton. The Vossens will live in an apartment upstairs.

Todd says that the church will open officially for a full range of services in April. Meantime there is a preview worship series called, “Who is this Jesus?” based on the Gospel of John. The first of this series will be at 11 a.m. on Dec. 12. A woman’s Bible study takes place on Thurs-days at 7 p.m. Women of the community are invited. A men’s Bible study will begin in January and will include a breakfast.

To talk to Todd, call 419-734-2213 or e-mail [email protected]. Online, look for www.lakepointbap-tist.com.

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So Christmas parties have started already and here is my annual tip for dealing easily with them. (I say this same thing every year!) Lots of parties are potluck so choose ONE dish to take to each of them. Go buy all of the ingredients now. With a little planning, you will only have to shop once — so this saves you time and stress. From now on you will have everything on hand that you need. And this is a big money saver, too, because if you need something special, perhaps a particular spice or herb, you only have to buy it once rather than an assort-ment of things over the next few weeks. Then take that same dish to each party. Trust me, this works!

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Next week, look in Beacon Bits for a serialized short story of fiction called “Best Friends.” It’s my Christmas present to all loyal readers of Beacon Bits. You have been asking for it for several weeks now and I hope you like it. There will be one chapter each week starting now up through Christmas.

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Enjoy the holidays! Merry Christmas!

Beacon BitsBy VIRGINIA PARK

Thanksgiving then and now

The gift of artIf you want to give a gist that shows thoughtfulness and

love, a gift that is unique and artistic, a gift that embodies lasting qualities, may I suggest giving the gift of Ohio arts and crafts this holiday season. Ohio produced art and fine crafts are among the best to be found anywhere. Ohio is a mecca for fin visual arts with national and international reputation. Ohio artists and fine craft artisans use their talents to create works, in all media, that add beauty, joy and value to our homes and lives. Why not give their cre-ations as gifts from the heart?

Your first purchase may lead you to become a collec-tor of their work, a modest patron perhaps, but the more knowledge and involvement you have with a piece and its creator, the more value it will hold.

Speaking of value, you’ll find lots of it in giving the gift of art.

First of all, the gift of a personally selected work of art demonstrates your value and high regard for the recipi-ent. Secondly, the recipient gets a gift that can proudly be on display for years, a memento of the gift giving and the

occasion.Paintings and photo-

graphs can give inspira-tion, wonder and often times something different every time one looks at them. Fine crafts are often utilitarian (vases, bowls, jewelry, clothing) while also being works of art that beautify and elevate our living and work environ-ments.

Consider giving the gift of art. It will be a gift of conscience, of lasting beauty and value. Giving art is a gift from your heart and it will be a gift that will be cherished long after the wrappings are cleared away.

Wendy Richmond

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Sharon Coder of the Ottawa County Historical Society awards Lloyd Dayton of Danbury his OCHS raffle prize, Lake Erie’s Marblehead in the Spring by Port Clinton art-ist Rosemary Schramm.

Sharon Coder of the Ottawa County Historical Society awards Georgette Machar of Marblehead her O.C.H.S. raffle prize, a Cabin Star king quilt and sham from Mar-tha and Molly’s of Marblehead

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Ida Rupp Public Library’s website, has a new look and some new features to go along with it.

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bestsellers, authors A to Z, Book of the Day, RSS signup and BookPage Reviews. Tumblebooks and Bookflix — ebook data-bases for children — are available from the Kids’ Page. The Teens’ page links to young adult programs and bestsellers.

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First National Bank and its employees will assist with the community’s need for food during this holiday season.

The bank and its employ-ees are celebrating the ri-valry between Ohio State and Michigan by decorat-ing and on Friday, Nov. 26, wearing football fan attire in exchange for donations to area community food pantries. Lobbies will be decorated for the festivities and customers also had a chance to participate in the food collection by dropping donations in favorite team boxes.

First National Bank is an independent community bank since 1875 with loca-tions in Bellevue, Sandusky, Port Clinton, Catawba and Put-in-Bay.

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• Free Blood Pressure Screening

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• Cholesterol Screening for $6.00

• Total Lipid Profile for $16.00 (12-Hour Fast)

Appointments are not necessary for the health screenings. For informa-tion about Morning Cof-fee, call 419-557-7722.

Magruder Hospital’s VIP Club will be taking a seven-day, six-night trip to Savannah, Ga., May 1-7. Cost for the trip is $509 per person. The tour includes motorcoach transportation, six nights lodging, six breakfasts and four dinners, tour of charming Sa-vannah, including a visit to a historic home, tour of Beaufort, S.C., and Parris Island. Also included are tours

of Jekyll and St. Simon’s islands. The bus will depart from the City/County Complex parking lot at 8 a.m. on May 1. Friends and family of VIP mem-bers can participate in the trips.

Reservations and payment are due March 1. For information and to make reservations, call Marty Willis at 419-734-5362.

Flyers with all the details for this

trip are available at the volunteer desk inside the main lobby of Magruder Hospital. The VIP Club is for any-one 60+, and applications can be found in the Fulton Street Café and the Magruder Gift Shop, as well as on the hospital website. For information about the VIP Club, as well as other events and screenings, go to www.magruderhospital.com.

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We will be at the following locations in December:Danbury Senior Center - Dec. 1st

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Santa is coming to Edgewood Manor. The nursing center will hold a Christmas Breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 4, where children will be able to get their photos taken with St. Nick

himself.The buffet-style meal includes pan-

cakes, sausage, eggs, juices, coffee tea and milk for a suggested donation of $3. Space is limited for the two seat-

ings — at 9:45 and 10:45 a.m. — and reservations are required by Dec. 2. Call Carrie McGlothlin at 419-734-5506 to save your spot.

COLUMBUS — In the November episode of “Finer With Age,” the Ohio Department of Aging’s monthly tele-vision talk show for older adults and their caregivers, Director Barbara E. Riley chats with Traci Watkins, a family practitioner with the ProMed-ica Physician Group in Toledo, and Bryan Coehrs, a pharmacist with the Pharmacy Counter in Toledo, about the importance of openly discussing our prescription drug use and need, not only with our health care pro-viders and pharmacists, but also our families.

“Nearly two-thirds of all visits to the doctor’s office or hospital emer-gency room end with a prescription

for medication, and more than 20 percent of nursing home admissions are due to adverse drug interactions,” Riley said. “Better communication can reduce the risk of complications and result in better health.”

In the program’s second segment, Riley is joined by John LaMotte from the Columbus region of the Social Se-curity Administration. They discuss some of the basics of Social Security and, more importantly, provide you with the resources to find the answers to your questions.

In the program’s third segment, Ri-ley sits down with Janet Cesnar, the assistant office chief in the Office of Community Services which adminis-

ters the HEAP Program in Ohio. The Home Energy Assistance Program is a federally funded program admin-istered by the Ohio Department of Development that helps eligible low-income Ohioans meet the high costs of home heating.

“Finer With Age” is produced monthly by the Ohio Department of Aging and is broadcast on select cable access and public broadcasting stations throughout the state. Check your local listings or contact your cable provider for air times. Viewers also may watch current and recent episodes on the program’s website, FinerWithAge.com.

COLUMBUS — Through Nov. 30, the Ohio Department of Ag-ing will accept nominations for its Joined Hearts in Giving award. The honor recognizes couples married 40 years or longer who share a commitment not only to each other, but also to their com-munities through volunteer ser-vice. Those chosen will be hon-ored at a special reception held in observance of Valentine’s Day.

“For more than a decade, we have honored couples who em-body the term ‘commitment,’ both to their relationships and to their communities,” said Barbara

Riley, director of the department. “The secrets to their success in-clude hard work, sacrifice, under-standing and, most of all, love. They have instilled a strong sense of civic duty in their families, their friends and all the neigh-bors they have worked with and served. We are looking forward to learning about and meeting more of these selfless Ohioans.”

Individuals and organizations interested in nominating neigh-bors, colleagues, family members or friends may download a nom-ination form or submit a nomi-nation online by visiting www.

aging.ohio.gov/news/nomina-tions/. To be eligible for recogni-tion, the couple must be married for 40 years or longer and at least one of the spouses must be age 60 or older. Each spouse must actively participate and volunteer in community service and the couple’s primary residence must be in Ohio. The couple must be aware of and consent to the nom-ination.

The Ohio Department of Aging provides leadership for the deliv-ery of services and supports that improve and promote quality of life and personal choice for older

Ohioans, adults with disabilities, their families and their caregivers. Working with 12 area agencies on aging and other community partners, the department offers h o m e - and com-munit y-b a s e d Medicaid w a i v e r programs such as P A S S -P O R T , caregiver support,

the long-term care ombudsman program, the Golden Buckeye Card and more. Visit www.aging.ohio.gov.

Department of Aging seeks nominations for Joined Hearts in Giving awardAnnual honor pays tribute to long marriages and community service

A gift is a transfer of any asset from one person to another for less than adequate compensa-tion. A gift contemplates the surrender of the original owner’s control of the asset to another person or entity. The person making the gift is referred to as the Donor and the person receiving the gift is referred to as the Donee.

COMPLETED GIFT. This may sound elementary but there is always the question as whether the gift is a completed transfer. If grandmother gives all of her household belongings to her daughter but they never leave the home, then there has been no delivery and therefore it is not a

completed gift. The household belongings will be assets in the estate of the grandmother.

ANNUAL GIFTING. Any person may give to another person up to $13,000.00 per year. At this point there are no filing requirements and the gift is not income to the person receiv-ing the money. In a large estate this may not sound like a lot of money but over ten years, it would be $130,000.00. The law allows a spouse to join in the gift and double the amount. That would be $26,000.00 per year or $260,000.00 over ten years. This is the best foolproof way to transfer wealth during lifetime

GIFTS OTHER THAN CASH.

If the gift is not money then the value is determined by the fair market value of the asset at the time of the gift. A person can set up a family partnership and place real estate and any other asset into the partnership. He then determines the fair market value and can give annual gifts of ownership by way of “stock” valued under $13,000.00. The grandparent can retain the vot-ing interest and maintain total control while transferring the asset value to the next several generations. This is a great tool to transfer the family farm while still retaining control during lifetime.

INCOME TAX CONSE-

QUENCES. The cost paid by the donor is also transferred to the Donee. In making gifts of assets other than cash one must always determine if there will be tax income consequences upon the future sale of the asset. Gifting may not be the best way to transfer real estate or stock if the Donor paid very little for the property. The donee may have a tax on the difference between the donor’s purchase price and the sales price of the donee. One should always seek professional help when transferring an asset that is now worth a lot more than the original purchase price.

CONCLUSION. Gifting is a great way to pass your estate on

to your children, protect monies from a nursing home and to lower taxes at death.

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Jeff Roth is a partner with For-rest Bacon and David Bacon of the law firm Roth and Bacon. He is also licensed and practices in Florida. His practice is limited to wealth strategy planning and elder law in both states. Nothing in this article is intended for, nor should be relied upon as indi-vidual legal advice. The purpose of this article is to help educate the seniors on concepts of law as they pertain to estate and busi-ness planning. Jeff Roth can be reached at [email protected] or 419-732-9994.

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November episode of ‘Finer With Age’ features trio of topicsExperts discuss medication, Social Security and HEAP

10A Thursday, November 25, 2010 HOLIDAYS The Beacon

The EBook for children, “The First Christmas,” will be released the first week of December. It will be avail-able on Apples iTunes for iPhone, iPod and iPad.

Local artist Jodie McCal-lum illustrated the book written by John Wilkie. Visit twitter.com/the1st-christmas for more.

St. John Lutheran Church in Port Clin-ton will again be the site of a presentation of Handel’s Messiah at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19.

This is an opportunity for local singers to join in an ecumenical choir in the rehears-al and performance of this most popular of great sacred choral works. Last year, the choir numbered more than 60 and were accompanied by a chamber orchestra con-sisting of local musicians and strings from Bowling Green University.

Craig Dieterich, director of the perfor-mance and Senior Choir Director at St. John is calling on local singers to attend rehearsals on Thursday evenings at 8 in the sanctuary at St. John Lutheran Church at 207 Adams St. There more rehearsals are scheduled before the performance: Dec. 2, 9 and 16.

All singers are welcome and scores will be provided. For questions, call the church at 419-734-5548 or Dieterich at 419-798-4020.

The Department of Music at Terra Com-munity College will present its annual Holiday Festival, “Holiday Spectrum,” on Dec. 3 in Port Clinton and Dec. 4 in Fremont. Ter-ra’s seventh annual holiday festival is a unique tapestry col-lage concert featur-ing the Terra Choral Society, Brass Choir, Arts Chorale, Cham-ber String Ensemble, Wind Quintet, Gui-tar Ensemble, Harp Ensemble, Electro-Acoustic En-semble, Jazz Combo, the new Terra Community Bell Choir and more.

Produced by the Terra student production team, “Holiday Spec-trum” brings the audience through a 90-minute journey of non-stop holiday music in a dramatic presen-tation of surround sound.

In 2003, Terra began its annual holiday festival concerts which fea-ture various music ensembles at the college, and has brought such guest artists as C. Andrew Blosser, Joyce Carolyn and SNL writer Michael Thomas to the area.

Here are the details:• 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at Port

Clinton Performing Arts Center, 821 Jefferson St. Friday evening’s con-cert is sponsored by the Terra Com-

munity College/Port Clinton City Schools musical arts collaboration. Audience goers have the opportuni-ty to participate in a special “Winter Arts Fest” concert package for $25 with the Port Clinton Greater Arts Council, the Island House Hotel and Restaurant and Jodie McCal-lum Gallery. The package includes a ticket to “Holiday Spectrum” along with pre-concert dinner and post-concert dessert receptions at the Island House, shuttle service to the concert, reserved seating, and art-work displayed by regional artists.

On display at the Island House will be work by Gary Ferguson, Rick Dziak, Jodie McCallum, Donald Boncela, David Regier, Charles Row-land, Morten E. Solberg, Michael Van Housen, Frederick Hoffman,

Joy Elaine Praznik and Barbara Wis-mar.

Special room rates of $59 are also available at the Island House the night of the concert. For informa-tion or to make reservations, call the Island House at 419-734-0100 or the McCallum Gallery at 419-798-3318.

• 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Grace Community Church, 900 Smith Road, Fremont. Tickets for the Holiday Spectrum concerts are $5 and available in Port Clinton at Mary’s Blossom Shoppe, 125 Madi-son St., and at Terra’s CollegeStore, 2830 Napoleon Road, Fremont. Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of the concert. For information regarding Terra’s Holi-day Festival 2010, contact the De-partment of Music at 419-559-2233.

You better watch out, you better not cry because Santa Claus is coming to Firelands Regional Medical Center for a morning with the kids. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be the honored guests at Breakfast with San-ta on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Firelands Main Campus, 1111 Hayes Ave.

Sponsored by The Foundation for Fire-lands, guests will enjoy meeting Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with a pancake break-fast which includes regular and chocolate chip pancakes, pancake toppings, sausage, fruit, and beverages (milk, juice, water and coffee). In addition, all in attendance will receive a personal photo with Santa and each child will receive a special gift directly

from the North Pole.Those adults who will be making their

list and checking it twice can peruse the Firelands Gift Shop, which will be having a holiday sale in conjunction with Breakfast with Santa, including 25 percent off your entire purchase. Poinsettias, Firelands or-naments, holiday cards (featuring art work from local school children) and the Fire-lands Holiday Cookbook will also be avail-able for purchase.

A limited amount of seating is available at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon. The cost is $15 per adult and $10 for children 10 and un-der. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 419-557-7150

Proceeds from Christmas on Catawba — a local art and craft show — will go to the Humane Society of Ottawa County, a no-kill animal shelter in Port Clinton.

The show runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Community Hall on Northwest Catawba Road.

Christmas on Catawba will feature the best local art and craft talent and provide the community with a unique holiday shopping opportunity. Available to purchase at the show will be the highest quality local arts and crafts including: paintings by Rosemary Schramm, Lake Erie-related watercolor prints by Jim Siemer, Catawba Island photography by George Krejci, watercolor Christmas cards of Catawba and Lake Erie scenes by Pat Bristley, beach glass artists, handmade jewelry, wood carvings, fish rubbings and many more unique items and gifts offered by Catawba Island area artisans. There will also be holiday entertainment and raffles as well as food and beverages by Avery’s Café of Marblehead. The Humane Society of Ot-tawa County will be on hand with a few adoptable animals dressed for the holidays.

Everyone is welcome and admission is free with a dona-tion to the Humane Society. The Humane Society is in desperate need of wet cat/dog food, litter, paper towels and other shelter necessity items. Any of these types of items are welcome as a donation for admission, including monetary gifts.

Tables are still available for artists at a cost of $20. For information, contact Andrea J. Elliott at 440-724-8382 or email [email protected]. For information on the Humane Society of Ottawa County, visit www.hsocpets.com.

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‘The First Christmas’ available soon

Terra musicians present ‘Holiday Spectrum’ in PC

Santa is coming to Firelands Regional Medical Center

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Good News MusingsBy KURT BOROWS

Take time to be thankful this holidayOn Oct. 3, 1789, during his first

term in office, President George Washington issued a proclama-tion setting aside Nov. 26 as “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by ac-knowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God.” There had been many Thanksgiving celebrations throughout the colonies dating back as early as June 29, 1671, but Washington’s proclamation was for the first national Day of Thanksgiving designated by our new national government.

As we prepare for this year’s observance, I am reminded of how blessed we Americans have been by God as a nation and as individual citizens of this great nation. I am also reminded of how many have forgotten those blessings which gave us the foun-dation for the nation we were

created to be and which continue to enable us to follow that path our founding fathers built for us to follow.

Our wise forefathers gave our nation a truly blessed start when, in the Declaration of Indepen-dence, they declared the exis-tence of God The Creator to be self-evident and declared their recognition that God remains to-tally active in God’s creation — particularly with human beings with whom God has endowed certain unalienable rights includ-ing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. John Adams wrote: “We have no government armed with power capable of contend-ing with human passions un-bridled by morality and religion. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Our

nation’s archives are filled with similar writings from the rest of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

The framers of our constitu-tion would have been horrified by any view of the state that involved a separation of God and the state — a concept that by a multitude of names has reared its head in challenges to public prayers and in other venues.

As for the concept of separa-tion of church (the institutional church) and state (local, state and federal governments), the only mention of this concept is, significantly, in Article 1 of The Bill of Rights — “Congress shall make no law respecting an estab-lishment of religion, or prohibit-ing the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,

and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” It de-nies the state the right to in any way prohibit or interfere with any ones free exercise of their religious beliefs and practices. The only exception to this rule is when such practice involves the violation of a significant criminal law. It also states that the state shall never establish a religious denomination of its own — something that has never been attempted since the writing of the Constitution — unless you count the present model of an “agnostic humanistic” ap-proach to church and state rela-tionships. Significantly, freedom of religion is listed first because it provides the foundation for the other four freedoms.

The phrase “separa-

tion of church and state” did not even appear in any official documents until 1878 in the U.S. Supreme Court polygamy case, Reynolds v. United States where the court ruled that polygamy was a crime because of the abuse polygamy perpetrates on women and children and, quoting Jef-ferson, in a letter to the Danbury Baptists, stated religious belief could not be used as a defense against that criminal action.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving. Let us thank God for the won-derful foundation God has given us, through those wise forefa-thers, and let us remain faithful to that which has made us the blessed nation we have been and, prayerfully, continue to be.

Community CalendarNov. 25Thanksgiving FeastWHAT: Free Thanksgiving dinner. WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Trinity United Methodist Church, Adams and Second, Port ClintonINFO: To volunteer, call Gina at 419-967-0185

Nov. 28Wooden Feather DayWHAT: Area carvers are invited to submit a carved feather to be voted on by the visitors who come to the event that includes a fire, marsh walk and refreshments. This is the last Sunday the bird center will be open until March.WHEN: 4 p.m.WHERE: Magee MarshINFO:Call Mary at 419-898-0960, ext. 31.

Johnson’s Island RoundtableWHAT: Rob Tong, of the 57th Ohio from Findlay, will be speaking on “The U.S. Postal Service in the Civil War.” The communication of mail between soldiers on duty and to and from their loved ones was an impor-tant morale boost and espe-cially those confined to pris-ons on both sides. Tong will have a display of original “postal covers.”WHEN: 7 p.m. (an optional dinner with conversation starts at 5:15 p.m.)WHERE: T.J. Willie’s, 738 W. Market St., TiffinINFO: George Freeman at [email protected] or 419-447-7514 or Ed Ginnever at [email protected]

Nov. 29Blood pressure checkWHAT: Free service from the American Red Cross.WHEN: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.WHERE: Danbury Senior Center, 8470 E. Harbor Road

Dec. 1Tax WorkshopWHAT: This free seminar

will assist a start-up or existing small business with its tax planning. Topics included are: income tax, sales tax, payroll tax, tax fil-ings, tax changes and more. The presenter will be John K. Krupp, C.P.A., who has more than 30 years of expe-rience as a certified public accountant working with small businesses.WHEN: 6:30 to 9 p.m.WHERE: Terra in Building B, Room 101.INFO: To register or for information, contact Bill Auxter at 800-826-2431, or [email protected].

Dec. 2Blood driveWHEN: Noon to 6 p.m.WHERE: Community Mar-ket Oak Harbor VFW, 251 W. Main St., Oak Harbor

PC ChamberAfter HoursWHAT: Networking, raffles, 50/50 and more.WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m.WHERE: Zink Calls, 30 Park Drive, Port ClintonINFO: RSVP by calling 419-734-5503

Book DiscussionWHAT: “New Tricks,” by David Rosenfelt will be dis-cussed. Copies of the book are available at the library.WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library, Madison Street

Dec. 3Tree A RamaWHAT: Annual live auction of donated holiday trees, wreaths, centerpieces and gifts for the Salvation Army.WHEN: 4 p.m.WHERE: Mon Ami, 3845 E Wine Cellar Road, Catawba

Family movie nightWHAT: “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale,” G, 93 min. All ages are welcome. No registra-tion is required. WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library. Guests should enter

through the back door.INFO: 419-732-3212

Dec. 4Christmas BazaarWHAT: Area cooks and crafters will be set up and lunch will be served. Santa will stop by at noon so bring kids and cameras. Banquet size tables for are available for $15 each. WHEN: Doors open at 9 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.WHERE: Oak Harbor United Methodist Church, 360 E. Ottawa St.INFO: To rent a table or for general information, call 419-898-8481.

Wine tourWHAT: The United Way in Ottawa County has char-tered a bus for a wine tour. Guests will tour and taste at Quarry Hill, Hermes, Fire-lands and Mon Ami winer-ies during the fundraiser. Space is limited.WHEN: Bus leaves at 11 a.m. and returns at 5 p.m.WHERE: Bus picks up and drops off at Mon Ami.COST: Cost is $55 per per-sona and includes bus transportation, wine sam-ples at all the wineries, appetizers at Mon Ami and one raffle ticket for a wine-themed gift basket. Addi-tional tickets will be on sale for $1 each or six for $5.INFO: Kristen Gerwin, 419-734-6645

Olde’ Fashioned ChristmasWHAT: Santa’s friends from the Portage District Fire Department will guide him through the streets of Oak Harbor before he lights the tree at Adolphus Kraemer Park. Each child then gets the opportunity to share their Christmas wish list at the Portage Fire Station. After their visit with Santa, the children will get hot cocoa and a cookie and design their own packaging for their special gifts from Santa’s Secret Shop.

WHEN: Parade at 4:15 p.m., tree lighting at 4:45 p.m. and Santa’s Secret Shop is open from 5 to 7 p.m.WHERE: Santa’s Shop is upstairs in the fire station.INFO: 419-898-0479

Kingsway DanceWHAT: Crimson Lights pro-vides a variety of music for an evening of casual danc-ing and socializing.WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.WHERE: Rice Township Hall, Ohio 19 North and Sandusky County Road 119COST: Admission is $8 per person and a potluck dish.INFO: Call Carolyn at 419-836-3308 or Nancy or Bill at 419-684-7474

Feather PartyWHAT: Games, drawings, dinner, munchies and 50/50 raffles.WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m.WHERE: Sons of the Ameri-can Legion, 221 Park St., Oak HarborCOST: $5 donation will be accepted at the doorINFO: Call Bob, 419-356-2611

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Viery rolls his way to victory

Port Clinton Varsity Bowler Alex Viery is ready to start the high school bowling season after winning the Ohio Athletic Committee Tournament at Varsity Lanes in Bowling Green Saturday and Sunday.

Viery, a senior and two-time letterman for the Redskin bowlers, quali-fied fourth Saturday with games of 193-193-213 for a 599 total.

Viery advanced to Sun-day’s Finals where he first met qualifying leader Tommy Blanchard from Eastwood High School in the round of four. Vi-ery won 2-1 on games of 186-180-188 while Blanchard rolled 186-177-177.

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THE GOVERNMENT DESIGNATED DANGER ZONES OFF THE SHORES OF CAMP PERRY AND THE ERIE INDUSTRIAL PARK CONTINUES TO BE USED FOR FIRING OF LARGE CALIBER INERT ARTILLERY, ANTIAIRCRAFT WEAPONS, SMALL ARMS AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. RESTRICTED ENTRY AS PROVIDED BY TITLE 33, UNITED STATES CODE IS BEING ENFORCED. ALL PERSONS MUST STAY CLEAR OF THESE ZONES DURING PERIODS OF FIRING ACTIVITY. BOATERS, FISHERMEN, AND AIRCRAFT PILOTS SHOULD REFER TO THE NOAA MARINE NAVIGATIONAL CHART #14830 AND THE DETROIT AIR SECTIONAL CHART RESPECTIVELY FOR EXACT BOUNDARIES. THE CAMP PERRY STROBE LIGHT LOCATED AT 41° 32’ 15” N AND 083° 01’ 00” W WILL BE ACTIVATED AND RED RANGE FLAGS DISPLAYED DURING CONDUCT OF FIRING. ALL PERSONS MUST STAY OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES MARKED AS RANGE “DANGER ZONE I” AND RANGE “DANGER ZONE II”, SHOWN ON THE CHART (CAMP PERRY FIRING RANGE) ATTACHED HERETO. THESE BOUNDARIES AFFECT TWO DANGER ZONES: LAKE ERIE DANGER ZONE I EXTENDS 3.5 MILES OFFSHORE INCLUDING THE AIRSPACE TO 5,000’ ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND MAY BE IN USE BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND 6 P.M. DAILY, INCLUDING WEEKENDS, DURING THE ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2010. LAKE ERIE DANGER ZONE II EXTENDS 10 MILES OFFSHORE INCLUDING THE AIRSPACE TO 23,000’ AGL. FIRING IN THIS ZONE IS NORMALLY CONDUCTED BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. EXTENSION TO THESE HOURS WILL BE PUBLISHED UNDER A SEPARATE NOTICE. DURING THE BOATING SEASON, THESE ZONES ARE NORMALLY MARKED WITH ORANGE AND WHITE BUOYS BEARING THE WORDS “RANGE DANGER ZONE”. THE 2010 RANGE ACTIVITY WILL NOT REQUIRE THE TOTAL USE OF DANGER ZONE II. CONSEQUENTLY, A MODIFIED DANGER ZONE II FOR 2010 WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY A SERIES OF 14 BUOYS PLACED ON A WEST TO EAST LINE, APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE-HALF MILES SOUTH OF USCG BUOYS A, B AND C. THE BUOYS WILL BE NUMBERED II-32 THROUGH II-19 (FROM WEST TO EAST). THE AREA NORTH OF THIS LINE OF BUOYS WILL BE SAFE FOR MARINERS DURING PERIODS OF FIRING INTO DANGER ZONE II (SEE CHART). MARINERS DESIRING GENERAL INFORMATION ON NAVIGATION OR PUBLIC USE OF THESE ZONES SHOULD CONTACT THE CAMP PERRY RANGE SAFETY OFFICE ON MARINE VHF CHANNEL 16, OR TELEPHONE 614-336-6203/6245 OR 419-635-4021 EXT. 6203/6245 FOR SPECIFIC FIRING SCHEDULES. FOR RANGE EMERGENCIES ONLY CALL 614-336-6262 OR 419-634-4021 EXT. 6262.

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Port Clinton High School’s academic team finished in the top three at the 26th annual Academic Tournament held at BGSU Firelands on Saturday, Nov. 13. St. Paul High School won first place honors winning a perfect six of six rounds of the tournament. The academic quiz teams from Perkins and PC captured second and third places.

The tournament is an academic quiz contest spon-sored by BGSU Firelands. Ten teams from area high schools participated in the six-round tourney.

According to Andrew Kurtz, Associate Dean and Tournament Coordinator: “the quiz questions covered a wide range of material across 10 academic areas. Stu-dents participating demonstrated excellent knowledge and problem solving skills and all should be very proud of their performances.”

The first, second and third place winning teams each received plaques. Also, in recognition of their first place finish, a $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a 2011 graduate of St. Paul High School who will attend BGSU Firelands next fall.

PC in top three at academic challenge

The Port Clinton Business and Professional Women are offering scholarships for women in Ottawa County. Ap-plicant must be female, live in the county, attend school in Ohio and not have received a BPW scholarship in the past five years to apply. Applications are available at the Port Clinton, Oak Harbor and Marblehead chambers of commerce, and in all Ottawa County libraries. If you can-not find an application, stop by the Frederick Agency in downtown Port Clinton for one, or call 419-732-3171. The group awards one to three scholarships for winter and fall quarters each year.

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Port Clinton High School National Honor Society recently inducted its newest members at the Performing Arts Cen-ter.

New members inducted into NHSPort Clinton High School National

Honor Society held its induction cer-emony on Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Per-forming Arts Center.

The following new members met the membership criteria: Melissa Ballasch, Chelsea Calvert, Meigan

Day, Natalie Eyink, Kelly Freimark, Raegan Frye, Arica Gonzales, Alex Greene, Nicole Hablitzel, Lindsey Keck, Lacey LaBret, Alisha Laferty, Katrina Lindsley, Michael Long, Sa-mantha Mizener, Molly Mooney, Brenna Petersen, Amber Peto, Elise

Schellin, Chelsea Skinner, Sydney Smith, Erin Smith, Alex Stephenson, Mackenzie Stewart, Cassie Trent, Clayton White, Katelyn Zam and Anna Lay.

Linda Millinger is the National Honor Society Advisor.

Port Clinton Middle School Principal’s List, Highest Honors

• Sixth Grade: Amanda Frost, Alyssa Krupp, Alex St.Leger and Stephanie Wheeler.

• Seventh Grade: Ellis Adolph, Maddison Cole, Marissa Day, Kelsey Dietrich, Carter Frye, Olivia Heck-erd, Miranda Herevia, Steven Kast, Hannah Kiker, Katelyn Koebel, Kayla Matthews, Collin Rider, Emily Shaw, Noah Smith, Taylor Steyer, Alexan-dria Vickery and Abigail Waite.

• Eighth Grade: Emily Ashley, Gabe DeFreitas, Payton Evans, Ty Gallogly, Ashley Gill, Allison Gilleland, Benja-min Heminger, Colleen Keck, Heath-er Keck, Michael Lay, Aaron Lock-hart, Shane Meek, Kathryn Mueller, Nicholas Reineck, Collin Salyers, Al-lison Schroeder, McKenzie Stine and Hannah Weaver.

High Honor Roll• Sixth Grade: Zach Barr, Noah Fly-

nn, Devin Feuhrer, Meghan Gallogly, Natalie Gottron, Courtney Koebel, Hailey Marez, Logan Martinez, Mor-gan McLaughlin, Anthony Paradiso, Andrea Rewoldt, Taylor Rollins, Seth Taylor, Ellen Walters and Breeyana Wells.

• Seventh Grade: Sydney Alexander, Tristan Auxter, Ashtyn Baney, Cydney Bass, Gina Buono, Katelyn Chap-man, Allison Cline, Dawn Devins, Kassie Finneran, Jasmine Garcia, Clarissa Gonzalez, Logan Hepp, Ash-ley Householder, Ebony Kleinhans, Haley Klima, Michael Leone, Baileigh Limestahl, Joseph Miller, Alyssa Peto, Maranda Santoya, Natalie Stitak,

Alana Sutherland, Courtney Trent, Bethany Urban and Adam Wells.

• Eighth Grade: Eryn Binder, Ally Blankenship, Andrew Cline, Haley Crawford, Tarrynn Edgefield, Den-nis Elias, Jaden Kleinhans, Cal Laurel, Keegan Lowe, Summer Magi, Alec Ochs, Kelsey Salyer, Katelyn Shep-pard, Elizabeth Showalter, Gracey Stewart, John Vallance and Lauren Wheeler.

Honor Roll• Sixth Grade: Deagan Beach,

Kordell Blankenship, Keegan Chap-man, Makayla Dull, Samantha Em-mons, Victoria Glaze, Brevyn Hed-den, Thomas Keville, Collin Miller, Ella Miller, Tyler Mitchell, Austin Vargas and Katelyn Wammes.

• Seventh Grade: Ryan Alexan-der, Lydia Bacon, Ashton Barton, Christopher Haghiri, Adrianna Hall, Morgan Hazzard, Jessica Hofacker, Rachelle Hofacker, Sierra Magi, Ben-jamin Mueller, Mitchell Mueller, Melanie Payne, Aiden Rospert, Kaylee Vollmer, Spencer Wadsworth, Tren-ton Williams and Matthew Winke.

• Eighth Grade: Alyssa Araguz, Abigale Baugh, Kiya Brown, Blake Clemons, Hope Eller, Jesse Escobedo, Dillon Green, Rose Hayden, Vance Ireland, Preston Keck, Jorden Klein-hans, Zach Kokinda, Breanna Lee, David Leone, Kassidy Mahler, Lisa Niceswander, Raven Rogers, Logan Royster, Alyson Shaler, Samantha Stroupe, Jacob Tuttle, Carley Vess, Chelsea Vollmer, Katelyn Webb, Sa-brina Webster and Emily Zibert.

Merit Roll• Sixth Grade: Jordan Ayers, Starr

Beckman, Kenneth Boyle, Shelby Caldwell, Alex Camerato, A.J. Car-penter, Dean Colston, Shelby Crowl, Trey Crump, Morgan Dominguez, Paul Dress, Taylor Gobmeier, Emma Gore, Asha Guerra, Gage Hamann, Kylie Hurst, Jacob Koch, Jacob Ko-kinda, Lilian Madison, Andrew May, Melvin McCord, Kaleb Mizener, Gunner Reynolds, Sabrina Shiley, Sierra Vickery, Madison White, and Payton Young.

• Seventh Grade: Kori Armendariz, Heaven Bassett, Jada Bolton, Ma-rissa Carstensen, Cheyenne Eppse, Nicholas Finley, Joshua Fisher, Drew Fodor, Daniel Gardner, Evelyn Gill-man, Caitlin Gresh, Jacob Gulas, Dal-las Helton, Shannon Hickam, Alyssa Kessler, Kaleb Lemon, Morissa Mal-lory, Cole Mayle, Macey Meacham, Kayli Millhouse, Brandon Moore, Heidi Murray, Evan Pope, Bradley Rich, Tia Rogers, Tytan Rumball, Stone Scott, Aaron Shaler, Nathan Stubblefield, Kasey Swander, Aubree Thomas, Megan Vallance, Leah War-ner, Eric Wheeler, Logan Willoughby, Reilly Wittman and Abby Wuersig.

• Eight Grade: Cole Araguz, Mi-chael Campbell, Jordan Carrisales, Dokate’ Cromley, Jake Depner, Al-lessandria Dracka, Evan Elrod, Jalen Goodrich, Dakota Goon, Kennedy Gulas, Marcus Hogan, Taylor John-son, Toni Jones, David Kessler, Jenise LaSalle, Drew Lemon, Tristen Mal-lory, Will Mercurio, John Morton-Livas, Marissa Oftedal, Shelby Radl-off, Victoria Reiman, Carter Rumball, Collin Schmidt, Joe Seefus, Kaitlyn Slauterbeck, Heth Smallwood, Can-dace Smith, Bea Stanziano, Camerin Witte, Taylor Zink and Alysia Zoeller.

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Crane Creek and Magee Marsh landed the No. 2 spot on ChatterBirds Top 10 Bird Watching Locations in the USA. The list came out today in the online community’s birdwatch-ing blog. According to the website, Ottawa County shore “is excellent for seeing large numbers and species of warblers, vireos, flycatchers, cuckoos and just about everything else headed north during the spring and flying south in autumn.”

First place on the list was Cape May, N.J., another migrant hotspot. Other locations include J.N. Ding-Darling Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel, Fla.; Aran-sas Wildlife Refuge and Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Cheyenne Bottoms, Kansas; Pawnee National Grasslands and Rocky Mountain Na-tional Park in Colorado; southeastern Arizona; and Point Reyes, Calif.

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, has released the controlled waterfowl hunting rules for Magee Marsh. Late-season controlled hunt drawings will begin on the Monday after Thanks-giving Day for the second split of the regular waterfowl season (if appli-cable).

• Hunting by permit is restricted to assigned units in the “Controlled Waterfowl Hunting Area” and “State Wildlife Refuge” areas.

• Hunters must complete their reg-istration card prior to any drawing (each hunter may only register once). Registration periods will be officially closed prior to the start of any draw-ing.

• As a name is drawn, the hunter will select an available zone (and date if applicable), which will be noted on the permit card.

• Names will be drawn until dates and areas are all filled.

• The permittee can bring up to 2

hunting guests who must sign the permit prior to entering the marsh.

• All boats must be operated at no wake speeds. Both electric and gas motors are permitted.

• Permits are only valid for the date and time designated on the permit. Your permit card must be dropped off at a designated drop box, and you must record the number of waterfowl harvested on your permit card.

• You may enter the marsh no earlier than one hour before legal shooting time in the a.m., and leave within one hour after sunset.

• No hunting from dikes.

• Designated parking areas must be used. Parking outside of designated parking areas is prohibited.

• Each hunter is limited to 25 non-toxic shells.

• Hunting on any road, trail or with-in a safety zone is prohibited.

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legal waterfowl species is prohibited.

• Late season controlled hunt draw-ings will begin on the Monday after Thanksgiving Day for the 2nd split of the regular waterfowl season (if ap-plicable).

• Drawings will take place at 5:15 am Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday until the end of duck season or the marsh becomes inaccessible due to ice conditions.

• After the morning drawing, any remaining permits will be available through a self serve system. Instruc-tions will be located at the registra-tion area.

• Permits will be valid for the entire hunt day.

It is unlawful for any person to buy, sell, trade, or barter any Division of Wildlife issued controlled hunting, fishing or trapping permit.

For information, contact Wildlife District Two, Wildlife Management Section, 952-A Lima Ave., Findlay, OH 45840, at 419-424-5000.

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David Morris, director of Magruder’s Sleep Medicine Center, is presenting a free educational program on the importance of sleep at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, in the hospital’s confer-ence center.

“There is a direct and proven link between sleep and your overall health. For example, conditions such as untreated, undiagnosed sleep apnea can increase a person’s risk for heart at-tacks and strokes,” said Morris.

In addition to the presen-tation, there will be a tour of Magruder’s sleep center and light refreshments. An RSVP is required by Mon-day, Dec. 6, by calling 419-732-4061.

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• Erle Dail retired from DTE Engineering in De-troit, where he was execu-tive director of corporate services. Erle is a past board member of Goodwill In-dustries of Greater Detroit and is a member of St. Pe-ter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Norwalk. Erle lives in Milan with his wife.

• Tom Mueller raised his family in Canton, where he was a manufacturing man-ager in the metals industry for 35 years. Tom now lives in Sandusky and Lakeside with his wife Joyce. Tom and Joyce are volunteers at Stein Hospice.

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“Developing Strategic and Emotionally Intelligent Lead-ers who Motivate Employees,” is sponsored by Ottawa County Job & Family Services with One Stop Enhance-ment Funds, and Ottawa County Safety Council.

Warrick will show you how to improve employee moti-vation by using leadership, emotional intelligence and tol-erance practices in his own unique, practical, entertaining and humorous style. Warrick uses his more than 25 years of Human Resource Management experience to tell you how to use this information.

The event starts with breakfast at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, and runs until noon at the Catawba Island Club. Re-serve a spot by calling the Ottawa County Improvement Corp. at 419-898-6242 by Monday, Nov. 29.

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Financial Focuswith GARY COON

Charitable giving:A win-win situation

Thanksgiving is a good time to be thankful for those charitable, educational and religious groups that provide your community with valuable services. And now may be a good time to consider sup-porting these groups because, if you con-tribute before the year is over, you may “do well by doing good” through valuable tax deductions.

To illustrate the benefit of these deduc-tions, let’s assume you’re in the 25% tax bracket. If you give $100 to a qualified charity, you can deduct $100 (with a tax benefit of $25) when you file your taxes. Consequently, the real cost of your dona-tion is just $75 ($100 minus the $25 tax savings).

As you consider your charitable gifts, keep the following points in mind:

• You must donate — not just pledge. You can make a pledge to donate, but the amount is not deductible until you actu-ally pay it.

• You must contribute to a qualified charitable group. For your gift to be deductible, it must go to a qualified tax-exempt organization — either a religious group or a group that has received 501(c)(3) status from the IRS. If you’re unsure if the group you want to support is tax-exempt, just ask.

• You must itemize. To claim a charitable deduction, you must itemize deductions on your taxes.

Thus far, we’ve talked only about cash gifts. But you may have other financial assets, such as stocks, that you can give to charitable groups, and these gifts also can earn you tax benefits. For example, sup-pose you give $500 worth of stock in XYZ Company to a charitable group. If you’re in the 25% tax bracket, you can deduct $125 when you file your taxes for 2010.

But by donating the XYZ stock, you avoid paying any capital gains taxes you might have incurred if you had sold the stock yourself.

Making charitable gifts now may help you reduce the size of your estate and potentially lower any future estate tax burden on your heirs. Right now, federal estate tax laws are in flux, but it’s possible that, one day, your estate might be large enough to generate estate taxes. If you wanted to formalize your charitable gifts and help your estate planning, you might consider establishing a charitable remain-der trust. Under such an arrangement, you’d place some assets, such as stocks or real estate, in a trust, which could then use these assets to pay you a lifetime income stream. When you establish the trust, you may be able to receive a tax deduction based on the charitable group’s “remain-der interest” — the amount the charity is likely to ultimately receive. (This figure is determined by an IRS formula.) Upon your death, the trust would relinquish the remaining assets to the charitable or-ganization you’ve named. Keep in mind, though, that this type of trust can be complex. To establish one, you’ll need to work with your tax and legal advisors.

In any case, be generous during this season of giving. You’ll be helping a chari-table group accomplish its worthy goals — and you may be helping yourself when tax time arrives.

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This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Finan-cial Advisor.

Pam Fredrick will be retiring from the Ottawa County Board of Elections after working there for 11 years. Although her retirement date is Feb. 28, her last day of work is Jan. 31.

Fredrick’s duties as full-time Republican clerk in the four-person office were varied, and the board will miss her greatly as they seek to find her replacement.

Her duties include processing and tracking all absentee voting, processing and track-ing all local liquor options, working with maps of the county’s 44 precincts both with

computer and hard copy, and processing provisional vot-ers’ ballots.

The board is now accepting resumes from detail-oriented Republicans with the above interests.

Resumes will be accepted until Dec. 3, at the Ottawa County Board of Elections in the Veterans Memorial Building, 8444 W. Ohio 163, Suite 101, Oak Harbor, OH 43449 or resumes can be emailed to [email protected].

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Week ending Nov. 19

Allen Township• 11-18-10 Ronnie D. and Linda K. Tester to Terry L. and

Roberta M. Witt, 21278 Ohio 579, $10,000.

• 11-19-10 Fannie Mae to David LaPorte, 21361 Curtice East West Road, $38,000.

Carroll Township• 11-17-10 Joseph F. and Carol D. Botek to Daniel W. and

Jessica E. Brough, 10118 West Toussaint Road, $132,500.

Catawba Township• 11-15-10 Catawba Bay builders, LLC, to Richard and

Heather Terlecki, 5333 E. Swan Drive, $326,826.

Danbury Township• 11-15-10 Robert C. Cook to Timothy Newton Taylor,

370 Erie Beach Road, $93,000.

• 11-15-10 The Olde Fort Banking Company to Richard N. and Judith A. Dickson, 6011 E. Harbor Road, $241,000.

• 11-17-10 Richard E. and Maureen E. Voiers to Steven T. and Cynthia S. Riesterer, 2200 Sauger Drive, $396,000.

• 11-18-10 Marla A. Boblenz to Roy Gildersleeve and Annemarie Vanharen, 1947 South Central Lane, $25,000.

• 11-19-10 Louisville Title Agency to Lord Ministry Ser-vice LTD, Lot 50 Harbor Bay Estates, $30,000.

Marblehead Corp• 11-18-10 Edward A. Ibos to Susan G. Sirl, lot 291 Bay

Haven Estates, $20,000.

Erie Township• 11-16-10 Timothy Toth to Dawn M. Schneider, 1220 W.

Richey Road, $60,300.

Elmore Corp.• 11-16-10 Brian W. and Lisa A. Meyers to Linda A. Mill-

hime, 556 Rice St., $88,490.

Salem Township• 11-17-10 Stone Farms, LLC to Sheldon L. Miller, 2532

S. Mud Creek Road, $128,000.

Oak Harbor Corp• 11-15-10 Sylvia M. Branum to William L. Risch, 214

Church St., $20,750.

• 11-19-10 Michael and Cindy Distel to Jeromy Lee Fa-vro, 330 E. Main St., $90,000.

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ARLINGTON, Va. — Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency, is opening nomination season for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Em-ployer Support Freedom Award. Guard and Reserve ser-vice members and their families are encouraged to nomi-nate employers who have provided exceptional support of military employees above federal law requirements. Nominations are being accepted at www.FreedomAward.mil through Jan. 17.

The 2011 recipients will be announced in the spring and honored in Washington, D.C., at the 16th annual Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award ceremony on Sept. 22, 2011. Recipients of the 2010 Freedom Award met privately with Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates while in Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of Defense, Chief Financial Officer Robert Hale and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Dennis McCarthy presented the awards at a ceremony at-tended by members of Congress, senior military officials, business leaders and the Guard and Reserve service mem-bers who nominated the award recipients.

Almost one-half of the U.S. military is comprised of the Guard and Reserve. The Department of Defense shares these citizen warriors with their civilian employers, many of whom provide significant support to their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve. The 2010 recipients included CEOs from seven large American corporations, a governor, a mayor, a state police director, the chancel-lor of a university and four small business owners. These and past recipients of the Freedom Award provide an outstanding range of support to these shared employees, including maintaining their full salary, continuation of benefits, providing care packages and family assistance to employees fulfilling their military obligation.

For questions regarding the Freedom Award nomination process, visit www.FreedomAward.mil or contact Beth Sherman, ESGR Public Affairs, at 703-696-1171, ext. 539 or by email at [email protected].

Guard, Reserve can nominate employers

The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra Community College will present a Small Business Tax Workshop Dec. 1.

This free seminar will assist a start-up or existing small business with its tax planning. Topics included are: in-come tax, sales tax, payroll tax, tax filings, tax changes and more.

The presenter will be John K. Krupp, C.P.A., who has more than 30 years of experience as a certified public ac-countant working with small businesses.

The workshop is 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 at Terra in Build-ing B, Room 101. It is free and open to the public.

To register or for information, contact Bill Auxter, di-rector of the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra Community College, at 800-826-2431, 419-559-2210 or [email protected].

Small Business Tax workshop Dec. 1 at Terra

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