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GREAT PRESS FOR A GREAT LAKE PLACEApril 7, 2011

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Town

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Milestones &

Church Chat

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Library,

Parks & Rec

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Schools

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Sports

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Classifi eds

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Picture from left to right, front to back: Melinda Studans, Devon Dickirson, Courtney Hart, Leah Phipps, Jacob Wycocki, Carolyn Stierhoff, Erin Black, Gina Munafo, Emily Ineson, Megan Mc-Nulty, Matt King, Lauren Mueller, Brittany Mayer, Zach Claus, Chloe Greenawalt, Tessann Brews-ter, Nick Stelzer, Neesha Nainee, Sam Bunting, Jacob Ramey, Morgan Mize, Tyler Savage, Dan Stelzer, Ikki Tanaka, Alex Kidd, Jacob Kovach, Mason Prosser, Jacob Justus, Trae Graham, Tay-lor Prosser, Colin McCready, Josh Evers. Missing from the picture was Will Sams.

BY LISA YAKOIn 2009, Chris Hakeman of Huron was giv-

en a vision by God to help her neighbors in need. Chris had already been volunteering in area soup kitchens and food pantries, but her heart became burdened for those in her own community. Hence, out of this vision, Christ’s Community Meal was born. Chris knew that this vision was too big for her to handle alone, so she met with her pastor at Christ Episcopal Church who, in turn, encouraged her to meet with the pastors of all of Huron’s churches. Chris was overwhelmed when each church- Christ Episcopal, First Presbyterian, St. Peter’s, Zion Lutheran, Lighthouse Assembly of God, and Huron United Methodist- agreed to sup-port the meal both fi nancially and by encour-aging their members to volunteer.

Christ’s Community Meal began in Novem-ber of 2009 and was held once per month at Christ Episcopal Church. Due to the over-whelming attendance at those fi rst meals and the fact that the basement at Christ Church where the meal was served was not handicap accessible, the location of the meal was moved to First Presbyterian Church in December 2010.

Roughly 40 individuals are fed a hearty meal each month. In addition, about 20 people take home a meal and another 20+ meals are de-livered to those who cannot attend. The de-liveries are made to those who are not only in need fi nancially, but also to those who are ill or cannot prepare a meal for themselves. The March meal included meatloaf, gravy, pota-toes, homemade macaroni and cheese, green beans, salad, and rolls. Of course, there were many desserts from which to choose, as well as

a variety of beverages. Attendees also had the opportunity to take home some grocery items. All in all, no one went home hungry. Mission

accomplished!In an effort to help those in need a bit more

frequently, Christ’s Community Meal will be held on both the second and fourth Wednes-days of the month beginning in April. For April, this will be on the 13th and 27th. With this increase in frequency comes a need for more volunteers. If you are able to help with setting up the tables, food preparation, serv-ing the meal, or clean up, please contact Chris Hakeman at 419-433-4903. Financial contri-butions are greatly appreciated also. Checks should be made payable to Christ’s Commu-

nity Meal and mailed to First Presbyterian Church, 225 Williams St., Huron, Ohio.

If you are in need of a good meal or just

some good company, please plan to attend the next Christ’s Community Meal. For those who would like a meal delivered, contact Chris Hakeman to make arrangements. Finally, if you know of a friend or neighbor who is ill or housebound and would appreciate a meal, call Chris, and she will arrange a delivery for them. For Chris Hakeman, the success of this simple idea and the overwhelming support from the community is phenomenal. “This is God’s will. It has meant everything to me.” stated Hakeman with a smile.

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HURON CITY SCHOOLS

KINDERGARTEN/ PRESCHOOL

SCREENING AND REGISTRATION

Huron City Schools will con-duct Kindergarten Registra-tion and Screening on April 12, 13 and 14, at the Huron United Methodist Church, 338 Williams Street, Huron.

Any child who will be fi ve by September 30, 2011 is eligible to attend kindergarten. Parents are asked to accompany their child to the screening. Please have child wear tennis shoes.

Ohio State Law requires parents or guardians to supply the school with An original birth certifi -cate, Immunization records and Custody papers (if applicable). We also require a current elec-tric bill along with one addition-al proof of residency.

These items are needed to com-plete the necessary registration papers.

PARENTS ARE ASKED TO CALL SHAWNEE ELEMEN-

TARY SCHOOL 419-433-1234 ext. 5500 FROM 9 AM UNTIL 3 PM TO RESERVE A TIME FOR THEIR CHILD’S APRIL REGIS-TRATION AND SCREENING.

Little Tigers Preschool will also begin accepting applications for their 3 & 4 yr. old classes begin-ning March 28. Applications may be obtained at the Shawnee School offi ce and an appointment for screening will be made at that

time. (Eligible children must be 3 or 4 years of age by September 30, 2011.)

Tuition is based on a sliding fee scale. Priority is given to children with specialneeds and families qualifying for reduced tuition.

IMMUNIZATION CLINICS WILL BE HELD

AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH CLINICS:

Huron Twp Hall820 Bogart Rd.

8-10:00 amApril 14, May 5, May 26

Perkins Twp Hall5420 Milan Rd.

8-10:00 amApril 21, May 12

A parent or legal guardian must accompany the child and bring their immunization record.

The cost is $10.00 per immuni-zation plus a $25.00 (per child /per visit) administration fee.

Please contact the Erie County Health Department at 419-626-5623 ext. 174 for more informa-tion. www.eriecohealthohio.org.

If you have any questions re-garding your child’s need for im-munizations, feel free to contact the school nurse on Mon, Tues, Wed, or Thurs. at 419-433-1234 ext. 5511.

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BY JUDGE BILL STEUK, HURON MUNICIPAL COURTThe Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles

(BMV) has recently announced that

Ohio drivers may now pay suspen-

sion reinstatement fees via phone by

calling the automated telephone sys-

tems 1-866-0PLATES. Previously,

reinstatement fees could be paid only

by mail, online or in person at a re-

instatement center. These options are

still available. The link to pay rein-

statement fees online is available at

www.oplates.com or you can or you can access the link

at BMV website at www.bmv.ohio.gov. In order to pay

online or by calling 1-866-OPLATES, the reinstatement

fee must be Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) or more and the

fee must be paid by check only by entering the nine (9)

digit routing number and the account number at the bottom

of the check.

Although this new option of calling to pay the reinstate-

ment fees is a much easier method, all other reinstatement

requirements such as court appearances, clearing suspen-

sions in other states, community service or fi ling proof of

insurance much also be completed before driving privi-

leges can be restored. Please check the BMV website at

www.bmv.ohio.gov for further information.

Articles appearing in this column are intended to provide broad, general information about the law. Before applying this information to a specifi c legal problem, readers are urged to seek advice from an attorney

New Way to Pay Reinstatement Fees

The Huron Water Dept. has depressurized the waterline on Cleveland Rd West between Silvern St. and Orange-wood Rd. to make an emergency repair to the watermain. Now that water pressure has been restored, the following residences are advised to boil the water for one full minute prior to consumption. This Alert pertains to all residences & businesses on streets both north and south of Cleve-land Rd between Silvern and Orangewood.

The boil alert will remain in affect until further notifi ed. You will be advised in writing when the boil alert is lifted. If you have any questions please contact me at 433-9502.

Boil Alert

Tax Filing

On April 23, the Huron Fire Department will be con-ducting a live fi re training evolution at the address of 3018 Cleveland Road West. Fire Department personal and trucks will arrive around 7 am and we will probably be done around mid afternoon. Cleveland Road West will remain open. During the course of the day the house will be burned down, therefore there will obviously be lots of smoke in the area and visible fl ames. The fi re department conducts these trainings for our personnel to continue there skills and knowledge.

Fire Department Training

TAXES

FROM THE DESK OF DEE HARTLEY, ENROLLED AGENT AND SENIOR TAX ADVISOR AT HURON H & R BLOCK

By now most of you have fi led your tax returns. For the rest of you here is some information on refunds. Did you know you have three options for receiving your federal refund: direct deposit, US Savings Bonds or a paper check. An efi led return with direct de-posit information will get the refund into your savings or checking account in eight to fi fteen days. A paper check will take an additional week or two.

You can also have the direct deposit allocated among up to three accounts. This is good for those couples that have his money / her money issues. The tax payers name must be on the account so you can’t use just any account.

On the other side of the coin are those of you who fi nd yourself with a balance due. What do you do now?

Avoid a failure to fi le penalty by fi ling the return on time and pay as much of the balance due as you can at this time.

You can request a short-term extension to pay in full; 120 days maximum. You will still be assessed failure to pay penalties and interest.

Filing an extension does not extend the time to fi le. If your return is complete you may as well fi le it now. If you are still looking for deductions or trying to fi gure out a form, fi le an extension and send a payment of enough to ensure 90% of your tax liability has been paid.

What will happen if you do not fi le a return or contact the IRS?

The IRS will fi le a substitute return for you, which will not include any additional exemptions or expenses you may be entitled to and may overstate your real tax liability. Once the tax is assessed the IRS will start the collection process, which can include placing a levy on wages or bank accounts or fi ling a federal tax lien against your property.

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BY LISA YAKOHuron resident and established author, Rob Smith, will

hold a book release and signing for his latest novel, McGowan’s Return. The event will be held at the Huron Pub-lic Library on Wednesday, April 13 at 6:45 PM. Half of the proceeds from the sales of the book will benefi t the Huron Public Library.

McGowan’s Return is the third book in Smith’s McGowan series. Smith’s main character, Davis McGowan, is based on Smith’s own life. Interesting-ly, Davis was Smith’s grandmother’s maiden name, and McGowan equates to Smith in Scottish, Smith’s ancestral heritage. Smith is a retired minister, and so is McGowan. Smith lives in Huron; so does McGowan. The parallels are numerous. According to Smith, “McGowan stuff is really things that I know about or that happened in a different setting, but the situations (in the novels) are absolutely fi ctitious.” Smith intended to write only one McGowan adventure, but he is now working

on his fourth book in the series and has realized that the McGowan stories were easy to write because they are some-what therapeutic for him. However, this particular novel was delayed by six months as Smith and his wife, Nancy, refurbished an old house in the Old Plat neighborhood.

In McGowan’s Return, Davis McGowan fi nds himself as the interim pastor of a church located on Public Square in downtown Cleveland. Due to this new position, McGowan must commute from Huron to Cleveland several times per week. However, the majority of the story takes place in Lakewood. In terms of the setting of the story, residents of Huron, Lakewood, and Cleveland will feel nostalgic reading this novel due to the familiarity with the landmarks and streets mentioned. Seemingly an unlikely adventure for a minister, this story involves a serial killer, a young detective, a merchant marine, a faithful neighbor, and others whose lives are woven together into the plot.

If you cannot attend the book release at the Huron Public Library, all of Smith’s books can be purchased on Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com. Alternately, McGowan’s Re-turn can be found at the Great American Exchange in Hu-ron. For more information, please visit DrinianPress.com.

SMITH

Rob Smith Set To Release New Book at Huron Public Library

Firelands Habitat for Humanity will hold an Information Workshop on Tuesday, April 12th at 5:30pm. The work-shop will take place at Your Job Store, 5500 Milan Rd., San-dusky, OH. RSVP 419-433-2609.

Huron High School will present “Once Upon A Mat-tress,” the school’s spring musical, on Friday and Saturday, April 15th and 16th at McCormick Auditorium, 8:00 PM both evenings. “Once Upon A Mattress” is the hilarious musical comedy based upon the story of the Princess and the Pea. This year’s show is again under the artistic direc-

tion of stage veteran and former Broadway performer Jimy Foreman, along with Musical Director Jeffrey Skaggs and Choreographer Lisa Jones. The students have been work-ing hard and are excited to showcase their talents to the community. Tickets are $7 and can be reserved by calling 419-239-6042. Hope to see you there!

“Once Upon A Mattress” Comes to Huron

April birthdays will be celebrated on Thursday, April 14 at 6:30 PM at Damon’s Restaurant, corner of Meigs & Wa-ter Streets in Sandusky. For more information, contact Ann Portteus at 419-602-3094 or via e-mail to [email protected].

The annual Spring Banquet to celebrate the past ski season and install the new offi cers will be Saturday, April 16 6:00 PM for cocktail hour & a buffet dinner at 7:00 at the beautiful Catawba Island Club in their Sunset Dining Room, Port Clinton. For more information, contact ban-quet Chairman Roger Fox at 419-734-9898 or email to [email protected].

Sandusky Ski Club will be meeting on Monday, April 18 at 7:30 PM at Chet & Matt’s, 1013 E. Strub Rd., San-dusky. The program for the evening will be a discussion of ski destinations for 2011/2012 and plans for summer activities. Come early for dinner. For more information, contact President Roger Fox at 419-734-9898 or via email to [email protected]. Also, visit the website at www.san-duskyskiclub.com.

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Milestones

Edmund George Janssen Jr.July 27, 1929-March 18, 2011Edmund George Janssen Jr., 81, of Huron,

passed away March 18, 2011.He was born July 27, 1929, in Chicago

and was a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

After employment at Sandia Corporation in Albuquerque, N.M., he joined the U.S. Navy and was assigned to San Francisco Naval Shipyard Public Works Department. While in the Navy, he was also assigned as Chief of Maintenance Division at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Beaufort, S.C., attended offi cer training school and was commis-sioned as lieutenant junior grade, Civil En-gineer Corps.

Edmund retired from Clevite Corpora-tion (Tenneco), in Milan in 1987 after 24 years of service. Prior to that, he was em-ployed with Proctor and Gamble Co. in Cincinnati and later started his own engi-neering business, Compass Engineering Co.

He was a licensed professional engineer, a life member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National So-ciety of Professional Engineers, a member of Sandusky AMVETS Post 17, American Legion Post 83, the Perkins Township Zon-ing Commission, Toastmasters Interna-tional Club for more than 50 years, most recently with the Firelands Chapter. He was also a member of the U.S. Power Squadron, U.S. Sailing Association, a past member of the Sandusky Ski Club, and a volunteer at Serving Our Seniors.

In 1962 Edmund joined and began dedi-cating his life to Sandusky Sailing Club, where he served as commodore in 1976 and was treasurer for nine years. He was also a committee member of Sadler Sailing Basin. He enjoyed the Wednesday night auxiliary sailboat races throughout the summer and helped with the maintenance of the club’s three race committee boats since 2001. His involvement with the sailing club showed his true passion for sailing on Lake Erie.

He is survived by his wife, Gladys L. (Ott) of Sandusky; son, Bradley (Sherri) Jans-sen; granddaughters, Emily and Natalie of Cincinnati; his sister, Jacquelyn E. (John) Dwyer of Batavia, N.Y.; and nieces and a nephew of Rochester, N.Y.

Edmund was preceded in death by his par-ents, Edmund G. Sr. and Emma M. Janssen.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Zion Lutheran Church, 503 Columbus Ave., Sandusky. Groff Funeral Home, 1607 E. Perkins Ave., is assisting the family with arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sandusky Sailing Club, c/o Junior Sailing Program or Building Maintenance Com-

mittee, 742 E. Water Street, Sandusky, OH 44870.

Condolences may be shared with the fam-ily by visiting grofffuneralhomes.com.

Joan H. GauthierApril 29, 1928-March 31, 2011Joan H. Gauthier, 82, of Huron died early

Thursday morning, March 31, 2011, in Firelands Regional Medical Center, San-dusky, following a brief illness.

She was born April 29, 1928, in East Or-ange, N.J. and lived in Huron since 1968. Joan was employed at Marconi’s Restau-rant before her retirement. Prior to that, she worked at the former Showboat Res-taurant. She was a member of The Chapel, where she volunteered on Fridays doing bulletins and always wrote the birthday and get well cards for the church. She was also a member of Huron Eagles Auxiliary. Joan loved to crochet, and donated hundreds of blankets that she crocheted to Project Linus, Helpmates, and Warm Up America.

She is survived by two daughters, Les-lie (Nick) Fantozzi of Huron and Michele (Joe) Walliser of Kennesaw, Ga.; fi ve grand-children, Katherine Gauthier, Nicholas (Laura) Fantozzi, Ryan Fantozzi, Shaun (Brittany) Walliser and Kyle Walliser; one great-grandson, Silas Walliser; one daugh-ter-in-law, Deborah Gauthier of Huron; one sister, Corinne Wheeler of Houston; one brother, Bill Hyers of Georgia; and nieces, nephews and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by one son, Stephen Gauthier in 1998 and her parents, Earl and Evelyn (Drake) Hyers.

At the request of the deceased, there was no visitation. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2011, at The Cha-pel, 4444 Galloway Road, Sandusky. The Rev. Dave Brown offi ciated. Burial was in Scott Cemetery, Huron Township.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer Services, 505 E. Perkins Ave., San-dusky, OH 44870 or crochet something and donate it in memory of Joan to the organi-zations listed above.

Foster Funeral Home, 410 Main St., Hu-ron, is in charge of arrangements. Con-dolences may be shared with the family at fosterfh.com.

Janice Rae JenkinsApril 29, 1936-March 31, 2011Janice Rae Jenkins, 74, of Huron, died

Thursday evening, March 31, 2011, in Fire-lands Regional Medical Center.

She was born April 29, 1936, in West Lib-erty, Ky., and lived in the area most of her life. She was a homemaker. She attended Cline Street Freewill Baptist Church in Norwalk. She loved to crochet and garden.

She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Paul; her children, Richard (Jana) Jenkins, of Huron, David Jenkins of Sandusky and

Michelle (Adam) Windisch of Castalia; a brother, William Hall of Sandusky; nine grandchildren; fi ve great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mannon and Ersie (Stacy) Hall.

Visitation was 4-8 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2011, at Morman-Hinman-Tanner Fu-neral Home, 38 South St., Berlin Heights. Services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 5. Pastors Bill Smith and Eugene Bryant of-fi ciated. Burial followed at McMillan Cem-etery in Huron Township.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cline Street Freewill Baptist Church, 5 Cline St., Norwalk, OH 44857.

Condolences may be left at mormanfu-neralhome.com.

Clara B. MullinsOct. 23, 1929-April 1, 2011Clara B. Mullins, 81, of Huron, died Fri-

day morning, April 1, 2011, in Parkvue Health Care Center, Sandusky, following a brief illness.

She was born Oct. 23, 1929, in Prestons-

burg, Ky., and lived in Huron the last 60 years. Clara was employed at Ford Motor Company, Sandusky Plant, for 23 years, re-tiring in 1990.

She is survived by one daughter, Nancy Lotz of Lima, Ohio; four grandchildren, Jennie Bowman, Billy Porter, Jason Lotz and Justin Lotz; and 10 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her hus-band, Larry D. Mullins, on Nov. 17, 2010; her parents, William and Nannie (Miller) Tackett; a son-in-law, Dan Lotz; and one sister, Anna McCabe.

Friends called 3-6 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Foster Funeral Home, 410 Main St., Huron. Services were hald at 2 p.m. Monday, April 4. Pastor Bill Michaels offi ci-ated. Burial was at Meadow Green Memo-rial Park, Huron.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Huron Rescue Squad, 413 Main St., Hu-ron, OH 44839 or to Parkvue Health Care Center, 3800 Boardwalk Blvd., Sandusky, OH 44870.

Condolences may be shared at fosterfh.com.

OBITUARIES

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

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

First Presbyterian Church225 Williams St., Huron419-433-50188:30 a.m. Quiet Service

with Communion9:30 a.m. Christian Learn-

ing for Adults and older children

10:45 a.m. Reformed Ser-vice, and Sunday School for children. Nursery provided.

Grace Orthodox Presbyte-rian Church

Kalahari Resort, Nia Con-vention Center

Rt. 250, [email protected]—Sunday 6:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church1608 St. Rt. 113, Milan;419-499-3683Rev. Dr. John C. JordanWorship and Holy Com-

munion—Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Huron United Methodist Church

338 Williams St., Huron419-433-3984Rev. J. Roger Skelly-Watts8 a.m. - Praise Service/

Praise Band9 a.m. - Sunday School10 a.m. - Celebration Ser-

vice/Organ & ChoirLOGOS - Wednesdays 3:30-

6:00pm; Students k-12 invited

Lake Erie Family ChurchNow Meeting atGreat Lakes Country Club1023 South, Main, [email protected] Sunday 10am

Pastors Joe & Helen Sprowl

Lighthouse Assembly of God Church

820 Cleveland Rd. E., Huron419-433-8889www.lighthouseagc.orgSunday service—10:30 a.m.Sunday school—9:30 a.m.Adult Bible Study--6 p.m.

Sunday.Youth Group—6 p.m.

SundayFood Pantry—9 a.m.-3

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

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

St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church

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

com/stmattvermlcmsSunday School/ Bible

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

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

The Chapel4444 Galloway Rd., Sandusky419-627-0208www.chapel-sandusky.orgSaturday service--5 p.m.Sunday service—9 & 11 a.m.Jr. High Youth Group—

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

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

29—Thursdays, 7 p.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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

a.m. SundaysFamily History Center Wed.

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

Zion Lutheran Church930 Main St., Huron419-433-4711www.zionhuron.org8:00 am Sundays Tradi-

tional worship service9:15 am Sundays Fam-

ily friendly contemporary worship service with Sun-day School for children and teens

10:30 am Sundays Tradi-tional worship service

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Parks & RecNo Dogs

Huron City Council recently passed an ordinance pro-hibiting dogs in Nickel Plate Park from Memorial Day through Labor Day during the hours of 10:00am and 6:00pm. We hope this results in a healthier and safer beach

for all our patrons.

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Breakfast withthe Easter Bunny

Saturday, April 16th Join us for the largest egg hunt in Huron! The Huron Li-ons Club will be serving their annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, complete with pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee, juice, tea, and milk, at the Huron Presbyterian Church from 8:00am-12:00pm. Collected donations will benefi t the Lighthouse Food Pantry.

Afterwards, walk over to the Huron Boat Basin for a FREE magic show by Greg Carson beginning at noon. Prepare to be dazzled and entertained! Following the show is our FREE Easter egg hunt at 1:00pm for kids ages 2-8! We’ve expanded our hunt areas this year, which can only mean two things: more prizes and more fun! Blinky and the Easter Bun-ny will be making appear-ances at both, so parents, don’t forget to bring your cameras! Kids, don’t forget to bring your baskets!

Please help the Easter Bunny bring joy to those around us by donating a non-perishable food item. Donations can be brought to the magic show or the egg hunt.

Boat Basindockage available

20’ Seasonal Dockage is available in the Huron Boat Basin Marina. Residents: $880.00. Non-Residents: $920.00. If interested, please contact the Huron Boat Basin at 419-433-4848 or email [email protected]

Help WantedHuron Boat Basin & Am-

phitheater Marina Super-visor - Part-time Seasonal Employment at the Huron Boat Basin. 24-32 hours per week. Must be able to work weekends. Customer Ser-vice, computer skills, special event/marina knowledge helpful, supervisory experi-ence preferred. Applications available at Huron Parks and Recreation, 110 Wall Street or available on our website. Questions? Contact Doug Steinwart, Facility Manager, Huron Boat Basin at 419-433-4848.

Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater Dockhand - Person in this seasonal position will perform a va-riety of general duties for the municipal marina and amphitheater. Responsible for the maintenance of the marina and amphitheater, including trash removal, minor repairs to equip-ment, landscape mainte-

nance, rest room upkeep, dockage, customer service and general cleaning of the grounds. Assists with special events at the amphitheater and in other parks if needed. Must be 16 or older. Please contact Doug Steinwart, Facility Man-ager, Huron Boat Basin at 419-433-4848.

Swim Instructors - We’re looking for swim instructors to teach lessons this summer, from June 27th-August 12th from approximately 8:45-11:30, Mondays-Fridays. Swim lessons are held at Huron Lagoons Marina in July and Au-gust. Must be certifi ed in First Aid & CPR or attain your certifi cation before the program begins. Applicants should be strong swimmers, with a background in life guarding or swim lessons preferred. Employment applications are available on our website at www.huronparks.org or call our offi ce at 419-433-8487 for more information.

Baseball Camp Instructors - Looking for instructors to run a baseball camp for kids ages 6-12 years old. Camp will be held at Fabens Park from June 20-24th, from 9:00am-12:00pm. If interested, please contact Brian Croucher, Rec-reation Manager, for further details at 419-433-8487.

Nickel Plate Beach Attendant (Seasonal) - Responsible for collection of parking fees for Nickel Plate Beach. Other duties include (but not limited to): beach maintenance and trash pick up. Must be available to work weekends. Must be 16 or older.

Parks Maintenance (Seasonal) - Responsible for daily maintenance of city owned parks. Must be able to oper-ate mowers and other lawn care equipment. Other duties include trash removal, landscape maintenance and minor repairs to equipment. Must be able to lift heave equipment. Must be 16 or older.

Safety Town 2011What is Safety Town? This is one of the most impor-

tant educational programs for young children who will be entering Kindergarten in the fall. This 2-week (Monday-Thursday, Monday-Thursday) program is a planned cur-riculum program incorporating classroom activities to familiarize children with the school setting. Safety Town allows children entering Kindergarten to learn safe ways to approach school and everyday situations. The children are taught the basics of fi re, water, traffi c, and playground safety, as well as poison control, bus behavior and seatbelt importance. Huron Parks and Recreation is fortunate to have help from The Huron Fire & Police Departments, Erie Metroparks, Erie County Environmental Services, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Sandusky Power Squadron/Coastie, and Huron City Schools, who help make this program so successful. In addition, we have outstanding Teachers and Safety Town Teen Counselors who create a wonderful, fun and creative environment for our participants. Last but certainly not least, Huron Parks and Recreation has been fortunate to have the support of many local business who help with sponsorship and/or donations toward our daily snacks/supplies. More on these great community partners to follow in future articles.

This year Safety Town will take place from June 13-23 (Mondays-Thursdays) at Shawnee Elementary School. Thursday, June 23rd is Graduation Day… students and parents attend for a Graduation Ceremony/Party! The registration fee is $35 for Residents and $40 for Non-Resi-dents, the deadline for registration is May 13, 2011. Safety Town Registration Forms are available on our website or at the offi ce.

Cards at the Boat BasinTuesdays & Thursdays the boat basin building is open

from 9:30am-12:00 noon for cards. If you are looking for something to do this winter and you enjoy playing cards, this is the group for you. We have offered this program since 2002 and are always looking for new people who are interested in playing. The program is free to the public and we offer hot chocolate and coffee while you play. Tuesdays- Euchre. Thursdays- Pinochle.

Nickel Plate Beach Parking PassesPasses are available now for the 2011 season! Applications

are available on our website or stop by the offi ce. The Nick-el Plate Season Parking Pass entitles the registered holder the ability to park one (1) licensed vehicle at Nickel Plate Beach during beach hours (dawn to dusk) throughout the season (Memorial Day to Labor Day). The cost for a season pass is $20 Residents and $30 for Non-Residents.

Bargains for Baby SaleThe fi rst garage sale of the season is May 14th! This sale is

limited to infant & toddler items only. Clean out your clos-ets and basements and get ready to sell those gently used baby items!! The sale will take place on Saturday, May 14th at the Huron Boat Basin parking lot from 9am-1pm. $8 per space (spaces approx 9 x19-parking space size). Pre-Registration is required to participate. Registration forms are available on the website or at our offi ce. This event is held rain or shine.

LibraryDonations

The Board of Trustees of the Huron Public Library grate-fully acknowledges the following donations:

In memory of Cheryl Macki-Browning from Kathy Mussell and Jennie Fish, What’s New at the Zoo? by Suzanne Slade.

In honor of Catherine Hines from Marianne O’Halla, Amish Midwife by Mindy Clark.

YarnWorksJoin our group of knitters and crocheters Thursday, April

7 from 6:30 - 8 PM and Saturday, April 23 from 10:30 AM - 12 PM. Bring your current project and share your knowl-edge over tea and cookies. Always wanted to try? This is your opportunity! Register online at www.huronlibrary.org, or call 419-433-5009.

Passport DayPassport Day in the USA is Saturday, April 9 from 10 AM

- 1 PM at the Huron Public Library. Call 419-433-5009 for information and to schedule an appointment to have your passport application processed by an acceptance agent.

National Library WeekThe event from April 11-16, will feature many activities:Food for Fines Bring in an overdue item along with a

nonperishable food item, and we will waive the fi ne for

that item. Food for Fines does not apply to previous fi nes. Donations will be distributed by the Huron Food Pantry.

Have you lost your marbles? If so, then they can be found in a jar at the Library! Stop in and take a guess at the number of marbles in the jar. This contest is open to all ages (K-adult). Contest will run April 11 - 16. A Borders gift card will be awarded to the winner in each age group (K-4, 5-12, adult) on Monday, April 18.

“Guess the Artifacts” Contest. The artifacts in the West display case include many items on loan from the Huron Historical Society. Test your knowledge of things from days gone by and be entered in a prize drawing.

Spring craft“Welcome to Spring” Craft is Tuesday, April 12, 4:30 -

5:30 PM for children Kindergarten and older. To welcome spring and to have some FUN, register online at www.hu-ronlibrary.org or call 419-433-5009.

Author nightAn Author Night will take place Wednesday, April 13 at

6:30 PM. An Ohio native, Mr. Rob Smith currently lives and writes in Huron. When not working on his novels, Rob enjoys sailing and refurbishing his 1850’s home. Join us for the Erie County debut of his newest book, McGowan’s Return. Cop-ies of the book will be available to purchase, along with time at the end of the program for a book signing by the author.

Huron Public Library HoursMon. & Tue. 10 AM - 6 PMWed. & Thur. 10 AM - 8 PM

Fri. 10 AM - 5 PM; Sat. 10 AM - 1 PM

Huron Parks and RecreationOffi ce location: 110 Wall StreetMailing address: 417 Main St.

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than Clark, Sierra Denney, Kaitlyn DeRan, Hannah Fig-gins, Ashley Franks, Andrea Gillespie, Victoria Green, Bryce Haase, Kyle Hager, Andrea Hammond, Lisa Harkey, Ashleay Holroyde, Kali Horman, Cassidy Innes, Ellen Jus-tus, Thomas Kyer, Jedadiah Mayle, Randi Minton,Gina Munafo, Elizabeth Pucci, Jordan Romick, Austin Rupp, Elizabeth Slocum, Dominic Vacca, Lauren Volz and Ben-jamin Wilson.

Juniors - Angela Barbour, Paige Bragg, Matthew Buck-ingham, Alexandria Carroll, Dani Czekaj, Emilie Daigle, Drew Enderle, Alyssa Franklin, Maureen Giardina, Britta-ny Graves, Asia Hammond, Jessica Hoff, Emily King, Kayla Koehler, Kelsey Koehler, Austin Maddox, Antonino Majoy, Derek Morey, Neesha Nainee, Nathan Schaefer, Alex Sch-lessman, Lynsie Schwerer, Renee St. Clair, Kaitlyn Stradt-man, Ikki Tanaka, Jamie VanCauwenbergh, Emily Wal-drop, Sierra Ward, Brooklyn White and Emily Wiseman.

Sophomores - MaKenzie Adams, Shelby Baker, Madison Balde, Erin Black, Tessann Brewster, Samuel Bunting, Zach-ary Claus, Lauren Dewey, Jacob Ernst, Joshua Evers, Caitlin Foley, Trae Graham, Chloe Greenawalt, Laura Hahn, Kayla Hamilton, Courtney Hart, Emily Ineson, Zachary Jones, Jacob Justus, Alex Kidd, Kristen Koschutnik, Jacob Kovach, Dominic Maschari, Brittany Mayer, ColinMcCready, Me-gan McNulty, Morgan Mize, Lauren Mueller, Leah Phipps, MasonProsser, Taylor Prosser, Jacob Ramey, Dillon Samp-son, William Sams, TylerSavage, Allison Slocum, Daniel Stelzer, Nicholas Stelzer, Carolyn Stierhoff, Melinda Stu-dans, Stephen Tomczyk, Kyle Williams, Alexandra Wise-hart, Kelly Wright and Taylor Wysocki.

Freshmen - Paige Baker, Carolyn Balde, Benjamin Bat-tiste, Keegan Bollenbacher, Madison Brant, Diana Chaban, Elizabeth Claus, Brennan Cockrell, Katelyn Crawford, Pat-rick Dusza, John Dwyre, Nellie Enderle, Katherine Evers,

Molly Galvin, Kaitlyn Greulich, Drew Hanley, Kristopher Horman, Alexander Iannantuono, Jacob Jancik, Lillian Justus, Shelby Kenville, Tobin Knight, William Koenig, Nicholas Mix, Morgan Odell, Austin Rathbun, Ried Ro-shong, LiAnna Schwerer, Shelby Stout, Saki Tatami, Kevin Tomczyk, Valerie Tyree, Amanda Vacca, Ryan VanCauwen-bergh and Abigail Wiseman.

Merit Roll Seniors - Stephanie Chapman, Mackenzie Davis, Sean

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Juniors - Jalen Alexander, Kevin Bechtel, Christopher Denslow, Gregory Edwards, Shawn Eggert, Kathleen Fi-alka, Marsy Fox, Meghan Green, Samuel Hemker, Rilea Lombardy, Eileen Moriarty, May Parell, William Porter, Elyssa Sherer, Katlyn Sommer, Caleb Sowards, Samantha Wechter and Nicole West.

Sophomores - Brynn Baaske, Gregory Baker, Keily Balduff, Brett Berryhill, Ryan Brownell, Rebecca Cherry, Emily Cook, Derek Daigle, Devon Dickirson, Alexis Dixon, Austin Francis, Kimberly Gnidovec, Christopher Grant, Drew Griffi n, Daniel Hawkins, Olivia Johnson, Tiffany Porcenaluk, Matthew Rivera, Nicholas Ruf, Daniel School-craft, Samantha Smercina, Samuel Steinmetz, Allison-Thorson, Connor Wechter and Kira Yonek.

Freshmen - Morgan Bertsch, Nicholaus Carroll, Elaina Hemker, Alyssa Kopp, Brianna Lewis-Griffaw, Spencer Maddox, Jodi Minton, Hannah Neibler, Benjamin Schoel-wer, Nathan Schuster, Kira Smith, Jordan Stutzman, Cody Thompson, William Wilson and Nathan Zeck.

The students of Shawnee Elementary School celebrated Right to Read Week last week. The week was packed full with exciting goals and challenges while encouraging the students to focus on the basic concept of reading. The theme for this year’s week-long event was “Recipe for Reading”. Posters decorated by the students fi lled the halls giving recipes listing the ingredients on how to be a good reader. The week was kicked off on Monday with an assembly where students took turns reading to a partner for ten minutes.

“Reading Recipe Cards” were fi lled out by the students after each book was completed and placed in a large cooking pot. Other students could preview the recipes to determine if the book sounded “appetizing”.

In addition to reading aware-ness the staff also incorporated “healthy eating” habits into the daily lessons. Each morning there were healthy food tips read by stu-dents during the announcements. The students were given chefs hats to illustrate their favor-ite healthy foods and on Wednesday students were asked to wear the color of their favorite fruit or vegetable. The hall-ways could have been mistaken for a garden fi lled with to-matoes, carrots, strawberries, green apples and blueberries.

In celebration of their reading success, on Friday the stu-dents were treated to a taste testing during their lunch time by the kitchen staff. Everyone was encouraged to taste a

healthy pumpkin mousse made from a variety of spices. Students were asked to cast a vote as to whether or not they liked the mousse. The general consensus was a large display

of smiling happy faces, a common site around Shawnee El-ementary. In addition to the taste test, the students were also treated to a special week-end Magic Show brought in by the Huron PTO. The very enthusiastic magician enter-tained the energetic student crowd by incorporating and reiterating the good nutrition theme into his act as he con-cluded the 2011 Right to Read week at Shawnee Elemen-tary School.

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Huron High School Third Quarter Student Achievements Announced

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The city of Huron, its school district, and basketball pro-grams have watched two special student athletes take their fi nal bows on the winter athletic stage. Brian Bollenbacher and Lauren Volz, because their talent was recognized early on, seem to have been playing varsity sports here forever. Both excelled in the Fall leading their respective teams into the postseason. The women’s golf team made it all the way to state. Both athletes faced very different challenges dur-ing this 2010-2011 basket-ball season. Bo was to lead a team full of very young, albeit talented kids that had a lot of learning ahead of them. Meanwhile, Lau-ren was to play on a senior laden team, but one that had experienced very little success. In the end, both shined through their chal-lenges and were recognized outside the community for their individual achievements.

“Brian was always the fi rst in the gym and the last to leave and if you saw any of our games he played as hard as he could because he hates to lose. Brian was that way in prac-tice, and the younger kids saw that work ethic day in and day out. Brian displayed this work ethic not only in the gym but also in the classroom as he is a 4.0 student and the number 1 boy in his class.”

That is how head coach Bobby James felt about his team captain. Bollenbacher was fi rst team SBC and District 6. He also made second team for the Northwest District and Honorable Mention All-State. He is also currently in the running a spot on the Academic All-Ohio squad.

More important than his 16.2 points per game average or 750 career points, he was essential ingredient in the devel-opment of the young Tigers. James said that Brian showed the younger kids what it took, in terms of work ethic, to be a good varsity basketball player. In tight games, Bollen-

bacher would make good decisions and take the fi ght to the opposition when things seemed to be slipping away. He would take the big shot, or dive into a pile to force a jump ball. There is not much more you can ask of leader.

The ladies varsity squad’s head coach Ty Ray gives out a Miss Offense award every year. No surprise that Volz has won it every year starting with her freshman season. For Lauren’s senior year however, he decided to change the name of it to simply... MVP. That’s because she lead this years team in points, assists, both offensive and defensive rebounds, and steals. Like Bo, she was also the team’s cap-tain and took part in the SBC Wendy’s All-Star Classic game.

Her list of achievements are quite remarkable for this sea-son: Second team all-SBC, SBC All-Academic, and All-Dis-trict team. She twice set the school record for three point-ers in a single game with seven and now holds the school’s career mark with 156 from behind the arc. She also scored 939 points total in her career.

As previously reported here, Lauren will be spending her college career golfi ng for Ohio University while she pursues a degree in physical therapy. Meanwhile, Brian is uncertain whether or not he will pursue athletics at the next level. He has been accepted into the Fisher School of Business at The Ohio State University, but hasn’t ruled out playing basketball somewhere.

Senior Lauren Volz with her parents, Jeff and Patty Volz.

After the Tigers struggled with their home opener against Vermilion, at the new Tiger Fields, Huron has bounced back with two wins and a loss despite the cold, early spring weather.

“We are still shaking some rust off of many of our players. Our basketball kids have only had about seven practices to get into the swing,” said said head varsity coach Dustin Kas-tor. “I’m sure our bats will warm up along with the weather.”

The fi rst home win of the season came in a non-con-ference game against Danbury. Kastor’s squad fell behind 2-0 in the top of the fi rst inning. But junior pitcher Drew Enderle settled in and threw seven scoreless innings includ-ing 11 K’s. In the meantime, the Huron offense picked up a run in the third and fi fth innings to tie the game. Freshman Cody Thompson came in relief of Enderle and struck out the side in the top of ninth. Brandon Johnson, who went 4 for 4 on the evening, scored the game winner in the bottom of the ninth for the 3-2 victory.

Against Bellevue, the Tigers ran into a buzz saw of a pitch-er named Mike Fry. Brandon Johnson led off the game with a double and there would only be one more hit all evening to speak of, by Nick Butler. Huron was defeated, 4-0.

According to Coach Kastor, “ Fry found a grove in the fi fth inning and he fi nished the game in a very strong way. He struck out the side in the seventh inning. He seemed to get stronger as the game went on.”

The fi nal win of the week came against Western Reserve. The game went back and forth through out. The Tigers went up 2-1 after the home half of the fi rst inning. Johnson led off the game with a triple. Brian Bollenbacher walked, then stole second. Both scored, fi rst on a sacrifi ce fl y by Nick Butler, then on a base hit by Troy Delamatre.

Western took the lead back by scoring a run in both the third and fourth innings. Huron tied the game in the sixth inning. In the seventh, Brandon Johnson reached base on an error, then made second base on a passed ball. Bol-lenbacher then sacrifi ce bunted him to third. Butler then stepped up and drove in the game winning run through the middle of the infi eld.

“We made a lot of careless errors tonight,” said a relieved Coach Kastor, “but we made enough plays to get the win.”

Cody Thompson and Troy Delamatre combined their pitching efforts for the 4-3 Tiger victory.

The mens tennis team began the 2011 campaign with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Willard Flashes.

“All in all we had a tough match today. We only have two returning varsity players from last year so we had some butterfl ies.” commented Coach Hodges. “Our doubles teams may be raw right now, but I believe they will make their marks by the end of the year. Once we get rolling and get our confi dence as a team built up I think we will have a great year.”

Matthew Wray (H) defeated Alex Hanes 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7)

John Dusza (H) defeated Anthony Ivantchuck 7-5, 6-2Rory Kaip (H) defeated Logan Rose 6-1, 6-2Dom Vacca/Nyle Olds (H) lost to Lillo/Donnamillen 4-6,

4-6Austin Thorn/Nolan Thaxton (H) lost to Wiers/Phefferle

2-6, 1-6

Coach Mike Everman’s softball team opened the 2011 campaign 0-3 despite a brand new ball fi eld at Woodlands. But there is room for optimism in this young season. Freshman Amanda Vacca and senior Lauren Volz are hit-ting the ball very well. First time varsity pitcher, Karissa Shepherd, has proved to be the work horse for the staff, starting all three games and should improve as the weather turns warmer.

The Lady Tigers opened the season at home against West-ern Reserve. Shepherd pitched well in her fi rst start and the team played solid defense behind her. That will be key this

season as she is not a strike out producing machine like Corso was last season. Kate Weber went 3 for 3 with two doubles and a single. Renee St. Clair crushed a double in the fourth, scoring two, and temporarily giving the home team a 2-1 lead. But Western knocked in four

runs in the top half of the sixth inning. Huron loaded the bases in the seventh inning down by two runs but just couldn’t get the winning score across. The fi nal was 5-4.

On Saturday, the Tigers hosted the tough hitting squad from Eastwood for a doubleheader. It didn’t help matters that four junior starters on the team were in Washington DC on their annual class trip and the home team fi lled their spots off the JV squad.

“The JV girls that fi lled in did great today and held their own in those spots... I am very proud of them,” said Coach Everman.

Huron dropped both games (13-4, 14-5) to Eastwood. Highlights of the day for the Tigers included shortstop Lauren Volz hitting the fi rst home run at the new Tiger Softball Field to go along with her triple, three runs, and two RBI’s. Vacca went for 4 for 7 on the afternoon. Dur-ing the second game, Olivia Warren went 2 for 3 with two doubles and two runs scored. In the same game, Shepherd took a line drive of the leg and had to come out, but fresh-man pitcher Kierra McKitrick took the circle and did a fi ne job in a tough spot according to Coach Everman.

Tiger Tennis Team Opens

with Win

Senior Athletes Honored

Tiger Baseball Bounces Back with Two Wins

Coach Optimistic of Young Team

Upcoming YMCA Programs

Youth Outdoor Soccer IApril 18 – June 11, 2011 (ages 3-4, 5-6)

Youth Soccer introduces the fi rst time soc-cer players to the basics and fundamentals of soccer. Foot skills, passing, catching, shooting, defense, goal keeping as well as teamwork and sportsmanship. Practices are one night a week and games are played on Saturdays on the YMCA soccer fi elds. Participants receive a team shirt and awards at the end of the season. Fees: Y members $40.00 Non Y $55.00 8 week session/7 games Call (440)967-4208 to register.

Mini Cheer ClinicNEW PROGRAM! (ages 4-13 years old)

The clinic will be held Tuesdays and Thurs-days at 5:30-6:30 at the YMCA. Participants will learn motions, jumps, cheers and side-line cheers. Cheerleaders will perform a halftime dance routine at the YMCA Spring Youth Basketball games and end of the sea-son show. Cheerleaders will receive a Ver-milion Family YMCA cheerleader t-shirt,

pom-poms and hair bows. Fee is $55.00 for the 6 week session. Call (440)967-4208 for more info

Tae Kwon Do**Intro to Tae Kwon Do: Ages 5+ for

fi rst timers to the program, Monday & Wednesday 5:00-5:30pm **Progressive Tae Kwon Do: Ages 5-7, Monday & Wednes-day 5:30-6:00pm, Ages 8 and Up Monday & Wednesday 6:00-6:30pm **Kickboxing: Ages 14 and Up, Monday & Wednesday 6:40-7:40pm (additional cost for gloves is required)

Healthy Kids DayJoin the Vermilion Family YMCA as we

celebrate Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 16 from 12 noon to 2:00pm Activi-ties scheduled! Basketball shoot, Obstacle Course, health Fair, Fire Department, Po-lice Department, EMS and more! Call (440)967-4208 for more info.

Senior Brian Bollen-bacher.

This message is sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Erie County (Huron, Milan, Sandusky, Vermilion), The Erie County Health Department, and Firelands Regional Medical Center.

One Out of Every Four American Children is Not Fully Immunized Against

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Are you ever really going to wear those prom or formal dresses again? Free up some closet space and donate the dresses to EHOVE Career Center’s Student Council Prom Dress Drive.

EHOVE Diesel Truck Technology student and Student Council President Betsy Thayer, Vermilion High School, is continuing the effort started two years ago by the previous President and EHOVE Carpentry student Robin Miller of Western Reserve High School.

“Numerous students were able to have an affordable way to attend prom, and we hope to be able to make that hap-pen for more again this year,” said LaFollette.

The collection is year round, then the school holds a “Rental Day”, where interested EHOVE students may try on dresses and make a selection. A minimal rental charge is based on the student’s ability to pay, and used only to cover dry cleaning costs. The dresses will be dry cleaned over Spring Break and ready for pickup when students re-turn to school.

Pictured at right is EHOVE Diesel Truck Technol-ogy student and Student Council President Betsy Thayer with many of the dresses collected.

Pay it forward

MARY STRAYER, MASTER GARDENER, AUTHORPeople, who really enjoy gardening,

want to garden all year round, and that is really hard to do in USDA Zone 5 Ohio in the deep winter months. The following is a listing of things that could be done now, in preparation for the upcoming growing season.

Want to plant out early, build a cold frame. A cold frame is really a min-iature greenhouse, used by gardeners to start plants earlier because you can protect the seedlings during cold spells. Make a cold frame by simply piling straw bales in a square, and placing old windows over the structure. On a sunny day, the outside temperatures can go up quickly, so you need to monitor your cold frame, and open up the windows until evening again, when you would close them cold frame. On very cold nights it helps to cover the cold frame completely with an old blanket. This set-up allows you to plant spinach and cold hardy lettuce in the ground in the cold frame, or use it to harden off seedlings you started in the home.

You might also consider making a bird feeder, or a trel-lis. How about making those special stepping-stones you wanted for the garden last year, but didn’t have time to make? You could build fl ower boxes for your window, or how about for the barn out back. You could even build the trellis for your veggie garden. Climbing cucumbers do grow well on a trellis. How about decorating some terra cotta pots to fi t into your color scheme for the patio this year? You could also paint a mailbox, install it in your garden (or have it ready to install when the weather breaks!) and use this mailbox for hand tools and supplies and yet keep them protected from bad weather.

Fruit trees and fl owering shrubs are best pruned in late winter, before buds show. Do this after the coldest weather is past, but before you see any buds forming. Be sure to check a gardening manual for each type of tree or shrub you intend to prune.

With all the snow that lay on our ground so long, now is the time to look about for any damage done by animals. Rabbits, voles and other critters nibble on low-er branches and these need to be taped or removed. I usually wait to see if they will but out, but taping on a dry day helps a lot.

Lastly I would suggest in-stalling a winter station. We did this last year, and it was amusing to have our own weather forecast, and com-pare it to the Cleveland or Toledo area weather fore-casts on television. It also tells you things like humid-ity, and soon you will know by looking at the gages if it is really pleasant in the gar-dens or not.

There are things to do in the garden year round, and most of them are fun. Think Spring and Happy Garden-ing!

Can’t Wait to Garden?

GARDENING WITH MARY

Relax and learn while you think spring with EHOVE. Pick one or more fun cours-es at EHOVE’s After Hours. Make fun treats to eat, get pampered by Cosmetology students, arrange colorful spring fl owers, learn mas-sage techniques, try a vir-tual makeover, get natural tips for you and your home, and much more! Courses will be held on Wednesday, April 13 at varying times from 3:45-6:00 pm. The programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required, so reserve your space online today at www.ehove.net. For more infor-mation, call 419-499-5275 x251.

Think Spring with

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