February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan AT BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL, 'GREASE' IS THE WORD Bedford High School will be rockin' with the sounds and sights of its production of 'Grease.' The male lead is Tyler Wells as 'Danny,' standing amid a group of young men played by, clockwise from him, Mike Mominee, Adam Paine, Aaron Ivory, Aaron Zraik, and Steven Kiss.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East ROSSFORD READIES 'BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS' Rossford High School Drama Club players, from left, Justin Giaimo, Catherine Haskins, Rachael Pheils, and Leann Businger rehearse a scene from 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' by Neil Simon. The play is set in Brooklyn, New York's Brighton Beach in 1937 and is a semiautobiorgraphical coming-of-age comedy. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday, as well as at 2 p.m.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Sylvania Township authorities take aim at hazardous residences A new provision in state law has prompted Sylvania Township officials to take a renewed look at nuisance residential properties in an attempt to get them fixed up or demolished.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South Perrysburg housing shows growth despite slow economy Northwest Ohio's sluggish economy didn't stop Perrysburg from having a pretty decent 2007 in terms of growth and economic development.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South Perrysburg veteran of Iraq war honored for service Army veteran Joshua Thompson seemed a bit embarrassed to be the object of attention last week at a gathering in his honor at the Schaller Memorial Building in Perrysburg. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton 4 informational meetings scheduled on Sylvania Township fire levy Four public meetings have been set to explain plans for the Sylvania Township Fire Department and how it will use funds if voters pass a 1.25-mill continuing fire levy next month.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton A FAMILY, TIMES TWO Passers-by of Maple Drive in Sylvania may have done a double-take because it was like seeing double. Members of the Oberle family usually make snowmen when weather permits, but recently they crafted a whole family. Even neighbor Kacie Kueser, 9, got in on the festivities, making a snow model of the Oberle family dog, Shelby.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan MONROE FOCUSES ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS Viewing a display of Pride and Oppression: A Celebration of Black History Month, at the Monroe County Historical Museum on South Monroe Street in Monroe are, from left, Mackenzie Kegerreis, 10, and her grandmother, Cheri Weakly, both from Monroe. They are looking at a display featuring three generations of the Chappell family of Monroe: Sgt.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Adrian OKs $350,000 for public library renovation ADRIAN - A public safety liability has turned into an opportunity for the city to enhance the Adrian Public Library and complement the downtown streetscape. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton What's on: West Sylvania February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Sylvania, Sylvania Township focus forum will look at communities future Growth, development, and the outlook for the city of Sylvania and Sylvania Township will be the focus of the third annual "We Love Sylvania" community focus forum on Valentine's Day. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Bedford voters face request of 18 mills TEMPERANCE - Voters in the Bedford Public Schools District will be asked to renew a non-homestead tax levy in the May 6 election. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East Oregon officials target underage drinking Oregon police and substance abuse prevention advocates said their city continues to have a problem with underage drinking even though the latest research indicates drinking rates among students have dropped dramatically in Lucas County since 2000.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East Georgia man traces his roots to biracial ancestor in Luckey Black History Month took on a whole new meaning this year for Greg "Scott" Stone, a white man who lives in Tifton, Georgia, with his wife and daughter. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East The Weekly Record: East Lucas County February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Boat safety classes set in Monroe MONROE - There still may be ice on rivers and lakes, but boating enthusiasts thinking ahead to spring may want to plan to take a boater safety class.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South IN HARMONY WITH THEIR HARMONICAS Students Frank Bruening, left, and Frank Lovell keep their eyes on their sheet of music as they practice their harmonica skills during a workshop for musicians Saturday that was sponsored by Owens Community College.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Student of the Week: Margaret Gruber Margaret Gruber, a senior from Monroe, plans to study medicine. She has a 3.9 grade-point average and enjoys calculus and biology.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Student of the Week: Brooke Smith Brooke Smith, a senior from Lyons, plans to attend college for success and independence. Her favorite subject is math, and she is ranked third in her class with a 4.02 grade-point average. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Developers have plans for N. Main properties in Sylvania There's always been something that stuck out, and not very attractively, about a building in the 5700 block of Sylvania's North Main Street.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East Northwood boosters plan to pay some cost for sports NORTHWOOD - While school administrators discuss plans to cut their budgets, the high school's booster club and fund-raising organizations are planning ways to pick up the costs district taxpayers can't afford. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Senior activities: Michigan Bedford Senior Center
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton UNDER CONSTRUCTION: PRESENT COMPETITORS, FUTURE BUILDERS What can students do with plastic building blocks, rocks, tinfoil, and string? Whatever their imaginations will allow, all while learning about possible careers. Ramiah Henry, above, uses those materials to build a model of a house as part of the annual Block Kids Competition at Start High School. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South Council foils mayor's picks for positions in Waterville Most of Waterville's committees and commissions remain without new members after Village Council members voted down many of the mayor's appointments last week. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South The Weekly Record - South Lucas County February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South Springfield schools to begin process in March Parents in the Springfield Local Schools district will be able to pick up registration packets next month for their 2008-09 kindergarten students at the district's four elementary schools - Crissey, Dorr, Holland, and Holloway - and at the administration office.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South Student of the Week: Erin Leidy Erin Leidy, a senior from Perrysburg, hopes to attend college on the East Coast to study liberal arts. Her favorite subjects are English and history, and she has a 4.56 grade-point average. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton What's on: Areawide •Nutrition classes for cancer patients, sponsored by The Victory Center and the Toledo Chapter of The Weston A. Price Foundation, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 14, March 13, and April 10, at The Victory Center, 5532 West Central Ave., Classes are free. Information: 419-531-7600 or www.WAPFToledo.org.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton MARDI GRAS AT THE MANOR HOUSE The Manor House at Wildwood Preserve Metropark was more festive than usual recently because it was Mardi Gras time. There were clowns, magicians, face painters, and caricature artists, including, at right, Brandon Ballmer of Maumee, foreground, left, and Monica Hong of Toledo, who draw guests Reyhaneh Fakhari, background, left, and Megan O'Dell, both of Temperance.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South SOMETHING TO SINK YOUR TEETH INTO Dr. Mark Stucky, left, a volunteer dentist from Briarfield Dental Care in Maumee, examines 3-year-old Anna Smith of Milbury with the assistance of dental hygiene student Sarah Christensen. Friday's dental program at Owens Community College was for 'at-risk' children 6 months to 18 years old. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton The Weekly Record: West Sylvania February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Teacher of the Month: Dana Edmonds Dana Edmonds is the math department chairman at Whitmer High School. Because of her ability to relate well with all her students, math scores have improved tremendously under her leadership. Her innovative curriculum design allows all students to excel. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Monroe church program provides beds so children can sleep safely MONROE - The Now I Lay Me Down ministry program at First Presbyterian Church is making sure that dozens of area children get a good night's sleep and may be sparing some infants from tragic deaths. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Fulton County officials seek funds to build water system for northeast WAUSEON - Fulton County commissioners are seeking funds for a proposed $6 million water supply system to serve residents in the northeastern portion of the county.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan TARGET PRACTICE IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS OF MONROE TOWNSHIP The Canvasback Gun Club in Monroe Township played host to an open trap shooting and archery get-together recently. Score keeper Mark Gardner, foreground, keeps track of the activities of, from left, shooters Art Collingsworth, Glenn Hoffman, Jan Collingsworth, and Jim Ghesquire, all from Monroe. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South Perrysburg system to start Feb. 25 Perrysburg Schools will have kindergarten registration for the 2008-09 school year during the week of Feb. 25.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East Teacher of the Month: Christine Krygielski Chris Krygielski's work as the computer technology coordinator for the Waite High School staff has earned her the respect of her peers and students.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East Student of the Week: Matthew Pike Matthew Pike, a senior from Curtice, plans to study aerospace engineering at either Ohio State University or Ohio University. He has a 3.69 grade-point average and enjoys math and science. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East Boater safety course getting under way MONROE - There still may be ice on rivers and lakes, but boating enthusiasts thinking ahead to spring may want to plan to take a boater safety class.
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan TAKE THAT! IN IDA, YOUTHS LEARN THE WAYS OF SUPERHEROES Even superheroes have to start somewhere, and the Ida Branch Library on Lewis Avenue seems a good place to start. The library conducted its Superhero Training Camp recently, where youths could test their speed, strength, and agility by taking part in fun activities. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan What's on: Michigan Adrian February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton What's on: Areawide/West Education February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Showcase expo to highlight Sylvania's business diversity Specialty foods, student-produced artwork, and 150 booths that reflect the area's private and professional business diversity will be on tap during the Showcase Sylvania Business Expo. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Senior activities: West SYLVANIA SENIOR CENTER
February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South Teacher of the Month: Jim Schall Jim Schall is in his third year as a science teacher at Springfield High School, having entered teaching after retiring as a district manager with the former Seaway Food Town supermarket chain. He works with entry-level freshmen to advanced-placement physics students, and is always able to find a student's strengths and build on them. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East 4 local baseball players among Heidelberg College honorees Four area high school graduates will be among the members of the 2007 Heidelberg College baseball team honored when their Ohio Athletic Conference regular-season championship rings are presented during the halftime of Heidelberg's Feb.16 basketball game with Otterbein. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - East What's on: East East Toledo February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South Scholarships Jordan Bradish of Toledo, a senior at Toledo Christian School, has been named an Evans Scholar. The scholarship, which pays about $16,000 each year, covers college tuition, room, and board. February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton What's on: Fulton County Delta February 7, 2008 | Neighbors - South What's on: South South Toledo
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - East Northwood officials seek business district to establish identity Northwood Mayor Mark Stoner says his city needs a downtown business district to establish its own identity. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Districtwide: Sylvania recreation levy drive under way Building on some word play with "four" and "for," the campaign has been launched for the Sylvania Recreation District's capital improvements levy. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Panel members question need for petition drive A petition for annexation to the city of Sylvania by residents of a condominium development has some members of the One Sylvania merger committee wondering if they should continue their petition drive to get a merger commission on the November ballot.
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South Holland-Springfield Township Timberlake Church seeks to start community center The Rev. Brad Adams has ambitious plans for the Holland-Springfield Township community. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - East Business leaders serve details on local economy during annual breakfast Business and civic leaders from Northwood, Oregon, and other communities dished details about the local economy over eggs, bacon, and hash browns during the annual Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce State of the Communities Breakfast. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - East Pemberville Park, recreation funds tight Pemberville parks and recreation officials will be crossing their fingers this summer, hoping park equipment and facilities don't need repairs because the village has less money to fix them. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Old Mill to host Smithsonian food exhibit The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition “Key Ingredients: America by Food” and “Michigan Foodways,” will be at The Old Mill Museum, 242 Toledo St., Dundee, from Feb. 1 through March 16. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton What's on: Fulton County Delta January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton What's on: West/Areawide Sylvania January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South What's on - South/areawide South Toledo
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South MAGICAL MOMENT FOR A WORTHY CAUSE Magician Allen Wilkinson of Toledo, above at left, forms a U.S. flag from handkerchiefs before an audience of Quincy Rhodes, 8, who's partially obscured behind the flag, Alaina Hall, 11, Alla Lopez, and Madison Roy at the American Cancer Society rally in Maumee. The event was held to promote Maumee's Relay for Life to support cancer research.
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton WRITER OFFERS WORDS OF ADVICE TO TIMBERSTONE YOUTHS Award-winning screenwriter Tess Clark answers questions from sixth-grade students at Timberstone Junior High School in Sylvania. The 1983 Southview graduate, who returned to work with several English classes at Timberstone last week, honed her writing skills in California working on such hit shows as Family Ties and Cheers before starting her own production company.
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton TAKE A SPIN IN SPRINGFIELD Samantha Kohli, 9, of Holland gives the wheel a spin, hoping to win a prize during the Holland Springfield Chamber of Commerce Community Ties Expo at Springfield High School.
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South LIBRARY'S KENT BRANCH SALUTES KING Students read excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous 'I Have a Dream' speech at the Kent Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library on Jan. 22. Leandra James, 13, left, and Tatyana Reynolds, 11, both of Toledo, get together on their part.
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan BATTLE OF THE RIVER RAISIN RE-ENACTED IN MONROE Above, Jerry Fogle of Dundee, Mich., lets fire as he portrays a Potawatomi warrior during a re-enactment Saturday in Monroe, Mich., of the 1813 Battle of the River Raisin. He was part of the Indian chief Tecumseh's forces, who supported British troops at war with the United States.
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOLERS TEND TO YOUNGSTERS Bedford High School students in Barb Schneider's class spent a morning recently remembering what it was like to be little. The students helped tend to youngsters at a program called MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers) at CrossRoads Community Church on Sylvania-Petersburg Road in Ottawa Lake. Sophomore Sydney Lenhart reads to Keira Dillingham, 3.
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan IMPRESSIONISM IMPRESSES YOUTH IN ADRIAN COLLEGE PROGRAM Impressionism is really fun, Hannah Barr, at right, of Adrian shows. She's actually joking about her painting smock with Renee Armstrong of Tecumseh during a youth art program that runs until Feb. 23 at Adrian College.
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South Student of the week - Kirstin Allinson Kirstin Allinson January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Skateboard park issue takes a step in Sylvania The move to get a skateboard park built in the Sylvania area took a step forward last week as city officials and board members of the Sylvania Area Joint Recreation District listened to a presentation from a California developer who has built more than 400 of them. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Blissfield citizenship teacher garners VFW award BLISSFIELD, Mich. - Fourth graders in Brenda Reinhardt's class don't rely on just textbooks to learn about citizenship and the principles of democracy. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Monroe County's Rauch Road repair work postponed MONROE - Rauch Road, one of Monroe County's surfaces most in need of repair, is having much-needed fixes put on hold again. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South Ex-Knights swim on college squads Four former St. Francis de Sales High School swimmers are all heading for their respective college conference championships. They are:
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton People - West Four Boy Scouts from Troop 222 of Little Flower Parish received their Eagle Scout badges on Jan. 12 at an Eagle Court of Honor. They are: January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton What's on: Areawide/West •Flower Hospital Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 6 in the hospital's administrative board room, 5200 Harroun Rd., Sylvania. Donors will have a chance to win door prizes, including movie tickets, treats, and gift baskets. Free parking is available in the hospital parking garage or through the valet service at the hospital entrance. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - East Owens college clears jet for action, whatever that may be The Boeing 727 that FedEx donated to Owens Community College for use by its Center for Emergency Preparedness has been fitted with seats and will go into service next week, presumably for training exercises. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South What's on: Areawide/South t Maumee Little League Baseball registration, 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 at Gateway Middle School cafeteria for players ages 5-18. Tee-ball League for ages 5 to 6; teams available for new sponsors. To be eligible, a parent of a player must reside within the Maumee School District.
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - East EISENHOWER ART CLUB MAKE GLASS MOSAICS Art teacher Heather Royer, at right, shows the Eisenhower Art Club, an after-school program at Eisenhower Middle School in Oregon, how to make a glass mosaic. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Campaign for Sylvania rec levy begins Building on some word play with "four" and "for," the campaign has been launched for the Sylvania Recreation District's capital improvements levy. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton Sylvania City Council elects president, moves to fill vacancy Keith Haddad has literally shifted his position on Sylvania City Council. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Defiance College basketball squad is powered by Toledoans On the map, Defiance College can be found roughly 50 miles southwest of Toledo. But there's plenty of evidence that Toledo is just a short drive from Defiance any time you look on the school's basketball court. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Artists try to fill stomachs of poor with Empty Bowls in Lenawee County ADRIAN - The local Salvation Army unit had nearly a 50 percent increase in requests for assistance during the holiday season, a sign that Lenawee County is feeling the effects of Michigan's struggling economy. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South What's on: Areawide Toledo Area
January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton STUDENTS TAKE STAGE IN ST. URSULA PLAY From left, Robert Lynn of Oregon, St. Ursula Academy students Allison Woods of Maumee and Emely Ortiz of Toledo, Austen Boone of Perrysburg, St. Ursula student Lisa Maxon of Monclova Township, and Bill Brunner of Ottawa Hills rehearse for the school's production of 'Jekyll & Hyde,' to be staged at the Franciscan Center at Lourdes College in Sylvania. Show times: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - West/Fulton What's on: West •Practically a Golf Tournament for the Epilepsy Center Feb. 14 at Westfield Franklin Park, 5001 Monroe St. The miniature golf tournament is held over four days, with foursomes competing for a $400 prize and six-foot traveling trophy. Proceeds benefit programs offered by the center. Cost is $100 per foursome, register by Feb. 8. Sponsorships also available. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - Michigan Petersburg leaders want housing on plant site PETERSBURG, Mich. - Local officials hope a vacant factory site can be converted to a housing development. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South Owens college clears gift of a jet for action, whatever that may be The Boeing 727 that FedEx donated to Owens Community College for use by its Center for Emergency Preparedness has been fitted with seats and will go into service next week, presumably for training exercises. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - South Defiance College basketball squad is powered by Toledoans On the map, Defiance College can be found roughly 50 miles southwest of Toledo. But there's plenty of evidence that Toledo is just a short drive from Defiance any time you look on the school's basketball court. January 31, 2008 | Neighbors - East What's on: East East Toledo
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