City officials hope to answer residents’ concerns about the impact the Big Ditch project may have on the South Shore Veterans Park at a public forum on Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in city council chambers at the municipal complex, 5330 Seaman Road. The Big Ditch project calls for improving the drainage ditch along the west side of Stadium Road from Seaman Road to Bayshore Road to increase safety by eliminating the eroding ditch banks along the roadside and to improve the overall drainage system. Property owners will not be assessed for the project. It is funded by a $319,200 grant and a $478,000 low interest loan from the Ohio Public Works Commission. The improvements will include the replacement of the ditch and undersized culverts with a large storm sewer, catch basins, and shallow grass-lined swales. At the downstream end of the project, near South Shore Veterans Park, and in areas along open farmland, the project will include enhancing the existing ditch by widening and relocating it further from the roadway to restore it to a more natural stream channel, according to Public Service Director Paul Roman.
Will the third time be the charm for the Woodmore School District? School board members have voted to place a 2.99-mill, 5-year operating levy request on the November ballot. Voters rejected an identical levy request last week and in May. Last week’s unofficial results show the levy fell by 40 votes : Against – 759, For – 719. Voters in the Ottawa County portion of the district approved the measure by 20 votes: For – 342, Against – 322. But in Sandusky County it fell by 60 votes: Against – 437, For – 377. Voter turnout in Ottawa County last week was just under 30 percent while in Sandusky County it was just under 39 percent, according to the respective county boards of elections. Woodmore treasurer Kevin Slates said the boards of elections have told him voting information broken down by precinct will be available for review by Aug. 17.
Scientific research shows that reading and hearing about success stories can
reduce stress, increase feelings of happiness, and is good for your mind-body-spirit health.
Of course, famous people have success stories, especially if they have had to overcome much adversity. Stories in the media of such stars and their families captivate many of us, but the chance of running into these celebrities in Toledo today is scant, unless Toledo born actress Katie Holmes happens to visit, or M*A*S*H star Jamie Farr, or famous feminist/ political activist Gloria Steinem. However, this weekend you’re more likely to run into Del Ackerman visiting his hometown to connect with his roots during the huge Ackerman-Hecklinger-Cook family annual reunion. Del’s wife, Nancy, also born and raised here in Toledo, will stay behind in Naples, Florida to run the family business.
Northwood is advertising for a new city administrator to replace current administrator Pat Bacon, who is retiring in October. Mayor Mark Stoner said the city has placed an ad in the Ohio Municipal League publication for the administrator position. “We already received six resumes,” he said. Candidates have until Aug. 14 to submit resumes to the city, he added. After the deadline, city council will narrow the field to seven candidates to be interviewed, said Stoner. “What’s happened in the past is that council chooses the final three, then leaves it up to me to make the final choice,” he said. Bacon is retiring after 30 years of public service. She has held the administrator’s position for nearly 10 years. She was administrative coordinator for the previous administrator, Chuck Curtis, before she was picked for the position. Council had passed a motion at a special meeting last month to authorize advertising for the position.
Jim Mlynek is 57 years old and still gets to work before the sun comes up.
Mlynek and his wife, Jean, own Woodville Road Nursery and the Stone Yard, located at 5819 Woodville Rd, two miles past the Woodville Mall. The business is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “I've been doing this full-time for 33 years,” said Mlynek, whose father, Tom J. Mlynek, opened the nursery in 1960. “We've stayed small. First of all, we're workers. We are experienced people working on people's homes, and we don't send out a crew that's only been here a year or two. We're hands-on people. “I get to work between 5:30 and 5:45 every morning. A lot of times I may go to jobs, and there is always getting trucks loaded and getting the equipment out, doing paper work. There's always something to do.” Woodville Road Nursery has remained a family business for five decades. Jim and Jean are co-owners and their son, Jim, 26, has been working at the nursery for more than 20 years. |
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