Summer history camp offers kids a Blast to the Past
Children in third through fifth grade are invited to travel back in time for a day at the Blast to the Past History Day Camps offered at Brandville School in Oregon.

Day camps will be offered June 15-18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will experience such topics as music before 1900; Readin’, Writin’ and `Rithmetic; Exploring Life During the Civil War; and A Visit to the General Store.

Campers are responsible for bringing a lunch and drink each day. Wearing period clothing is optional but encouraged. T-shirts will be available for $6.

The cost is $25 per day or $80 for all sessions. Registration and payment is due by June 4. One-half scholarships available for students attending all four sessions.

Registration forms are available at the Oregon Branch Library and the Eastern YMCA. For more information, call Dianne Powers at 419-698-2410 or Pat Davis at 419-836-4792.

Northcoast Jobs
The Northcoast Jobs Connection Job Stores and the Seneca One Stop offer numerous services and resources for job seekers and employers. Seminars are free and open to anyone in the community.

June seminars at the Ottawa County Community Resource Centre, 8043 W. SR. 163, Oak Harbor, include:

• June 10: 9 a.m. to noon, “The Self-Directed Job Search.” Learn how to conduct your own job search with the tools available through the Job Store.

• June 17: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., “Get a Job or a Better Job POD.” Discuss applications, resumes, interviewing, networking, the Internet and more.

• June 24: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., “Individual Resume Writing Assistance.” Work one-on-one with a specialist and produce a good resume before you leave. By appointment only through Northcoast Jobs Connection. 

Those interested in attending the workshops should register by contacting Carol Guice at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 419-307-1189.

For more information on the Job Stores, visit www.northcoastjobs.org. In Ottawa County, call the Job Store at 800-665-1677 or call Denise Ventrone at 419-898-6242 at the Ottawa County Improvement Corporation.

The Job Store is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Summer academy enrolling
This summer, local high school students can recover lost credits through a computer-based program offered by Toledo’s Phoenix Academy.

Phoenix Academy allows students in grades 9-12 to recover credits from home, at their convenience 24/7. Coursework is available on the family computer – or at any of the four Credit Recovery Outreach Centers.

Teacher support by e-mail is available seven days a week. Suburban districts as well as Toledo Public Schools recognize the Phoenix Academy curriculum.

Classes are comprised of modules, which are similar to chapters in a textbook. Most begin with a pretest, which checks knowledge of the topic. After completion of all modules in the class section, students visit a Phoenix Academy credit recovery center to take a final exam. Their identity is verified by photo ID.

Students without access to a home computer can study in fully equipped computer labs located in Phoenix’s downtown site at the corner of Jefferson and 16th Street or suburban sites on Alexis Road, McCord Road or in the East Toledo Family Center.

Enrollment for the online summer program is June 7-9 from 9 a.m. to noon at all four Phoenix Academy locations. Fees are $100 per semester credit for Toledo Public School students and $125 per credit for non-TPS students. Courses begin June 14.

Complete information about course offerings is available at www.phoenixtoledo.org. Click on “Credit Recovery Program.” More details are also available by calling 419-720-4505.

Terra Alumni Night
Graduates of Terra Community College are invited to attend Alumni Night at Plaza Lanes, 2641 East State St., Fremont, June 10 from 5 to 7 p.m.

“We have had 41 graduating classes and hope to stay in touch with our graduates. Many have remained in this area, but many others have also moved elsewhere,” said Dr. Sue Babione, executive director of the Terra College Foundation. “The College has committed to re-establishing ties with those who have made Terra what it is today, and this is just the start.”

The event will allow grads to reconnect with fellow classmates and former professors and staff. They will learn about current happenings at Terra as well as new programs of study.

Bowling lanes have been reserved and alums will receive discount pricing on games and rental shoes. Plus, there will be door prizes and raffles.

For more information about Terra Alumni Night at Plaza Lanes, visit www.terra.edu and click on Alumni News. RSVP by June 7 to Jill Fick at 419-559-2382 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Genoa alums plan 40th reunion
The Genoa High School Class of 1970 will hold their 40th reunion Oct.16 at Holiday Inn Express in Perrysburg. Rooms have been reserved for alumni.

Organizers are looking for contact information for the following classmates: Laura Limpf, Tom Crandill, Leonor Lopez, Connie Karstetter, Patty Peters, Valerie Wicks, Denise Assad, Jane Caudill, Irene Trejo, Jim Stiger, Larry Weseman, Norma Tristan, Audrey Seltzer, Ruth Noble, James Howe, Sharon Bowyer, Sharon Huss, John Stancil, Marian Walter, Kathy Pottridge, Charles (Bud) Harrison, Sandy Ryan, Laura Cornella, Sharon Vestula, Pauline Raymond, Tom Tussing, Craig Waldron, Bill Hartshorn, Sharon Powell, Amelia Torres, Scottie Clark, Dean Loux, Frances Drummond, James Grindstaff, Cindy Pratt, Donna Bloomfield, Phyllis Powell, Margaret Rost, Stan Draper, Becky Edwards, Glen Draper, David Whitten, Rose Cardenas, Terry McClusey, Tom Goodman, Mike Bergman, Debbie Woolner, Leonard Hanes, Eva Flores, Betty Davis, Joy Habel, Michael Klavinger, Harry Seltzer, Bonnie Rose, Ricky Malone, Debra Barr, Gordon Holbrook and Debbie Suto.

Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Karen Jeffers at 419-855-4104.

Hilfiker Elementary earns award
Hilfiker Elementary School in the Gibsonburg School District has won a 2010 Hall of Fame School Recognition Award from the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators.

School Principal Meri Skilliter and the Hilfiker staff will be presented with the award at a luncheon June 22 during the annual OAESA Professional Conference.

The finalists were selected from nominations from across the state. The school staff submitted extensive written documentation substantiating the quality of the educational program in the areas of student achievement, student development, personnel, administration, school management, community and instructional system.

Dead for a Day
Clay High School students, in conjunction with the Oregon Community & Family Coalition (OCFC) Youth Board, participated in “Dead for a Day” effort April 30.

Sixty students were declared “dead for a day” by an Oregon Police officer during the first three periods of the day. The “dead” students wore a T-shirt and tombstone with their death story. They attended classes but were to remain silent, and were secluded to the “cemetery” to eat lunch. The all-day event was designed to highlight the potentially fatal outcome of teen substance abuse.

Class Bash `67
The 1967 Class of Lakota High School is having a “Class Bash ‘67” June 26 at Nature Trails Golf Course Banquet Hall in Bettsville, Ohio.

Organizers are seeking current addresses for Kathy (Bates) Miller; Debbie (Deiter) Villarreal; Betty Everetts; Jim Fleury; Stella (Spaulding) Torras; and Linda (Turpin) Holcomb.

Former classmates may contact Mary K. (Kidd) Miarer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or Edward Ginnever at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get last-minute invitations.

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