The physical and human damage from the June 5 tornadoes that struck northwest Ohio and Lake Township was, in a word, extreme.
Six people died as a result, including 4-year old Hayden Walters and his parents Mary and Ryan, whose Millbury home was destroyed; Bailey Bowman, who died as she and her boyfriend tried to make it inside the Lake Township administration building to escape the tornado coming at them; Kathleen Hammitt, a Woodville wife and minister in training who died as her vehicle was tossed like a Matchbox toy on SR 795; and Ted Kranz, the father of the Lake High Class of 2010 valedictorian.
Hours before the 2010 seniors were to graduate June 6 at Lake High, the school complex at SR 795 and Lemoyne Road was among the structures heavily damaged by the monster EF4 twister. Word of the destruction at the school spread quickly, and less than an hour after the twister passed, a crowd of graduating seniors, alumni and others had driven through the debris along SR 795 to get a firsthand look through the darkness.
Though it was a school, the building has been a central, unifying presence in the community for years. It has been, in a word, home. And the damage involved would require a major makeover to say the least.
Around the same time, in El Paso, Texas, Elizabeth Urbanowski, 27, a 2001 Lake High grad, got phone calls from a couple of friends here telling her about the tornadoes and the damage. Her grandmother lived in Millbury until she died earlier in the spring and her mother’s brother lives on Main Street near the old elementary school and very close to some of the most deadly damage.
From 1 to 7 p.m. today, July 1, bricks, vintage trophies and t-shirts are on sale at Lake Elementary School. A donation of $10 is requested for all items.
On the heels of its first jackpot-winning Powerball draw, the Ohio Lottery has already sold its second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket.
The winning ticket was sold at Shirley’s Carryout in Curtice by clerk Jamie Rahe last night.
Ohio Lottery officials traveled to the store this morning to present owner Shirley Loofborow with a $48,500 retailer bonus check for selling the winning ticket.
"I am thrilled - you have no idea," Rahe said, adding that she hopes the winner is one of her regulars, someone she knows. "This is a small community - there are a lot of people who could use the money."
Asked whether she plays the lottery herself, Rahe said, "I have six kids and four grandkids. I'm thinking my money is better spent that way."
The estimated $97 million jackpot will be split with another winning ticket, sold in Montana.
The holder of the ticket has 180 days to come forward and claim the prize. The winning numbers were 11, 30, 45, 47 and 48 with a Powerball of 10. The Power Play multiplier was 3.
Ohio’s first Powerball jackpot, sold at Hub Carryout in Sunbury, came on the June 2 drawing, Ohio’s 14th draw since joining the game on April 16. The current jackpot win is Ohio’s second Powerball jackpot win in seven drawings. The estimated $97 million jackpot is an annuity option paid in 30 payments over 29 years (the first payment is immediate). The annual payments increase by 4% each year to keep up with the expected cost of living. The cash jackpot is estimated at $50.2 million; Ohio’s portion of that is $25.1 million.
Powerball is drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Saturday night’s jackpot starts at $20 million.
