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The Bowling Green Curling Club invites anyone interested in learning more about the sport to open curling sessions that will be held Oct. 19 to 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bowling Green State University Ice Arena on Mercer Road on the BGSU campus.
Throughout the sessions, club members will be on hand to give basic instruction. A game will follow the instruction period. All equipment will be provided. Participants only need to dress warmly and bring clean athletic shoes to put on at the ice arena.
More information is available at the club website, bgcurlingclub.com, or call Michael at 416-262-1143.
Senior trip
Reservations are still being accepted for Ottawa County Seniors trip to The Lettermen’s Holiday Show at Bear Creek Farms, Bryant, Ind. Nov. 27.
The cost of the trip is $75 per person, which includes lunch, the show and transportation. The bus will leave the Fremont Senior Center at 600 W. State St., at 8 a.m.
The Lettermen are well known for their music from the 1950s and ’60s. To make a reservation for the trip, or for more information, call 419-334-8383.
Disaster training
The American Red Cross office is offering “Fulfilling Our Mission,” the prerequisite course to all disaster training, Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the conference center of Magruder Hospital. Participants will learn how to assess their skills and abilities to better serve those affected by disaster here at home or wherever help is needed.
Additional trainings being offered this fall include:
• Mass Care, Nov. 3, 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sutton Center, 1854 E. Perry St., Port Clinton.
• Shelter Operations/Simulation, Nov. 10, 6 to 10 p.m. at the Sutton Center;
• Disaster Assessment Basics, Oct. 28, 6 to 9 p.m. at Magruder Hospital;
Disaster training is free and all disaster assistance to help victims is offered at no cost. Register by calling 419 734-1100 or email
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Scouting for Food
The Elmore Cub Scout Pack 314 and the Elmore Boy Scout Troop 314 are joining together to support the annual Scouting for Food effort.
The Cub Scouts will pass out bags to the Elmore Community on Saturday morning Oct. 16. The Boy Scouts will assist in the collection and sorting of the food on the following Saturday morning, Oct. 2. Non-perishable food is preferred.
Food collected in the drive will benefit the Ottawa County Holiday Bureau and the Elmore Food Pantry. The Holiday Bureau has been helping families in need over the Christmas season for more than 40 years. The unit serves Harris, Allen, and Clay townships.
The Elmore Food Panty, located at Grace Lutheran Church, is supported by Elmore churches and the community. The Food Panty is a year round organization that serves the Ottawa County portion of the Woodmore School District.
For Holiday Bureau information, call Esteban Reyes at 419-862-2968. Contact Grace Lutheran Church at 419-862-3630 for information about the Elmore Food Panty.
Health Career Expo
Area residents and students with career aspirations in a health-related field are invited to explore various employment opportunities available throughout the region as Owens Community College hosts its annual Health Career Expo Oct. 21 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Audio/Visual Classroom Center rooms 125-127.
Admission to the event, sponsored by Owens’ Career Services Office, is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
Attendees can meet with local health care representatives to learn more about their professions. In addition, attendees will be able to fill out applications for various employment opportunities, so they are encouraged to bring several copies of their resume and to dress professionally in preparation for any impromptu interviews.
Area employers in attendance will include Mercy Health Partners, ProMedica Health System, Bittersweet Inc., HCR ManorCare, A to Z Health Care Inc., Swanton Health Care and Retirement Center, Kingston Care Center of Sylvania, ABC Health Care Inc., St. Luke’s Hospital, Anne Grady Services and Wood Haven Health Care, among others.
In addition, Owens will have information available for those individuals interested in pursuing an education through the College’s School of Health Sciences and School of Nursing.
For more information, call the Owens Career Services Office at 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 7501.
Anxiety expert to speak
Anxiety disorder expert Dr. Deborah Beidel will discuss the psychopathology and treatment of social phobia in children and adolescents at a free lecture Oct. 19 at Owens Community College.
Sponsored by the College’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Beidel’s lecture presentation will be held at noon in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Mainstage Theatre. Admission is free and open to the community.
For more information, call 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 7180.
Prescribed burns set
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will be conducting prescribed burns from Oct. 12 to Nov. 19. Approximately 300 acres will be burned in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Lucas and Ottawa counties.
The burns will eliminate dead vegetation and encourage native plant establishment for next spring. Fire is used in marshes to help manage a balance between open water and wetland plants. In addition, the controlled burns eliminate years of built up dead plants that would otherwise increase risks for wildfires. Detailed burn plans are written and reviewed by officials for each burn conducted.
Careful measures are taken to ensure the safety of firefighters and private property.
Board vacancy
The Board of Lucas County Commissioners is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Workforce Investment Board of Lucas County in the economic development category.
The mission of the board is to provide leadership and oversight to the workforce development system within Lucas County. The board is comprised of community leaders in business, education, labor, social service agencies and economic developers who are appointed by the county commissioners for two-year terms. For this vacancy, the board is searching for applicants who have demonstrated education and practical experience in the area of economic development.
Those interested in being considered for a specific appointive board vacancy must fill out the “Application for Public Volunteer” form, available at the county commissioners’ office at One Government Center in Toledo, Suite 800, by calling 419-213-4500 or online at www.co.lucas.oh.us.
A detailed resume must be enclosed with the completed application form. More information is available at www.thewib-lc.org.
Applications will be accepted through the end of business Oct. 29.
Minimum wage increase
Ohio’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2011 to $7.40 per hour for non-tipped employees and $3.70 per hour plus tips for tipped employees.
The state’s current minimum wage is $7.30 per hour for non-tipped employees and $3.65 for tipped employees. The increase will apply to employers who gross more than $271,000 per year, up from the current $267,000 per year.
For employers at smaller companies and for 14- and 15-year-olds, the state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, a rate tied to the federal minimum wage.
Gang violence addressed
The Toledo Police Gang Task Force conducted a Criminal Interdiction Special Oct. 7 to combat the recent increase in gang violence.
As a result, 23 individuals were arrested; drugs with a value of more than $6,300 were seized and three handguns were taken off the streets.
Assisting the Gang Task Force in the multi-agency effort were the TPD Directed Patrol Section, Vice-Narcotics Section and officers from the Operations Bureau, along with Ohio State Highway Patrol and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Lake Fun Walk/Run
The Third Annual Lake Township 5K Community Fun Walk/Run will be held Oct. 23 at Mainstreet Church in Moline.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. The Kids One-Mile Fun Run will begin at 8:30 a.m. The registration fee for the run, open to kids 12 and under, is $3 each.
The 5K Walk/Race begins at 9 a.m. The registration fee is $10 per person or $20 per family. The first 30 5K registrants will receive a T-shirt.
The event is being sponsored by the Lake School Health Advisory Council.
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