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Scholarship deadline
The deadline to apply for 2011-2012 scholarships at Terra Community College is April 1. Students are only eligible for scholarships if they apply.
“It really benefits the student to think ahead when it comes to financial aid,” said Joe Spencer, Director of Financial Aid at Terra. “Fall term is months away, but students only have a couple of weeks to get in on the scholarships.”
Terra and the Terra College Foundation make more than $100,000 in scholarships available annually. More than 70 percent of Terra students receive some form of financial aid.
To apply, students must submit a completed scholarship application with two references and a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). (Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov and click “Fill Out Your FAFSA.”
For more information about scholarships, call 419-559-2344 or visit www.terra.edu to learn how to apply. A scholarship application can be downloaded at www.terra.edu/financialaid/scholarshipapp.asp.
Lake fundraiser set
A Lake High School fundraiser will be conducted for three weeks beginning March 21.
All households within the Lake community will receive a phone call between the hours of 4 and 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The fundraiser includes the sale of frozen pizza, gourmet coffee samplers, cookie dough, roasted mixed nuts, long-life light bulbs, weather alert radios and trash bags, all of which will be delivered at no cost to the purchaser.
Benefit fundraiser
A Chicken BBQ Fundraiser will be held to benefit Kelly Brock April 2 from 4 to 8 p.m. or until sold out at The Hour Glass Inn, 618 Main Street, Genoa.
Funds raised will benefit Genoa resident Kelly Brock who is battling cancer. The donation is $10, which includes a half chicken, green beans, potato salad, and roll and butter prepared by Grandma’s Backyard BBQ.
The fundraiser will also include raffles, and karaoke by Dawg! Donations may also be made to the Kelly Brock Benefit Fund at any Genoa Bank location.
EHEAP deadline
With just days to go in the 2010-11 Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP) and numbers for March still unavailable, the amount of requests for assistance is on course to surpass the 2009-10 program year. EHEAP, which is operated by WSOS Community Action Commission Inc., will end Thursday, March 31. Income-eligible residents who think they need help from this program must have their applications in by the deadline. The program operates from Nov. 1 to March 31 each year and provides income-eligible residents with one-time assistance to pay their heating bills.
Appointments are required for EHEAP applicants. To make an appointment for EHEAP help, in Wood County call 419-447-0084; in Ottawa County, call 419-334-5126; in Seneca County - Fostoria – call 419-435-4884 or in Tiffin area, call 419-447-0084; or in Sandusky County, call 419-334-5126.
WSOS funding
Sandusky County organizations that provide emergency food and shelter programs can apply at WSOS for possible funding to continue their work.
Allocations from the National Board have not been approved yet, but WSOS encourages any agency wishing to apply to pick up an application at 109 S. Front St. Fremont.
The award is made by the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board, which is chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). WSOS distributes the funds to county groups.
A local board comprised of community agencies will recommend who should receive these funds. Organizations chosen to receive the funds must be private, voluntary, non-profit organizations or units of government; must have an accounting system; must practice non-discrimination; must have demonstrated the capacity to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs; and, if a private volunteer organization, must have a voluntary board of directors.
Organizations interested in applying for funding should contact Tony Lindenberger at WSOS at 419-334-8911.
Revaluation inspections
State law requires county auditors to appraise each individual parcel of real estate in the county every six years. Called a revaluation, this program is required by Ohio law to equalize values and to take into account the need to adjust values based on current trends in the market and to reflect any changes since Jan. 1, 2006.
To aid in this process, data collectors are going throughout the county to gather information about individual properties.
During March, data collectors will be in Oregon and Jerusalem Township to conduct field inspections of properties as part of the 2012 revaluation of all real estate, as mandated by state law.
Data collectors will take exterior photographs of properties and verify the property’s physical attributes. Residents are urged not to allow anyone to enter their homes. . Homeowners unsure of the identity of any individual should confirm with the Auditor’s Office by calling 419-213-4406 before allowing an inspection.
At the request of the property owner, interior inspections are conducted by appointment only. To schedule an interior inspection, call the Lucas County Auditor’s office at 419-213-4406. View a data collection video at www.co.lucas.oh.us/reval2012.
Data collectors work Mondays through Saturday between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. The Auditor’s Office will provide additional updates throughout the project.
Free weather radios
The Ottawa County Long Term Recovery Committee is offering free National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Weather Radios to the residents of Allen Township.
Residents of Allen Township can pick up their free radio at the Genoa Middle School cafeteria March 22 between 4 and 7 p.m. Proof of residency will be required (driver’s license, tax bill, utility bill, etc.). Radios will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The committee was established by the Ottawa County response agencies to assist families with their long-term recovery needs following the June 5, 2010 tornado. The committee includes representatives from the American Red Cross, United Way, Allen-Clay Joint Fire District, Ottawa County EMA, Ottawa County Commissioners, Allen Township Trustees, WSOS and the Ottawa County Job and Family Services.
For more information, call Fred Petersen at 419-734-6900.
Sirens to sound
Gov. John Kasich has designate the week of March 20-26 as Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week.
Many Ottawa County schools, health care facilities and other public and private organizations will be conducting training and drills in conjunction with the observance.
In addition, the Ottawa County siren system will be activated for three minutes March 23 at 9:50 a.m. During that time, Sheriff’s Dispatch will broadcast a test message to police, fire and EMS departments. In addition, the National Weather Service will activate weather alert radios. Actual weather warnings are disseminated in the same manner.
For more information, call Ottawa County Emergency Management at 419-734-6900.
Crash investigation
Oregon police are investigating a crash that closed SR 2 near Lallendorf Road March 14 just after 1:30 p.m.
A Buick Park Avenue driven by Jeremiah Huddleston, 21, of Curtice, went left of center and struck a Chevrolet Traverse being driven by Lias Peery, 34, of Oregon, police said.
Huddleston was flown by Life Flight to Toledo Hospital. Peery was taken by ambulance to Mercy St. Charles Hospital.
Witnesses said Huddleston’s vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and had gone left of center several times before the crash.
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