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Golf classic a success
Eighty-four area residents recently enjoyed a day of golf and entertainment to support Honor Flight Northwest Ohio as Owens Community College’s Leadership Academy group Team Commodores held its inaugural golf classic. The 21-team event netted over $5,000 to benefit the Honor Flight Northwest Ohio initiative. Founded in 2007, Honor Flight Northwest Ohio has safely flown over 460 veterans to Washington D.C.
The championship team of the four-person scramble included Jason Reier, Laura Reier, Kevin Swartzell and Ryan Pickerel.
Golf scramble signups
Open registration has begun for the 5th annual Habitat for Humanity of Ottawa County Golf Scramble, which will be held June 18 at the Oak Harbor Golf Club.
Again this year, the top sponsor is Materion (formerly Brush-Wellman), Elmore. Ottawa County Chapter 30011 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will be providing supplemental funding.
The scramble will be an 8 a.m. shotgun start. For a registration form, contact the Habitat for Humanity office at 161 W. Water St., Suite B, Oak Harbor or call at 419-734-7074. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Volunteers needed
Mobile Meals is looking for volunteers to contribute their lunchtime to deliver meals out of Mercy St. Charles Hospital.
Volunteers allow Mobile Meals to provide clients with nutritious meals and to assist them in maintaining their independence. Without the help those willing to donate their time, Mobile Meals would be unable to operate.
Mobile Meals of Toledo is a non-profit organization that provides home-delivered meals to the elderly, ill, disabled and homebound in the Toledo area. In 2010, dedicated volunteers delivered over 490,000 meals to Mobile Meals’ clients.
Call Mobile Meals at 419-255-7806 or e-mail
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to find out how you to get involved.
Open house set
Vail Meadows Equestrian Center has created a new program to help the youth of Northwest Ohio investigate alternate paths leading toward a positive and successful way of life.
The Vail Meadows Horse Powered Avenues for Youth program was developed with the help of help of Jody Franks, licensed professional clinical counselor and certified rehabilitation counselor; former Oregon school teacher and mayor, Marge Brown, and Toledo Police Sgt. Mike McGee.
Neighbors, friends and the public are invited to an open house designed to showcase the program June 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Vail Meadows, located at 6118 Cedar Point Rd. Oregon. The open house will include tours of the farm, demonstrations of various activities included in the youth program, games, and horse-drawn carriage rides. All donations collected at the event will benefit the equestrian center and their therapeutic programs.
Open house attendees who sign up for any of the 2011 Vail Meadows summer camps will receive a $30 discount per child. For more information, contact Kristen Coen, public relations intern, at 419-654-3314.
CHAMPS camp
Since 2006, the Choosing Hope and Moving Past Sadness (CHAMPS) program has provided resources and support to area children who have a loved one living with cancer.
The program is offered in two formats – a three-day summer camp for children ages 6 and up, and one-hour evening sessions for children and their parent or guardian. All sessions are free and led by licensed healthcare professionals.
This year’s CHAMPS day camp will be held June 21 to 23 at St. James Club, 7337 W. Bancroft St., Toledo. The camp offers a safe and nurturing environment where children meet and interact with peers facing similar circumstances, and can freely express their feelings about how cancer is impacting their family. Activities also include art therapy, swimming and other fun activities.
The evening program for children and their parent or caregiver will be offered on the following dates at the Hickman Cancer Center at Flower Hospital, 5200 Harroun Rd., Sylvania: Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1. Children and adults meet in separate groups to discuss how to cope with their loved one’s illness and offer emotional support.
“The activities we plan all have a purpose. The main goal is to help participants explore coping strategies that work for them in their daily lives,” says Bonnie Gratop, ProMedica social worker. “Each year, I especially look forward to the camp where previous participants return to serve as volunteers to help others in need.”
For more information or to register for a free CHAMPS program, call 877-291-1441.
Computer classes
The Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County is providing a new service designed to introduce basic computer skills to the 30 percent of adult residents of Sandusky County that do not have Internet access at home.
Through a partnership with Connect Ohio, the library is offering a series of four 90-minute classes that introduce attendees to topics including computer basics, how to access the Internet, useful websites, and how to use e-mail. The classes are part of the Every Citizen Online program, which is funded by a federal grant. Birchard Public Library is one of more than 100 libraries in Ohio partnering with Connect Ohio to encourage residents to learn how to use the Internet so they can take advantage of the vast array of services and information that are available online.
Funds provided by the grant were used to purchase 11 laptop computers for a mobile training lab, which is used to teach classes at the branch locations of the library. There is a class offered at the main library and a class at one of the branches in Gibsonburg, Woodville or Green Springs each month.
In June, the series of four classes at the Fremont location will be offered at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays June 1 to 22. Classes at the Woodville Branch will be held at 9:30 a.m. Fridays, June 3 to 24.
To register, call the Birchard Public Library at 419-334-7101, extension 216.
Survivors’ reception
A reception for area men and women who are surviving cancer will be held on June 3 at 4:30 p.m. in the Auxiliary Gym of the Oak Harbor High School.
Those attending will be treated to meal and a t-shirt. To register, contact Sharon Knoop at 419-707-1948 or
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, and provide your name, address, phone number, t-shirt size and whether you will be bringing a guest. Each survivor may bring only one guest.
Survivors are also asked to kick off the 18-hour Ottawa County Relay for Life by walking the first lap during the opening ceremony at 6 p.m. Wheelchairs are available for those who wish to participate but cannot walk an entire lap.
BBQ fundraiser
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elmore, is sponsoring a chicken BBQ fundraiser June 5 from 11 a.m. until sold out. Proceeds raised will benefit Lutheran Outdoor Ministries of Ohio, which provides camping experiences for children and adults around the state.
The dinner includes a half-chicken, baked potato, green beans, roll and butter, and homemade cookies and brownies. Drive-through service only.
The cost is $8. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is providing matching funds of $500. Tickets are available at the church office, 19225 W. Witty Rd., just north of Elmore at the intersection of Witty Road and SR 51 between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday or Sunday morning. Unsold tickets, if any, will be available at the door.
For more information or directions, call the church at 419-862-3630. Information is also available on the church’s Facebook page and on the web at www.graceelconline.org.
Holiday closure
Owens Community College, the Arrowhead Park Learning Center in Maumee and the Learning Center at The Source in downtown Toledo will be closed Friday through Monday May 27 to 30 for the Memorial Day holiday. There will be no classes and the College offices will be closed for business.
Classes will resume and administrative offices will reopen May 31.
Birding workshop
Bird expert and author Kenn Kaufman will lead a discussion on “Why We Need Birds” June 8, 7 p.m., at the Packer-Hammersmith Center in Pearson Metropark.
If you’re caught in the grip of a birding addiction, how do you explain that to someone you love – or to yourself? How do you make the lure of bird watching understandable for someone who has never tried it?
Kaufman will call on a host of his unusual friends – bikers, spies, monks, musicians, gourmet chefs, polar explorers, and more—to help him look at the questions and at the birds themselves, from a series of brand-new angles.
He is the originator of the Kaufman Field Guide series and author of Lives of North American Birds, Kingbird Highway and Flights Against the Sunset, among other books. A field editor for Audubon and a contributor to every major birding magazine, he has also led nature tours on all seven continents.
Women’s Connection
All area women are invited to attend the “Get Ready to Celebrate” luncheon sponsored by the Toledo East Women’s Connection June 9 at noon at the Bayside Boardwalk, 2759 Seaman St., Oregon. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
April Gladieux will discuss special event planning and decorating. Mackenzie Conine, of Walbridge, will provide special music; and Dona Powell, of Portland, Mich., will speak on, “When Happily Ever After Doesn’t Happen.”
The cost is $10.50, all inclusive. For reservations, call Dorothy at 419-691-9611 or Marilyn at 419-666-1633.
Summer reading signups
Registration for the summer reading club at the Genoa Branch of the Harris-Elmore Library will begin June 6.
The theme for the program, which will run through July 31, is “One World, Many Stories.” Children who read for 500 minutes will earn a t-shirt, courtesy of Diversified Insurance.
Storytime will be held at the library, located at 602 West St., Tuesdays at 11 a.m. for preschoolers and 1 p.m. for elementary-age children beginning June 8.
For more information, call the library at 419-855-3380.
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