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Motorcycle safety program
Terra Community College in Fremont is offering motorcycle safety courses for riders at all levels.
Classes are offered through Motorcycle Ohio, of Columbus, with funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Ohio Department of Public Safety/Office of Criminal Justice Services.
The Basic Rider Course is designed to teach new riders how to ride safely. The 16-hour class includes a classroom portion offered Fridays from 6 to 10 p.m. and range driving done Saturday and Sunday morning or afternoon.
The Returning Riders Course is designed to help those who have had several motorcycle permits but have never obtained a license. The one-day class, which will be offered three times this summer, will be held Saturdays from 2 to 8 p.m.
An Experienced Riders Course is being offered once this summer – on June 18 from 2 to 8 p.m. Class participants can demonstrate riding skills and learn a new safety precautions, while lowering the cost of your motorcycle insurance rates.
All classes are $25. To register or obtain more information, visit www.terra.edu, call Edie Dirnberg at 419-559-2110 or email
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Spirit of Wood Co.
The Wood County Board of County Commissioners invite area citizens to join them in honoring the 2011 Spirit of Wood County Award recipients at a ceremony June 12 at 2 p.m. at the Wood County Historical Center, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green.
The 2011 award winners include Bowling Green residents Richard Martin for Agricultural Leadership, Elaine Paulette McEwen for Education for Civic Responsibility, Barbara Keller for Liberty Through Law/Human Freedom, and Rebecca Bhaer for Self-Government; Perrysburg resident Douglas Pratt for the Lyle R. Fletcher Good Citizenship Award; and former Wood County resident Daryl Stockburger for Industrial/Economic Development.
The Spirit of Wood County Awards, presented in conjunction with Wood County Heritage Days, are awarded to citizens of Wood County who show outstanding qualities in bettering Wood County as a whole.
Rally for a Cure
The Oak Harbor Golferettes will present the 13th Annual Rally for a Cure Golf Scramble June 22 at the Oak Harbor Golf Club.
Sign-in will begin at 7 a.m. A shotgun start will follow at 8 a.m. The registration fee is $55, which includes continental breakfast, greens fees, a cart and lunch.
Entry forms are available at the Golf Club. For more information, call Matt Jennings at 419-898-1493 or Jan Henn at 419-351-3078. The deadline to enter is June 15.
Road closing
A stretch of Graytown Road in Ottawa County will be closed starting June 6 for repairs.
David Brunkhorst, county engineer, said the road, between Moline-Martin Road and Trowbridge Road, will be closed to all through traffic, including emergency vehicles.
The road is scheduled to re-open June 30.
Remembrance service
Sunday services at Mainstreet Church will include a remembrance of the one-year anniversary of the devastating tornado that struck Millbury and the surrounding area.
A primary focus will be about the good that rose out of the tragedy and the impact that can be realized when individuals take the simple step of being available for others, according to Pastor Marty Pennington.
“As individuals came forward, we experienced something community-wide that is stressed all the time around Mainstreet – we’re better together,” Pastor Pennington said. “Most of us know this deep down, but the reality is that taking time out to help others can get crowded out in the pace of life most of us live.
“Hundreds of people turned out daily in the weeks that followed the storms, offering help and resources. Even the smallest of amounts of time and effort were life changing for everyone involved,” he added.
Services are held at 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. at the church, which is located at 5465 Monie-Martin Rd., Walbridge.
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