Huron Hometown News - December 18, 2008

HURONHOMETOWN NEWS

GREAT PRESS FOR A GREAT LAKE PLACE December 18, 2008

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Delta Company I-148th Infantry Regiment will be coming home from Iraq on Friday, December 19th. The reception will be at

Perkins High School at 12:30 .

Watch for Huron’s own Rowen family reunion!

Congratulations are in order for Betsy and Kevin Kay of 304 Center St. and Charles Jenkins of 922 Rye Beach Rd., our winners of the Huron Parks & Recreation Holiday Decorating Contest! The Best “Holiday Spirit” award went to Betsy and Kevin Kay and “Best Overall” award went to Charles Jenkins.

There’s No Place Like These Homes for the Holidays!

“Holiday Spirit” Betsy & Kevin Kay 304 Center Street

“Best Overall” Charles Jenkins 922 Rye Beach Rd

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL A. FOSTER

Help the Huron

Helping Hand Food PantryLighthouse Assembly of God Church

820 Cleveland Rd. East, Huron

Hours: Wednesdays 9 am to 3 pm Thursdays 10 am to 2 pm

Or, drop off your donations at Huron Hometown News, 304 Williams St. We

will be taking donations until December 22. Thanks and Happy Holidays!

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The Huron High School Art Club is Keeping Huron Warm this Season

The Art Club ran a Coat Drive this month. This activity was organized and led by chairpersons: Jesselyn Van Barg and Alley Osterling, and their advisor, Patty Van Barg. There were dis-ribution sites at Shawnee Elementary, Woodlands Intermedi-ate, McCormick Junior High and Huron High School. There was an overwhelming response to this activity! More than 275 coats were collected locally. Some of the art club mem-bers went door to door in their own neighborhoods collecting coats, mittens, hats and scarves. The teams of Sophmore Dom Vacca and Junior Zach Taylor collected more than 30 coats. Jesselyn VanBarg and Alley Osterling collected 25. Ashley Schaffer brought in 7 coats. The HHS French Club joined the Art Club by donating more than 50 items! We are very proud our students’ generosity here at HHS and at all of the schools!

All of these coats will be distributed to the community to those in need through school offi cials and the local food and clothing pantry at the Lighthouse Church under the direction of Tom Holzaephel.

Thank you to all that donated! And Happy Holidays from Huron High Art Club students. Visit us at our website:

http://www.huronhs.com/huron_high_school/staff/van-barg/index.html

Alley Osterling and Jesselyn VanBarg take a short break from collecting for Coats for Kids. Judging by the large size of the pile, their efforts collecting was successful. AlleyOsterling Jesselyn VanBarg Coats for KidS.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY HURON HIGH SCHOOL

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Community CalendarNow through DecemberHuron’s Adopt a Lamppost Program will accept donations all

through November and December and beyond. Donations help decorate not only Main Street lampposts but also add shim-mering lights to Boat Basin and Main Street trees. Any left-over funding will also build next year. Make checks payable to: Christmas in Huron, 406 Sail Away Drive, Huron, OH 44839. Call Sandy Otterman at 419-433-3145 for more information or email [email protected]. You may also inquire about funding for Christmas in July at the Boat Basin.

Thursday, Dec. 18Huron High School Choir Feast of Carols, 7:30 p.m., McCor-

mack Middle School, 325 Ohio St., Huron. Tickets are $5.00 at the door.

Boy Scout PALS (Parents & Leaders) Meeting, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 225 Williams, Huron. Call Service Unit Director Sue Baker at 419-433-0842 for more information on this and on PAC meetings.

Monday, Dec. 22-Friday, Jan. 2Christmas Break for Huron City Schools—School resumes

Monday, Jan. 5.Christmas Break for St. Peter School—School resumes Mon-

day, Jan. 5.SEE EARLY DISMISSAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Tuesday, Dec. 23Huron City Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Huron City Hall, 417

Main St., Huron.

Wednesday, Dec. 24There will be no work on Christmas Eve Dec. 24 building any

homes (regularly scheduled on Wednesdays and Saturdays.) For scheduled work dates for the winter, call the ReStore at 419-602-1205. The Habitat for Humanity offi ce will be closed Christmas Eve Dec. 24 and Christmas Day Dec. 25 and also on New Year’s Eve Dec. 31 and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.

Friday, Dec. 26Habitat for Humanity Wall and Shed Build, 1415 Fox Rd., Hu-

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ODNR Gifts Boat to Huron PDBY JENNIFER B. KILBURY, FREELANCE WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE CITY OF HURON

In keeping with the spirit of the season the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Watercraft has given the Huron Police Department’s Marine Enforce-ment Unit the gift of a 1999 26 ft. Boston Whaler. This used watercraft is fully equipped and will replace the 1986, 22 ft. Boston Whaler the department was using as their Police Boat.

The 26 ft. Whaler became available after ODNR was awarded a boat through Homeland Security. After several letters lobbying for the boat, ODNR awarded the vessel to the Huron Police Department. With the opening of the new public boat ramp sometime in 2009, the potential of increased boat traffi c is great. The newly gifted police boat from the state will be a valuable tool for the Huron Police Department to be better equipped to patrol the waterways, enforce the laws and help educate boaters in and around the Huron area.

There are several grants associated with the possession of this particular watercraft making the benefi ts outweigh the costs, stated Sergeant Kevin Durbin, who coordinates the marine pa-trol operations for The City of Huron Police Department.

The operational costs associated with the po-lice boat are minimal compared to the benefi ts, stated Sergeant Durbin. The Marine Patrol Unit has been awarded grants for six consecu-tive years through the state’s very competitive ODNR Marine Patrol Assistance Program. The Division of Watercraft relies heavily on local marine patrols to help keep Ohio’s waters safe and this program helps offset the operational expenses associated with the police boat. The ODNR assistance grant covers 75% of the costs associated with operating the vessel, leaving ap-proximately 25% of the costs to be covered by the city. In 2008, the ODNR Marine Patrol As-sistance grant awarded $16,983.00 toward the police department’s marine enforcement ef-forts. Per the grant guidelines, the city set aside approximately $6,000.00. This grant helps to pay for uniforms, equipment, salaries, training and fuel. Other grants that have been applied for and have been received have covered the costs of swim buoys and proper signage.

In addition to the increase in boating popu-larity in Huron due to the new boat ramp, the new Huron Police Boat will also be ben-efi cial in generating a presence and assisting in Homeland Security tasks. There is critical infrastructure within the city that can be eas-ily accessed from either the lake or the river.

There are three water treatment plant facilities that supply water to thousands of residents in Huron. The Norfolk and Southern Railway routes cross over the Huron River, thus allow-ing access to a great deal of the north central United States and Canada. The Ohio Turnpike and Ohio State Route 2 are two major inter-states each accessible by the Huron River. By having added protection by boat to these criti-cal infrastructure areas offers the opportunity to receive extra funds through a Homeland Security Grant. “While on a Homeland Secu-rity designated patrol the Huron Police De-partment is reimbursed 100% for the hours worked by the Homeland Security Grant,” stated Sergeant Durbin.

The city of Huron has a jurisdiction of a 3 to 4 mile stretch along the southern shoreline of Lake Erie. Totaling a six square mile area of coverage when factoring the enforcement authority extends another two miles out from the shore. “The lake is one of Huron’s greatest resources,” stated Sergeant Durbin. The shore-line is predominately beaches or residential property….it needs protecting, he continued. Many times, the fact that Huron is a border city with an international shipping channel is over-looked. With the increased boating traffi c in Huron waters, it is good to be proactive, stated Sergeant Durbin.

Sergeant Durbin downplays his role in the development of the Marine Patrol Program. In 1993 the program began with the support of Police Chief Randy Glovinsky and then City Manager Mike Tann. Three police offi cers be-came Marine Patrolled Certifi ed while riding with ODNR to begin developing the Marine Program. Over the years the program has ex-panded and changed as different opportunities have presented themselves. “We are very excit-ed about how far we have come with the pro-gram, currently 12 out of the 13 offi cers within the department are Marine Patrol certifi ed,” stated Sergeant Durbin. “Much of our success has been contributed to the great relationships we have developed with ODNR, Border Patrol, Homeland Security, Huron Fire Department, Huron Parks & Recreation, the Boat Basin, the local marinas, and many local businesses.”

What is going to happen to the old police boat? In 2006 the 1986 22 ft. Boston Whaler was given to the Huron Police Department from the Huron Fire Department. At that time, the state of Ohio outfi tted the boat with 2 new motors, new paint and graphics. The motors will be returned to the state and the boat will be returned to the Fire Department to be sold or auctioned. At that time the proceeds will be returned to the Rescue Squad Fund.

The Huron Police Department’s Marine Enforcement Unit receives the gift of a 1999 - 26 ft. Boston Whaler from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Water-craft.

FROM THE BENCH

RENTERS FACING FORECLOSURE

There have been a number of stories about foreclosure cases in the news lately. Fore-

closures not only affect homeowners but foreclosures can impact landlords who own apartment units. Fore-closures of these units can leave a tenant who rents from such a landlord in a very diffi cult position. Many tenants may not know what to do in this situation. The Ohio Attorney General’s Offi ce, the Ohio Department of Commerce and the Ohio State Legal Services As-sociation have offered some help. These offi ces have developed an information sheet to inform renters of what options and assistance are available when the house or apartment they are renting is in foreclosure. The information sheet is in a question and answer for-mat. Below are examples.

What happens if I am renting a house or apartment that is in foreclosure?

Answer: In Ohio, foreclosure is a legal process. A complaint (lawsuit) must be fi led in order for any lender to legally take the house or apartment away from an owner. The fi ling of a complaint is only the beginning of the legal process. Your landlord still owns the house or apartment until a court grants a judg-ment in foreclosure and the property has been sold at a sheriff’s sale.

Do I need to keep paying rent once the foreclosure is fi led?

Answer: Yes. Your landlord still owns the property until there is a judgment and sale. If you stop paying your rent, your landlord could fi le an eviction action in court for nonpayment of rent. However, each person’s situation is different, and there are many practical is-

sues you may want to consider in making a decision to stop paying rent or to move. You may be in the best position to decide whether your landlord will decide to take legal action against you.

Is my landlord still required to perform his/her obli-gations while the property goes through the foreclosure process?

Answer: Yes. Until the court approves the sale, your landlord must still fulfi ll all of his/her obligations un-der the lease and law, just like you must continue to pay rent. Therefore, your landlord is still responsible for making repairs, paying any utilities he/she agreed to pay, etc. The fact that a foreclosure was fi led is NOT an excuse for the landlord to stop performing his/her obligations. If you are having diffi culty getting your landlord to fulfi ll his/her obligations, you may want to seek legal advice by contacting your local legal aid pro-gram. To fi nd the legal aid that serves your county, go to http://www.ohiolegalservices.org/programs or call 1-866-law-ohio (1-866-529-6446).

To view the complete information sheet, you can visit the following website: www.savethedream.ohio.gov or visiting the Ohio Attorney General’s website: www.ag.state.oh.us. You can also call 1-888-404-4674 for this information. Furthermore, renters who are seeking information or legal assistance regard-ing foreclosure issues can call Ohio Legal Services at 1-866-law-ohio (1-866-529-6446) or visit www.ohi-olegalservices.org/programs.

Articles appearing in this column are intended to pro-vide broad, general information about the law. Before ap-plying this information to a specifi c legal problem, readers are urged to seek advice from an attorney.

BY JUDGE BILL STEUK, HURON MUNICIPAL

COURT

Catch of the Day12/09/2008Report of a male and fe-

male arguing. Male later arrested for felony warrant. Bingo!

12/12/2008Injury accident – A squad

was requested. Taxpayer was checked and declined trans-portation to Hospital. Both parties were advised to con-tact their insurance compa-nies and that a report would be on fi le.

12/12/2008Call of a one vehicle non

– injury accident. Citation for Fail to Control a Motor Vehicle was issued.

12/12/2008Non – injury traffi c ac-

cident. Once car traveling north bound and one car traveling eastbound slip – slide - bang! Both parties were advised to contact their insurance companies and that a report would be on fi le.

12/12/2008Call of a one vehicle acci-

dent. Icy Roads – Citations follow.

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Church Chat

Church Services St. Peter Catholic Church

430 Main St. Huron, Ohio; 419-433-5725Saturday - 5 p.m.; Sunday - 8 a.m.

and 10:30 a.m.

Lighthouse Assembly of God Church820 Cleveland Rd. East, Huron, Ohio;

419-433-8889Sunday - 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.;

Sunday - 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study & Youth Group

Zion Lutheran Church930 Main St. Huron, Ohio; 419-433-4711

Website: www.zionhuron.orgWorship Times:

9:00 a.m. Sunday is Contemporary Worship and Children’s Sunday school

10:15 a.m. Sunday is Traditional Lutheran Services; Holy Communion is

served every Sunday.Adult Bible Study meets at 8:15 a.m. Sunday in

the offi ce area meeting room.

Huron United Methodist338 Williams St. Huron, Ohio;

419-433-39848:00 Praise Service in Sanctuary, 9:00 Sunday

School, 10:00 Celebration Service in Sanctuary

LOGOS Wednesday 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church225 Williams St. Huron, Ohio; 419-433-5018

Fall Hours:Sunday - 8:30 a.m. Early Service; 10:45 a.m.

Traditional Service; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School.

Christ Episcopal Church120 Ohio St. Huron, Ohio; 419-433-4701Sunday - 9 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday

School.

Lakeshore Community Church539 Cleveland Rd. West, Huron, Ohio; 419-

433-4156Sunday - 10 a.m.; Nursery Available

Sunday School 10 a.m. for K-6th grade

The Chapel4444 Galloway Rd. Sandusky, Ohio;

419-627-0208Saturday - 5 p.m.; Sunday - 9 and 11 a.m.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church 1608 St. Rt. 113, Milan, Ohio

Rev. Dr. John C. Jorden Worship and Holy Communion - Sunday,

10:30 a.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints4511 Galloway RoadHuron, OH 44839

419-626-9860Bishop: Bill Reel

Sacrament Service 9:30 a.m. Sundays

Grace Orthodox Presbyterian ChurchKalahari Resort—Nia Convention Center

7000 Kalahari DriveCall Chris Vandergoot 419-271-3934.

[email protected]: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.Bible Study: Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Lighthouse Church Christmas Events Sun Dec 21st 10:45 am

Special Music and Christmas Children’s Pro-gram--10:45 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 21.

Church Christmas Dinner—5:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service—6:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24.

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Gracie Lynn Lucas, December 13, 2008

Taylor Rose Schlessman,Dec. 9, 2008

Gracie Lynn Lucas, infant, passed away Dec. 13, 2008.Gracie Lynn was in our lives for only moments, but has touched our hearts forever. Our angel

will never be forgotten. She will be greatly missed by her loving parents, Kenny and Jody (Thompson) Lucas of Huron;

sisters, Anna and Abby Noftz; brothers, Johnny Noftz and Logan Lucas, all at home.Gracie will also be missed by her maternal grandparents, Jerry and Rita Thompson of Huron;

paternal grandparents, Tom and Brenda Lucas of Centerville; aunts and uncles, Michele (Rod) Hartman of Wheatfi eld, N.Y., Vince (Shauna) Thompson of Huron, Dominic Thompson of Hu-ron and Doug (Jen) Lucas of Zanesville; great-grandmothers, Chloe Foster of Centerville and Edna Lucas of Old Washington; great-grandfather, Harry Thompson of Kentucky; and she will also be missed by many great aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Stella and Vincent Smith; great-grand-mother, Virginia Thompson; and great-grandfathers, Charles Foster and Kenneth Lucas.

A private graveside service will be in Scott Cemetery, Huron Township.Foster Funeral Home, Huron, is in charge of the arrangements.Condolences may be expressed at fosterfh.com

Taylor Rose Schlessman, infant, was a beautiful miracle that was called to God before she could share her dreams and talent with the world.

She is sadly missed, but will always be remembered by her two loving parents, Steve and Kristi Schlessman; her sister, Kennedy; her brother, Carter; maternal grandparents, Ed and Mary Taylor; paternal grandparents, Leonard and Mary Kettel; aunts, Sheri (Rob) Fisher, Patti (Dan) Coleman and Catherine Taylor; uncles, Curt (Jodi) Taylor, Casey Taylor and Kevin Taylor.

She is joining her Grandpa Denver and Aunt Laurie as an angel above. A private graveside service will be held in Scott Cemetary, Huron.Foster Funeral Home, Huron, is handling the arrangements and condolences may be shared at

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Zion Lutheran Church HappeningsThe Sunday School children will present

“The Twelve Days of Christmas” as their an-nual Christmas program on December 21 at the 9:00 worship service. All the children will be involved in telling the Christian meaning of the traditional song about a partridge in a pear tree.

Three services are planned for December 24, Christmas Eve. The 5:00 p.m. service is de-signed for families with young children and will engage the children in the service. The 7:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. candlelight services are traditional Lutheran worship with special

music. All services are open to the community and welcome visitors.

On Sunday, December 28 there will be only one service at 9:30 a.m. There is no Sunday School that day but there will be a children’s sermon, and the children will be involved in the worship.

January 4, Zion returns to its regular worship schedule with 8:15 a.m. adult Bible study, the 9:00 a.m. contemporary family service with Sunday school and the 10:15 a.m. traditional worship service.

“Worship Through Music” Sunday Service Scheduled

On Sunday, December 21, at the 10:45 regu-lar worship hours in the sanctuary of Huron Presbyterian Church on Williams Street, the Chancel Choir and special guest singers will be joined by the Adult Handbell Choir, the Brass Ensemble, the Strings Duo, the Organist, Li-turgical Dancers, and Scripture Readers for a

“Worship Through Music” Service. A variety of choral and instrumental music and congre-gational singing will celebrate the Advent and Christmas season in this special hour. Refresh-ments will follow in the church Fellowship Hall. The public is cordially invited to join in this worship service and fellowship time.

The Twelve Days of Christmas Children’s Drama Presentation

The Twelve Days of Christmas drama will be presented by the Sunday School Children and Youth of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Vermilion at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 21. Free refreshments will be shared after the presenta-tion. Everyone is welcome. St. Matthew Lu-theran Church is located at 15617 Mason Rd.,

Vermilion. Call 440-967-9886 for further in-formation.

Also at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church: a Christmas Eve Candlelight Family Service will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24.

God Bless You at Christmas.

City of Huron Receives Grant to DredgeBY: JENNIFER B. KILBURY, FREELANCE WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE CITY OF HURON

Recreational boaters will notice improved waterway navi-gation next summer at the Huron Boat Basin. The City of Huron received a grant back in September of 2007 under the Recreation Harbor Evaluation Program Grant, awarded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Divi-sion of Watercraft to dredge the municipal boat basin.

“This grant was one we applied for back on April 1, 2007. It is 100 percent funded and will allow the City of Huron to continue its efforts to attract recreational boaters and fur-ther improve the waterfront area,” stated Doug Steinwart, Facilities Manager of the Huron Boat Basin. “We have con-tracted with Geo. Gradel Co. of Toledo, Ohio for mainte-nance dredging to remove 10,500 cubic feet of silt before the end of the year.”

The 100 percent funded Recreation Harbor Evaluation Program Grant covers the total $135,650 from Geo. Gradel Co. The Geo. Gradel Co. bid includes furnishing all labor, material, tools and equipment required to dredge the ap-proximate 10,500 cubic yards of silt from the municipal marina and dispose of it in the Huron Harbor Open Lake Disposal Site. The Huron Harbor Open Lake Disposal Site is an approved dumping area located three miles north of the Huron Lighthouse.

Prior to dredging according to the Project Condition Soundings the average depth within the basin ranged from 2 to 6 feet. The more shallow area tended to be closer to the amphitheater and the deeper area closer to the river. Ulti-mately after dredging, the marina should be about 7 to 8 feet deep depending on the water level. This should help us to better accommodate the sailboats that use our marina, stated Steinwart.

The last time the Huron Boat Basin Marina was dredged was in the years 1999 and 2000. These consecutive years combined approximately 20,000 cubic yards of silt was re-moved from the basin. Huron has been very fortunate over the past years to have been awarded this grant funding from the state. Steinwart states he is proactively taking steps to investigate alternative methods of controlling the sediment build up in the basin. Grant opportunities to slow down the sediment fi ll by adding sheet piling to the outside marina wall is one method. This type of protection from surges and northeast winds that currently accelerate the movement of silt is being studied and evaluated.

The ODNR Division of Watercraft administers the Rec-reation Harbor Evaluation Program, which provides local political subdivisions, recreation, park and conservancy dis-tricts, and state and federal agencies up to 100 percent re-

imbursement assistance for dredging projects that benefi t recreational boaters on Lake Erie, the Ohio River and their respective tributaries. The funds are provided through the Ohio Waterways Safety Fund, which is comprised of a share of the state motor fuels tax, watercraft registration and ti-tling fees, and assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard.

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News from Huron Parks and RecreationWinter Fitness Programs 2009

Start the New Year with a healthy lifestyle change! Register today for our fi tness programs beginning in January…

Walking at Woodlands begins January 5th

Thanks to our community partner, Huron City Schools, we are able to once again give our community members a place to walk during the winter months. Woodlands Elementary School will be open Monday through Thursday from 5pm-7pm~January 5 through April 9. While this program is Free, and does not require a registration form, we do ask that you call our offi ce to register. Please remember to bring a change of shoes to keep the hallways clean.

Winter Yoga ~ Mondays, 6:30pm-7:30pm at the Huron Public LibraryCost: $40 Residents / $45 Non-residents.Session I- January 12- March 2nd (no class Jan 19 or Feb 16)Session II- March 16th- April 27 (no class April 13)Pre-registration required using the general Program Registration form.

Winter Aerobics ~ Tuesdays & Thursdays 6pm-7pm at Woodlands Elementary. Cost: Residents $45 / non-Residents $50 per session. ($5 discount if you sign up for more than one session) Pre-registration required using the gen-

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HO, HO good time at our Movie Marathon on Monday, December 22 from 10 a.m. un-til 5 p.m. to watch a Christmas movie series. The hilarity is set in motion as Scott Calving fi nds himself contractually bound to become Santa Claus when he unintentionally puts on the previous Santa’s suit (hence the “clause” in the title, as in the “last line of a contract”). The laughs keep coming through the three movies in this series as we watch Scott and his family learn about the magic and responsibilities of being Santa. For details call the library at 419-433-5009. Children age 7 years old or younger must be accompanied by a caregiver who is at least 12 years old. Refreshments will be avail-able for a nominal fee before each movie.

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Payment may be made by check made pay-able to the American Red Cross for $35. To register or for more information, call the Red Cross at 419-626-1641 or 1-800-589-2286.

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“Might I have another lump of coal for the fi re, Mr. Scrooge?” --Bob Cratchit (Dickens’s A Christmas Carol)

What in the world do we have to learn from Ebenezer Scrooge about protecting our identities during the busy holiday season?

Plenty!Scrooge was a miserly old git who wouldn’t share anything—his coal, his wealth, his love. The

ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future scared him into realizing that giving generously is what the holidays (and life) are all about. But the ghosts forgot to mention that as he donated his wealth, paid for Tiny Tim’s medical care and purchased gifts for all of London, he should con-tinue to be miserly with personal information!

Distraction is our worst enemy. During the holidays, in addition to spending more money, we tend to be busier, more stressed out and less careful than other times of the year. Identity thieves take advantage of our distraction to perform information extraction. In the spirit of Charles Dickens, here are Scrooge’s Holiday Prevention Tips:

Protect your home. Your greatest risk during the busy-ness is all of the extra people that come into your home. It makes it very easy to pocket a checkbook that’s on your desk or a brokerage statement in your fi ling cabinet. We’d all like to believe that the people we know wouldn’t steal from us. Unfortunately, statistics prove that identity theft is committed by someone the victim knows approximately 30-50% of the time. I recommend that you shred every document you don’t need and purchase a fi re-safe to lock up your valuable identity documents.

Use your credit card. Don’t use checks and don’t use a debit card. When you use either of these forms of payment, the money is drawn directly from your bank account. If fraud does occur, it’s harder to get the money reimbursed and in the meantime, you don’t have the money to spend. When you use a credit card, nothing is withdrawn from your bank account.

Leave your purse in the trunk. For women, take a wallet that fi ts in your coat packet and leave your purse in the trunk or at home. It is too easy to steal a purse (30% of all identity theft) that is sitting at your feet as you pay or have lunch. The very best advice is to take your driver’s license and one or two credit cards with you as you shop and store them in your front pocket. The chances that you will lose them decrease exponentially as you leave more at home. If you must have a purse, use one that zips and hangs in front of you.

Watch your statements. Simply monitoring your checking, debit and credit card accounts fre-quently can catch most forms of holiday identity theft. Remember, the pain of this crime gets much worse if you don’t catch it quickly. By monitoring your fi nancial statements, you will catch credit card and check theft immediately. I recommend that you monitor your accounts online, which is fast, convenient and smart. Even better, sign up for automatic account alerts when any transaction occurs on your account. If you spend $1 at a store, you receive an email notifying you of the purchase. If you receive email for an amount you didn’t spend—bingo! —You’re probably a victim of fraud. Visit your bank online to set up account alerts.

Shop on secure websites. Shopping online can be safer for your identity than shopping in per-son. But you do need to make sure you adequately protect your computer and that you shop on secure websites. Sites with a good reputation (such as Amazon, Sears, Land’s End, Eddie Bauer—names you can easily recognize) are a good place to start. When you begin shopping, make sure that the website address in your browser changes from http:// to https:// This lets you know that your private information (name credit card number, address and phone) will be encrypted so that hackers can’t steal it. Finally, if the Lock symbol appears in the bottom right-hand corner of your browser, click on it and make sure that the security certifi cate belongs to the store at which you are shopping.

Don’t trust your email. There are so many holiday scams by email that you should read every-thing with an enormous grain of salt. If someone is promising you something for nothing (free gift, free money, etc.), don’t buy it. If they threaten to close your account if you don’t update in-formation online, don’t buy it. If you don’t know the person on the other end of the email, don’t believe it. Delete it.

Be a Scrooge with what you say. Don’t give your credit card number (or Social Security Num-ber) over the phone if someone is within an earshot. Be especially careful about what information you give away over your cell phone in public. When you are typing your PIN into your ATM or the credit card swiper at the store, cover up your fi ngers so that the person behind you can’t see. There are so many fraud schemes once someone has your PIN I can’t even describe them here.

Rotate your credit cards. After the busy holiday shopping season is over, call your credit card company and ask them to issue you a new card. (You can tell them you are concerned your credit card number was stolen.) Make sure they transfer your credit limit to the new account with any miles or perks you have attached to that card. Also make sure any auto-pay charges set up on your card are transferred to the new card (e.g. if you auto-pay your cell phone bill on your credit card each month you will need to call your cell phone provider and give them the new credit card number.) By rotating your credit card this way, you are making sure that all of the personal data sitting in retail databases is no longer valid. If they lose the credit card number you used during holiday shopping, it will no longer be valid.

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Christmas cacti have been around for centuries, as they are very long-lived plants. They are what gardeners call ‘pass along’ plants, and they go from one generation to the next. My own

family has one that measures 5’ across, and has bloomed at one home for more than 50 years. Many ‘starts’ have been given over the years. However if you want to keep them going after you receive one there are a few tips that really work.

First of all, when you receive your cactus, it usually is in bud or even has some blooms on it. Those blooms stay longer in cooler temperatures. So, keep them in a bright window in a cool room until you are ready to show them off at that special

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Secondly, watering is very important. The plant is a tropical plant and not quite as draught tolerant as their name implies. Water thoroughly when the top half of the soil in the pot feels dry to the touch. Discard excess water, then do not water again until the top is dry once again. The length of time between wa-tering does vary depending upon the air temperature, amount of light, and rate of growth, plus humidity in the room.

After the blossoms fade and fall off the plant doesn’t look like much, but with a little extra care they will comeback larger and full of blooms next year as well. First of all don’t forget that these plants can adapt to low light, but do much better in more intense light. It is for this reason that I take my own outside around May 15, here in USDA Zone 5, and bring them in when the nights get below 45 degrees. Keep them in the shade or semi-shady location and check their water supply often. Too much direct sunlight burns their leaves. This causes the blooms to begin to form, and assures me that I will have blooms as holiday time.

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SwimmingFront Row L-R: Sean Sachulich, Brenton Richardson, Macy McFarland, Emily Decker, Michael Fisher, Jacob Riddle. Row Two L-R: Natalie Schlette, Ben Wilson, Rachel Stelzer, Randi Minton, Ashley Frank, RiKa Izumi, Carrie Eckert, Row Three L-R: Claire Woodburn, Kerri Rogers, Cheyenne Kehr, Sean Brady, Dexter Fortune, Tyler Watson, Tyler Sams, Ikki Tanaka. Row Four L-R Carly Nolan, Head Coach Jen Gallagher, Coach Kathy Dandurand.

Huron High School Boys and Girls Varsity Swimming Schedule

Tuesday, Dec. 2--@ Perkins High School, 5:00 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 10--@ Norwalk High School, 5:30 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 11--@ Bucyrus High School, Bucyrus YMCA, 4:00 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 18--@ Oak Harbor High School, 5:00 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 23--@ Fostoria High School, 5:00 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 17—SBC Championship, Oak Harbor High School, time TBA.Tuesday, Jan. 20--@ Port Clinton High School, 5:00 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 22--@ Sandusky High School, 5:00 p.m.Monday, Jan. 26--@ St. Mary CC High School @ Margaretta, Margaretta High School, 6:00 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 3--@ Margaretta High School, 5:00 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 7--@ GIPE RELAYS, Port Clinton High School, time TBA.

Members of the Bay Area Blasters-Girls U12 traveling soccer team went undefeated. Front row from left; Danica Lombardi, Libby Vacca, Hollie Mueller, Audra Wisehart, Riley Strickland, Samantha Hebert and Hallee Smith. Back row from left;Coach Randy Strickland, Alexis Brady, Algela Baumgardner, Abby Dresser, Hannah Cantrill, Kayla Hafner Alisia Kelly, Danielle Parish, and Coach Shane Baumgardner

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CoachBY CHRIS MISCHLER

When and where did you start coaching basketball?

Anthony Wayne High School in 1993 as an assistant.

Did you play ball and where?

Played at Monroeville High School from 1984-1986.

Who are your team cap-tains?

Mike Mielke and Matt Leh-rer.

How many returning letter-man do you have? Who are they?

4- Anthony Camella, Zack Grieves, Collin Scheid, Steve Bowers.

Who are the teams to beat in the SBC this year?

Teams to beat are Clyde and Port Clinton.

How have the guys im-proved from last years team?

We are much more athletic and physical.

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On a recent evening, the 2008 Huron Tiger Football team and cheerleaders gathered for one final time at the Kalahari Resort. The team had many things to be proud of besides the fact that they were the first to play on the new Kalahari field. They overcame the loss of their starting QB in the first game, persevered, and still reached a goal of making the state playoffs. It was a wonderful evening and a celebration of young people who have given up their time and worked hard to achieve.

The banquet, well organized by Beth Grieves and em-ceed by Mac Lehrer, was a well run machine. Typical of the Huron football program, the evening was a team ef-fort with all of the coaches participating in one form or another. The food, provided by Kalahari, was excellent.

In keeping with a theme that these kids are first and fore-most student athletes, the first recognitions of the night were for those who displayed excellence off the field. An amazing 39 of 60 of the team members had a 3.0 GPA or higher. The team average was an outstanding 3.3 with two members, Joe Ramey and Eric Hahn carrying a 4.0. Several scholarships were presented to a variety of student athletes including Pat-rick McNulty, Mike Mielke, Craig Thorne, Ben DeLamatre, and Matt Likes. There was a presentation of this season’s cheerleaders done by advisors Lisa Smith and Aimee Johnson.

The football presentations began with a sophomore scout-ing report by Coach Legando. This assured all present that the Tiger future, with continued work, will be in good hands. All the juniors were then introduced and comments were made about each by one of the assistant coaches. Then, Head Coach Tony Legando took the stage to present the se-nior legacies and the only award the Tiger football program hands out, the Selfless award. There were four winners this year, Tyler Krueger, Eric Hahn, Tony Miller, and Matt Lehrer.

After all the seniors were recognized, the team captains (Chris Chicotel, Michael Mielke, Matt Likes, Matt Lehrer, and Pat McNulty) presented Coach Legando with a gift. Then the 2008 Huron Tigers gathered at the head table for one more rousing rendition of the fight song. As Coach Legando would say at the end of the introduction of every senior player, they all ‘manned up and ran towards the roar’.

Football Team Celebrates a Year of Success

The 2008 seniors from the Huron Varsity Football team all sat at the head table during the banquet at the Ka-lahari Nia Center. According to Coach Legando they all “manned up and ran towards the roar” this season.

During the Huron Football Banquet, the 2008 team captains Chris Chicotel, Mike Mielke, Matt Likes, Matt Lehrer, and Pat McNulty, pres-ent head coach Tony Legando with a gift.PHOTOS BY CHRIS MISCHLER

Tiger Hoopsters Drop Pair On The Road

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The 2008-09 Huron Tiger Boys Basketball team had a tough start to their season with road losses to the Edison Chargers and Sandusky Blue Streaks over the weekend.

The Tigers played Friday at Edison and ended up on the short end of the scoreboard (94-62), in a fast paced, up tempo ball game for both squads. Huron used a full court press and deep bench strength for much of the first half to keep the game close (51-39) before intermission. In the second half, the Chargers used their size advantage and skillful ball handling to pull away from the Tigers for the win. Huron was led by sophomore Brian Bollenbacher with 16 points in his first varsity start, and Steve Bowers and Anthony Camella each chipped in with 13 and 12 points respectively.

On Saturday, Huron took on the talented Sandusky Blue Streaks at the “Big House” at Sandusky High School. Fans were entertained with a “run and gun” first quarter, as both teams sprinted up and down the court, with Huron holding the lead (24-21) at the end of the first stanza. Tigers turnovers and heavy pressure from Sandusky, took its toll in the second quarter as the Streaks gained a (45-34) advantage at halftime. The second half turned in favor of the hosts, as the scrappy Tigers went cold from the field and lost the rebounding battle to the taller Blue Streaks. The final score (95-58) does not reflect the effort and determination showed by the Huron team. Leading the Tigers in scoring were senior Matt Lehrer with 12 points and senior Collin Scheid with 10.

Head Coach Jeff Winslow and his squad will be searching for their first win, as the Tigers play host to the Norwalk Truckers on Tuesday, then travel to “The Den” for a Sandusky Bay Conference clash with the Panthers of St. Mary Central Catholic High School on Saturday.

Huron Tigers Anthoney Camella (11) Takes a shot at the basket at the Friday night game with the Edison Chargers. Huron 42, Edison 96.PHOTO BY MICHAEL A. FOSTER

EHOVE Practical Nursing Caps 34 at Ceremony

Thirty four students enrolled in the EHOVE Ghrist Adult Career Center Licensed Practi-cal Nursing full-time program received nursing caps December 17 in a ceremony at the school.

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Michael D. Hottois, MD, Accepting New Patients

Michael D. Hottois, MD is now scheduling appointments. Serving families in Lorain County, Dr. Hottois is Board Certifi ed in General Adult Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and is on the Medical Staff at Firelands Regional Medical Center. Bringing 12 years of practice experience in Child and Adult Psychiatry, Dr. Michael Hottois provides treatment for:

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Christopher D. Fox, DO, Accepting New Patients

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Fisher-Titus Medical Center and the FTMC Medical Staff re-

cently presented a combined $8,000 donation to area Salvation Armies, the Norwalk Area Food Bank, and the Norwalk Cloth-ing Bank as a special contribution during the Christmas sea-son.

Leslie Stoneham, vice chairman of FTMC’s Board of Direc-tors, and Dr. Nick Mulchin, chief of the Fisher-Titus Medical Staff, presented checks to Major Robert Deidrick, Norwalk Sal-vation Army; Don Krafczinski, New London Salvation Army; Steven Shultz, Greenwich Salvation Army; Mary Stewart, Nor-walk Food Bank; and Lois Wolf, Norwalk Clothing Bank, during FTMC’s employee Christmas luncheon on Friday, Dec. 12.

These donations add to the many special projects conducted by FTMC departments throughout the Medical Center . This year, employees supported 16 children from the ROY Giving Tree and collected over 300 items for United Fund Baskets Proj-ect.

Other projects include:

·The Dietary Department assembled and donated 1,580 fruit baskets to churches and charitable organizations throughout Huron County .

·Norwalk Memorial Home and the Rehabilitation Depart-ment supported local food banks with food and monetary do-nations.

·FTMC’s maternity department collected items for the USO that will be distributed through a program sponsored by WLKR 93.5

·The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, in lieu of exchanging Christmas gifts, gave over $800 to fellow lab employee Sherry Patterson, who is battling cancer, and her fam-ily. In addition, the department will have a silent auction at the Medical Center to benefi t the Patterson family.

·And members of FTMC’s PrimeCare Advantage program do-nated more than 100 canned food items and raised $300 for the Norwalk Salvation Army during the group’s Holiday Party on Thursday, Dec. 11.

“The caring attitude of our employees, medical staff, volun-teers and board members is what makes Fisher-Titus the special place it is,” said FTMC President Pat Martin. “While our goal as health-care professionals is to provide the best possible care for our patients every day of the year, we are pleased to be able to provide for the needs of our communities through special efforts like these.”

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HURON TWP.Start with beautiful 2.5 acres with one outstanding barn with workshop & loft. Add 1.5 story home with 1st fl oor master, sunroom, stainless appliances. 2 story cathedral ceiling great room, fi nished basement with over 800 sq. ft. of additional living space with fi replace. Sunroom, deck, 2/3 bedrooms. 3rd bedroom loft has countryside view - open to great room.Professionally landscaped. $314,900

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HURON TWP.at all the space and open feel of the large back yard and unbelievable deck and storage. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, in immaculate condition. 2912 sq. ft. renovated throughout. Garage is 25’x30’. A must see! Next door to Osborne Park. $249,000

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BERLIN HTS - 67 CENTER ST.Updated Ranch located in a quiet neighborhood has large bedrooms with built-ins, all hardwood floors. Updates include: roof, re-placed windows, new appli-ances. Laundry/Mudroom. Attached garage. Close to schools, playgrounds. $119,900. Call Barb Hargreaves (419) 357-8812.

HURON - 1361 CLEVELAND RD.A Unique Personality. Won-derful and roomy 3-bedroom condo near the lake. Some of the treasures of this beau-tiful unit are 2 car garage and central air. Here is the very picture of ideal comfort! Now $159,706. Call Linda DeMarco (330) 819-8885.

SANDUSKY - 809 DUTCH LN.In the Center of Boat-house Community, this boathouse features a rare 50x15 well - new steel in 2003 - chain falls stay - 200 amp service and 230 amp additional outlets. No bedrms or baths. Owner finance possible. $94,500. Call Gary Harmon (419) 626-9313.

NORWALK - 100 WHITTLESEYMany Possibilities. Terrific location, currently an office building but can be used for retail or light manufacturing assembly. Current setup in-cludes 14 offices, 3 lavatories, kitchenette, 2 lobbies. Could be modified. Formerly a re-tail store. $227,500. Call Rob Routh (419) 656-4000.

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BY SCOTT BIECHELE, PRESIDENT, FIRELANDS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

Leasing with an option to buy is an often-overlooked type of fi nancing that can make home ownership a reality for cash-strapped buyers. A lease-purchase option offers a dual advantage, by giving buyers time to accumulate down payment or closing cost funds, while eventually netting the seller a return as favorable as that realized on a more immediate sale.

A lease-purchased option is a cross between a typical contract-of-purchase and a lease, and is scarcely different from writing a contract with a delayed closing. Although this type of transaction is a little more complicated than some of the others, it helps prospective buyers become homeowners. Sellers will be happy they’re out of the property and pleased to have renters who may take better care of the home than would renters with no stake in it.

A lease purchase option agreement generally lists the purchase price, amount of option funds (a non-refundable payment the buyer makes toward the down payment), length of the lease term, amount of the monthly rent payment, and the

amount of the rent payment to be credited toward the purchase.Since the option funds are not refundable, the tenants must be pre-

qualifi ed for the fi nancing needed to close when the lease-purchase option is drawn up. In addition, they must make sure they will have the funds to close on the specifi ed closing date.

The greater the option funds payment, the ore serious a tenant is about buying when the lease expires.

Although an offer of a minimal deposit is best discarded, an offer for incremental deposits should be considered. The seller could, in turn, apply the option funds collected toward a lease-purchase option of his own, if he is fi nancially incapable of buying until his tenant exer-cises the option to buy. In addition, while the home is leased, the rent collected by the seller covers the monthly mortgage payment on the unsold home.

A major benefi t for both buyers and sellers is that a lease-purchase option allows immediate occupancy for prospective buyers who would otherwise not be buying the seller’s home. This is particularly useful for contracts involving out-of-town buyers.

Since a lease-purchase option does involve the risk that the option will not be exercised, the agreement should require the tenant to notify the seller of his intentions within 30 to 60 days before the lease expires. Then, the seller can begin marketing the property before the lease ex-pires should the tenant decide not to buy. However, payment of the non-refundable option funds, plus the rent credit, does give the tenant a strong incentive to purchase the property.

Since the seller is providing fi nancing terms to assist the buyer, the buyer often is more willing to pay a higher sales price. Buyers seem to understand the concept of trading price for time and rent credit, which can make it easier for the seller to get the best possible price.

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Huron Hometown News - December 18, 2008

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