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Tell Tales April 23, 2008

Written by John Schaffner

Tuesday, 22 April 2008

Even though the news about the “Puller Pullout” was not good last week, there is GOOD NEWS on the horizon! First of all, as you can see with the front page photograph, Cleats has finished the deal to re-open what was for many year’s Nate’s Restaurant in the Knoll Crest Shopping Center. Also, stay tuned for more GOOD NEWS for downtown Port Clinton and The Island House. My hope is that this double-shot of positive news should help in recovering from the blow of last week. 493 of you found Wylie Walleye in the ad for Jimmy Catawba on page 6A in last week’s Beacon. Our “Where’s Wylie” winner this week is Louise Worthington of Port Clinton, who wins a $20 gift certificate from Fishtales Diner on Catawba. We’ll be hiding Wylie Walleye again this week in one of our ads. If you find him, register to win by mailing the form in the paper; by dropping it off at our office next to Goodwill Industries in the Beacon Place Shopping Center; e-mail your entry to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; or click on the Wylie icon on our home page at www.thebeacon.net. The news is better for Bob Armbruster, who suffered a second stroke while in rehab at St. Francis in Green Springs. Bob is now in room 504 in Palliative Care at St. Vincent-Mercy Hospital in Toledo and would welcome visitors. There will be a Comedy Dinner/Fundraiser for Stein Hospice hosted by Catawba Island Club on Friday, April 25. A wine tasting will begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner served at 7:30 followed by the Brad Upton Comedy Show at 9. Cost of the event is $70 which includes all of the above. For more information or to make reservations, call CIC at 419-797-4424. Speaking of CIC, they will once again be hosting a special Spring IN WATER BOAT SHOW Friday through Sunday, May 2-4. There will be a Friday night Margarita Party benefiting Junior Sailing and the Inter-Lake Yachting Association. The $15 entry fee will get you two margaritas and a Southwest Appetizer Bar, and a portion of the proceeds go the I-LYA Yachtsman’s Fund. There will be three Port Clinton Yacht Club Junior Sailing boats all rigged up for demonstration purposes on Friday afternoon. Saturday will feature a Wine Fest featuring the Ohio Wine Producers Association. Show hours are Friday, Noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Don’t forget, the Annual Port Clinton Kiwanis Spaghetti Dinner will be Friday, April 25 from Noon to 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church on Adams Street. Tickets are $7 each…dine in or carryout. This weekend will be the 13th Annual Buckeye Regional and 11th Annual Ohio State Chili Cook-Offs in downtown Port Clinton. The Chili Cook-Off begins on Saturday, April 26 at 11 a.m. along with the Corn-hole Tournament sponsored by Port Clinton High School DECA. Sunday’s events get started also at 11 a.m., with the Corn-hole Tournament getting underway at 1 p.m. Proceeds support DECA, the PC Parks and Recreation Department and the Salvation Army. The Friends of Immaculate Conception School’s 22nd Annual Auction will take place Saturday evening, April 26. The theme for this year’s even is “A Tropic Adventure” and has been ably put together by co-chairmen Jo Kopchak and Linda Sprenger. The Grand Prize is a Carnival Cruise to the Western Caribbean or a trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Second Prize is a $500 shopping spree at Bassett’s Market. For more information, call Chris Campbell, at 419-734-5127.  The 41st Annual Five-County Art Show will be held this weekend at Oak Harbor High School from 1-4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Junior and Senior High School art students come from schools in Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and Wood Counties. Each participating school is allowed 50 student entries. The works are judged and prizes awarded by members of Toledo University’s Art Department (our Graphics Manager, Heidi Rife is a fine arts grad of the UT, as well as Oak Harbor High School). Jean Fanning, director of Erie-Huron-Ottawa Educational Service Center and Bob Van Horn, art instructor at Oak Harbor High School are coordinating the event. Friday April 25 is Arbor Day, and Port Clinton Mayor Debbie Hymore-Tester, along with the Port Clinton Tree Commission will hold a special tree-planting ceremony at the Shelter House at Lakeview Park beginning at 10 a.m. The ladies of Faith United Methodist Church will be holding their monthly 4th Friday Luncheon at Faith United Methodist Church at the corner of 5th and Jackson Streets in Port Clinton from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 25. Enjoy lunch there, before going for dinner to the Kiwanis Spaghetti Dinner. Email This Hits: 176 0 Comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name     Comment smaller | bigger   I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage. Write the displayed characters Add Comment