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To members of City Council and the Administration: I want to commend you on your current street improvements program. There are a number of streets that have been improved in the city including Buckeye Boulevard. In a time of distress economic conditions you have properly allocated monies from the street improvement account to begin what will be a long-term process. Often you don’t hear about the good things going on the city. But as a citizen of this city for the past 47 years, I am taking time to tell you how much my family appreciates what your doing. I know from serving the city about Street Committee meetings, the Safety-Service Director and the administration of advertising for bids and contract awarding takes time. And of course, finding funds to do the work. Keep up the good job. Mayor Tester has been very instrumental in the soon improvement to Perry Street. I am working on federal funds for the improvements to the pump stations and discharge on Perry Street too. Citizens, wake up and thank the city for what good things they do. I hear so much negativism from residents who attend City Council meetings like C.O.R.D. etc. It’s time we thank those who do the right things for citizen taxpayers. Thank you Port Clinton city, Dr. Thomas M. Brown, Retired Mayor and Lobbyist for Northwest Ohio To the Editor: We are writing to ask voters to support Paul Shaw for Port Clinton City Schools’ Board of Education. Paul is a very devoted, involved father and husband. With 3 young children in the Port Clinton School District, he will look out for their future. As a further unique perspective, Paul Shaw is the Housing Administrator for The Vineyard on Catawba, a 55-and older community in the PC School District. We feel Paul will weigh the financial needs of older adults with the needs of youngsters, young adults, and teachers in the PC Schools. Dave and Mary Jane Huffman Catawba Have you ever read a book that you loved so much that you wanted to read it over and over again? You probably got that book from the library. You went to the library to get that book and it was closed. You came back the next day and they tell you that they no longer have the book in stock. How would this make you feel? This will happen more often if the library levy does not pass. Some other problems will happen if the levy does not pass. Hours will be further reduced, programs such as story times and school visits will be limited, the community use of the library for meetings will be further restricted due to reduced hours. Less money will be available to maintain the building and repair equipment, purchases of books, newspapers, magazines and other materials will be further reduced and since many libraries are facing the same situation, inter-library loans will likely be slowed and general availability of materials will suffer. How this big mess got started was because earlier this year, there was a substantial cut in the state funding. The effect was felt immediately by the librarians and by the friends of the library. Gov. Ted Strickland has cut money from every single library across Ohio. The library is a place for kids, teens, adults and veterans and by cutting out time and activates from the library fewer people will attend. Already, six part-time staff members have been laid off and the remaining staff have had their hours significantly reduced. Approximately 95 percent of the library’s operating funds come directly from the state taxes. The levy will only cost a homeowner $28.35 per year. The money is not a problem, but there will be a problem if the library levy does not pass. On Strickland’s Web page he stated, “We must teach to each individual students needs and recognize that this is the surest path to seeing our young people reach their full potential.” How is reducing time and books from the library helping children learn? The last time I checked the library is an educational place to go to and help teach young children how to read. Yes, you can go to a book store and buy books, but are you ready to buy books for your kids, your grandkids, sister, etc., for the rest of your life? The money really adds up, but you can go to the library and check out books, movies and CDs for no price at all. You must vote yes for the library levy Nov. 3 to change this. What is next? The complete closure of the library? Madison Baxter, 13 Dear Editor, It was my great pleasure to speak at the Midwest Birding Symposium held at Lakeside recently. I enjoyed spending time with the wonderful folks who gathered there. Those in attendance were way beyond nice. The area is fortunate to have such a marvelous setting for celebrations like MBS. I spent a few days traveling about and enjoying your part of the country. I have been told that it is not the number of breaths I am given that matters. What matters is what takes my breath away and Ohio did that. My thanks to everyone associated with the MBS and Lakeside for all the good work they do and for allowing me to spend time in their midst. I had a swell time! Al Batt, Hartland, Minn. Dear Editor: I consider our community blessed with such strong agriculture supporters, programming and funding. Personally, I feel quite fortunate to be able to travel only minutes from home to see how my food is produced. Area farmers and livestock producers literally connect the farm gate to the consumer plate, as they provide a healthy and safe food supply for our community. Believe it or not, each and every resident of Northwest Ohio has some connection to this traditional occupation. Whether you have experienced the hard work and satisfaction of exhibiting a market animal at a county fair, visited a local farm as a part of a school or leadership visit or simply purchased meat and animal products at our local grocery, each of you has somehow made a conscious decision to support local agriculturalists. To continue your support for Ohio’s largest industry, you must take a stand by voting yes on Issue 2 on Nov. 3. By maintaining excellent care of food animals in our state, Issue 2 will help to ensure the availability of safe, locally grown, affordable meat, milk and eggs. By passing Issue 2, you will also help sustain the viability of Ohio’s agriculture community, including the jobs it provides and the many economic contributions it makes. Issue 2 will protect our local family farms, and will keep animal control where it belongs — right here in Ohio.’ Stacie Wenig, Bowling Green As a first grade teacher for twenty years at Jefferson Elementary visiting the Ida Rupp Public Library with my class was a bimonthly highlight. I genuinely missed these visits when the school consolidated and the first grades moved to Bataan. However, Ida Rupp still arranged for a librarian to visit each classroom once a month. Presently all third through fifth graders at Jefferson can visit the public library. On our visits to the library the children’s librarian would always read books aloud to the class. Having someone different read aloud was captivating to them. Watching children listening to a good book read aloud is a kind of magic. Selecting books off the shelf was always exciting for them—a larger selection than available at school. Hearing them talk about the books with other children, for instance, sharing if someone had already read the book being selected by someone else, was always a joy. Ida Rupp Public Library maintains a great children’s section with a wide variety of good literature and is staffed with librarians who go out of their way to make sure classes from our schools have a welcoming library experience. Because of mandated state budget cuts, many local libraries are open fewer hours a week. One of the reasons for the library levy here in Port Clinton is to continue to keep the library open during school hours so classes can continue class visits. For this and all the other reasons our local library is invaluable to our citizens, please vote FOR the Ida Rupp Public Library Levy in November. Candy Gale, Port Clinton Dear Friends and Family As a native and long time resident of Ottawa County, as well as an attorney who practices “elder law” in Ottawa County, I have had many experiences with Riverview Nursing Home and have witnessed firsthand the excellent level of care delivered by its staff. More recently, in the last year, both of my parents have spent time at Riverview in its rehabilitation services unit. I was very impressed with the level of care, expertise and compassion delivered to both of my parents, all of which led to a speedy recovery for both of them. Over its 138 years of service to Ottawa County, Riverview Nursing Home has continued to provide services not available anywhere else in the county. Riverview is the only nursing home in Ottawa County that holds a contract with Veteran Affairs to provide care to our Veterans. Riverview is the home of Ottawa County’s only Adult Day Service, DayBreak, which is also contracted with the Veteran’s Affairs and Passport certified. Riverview houses Ottawa County’s only Specialized Memory Care Unit and the county’s most unique Physical Rehabilitation facilities. Riverview has continued to receive high satisfaction scores fro its resident, families and Medicare. In a 2008 Family Satisfaction survey conducted by the Ohio Department of Aging, Riverview rated the highest in the Ottawa County with 98% of their families reporting satisfaction with their loved one’s care. I am asking you to help me save this valuable Ottawa County Resource. On November 3rd, Ottawa County voters are being asked to vote YES on Issue 4, a .5 mil levy, costing the owner of a $100,000 home $15.75 a year, for the Maintenance and Operation of Riverview Nursing Home. In 2009, Riverview restructured its organization. These changes have helped the facility to meet its financial needs, except putting money into its building fund. The intent of this levy is to help Riverview continue the upkeep and maintenance of its building. With your support, the Friends of Riverview Nursing Home Levy Committee can campaign to keep this great quality care and unique services in Ottawa County. Will you join my by donating $500, $100, $50, or even $25 to this important campaign? Donations can be sent to the Friends of Riverview Nursing Home Levy Committee Treasurer, John Fletcher, 17689 W. Ravine Dr., Elmore, Ohio 43416. Thank you from myself and my family who have experienced firsthand the benefits of having Riverview Nursing Home in our county. D. Bowen Loeffler Levy Committee co-chairperson
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