A public forum will be held July 10 for residents interested in learning more about Ohio’s new Healthy Lake Erie Fund with an opportunity to provide input on solutions to resolving the lake’s algae problems.
State Rep. Randy Gardner, sponsor of the Healthy Lake Erie Fund, will host the forum with invited guests Director Jim Zehringer of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Director David Daniels of the Ohio Department of Agriculture and Ohio EPA Director Scott Nally.

Twenty-five years ago, Kathy Jo Schweitzer became a member of the local Kiwanis Club of Port Clinton. As the advisor of Port Clinton High School Key Club, she had no idea that her name would go down in history. But it certainly did, as she was recently honored at the Kiwanis International Convention in New Orleans, with the KI Legion of Honor Award. As a Distinguished Past-President, Schweitzer has become one of the first women (July 7, 1987 to Sept.30, 1988) in the world to join the all-men service organization and to be invited to this celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Women in Kiwanis.
It was a long road before Schweitzer, or any other woman, could become a Kiwanis member. While amendments to allow women as “official” members continued to fail year after year, that didn’t stop women from taking on numerous roles. One woman regularly attended a California Kiwanis club meeting for 58 years, but wasn’t allowed to be a member; she played the piano during the meetings.  Women not only helped as musicians, but also were the center of many Kiwanis social events. Ladies’ nights became popular in the early years, when men could invite their wives/significant others to experience Kiwanis fellowship.

Joyful Connections will be hosting its signature event, Family Frenzy, on Saturday, Sept. 29, in the Banquet Hall at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds. Family Frenzy will be played in a similar fashion to the game show “Family Feud.” 
Joyful Connections is seeking six teams of five players to compete in this fun-filled event. The questions are designed to raise a laugh from the audience, so teams must be prepared to have some fun. Answers for the questions are based on what “the survey says.” A prize will be awarded to the winning team along with bragging rights for next year’s event.
The team registration fee is $125 and includes a chicken barbecue and rib dinner and soft drinks for all five team members. A cash bar will be available. 

The OSS Joint Solid Waste Management District sponsored the sixth annual “Earth Camp” in Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca counties during the month of June. More than 180 students entering grades 1-6 in the three-county district attended the one-day camp that offered fun activities on recycling topics and lessons on the importance of our natural resources. Camps were held on different days at Lakeview Park in Port Clinton, Conner Park in Fremont and Meadowbrook Park in Bascom.
Campers were separated into three groups: Planet Protectors, Go Green Gang and Recycling Rock Stars and each group rotated through stations. Team flags were made and carried with pride to each session during the camp.

Going to the island or need a day at Monsoon Lagoon to cool off? Then support the American Cancer Society by purchasing a duck for the second annual Duck Drop to be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 18 at Monsoon Lagoon.  Your $10 duck purchase will give you a choice of a one-day Waterpark Pass to Monsoon Lagoon or a Round Trip Ferry Ticket to Put-in-Bay on the Miller Boat Line. All ducks will be dropped into the lazy river at Monsoon Lagoon and the first to finish wins the grand prize of $700. Second is $500 and third will be $300 worth of local gift certificates.  Last year it took 4 minutes for the ducks to race around the lazy river.