The Tin Goose Flying Club is forming. Based at the Erie–Ottawa Regional Airport (KPCW) in Port Clinton. the goal of the Tin Goose Flying Club is to promote aviation safety, education and fellowship. It will provide a cost effective way for licensed pilots to continue to fly and will provide student pilots an affordable option to obtain their private pilot license and to log flying experience. The Tin Goose Flying Club will be a non-profit Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). Each shareholder will enjoy full club privileges to use all of the club’s assets. Each share sold will retain proportional interest in the club’s assets throughout their ownership of the share.

The newest film from Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Linda Midgett is coming to Ida Rupp Public Library in Port Clinton on May 30 at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. As part of a broader campaign to bring light to the new faces of poverty and the aftermath of the recession, national Christian non-profit Sojourners has produced a documentary film called The Line. The 30-minute film uncovers the emerging and entrenched faces of poverty in our country — such as the suburban former banker, who now relies on a food pantry; to an aging career fisherman, whose shrimping business has been devastated by the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast. 

This special event is being shown in the morning and evening. A discussion about how we can help our own community follows the screening.  Refreshments will be served.  Donations to the Food Pantry accepted during the event.

The Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca Joint Solid Waste District will offer grants in the second round of the Competitive Funding Grant Program in 2013. The second round grant meeting will be held Thursday, May 30th, at 10 a.m. at the OSS Solid Waste District office at 1875 E. State Street, Fremont. Eligible participants are required to attend a meeting prior to submitting an application.

The number of homes sold in the area covered by the Firelands Association of Realtors (FAR) showed strong growth in all areas in April. The local market posted gains in activity in both price per sale and number of units sold according to statistics provided by the Ohio Association of Realtors.

“The Ohio marketplace, with each passing month, continues to make significant progress in building a solid foundation for a sustained, growing housing sector,” said OAR President Thomas J. Williams. “We’ve not only posted several months of sales gains, but we’re also seeing stability and steady gains in pricing which should help boost confidence that housing is a solid, long term investment.”

At the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport (EORA) Open House on May 18 there were free flights for youngsters sponsored by the Young Eagles. Zoey Barr, 8, went on her first airplane ride with pilot George Tyler. “That was good, “ said Zoey. “I saw boats and houses and people. The best part was being up in the air. I want to do that again.”

Steve Overy of Paratus Air was offering helicopter flights for $20. He will be flying out of EORA and Put-in-Bay throughout the summer. Contact Steve at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 260-409-5029.