Happy New Year from the staff of The Beacon. Seated l-r: Mary Alice and John Schaffner. Standing, l-r: Dave Kahler, Mark Schaffner, Scott Horn, Jeff Bryden, Mary Beth Cole, Angie Dine, Connie Roberts, Michelle Biers and Robin Quesada. Not pictured: Donna Lueke, Bruce Dinse

For Coach Gary Quisno, the Dec. 18 B-C-S Board of Education meeting was an evening to remember.

For a number of years now, the Oak Harbor/Penta FFA Chapter has assisted the Ottawa County Holiday Bureau in delivering holiday baskets to families in need over the Christmas season.

This year's Oak Harbor Coaches vs Cancer Event will be held on Dec. 29.

On Nov. 27, the Oak Harbor Parliamentary Procedure Team competed against three other county teams at Woodmore High School.

The Oak Harbor fifth graders are presenting a charity basketball game for The Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Members of the Port Clinton Democratic Party Central Committee will meet Sunday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Activities Room of the Riverview Care Center to discuss and appoint a member to the Port Clinton City Council. 

Just for fun Tom Jagucki, Holly Geary and Mike Schenk went for a polar bear swim this weekend. They were later also joined by Dave Gill. Next year they plan to do a polar bear swim as a fundraiser.

Over 60 Ottawa County Realtors attended their annual benefit Christmas Party at Catawba Island Club earlier this month. They auctioned off a number of gift donations to raise money for local charities.

   After winning all of two games last season, the Oak Harbor boys basketball team has already won as many games this season, improving to 2-2 on the year and 2-1 in the Sandusky Bay Conference with a 31-29 victory over Edison last week.