News Briefs No newspaper on Saturday
The Courier won't be published on Saturday, in observance of the July 4th holiday. All newspaper offices will be closed today.
The Courier will be published on Monday, and the newsroom will begin working on that newspaper at 5 p.m. Sunday.
Other Courier offices will resume operations at 8 a.m. Monday.
During the holiday weekend, Courier subscribers who have a question or complaint about newspaper delivery may call the circulation department at 419-422-5158 and leave a voice mail message.
Online news
While there won't be another Courier newspaper until Monday, look for news and sports updates this weekend at The Courier's Web site, www.thecourier.com.
Series of garage break-ins reported
Break-ins have been reported in seven garages in an area just south of downtown this week, according to Findlay police.
Residents on Washington Avenue, First Street, Maple Avenue, and Lima Street reported missing power tools and other equipment. The break-ins were reported to police Tuesday.
Among the missing items was a $500 Dewalt tool kit, stolen from a Lima Street garage.
There are no suspects in the streak of burglaries, according to police. However, according to the report, residents in the area reported seeing young people using lawn furniture to barricade alleys in the area Monday night.
Ottawa 'tea party'
OTTAWA -- Pastor Larry Bibler will sponsor a "tea party" rally at 1 p.m. Saturday on the steps of the Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa.
Bibler intends the rally to celebrate freedom and protest taxes.
Ballinger joins Gillmor board
Jon C. Ballinger of Findlay has been named to the board of directors of Gillmor Financial Services, the holding company for Old Fort Banking Co.
Ballinger is president of three family-owned businesses -- Balmex, Werk-Brau and Fabco.
Ballinger in 2002 developed Balmex, which manufactures attachments and medium to heavy fabrications for the construction industry.
He began his career as a teenager in the family business, Werk-Brau Co., established in 1947 by his grandfather and uncle in Findlay. Werk-Brau manufactures construction equipment attachments.
In 1976, Ballinger's father, Paul, established Fabco Inc., which manufactures excavator buckets and backhoe digging teeth.
"Jon Ballinger, president of three family-owned businesses, was the perfect candidate for the (Gillmor) board," said Old Fort Bank Chief Executive Officer Michael Spragg.
Ballinger is a graduate of Ohio Northern University with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
Fostoria Writers Group to meet
FOSTORIA -- The Fostoria Writers Group will meet at 11 a.m. the second and fourth Tuesday each month at Kaubisch Memorial Public Library in Fostoria.
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