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Saturday, October 24, 2009

'What poverty is like'
During Friday's poverty simulation at Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Margaret Ann Garner got to sit on "the other side of the table."
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 Tony's Restaurant prepares to feed Pittsburgh Steelers
After Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers wage pigskin war with the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, they will pig out on ribs from Tony's Restaurant in Findlay.
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 BGSU honors Findlay man
BOWLING GREEN -- Amanda Hills thinks her grandfather, Bruce Hills of Findlay, is an extraordinary man. The folks at Bowling Green State University think so, too.
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 An opportunity to 'give him something back'
This is the letter which Amanda Hills wrote, nominating her grandfather, Bruce Hills of Findlay, for the Bowling Green State University Parent of the Year award:
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 I-75 crashes injure 2
Rain-slick roads Friday contributed to two injury accidents on Interstate 75, one of which snarled traffic for an hour.
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 Putnam County confirms three more H1N1 cases
OTTAWA -- Three H1N1 influenza cases have been confirmed in school-age children in Putnam County, the Putnam County Health Department said Friday.
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 Pilot in Fremont crash that killed 6 had eye troubles
TOLEDO (AP) -- An 86-year-old Ohio man at the controls of a plane that crashed last year, killing him and five passengers, had been warned not to drive by his eye doctor, according to federal investigators.
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 BGSU professor, pioneer of popular culture study, dies
TOLEDO -- Ray Browne, a Bowling Green State University professor who was credited with coining the phrase "popular culture" and pioneering the study of things such as bumper stickers and cartoons, has died. He was 87.
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 Seekers of swine flu vaccination endure downpour; many denied
CINCINNATI -- Hundreds of people waited in pouring rains Friday for swine flu vaccinations -- some in wheelchairs, lawn chairs or baby strollers -- but health officials turned many away an hour after the free clinic opened.
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 Voter Guide: City, county, school taxes are 'interconnected'
They will appear separately on the Nov. 3 election ballot, but the Findlay, Hancock County and Findlay School District tax issues are intertwined, supporters contend.
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 Voter Guide: 3-year income tax hike before Findlay's voters
Findlay's 1 percent income tax was adopted in 1967, a year when City Council approved building a $3 million reservoir, when juvenile court moved into "spacious, walnut-paneled" offices on Broadway, and YMCA family memberships cost $1.06 a week.
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 Voter Guide: Hancock County seeks money for flood reduction, operations
No matter how voters cast their ballots Nov. 3, Hancock County shoppers will have more money in their pockets next year.
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 Voter Guide: City schools try again for 3 new buildings
Findlay residents can expect a barrage of blue and gold ribbons, phone calls and maybe even a visit, as the campaign for the city schools' 4.3-mill bond issue nears its final days.
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 Voter Guide: Bond issue would provide one site for Millstream's students
Voter approval of Findlay City Schools' 4.3-mill bond issue would mean a new building and a single site for the Millstream Career Cooperative.
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 Voter Guide: New middle school would improve grades, Glenwood principal says
For David Alvarado, principal of Glenwood Middle School, there is no question that a new middle school would improve his students' grades.
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 Voter Guide: Three compete for two seats on school board
There was no rush to the elections board this fall to fill out petitions to run for Findlay City school board. It will be a contested race, however, with both incumbents and one challenger vying for the two open seats.
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 Voter Guide: Van Dyne, Detmer battling for 2nd Ward council seat
Residents of Findlay's 2nd Ward will be deciding in November whether to keep a two-year incumbent on City Council or replace him with someone who said he would work to make government more transparent.
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 Voter Guide: Collette, Routson compete in 3rd Ward
An independent candidate is seeking to unseat a Republican who is wrapping up his fifth term as Findlay's 3rd Ward councilman.
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 Voter Guide: 10 Findlay candidates unopposed in election
Although the past year has proven to be financially tumultuous for Findlay, resulting in much-scrutinized cuts to personnel and operations, most candidates for city posts on Nov. 3 are incumbents running unopposed.
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 Voter Guide: Cory-Rawson seeks funds for building
RAWSON -- Cory-Rawson School District voters are being asked to approve a tax increase on Nov. 3 for construction of a new pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade building.
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 Voter Guide: Riverdale bids for levy renewal
Riverdale School District voters are being asked to renew a 6.9-mill, five-year operating levy on Nov. 3.
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 Voter Guide: Voters to decide Hancock County, Riverdale school board contests
Contests for school board seats will be decided in Arcadia, Cory-Rawson, Van Buren, Vanlue and Riverdale school districts on Nov. 3.
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 Voter Guide: Village council races on ballot
Voters in four Hancock County villages will decide races for village council seats in November. A contest for Mount Blanchard mayor also will be decided.
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 Voter Guide: 12 Hancock County townships to decide trustee contests
Each of Hancock County's 17 townships will elect two township trustees on Nov. 3, and there are races in all but five of the townships.
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 Voter Guide: Villages, townships asking voters to approve tax levies
Five villages and townships in Hancock County will be asking voters to approve levy requests on Nov. 3. An ambulance district levy also is on the ballot.
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 Voter Guide: Wal-Mart liquor options on Findlay ballot
The two Wal-Mart stores in Findlay are asking people who live near the stores to approve liquor options on Nov. 3.
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 Voter Guide: No changes made in Hancock County polling places
No changes have been made in Hancock County polling places since the special election in August, when precincts 1-A, 1-B, 5-E and 5-F moved to the new Senior Center building at 339 E. Melrose Ave.
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 Voter Guide: Bluffton voters to pick 4 for council
Five people are running for four open Village Council seats in Bluffton this November, and three of the candidates are incumbents.
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 Voter Guide: Hardin County levy proposed to fund Ohio State University Extension office
Survival of Hardin County's Ohio State University Extension office depends on voter approval of a 0.4-mill, five-year countywide levy on Nov. 3.
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 Voter Guide: North Baltimore to decide council, school board races
NORTH BALTIMORE -- Contests for Village Council and school board seats in North Baltimore will be resolved by voters this November.
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 Voter Guide: Two countywide levies before Putnam voters
OTTAWA -- The Putnam County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board is seeking a 0.3-mill, five-year levy renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot.
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 Voter Guide: Wyandot agency requesting tax levy
UPPER SANDUSKY -- Voters will decide an additional 0.8-mill, five-year levy for Wyandot County Council on Aging in November.
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 Voter Guide: Henry County voters to decide races, two Patrick Henry levies
NAPOLEON -- Henry County voters will see no countywide issues on the ballot this fall, but have several village council and school board races to decide Nov. 3.
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 Voter Guide: Seneca County voters to decide races, H-L school issue
TIFFIN -- Races for village council, school board and township trustee posts will be decided throughout Seneca County on Nov. 3. And Hopewell-Loudon School District is seeking funds for construction of a new school.
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 Voter Guide: Fostoria voters to consider switch to city manager form of government
Matters of mayor versus manager will make the Nov. 3 ballot in Fostoria.
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 Voter Guide: Candidates compete for Fostoria Council seats
FOSTORIA -- It's a busy ballot this November as all Fostoria City Council positions are up for grabs before the elections become staggered under the City Charter amendments authorized by voters.
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 Voter Guide: Fostoria bond issue would build school
FOSTORIA -- Fostoria voters will decide a 2.76-mill, 28-year bond issue Nov. 3 which would generate about $8.4 million for construction of a new elementary school and renovations to the middle school.
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 Voter Guide: Two joining Fostoria school board
FOSTORIA -- There will be two new Fostoria school board members in January.
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 Voter Guide: Casinos headline ballot issues
COLUMBUS -- For the fifth time in 20 years, voters will be asked whether they want to expand gambling in Ohio, and the campaign again centers on the economy.
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 Voter Guide: A look at the state issues
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News Briefs Firefighters discover 20 marijuana plants in house
After fighting a house fire early Monday at 815 Howard St., firefighters found 20 marijuana plants in the residence.

"They ran across it and called us," said police Sgt. Justin Hendren with the Hancock County METRICH Drug Enforcement Unit.

Police seized all 20 plants, and Hendren said charges are pending.

High-powered growing lights, fans, and a box filled with dried marijuana were also found in the house, according to a police report.

Investigators said an electrical short started the fire before 3 a.m. Monday.

The blaze caused an estimated $12,000 in damage to the residence, owned by Amanda Crawford. No one was injured, according to the Findlay Fire Department.

Carey announces holiday closing
CAREY -- Carey offices, including administrative, income tax and utilities, electric, wastewater treatment plant, and public works, will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day.

The curbside recycling program will be held Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 7-9.

Findlay trooper named sergeant
Trooper Jacob L. Fletcher, assigned to the Findlay post of the State Highway Patrol, was promoted to sergeant Wednesday by Patrol Superintendent Col. David Dicken.

With the promotion, Fletcher will stay at the Findlay post and serve as an assistant post commander, according to the patrol.

Fletcher began his patrol career in 2002 after graduating from the 139th Academy class and has been assigned to the Findlay post since.

Owens announces holiday schedule
The Toledo and Findlay campuses of Owens Community College will be closed Saturday through Monday for the Labor Day holiday.

There will be no classes and the college offices will be closed.

Classes will resume and offices will open again on Tuesday.

Holiday changes ad deadlines
The Courier won't be published on Monday, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Because of the holiday, some advertising deadlines have been moved up this week:

Black and white display advertising for Tuesday's newspaper must be placed by noon Friday. Display advertising for Wednesday's newspaper must be placed by 2:30 p.m. Friday.

Color display advertising for the Thursday, Sept. 9 newspaper must be placed by Friday.

Classified advertising and City and Country advertising for Saturday's newspaper must be placed by 2 p.m. Friday. Classified ads for Tuesday's newspaper must be placed by 2:30 p.m. Friday.

Courier business and advertising offices will close at 3 p.m. Friday for the holiday.