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		<title>&#039;If gasoline goes up to $4 a gallon or more this spring, would you change your vacation plans?&#039;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<title>Rocket boys fall to Huron, 71-27</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    By Yaneek Smith Sports Writer   The Oak Harbor boys basketball team fell behind, 18–3, after one period and was never able to recover as it was trounced, 71–27, by the Huron Tigers. The Rockets played fairly well in the second quarter as they were outscored, 10–7, but completely fell apart in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rocket girls defeat Lakota, 56-39</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    By Yaneek Smith Sports Writer   The Oak Harbor girls basketball jumped on Lakota in the first quarter, outscoring the Lady Raiders, 18–3, to take control in their non-conference win over Lakota. For the rest of the game, Lakota (3–14) was able to keep the game reasonably close, but was never able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hany Elected VP of Judges’ Association</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Northwest Ohio Municipal/County Judges’ Association held its organizational meeting on January 18, 2012 at the Holiday Inn French Quarter, Perrysburg. Judge Brian F. Hagan (Rocky River Municipal Court), President of the Northern Ohio Municipal Judges Association, addressed the members to discuss both the benefits of regional judges’ associations and the Cuyahoga County method by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ribbon cutting ceremony officially opens private rehab suites</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[hursday February 2, was a day long anticipated by Ottawa County Riverview Healthcare Campus staff and residents. Cheers rose as residents, Shirley Floro and Vickie Warner did the honor of cutting the ribbon to officially open six new private rehab suites on the facility’s Cottage Cove unit. These six suites all have flat screen TVs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Author at Birchard Library in Fremont  ￼</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The public will have the opportunity to meet John Juriga, author of “Bob Hines: National Wildlife Artist” at Birchard Library on Friday, February 17 at 2:00 p.m. Dr. Juriga has been guest curator for two major exhibits at Ward Museum of Wildlife Art in Maryland and assisted the Hayes Center with The Wildlife Art of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free boat show coming to Bass Pro Shops</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Rossford, Ohio—It’s hard to beat the excitement that comes with looking at new boats and dreaming about all the fun you and your family can have on the water. Head over to Bass Pro Shops at 10000 Bass Pro Boulevard in Rossford and make that dream a reality at their FREE Boat Show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Valentine tip from social security</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Phil Walton Social Security Manager in Toledo, OH Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, making this a popular time of year for proclamations of love. Such displays of affection can be as simple and sweet as a heart with a “be mine” message, or as life altering as a vow before the altar. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eighth annual Cheer For A Cure® Championship approaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stella Bertz Cheer For A Cure®, an organization created to memorialize Stella Bertz, today announced the upcoming Eighth Annual Cheer For A Cure® Championship to be held Saturday, February 18, 2012. The Annual Cheer For A Cure® cheerleading and dance competition held at Genoa High School was established in 2005 and the organization has since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rocket boys sixth, girls seventh at NWOAC Championships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Yaneek Smith Sports Writer Competing against some of the top teams in northwest Ohio, the Rockets boys and girls swim teams finished sixth and seventh, respectively, at the Northwest Ohio Aquatic Conference Championships. On the boys’ side, Napoleon finished first (424) and St. John’s Jesuit (367) was second with Oak Harbor finishing in sixth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rocket girls win second in a row</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Yaneek Smith Sports Writer Led by Allison Dunn and Abbie Gezo, the Rockets took control from the beginning before cruising to a 56–39 victory over Lakota in non-conference action. Dunn and Gezo finished with 18 and 11 points, respectively, to help the team improve to 6–10 on the season. Oak Harbor head coach Brad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawrence “Jack” Schiller</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawrence “Jack” Schiller September 3, 1908 — January 25, 2012 Lawrence “Jack” Schiller, 103, longtime resident and businessman of Oak Harbor, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at H.B. Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. Jack was born September 3, 1908, in Rocky Ridge, Ohio, the son of Herman and Christina (Iffland) Schiller. In 1944 he married [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Slim Randles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s always a treat when Jasper Blankenship comes down from the diggin’s with his dog, Arthur, to see us here in town and stop by for stories and coffee at the Mule Barn. “Jasper, is it true you built your cabin with only an ax?” Jasper nodded. “Aren’t axes kinda … hard to get used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of World  War II memories</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gluths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MY MEMORIES OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II. My memories of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are somewhat hazy. But the announcement that World War II had ended is acutely vivid to me. I had mixed emotions. As a fifteen year old, I did not comprehend all the ramifications of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BCS Board works with Administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Benton-Carroll-Salem Board of Education invited all administrators and community members attending the regular board meeting held January 24th to participate in discussing major changes occurring in the district next school year. The Board had requested cost breakdowns for two possible scenarios: 1) having Kindergarten through 4th grades at R.C. Waters Elementary with 5th through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Povolny receives award from Riders Unlimited</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Riders Unlimited, Inc. held their annual Recognition Dinner on Sunday, January 22nd, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fremont. Riders, volunteers and donors were recognized, along with six people being specially honored with top awards. Ray Price from the Cleveland area was given the President’s Award for his support and contributions to the organization. Traci Zoller of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#039;t wait six weeks! Go Online Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Social Security</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soon, the world’s most famous groundhog will be getting a lot of attention. On Groundhog Day, the world’s furriest weather reporter, Punxsutawney Phil, will pop out of his home to forecast one of two possibilities: an early spring or six more weeks of winter. Regardless of what Punxsutawney Phil predicts, there’s no reason for you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Slim Randles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you didn’t know what time of the year it was, or what the weather was like, you could tell simply by eavesdropping at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn coffee shop. “Good to see you here, Doc,” said Herb Collins. “That warm water on the battery trick work for you?” “Thanks, Herb. Yep. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edith J. Damschroder Bahnsen June 1, 1921 -  January 10, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Edith J. Damschroder Bahnsen, 90, of Oregon, Ohio, and formerly of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Orchard Villa in Oregon. She was born in Oak Harbor on June 1, 1921, a daughter of Charles &#38; Emma (Herring) Hengvoss. Edith was employed in the accounting department of the Toledo Blade for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oak Harbor boys, girls swim teams defeat St. Mary CC</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Yaneek Smith Sports Writer The Oak Harbor boys and girls swim teams came away victorious in dual-meet action against St. Mary Central Catholic last week, with the boys winning, 112–73, and the girls coming out on top by a score of 116–66. For the boys, first-place finishers included Michael Cervantes, Tyler Schmidt and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oak Harbor boys fall to Clyde</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Yaneek Smith Sports Writer Clyde dominated in the second half, outscoring the Rockets, 39–25, in the third and fourth quarters to claim the 66–42 victory. With the loss, the Rockets fall to 1–10 overall and 1–6 in the Sandusky Bay Conference. The Rockets trailed 27–17 at the half, but was outscored 21–14 in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abraham  Lincoln trivia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gluths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WELCOME PHONE CALL: I had a very welcome and very interesting telephone call last week. Phyllis (Kramb) Cooper called me from Twin Falls, Idaho. In the 6 January 2012 Exponent, Shadows From the Pat, I had a picture of the original Kramb Building. (Phyllis’ Grandfather was one of the founders of the Kramb Company). The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA to test sites in  Ohio child cancer cluster</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Environmental regulators will begin testing the air and water near dump sites in rural northern Ohio where cancer has sickened dozens of children for more than a decade. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to take action after officials last year met with families who have had children diagnosed with cancer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiscal Officers take Oath of Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judge Frederick C. Hany II administered the Oath of Office to several newly elected and re-elected County Township Trustees and Fiscal Officers during a special session of the Ottawa County Municipal Court held on December 29, 2011. Under Ohio law, County Trustees and Fiscal Officers have a wide variety of administrative and financial duties and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Township Trustees Sworn In</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judge Frederick C. Hany II administered the Oath of Office to several newly elected and re-elected County Township Trustees and Fiscal Officers during a special session of the Ottawa County Municipal Court held on December 29, 2011. Under Ohio law, County Trustees and Fiscal Officers have a wide variety of administrative and financial duties and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Village recieves Project of the Year award</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Village of Oak Harbor was recently awarded the Northwest Ohio Concrete Association Concrete Project of the Year award for 2011. They were chosen from more than 20 entries throughout northwest Ohio, which includes 23 counties. The award was based on the village decision to rehabilitate Park Street with an unbounded concrete overlay of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear plant woes in middle of US House race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — The debate over a nuclear plant where small cracks were discovered in a concrete shell is revealing another split between two Democrats who are veteran members of Congress and opponents in the March 6 primary. It’s one of the first noticeable divides to surface in the race since Ohio’s new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harder and  Whipple sworn in</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Harder was recently elected and Jerry Whipple was re-elected to the Board of Supervisors of the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). They were sworn into office by Judge Kathleen Giesler at the January Board Meeting of the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District. Whipple holds the position of Chairman, and Harder holds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEFFL competed in the USFTL National Championship Tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 3rd grade LEFFL Rockets traveled to Kissimmee, FL this past weekend to compete in the USFTL National Championship Tournament. The single elimination tournament hosted teams from all over the country as well as several Florida teams. Saturday’s seeding games determined the brackets for Sunday’s tournament play. Unfortunately for the small Rocket team, the local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Slim Randles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Dud Campbell had been quiet for almost an hour, which brought concern to his wife, Anita. Dud isn’t the strong, silent type. He’s more like a quick, noisy type. After an hour had gone by in silence, he picked up a sheet of paper and began taking notes. “Dinner’s pretty soon, Hon,” Anita said. [...]]]></description>
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