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Walbridge mayor, councilman quit |
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Written by DEBBIE ROGERS Sentinel Staff Writer
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Tuesday, 15 January 2013 10:55 |
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Former mayoral incumbent Dan Wilczynski, right, speaks to Walbridge residents in 2011. (Photo: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) |
WALBRIDGE - The village will start the new year with a new mayor and a new council member.
Mayor Dan Wilczynski, who has been ferociously criticized by the majority of council over the last year for missing too many meetings, announced Sunday that he is resigning immediately. Councilman Pat Fox, who has served the village on and off since the 1990s, quit on Monday, saying he no longer felt like part of the team.
Wilczynski, in a phone interview on Monday, said a legal opinion that probably would have forced him out as mayor convinced him to resign.
At its last meeting in December, council asked Solicitor Brian Ballenger to hire outside legal counsel for $5,000 to decide if Wilczynski was violating the Ohio Revised Code. Council president Ed Kolanko said his research found that the mayor should attend three-fifths of the meetings in a two-year period, and Wilczynski had not.
The mayor said Ballenger informed him last week that there was an opinion that upheld Kolanko's statement.
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Pemberville Winterfest offers ice sculpting, sleds & skates |
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Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff
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Monday, 14 January 2013 11:16 |
PEMBERVILLE - Winterfest in Pemberville will feature ice sculptures, antique ice skates and sleds, and snipplebean soup to warm chilly participants.
The event will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Following are the activities scheduled in the village:
• Ice cube competition with each participant receiving 35 ice cubes to create a sculpture. The ice cube creations will then be on display between Pemberville Drug Store and Janelle's Diner. The sculpture competition is open to all ages.
• Ice sculpture display hosted by Higher Ground Coffee Shop.
• Sledding in the school valley, weather permitting. Participants should bring their own sleds.
• Free movies at the Pemberville Opera House, featuring "Ice Age" at 11 a.m. and "Iron Will" at 2 p.m.
• Ice skate collection display at Beeker's General Store. Author Russ Herner will display his book and collection of antique ice skates and skating lanterns.
• Roasted nut station hosted by Java Sensations.
• Old sled and sleigh display hosted by Riverbank Antique Market. People are asked to bring their own antique sleds and share their childhood memories.
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Penta sets up tech honor society |
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Written by DAVID DUPONT Sentinel Staff Writer
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Monday, 14 January 2013 12:09 |
Students at Penta Career Center now have a new honor to aspire to.
This spring the career center will induct its first members of the National Technical Honor Society, the Penta Board of Education was told at Wednesday's meeting. The society is modeled on but a separate entity from the National Honor Society. Students can be members of both.
More than 3,300 secondary schools and colleges are affiliated with the honor society.
The creation of the society was first discussed a couple years ago after school officials attended a High Schools That Work conference.
It was math teachers Mindy Phillips and Sonia Herman who decided there was a place at Penta for the society. They felt it was a chance to shine a light on "the best of the best" at the vocational school, Phillips said.
She estimated as many as 250 students would be eligible with about a couple dozen inducted in the first class this spring.
Students must maintain a high average in both their academics and in their vocational programs, she said. They must also apply, which involves an essay and a teacher's recommendation.
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Project Lifesaver helps find missing people |
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Written by PETER KUEBECK Sentinel Staff Writer
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Monday, 14 January 2013 10:55 |
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| Jim Stainbrook, from left, Eric Reynolds, Benny Kerr and Jay Harden. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) |
For those suffering from diseases and disorders that can cause them to wander off or get lost, a new operation in the works could prove to be a "lifesaver."
Project Lifesaver aims to make it simpler and faster for law enforcement to track and retrieve those residents - and hopefully prevent dangerous incidents. The program is of increasing importance as the population of the United States continues to age and the prevalence of certain mental disorders increases.
Directed at people with dementia, Alzheimer's, and conditions such as autism, Project Lifesaver allows caregivers to get radio frequency wristbands that slip easily on the wrists or ankles, and even in clothing, and which can trace a lost family member once they are reported missing to law enforcement. The Wood County Sheriff's Office is partnering with the Wood County Committee on Aging and Wood Lane in establishing the program in the county. Project Lifesaver is itself a non-profit organization based in Chesapeake, Va.
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Last Updated on Monday, 14 January 2013 11:04 |
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