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Lil' tree huggers
Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn is pictured presenting a key to the city to Lynda Smith's fourth grade class at Union Elementary School after it helped inform the city of an infestation of bagworms. About 3,000 bagworms were collected, pictured in the clear container on the right.
Smith's fourth grade class honored for bagging pests
Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn recently joined acting parks manager Randy Moore and other city officials in honoring Lynda Smith's fourth grade class at Union Elementary School for a project they did on bagworms. Recent warmer winters in northern Ohio have brought the unwanted visitor from southern Ohio. Bagworms have teabag-sized nests and the caterpillars consume the leaves of trees, eventually killing it.
Each nest can bear up to 1,000 bagworms.Washburn told Upper Sandusky City Council on Monday night that Smith's fourth grade class recently completed a project on bagworms and he presented them with an award from the city for collecting more than 3,000 bagworms from trees in Upper Sandusky.
"I told them I appreciated them taking an interest in the city," Washburn said. "They were very educated on the topic."
Washburn reported the city is eligible for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster assistance after March's snowstorm.
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Carey Streetscape project to move forward in August
By LONNIE McMILLAN
Sports editor
CAREY - Carey Mayor John Rymer said at Monday night's Carey Village Council meeting bids will be opened for the first phase of the Streetscape project Aug. 6.
Necessary paperwork has been filed, but Rymer said he does would not have a timeline on when work might start until he meets with Ohio Department of Transportation officials.
The village likely will be receiving some reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the costs of cleaning up from March's large snowstorm.
Rymer said he met Monday with FEMA officials, who said the village could receive the standard 75 percent reimbursement for costs such as labor and equipment.
Council passed a resolution to allow Rymer to apply for the reimbursements. He said a quick estimation yielded an estimate of $20,000 in costs associated with the storm, although a more detailed estimate will have to be submitted by May 24.
Work on the emergency services bulding has been halted temporarily, Carey Fire Chief Jay Gretzinger said, to allow for a problem with cement cracks to be fixed.
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| MONDAY MAY 5, 2008 |
Daily Chief-Union/Alissa Paolella
Experienced voyagers
Don and Linda Ham, rural Upper Sandusky, take a trip through their boat as they get ready for boating voyages with the start of spring. The Hams, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, are reminding novice and experienced boaters alike to take precautionary measures before going out on the water.
Local residents spread the word about boating safety
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
With the start of spring comes various outdoor activities for area residents, and many people enjoy taking a trip to Lake Erie or other bodies of water for boating voyages.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, including longtime members Don and Linda Ham, rural Upper Sandusky, is reminding boaters to use safety tips during their boating trips.
The Hams have been recognized for their volunteer work with the auxiliary many times since they began with the coast guard 19 years ago.
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary said the best time for boating begins in May.
The auxiliary suggests all recreational boaters, regardless of the size of their boat, carry with them not only the federal and local mandated safety equipment, but also a VHF radio and an Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacon, or EPIRB, which are not mandated.
The Hams said they both have been boating for as long as they can remember, getting involved with their families when they were children.
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| FRIDAY MAY 2, 2008 |
 Wyandot County ARC celebrates 50 years of clarity
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
Fifty years ago, a group of parents of children with mental retardation and developmental disabilities voiced their objection to sending their children to state institutions by starting the first program in Wyandot County for children with MR/DD.
Their hard work is being honored May 17 at the Wyandot County Association for Retarded Citizens and Angeline School anniversary celebration, which will mark the 50th year for ARC and the 40th year for Angeline School.
Angeline School and Industries Superintendent Todd Dilley said employee Karen Walter and her mother, Susanne Walter, who are co-chairs of the celebration committee, have a family perspective on the changes in public views of mental retardation over the years.
"The reason that Karen and her mom are co-chairs of our planning for this anniversary is because Karen works here as one of our employees, but she's also a family member of two individuals that we serve," Dilley said. "And so her and her mom (will) have a family perspective."
In fact, Karen's uncle, Steven, who currently is a client of the adult services program at Angeline, was one of the first 6-year-old students in the first class at Angeline.
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