Our “Find Wylie” winner this week is Jo Myers of Port Clinton who was one of 203 people to find our friendly fish hiding the ad for Port Clinton Ford on page 1B in last week’s Beacon. Jo wins our weekly $20 gift card from Friendship Food Stores. We’ll be hiding Wylie again this week, so if you find him, drop off an entry form at our office in the Beacon Place Business Center or click on the Find Wylie Icon at our website thebeacon.net.
It’s Festival Weekend in Ottawa County! First up is the “Granddaddy” of Festivals, the Oak Harbor Apple Festival. Then we also have the Lighthouse Festival in Marblehead and Lakeside. We have information on both festivals on pages 9A and 10A in this week’s Beacon.
All young ghosts and goblins are invited to come to downtown Port Clinton to Trick or Treat on Saturday, October 25 from 1-3 p.m. Just look for the pumpkins in participating business’s windows and the orange and black balloons. Over 250 children participated in 2013 and the sponsor, Main Street Port Clinton, is hoping even more this year. For more information, contact them at 419-734-5503.
The Port Clinton Knights of Columbus Council 1750 is sponsoring a special Youth Soccer event this Sunday, October 12, at 3 p.m. at Heigel Park on Catawba. The K of C Soccer Challenge is an annual event and is a qualifier for regional and state competitions. For more information, contact Andy Migas at 419-322-2310.
Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community is hosting a bus trip to Birch Run Outlet Mall in Michigan this Saturday, October 11. They will depart from Levis Commons in Perrysburg at 9:30 a.m. and return by 6 p.m. Cost of the trip is $40. Call for reservations at 419-798-8254. Also, Otterbein is hosting a Medicare Check-Up Day next Wednesday, October 15, at 10 a.m. This event is free.
Congratulations to Sean Black, who led Davenport University to a 15th place finish in the first Collegiate Tier 1 Bowling event in Wisconsin last weekend. Sean was 16th individually (out of 220), averaging a 206 in 9 games.
Our sports photographer, Bill Migala, traveled over 300 miles this past weekend to shoot the Port Clinton-Conneaut game. The results were outstanding! I mean that I had a hard time choosing photographs because they were all such good game action shots. Be sure to check them out online at thebeacon.net.
Tickets are now available for the St. Joseph/Marblehead Knights of Columbus Clam Bake and Chicken Dinner to be held on Saturday, October 25, from 5-7 p.m. at the Church Hall on Barclay St. in Marblehead. The event will benefit the Danbury Food Pantry. Tickets are $9.95 for a chicken dinner only and $19.95 for the full clambake dinner. The tickets are pre-sale only and can be purchased by calling Bob Wisniewski at 419-734-5018 or Rich Kulaga at 419-732-7014.
Join us for our next “Coffee with the Editor” session at Common Grounds held every Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. Each Wednesday we have a small group that discusses local issues and we get good ideas about community news stories to cover.
The Port Clinton Rotary Club is hosting their 5th Annual Rotary Pizza Challenge on Tuesday, October 21, from4-7 p.m. at the Port Clinton Moose Lodge on W. Lakeshore Drive. Celebrity Judges (I among them) determine the best specialty pizza, high school students will judge the best pepperoni pizzas, and YOU vote for the people’s choice. Tickets are $10 for all the pizza you can eat.
Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for the 3rd Annual Evening at the Races on Friday, November 14, at Lock, Dock & Barrel. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person which includes appetizers, betting opportunities AND a GREAT TIME! Purchase your tickets from any Port Clinton Kiwanis Club member or at the door.
Early reservations are recommended for PC Seniors’ 11th Annual Big Band Dance to be held on Sunday, November 2, from 2-5 p.m. at the Port Clinton Moose Lodge on W. Lakeshore Drive in Port Clinton. Admission is $10 advance, or $12 at the door. The event is sponsored by the Moose Lodge and Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices. They will also feature the 17 piece big band “Night Session”. For more information and tickets, call Juanita Mills-Persely at 419-341-1080.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You can “pay it forward” just by dining at either Nagoya or Ciao Bella this month. Each restaurant will have a weekly feature that incorporates pink. When you purchase one of these features, they will give a portion of the proceeds right back to someone in our own community who has or is currently undergoing treatment.