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Thank you, veterans
It is so typical of this time of year. There isn’t a lot going on and then, suddenly, WHAM! Memorial Day Weekend is upon us. So, please be aware that the traffic will be a little to a lot heavier than...
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Memorial Day weekend a spectacular start to summer
What a weekend it was! The weather couldn’t have been more perfect. They had very moving Memorial Day ceremonies all over the area. Sunday there was a very special program at Catawba Island Club. A...
View ArticleSurprise!
Photo by Mark Schaffner To say that she was surprised would be an understatement! My wife Mary Alice has decided to retire, so I contacted a few people to throw her a big surprise party at Port...
View ArticleMr. Washington goes to Washington
One of Catawba Island’s more “infamous” residents is Ernie Washington, seen here on the right with Congressman Bob Latta and local realtor Tomi Johnson. Ernie and Tomi took the Honor Flight from...
View ArticleParade of Homes kick-off party June 26
The Catawba-Marblehead Parade of Homes is coming the weekend of June 28 and 29. I cut a commercial a week or so ago, and if you watch Channel 13 in Toledo, there is a good chance you will see it. We...
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We will miss you, Dottie
I attended the funeral Tuesday of a lady who became a surrogate mom to me back in high school. Dottie Bergeman passed away last Saturday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. For many years, she worked...
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Happy Fourth of July!
By John Schaffner Of course, everybody wants to know when the various fireworks displays are…so here you go. First up is Catawba Island off the Catawba Island Club pier. They go off at dusk on Thursday...
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50th anniversary of the Ottawa County Fair
The 50th anniversary of the Ottawa County Fair opens this Monday at the Fairgrounds on SR 163 between Port Clinton and Oak Harbor. This local slice of Americana runs from July 14 through the 20. There...
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Port Clinton’s 1:20 Club
Congratulations to Fritz Below who started a new Facebook page on Monday called Port Clinton’s 1:20 Club. The purpose of the new Facebook page is to encourage folks who love Port Clinton to choose, at...
View ArticleThere she is, Mrs. Ohio America
Cynthia Rumball of Port Clinton sent me a note this week to announce that her niece, Shaylyn (Tewers) Ford of Columbus was recently crowned “Mrs. Ohio America 2014”. She is the daughter of former Port...
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Family was important to Ruth Finke
I went to the funeral of Ruth Finke on Monday. She was one of my surrogate “moms” through high school and beyond. Ruth was 96 when she passed last week. I am certain she had no regrets, or at least...
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Inter-Lake Yachting Association Regatta
I spent a lot of time over the weekend on the NEW docks at Put-in-Bay. We participated in the 121st Annual Inter-Lake Yachting Association Regatta there. The new docks are spectacular! They feature a...
View ArticleMiracles for Melissa
Brenda Belcher and her gang at Salon 53 in Harbor Lights Landing is having a very special fundraiser this Sunday for her sister-in-law Melissa Belcher who has been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s...
View ArticleAvengers, art and Gem Beach Rocks
Appetite for the Arts was also held over the weekend at the big new hangar behind the Tin Goose Diner and the Liberty Air Museum. While we were there on Saturday morning, one of the “Avenger” World...
View ArticleEly visits the B-17
It was quite a weekend at the Liberty Air Museum and Carl Keller Field. Remote Control airplanes, plus a visit by several vintage World War II vintage aircraft. My grandson Ely wanted to climb in the...
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Washington Properties current proposal on our website
I occasionally read the popular local Facebook page, “Talk of Port Clinton (uncensored)” and I have noted that there is some confusion from time to time by folks contributing to that page, particularly...
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Best of the Best awards ceremony Sept 18
We have completed our vote count on Ottawa County’s Best of the Best Contest. The results are most interesting. In fact, we have the top three in each category listed in The Beacon this week. We will...
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Indian Summer
I get on my soapbox about this time every year! Many folks, including business people, are of the belief that “the season” ends on Labor Day weekend. I just checked the weather forecast…sunny and warm...
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Candidate’s night October 2
Tonight is a big night, as usual, with the annual Candidate’s Night at the Port Clinton Elks Lodge sponsored by the Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Port Clinton Business and Professional...
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Survey on ballot initiative
The Beacon online, in addition to providing the 33-page power point proposal from Washington properties given to Port Clinton City Council in February, we are also doing a quick, one-week survey which...
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