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Tiffin library expects less state funding
Karen Culp is to become interim director of the Tiffin-Seneca Public Library
January 6, 2009
Tiffin-Seneca Public Library has money reserves it can use to cover financial difficulties for a while, but the facility will be in trouble if the situation doesn’t improve, its director said Monday.
During a board of trustees meeting Monday afternoon, Director Jeff Winkle said the library financially is better off than most libraries.
Also during the meeting, the board took action to appoint an interim director as Winkle prepares to direct a library in Findlay.
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Mayor warns of developmental center cuts
January 6, 2009
Due to state budget cuts, downsizing could occur at many of Ohio’s developmental centers, Tiffin Mayor James Boroff announced at Monday night’s city council meeting. The development center in Tiffin is one of the city’s largest employers.
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DeVine steps into office for first time as lead prosecutor
January 6, 2009
With a new year comes a new county prosecutor.
Derek DeVine stepped into the office of Seneca County prosecutor as lead prosecutor for the first time Monday.
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Fire damages Fostoria home
January 6, 2009
FOSTORIA — Firefighters responded to a house fire Sunday night at 261 E. Crocker St., according to reports from the Fostoria Fire Department.
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TU vs. SVSU men
Thu, December 18, 2008 @ 8:12PM
Before we start, it's obvious Tiffin's men are missing some guys. Alan Bradford, the team's usual point guard, does not appear to be in the building, and Rafael Cuellar, one of the team's posts, is not in uniform. There are other changes. Freshman Mohammed Fall is starting, as is Josh Diaz. I think there are two other usual players who are not expected to go. More as it develops. Donnell Patterson, Cuellar and Darryl Miller are all sitting together in the stands. As for the game, with 14:32 left, the Cardinals lead the Dragons, 6-5. If the regular roster was here, I think TU would win handily. Without the usual guys, the offense is lacking the continuity that has developed over the past few games. - The shorthanded Dragons are leading, 16-13 with 9:30 left in the half. Saginaw Valley State comes into this contest with a record of 0-5, 0-3 in the GLIAC. - The Dragons and Cardinals are tied at 25 with 4:36 left in the half.
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Courthouse fun
Sat, December 27, 2008 @ 11:27AM
I have had this on my mind for a long time, but it is not proper for a column, and I don't want to upset my courthouse renovation friends. I don't think anyone reads my blogs, so this is the perfect place. I am proposing a Courthouse Fair for the coming summer. Proceeds to be divided equally between the Courthouse Six and the commissioners (or at least two of them. Sorry, Mike) The events absolutely suggest themselves, and I am sure many more would come to mind with a little thought. The first event would be throwing rings over the upraised arm of General Gibson, or whoever that little man on the plinth is. I know he has held many balloons etc. over the years, but this could raise some money at least. Second would be a petting zoo. Many forms of livestock could be featured, all native to the courthouse area, but gloves would be needed for anyone brave enough to actually pet the animals.
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Calvert basketball opener ... and some wrestling
Fri, December 5, 2008 @ 10:47PM
For a season opener, there was plenty to like from both sides, and plenty of excitement — an extra half-quarter's worth, in fact — for the fans in Calvert's gymnasium. Sandusky St. Mary did the good things just a little more often and at the right times, to emerge with a 75-71 overtime win over a Calvert team that sports an entirely different look from last season's Midland Athletic League champion. Austin Opfer hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 14.8 seconds to give the veteran Panthers (six seniors among nine players) the opening win, as the Senecas couldn't sustain momentum long enough whenever they grabbed it. Calvert, which saw its top seven players either graduate or transfer after last season, committed eight of its 20 turnovers in the final 12 minutes and made just 1 of 7 free throws in that same span. Aaron Sennish had 28 points and Drew Windisch 21 for St. Mary, and Landon Warnement sank four 3's on his way to 26 for Calvert.
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Congrats, Pumpkin
Wed, November 26, 2008 @ 9:13PM
In newspapers and TV broadcasts over the next day or so, you’ll hear or see serious pieces about people giving thanks for what they have. Today’s editorial is one of those examples. And so, today, we wanted to have a little fun with Thanksgiving, too. Every year the president “pardons” a turkey, and we’re not talking about Dick Cheney. It’s a silly ceremony. A big, white, pen-raised, fattened turkey gets to live out a life of ignominy roaming some farm pecking at the ground and hitting on lady turkeys instead of being scarfed down over discussions of Aunt Esther’s surgery and a bad Lions football game. So with that silliness in mind, we decided to make a bid deal out of Pumpkin, he of the presidential pardon, and not the dinner table. And he’s not even a fugitive financier. Pumpkin’s picture covers a good portion of the upper half of today’s front page. Enjoy your turkey. Enjoy your freedom, Pumpkin.
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The First of Four
Fri, January 2, 2009 @ 9:24PM
I am a lucky guy. Tomorrow morning I will be leaving for Florida on my first golf trip of 2009. I say first because there will be three others to follow. We (my buddies and I) don't waste any time on our first one. Hey it is 2009. So the year just began. We have not golfed for a couple of months now and we are restless. This trip will be followed by April's jaunt to Henry Horton State Park south of Nashville, Tennessee. June will find us off to Fort Wayne, Indiana and our September trip has become a revolving one. We have gone south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and more recently Lexington, Kentucky. This one takes us to the Sunshine State. In past years we have gone to Jacksonville and Lehigh Acres. That last locale brought us to a course owned by former New Riegel teacher and coach Jere Carrick. Last year we decided to go to The Villages area. A couple of our summer golf friends winter in the area.
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Common denominators
Thu, December 18, 2008 @ 6:21PM
The A-T's county government reporter, Kevin Risner, posed an interesting question today over lunch: How many cars could you buy for $15 billion? It's not a frivolous question. Large figures, like those tossed around in federal bailouts, are difficult for most of us to comprehend. That $700 billion for the financial industry, for instance. That's equal to about $2,300 for every American — man, woman, child, citizen or guest worker. The proposed auto bailout, however, ends up with mind-boggling numbers no matter how it's divided. For example, based on an average price of $28,000 for a new car, that $15 billion would buy 535,714 of 'em. Sounds like a lot, doesn't it? except in 2007, Americans bought 16.1 million cars, trucks and vans. If my calculator is functioning properly, that's about $450 billion worth of automobiles.
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