Mobile Version: mobile.advertiser-tribune.com
 
RSS:
Member Login: Email: Password:
Search: Local News Classified EZToUseBigBook Web
Local News  News  Obituaries  Business  Opinions  Local Columns  Editorials  Sports  Classifieds  Jobs  CU Photo Galleries


  • Community Resources
  • Customer Service
  • Affilated Sites
Our Town "Odd Jobs"

A matter of perspective

August 16, 2008

Odd. Unusual. Out-of-the-ordinary. Different. Original. Unique. They’re all in the pages of this magazine. The staff here at The A-T decided to take a look at how some people who wouldn’t touch 9-to-5 in an office make a living, or at least how they spend their free time. The result is Our Town — Odd Jobs and Unusual Occupations. There are the genteel jobs — jewelry makers, and clock and piano repair men. There are the not-so-genteel jobs — rock crushers, a honey wagon driver, and a tattoo artist. Over the last few months, as we were taking photos, spending time with the story subjects, doing interviews and gathering information, we found something interesting. The people we talked to don’t really see what they do as all that odd. Or unusual. Or different. “I’m still learning something every day,” says clock repair man Ken Hoover. “I want them to get their money’s worth,” says tattoo artist Jim Cook. “It’s going to be on you for the rest of your life.

» Full Story
 
 
Fostoria Rotary Club
Oberlin @ Berg
2008 Cornhole Tournament
HL vs DSJ State Finals
H-L football
Urbana @ TU
Thankgiving For The Troops
Thanksgiving Day Meal
 
View By Publish Date:

A matter of perspective

August 16, 2008
Odd. Unusual. Out-of-the-ordinary. Different. Original. Unique.

They’re all in the pages of this magazine. » Full Story
 

A sweep is as luck as lucky can be

August 16, 2008
Fireplaces and wood burners may not be the first thing that comes to people’s minds when they think of alternative heating sources, but smoke still rises from many chimneys in the Tiffin area, and whe » Full Story
 

After the flush

August 16, 2008
When you flush it, where does it go? Chris Borer knows. It comes to his workplace at the Tiffin Water Pollution Control Center. Most people might call it the Tiffin sewer plant. » Full Story
 

All thumbs

August 16, 2008
Tiffin resident Tim Meeker may not enjoy gardening at home, but with more than 250 varieties of plants to water, cultivate and move out the door, his job could not fit more closely to that of a garden » Full Story
 

And the piano, it sounds like a carnival

August 16, 2008
The strains of Christian hymns — “It is no Secret,” “ How Great Thou Art,” “Old Rugged Cross” and others — emanated from the piano at the Commission on Aging. » Full Story
 

Bob Dougherty is seeing stars

August 16, 2008
For more than 20 years, Bob and Diane Dougherty of Tiffin have been volunteering at The Ritz Theatre. » Full Story
 

Caught shred handed

August 16, 2008
The whirl of an enormous paper shredder fills the room as “Nini” Granata sorts through boxes of old medical records brought to him by the dozen. » Full Story
 

Duck of the draw

August 16, 2008
Bob Morehart has been hatching ducklings at Morehart Hatchery and Duck Farm for 63 years — or at least assisting in the process.

He started working there when he was 9 years old. » Full Story
 

Got a crush on you

August 16, 2008
At MGO Aggregates Inc. in Old Fort, big machinery rolls across the landscape while drilling and blasting occurs not far from a crystal lake in which geese and other migratory birds float. » Full Story
 

If your computer isn't working, you can ask him to

August 16, 2008
If the computer you rely on, whether for work or play, comes down with a virus, where do you turn?

Exterminating those nasty computer bugs rests in the hands of those who know the technolo » Full Story
 

It sure beats farming

August 16, 2008
Dana Riedel grew up on a dairy farm near Sycamore and attended Mohawk Local Schools. » Full Story
 

It takes a strong stomach

August 16, 2008
By Nick Dutro

Staff Writer

ndutro@advertiser-tribune. » Full Story
 

It’s a bling thing

August 16, 2008
By Melissa Topey

Staff Writer

mtopey@advertiser-tribune. » Full Story
 

Later, tater

August 16, 2008
As potato chips come shaking down a conveyor belt, Marie Arend and Grace Sholl are watching closely.

The two pickers at Ballreich Brothers Inc. » Full Story
 

Leafing his mark

August 16, 2008
Jeremy Ardner is in his ninth summer working for Mohawk Nursery.

And he’s only 22 years old.

“I started young. It’s a family business,” he said. » Full Story
 

Pharmacists keep patients healthy

August 16, 2008
Whether they are making chemotherapy, calculating medicine dosage or counseling patients about potential drug side effects, pharmacy technicians help keep patients at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin healthy. » Full Story
 

Providing summer fun since 1941

August 16, 2008
A place for family. A place for memories. A place of history.

The Tiffin Drive In has been providing, in the hot summer nights, a world of surrender, mayhem and magic since 1941. » Full Story
 

Run on time?

August 16, 2008
As the bus or mail truck drives through town, many do not think about all the work that goes into the planning of that trip, but for the people who design the logistics and routing for Seneca County A » Full Story
 

Style in the ride

August 16, 2008
Providing safe, discreet and ultimately convenient transportation gives Bloomville resident Marty Chambers the chance to create a memorable experience for others. » Full Story
 

Tat’s the way ...

August 16, 2008
Jim Cook says tattooing pays his bills, but he is not in the business for the money. » Full Story
 

Tick… tock… tick… tock…

August 16, 2008
Sharp eyesight and steady hands developed under the tutelage of a family craftsman have brought heirloom timepieces back to working order. » Full Story
 

Weathering the weather

August 16, 2008
As black clouds loom overhead and Tiffin area residents run to their basements for cover, Dan Stahl, Seneca County Emergency Management Agency director, and SKYWARN Coordinator Jeff O’Connor head outd » Full Story
 

When jail breaks, he fixes it

August 16, 2008
Ron Trott has been doing maintenance work his entire life, but only recently has been doing it in a building that needs constant attention. » Full Story
 

Workin’ at the car wash, yeah

August 16, 2008
Old food.

Melted chocolate and crayons.

Spiders.

Dog hair.

Dried vomit.

You name it. A car detailer probably has cleaned it. » Full Story
 
View By Publish Date:
Local News  News  Obituaries  Business  Opinions  Local Columns  Editorials  Sports  Classifieds  Jobs  CU Photo Galleries