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World War II vet Darrell Gress to turn 103 this month

2 weeks ago | thebeacon.net | Sheri Trusty

BY SHERI TRUSTYPORT CLINTON – Darrell Gress has a simple secret to living to 100 – and beyond. “I have a little religious spot. I tell God I like being here, and I ask him for another day,” he said. “But if the guys I used to run around with heard I had a little religious spot, they wouldn’t believe it.”Gress will turn 103 on April 23. His life began in Washington, Indiana, in 1922.
Rose Lucas Haninger’s creativity connected her with countless celebrities

3 weeks ago | thebeacon.net | Sheri Trusty

BY SHERI TRUSTYMARBLEHEAD – When Rose Lucas Haninger was growing up in the shadow of the quarry in Marblehead, she dreamed of one day being an actress. Instead, she had the incredible opportunity to use her artistic skills to design minor prosthetics and utilize revolutionary paramedical makeup on patients, improving their lives and making them feel beautiful. Her medical work eventually brought her full circle, and she now works as a celebrity stylist in television, film and theater.
Medal of Honor Day recognizes Civil War hero, Lewis Shepard

3 weeks ago | thebeacon.net | Sheri Trusty

BY SHERI TRUSTYPORT CLINTON – There may be only one known Medal of Honor recipient in Ottawa County, but local residents are making sure he is not forgotten. Civil War hero Lewis C. Shepard, who is buried at Lakeview Cemetery, earned the Medal of Honor for bravery under enemy attack during an assault of a Confederate fort on the coast of North Carolina on Jan. 15, 1865. Shepard, a Union sailor, advanced through heavy Confederate enemy fire, pushing bravely through fear, danger and the unknown.
Simple Gestures celebrates ten years of simple giving

3 weeks ago | thebeacon.net | Sheri Trusty

BY SHERI TRUSTYPORT CLINTON – On Easter Day, 2015, Kathy Jo Schweitzer and her grandson, Justin Tyler Furgurson, brainstormed together and created a program that has impacted hundreds of people across Ottawa County. This Easter, Simple Gestures will celebrate ten years of charitable giving. In the last decade, Simple Gestures has processed the donations of dozens of generous contributors, making 215 distributions of 39,644 items. The process is, of course, simple.
Lakeside Heritage Society receives grant from Ohio History Fund

3 weeks ago | thebeacon.net | Sheri Trusty

BY SHERI TRUSTYLAKESIDE – In 1875, Lakeside Chapel was constructed as a place of worship for early Lakesiders. This year, the Lakeside Heritage Society (LHS) will honor the church’s long history by returning the building, now a museum called Historic Heritage Hall, to its early glory.
Hundreds attend Port Clinton ReStore Grand Opening

3 weeks ago | thebeacon.net | Sheri Trusty

BY SHERI TRUSTYPORT CLINTON – When Habitat for Humanity of Ottawa County Executive Director, Debi Heiks, was preparing for the March 29 grand opening of the organization’s new ReStore in Port Clinton, she anticipated about 80 visitors. There were more than that waiting to get in the door when it opened at 10 a.m., and they continued to come throughout the day. “The line before we opened was long. There were a bunch of people in the parking lot. It’s exciting,” she said.
Is it Just Me? 4-3-25

3 weeks ago | thebeacon.net | Michael Schenk

BY MICHAEL P. SCHENKHas anyone had enough of all the passwords you need now to get along in the tech world? I mean, really, for every single service you need a username and a password. Oh yes, you can have it saved, but is this safe and will this not be shared with whoever is bored and sitting in their PJs in a basement somewhere and just hacking away at all of us? I know I have commented on this before, but does the music that supposedly is background have to be so loud?
Local freshman boys look into their futures at Young Men Innovate

1 month ago | thebeacon.net | Sheri Trusty

BY SHERI TRUSTYSANDUSKY – About 1,000 high school freshman boys from Ottawa, Erie, Huron and Sandusky counties gathered at Cedar Point Sports Center on March 20, but they weren’t there to shoot balls into hoops or dribble them across courts. They were there to get a glimpse into their futures.
Freshmen girls learn to see value in themselves and others at Young Women LEAD

1 month ago | thebeacon.net | Sheri Trusty

BY SHERI TRUSTYSANDUSKY – Julie Carrier held up a new, crisp $20 bill in front of the nearly 700 freshmen girls at the Young Women LEAD event at Kalahari Resorts on March 20 and asked them to raise their hands if they wanted it. Nearly every hand shot up. Carrier then crumpled it, pounded it, and stepped on it. When she asked who still wanted the dirty bill, hands shot up around the room again.
Chamber Job Fair helps fuel summer workforce

1 month ago | thebeacon.net | Sheri Trusty

BY SHERI TRUSTYPORT CLINTON – The Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to supporting local businesses any way it can. It promotes businesses, offers networking opportunities, and, on March 19, it helped connect business owners with students who need jobs today and careers tomorrow when it held its annual Job Fair at Port Clinton High School. The Job Fair was hosted in partnership with Port Clinton City School District.