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Gene Joseph displays a day’s catch on one of his many fishing trips to Lake Erie. He has been taking friends to an island near Port Clinton, Ohio, for the past 15 years.

Gene Joseph displays a day’s catch on one of his many fishing trips to Lake Erie. He has been taking friends to an island near Port Clinton, Ohio, for the past 15 years.

Gone fishin’ on Lake Erie

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
The lure of the great outdoors is always calling Gene Joseph’s name.The Hampton businessman finds himself often thinking of or planning the next hunting or fishing excursion and has a lifetime of stories to share.
Jeremy Burgener carries one of the geese he downed on a hunting outing last winter.

Jeremy Burgener carries one of the geese he downed on a hunting outing last winter.

Jeremy Burgener enjoys the fellowship of the hunting blind

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Since Jeremy Burgener became an avid waterfowl hunter several years ago, he suspects his wife, Tessa, sometimes regrets she urged him to take up the sport after the couple moved to Aurora.
Up to 128 bags of shoes were collected by the Aurora Chapter of Philanthropic Educational Organization (A.C. PEO) and were placed by the storage building of Hamilton Telecommunications Oct. 9 for pick-up. More than $1300 will be collected by PEO to give back to women in the community through grants, loans and scholarships.

Up to 128 bags of shoes were collected by the Aurora Chapter of Philanthropic Educational Organization (A.C. PEO) and were placed by the storage building of Hamilton Telecommunications Oct. 9 for pick-up. More than $1300 will be collected by PEO to give back to women in the community through grants, loans and scholarships.

PEO funds 3,200 pairs of shoes

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Aurora chapter members of the Philanthropic Educational Organization (A.C. PEO) gathered Oct. 9 to load 128 bags containing 3,200 pairs of shoes for pick-up as a result of its second annual shoe fundraiser.
Marquette Village Board candidate profiles

Marquette Village Board candidate profiles

High interest seen in Marquette trustee race

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
To say there is a great deal of interest in the two open seats on the Marquette Village Board would be an understatement. A total of seven candidates are running in the Nov. 5 election for those four-year positions on the board of trustees, including the two people who currently hold those seats.
Jim Happold, 80, has been working at Giltner Public Schools for 40 years. He worked as the school’s custodian from 1984 to 2009 and has been working as one of the schools’ bus drivers since 1997.

Jim Happold, 80, has been working at Giltner Public Schools for 40 years. He worked as the school’s custodian from 1984 to 2009 and has been working as one of the schools’ bus drivers since 1997.

Giltner students pay tribute, help celebrate Happold’s 80th birthday

Elizabeth Hunter
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Jim Happold, 80, has seen many changes to Giltner Public Schools (GPS) since graduating 1962. Having returned to work as both a bus driver and custodian for 40 years, it was a heartwarming gesture to celebrate his 80th birthday on Sept. 26 with the students and staff at GPS.“(Supt.
Village of Hampton

Village of Hampton

Hampton moves White Blossom street project up

Ron Burtz
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Following a hearing on the village’s state-required 2025 One and Six Year Street Improvement Plan, the Hampton Board of Trustees voted Monday night to remove one project from the one year plan and replace it with another on the other end of town that had previously been one of the six-year projects.