On March 19, the eighth class of the Ottawa County Parent Project held a graduation ceremony for six parents. Several distinguished guests, Ottawa County Commissioners Jodi Regal

Danbury Township brush drop-off begins April 1 at 310 Bridge Road (State Route 269 South). Branches and limbs are accepted, but not stumps or grass clippings. The service is

The Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce will again be holding Downtown Oak Harbor Farmers’ Markets on the fourth Saturday of each month June-October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

As a community service to help food banks in Ottawa County, Liberty Tax Service in Port Clinton is holding a food drive. Non-perishable food items and cash donations can be dropped at Liberty Tax Service, 313 Harrison Street, Port Clinton, during normal business hours this week or on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Autism is a disorder that holds much mystery and few definitive answers. It is a spectrum disorder that deeply impacts families and their children on many different levels.

An emotional reunion was held in the home of the Pratt family to talk about what autism means for them. Cheryl and Scott are typical parents of four growing sons, ages 17, 15, 13, and 9. Their second son Lance was given an early diagnosis of autism 13 years ago at the age of 2. Cheryl recalls those early years tenderly, with his Early Intervention Specialist Susie Maloney. Cheryl states" I don't know what I would have done without you!" When asked to recall what the biggest help in those early days of diagnosis and therapies was, Cheryl teared up and said,” I will never forget the day you showed me that Lance was capable of giving me eye contact. You gave me hope! I needed to see that he could be like other children.”