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.”

A Scavenger Hunt is planned for Saturday, April 6, from noon until 4:00pm in downtown historic Port Clinton.  Families and friends are encouraged to create a team and participate in

Ottawa County Adult Basic and Literary Education (ABLE) is offering free classes to help adults who need to improve their basic educational skills to enter employment, to enroll in post secondary education or to earn a GED diploma.

The classes are held at the Ottawa County Resource Center in Oak Harbor on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon-2 p.m.  and 6-8 p.m. The instructor is Sandy Braunworth.