Mayor Leone of the City of Port Clinton and Superintendent Patrick Adkins of the Port Clinton City Schools are pleased to announce the approval of $406,000 in Safe Routes to Schools funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation. The Safe Routes to Schools program is intended to establish safer pedestrian access, upgrade pedestrian signals and signage in proximity to the schools, and mark the pavement with proper identification symbols. The approved activities will be undertaken in the vicinity of the Bataan Memorial Elementary School and the Port Clinton Middle School. The application was a joint effort between the city, the schools and the consulting engineering firm of DGL.
The award breakdown, subject to a final project scope meeting with ODOT officials, includes $390,000 for construction activities and $16,000 for construction engineering.
Mayor Leone stated he was “very pleased that the application for these funds was approved by ODOT.” Leone added that “ODOT’S award will provide 100 percent of the construction costs for these improvements which will greatly improve the safety of the students going to and from school.” 

Port Clinton City School District’s Champions for Children has been a partner with the Ottawa County 4-H and OSU Extension Office for years. Students enrolled in the after-school program are members of 4-H and participate in projects, camp and much more. Kathy Booher, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, submitted a grant to the Ohio 4-H Foundation to fund summer enrichment activities. The grant funds activities for Acorn Alley as well. This summer, Port Clinton Champions participants will be constructing a life-sized whale, all while having fun and learning at the same time.

Pay tribute and celebrate 73 years of “Building Memories” at Carroll School from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19.
The open house will begin with a welcome at 2 p.m. and will include self-guided building tours.  Many old pictures, letters and memorabilia will be displayed, and there will also be an opportunity to share memories through video.
For questions, call Carol Benner at 419-707-0464.

Below are excerpts from a letter sent to Carroll School by Judge Donald Wargowsky. The entire letter will be on display at the “A Building of Memories Tribute” Sunday at the school.
“Carroll Township and Friends: I already was a student at OHHS when the Centralized Carroll School was built. So, I never attended the Carroll School you are now memorializing and remembering.