Magruder Hospital has been recognized by The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society for achieving Stage 6 of the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. This comes as a result of the hospital’s implementation of the Cerner Millennium Electronic Medical Record. Magruder is the first critical access hospital in the state of Ohio to earn this recognition. Currently, across the United States, only 5.2 percent of hospitals have reached this level of technology.

The Walleye Festival weekend marks the beginning of the busy summer season and Port Clinton kicks it off with the Main Street Port Clinton Walleye Festival and family friendly events.

Main Street gives back
Local non-profit organizations will be helping to make the 32nd anniversary of the Walleye Festival the biggest and best event ever. Local groups will be volunteering in the Entertainment Tent all weekend long. Main Street Port Clinton encourages you to come to the Walleye Festival and support the following: Compassionate Friends, Goodwill, Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, Leadership Ottawa County, the Oak House, Port Clinton Business and Professional Women and Port Clinton Rotary.

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.” 

Magruder Hospital is offering an informative two-part educational series from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 7-8, in the Magruder Conference Center. The series is called the Medical Information Notebook program.

Jan. 1935 — May 19, 2012
Mary F. Agnello, 77, of Port Clinton, died Saturday, May 19, at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky.
Visitation will be held at the Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, 7755 E. Harbor Road, Lakeside-Marblehead, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, with Parastas Services being held at 7 p.m. Additional visitation will be held at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 506 E. Main St., Marblehead, on Thursday, May 24, from 9 a.m. until the Office of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. with the Very Rev. Protopresbyter Bryan R. Eyman officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Marblehead.

Bay Township
• 5-16-12 James E. Conner to Aaron M. Conner, 5285 W. Fremont Road, $20,000.

Clay Township
• 5-16-12 Fannie Mae to Ted C. Goodman and Cheryl Rehardi, 19621 W. Ohio 51, $53,000.

Catawba Township
• 5-14-12 Beach Towne, LLC to Daniel F. and Julianne B. O’Boyle, 3105 N. Beach Towne Court, $335,000.
• 5-15-12 Timothy J. and Cynthia M. Cartier to Jeffrey A. and Marcia L. Tanner, 0 Commodore Drive, $1.00.
• 5-15-12 Timothy J. and Cynthia M. Cartier to Jeffrey A. and Marcia L. Tanner, 2972 N. Killdeer Drive, $157,000.
• 5-15-12 Glenn Chevrier to Brian L. and Nancy M. Caldwell, 5496 Commodore, $43,200.

Danbury Township
• 5-15-12 A.C. Buchanan Jr. and Virginia K. Buchana to Michael D. Gtiffin, 239 S. Spring Crest Drive, $52,000.
• 5-15-12 George L. Draeger to Kiser Acquisitions, LLC, 5381 Ohio 163 Unit B-32, $52,000.
• 5-16-12 Dawn E. Watters et al to Robert D. and Margaret L. Fragale, 200 John St., $302,400.

Elmore Corp.
• 5-14-12 Robert M. Verbryke, Jr and Karen M. Verbryke to Charles W. Almroth Jr. and Cynthia J. Almroth, 19168 W. Orchard Drive, $273,000.
• 5-16-12 Carlov. And Deborah L. Pocino to Leslie C. and Michael Carpenter, 149 Smith St., $99,900.

Harris Township
• 5-14 12 Bonnie Christiensen to Gregory T. Heckman & Abby Ann Lamp Heckman, vacant land Witty Road, $28,900.

Portage Township
• 5-15-12 Rosemarie C. Dosztal to William T. and Patricia A. Sigg, 322 Miami Beach Drive, $82,500.

Port Clinton City
• 5-14-12 The Bank of NY Mellon Trust Company to Bat Breeze Properties, LLC, 503-A3 W. Lakeshore Drive, $86,900.
• 5-15-12 Anthony M. Gardner et al to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 727 Madison St., $38,000.

Salem Township
• 5-16-12 Jonathan Royster and Nicole Lynn Luebcke to National Bank of Ohio, 1818 Woodrick Road, $36,667.
• 5-16-12 Sarah J. Fick to Walter W. Gabbard, 7280 W. Harbor Road, $112,815.

Oak Harbor Corp
• 5-15-12 David G. and Kathryn A. Ellis to Gregory J. Greiger, 188 Harvest Lane, $90,000.
• 5-15-12 Roland C. Garber to Garber Enterprises, LLC, 127 Ottawa St., $76,700.
• 5-17-12 Fannie Mae to Agnes M. Smith, 154 S. Erie St., $52,000.

Allen Township
• 5-7-12 Scott J. and Jean M. Rudkinoff to Steven D. and Julie C. Georgoff, 3580 N. Reiman Road, $312,000.
• 5-10-12 Jay R. and Susan K. Koester to Jeremy E. and Kayla R. Moritz, 20385 W. Moline Martin Road, $81,250.

Clay Township

The Port Clinton High School Rotary Honor Banquet was held on May 2 in the Performing Arts Center. The annual event is made possible by the generosity of several Port Clinton community groups, businesses and individuals while showcasing the academic achievements of Port Clinton High School Students. Outstanding students from the Class of 2012 were awarded college scholarships. Prior to the award presentations, Port Clinton Rotary Club hosted their annual dinner for all PCHS honor students, the scholarship winners, parents and presenters. Through the generosity of several community groups and established individual scholarships, the community presented PCHS students with the following:

The second annual Rally for the Kids event Saturday promises to be fun for everyone. Kids of all ages will have a chance to take an up close look at the Life Flight helicopter as it lands in the parking lot of Knoll Crest Plaza. Fire trucks from the Port Clinton Fire Department will be on hand so kids can get a look inside and the Sheriff’s Office will be conducting fingerprinting for the children. The Humane Society will be bringing animals for the kids to enjoy. Kids will also have an opportunity to participate in a coloring contest and Truman from Kidsville News will be on hand to add to the excitement.

The world of flight offers fun, freedom and experiences unlike anything else in the world. And you’re invited to participate as Tin Goose Chapter 1247 of the Experimental Aircraft Association hosts an International Learn to Fly Day event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, at the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport in Port Clinton.
International Learn to Fly Day was created to invite people interested in the world of flight to discover more by meeting local aviators and discovering the initial steps toward “living the dream” of personal flight. Nearly 600,000 people from all walks of life in the U.S. are licensed pilots, but millions more have dreamed of joining that group.
During EAA Chapter 1247’s Learn to Fly Day event, which is free of charge, guest will discover more about how learning to fly is not as time-consuming or expensive as you might think. Young Eagle flights for youth age 8-17 and Discovery flights for adults will be available. Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet the local airport staff, talk to flight instructors and EAA members and learn more about other aviation opportunities such as joining a flying club.
“Airplane rides are just part of this event,” said Lisa Benjamin, President of EAA Chapter 1247. “We hope to build one-on-one relationships with visitors to help them learn all that general aviation has to offer.” 
For information, contact Stan Gebhardt at the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport at 419-734-6297.