Category: Tell Tales

John Papcun was a giant of a man … literally and figuratively! He was a star basketball player for...

BY JOHN SCHAFFNER Welcome to the 45th anniversary of The Blizzard of ’78! I was working at The...

BY JOHN SCHAFFNER Harold Brown, 98, of Catawba passed away last Tuesday morning. As many of you...

Congratulations to Phillip Bolte, who received the Oliver True Award Saturday evening at Port...

BY JOHN SCHAFFNER The Great Swami (otherwise known as your slightly cynical Beacon Newspaper...

I wrote a special editorial last week regarding winter distribution of The Beacon and I wanted to...

Today is December 22, 2022. This Sunday is Christmas Day. Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, and...

BY JOHN SCHAFFNER It was 39 years ago on Dec. 9, 1983 when Sergeant Bob Rigoni of the Port Clinton...

BY JOHN SCHAFFNER Sorry to report the passing of my friend, classmate and football teammate Steve...

This is a sad and happy week for us old-timers in Port Clinton Kiwanis. It is sad because of the...

The Beacon is publishing a bit early this week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. This February, The...

BY JOHN SCHAFFNER ‘Tis the season of giving. Ottawa County Community Foundation (OCCF) is...