By John Schaffner

We had a very neat experience on Saturday evening in Lakeside at the performance of the OSU Marching Band Alumni. In November of 2016, TBDBITL played at Port Clinton High School, and this very nice young lady sat behind us as a spectator. Her name was Morgan Davis. I took her picture.

Last Saturday night she performed at Hoover Auditorium as the incoming Assistant Drum Major for the Buckeye Marching Band. I took her picture again. She was surprised when she saw a photo of herself from 2016! Go Morgan!Go Buckeyes!

It’s the annual Peach, Perch, Pierogi and Polka Festival this
weekend at the Denny Bergeman K of C Hall in Port Clinton. Enjoy the music and the great eats!

Voting has officially begun for the 2019 “Best of the Best” of Ottawa County, hosted annually by The Beacon. In fact, this is the last week. The ballot is posted in The Beacon as well as online at www.thebeacon.net.

Rick Orovirtz of Port Clinton and Oregon is our winner this week in our “Find Wylie” contest. He was chosen from among 99 entries who successfully found our friendly fish hidden inside the ad for the Rock the Light concert on Page 5A in The Beacon last week. So, Rick wins a $25 gas card graciously donated by Friendship Stores. Each week we hide Wylie Walleye in an ad and our readers, when one of them finds him, can either bring in a contest entry cut out of the paper or log onto our website … www.thebeacon.net … and let us know where he is, thus entering, and possibly winning the contest.

This is a HUGE weekend at Resort at Erie Landing just southwest of Port Clinton. Friday night the popular band The Menus will be performing as a benefit for the Lighthouse Sober Living homes. Saturday night, it’s the Bob Seeger tribute band, “Looking Back.” The $20 tickets for the events and can be acquired by calling REL at 419-734-2460 by tonight (Thursday, Aug. 29).

The 2019 High School football season begins this Friday, Aug. 30. We wish all three of the teams we cover, Port Clinton, Danbury and Oak Harbor the best of luck this season.
Port Clinton High School 2019-20 All-Sport Passes are on sale in the H.S. Main Office from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The passes will be on sale Monday–Friday and are good for all High School and Middle School Home Athletic Events (SBC Tournament and OHSAA Tournaments excluded). Adults tickets are $50, student tickets are $25.

The annual Green Island Race will be held this Sunday by the Port Clinton Yacht Club. The starts begin around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday and can easily be viewed from the Port Clinton City Beach. There should be close to 50 sailboats participating in up to eight different classes.

All are welcome this Friday, Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. for the last Riverfront Live! of the season.  Performing this week is Kinder Music at the Adams Street Park Gazebo. Riverfront Live! is a free summer concert series held on Friday evenings in downtown Port Clinton. Grab a lawn chair and join us for some great entertainment. Rhythms of the Lake Studios, which is owned and operated by Jennifer Nickel and Taylor Fletcher, is the hosting organization for Kinder Music.

The Magruder Hospital Auxiliary will host a style/trunk show, at the Port Clinton Yacht Club on Sunday, Sept. 15 from 1:30-4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Auxiliary’s many projects for the hospital and in the community. Enjoy shopping a wide variety of vendors, as well as hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, silent auction, door prizes and more. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Magruder Hospital Gift Shop, which is open Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Sunday 11am to 2pm, or online at https://www.magruderhospitalauxiliary.eventbrite.com.

Also, the Magruder Hospital Nutrition Department is offering monthly Diabetes Get-Togethers on the third Thursday each month at 12 Noon in the Conference Center. There will be a different topic and speaker each month. For the Sept. 19 get together, Leslie Desloover, RN, Infection Preventionist at Magruder, will present “It’s that time of year – don’t forget your flu shot.” The group meets from September through May and is for anyone dealing with Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes, including family and friends. Light refreshments will be provided and no RSVP is necessary.  For more information, call 419-732-4027.

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