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21 Alicia's Analysis By Alicia Geldien Crime drama-available to rent or purchase-2 hrs 2 min-rated PG~13 for language, violence & sexuality Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne & Liza LaPira Ben Campbell is a brilliant yet reserved M.I.T. student w ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Token of appreciation Tales from an Old Timer By Frank Gluth TOKEN OF APPRECIATION: Too often in today's fast paced world, we do not give recognition or give a token of appreciation where it may be due. So many times, a simple "hello" or "I appreciate you" can do wonders for another's attitude. A couple of days a ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Rock & Roll Hall Alicia's Analysis By Alicia Geldien I suppose you could say I've fallen under a "staycation" spell. Cleveland is a music lovers dream. Laden with concert venues (Quicken Loans Arena & The House of Blues, to name just two) plus the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum, no matter ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Weighty thoughts regarding the death penalty Hartigan's The Name... By Linda Hartigan This past week I read an article regarding an obese death-row inmate who seems to be using his weight as a reason to stay alive. The convict apparently is requesting a stay of execution because he is so fat it will be difficult to locate his veins which ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Bark Inn fire Tales from an Old Timer By Frank Gluth $35,000 BLAZE SWEEPS BARK INN TO GROUND: Popular Night Spot to Rise Again (from The Exponent, 19 August 1955). A flash fire swept and completed destroyed Bark Inn, a route 2 landmark, early Saturday morning. There was small warning of the outbreak o ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Escape from civil war draft Tales from an Old Timer By Frank Gluth MIKE KONEICZNY WRITES FROM ARIZONA: In this summer's trip back to Oak Harbor I came across three wonderful old letters written by my great-great-great-grandfather, Jeptha Lindley Ogden II, to his wife Margaret Cover Ogden in the first months of 1865. ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Stop-Loss Alicia's Analysis By Alicia Geldien War drama-available to rent or purchase-1 hr 52 min-rated R for graphic violence & pervasive language. Starring:Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum & Timothy Olyphant. Sgt. Brandon King, a decorated Iraq war hero, celebrates his return ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Adolphus Kraemer Tales from an Old Timer By Frank Gluth I have a special interest in Adolphus Kraemer...the man I feel is the true father of Oak Harbor. To begin with, I must take you back to the early 1800s. What is now Oak Harbor sat on the eastern fringe of the Black Swamp. Ours was a marshy bayou and ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Victory in the garden of life Hartigan's The Name... By Linda Hartigan This is a true story of a family's effort to get through some tough economic times. The people don't live in Oak Harbor or even Ohio. But I know about the situation because it's my sister in rural Pennsylvania. Her husband lost his job last summer. ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Adolphus Kraemer Tales from an Old Timer By Frank Gluth I have a special interest in Adolphus Kraemer...the man I feel is the true father of Oak Harbor. To begin with, I must take you back to the early 1800s. What is now Oak Harbor sat on the eastern fringe of the Black Swamp. Ours was a marshy bayou and ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Cedar Point Alicia's Analysis By Alicia Geldien I'll spare you the economic speech but, let's face it, everyone has made financial sacrifices lately. For many, summer vacation has suffered. Why not take advantage of an amusement park that's a hop, skip & a jump away? Cedar Point has made Sandusky, O ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
70 years ago Tales from an Old Timer By Frank Gluth SEVENTY YEARS GO PLUS. . .these items from 21 July 1928. . KOLATH & KREIGER DRUG STORE: Raspberry sherbet - it's good OLD TIME DANCE at Maple Grove every Saturday night! POTATO BUG AND BLIGHT double spray - 2 cents a gallon - Lantz's OAK H ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY