May 29, 2013 PDF Edition of the Perrysburg Messenger Journal

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Exchange Club honors firefighters, officers and deputy of the year
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rescue, SCUBA diver,
advanced truck company
operations and firefighter
safety.
“It is my honor to recommend
Amy Allan for the
Perrysburg Fire Division
Firefigher of the Year.”
Perrysburg Township
Firefighter
Michael Green
The Perrysburg Township
Firefighter of the Year
is Michael Green. He was
originally hired as a volunteer
member of the department
in July 2009, wrote
Fire Chief Tom Brice in his
nomination letter.
“Since then, he has been
one of the most active members
of the department. He
is consistently one of the
members who make the
most runs each month. He
has made his training as a
firefighter/paramedic his
priority and has completed
more than 1,000 hours of
training in his nearly four
years with the department.
“In addition, he has
become an advanced EMT,
a firefighter II and a hazardous
materials technician.
Currently, he is attending
paramedic school at Wood
County Hospital where he is
one of the top students in
his class.
“Since starting as a volunteer,
his training among
other things has allowed
him to become a part-time
employee. His dedication to
the department over the
years has been admirable.
“If we need someone to
come into work in a pinch,
he is more than happy to do
it. Even when he is not
working, often times he can
be found helping out around
the station. He volunteers
his time to help with the
township’s monthly food
program and with Operation
Breadbasket, which is an
annual program where food
and gifts are provided to
more than 100 area families.
“He also has become
active in educating future
firefighters as an advisor for
the Rossford Fire Explorers.
“Congratulations to Perrysburg
Township Firefighter
of the Year Michael
Green.”
Perrysburg Township
Detective Sergeant
Jim Gross
Selected for the law
enforcement officer of the
year award in Perrysburg
Township is Detective Sergeant
Jim Gross.
The detective sergeant
started with the township in
December 1987 as a dispatcher
and became a police
officer in 1995. He was promoted
to detective in April
2004 and worked in the
detective bureau until
November 2008, when he
was promoted to sergeant
and went back to road patrol
as afternoon shift supervisor.
In February 2011,
Detective Gross returned to
the detective bureau, but
NWOPCP, Inc. Welcomes
Maureen Anderson, PA-C
this time as a supervisor.
In his letter of recommendation,
Police Chief
Mark Hetrick wrote the following:
“It would be difficult to
narrow down all the great
accomplishments of Detective
Sgt. Gross, so I will
attempt to summarize.
“Jim always goes above
and beyond, whether it be a
case he is investigating, or
volunteering his time to various
community organizations.
In 2010 while the
afternoon shift supervisor,
Jim saw the need to form
Retail Group to help combat
the daily thefts from our
retail stores. Jim organized
all the loss prevention officers
and store managers
from Perrysburg Township
and Rossford businesses
along the Route 20 corridor.
This was to share information
amongst the stores and
the police to crack down on
the retail theft organizations
that prey on the retailers.
Robert Schmidt, MD, Irshad Hasan, MD and the staff at
Rossford Family Practice, a Division of NWOPCP, Inc., are
pleased to announce that Maureen Anderson, PA-C joined
their practice.
Maureen will be seeing patients from the Rossford Family
Practice office at 930 Dixie Highway, Rossford, 43460. She
is now accepting new patients as well as children and newborns.
Maureen received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Albion College and her Master
of Science degree from Central Michigan University. She has a special inter-
Maureen enjoys photography, antiquing and sports in her spare time. She will
be providing care to NWOPCP patients at area nursing homes and also looks forward
to serving the patients in our community.
To schedule an appointment with Maureen, please call Rossford Family Practice
at 419-666-6682.
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“The Retail Group has
since grown to all of northwest
Ohio and southeast
Michigan and has successfully
recovered upwards of
a million dollars in cash and
property. Jim receives calls
from law enforcement and
loss prevention from all
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either speak at their conferences
or with help in setting
up their own Retail Groups.
“Finally, I would like to
commend Detective Sgt.
Gross for his investigation
of the arson at the Mosque
of Greater Toledo. On September
30, 2012, at 4:58
p.m., Perrysburg Township
received a fire alarm at the
mosque on Scheider Road.
After the fire was extinguished,
it became quickly
apparent that it was not
accidental and Detective
Sgt. Gross was called in to
investigate.
“Jim quickly determined
it was arson and had a person
of interest, whose identity
was not known. A photograph
of the suspect was
released to the media and by
4 p.m. on October 2, the
suspect was in custody. The
suspect was Randy Linn, a
truck driver from Fort
Wayne, Indiana, who professed
a dislike of the Muslim
faith and intentionally
set fire to the mosque. In
part, because of Detective
Sgt. Gross’ thorough investigation,
Randy Linn pleaded
guilty and was recently
sentenced to 20 years in
federal prison.
“In closing, I would like
to commend Detective Sgt.
Gross for his exemplary
professionalism. He is truly
a credit to Perrysburg
Township Police Department
and the law enforcement
profession.”
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Other Business
In other business, council:
•Approved a $82,384
purchase of an International
dump/plow truck chassis
from Nollenberger truck
sales.
•Approved a $55,713
purchase of equipment from
Henderson Truck Equipment
City of Perrysburg
Police Officer
Matt Schlumbohm
Receiving the law
enforcement officer of the
year for the City of Perrysburg
is Matt Schlumbohm.
Officer Schlumbohm is a
native of Gilboa, Ohio, in
Putnam County. He
received a bachelor’s degree
in criminal justice from the
University of Toledo and
began his career with the
City of Perrysburg in January
1998.
In his letter of recommendation,
Police Chief
Dan Paez wrote the following:
“Matt is a patrol officer
and currently is assigned to
work the afternoon shift.
Matt is the officer with the
most seniority on the afternoon
shift and fills in as a
shift supervisor in the
absence of the afternoon
shift sergeants. He does a
good job when working as
the officer in charge.
“He has matured as an
officer, developed his policing
skills and possesses a
calm and level-headed
demeanor that provides an
excellent guide and example
to the younger officers who
work with him. He does an
excellent job when dealing
with a wide variety of
police calls for service. The
officer has demonstrated his
ability to diffuse agitated
situations and even gain the
support of others present in
achieving a peaceful resolution
to difficult calls even
when an arrest is necessary.
That is a difficult but
extremely beneficial skill to
develop and possess.
“Matt was trained and
served as a motorcycle officer
for approximately five
years. His service as a
Brody Walters appointed
for the dump/plow truck.
•Authorized a $250,000
purchase for a replacement
medic unit.
•Approved a $116,540
contract with Strawser Construction
for resurfacing
work on South Boundary
Street.
•Approved a $39,810
contract with Wolfe Roofing
to repair the municipal
building roof.
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motorcycle officer was
extremely beneficial during
many special events where
the motorcycle facilitated
responses to calls that were
difficult to address with a
conventional patrol vehicle.
For example, during the
2004 Presidential rally at
Fort Meigs, Matt very effectively
utilized the police
motorcycle to control
crowds that lined the roadway
and maintained open
the departure route for the
Presidential motorcade.
“Matt has an interest in
firearms and is scheduled to
attend training this summer
to become a certified police
firearms instructor and join
the police division firearms
training unit.
“The officer is a very
active officer in addressing
traffic safety and enforcement
concerns throughout
the city. He has a very good
grasp of the importance of
addressing problem areas of
the city and applying the
appropriate level of enforcement
to achieve the support
and voluntary compliance
of the motoring public.
“Matt is not a complainer
and maintains a positive
and upbeat attitude as he
goes about carrying out his
duties. Officer Schlumbohm
is a very well rounded
police officer who is very
dedicated to providing top
notch police service to the
Perrysburg community and
a very fine example of the
quality officers who work
for the City of Perrysburg
Police Division. It is my
privilege and honor to nominate
Officer Matthew
Schlumbohm as the 2013
Perrysburg Exchange Club
Law Enforcement Officer of
the Year for the City of Perrysburg.”
•Authorized a memoranda
of understanding with
Middleton and Perrysburg
townships for shared
expenses for road repairs.
•Authorized a $149,000
contract with Proudfoot
Associates for design work
on improvements to the
intersection of State Route
25 and Eckel Junction Road.
•Set the following summer
schedule for city council
meetings: June 4 and 18;
July 9 and 30, and August
20.
•Scheduled the following
meetings: service-safety,
Monday, June 3, 5:30 p.m.;
recreation, Monday, June 17,
5 p.m.; economic development,
Monday, June 17,
5:30 p.m., and planning and
zoning, Wednesday, June 19,
5 p.m.
The next meeting of city
council is Tuesday, June 4,
6:30 p.m. All meetings are
held in the municipal building
and are open to the public.
Way Public Library plans
summer reading programs
Boys and girls are invited
to “Dig into Reading”
through the Summer Reading
Club at Way Public Library.
The library will offer programs
with stories, music,
crafts, art and more.
Participants visit the
library each week to record
the books they have read and
receive a sticker for their
reading log and a small prize.
The first prize and sticker
will be issued the week of
June 10.
Children entering fourth
and fifth grades will be eligible
for weekly prize drawings.
Preschoolers may participate
by having books read to
them.
The names of preschoolers
through third graders will
appear in the Perrysburg Messenger
Journal when they
have recorded the reading of
their first book.
During a “make-up”
week, held July 22-28, for as
long as supplies last, children
can collect one of the stickers
and prizes they missed.
The library has planned
the following activities for
June:
•Do You “Dig” Balloons?
Sure, everyone does! Erica
Carlson will teach students
how to sculpt their own creations
at this balloon workshop
being held on June 13,
from 3 to 4 p.m. for children
ages 6-10.
•What lurks Under the
Earth? Find out by joining a
naturalist at W.W. Knight
Nature Preserve at 29530
White Road. Participants will
meet in the parking lot and
should wear boots and play
clothes. This is being held on
Masterworks Chorale to present
‘American Collage’ Sat., June 1
Masterworks Chorale
wraps up its 2012-13 season
at 8 p.m. on June 1, with
“American Collage” at the
Valentine Theater. The collage
format offers unusual
juxtapositions of performance
media in two seamless acts.
Even though relatively
young, compared to England
and Western Europe, America
can lay claim to a heritage of
music that is uniquely its
own. “American Collage”
offers an evening of American
folk songs, musical theatre,
bluegrass, jazz and
songs from Hollywood’s
Golden Age.
Joining us for American
Collage is an eclectic mix of
the best Toledo has to offer in
June 20, from 1:30 to 2:30
p.m. for children entering
grades 1 through 5.
•Diggity Dog–It’s Biscuit!
Children ages 3 to 5 can
enjoy stories and activities
featuring this favorite book
character by Alyssa Capucilli
on June 21, at 10 a.m.
•Let’s Dance and Sing
Along with James Coffey, an
award winning music artist,
on June 27, at 3 p.m. This is
for all ages, and no registration
is required. Just stop in
for a foot stomping good
time.
All of the above programs,
except “Let’s Dance
and Sing” require online registration
at www.waylibrary
.info. This can be done from
home or at the library computers.
Programs needing registration
at the Youth Services’
Desk include Page Turners’
Book Discussion for ages 9
to 12, and Summer Art
Adventures for grades 1 to 4.
The Summer Art Adventures
will be offered June 12,
19 and 26, and requires a fee
of $3 per session to participate.
The art programs are a
collaborative effort with local
art educator, Robin Ballmer,
and the library.
The Page Turners’ Book
Discussion will be held June
25, at 12:30 p.m. It features
the book, “The One and Only
Ivan,” by Katherine Applegate.
Copies of this book will
be available at the Youth
Services desk during registration.
Registration for all programs
begins June 3. For
more details and times, visit
the library’s Web site at
www.way library.info.
the performing arts including:
Kim Beuhler, classical voice
and jazz faculty member at
the University of Toledo and
founding member of the
vocal jazz ensemble “6th Edition;”
folk/bluegrass group
“Together Again,” and
dancers from Ballet Theatre
of Toledo.
For ticket information,
call 419-242-2787. Tickets
also will be available at the
door.
Auditions for next year’s
interns and chorale members
will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
May 14 and 16, in the Ottawa
Hills High School choir
room. To learn more, or to
make an appointment to audition,
call 419-242-0800.
Letters policy
The weekly deadline for Letters to the Editor is noon on Friday. Letters
should be limited to 300 words. Letters from the same writer will be
accepted no more frequently than every 30 days.
Due to limited space, coverage of community news, and production
costs, only two letters regarding a certain issue will be printed each week.
Time and space permitting, all other letters will be posted on the newspaper’s
web site, www.perrysburg. com.
The newspaper reserves the right to accept or reject letters, and to edit
them for clarity and length.
All letters need a signature of the writer and an address and phone
number for verification before publishing.