Despite thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday evenings, the All Saints Catholic Church festival brought fun, good food and fellowship to the community. James Nagy serves pigs in the blanket to Vickie and Rob Pickard.

Sen. Brown visits wind turbine, solar panel IBEW training site
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown visited a clean energy jobs training site in Rossford on Tuesday to outline how a recent award of $5 million in new federal funds will help train workers for jobs in the clean energy industry.
The Ohio GROWS (Green and Renewable Opportunities for Workers) project will provide clean energy jobs training to nearly 1,300 workers at 19 sites across Ohio, he said.
“Across Ohio and right here in Rossford, entrepreneurs and businesses are leading the way in clean energy innovation that will create clean energy jobs. These are the jobs that will rebuild American manufacturing,” Senator Brown said.
“We simply cannot replace our dependence on foreign oil with a dependence on foreign-made clean energy technologies.”
The senator believes the Ohio GROWS training project will help position the state as a leader in clean energy jobs and ensure that it emerges from the recession better prepared for the 21st-century economy.

Glenwood Road property is still a ‘nuisance’
By Jane Maiolo
For the past several years, the Perrysburg Township Board of Trustees has diligently addressed issues with nuisance properties, working with property owners to remove junk and debris from their acreage. Despite the trustees’ efforts, one of those parcels has come back to haunt them again.
At the July 19 meeting, Jim Staczek of Industrial Design and Supply on Glenwood Road addressed the trustees about the status of the property abutting his company.
Mr. Staczek first brought the matter before the board in 2008 because the parcel at 29108 Glenwood Road had fallen into disrepair. The property was owned by Ernie Conner who had died the year before.
Mr. Conner’s son, James, worked with his family to clean up the three- to-four-acre site, stopping the work for the winter.
At last Monday’s meeting, Mr. Staczek contended that the Conner family never finished the work. “No additional work has been done on the property since that fall,” he said.
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Blood drive at RCRC Sat., July 31
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Saturday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Rossford Community Recreation Center, 400 Dixie Highway, Rossford.
To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-828-1975 or visit redcrossblood.org for more information.
To be eligible to donate blood, an individual must be at least 17 years of age, or 16 with parental permission, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds based on height, and be in good general health. All donors need to present valid identification.
The Western Lake Erie Region serves 11 counties, and needs to collect about 300 units of blood a day to meet patient need in 24 hospitals.
Those who donate blood through September 26, can enter to win a Harley-Davidson Sportster from Napoleon Harley-Davidson.
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RBA, Back to Basics to sponsor Constitution Day essay contest
The Rossford Business Association in conjunction with Back To Basics of Northwest Ohio is sponsoring an essay contest celebrating the U.S. Constitution and “Constitution Day” 2010.
The writing contest is open to students in grades 7 to 12 who live within the Rossford School District.
The theme for the essay is “How the Constitution Guarantees My Freedom.”
Essays will be judged in three categories:
•Seniors and Juniors grades 11-12;
•Underclassmen grades 9 -10,
•Junior High grades 7-8.
Separate prizes will be awarded to winners in each category:
•Seniors and Juniors, $750 non-renewable scholarship
•Underclassmen, $250 in U.S. savings bonds.
•Junior High, $100 in U.S. savings bonds.
Eligibility–The contest is open to all students enrolled or who will be enrolled in Rossford School District’s junior high or high school during the 2010-2011 academic year; homeschooled students in an equivalent grade level, and students in the Rossford School District boundaries who attend a private, charter, vocational or parochial school.
Format and Contents– Essays should be about 500 words for the junior high category, 1,000 words for the underclassmen category, and 1,500 words for the seniors and juniors category.