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2A II WWW.PORTCLINTONNEWSHERALD.COM Vol. 149 No. 120 The News Herald 1700 Cedar Fremont, OH 43420 Phone: 419-332-5511 To Subscribe: 877-424-0218 Newspaper delivery and billing: 877-424-0218 Classified ads: 877-513-7355 News tips, announcements and corrections: 419-334-1059 Obituaries: 877-513-7344, or QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS David Yonke Editor 419-334-1041 Jeff Coppler Advertising Sales Manager 419-332-5511 Doug Hillis Distribution Manager 419-334-1083 Jon Stinchcomb Reporter 419-680-4897 Matthew Horn Sports Reporter 419-307-4892 POSTAL INFORMATION USPS: 386-700 Published daily except Sunday by Gannett at 1700 Cedar Fremont, OH, 43420. Second class postage is paid at Fremont, OH 43420. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to News Herald, 1700 Cedar Fremont, OH, 43420.

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. LOCAL WEATHER ALMANAC High 49 Low 36 Through 4 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURES 24 hrs 0.05” PRECIPITATION NATIONAL EXTREMES McAllen, TX Monte Vista, CO TODAY HIGH: 59 LOW: 48 Clouds breaking WEDNESDAY HIGH: 59 LOW: 39 A few showers THURSDAY HIGH: 45 LOW: 34 Mostly cloudy; breezy FRIDAY HIGH: 43 LOW: 33 A rain or snow shower SATURDAY HIGH: 42 LOW: 28 Low clouds SUN MOON 7:37 a.m./5:04 p.m. 7:26 a.m./5:39 p.m. NewFirstFullLast Nov 29Dec 7Dec 13Dec 20 confidence in Pearson in March 2016, and 87.5 percent of the members approved the measure.

Issues raised by the WEA included a lack of trust and respect from the office and issues with payroll, purchase orders, fee money, contracts, supplementals, personnel files and sick days. In response to the union vote, all five school board members signed a letter of support for Pearson that same month, not- ing that Pearson had been with the district for less than two years and inherited financial records that balancing, often by tens of thousands of dollars or The board noted that Pearson discovered the district had overpaid $280,000 to North Point Educational Service Center in 2013, and that the district was able to recoup the money. In October, less than two weeks before the vote on the school renewal levy, the union rescinded its no- confidence vote in Pearson, saying she had met certain goals the union set for restoring its confi- dence in her. Pearson said at the time that she appreciated the union rescinding the no-confidence vote. appreciate the recognition of the extensive work done by the office to restore confidence in the finances that affect the Woodmore Pearson told the News- Messenger.

Among the school financial issues Pearson inherited were the discovery of unbalanced budgets from previous years and payroll errors dating to 2007 that the board had to deal with in 2016. The district employed Julian and Grube, a financial firm, to balance financial records through July 1, 2015. Pearson and board member Cara Brown worked together to balance the budget through December 2015, Liszak said. Liszak said Pearson had taken a district budget with a $1 million deficit and balanced the books. He said the district went from having three days of operating cash on hand to 46 days.

pretty Liszak said. The renewal levy approved Nov. 8 replaces one that expires at the end of 2016. The levy had failed by wide margins in two previous attempts at the polls. Liszak said Pearson has another opportunity outside of the area, but might stay on part-time after Jan.

1 if the Woodmore district has not found a replacement by then. already had a couple of Liszak said, adding that interested applicants can go to the Woodmore Local Schools for more information on the position. Pearson could not be reached for comment Monday. nett.com 419-334-1046 Pearson Continued from Page 1A scraps they found around them. Common materials used were airplane metal, shell casings, award medals, wood and bone.

plane was made of some kind of metal he found in camp or around town and decorated with colored beads. Gene Smith, an archivist at the museum, said it looks like Deal mounted the plane on a piece of marble that may have come from a stairway. Where he got it, no one knows, but the materials were not necessarily picked up inside at the camp. Smith said that Italian POWs were not watched as closely as the German captives, and the Italians were often allowed to leave camp temporarily to work in local fields and even take an occasional trip to downtown Port Clinton for a movie. Deal was an Army artillery instructor who was assigned to prison guard duty at Camp Perry during World War II.

At least one prisoner found kindness in the guard. he had been friendly with the POW, and the POW gave him the Smith said. of them were quite good at making things with Also in the Liberty Aviation Museum collection are a gold model airplane, awatch and a lighter. The gold plane was made by Richard Sneary while stationed in the Admiralty Islands in 1944. He made the plane from 105 mm cannon round primer caps, 50 caliber rounds and 30.06 rounds.

Staff Sgt. Robert Newman created trench art out of a watch by adding bombardier wings around the watch face. The watch is one of about 200 pieces of World War II artifacts saved by Newman from his war days that were donated to the Liberty Aviation Museum. The trench art lighter in the collection is on temporary loan to the museum from private war memorabilia collection. made from a 17- pounder cannon round primer Smith said.

was supposedly made by a British soldier during World War Although lighter is missing the piece, most lighters used during World War I and II came equipped with a shield that slides up to cover the flame when in use. Other- wise, the flicker of light would make the soldier an easy target. enemy see the flame with the shield Smith said. Although trench art can be traced to the Napoleonic Wars, it became very popular during the two World Wars. Soldiers often swayed between times of terrifying episodes of intense fighting and long periods of boring downtime.

Keeping their hands useful helped keep their minds off their circumstances. would make watches, bracelets, all kinds of Smith said. Some of it was sent home to friends and family or carried home after the war. Today, collectors from all around the world vie for the best pieces, which can range in price from a few dollars to thousands of dollars for a rare piece. Contact Port Clinton News Herald correspondent Sheri Trusty at she- ri.trusty@gmail.com or 419-639-0662.

SHERI Trench art is a decorative piece created by a soldier or POW using scraps found onsite during times of war. This piece of trench art can be seen at the Liberty Aviation Museum in its Art of display. Art Continued from Page 1A may have been motivated by them to commit an attack, Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs said investigators had not ruled out the possibility. not known what clues, if any, Artan may have left behind. But he told Ohio student newspaper, the Lantern, earlier this year that he was concerned about expressing his Muslim faith openly on campus.

place is huge and I even know where to Artan told the paper, which published the interview as one of its profiles on new students. wanted to pray in the open, but I was kind of scared with everything going on in the He said he was studying logistics management and had just completed his other studies at nearby Columbus State Community College. A school spokesman said he graduated from the college with honors in the spring and had no record of behavioral or disciplinary issues during his time there. Artan was born in Somalia and was living in the United States as a legal permanent resident, according to multiple news outlets citing law enforcement officials. unclear when he came to the United States.

Residents in Columbus neighborhood described him as respectful and kind. used to stop in every said Jack Ou- ham, a Moroccan immigrant who owns a conve- nience store called Hometown Market. smoke, drink. He was very respectful, very Ouham said Artan was the third oldest of the seven children in the family. He said Artan had said that he was born in Kenya, possibly in a refugee camp after the family fled civil war-torn Somalia.

was very sweet and kind, he used to write me bravos all the time, get a lot of them. He was employee of the Neises said. She called him Artan. she said. Columbus is home to a large Somali immigrant population, with more than 50,000 living in the city.

Only Minneapolis has a larger Somali community. Ohio State President Michael Drake urged ev- eryone not to jump to conclusions about where the investigation might lead. know anything that would link this to any he said. While they speculate on a motive, police said they were confident at least some planning was involved in the attack. They said Artan intentionally drove the car into the crowd and brought a knife with him.

Calls to police from the scene described the crash and an armed man running from the car, followed quickly by gunshots. car just came bar- reling one 911 caller said. ran his car through a crowd of said another. need an ambulance here Police said the officer who shot Artan is Alan Horujko, a 28-year-old Cincinnati native who just joined the campus police last year. Horujko had responded to a report of a gas leak in the vicinity of Watts Hall when car slammed into the crowd.

Authorities say they believe the initial call is related to the attack, but they said fortunate Horujko was on the scene. He immediately confronted Artan, they said, and shot him before he could stab more victims. did what needed to be Jacobs said of the officer. USA Today Network- Ohio reporters Dan Horn, Mark Curnutte and Jessie Balmert and the Associated Press contributed. Attack Continued from Page 1A JESSICA TODAY NETWORK-OHIO Students are released from buildings after the campus lockdown is lifted.

PORT CLINTON, OHIO: Morris M. Mallory, 98, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. Arrangements are pending at the Neidecker, LeVeck Crosser Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Port Clinton, Ohio. Morris M. Mallory PORT CLINTON: Sue Ellen adwisiak, 68, of Port Clinton, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Riverview Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor.

She was born April 28, 1948 to Beatrice (Sibrel) and John Jadwisiak. Sue was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Port Clinton. Survivors include her sister, Rosanne (Patrick) of Marblehead, brother, Stanley (Linda) Jadwisiak of Prot Clinton and several nieces nephews. Sue was preceded in death by her parents. Friends may call on 2-4 6-8 Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home and Crematory, 216 Washington St, Port Clinton.

Prayers will be recited Thursday, December 1, 2016 in the funeral home followed by 10am, Mass of Christian Burial at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 414 Madison St, Port Clinton. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Port Clinton. Condolences may be shared with family at www.walkerfuneralhomes. com. Memorial Contributions in honor of Sue should be directed to Little Sisters of the Poor, 930 Wynn Rd, Oregon, OH 43616 or to the National Multiple Sclerosis, 401 Tomahawk Dr, Maumee, OH 43537.

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