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Monday, March 18, 1985, The News Herald, Port Clinton, 0. 5 Friends Hospitals- H.B. Magruder Visiting hours: 1 to 8 p.m.; Obstetrics: 2:30 to 4 and 7 to 8 Phone: 732-2193 She also said she has a pen and notepad by her bed all the time, "because I often wake up in the middle of the night with a thought' or idea and I know if I don't write it down right away, I'll forget it by morning. When I younger, I'd sometimes get up at 3 a.m. and write, but I don't do that anymore." Almost anything can trigger a story idea for Leggett, and even her summer job as manager of the gift shop at African Lion Safari is useful in her writing.

"It's great place to study human nature," she said. you could starve to death. I just read recently that the average yearly pay for a free-lance writer was about $265. I've got enough rejection slips to paper my living room." Leggett said people often ask her where she does her writing. "I think they think I have this little studio tucked away someplace where it's very private and quiet.

Actually, I do all my writing at the kitchen table. I always have. I can't write if it's too quiet. And I always have a dictionary beside me. It's my best friend when I write." Eateries Continued from Page 1 1 Leggett, who is a native of Cal- ifornia but has lived in Vacation-land, since she was a small girl, admits that the novel is roughly based on this area, "but it is fic- tion and so are the people.

Ev-I erybody -thinks I'm writing I another 'Peyton but I'm I not." 1 She said when she gets bogged down with her novel, she writes on her book about being a grandmother. "That's fun, and it won't take i long to complete." She hopes to have it done by next fall. Leggett said it was her high school English teacher, Thalia Brown, who really encouraged I her to write, and later, that same 1 encouragement came from two well known newspaper people in Ottawa County, Jewel Reed Cover and Ray Sperber. "I really I admired them both when I was young, and eventually I got to work with both of them. That was great." She hasn't always written a column or fiction.

For many years, she worked for the Ottawa County Daily News and then the Port Clinton New Herald where she was a reporter photographer and area editor. It was at the News Herald where she first began writing her column. "At one time, I wrote my column three times a week plus general reporting, photography and features. I knew what burnout was before they had such a word." "But newspaper work is good discipline. Writers tend to procrastinate, but you can't procrastinate when you have deadlines." Leggett said one of the most frustrating things about writing her column was having people compare it to Erma Bombeck's.

"It's frustrating to be compared to someone so successful, and you're getting rejection slips," she said. "If Erma Bombeck was compared to me, she probably wouldn't be pleased either." Leggett said she really didn't think the two columns were very much alike, except both were humorous. When Leggett quit the News Herald in the early 1970s, she began free-lancing and her column appeared in several area weekly papers for a number of years. "But finally I decided it was time to try something That's when she gave up her column entirely to concentrate on her novel and several other books she hopes to write. "Financially, it's not very rewarding.

It's fun to write, but DISCHARGED: Steven W. Fet-terman, James E. McGee Alex May, Raymond Thompson, Isadore G. Younker. EMERGENCIES: Jack Taylor, Port Clinton, ankle sprain; Jil-lian Kaufman, Port Clinton, back contusion; Thomas Blohm, Port Clinton, abrasion to hand.

MARCH 17 ADMITTED: Mrs. Terry Longnecker, Lakeview Apt. 14, Building 221, Port medical; Mrs. Thomas Hur-rell, 655 Streeter Road, Port Clinton, medical; Carline King, West First Street, Rocky Ridge, medical; Rose Ellen M. Irick, 416 E.

Fourth Port Clinton, medical; Elsie E. Zunk, 14872 W. Toussalnt Graytown, medical; Samuel L. Wilson, 10310 E. Bay Shore Road, Marblehead, medical.

v. DISCHARGED: Lois H. (Mrs. Dale) Beeker, Julie K. (Mrs.

Jack) Cupp and baby boy, Cynthia S. Fletcher, Edgar M. Klein- hans, Eleanore M. (Mrs. Dale) Meacham.

a EMERGENCIES: James Davis Marblehead, neck in-' jury, auto accident, treated and released; Wanda Clark, Port Clinton, neck sprain, auto acci-' dent, treated and released; Dot-tie Ireland, Port Clinton, foot laceration; John Dodge, Port Clinton, hand fracture; Carrie Stephens, Fremont, burn to hands; Paul Margraff, Port Clinton, ankle sprain; Kenneth Sorg, Port Clinton, ankle sprain; Timothy Royster, Lakeside, puncture wound to foot; Jack Mutach, Port Clinton, scalp injury. Calendar TUESDAY Ottawa County Commissioners, 9 a.m., Ottawa County Courthouse, Port Clinton. Bay Township trustees, 7:30 p.m., old township hall. Danbury Board of Education, 7:30 p.m., high school. Port Clinton City Council work session, 7:30 p.m., council chambers.

Ottawa County Board of Health, 8 p.m., health department, courthouse. Port Clinton School Board, 7:30, p.m., Bataan School. Benton-Carroll-Salem Board of Education, 7:30 p.m., Oak Harbor. Ottawa Regional Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., courthouse. Talk with us.

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GENOA 855-4010 Irma Schaaf OAK HARBOR Irma L. Schaaf, 85, 125 Maple died Sunday morning at Toledo Hospital, where she had been a patient for several days. She was born in Oak Harbor, on April 28; 1899, the daughter of Ernest and Myrtle Overmyer Hillman. Her husband, Dr. Carl M.

Schaaf, died on Nov. 8, 1965. Her parents, a sister and brother also died before her. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor, the Altar Guild and Esther Circle of the church.

She also was a member of the Country Culture Club, Oak Harbor Senior Citizens and the Pomona Grange. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James (Margaret) Span-gler of Oak Harbor and Mrs. Marianne R. Scherf of Toledo; a sister, Mrs.

Elaine Kruse of Elmore; six grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 7 tonight at the Crosser Funeral Home, 301 N. Locust Oak Harbor, The family will be present from 7 to 9 tonight and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 11 am.

Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jon Bell officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. Any desired memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of St.

John MARCH 15 ADMITTED: Melissa A. Reinheimer, 323 E. Second Port Clinton, medical; Barbara A. Fedor, Edgewood Manor Nursing Center, Port Clinton, medical; Mrs. Duane E.

Adams, 3651 E. Walnut Grove, Port Clinton, medical. EMERGENCIES: Jack- Donahue, Port Clinton, foreign body in eye; Angela Vitello, Lakeside, sprained Sheenah Krieger, Oak Harbor, burns to hands; Connie1 Grodi, Port Clinton, elbow contusion; Jennifer Molnar, Port Clinton, forehead laceration; Peggy Pence, Port Clinton, sprained knee; Teresa Campbell, Sandusky, burn to fingers; David Hogan, Port Clinton, foreign body in eye; Steven Gille-land, Port Clinton, foot sprain. MARCH 16 ADMITTED: Carl A. Kessler, 8696 Bay Shore Road, Marblehead, medical; Evelyn C.

Maruna, 1941 S. Central Lane, Marblehead, medical; Cheryl Hartlaub, 616 E. Second. Port Clinton, medical; Donald L. Rhodes, 4057 NW Catawba Road, Port Clinton, medical; Brian K.

Wampler, 1239 Garnet Port Clinton, medical; Jill E. Epke, 46 N. Monroe Lacarne, medical; Mrs. Merlan Budd, 1473 W. Fremont Road, Port Clinton, medical; Alma J.

Burkhart, 223 E. Water Oak Harbor, medical, Erie Gardens meeting set PORT CLINTON Residents of Erie Gardens are being asked to attend a meeting Wednesday to the rehabilitation project planned for the area. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bataan School auditorium. The city has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $780,300 to be used over a two-year period.

The plan calls for the rehabilitation of 42 housing units and installation of 74 private water-lines. About 3,000 feet of city water line will be replaced in the neighborhood. The program is being administered by WSOS Community Ac- tion Commission, and WSOS staff persons will be present to explain the overall objectives of the project and to answer questions. Application forms will be available for those residents who want to participate in the project. Take jre jfThose Love You purchase insurance to guarantee some measure of financial security.

You provide wills to guard against unforeseen problems. You create trusts because there is a concern for the future of those closest to you. For the same reasons, you should consider planning your funeral. To relieve future responsibilities that would otherwise be required of your family at a difficult time in their lives. Planning your funeral with your family is a sincere expression of iove and concern for those closest to you.

to get the equipment to work after sitting idle for six months out of the year. And at the end of the season you have to close everything down again, cover things up and drain the water out of pipes." The Lakeside, Hotel opens every Memorial Day weekend and closes Labor Day weekend. Gus Denos, owner of Denos Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, 8037 E. Harbor Road, Marblehead, said that operating a business that closes at the end of the winter and opens again in the spring Is like "opening a new business every year." There's a lot more work involved with opening and closing "than with a continuous operation," he added. Denos feels very fortunate that his employees come back every year.

"We maintain the same crew year after year," Denos said, "and they receive compensation with unemployment" during the off season. Chris Grate, owner of The Crow's Nest, 2170 N. Buck Road, Marblehead, closes her restaurant in October and reopens in April. One of the biggest problems she has found in operating a seasonal restaurant is getting updated on current food prices. All the prices change over the months one's closed, she said.

And closing is rough on your equipment, she said. "Every year when we turn everything on, something breaks down." One benefit she sees to closing the restaurant at the end of each summer is that her restaurant 'gets scrubbed from top to bottom. It takes a couple of weeks to close and several more to open again, she said. "This is our eighth season here, and you learn something every year." Lakeside man cited in accident DANBURY TOWNSHIP A Lakeside man was cited Friday night for driving while intoxicated when he drove his car up an electric pole guy wire. Richard K.

Butler, 67, 618 Central Lakeside, driver of the car, reportedly suffered a flare-up of a previous back injury in the accident and was kept at H.B. Magruder Hospital overnight. Danbury Patrolman Bob Kramer said Butler was driving east on State Route 163 at 10:55 p.m. Friday and failed to make the left turn onto North Shore Boulevard. The car went off the right side of North Shore and up the guy wire.

2 Shopping Days Left Until Spring Order Your KOCH ALUMINUM Porch Enclosure Now KOCH ALUMINUM 1615 E. Perkins, Sandusky call collect 1-625-5956 Continued from Page 1 Bill Wilkerson, food service manager at The Lakeside Hotel, Lakeside, said he has found two major problems with the seasonal operation. "Getting a skilled staff is always a problem. People need a full-time, year-round job. We can compete with other restaurants for the months we're open, but these people need a pay check 12 months a year.

They have to buy groceries, too," he said. The other problem is the "physical part of opening and closing the restaurant. You have ing. Burial will be in Sackett Cemetery. Any desired memorials may be made to the Lakeside or Marblehead fire departments.

Raymond Rudes GENOA Friends of Raymond R. Rudes, 63, of Lothian, and a Genoa native, may call after 7 tonight at the Robin-son-Henn-Brossia Funeral Home, 501 West Genoa. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Toledo Gospel Tabernacle, 22nd and Monroe streets. The Rev.

Keith Sholl will officiate. Burial will be in Clay Township Cemetery, Genoa. Mr. Rudes died Friday after reportedly collapsing while shopping in Washington, D.C. Michael Audiano TERRYVILLE, Conn.

Michael F. Audiano, 70, 56 Beach Ave. and a former resident of Port Clinton, died March 12. He was born Feb. 11, 1915, in Bristol, Conn.

Mr. Audiano resided in Port Clinton for several years before retiring fom New Departure Hyatt in Sandusky. He then returned to Terryville, Conn. Survivors include his the former Lydia Monti; two sons, David M. of Port Clinton and Alan F.

of Hawaii; his mother, -Mary Audiano of Bristol, and five grandchildren. Burial was March 15 in Hillside Cemetery, Terryville. Conn. drew former plea and entered plea of guilty. Finding of guilty.

Fine of $300 and costs, 10 days in jail with seven days suspended subject to conditions. License suspended for 90 days, work per-, mit subject to conditions. Michael S. Wade, left of center. Case dismissed at the request of the state.

HEARING John R. Wright, Fostoria, under suspension. Defendant failed to appear. Bench warrant to issue. POSSIBLE PROBATION VIOLATION Michael Royster, Oak Harbor, plea of guilty.

Found guilty, 30 days in jail previously suspended imposed. 1724'2 EAST PERRY ST. PORT CLINTON FREE DELIVERY 732-2126 G232IS A 1 1 I -Municipal court Lutheran Church or to the donor's choice. Bernard Lessentine LAKESIDE Bernard A. Lessentine, 73, 725 Plum died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Sandusky.

Born on March 20, 1911, in Lakeside, he was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Biers Lessentine. Surviving are his wife, the former Annabelle Dress, whom he married on Jan. 11, 1942; two sons, Ronald of Dayton and Richard of Tularosa, N.M.; three sisters, Marie Stuckrath of El Paso, Texas; Viola Mack and Helen Lessentine, both of Port Clinton, and two grandchildren, His parents and a brother, Walter, preceded him in death. Mr. Lessentine was employed for 48 years at Standard Slag Co.

and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Marblehead, where he was on the church 'council for a number of years. He also was a member of V.F.W.

Post 7572 of Marblehead, the Young at Hearts and the Senior Center WSOS Program. There will be no visitation at the Neidecker-LeVeck Funeral Home, 122 Adams Port Clinton. A private service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Janine Dress officiat ARRAIGNMENTS Ronald I.

Schmidt, Genoa, domestic violence. Plea of no contest. Finding of guilty. Referred for pre-sentence investigation, sentencing May 3. PLEA CHANGE Jeffery T.

Schnabel, Curtice, improper handling firearm in motor vehicle. Withdrew former plea and entered plea of no contest. Found guilty. Fine of $25 and costs, five days in jail suspended subject to conditions. Steven C.

Geboy, Bellefontain, operate motor vehicle under influence. Case dismissed. Steven C. Geboy, blood alcohol content over .10 percent. Withdrew former plea and entered plea of no contest.

Finding of guilty. Fine of $150 and costs, 10 days in jail with seven days suspended subject to conditions. License suspended for 90 days. Michael S. Wade, Clyde, operate motor vehicle under influence.

Case dismissed at the request of the state. Michael S. Wade, blood alcohol content over .10 percent. With uuu KlI SENTENCING Charles D. Colvin, Fremont, operate motor vehicle under influence.

Fine of $150 and costs, 10 days in jail with all days suspended subject to conditions. License suspended for 90 days. Raymond C. Morelli, Sandusky, criminal damaging. Fine of $100 and costs, 60 days in jail, $50 and all but 10 days suspended subject to conditions.

Michael R. Royster, disorderly conduct, fine of $50 and costs. Michael Royster, open container, fine of $50 and costs. Helen J. Devincentis, Oak Harbor, gambling.

Fine of $25 and costs, 10 days in jail suspended subject to conditions, Helen J. Devincentis, gambling. Fine of $25 and costs, 10 days in jail suspended subject to conditions. 04305701Michael E. Ludrowsky, 906 E.

Third Port Clinton, tampering with coin machine, assessed court costs, six months in jail. Ernest A. Moore, Sandusky, criminal damaging. Fine of $100 and costs, 60 days in jail with 10 days suspended. All but 10 days of jail sentence suspended sub-' ject to conditions.

Timothy W. Harkleroad, Sandusky, criminal damaging. Fine of $100 and costs, 60 days in jail, $50 and all but 10 days suspended subject to conditions. Check with State Farm Coll NICK SHIFFLET 734-4411 140 Suckcya Blvd. Suit I Port Clinton.

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