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Page 4 — November 20, 2012 — HOLLAND-SPRINGFIELD JOURNALOhio Historical Societydonates funds to park districtBy Dr. Michael O’SheaAssistant SuperintendentCommunity Steps UpIn August, a strangesounding word/name startedcirculating throughout theHolland Springfield community.At that time, few knewits correct pronunciation (olva-us)or that the district’sBullying Prevention Programwas named after its founder,Dr. Dan Olweus. Have timeschanged.Since that time, a TailgateParty was held in Septemberto kick-off the drive to makeAt the October 24 meeting,the Toledo Metroparks Commissionersaccepted a checkfrom George Jones, trustee,and Sharon Dean, director oflibrary services, of the OhioHistorical Society.The OHS presented thepark district with $750 to beused toward the Fallen TimbersBattlefield. “We appreciatethe great work you havedone as managers of the FallenTimbers Battlefield site,” saidMr. Jones, a Whitehouse residentwho grew up in Perrysburg.“We know what’s involvedin managing a site. On behalfof the Ohio Historical Societyto be used for the health andwell-being of Fallen Timbers.”Ms. Dean said the societyhad funds available at the endof the fiscal year and chose todistribute the funds to thoseagencies that can use it.“Thank you for all that youdo,” she added. Scott Savage,board president, expressed hisappreciation to the OHS: “Onbehalf of everyone, we appreciateyour financial contribution,but equally important theoutreach partnership. We lookforward to working with you.”Other BusinessIn other business, the commissioners:•Awarded an electrical supplyservice contract agreementto Champion Energy Servicesat an amount not to exceed$100,000 per fiscal year. Thecontract runs from May 2013to May 2016.•Approved a request toapply for a navigational aidsgrant through the Ohio Departmentof Natural ResourcesDivision of Watercraft. Thefunds, if awarded, will be usedto replace 14 buoys at theProvidence and Grand Rapidsdams that have been lost ordamaged.•Agreed to purchase a NewHolland tractor/loader fromA.J. Boellner of Maumee for$54,259.•Declared as surplus propertyprairie grasses, which canbe harvested by local farmersto use as bedding material forevery member of the communityaware of strategies andefforts to stop bullying. Communitymembers donated allthe food, drinks, chips anddessert. At the event, our policechief helped cook hotdogs which were served bythe superintendent, presidentof the Chamber of Commerce,Rotarians, and teach-Reset your metabolismand lose up to 1 lb. a daywith HCG!CALL NOW AND SAVE $100!Dr. Mark Neumann, D.O.1715 W. Dean Rd., Suite B • Temperance, MI419-474-4700www.drmarkneumann.comlivestock.•Approved the purchase oftwo John Deere utility vehiclesat a cost of $36,170 from theJohn Deere Company. The vehicleswill be used atFarnsworth and Side Cutparks.•Awarded a bid for restroomimprovements to the visitorcenter at Wildwood Parkto All American Constructionand Plumbing of Toledo at acost of $64,000.•Authorized an applicationfor an Artplace grant for$500,000. The park districtplans to use the funds for anew play area at Pearson Park.•Approved a request toapply for a Storm Water ImprovementFund grant for$100,000 to fund planting andstone placement in the stormwater channel at MiddlegroundsPark.•Authorized the applicationfor Clean Ohio ConservationProgram Funds, which will beused toward the purchase ofnew properties.–Jane MaioloFrom the desk ofKathryn Hott, Superintendentof Springfield Schoolsers. The manager of theYMCA and the editor of theJournal served cake emblazonedwith “Step Up–BullyingSTOPS Now.”Our media have been extraordinarywith their effortsto help us educate our neighbors.Countless presentationsalso have been offered to organizationssuch as the HollandSpringfield Chamber ofCommerce, Holland SpringfieldRotary, Woodside TerraceBlock Watch, Little BlueDevils, the Saturday “Rec”basketball league, to name afew.One of my favorite effortsis the students themselveswho have donned their OlweusT-shirts which sport the“Step Up–Bullying StopsNow” message. They appearalmost like walking billboardsthat remind us all thatthis initiative is important toSpringfield LocalSchools–and has been embracedby the entire community.Our community is nowwell aware that Olweus is amultilevel, multicomponentschool-based program designedto prevent or reducebullying. It is not a quick fixStudents share Thanksgiving turkey recipesSome elementary studentsin Springfield LocalSchools were asked to sharetheir favorite Thanksgivingturkey recipes.The following statementswere provided by Mrs.Kasir’s kindergarten andfirst grade friends fromCrissey Elementary School.“First, you gotta take offthe skin, then put it in theoven and let it cook. Whenyou hear the “ding,” then it’sdone, then you can eat it.”–Peaches, first grade“First, pick the feathersoff then fry it for 10 minutes,then put it in the oven, thenput whipped cream on it likea smile face, then sit downand eat it.”–DJ, kindergarten“First I would cook it forseven minutes, then I wouldlet it cool down, then put hotpeppers on it with a fewdrops of hot sauce.”–Daniel, first grade“Take the turkey, cook itfive minutes, try to sit at thetable and let the food come!”–Xzavior, kindergarten“You need to get it out ofits wrapper. You need to... rather, the Olweus BullyingPrevention Program is:•Designed for all students;•Preventive and responsive;•Focused on changingnorms and restructuring theschool setting, and•Research-based.The Olweus Bullying PreventionProgram is not:•A curriculum;•A conflict resolution approach;•A peer mediation program;•An anger managementprogram, and•Time-limited: success requiressystematic efforts overtime.We welcome the opportunityto share informationabout the Olweus BullyingPrevention Program and howeveryone can become involved.Just give us a call.Contact Dr. Michael O’Shea,Springfield Local Schools’assistant superintendent, at419-867-5600.turn on the stove and thenyou need to put it in the ovenand you need to cook it andthen you gotta make sure it’son the right time.Cook it ‘bout seven minutes.”–Gage, first grade“I put it on the grill. Iwill start the grill and then Iwill cook it for 15 minutes.Then I eat it.”Taylor, first grade“Put it in the oven for 10more minutes then take it outand eat it.”–Jesse, kindergartenStudents at Dorr alsoshared the following recipes.“You can get a live turkeyat Walmart in the garden partof the store. You can put iton the table and with a sharpknife, stab it.Get a towel and clean upthe blood. Chop off thefeathers with a bigger knife.Clean it off and put it in arectangle or circle pan. Puttwo packs of butter and onepack of flour on top. Putsome ham or turkey meat insidethe turkey. Put the ovenon 250 degrees.”–Devin“There is two differentways to get a turkey. You canbuy it at Krogers or go in thewoods and get your own. Ithink you should go to thewoods and leave a trail ofmini marshmallows. Hidebehind a bush and then whenyou hear ‘gobble gobble,’jump out and put a paper bagover the turkey. Make surethere’s holes in the bag, littleones so the turkey canbreathe but not escape.The best way to do it isfirst pluck out all its feathers,then kill it.Most people have a watermelonknife, so stabbingit is the best way to kill it. Ifit’s big, wash it off in a kiddiepool with hand sanitizerto get all the germs off.We don’t know wherethose turkeys go at night.Put the turkey in a bigrectangle pan. Put stuffingthat has little green meatballsinside the turkey tomake it really, really good.Pour three drops oftomato juice on top. Cook itin the oven at 2 degrees for20 minutes.When it’s done, you takea fork and taste it to see ifit’s good.”–Ceve“I go to Giant Eagle toget our turkey. It’s a threepounder! It cost about $20.Get six potatoes, five apples,seven bananas and 10 tomatoes.Mash them real goodand then stuff it in theturkey.Sometimes people putchicken broth in it too.Cook it for overnight atmedium temperature. Thenget a fork and pull out thefeathers or you can keepthem for next fall. Then putthem up on the side of thedoors.”–Jonathan“I saw a turkey in somebody’syard when I was onBus 4. They had a lot of stuffon their front porch. You canget a gun and shoot it.Put it in the shower anduse dish soap to wash it.Then shave off the featherswith a new razor, becauseyou don’t want blood andfeathers on your razor. Takea knife and cut out thebones. Pour five jars ofspaghetti sauce inside theturkey and put nine shakesof pepper on top. Put it in therefrigerator, then whenyou’re ready to eat it, put itin the oven for nine minutesat 80 degrees. It would beeasier if you just go to afancy restaurant and buy aturkey cooked. It would costabout $800.”–Haley“You have to get a wholebunch of different coloredpaper from Dollar General.Then use your scissors to cutout a big circle and a littlecircle. Color a little eye onthe little circle.Then cut out a little triangleon it like a mouth. Cutout feathers and glue themon.Hang it on a tree like aChristmas tree. Then have ahuge pepperoni pizza withyour mom, dad, brothers andgrandmas.”–Breanna“My mom buys a turkeyat Kroger. She cleans it withwater and hand soap. Youhave to clean the inside toget out the bones. She puts itin the oven.Then she puts stuffing inthe hole. The stuffing hasdressing, pepper and cornchips. She cooks the turkeyfor 10 minutes. When I cansmell it, it’s done.”–DiegoSpringfield High School NewsSome of the many SHS students who volunteered on Devils GIve a Day.By Steve Gwin, PrincipalGive high school studentsthe day-off fromschool and you can expectthem to sleep in, go to themovies, maybe hang-outwith their friends, right?Well, I am sure that thiswas the case for some of ourstudents ... but for more than100 others, the November14 “teacher work day” providedtime to participate in“Devils Give a Day.”This is the third year thatour Students In Action leadersorganized a variety ofservice opportunities fortheir classmates.Devils Give a Day is alwaysheld on a day whenclasses are not in session,and is quickly becoming oneof our students favorite SHStraditions.This year, locations werespread throughout the community,including theLutheran Village at WolfCreek and two differentservice projects at SpringfieldHigh School.Students continued effortsto sew pillowcases forthe ConKerr Cancer initiativewhile others wrappedgifts for clients of St. Paul’sCommunity Center. OtherShop TALKstudents volunteered at DorrElementary School’s AlphabetParty held the night before,and by raking leaves intheir neighbors’ yards.Thus far, SpringfieldHigh School students haveamassed 7,705 servicehours. They are well overhalfway to their goal of15,000 total hours with twothirdsof the school year remaining.We are very proud of ourstudents for their efforts togive back to the communitythat invests so much to ensurethat the education theyreceive is exceptional.Allshred Services is sponsoring its third annual “Give the Best Gift Ever” holiday giftdrive campaign to support Lucas County Children Services.On Saturday, December 1, from noon to 3 p.m., Allshred Services will host a communityon-site shred event at the Burger King located at 4870 Monroe Street, Toledo.Allshred will shred up to five boxes or bags of your confidential paper documents for thedonation of a new unwrapped toy.In addition, between November 26 and December 7, businesses and individuals can dropoff up to five boxes or bags per person of confidential paper documents to their Maumeelocation to be shredded for the donation of a new, unwrapped toy or gift card.Confidential materials and donations are accepted Monday through Friday, from 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Allshred Services located at 3940 Technology Drive, Maumee.All donations will be delivered to Lucas Country Children Services for their annual HolidayToy Drive which benefits local children who are victims of abuse or neglect and arebeing served by the county child welfare agency.“Allshred has been involved in several community charities over the years and it is ourhonor to be a part of the Lucas County Children Services holiday gift drive for the thirdyear,” said Tom Huth, Allshred Services senior vice president of operations.“We hope that the community uses this opportunity to safely dispose of their confidentialmaterials at year’s end and, at the same time, help children who might not have muchto be happy about at this time of year.”St. John’s Jesuit High School & AcademyMen for OthersSt. John’s Jesuit High School & Academy | Grades 6 - 125901 Airport Highway | Toledo, OH 43615 | 419.865.5743 | www.sjjtitans.org