Home Care In Pemberville, OH

A Pemberville woman and independent contractor for The Blade has been named the 2017 Ohio Adult Carrier of the Year by the Ohio News Media Association.

Julie Held, 49, has delivered Blade newspapers for 19 years. Her three routes now cover Pemberville, the Otterbein Retirement Home, Luckey, and some areas around Gibsonburg, Helena, Bettsville, and Kansas, Ohio.

“It’s kind of out in the middle of nowhere, but I enjoy that,” she said. “It’s very peaceful.”

Mrs. Held will receive her award, which includes a monetary gift and a trophy, at a reception Thursday in Columbus.

Carriers are judged on their route management, personal and community service, and recommendations from their customers and district managers. Mrs. Held, who delivers approximately 1,675 papers a week with minimal complaints, beat out five other nominees from newspapers around the state.

Bob Borer, a district manager for The Blade, said he nominated Mrs. Held because “she’s good at what she does, simply put.”

“She takes care of her customers and cares about what she does,” he said.

He noted he doesn’t often get to interact with Mrs. Held because he receives very few complaints from her customers and instead has to spend his time addressing issues on other routes. She is one of a select group of carriers he has worked with in 30 years that requires very little management.

“They just take care of their customers,” Mr. Borer said. “They know how to deal with the adversity that comes up when you’re doing this job.”

Mrs. Held said she became a carrier in December, 1998, to earn extra income while still being home for her children during the day. She enjoys the early hours and being independent. Her children have occasionally accompanied her on deliveries, and her husband and son help out when she needs it.

“I’ve been able to have some one-on-one time with my kids,” she said. “That’s been a gift. It’s hard to find time like that in a busy household.”

She said customer service is paramount, and some customers become like family. A few Otterbein residents even knitted blankets for her when she was expecting her fourth child.

“The customers are really appreciative,” Mrs. Held said. “They look forward to their paper, and I realize that, so it’s important to me.”

Mrs. Held said she was surprised to hear she won the award, having participated mainly because she “just thought it would be fun.”

“It’s nice to be recognized. I’m just a little overwhelmed,” she said. “I couldn’t stop smiling. I was very happy.”

Contact Alexandra Mester [email protected], 419-724-6066, or on Twitter @AlexMesterBlade.

First Published February 7, 2018, 7:31am

PEMBERVILLE — Pemberville is receiving $223,303 at 3.20% for 20 years for the construction of 2,500 feet of waterline.

The waterline is along Bierley Avenue and Water Street. It will eliminate dead ends in the southern portion of the village, according to a news release by the Ohio Water Development Authority.

The authority awarded $9.1 million through low interest loans to Ohio communities to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and make water quality improvements. For the month of October, the authority funded nine projects that will provide improvements and replace aging infrastructure. The projects received an interest rate ranging from 1.32% to 3.66%.

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The State of Ohio created the OWDA to provide funding for construction of public water and wastewater infrastructure in Ohio. Since its creation in 1968, OWDA has pursued borrowing that assure the OWDA the lowest cost of funds in order to maintain low borrowing rates for the local governments of Ohio. These low borrowing rates allow local governments to construct necessary water and sewer improvements while minimizing the impact to user charges.

More information about OWDA’s financing programs is available at www.owda.org.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres were launched into space from California on Thursday.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite and the NASA test payload lifted off at 1:49 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base, northwest of Los Angeles.

Developed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, JPSS-2 was placed into an orbit that circles the Earth from pole to pole, joining previously launched satellites in a system designed to improve weather forecasting and climate monitoring.

NASA said there was no immediate data confirming deployment of the satellite’s electricity-producing solar array, but late in the day the space agency announced that it was fully extended.

“The operations team will continue to evaluate an earlier solar array deployment issue, but at this time, the satellite is healthy and operating as expected. The team has resumed normal activities for the JPSS-2 mission,” a NASA statement said.

The array has five panels that were collapsed in an accordion fold for launch. The fully deployed array extends 30 feet (9.1 meters).

Mission officials say the satellite represents the latest technology and will increase precision of observations of the atmosphere, oceans and land.

After releasing the satellite, the rocket’s upper stage reignited to position the test payload for re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere and descent into the Pacific Ocean.

Called LOFTID, short for Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, the device is an “aeroshell” that could be used to slow and protect heavy spacecraft descending into atmospheres, such as those of Mars or Venus, or payloads returning to Earth.

According to NASA, effectively slowing heavy spacecraft will require greater atmospheric drag than can be created by traditional rigid heat shields that fit within the shrouds that surround payloads aboard rockets.

The LOFTID shield inflates to about 20 feet (6 meters) in diameter.

In the thin atmosphere of Mars, for example, having such a large shield would begin slowing the vehicle at higher altitudes and reduce the intensity of heating, according to the space agency.

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Video showed the inflated heat shield separate from the rocket and descend toward Earth. A camera aboard a recovery vessel a few hundred miles east of Hawaii showed the it splash down under a parachute.

NASA said the shield was picked up by the boat, which then headed to recover a backup data module that was ejected during the descent.

A jury has found a Perrysburg man not guilty of gross sexual imposition.

Robert Flaugher, 39, was indicted in May for the charge after a grand jury determined there was enough evidence that from April 22-23, he allegedly had sexual contact with a 12-year-old.

He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in May.

Wood County Common Pleas Judge Matt Reger in October granted Flaugher’s request that the jury view his house where the alleged incident occurred. It was based on the argument that it was needed in light of the plaintiff’s statements about what occurred at the house and where.

Defense attorney Brian Morrissey also asked that the conclusion of an investigation by Lucas County Children’s Service and its improper vouching for the credibility of the witness not be entered as evidence by the state, as it usurps the function of the jury.

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Morrissey also requested a previous investigation of Flaugher, during which no charges were filed, not be presented by the state as evidence.

The jury determined on Nov. 4 that Flaugher was not guilty of the charge.

On the edge of a cornfield in rural Wood County, a little cornstalk is bringing some Christmas magic to people in the area.

PEMBERVILLE, Ohio — People from Pemberville are particular about the Christmas stalk heralding the season on the lonely edge of a corn field on Kohring Rd.

And they really want you to know, it’s not a weed. It’s a stalk.

The confusion comes perhaps from the world’s most famous Christmas weed which captured the public’s imagination in 2019 in Toledo, a half hour north of Pemberville.

The Pemberville weed (err… stalk) first came to the public’s attention on social media when a photograph of the spindly tree stand-in quietly made it’s appearance.

To make the stalk even more pathetic (which believe it or not is a positive when it comes to the world of holiday themed detritus), the stalk is actually just a dried out collection of corn husks affixed to a cheap green metal fence post.

When WTOL 11 visited, a local fan gave her own report on the newly famous farm field decoration.

"We in Pemberville have the spirit. If you would notice the corn stalk. It's not a weed! The girl talking to me says it's a weed. I'm like 'Honey, that's a corn stalk'. Anyway, if you will notice it has been decorated with Christmas cheer. It even has a star topper, bulbs, a solar light, a tree skirt, and a red bow. So we in Pemberville do have the community holiday spirit. Thank you for tuning in to channel WTOL 11 on Kohring Road, Pemberville, Ohio," said Terry Long.

Time will tell if the Pemberville stalk will go down in history like it’s famous cousin to the north.

Either way, the people of Pemberville sure are enjoying it.

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PEMBERVILLE, Ohio — A Pemberville general store with a 14-decade history of its own is celebrating a former downtown Toledo store with a special holiday display.

Beeker’s General Store, 226 E. Front St., will exhibit memorabilia from Tiedtke’s Department Store from Dec. 1 to Jan. 6 for the “Holy Toledo, It’s Tiedtke’s” display. Owner Todd Sheets said numerous customers enter his old-time shop and wax nostalgic with memories of the popular Toledo store.

“Our store is 141 years old,” Mr. Sheets said. “When folks walk in, we have the original old wooden floor, and many people rub their feet on the floor and say it brings back memories of Tiedtke’s.”

The Tiedtke's name became part of downtown Toledo in 1894 with a grocery store that offered delivery service to customers. In 1910, Tiedtke's expanded, and opened the flagship store at the corner of Summit and Adams streets. The first floor was devoted to a wide selection of fresh meat, fresh fish, produce, candy, spices, and tobacco. The upper floors showcased housewares, toys, clothing, and shoes.

Tiedtke’s was known for bringing in 2-ton wheels of cheddar at Christmas time, as well as fresh-ground coffee, popcorn, baked goods, freshly ground peanut butter, and flowers.

Tiedtke's fell on hard times following a change to corporate ownership, a shift in what was sold at the store, and a loss of population in the downtown area. The store closed in 1973. The building burned in a massive fire as it was being demolished two years later.

While Mr. Sheets has no memories of his own of Tiedtke’s, he has collected a few pieces of memorabilia over the years.

“Everybody always has a very positive memory of it,” he said. “We thought a display would be fun. Lots of people reminisce about going downtown to Tiedtke’s at Christmas time.”

Area residents have loaned a number of items for the display, including original signage and advertising, hat boxes, pastry boxes and coffee bags, a wedding dress with the original receipt, photos, a nativity set, and a number of written memories to be typed and framed.

“People have been generous thus far,” Mr. Sheets said. “We’ll have probably a 10-foot by 10-foot square area.”

Mr. Sheets will continue to accept loaned items throughout December, and he expects the display will grow and change as more items are added.

To share a memory or loan an item, residents may visit the store, send mail to P.O. Box 273, Pemberville, OH, 43450, email [email protected], or call 419-287-3274. All items will be cataloged for ownership and returned promptly after the display closes in January.

Contact Alexandra Mester [email protected], 419-724-6066, or on Twitter @AlexMesterBlade.

First Published November 24, 2017, 1:00pm