Put-in-Bay News

Port Clinton Seniors will be selling Ohio State University -Minnesota football game raffle tickets during the July 4th 'Old Fashion Ice Cream Social', 3:30 to 5:30p.m., on the lawn of Trinity Methodist Church, Adams Street, Port Clinton.

The Celebration of Life was held last Saturday at Lakeview Park in Port Clinton.

After weeks and weeks of training, cycling enthusiasts who registered to ride in the 20th Anniversary Reeves Northrup Memorial Bike-to-the-Bay this weekend were tweaking their bicycles and packing Friday.

The Ottawa County Agriculture Society will be have the annual election of directors noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 26 at the Senior Fairboard Office Complex.

Pirates and their mates descended upon Put-in-Bay over the weekend. It was the first Put-in-Bay Pirate Festival, held in DeRivera Park.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 6:00 p.m. for northwestern Erie County, Sandusky, northeastern Lucas and Ottawa Counties.

Put-in-Bay Arts will host a Twilight Music Series. These free, outdoor concert series will be held: July 5 -- Central Ohio Symphony 'Freedom Concert' conducted by Jaime Norales-Matos, 6 p.m. The Freedom Concert is the Sunday of Independence Day Weekend and concludes with the '1812 Overture.' On the porch of the Visitor Center, Perry's Monument.

Miller Boat Line Introduces New Coupon Page for 2009 Summer Travel Season PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The economy has some people rethinking their summer travel plans and opting to vacation closer to home this year.

PUT-IN-BAY -- A detective with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office was contacted Sunday by the Put-in-Bay Police Department to assist in investigating a rape, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.

The 2009 Ottawa County Senior Hall of Fame Awards were presented during the semi-annual Senior Day May 13 at Camp Perry.

The Put-in-Bay Local School District was rated first in the county as the Ohio Department of Education has announced the preliminary results for the March Ohio Graduation Tests.

The Great Lakes Chapter of the Matthews Boat Owners Association will be hosting the annual "float-in" of classic Matthews cruisers July 21-23 at the Crews Nest in downtown Put-in-Bay. This year's event will be welcoming former Matthews employees and their guests on July 22 to take the 11 a.m. Miller Ferry from Catawba Island to Put-in-Bay. A ...

James Beck, 66, a member of Weston Village Council and a former insurance company manager who spent decades in law enforcement, died of a heart attack Sunday in his home.

The Joint Emergency Medical Services District board has whittled down the number of candidates still vying for the chief's position.

DETENTION FACILITY SUNDAY Judith Guzman, 28, Fremont, arrested by the sheriff's office for failure to appear, $175 bond.

The Arts Partnership will host its first Riverside Wine Festival from noon to 8 p.m. June 27 at Riverside Park.

Hundreds lined up outside the Jet Express Drawbridge Docks launch in Port Clinton Wednesday morning to purchase one of 600 $5 tickets.It was hardly a promotion, but an awareness fundraiser for Will Blumensaadt, a toddler from Put-in-Bay who died from Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Motorcyclists from all over came to Put-in-Bay this weekend to enjoy a pirate-themed day on the island during Ohio Bike Week.

PORT CLINTON -- A city councilwoman must pay $750 in fines and complete a boater-safety course after she crashed a boat into the Jefferson Street Pier in April.

Bikers participating in the 2009 Ohio Bike Week's North Coast Thunder Rally will enjoy a tour of Put-in-Bay www.putinbay.com and participate in a scavenger hunt and a poker run starting at 2 p.m. Sunday departing from the Put-in-Bay Resort.