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🌱 How a $10,000 grant will change walks to Oak Harbor schools

Oak Harbor, Ohio Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Oak Harbor! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $10,000 grant will change walks to Oak Harbor schools
  • What makes Oak Harbor a perfect base for Lake Erie walleye

Also on today's calendar: Botany and Phenology Walk.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Some sun; breezy, less humid, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Saturday: Warm with sunshine, temps: high: 86, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A t-storm; windy, not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oak Harbor gets $10,000 grant to give students a safer walk to school (thenews-messenger.com) — Oak Harbor is getting a new flashing crosswalk beacon at Maple Street and State Route 163, funded mostly by a $10,076 state safety grant, to protect students walking to nearby schools and parks. Village leaders say it’s the first project from their Safe Routes to School plan and hope it leads to more improvements that make walking around Oak Harbor safer and easier.
   

• OUTDOOR GUIDE: Fishing Lake Erie West Basin walleye on a boat full of friends (labortribune.com) — A group of six anglers based their Lake Erie walleye trip out of a rental in Oak Harbor, using nearby Wild Wings Marina as home base. Over two days they battled rough weather, still brought home plenty of fish, and sampled local spots like Port Clinton’s Brick House, showcasing how Oak Harbor anchors a broader Western Basin fishing getaway.
   

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  • TXU Energy posted a job opening for Project Estimator in Oak Harbor. Apply here.
  • TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Welders/Fabricators in Fremont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Harbor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Port Clinton

  • Port Clinton Schools earn 8th NAMM Best Communities for Music Education Award (thebeacon.net)
  • Put-in-Bay's Bob Gatewood to play rare mainland performance in Port Clinton (thebeacon.net)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Ottawa County accepting applications for free children's playhouses (thebeacon.net)

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Ok Oak Harbor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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