Wednesday December 16, 2009 JILL NEVELS-HAUN MANAGING EDITOR I 419-334-1040, jhaungannett.com Students learn about engineering James Perlberg, Terra Robotics instructor, helps a student during the Engineering Day Visit on Dec. 8 Engineering day is a vital part of our recruitment efforts at the Tech Center. Submitted photo morning while senior students were there. At 10:30 a.m., students were bused to Terra Community College, where they were welcomed by Heath Martin, director of advising. The students then broke into three groups to tour classes.
The purpose of these tours is to help sophom*ore students understand Tech Center programs and how they are linked to mechanical, electrical and digital media classes at Terra. Academy to host private pilot ground school FREMONT Fremont Flight Academy will host its second annual private pilot ground school Saturdays from Jan. 16 to March 20. To earn a private pilot's license, the FAA requires that a student pass a written, oral and flight exam. The ground school will prepare students for the exams.
The school is at the Fremont Airport, one mile south of Terra Community College, South Ohio 53. For information or to register, call Tim Williams at 419-332-8037. Career center to begin Adult Esthetician Class The Sandusky Career Center will begin its Adult Esthetician Class Jan. 4. This class teaches the basics of facials, makeup, relaxation massage, microdermabrasion, body wraps and more.
For information, visit www.sanduskycareercenter.or or call 419-625-9294. Man promoted to Financial Center officer at bank Brandon T. Lora has been promoted to Financial Center officer in the retail division, according to Robert W. La-Clair, president of Fifth Third Bank, Northwestern Ohio. Lora serves as Financial Center manager for Fifth Third's Fremont West Banking Center, 1207 Oak Harbor Road.
He is responsible for management of overall operations and for developing and maintaining client relationships. He joined Fifth Third Bank this year and has five years experience in financial services. A graduate of the University of Toledo, Lora has a degree in information systems and operations management. He lives in Tiffin. Councilman available to hear opinions, concerns OAK HARBOR Councilman Jon Fickert will be available at Kozy Corners, 501 Oak St.
from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday. This is an opportunity for residents to express opinions or concerns about the village. Submitted story Thirty students spent the day Dec. 8 at the Technology Center on Engineering Day.
The students were sophom*ores from Fremont Ross, Clyde, Old Fort, Port Clinton and Gibsonburg high schools. The students were greeted by Tech Center student adviser Tiffinie Leiter-Jones. The students visited the Computer-Assisted Design and Engineering Technologies and Robotics classrooms in the Crosser Funeral Home owners families they serve. Funeral BY SHERI TRUSTY News-Messenger correspondent ELMORE As the only locally owned funeral home in Ottawa County, the owners of Crosser Funeral Home find that many of the families they serve are also friends. So finding ways to meet those families' needs is of the utmost importance, funeral home owners John Cross and Tom Priesman said.
That's why Crosser Funeral Home recently moved to a new, larger location on Ohio 51 between Elmore and Genoa. For years, the funeral home was in the same location in Elmore, Crosser said. "But the needs of the families are very different than they were 30 or 40 years ago," he said. The two men began looking for a new location, and when a former church put their building up for sale "everything clicked at once," Priesman said. Unlike the former building, the new site has no steps and no ramps, and the parking lot is adjacent to the building.
The new site was completely remodeled to give it a warm and homey atmosphere. All of Crosser Funeral Home's employees are Ottawa County natives, Priesman said. Sheri Trusty I News-Messenger correspondent John Crosser and Tom Priesman moved the business to a new location to better meet the needs of the home moves to new location CR0SSER FUNERAL HOME Crasser Funeral Home is located at 19550 West State Route 51 in Elmore. For information, call 419-862-3331 or visit www.neideckerleveck-crosser.com. by webcast.
For Crasser and Priesman, one of the most important aspects of their business is that they retain full control of a family's loved one when they pass away, even when a cremation is requested. The funeral home is part of an association that performs crematory services, so "their loved one never leaves our care," Crosser said. Just as important, all funeral decisions can be made right at the funeral home, including choosing a casket and a monument. Chris DeTray, a licensed funeral director and the manager of the building, also offers repair services for old monuments. "We're very proud of that," Crosser said.
"He's repairing old stones and keeping the historical aspect in tact. He recently repaired an old stone from the in cars. She also makes small yellow "I Live Strong" bands. She sought the advice of her neighbor, Kelly Croy who is an artist and a teacher. He encouraged her to continue making angels and to give each a story.
Thus, each angel has a name. "Blessings From Above," "I Look To You" and "Our Hero" are three she pointed out to me. They are special. No two will be the same, because each piece is handmade. Each angel has a banner with its name.
The complete process takes a bit of time. After baking, the clay is sanded, buffed and then sprayed with clear coat or painted. Tarla said sales at her first show, the Harvest Fest, were "awesome." Her success at "We're very proud of that," he said. "Nine times out of 10, when someone dies, someone on our staff knows them." Because the funeral home is locally focused, Crosser and Priesman looked to local companies when they renovated the new building. Throughout the process, they hired, worked with, and purchased from local businesses such as Samsen Home Furnishings, Genoa Custom Interiors, Yackee Electric Service, Josephine's by Design, Robert Boss Builders and Ray'z Cafe.
The funeral home is now more centrally located for the families they serve in the western Ottawa County area, such as those that come from Genoa, Martin, Elliston and Graytown. It is a full-service funeral home that offers funerals for every need, whether small and intimate, or large and elaborate. Families can choose Celebration of Life services with storytelling and fellowship or more traditional services. The building is also set up for webcast funerals. If a family member or close friend is physically unable to attend the funeral because of a restraint such as hospitalization, they can still watch the live funeral standing by her throughout her years of drinking and her recovery.
The angels are an outgrowth of that thankfulness. Holly tried to find something for her mother to do. Together they were looking for a creative outlet for Tarla's energy. Tarla said as she was with the clay thinking about Holly, she created an angel. Because her daughter "always wears a hat," she gave the angel a ball cap and called it "I Live Strong." She showed me that first angel that started it all.
From there she made other angels with the polymer clay. She also created ribbon symbols. Some she painted white for lung cancer, others she painted pink for breast cancer. These clay ribbons become pins, ornaments or pendants for the rearview mirror Civil War time in Port Clinton." Crosser Funeral Home also offers pre-planning services. "We offer a huge array of payment plans, from no payment to complete payment," Priesman said.
A unique aspect to Crosser's full pre-payment plans is that everything is guaranteed, including the kinds of things that most funeral homes charge the family extra for, such as cemetery charges, flowers and death certificates, Priesman said. "When you prepay with us, everything is 100-percent guaranteed," he said. "Once it's completely paid, no charges can be added to that." In concern for the financial struggles of young families, Crosser Funeral Home also offers a special service to the families of clients who choose full pre-payment options. If a grandchild age 18 or younger passes away, Crosser will perform the funeral service at no charge. For them, that is simply another way to meet the needs of their friends in the community "When you've been in the funeral service as long as we have, you make friends," Crosser said.
"You want to take care of your friends the way you want to be taken care of." Riverview's Home for Holidays also was encouraging. She now has some creations on sale at Riverview's Gift Shop and at Serenity Spa in Avon Lake. Tarla will create personalized angels. She asks questions to get an idea of the personality of the receiver before forming the angel. An angel costs between $8 and $12, depending on size.
I estimate them to be 4 to 7 inches. For information, call Tarla at 419-898-7910 or e-mail mullertarlayahoo.com. Her newly formed business is My Memory Angels. Tarla plans to donate the profits from her venture to Magruder Hospital to help people who are fighting cancer. It is important to her to help someone.
"This is my therapy," she says. creates angels in honor of cancer survivor DEC. 16 Norma Ochs; Lucille Sorg; Amanda Puthoff; Sara Tutta-more; Michael Henry Wagner; Julie Marie Wagner; Peggy Garrison; Marian L. Flickinger; Gabriel Sanchez; Susanne Overmyer; Michelle Cum-mings; and Henrietta Wieckert. FACEBOOK Become a fan of the Messenger at Angels represent many things to different people.
For some they are a sign of guidance, as in our guardian angel. For others they stand for the memory of a lost loved one, especially a child. For Tarla Muller, they symbolize atonement and redemption. I met Tarla at the recent United Methodist Christmas Bazaar. She had a table filled with clay angels and various cancer fighting symbols.
Tarla told me she was creating the items in honor of her daughter, Holly, who is a breast cancer survivor. She had a story and a mission that I thought would interest many, so I arranged to talk to her for a column. Tarla's story is more than merely interesting. It is inspirational. The first thing Tarla told me is Woman that she was not much help to her daughter when Holly was diagnosed at only 21 years old.
Although Holly's father was a source of strength, Tarla was not emotionally present for her daughter because of her alcoholism. Today, however, she is sober. She has TALK ABOUT OAK HARBOR LINDA HARTIGAN Linda Hartigan's column appears each Wednesday. Contact her by calling 4L9-898-L645. been sober for three years.
She thanks her husband of 36 years and her wonderful children, Holly and James, for.
