GET READY FOR THE 2013 BOATING SEASON

An eight hour, one day BOATING SAFETY CLASS will be conducted by the Coast Guard Auxiliary at the Richardson-Bretz building in Celina. Class starts at 8AM and concludes at 4:30PM.

Course Date: Saturday May 4, 2013

Course lessons are designed for boaters from twelve years of age and older. Topics include Ohio Boating Laws, safety equipment, boat handling, and rules of the road. The Ohio Boating laws are taught by an ODNR Watercraft officer. The course meets the guidelines of the National Association of Boating law administrators (N.A.S.B.L.A.) and meets The State of Ohio educational requirements for boaters born on or after January 1, 1982. The cost is $30.00

Pre-registration is required for the courses. At that time, details will be given; lunch arrangements discussed, and course materials will be discussed. Registered students are assured that they will be notified of any change in the meeting time. Class size is limited, so early registration is recommended.

Space in the class may be reserved by calling 419-305-5807 or emailing CoastGuardAux@MontezumaBay.COM

Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown
May 4 and 5, Noon to 5 p.m.
Visit 7 or more of the following attractions and win big prizes!
Admission is free (with one exception)
 Mooney Museum, 223 South Main Street, St. Marys
 Wapakoneta Museum, 206 West Main Street
 Cridersville Historical Society Museum, 111 West Sugar St.
 Minster Historical Society Museum, 112 West Fourth St.
 New Bremen Historic Association, 122 North Main Street
 New Knoxville Historical Society, 107 East German Street
 Uniopolis Historical Society, East Ohio Street
 Fort Amanda, State Route 198
 Bicycle Museum of America, 7 West Monroe, New Bremen
(BMA is open only from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 4.)
 Armstrong Air & Space Museum, 500 Apollo Drive
(The Armstrong Museum will be open May 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and May 5, from noon to 5 p.m. Admission will be ½ price for county tourists.)
 Bloody Bridge, State Route 66 north of St. Marys
(This site will not be staffed. Visitors should take a digital picture of themselves at the site and show it to those staffing the next site visited for signing.)
 Miami-Erie Canal Heritage Center, 130 South Washington St., New Bremen
(This site will not be staffed. Visitors should take a digital picture of themselves at the site and show it to those staffing the next site visited for signing.)
Begin your adventure as a tourist at any of the above sites, where you’ll pick up a Passport to Auglaize County. Have it signed at each stop visited, and turn it in when you’re done touring. We’ll have a drawing for some great prizes!
For more information, visit the Auglaize County Historical Society on Facebook
or email auglaizecountyhistory@bright.net
Those who visit at least 7 of the 12 sites during the promotional weekend will be eligible
to place their signed passport in the drawing for one of several great prize packages.
The only other requirement is that the 7 sites visited must include Cridersville
and/or Uniopolis. Participants need not reside in Auglaize County, although organizers
hope for a great Auglaize County turnout!
Prize packages include:
$50, one copy of Postcard Images of Auglaize County, one copy of Military
Memoirs of World War II, woven throw with images of New Knoxville,
deck of Cridersville playing cards, Bicycle Museum of America water bottle;
AND
2 tickets to the Miami-Erie Canal Corridor Association’s Canal Diggers’ Affair
(value: $50), Postcard Images of Auglaize County, Military Memoirs
of World War II, Heart and Heritage cookbook (courtesy of the Minster
Historical Society, Canal Game (courtesy of the New Bremen Historic Association);
AND
1 Gift Card (courtesy of the Uniopolis Historical Society), Postcard Images
of Auglaize County, Military Memoirs of World War II, Cridersville coloring
book, New Knoxville Game, Bicycle Museum of America T-shirt; AND
A Field Guide to Ohio Warblers with CD (courtesy of Heritage Trails Park
District), Postcard Images of Auglaize County, Military Memoirs of World
War II, A Journey Through Time (courtesy of the New Bremen Historic
Association), Bicycle Museum of America set of 25 postcards; AND
The Land We Call Ohio (courtesy of the
Auglaize-Mercer County Convention
and Visitors’ Bureau), Postcard Images
of Auglaize County, Military Memoirs
of World War II, Lock One hat
(courtesy of the New Bremen Historic
Association), Auglaize County Historical
Society mugs, and a commemorative
coin of Wapakoneta.
DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF OUR
OWN COUNTY ON MAY 4 AND 5!