The Beacon
In springtime, visitors to the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) are eager to enjoy The Biggest Week in American Birding. First-timers often discover they don’t have to go very far to see a wide range of colorful migrating birds.
In fact, the birding can be excellent right around the BSBO headquarters nestled in the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area on the Lake Erie shoreline.
Located at 13551 W. State Rt. 2 in Oak Harbor the Village of Oak Harbor is just to the south it’s easy to find with the highway signage.
Here are some birding hotspots shared by BSBO members and birding experts.
Cedar Point looking to hire 6,500 associates for 2021 season
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Posted at 1:45 PM, Mar 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-01 13:45:59-05
(WXYZ) â Cedar Point plans to hire approximately 6,500 associates for the 2021 season.
The park will be hosting a virtual National Hiring Day event on March 13. It will also host in-person open interviews at the park on the same day.
Applicants will be able to meet directly with the Cedar Point recruiting team with health and safety protocols in place.
Open interviews will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cedar Point Recruiting Center, 2220 First Street (corner of First Street and Cedar Point Drive) in Sandusky.
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DOBSON The Surry County Sheriff’s Office has released the following arrest reports:
• Shannon Renee Stone, 44, of Pilot-Westfield Road, Pilot Mountain, was served warrants Dec. 1, charging her with two crimes in Stokes County: assault and battery and false imprisonment. She was released with no bond and a Dec. 16 court date in Danbury.
• George Russell Gilbert, 22, of Crestbrook Place, Elkin, was served an order for arrest Dec. 3 for failure to appear in court June 22. He was given a $300 cash bond and a Jan. 14 court date.
• Craig Glenn Brindle, 35, of Ararat Road, Ararat, was served an order for arrest Dec. 1 for failure to appear in court earlier that day on three misdemeanors. He was given a $1,000 secured bond and a Jan. 4 court date.
The
Rising Sun Chamber of Commerce gave its 2020 Business of the Year Award to Sueâs Restaurant, owned and operated by
Jim Gibney and
Gerry Knotts.
This was possibly the chamberâs last chance to honor the business, which opened in 1947 as Montgomeryâs Diner. Gibney purchased it in 1985 and renamed it after his wife.
âMy wife was here when it started,â Gibney said. A black and white copy of the ad announcing the new restaurant at 9 East Main St. in Rising Sun shows not much has changed there in 73 years. Gibney thinks even the blue seats along the lunch counter are the same