Easterseals auction returns Saturday

Posted on | by Christopher Anthony

Brandon Addeo

Feb 24, 2022 4:00 AM

PERKINS TWP. — People can bid on great prizes while supporting a worthy cause.

The 31st annual Easterseals auction, which is sponsored by the Register and the WLEC radio station, is happening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Sandusky Mall, 4314 Milan Road (U.S. 250).

Easterseals development specialist Patti Powers spoke with Register executive editor Matt Westerhold Tuesday on “Between the Lines.” The interview, about 15 minutes, is available on sanduskyregister.com and the Register’s YouTube channel, youtube.com/c/SanduskyRegisterNews.

Easterseals, an Ohio organization that’s more than 100 years old, helps adults and children with disabilities and also provides services, like home care, to area seniors.

Seven items will be on the auction block every 15 minutes, Powers said. Items up for auction include sports memorabilia, gift cards, gift baskets, Kalahari water park passes, overnight trips and more. A full list of items up for auction can be found on page B6 of today’s Register and will also be included in Friday’s newspaper.

In addition to the in-person auctions on Saturday, people can also go to easterseals2022.givesmart.com and bid on items. Easterseals debuted the online bidding last year, which Powers said was a big success. Online bidding begins this morning.

Saturday’s auction will be broadcast live on WLEC 1450 AM.

 

A helping hand for storm victims

Posted on | by Christopher Anthony

The road to recovery is a long one for those who were affected by the deadly tornadoes that tore through western Kentucky on December 11.  The philanthropic arm of Kentucky Oaks Mall is contributing to that effort.  The Cafaro Foundation has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross to assist with disaster relief.  Additional donations were contributed to the Red Cross through a portal on the mall’s website.

For more information on ways to assist recovery efforts, you can find your local chapter’s contact information by searching your zip code at www.redcross.org.

Kentucky Oaks Mall is located on Interstate 24, Exits 3 and 4, in Paducah, Kentucky.  The mall complex has been serving the people Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Eastern Missouri since 1983.   For more information about mall merchants and events, go to www.kentuckyoaksmall.com.  Kentucky Oaks Mall is owned and managed in association with Cafaro-affiliated companies, based in Niles, Ohio.

The Cafaro Foundation is a charitable entity established by the Cafaro family in loving memory of William M. Cafaro, the founder of the real estate development and management company that bears his name.  For over a half century, Mr. Cafaro, along with his wife Alyce and brother John A. Cafaro, enthusiastically supported churches, schools, hospitals and other charitable causes.  Since its inception in 1996, the Cafaro Foundation has awarded millions of dollars in grants to worthy organizations and individuals.

Former Sears Auto Building at Mall has New Business in Place as Gorilla Strength & Fitness Opens Shop

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By Jeff Toquinto on February 23, 2022

Wes Brown’s journey to Harrison County and eventually settling today in Bridgeport is not the path he perceived as a young man growing up Dorchester County in South Carolina. It was a rough area, he said, and he learned how to work hard at a young age.

 

“Dorchester is rural like West Virginia, minus the hills,” said Brown. “I grew up farming peanuts, so the path to get here was long and unexpected for sure as a kid. That’s what football did for me. It taught me to look up and never look down.”

 

The hard work ethic came from his parents. His father was an engineer and his mother cleaned houses and worked full time while the family tended the peanut farm as well.