World Rangers Day at Put-in-Bay A global observance of Rangers across the world who died in the line of duty over the past 12 months. Many of these Rangers are from Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. More than half of these deaths are at the hands' illegal miners, poachers and timber harvesters. Many more are killed [...]
Put-in-Bay August 2018 Diary Wed., Aug. 1st - The August 2018 Diary marks the arrival of Hanna Gottlieb from Steyr, Austria, for a summer visit with Scott and Caroline Jackson. Steyr is where many islanders have visited and it is where Joe Suttmann, Erika Suttmann Crossley (Put-in-Bay Class of 2001) and Caroline Jackson (Put-in-Bay High School [...]
The Put-in-Bay Village Council voted unanimously to accept the recommendation from Mayor McCann to approve the completion of the probationary periods for Chief Steve Riddle and Lt. Doug Miller of the Put-in-Bay Police Department. Normally, the officers would have been approved after six months, but both officers have worked for the department for longer than that. [...]
The Put-in-Bay Village Council met on Friday, February 17th and voted to approve a new Put-in-Bay Police Chief. Mayor Mack McCann’s recommendation for Put-in-Bay Police Chief Steve Riddle was announced. McCann reportedly had a few other applicants for the job and recommended Riddle. Steve Riddle, who retired from the State of Ohio after many years managing [...]
A Put-in-Bay Village Council committee met in March to discuss paid Put-in-Bay parking on the streets and in its public parking areas. Parking has long been a hotly contested issue in many of the Put-in-Bay Planning commission meetings with many business owners of the opinion that the business should determine how much parking is needed. Currently, [...]
Put-in-Bay Village Council met in July and discussed the following issues: New Village Administrator A new Put-in-Bay Ohio Village Administrator has not been hired, but resumes from about a half dozen applicants have been received. Officials will be reviewing them and a recommendation from the mayor will be voted on by Council in the coming weeks. [...]
Put-in-Bay Diary May 1st, 2017 - There’s rain before breakfast. The Put-in-Bay Village Council meets at 9 a.m. Put-in-Bay Diary May 2nd, 2017 - There’s a strong west wind blowing 30-35 mph since 5 a.m. and the last boat to Put-in-Bay is canceled. Put-in-Bay Diary May 3rd, 2017 - Christie Ontko is substitute teaching at Put-in-Bay [...]
Members of the Put-in-Bay Property Owners Association met at the Senior Center for their meeting. The meeting was led by President Jim Duffy from Squaw harbor who introduced the guest speakers for the day, Mayor Mack McCann, Police Chief Steve Riddle, Township Trustee Chris Cooper and Patrick Myers from the Put-in-Bay Township Port Authority. Mayor Mack [...]
The Revival of Friends of Coopers Woods Put-in-Bay In 1997, the Friends of Coopers Woods Put-in-Bay created a mission statement: “to listen to and carry-out in a democratic manner, the will of the majority of residents and property owners of South Bass Island in an endeavor to ensure that pledges stated in the original CoopersWoods Put-in-Bay [...]
All Hands On Deck Put-in-Bay- Over 40 people participated in the All Hands On Deck rally at Put-in-Bay on Monday, July 3rd, at 10 a.m. The walk began at the Put-in-Bay Village beach and around DeRivera Park. Walkers displayed the American flag, Don't Give Up the Ship flags, Ohio flags, Village of Put-in-Bay flags, and Blue [...]
