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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
BABY'S Death BRINGS HEARTBREAK.
But SANTA PLANS ARE CONTINUING

Heartbroken parents whose five
and-a-half month old baby son
died suddenly Sunday, from what
an autopsy revealed was undevelop-
ed adrenal glands, are going ahead
with their plans to bring Christmas
happiness to other children, as they
have done for the past five years.
Lusty and strong, jeffrey
Michael, baby son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Schoch of Oak Harbor
Route l, former Erie Gardens resi-
dents, was apparently in perfect
health when put to bed Saturday
night. He was still and limp when
Mrs. Schoch found him at 7:45 am.
Sunday. The baby was rushed to
Magruder hospital by the frantic
parents, and pronounced dead after
futile work with an inhalator. The
autopsy at st. Charles hospital re-
vealed the unusual cause of death.
Five years ago husky, jovial
Chuck, EOD employe, started play
ing Santa Claus. Last year his wife
Sherry made a beautiful new cor
duroy costume with elaborate trim,
and hundreds of youngsters were
delighted by his visits. Now that
the other Schoch youngsters, Don
ma, 8, and Ronald, 13, are outgrow-
ing the Santa stage, the parents
were delighted when baby Jeffrey
came along last June 6, so wed
have one of our own to fool again. :"
They talked it over, after baby
Jeffrey was buried Tuesday in
Union cemetery, following services
at $50 in St. Boniface church with
the Rev. Urban Burkhart officiat-
ing. It's going to be hard, but for
baby Jeff'S sake and for all the
other kids Chuck cant let down"
he'll go ahead with his holiday
Santa bookings. That includes the
important six-day stay at Beta Sig
ma Phi's Christmas House on the
courthouse lawn.
Besides his parents, sister ant
brother, baby Jeff is survived by
grandparents, Mrs. Lloyd Myers Of
Clyde, George T. Strawser of Day
ton, and Mrs. Audrey Strawser Of
Columbus.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02

Mr.. Kalb, chairman of the Demo-
cratic central committee, is a form
er Port Clinton postmaster and
Ottawa-co representative with
long record of experience in state
and local offices. He will replace
Dan Griffin, who did not wish to
be reappointed. Other Board MEM
bers are Carl Heckler and Atty.
John Morton.
Commenting that 1--WE will miss
Mr.. Griffin and his fine sense of
team play" Mayor-elect Tewers in
announcing the appointment said:
1--WE feel that the Board is getting
a good representative in Mr.. Kalb
with his wide knowledge of busi-
ness philosophy, his personal con-
facts and his ready ability to adj
just himself. He is a man who
will represent all the people on
the Board"
Appointments on the Planning
Commission and the Civil Service
Board are expected to be made in
week or so, Mr.. Tewers said.
Port Clinton's new official fam
lily" will be sworn in Dec. 20.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
SANTA COMES
EARLY FOR 5

Santa Claus came to town in
person Friday night for the first
of four weekly Wishing Well a.
wards merchants are offering, and
handed out $100 in gift certificates
for five lucky shoppers.
Mrs. Tony Zekany, TAO Est won
the top award of $50 and Mrs.
Rosella Reitz, 502 Jackson-st won
the second place award of $40.
Merchandise certificates of $40
each went to Connie Knodel, 121h
Madison-st; Robert Adams, 2677 E.
128th-st, Cleveland; and Mary
Leary, 703 est.
A good sized crowd of shoppers
fingered downtown to see Santa's
arrival and hear announcement of
the winners. From every side
were heard pleased comments
about the fine stock of holiday
merchandise carried in local
stores.
PS: Santa arrived by converti
BILE, modern style.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02

ably cerebral hemorrhage." The
last-born and smallest quad died
Sunday morning. The remaining
two, in incubators at Bellevue hos
pital, are given a good chance to
survive, Mrs. Hughes said.
Graveside double esrvices for the
two babies, named Christina and
Diane, were held Monday at Belle
vue.
The Briehls' expected twins in
January but the arrival of quads
in November was an overwhelming
surprise. DR.. Hughes, who was
their physician, could not arrive at
Bellevue in time for the delivery
and DR.. Dale Crosby substituted
for him.
Mrs. Briehl, IS, had been staying
with 15-months old Jimmy at the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
YOUNG SKATER
GOES THROUGH
ICE AT GYPSUM

IL year old Douglas bud" Twyn-
ham, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Twynham of near Gypsum, knew
from Boy Scout manuals what to
do when he broke through shallow
ice while skating alone on quarry
near his home Tuesday afternoon
about 4:45. But just the same it
was a good thing that neighbor,
Jack Coyle, happened to be out
doors and heard his cries for help.
Bud, sixth grader at Immaculate
Conception Catholic school, tried
to get his elbows on the ice and
hoist a leg up when the sudden
break-through immersed him in
deep icy water. The ice kept break
ing. He squirmed along till he
found a barrel to stand on and
yelled at the top of his lungs.
Coyle heard the cries, dashed in
rescue, and got soaked in icy water
himself in getting the boy to
safety. Bud went to bed with hot
water bottles after a check-over by
a physician, and the gratitude of
the whole Twynham family went to
a fellow who really was a 'Good
Neighbor." Bud went back to school
Wednesday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Christmas Seals
Bring S2,346

AS of Nov. %, the 1855 Christ
mas Seal campaign has brought in
$2,346 with 1928 persons respond
ing to the appeals letters sent out
last week. $3.50 of this amount
represents contributions of organi,
cations. and industry. The figure
indicates a slight gain over the
same date last year.
OF particular interest are the
many letters accompanying con
tributions, complimenting the ap
peals letter itself and emphasizing
its informative nature. The letter
went out over the signature oi
Vorys Collier, former Gypsum
teacher.
Seal quota this year is $1,000
85 percent stays in the county to
carry on the program of tubercu
losis control. Congregations of al
denomination observed Christina!
Seal Days with special bulletin
last Sunday and clergymen urget
support of the program.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
$1,000 STOLEN
IN CAFE ROBBERY
Photo by MISCH

Burglars entered the Happy
Hour Cafe on Water ST., Oak
Harbor, Thursday between 1880
and 5 a.m., and escaped with an
approximate $1,000 from fhe cash
register.
The cafe is operated by Louis
st. Clair. Oak Harbor police chief
Albert Brown said the night bar
tender, Roscoe Feitz, went home
at 2:30 am. The robbery was dis.
covered at Sis am. when the
day man, Jerry Marshall, came
on duty. Entry had been made
by breaking a glass in rear
door. The money stolen included
hunting license sales.
Chief Brown will be aided by
the sheriffs department in his
investigation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
international RITES RETURN HERE
24-HOUR FIRING
AT cod FOLLOWS
SPECIAL ORDER

Col. John M. Phillips, command
ing officer at Erie Ordnance De-
pot, answered a question upper
most in minds of area residents. .
whether around-the-clock proof fir
ing at the Army post from Thanks
giving morning to Monday at $50
pm. was indicative of any inter
national situation with this
flat statement:
There is absolutely nothing
that / know Of"
He said the special firing order
ed by Washington was comparable
to the endurance tests given new
cars fresh off the assembly line.
Orders for the round-the-clock
firing were received at the post
Wednesday afternoon. AS result,
firing crews spent the holiday on
the proof front and worked in IL
hour shifts until the tests were
completed Monday afternoon.
Coast Guards and EOD patrol
posts handled navigation notice of
the unscheduled night firing. One
freighter came through, but fir
ing was halted and there were no
other incidents.
A rumor that several persons
had been injured when gun blew
up was branded false by Post Of
ficials. Only injury during the
special firing happened Thursday
when Robert Matthias, Fremont, a
civilian gunner foreman suffered
fracture of the right hand, lacer-
ations and abrasions in Building
20 while preparing to move a 155
MN gun carriage from the Base
Repair Shop to the proof front
His hand was injured as he worked
on elevating mechanism of the car
riage. He was brought to Magrud
er hospital by post ambulance ano
later transferred to Mercy Hos
pital in Toledo.
Atmospheric conditions which
made the firing more noticeable
plus the unexpectedness of the
holiday and night firing, gave rise
to erroneous belief that larger ane
different types of guns and am
munitions were being tested.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
DR.. Richard Sernon
Gets State Office

DR.. Richard F. Semon, American
Bank Building, Port Clinton, was
elected vice-president of the Ohio
chapter of the alumni association
of the illinois College of Optome-
try.
DR.. Semon, who received his
doctor of optometry in 1948, is a
member of the American Optom-
etric Association and has been ac-
tive in optometric circles. He has
served as zone governor of the
Ohio State Optometric Association
and has taken an active part in
various community projects, in
Guiding Chamber of Commerce
and Sea Scouts. DR.. Semon resides
with his wife and two children,
Douglas age 4 ani Pamela age 2,
at 806 Madison Street.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Award Assembly
Held At School

Port Clinton students got COM
mendation from Principal B. H.
Corthell for their excellent be-
haviour during football games as
part of a program marking the an
nual award assembly Wednesday,
at which "a boys received varsity
monograms and "a freshmen got
numeral awards.
Coach Joe Lukac followed Mr..
Corthell's talk with a commenda-
ton for the 1855 football squad.
Receiving a gold football and
their third chevron were Mike
Elias, Dick Cernek, and Tom Mar.
tin. Receiving a silver football and
their second chevron were Larry
Hofacker, Dave Griffin, Ralph Mil.
Ter, and Chuck Westphal. Those
seniors receiving a monogram and
chevron for the first time were
Mark Zetzer, John Bergman Bud
Ohlemacher, Bob Wuertz, and Gary
Branum.
Jim Black and Chuck Simon were
| the only juniors to receive their
second chevron. Other juniors who
received monograms and their frs
chevron were Gary Nossaman, Ton,
Valinotti, Bruce Carter, Joe Nor
| gan, Ned Reifschneider, John Val
lance, Ronald Strause, Don Ice, ant
Ted Zibert. Tom Carter received
J monogram for serving as varsit.
[ manager.
Freshmen who received thei
numeral awards were Bill Sokolo
ski, Charles Ballreich, Dennis Eng
ler, Danny Stuckey, Bill Phipps
Dennis Howerth, Bill Coleman, Bol
Fritz, Dennis Park, Jack Payne, LIE
roy Gonya, Larry Gonya. Richar'
Reed, Bill Laser, Bill Robel, Terr,
' Richardson, David Peterlin, Wayn
Britt, Harold Ballreich, Wynn May
hew, Terry Meyers, Dennis Michel
sen, Bill Migala, and Lee Schmidt
Manager.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
mo COMMENT"
SAYS SHERIFF

The county political pot is be-
ginning to boil, and one Of the
rumors coming out of its steam
is that Sheriff Merlan Budd will
not be candidate for reelection
to that office, and will seek a
commissioners berth instead.
But Sheriff Budd had no state
ment to make on the often-heard
rumor when The News talked to
him Wednesday afternoon. He said
she has nothing to say" right now.
Accompanying the rumor was a
supposition that Deputy Mylon Het-
rick would file for the S5eriff's
position if Budd is not candidate.
Unofficial reports also had it that
other office-holders in the court
house whose terms expire will all
be candidates for reelection.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Xmas Mail Avalanche
Indicates Big Season

The biggest avalanche of incoming packages since last
Christmas season rolled into Port Cntons posoffce Mon
day morning and its volume is indication the holiday
mailing here will be unprecedently heavy.
Postmaster Verdi Won hron announced stamp and parcel
post windows at the post office will remain open Saturday
Dec. TO- until g. and Saturday. Dec IT, until The win
dows usually close at
She urged early mailing, careful wrapping and careful
addressing Out Of town mail should be in the postoce
later than Dec TO- Local cards should be at the postoe
no later than Dec. 19.
About 10 extra will be added to the postal staff
for the holiday rush All substitute carriers will be used
and the usual contingent of coegesudent assistants will
help out But since Christmas Sunday this year. college
vacations will not start early they usually do and
OF the regulars will be unable to help until the last few days
Greeting card companies have reported their 1866 sales
far exceeding other postal supervisor told Mrs Won
Thron warning that post office staffs will have their work
cut out for them"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
HUGHES PHONE BUSY AFTER
BIRTH OF QUADS TO SISTER

The arrival of quadruplets -
which happens only once in every
65O,O00 births - to Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Briehl, Jr. of Bellevue and
Cleveland Heights had local in
terest.
For Mrs. Briehl is the former
Margaret Fitz, a sister of Mrs.
Patrick Hughes of w. Third St.,
and the phone at DR.. and Mrs.
Hughes home has been extra busy
this week :s local friends call with
interested inquiries.
Four tiny girls, ranging in weight
from Is ounces to three and a
half pounds, were born to the
Bhiehls' Saturday, the first at 1890
am. at home and the other three
at Bellevue Hospital. The third
born died at 2::30 pm. Saturday of
what the attending physician de-
scribed as "prematurity and prob
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02

ucpdI tl1eut.
Announcement of plans to repeat
the international ceremony at Per-
ry Victory Memorial Monument
came this week from Aubrey F.
Houston, who this summer succeed
ed Joseph r. Prentice as superin-
tendent of Put-in-Bay's famous me-
mortal. The ceremony was the chief
Item of discussion at a meeting of
the County Council in Port Clinton
Monday night.
Exact date in June awaits word
from the Provincial Command of
the Canadian Legion. But plans for
nationally famous speakers, Acolor-
full array of bands and marching
units, indicate the ceremonies will
draw big attendance.
Decision to renew the interna-
tional observance was reached at
meeting Saturday in Sandusky.
Attending were State Legion COM
mander Phil Lustig, state depart
ment adjutant Joseph Deutschle,
Ottawa County Legion commander
Hugh Meinke of Oak Harbor and
adjutant Robert Eoff of Elmore;
memorial superintendent Houston,
Gus Cooper and Rogert Dodge, rep
resenting Put-in-Bay, and Legion
officials James R. Jones of Cleve.
land Heights, C. E. Brookmyer of
Fremont and w. O. Mcclellan of
Elyria.
First international ceremony was
at Put-in-Bay in 1852 and again in
1853. A ceremony in Canada in '54
repeated the theme, but none was
held last year. Legion posts in the
neighboring Michigan area will be
invited to work with Ohio posts ir
setting up the big program.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
COL. CHARLES UCAS SERVES ON
COURT MARTIAL BOARD FOR TRIAL

1t. Col. Charles L. Lucas, whose
wife is the former Esther Kerr of
Port Clinton, is member of the
court which convened Nov. 81 at
Fort Lewis, Wash, to hear evidence
on charges of collaboration filed
by the government against 1t. Col.
Paul v. Lilies of Birmingham, Ala.
The former local officer serves
on a 12-member court, headed by
Brig. Gen. Fred w. Sladen, Jr. to
hear evidence against Col. Lilies
who is charged with collaborating
with the enemy while he was a
prisoner of war in Korea, Oct. %,
1850 Sept. /, 1858.
A maximum sentence of life i'm
prisonment, total forfeitures of
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02

Bellevue home of his mother while
her husband, a mechanical engi-
neer for the General Electric Co.
stayed in a Cleveland motel. They
had recently purchaSsd three
bedroom home at 994 Renfield Rd.,
Cleveland, and planned to move in
soon.
Mrs. Briehl has twin sisters =. .
Mrs. Hughes is one, her twin liv-
ing in Connecticut. The girls have
several twin aunts and cousins,
and one grandparent was twin.
There are no multiple births in
Mr.. Briehls family.
DR.. and Mrs. Hughes here have
two sons, Mark, aged two and a
half; and Kelvin, 10 months. Sta
tistics show that from 1910 to 1850
there were only 49 sets of quad
ruplets born in the United States.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Two Sets Of Twins
In Hospital Nursery

Magruder hospital nursery holds
two pair of twins, first time in
several years that the institution
has recorded multiple births with
in the same week.
Twin girls arrived last Friday
for Mr.. and Mrs. James Miller
paula Diemer) of Meachem Grove,
weighing six lbs. and five lbs, two
and a quarter ozs. respectively.
Twin boys arrived Tuesday for MS.
and Mrs. Fred Grieger Rose Nor
itz) of Route l, Oak Harbor, with
record weights of seven lbs. and
Is ozs., six lbs. nine and a quarter
ozs. respectively. Mrs. Grieger was
formerly a nurse at the hospital.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02

A candy cane and horn will be
presented each small visitor.
Enthusiastic offers of assistance
on the Christmas project have
been pouring in. Three of the
strings of outdoor lights are being
donated, among other items. A
white picket fence will surround
the house in which st. Nick will
welcome his visitors; decorated
Christmas trees will flank the
house, and white candles will line
the sidewalk leading to it.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Stanton Plays
At Band Clinic

David Stanton, director of in
Strumental music in Port Clinton
High School, will play one of two
string basses in the first GAIL
American Band Masters Band"
which will perform at the ninth
annual Midwest National Band
Clinic in Chicago on Friday, Dec.
8. Word to this effect has been
received by Mr.. Stanton from Lee
w. Peterson and DR.. Raymond F.
Dvorak, organizing co-chairmen of
the band.
The band is made up of 103 high
school and college band directors
and professional musicians repre-
senting 80 states and two Canad.
ian provinces. Nine are from Ohio.
The conductor will be Lieut.. Col.
William Santelmann, conductor of
the United States Marine Band.
More than 1000 band directors
are expected to attend the clinic
which will be held December 7
to 10 at the Hotel Sherman in
Chicago.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
"Not Interested,
Saws Health Board

Apparently a little tired Of the
fanc;fvl newspaper stories en-
anstins from some sources about
q so.csIIed merger" with some
other county, fhe Ottawa County
District Board of Health came
out this week with an official
statement.
"Af the present time the OF.
sswa County Board Of Health are
not interested in consolidating
with any other county" said the
brief statement.
IT'S fhe same old rumor, said
q Board member previously, that
has been floating around since
the 1905.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
School Board Has
Taken No Action

The Board of Education has
taken no action on the request pre-
sented it last week by the Port
Clinton Education Association, ask
ing it to reconsider its resolution
reinstating under probation a
senior who had been temporarily
suspended after a Nov. Is attack OF
a teacher, Board president William
Moon said Wednesday.
A 43-0 vote by the teachers
prompted action of the Education
Association. The pupil returned to
classes Monday. A regular meeting
of the Board is scheduled for this
Thursday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02

pay and allowances and dismissal
from the service could be imposed
on Col. Lilies if convicted. He is a
member of the West Point class
of 1941, and his present assign
ment is Fort Lewis Special Serv-
ices Officer.
1t. Col Lucas is executive Off
Ger of the 5th Infantry Regiment,
list Division. He entered Federal
service with the 37th Ohio National
Guard Division. He and his wife
(who is daughter of former Camp
Perry superintendent Sandy"
Kerr) and their son C. Robert, 8,
reside at Fort Lewis. His mother,
Mrs. Erma Lucas, lives at 48 Gun
ther Ave, Yonkers, N. Y.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
ST. Nick's House Readied

The gay red house that Exemp-
lar Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi is
preparing for St. Nick's pre-Christ-
mas stay in Port Clinton is almost
ready for his occupancy.
The house will be moved to the
courthouse lawn for final trim
ming with green's, lights, and holi-
day sparkle and st. Nick will be
there Friday, Dec. Is from $50 to
9; Saturday, Dec. II, from 2 to 5
and $50 to 8; Sunday, 2 to S; Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, Dec. 19-20-21, $50 to 8.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Bob-TaIes
By ROBERT w. RElDER


That resignation over at city hall
won't be submitted until sometime
in the spring =.
=
Gene Bolte isn't saying much
about il but he had quite a
unique rabbit hunting experience
at Kelleys island opening day -.
Is common pleas court due to
get an inter-com system? Or doesn't
Judge Tom Stahl know about the
surprise?
=
Thar Man MvlIisan is due TO put
over another big business coup
and This time it involves Porf
Clinton -.
Reminder: Only 20 more shop
ping days until Christmasl
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Mailbox Repair1t
lob Scheduled

Port clinfon's mail boxes will
swap their olive-drab color for
red, white and blue. but the re-
paint Job here may not take
place until spring.
The special paint is on order,
said postmaster Verdi Won
Thron. But cold weather may de-
ley the lob. The relay boxes
marked mot For Deposit o.
Mail" will remain the same eossr.
Other boxes will have white
posts, red tops and blue bottoms.
Post office custodian Gene Hearn
will have charge Of the repainf-
inu.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Kathy Knows What
She Wants For Xmas

Kathy Ann Morgan, four year
old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Morgan, Ala Harrison-st,
can sing that old Christmas fav-
orife with real meaning.
Kathy fel, Sunday. hitting a.
sainst step. She lost fwo front
teeth, and had to go 70 Ma
grUder hospitals emergency
room TO have decorations and
contusions treated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Catawba Trustees
Make Hall Ruling

No children will be allowed in
catawba Community Hall with
out the supervision Of an adult,
township trustees announced
after passing a resolution to that
effect at a meeting Tuesday
night. Their action will end use
Of the hall by groups Of children
who have been playing there with
no adult accompanying them.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
kALB NAMED
To BOARD OF
PUBLIC UTILITY

Appointment of A. w. Kalb,
veteran Democratic leader, to
Six-year term on Port Clinton's
Board of Public Utilities was an
nounced this week by Mayor-elect
George j. Tewers. 1t become effec-
tive January /.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
LOUIS WARNER BETTER

Magruder hospital Wednesday
listed as good" the condition of
Louis Warner, courthouse reporter
and correspondent for out of town
newspapers and wire service, who
has been a medical patient there
for two weeks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02
Legion Posts Of America
And Canada, Join In June
Put-in-Bay Observance

international Peace Memorial services commemorating
more than lao of peaceful and friendly relationship
between America and Canada will return Putin-Bay in
June OF 1856 American and Canadian Legionares will join
sponsorship OF the event. sparkpugged by the Ottawa
County Council American Legion with backing of the state
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-12-02

Courthouse News On C-2
What's doing at the court
house? Although court
house reporter Louis War
ner is still hOspitaliZed, see
page C-2 for The News
roundup of this weeks ac-
tivities there.