Author: Jeff "JP" Miklovic

Social Security Recipients WILL get Stimulus Checks

“It’s the ONE question nearly all Social Security recipients are asking: Will I get a Coronavirus stimulus check? 

Social Security Recipients WILL get Stimulus Checks
 
WASHINGTON, DC, Mar 31 — “It’s the ONE question nearly all Social Security recipients are asking: Will I get a Coronavirus stimulus check? If yes, do I get one even if I haven’t filed a tax return in recent years? The answers are YES and YES!, says Jeff Szymanski, political analyst at the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].
 
The “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (CARES Act) passed by Congress provides for substantial stabilization of America’s economy during the unprecedented medical crisis now sweeping the country. The Act provides critically needed funding in key areas like expanded unemployment benefits and specific aid to many business segments facing extraordinary disruption, along with financial relief payments to most Americans, subject to income guidelines below.
 
“Under the Act’s provisions, Americans having a valid Social Security number will receive direct cash assistance, specifically including those who receive welfare and Social Security benefits. Relief payments will be $1,200 for individuals, $2,400 for couples, and $500 per child, for individuals with incomes at or below $75,000 ($112,500 for heads of household) and couples with income at or below $150,000. Individuals earning up to $99,000 and couples up to $198,000 will receive a reduced payment, prorated according their higher income level,” according to Szymanski.
 
The procedural details on how the approved payments will get into the hands of recipients are still being finalized, but these are the general elements:
 
·      According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, most payments should be in the hands of recipients within three weeks
 
·      Eligibility for cash payments is based on income as reported in your most recent income tax return (note: adjusted gross income is the figure used)
 
·      If you did not file tax returns and are receiving Social Security payments, the IRS can use your Form SSA-1099 Social Security Benefit Statement or your Form RRB-1099 Social Security Equivalent Benefit Statement to send your check
 
·      If you have received a tax refund in the last two years by direct deposit, that’s where your money will be sent. If not, the IRS will mail a check to your “last known address”
 
·      The IRS will mail a notice confirming distribution of your payment, along with IRS contact information if you haven’t actually received the confirmed payment
 
·      You do not need to do anything in advance. For many recipients, the IRS has your banking information and will likely execute direct transfers to your account
 
AMAC’s sister organization, The AMAC Foundation, updates a site five days a week entitled The Social Security Report. For the absolute latest daily information on this vital program, visit www.socialsecurityreport.org. Many of this week’s headline and latest news posts on The Social Security Report deal specifically with The CARES Act (Stimulus Bill), and those seeking more detailed information will find it a valuable resource.
 
But to reiterate, reports Szymanski, “YES, Social Security recipients are eligible and need do nothing at all to receive their $1,200 per person relief payments due them. If you are required to file a tax form, it is likely that having done so already may speed up delivery of the payment.”

Custom Cuts is Open for Curb-Side Pick-Up

Special Announcement:

 

We want to thank all of you for your continued support and patience as we try to provide you with the best and safest service possible.

As of April 1, 2020 we will be taking CALL IN meat orders only – for curbside pickup.

Our hours will remain the same:
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
And Saturday 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

We apologize for any inconvenience!

North Baltimore Custom Cuts

This week’s SPECIALS:

Specials for the week of March 31 – April 4th

Senior Citizens’ Tuesday 
10% OFF on purchases!

From the farms to your freezers we will cut whatever you want!

Daisyfield semi-boneless fully cooked Easter hams
$2.59

Extra meaty smoked ham hocks $1.99
Our  Hickory smoked bacon $5.99  
Bacon ends and pieces $2.99
Center cut pork chops $2.89
Boneless pork chops $3.99
Pork spare ribs $2.99

1# packs of whole hog sausage $3.29.

Boneless chicken breast $2.89

Steaks

Porterhouse $11.99
Rib-eyes $12.99
T-bones $10.99
Cube steak $4.99
Skirt steak $5.99
Chuck Eye steak $5.59

New York strip steak special
8 ounce
only $6 each
cut fresh to your order

Beef brisket $4.09 

OUR chicken salad $5.99 — Sandwich spread $5.49

Deli cheeses

Swiss – Colby – pepper Jack – Co-Jack

$5.49

Keystone canned beef and pork $7.99 .
Chicken $2.89 28 oh zy Cam

Rudy’s famous chili dog sauce $4.50

Tasty Tater Potato Chips
Regular And Dippers
$4

We accept Debit – Credit and EBT

Recycle Plastic Caps for Pack #372 Community Project

Cub Scout Pack #372, boys and girls, have put it to a vote and they want to start collecting caps to keep them out of the landfill.

from Eric Trout, Cut Scout Leader Pack #372

What to Recycle or not to Recycle?

As of March, 2020 the NB Recycling Center is CLOSED due to COVID-19

A lot of community members of North Baltimore pull up to the recycling center south of the Village Park on Saturday mornings. Some get out of their cars while others wait for someone to help them get their recyclings out of their car. There are a half dozen dedicated men that run the recycling center every week. They take almost everything for recycling, almost everything.

Cub Scout Pack #372 has helped them out numerous times throughout the year and the boys and girls of our pack always enjoy helping sort the cans, bottles and magazines into the different bins.

This last time that a few of us were up there we learned something new. There is one item that many recycling centers will not accept, PLASTIC CAPS. Many of you probably didn’t know that. The helpers at the recycling center normally take any of the caps off of the bottles and containers before they sort them. The plastic cap is something that gets tossed in a separate bag to go to the landfill or if someone else needs them they are set aside.

Well it has been brought to my attention through one of the village’s recyclers that there is an organization that will take plastic caps and turn them into benches, trash receptacles, planters, picnic tables, etc. This organization is Green Tree Plastics located in Evansville, Indiana. Cub Scout Pack #372, boys and girls, have put it to a vote and they want to start collecting caps to keep them out of the landfill and make something useful.

Currently, I think the pack is leaning towards a bench or a trash receptacle that could be given back to the community. Below is the amount of caps that we need to collect to transport to Evansville:

6 feet long bench with back – 200 lbs caps

Trash Receptacle – 250 lbs caps

There is a fee associated with the manufacturing of each bench, but our concern right now is collecting the significant amount of caps needed. We will be setting up locations around town for you to drop off the caps, but for now continue to take them to the recycling center on Saturday mornings and the pack will get them from them. We will keep you updated on our collection and future drop points set up.

If you are interested in seeing what Green Tree Plastics can do, check out their website: https://www.greentreeplastics.com/

No Metal TRASH……………ANY
drink bottles
prescription bottles
ALL food containers
Cardboard Liners
plastic Ziplock typebags soap pumps
trigger sprayers lotion pumps
ALL fast food drinklids grocerybags
Plastic thatis not a capor
lid, plastic pieces and
parts
Caps or lids with (1) (3)
(6) or(7) recycle
number
Human or Animal Medical
Supplies
K-Cups and Straws
METAL…………….ANY PAPER……………ANY

Places to Eat In and Around North Baltimore, Ohio

Here are the “current” options for grabbing a bite to eat in and around our little village. As a public service we list local eateries…

Here are the “current” options for grabbing a bite to eat in and around our little village. As a public service we list local eateries…

We do not guarantee and have not verified anything concerning the operations of these facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. We get most of our info off of Facebook and word of mouth… (I know, right?)

Please contact these businesses for more information – they have Facebook pages and in come cases a website (Google search is a wonderful thing). 

Downtown North Baltimore (coming from South Main going North):

OPEN – Crossroads Cafe – South Main Street

CLOSED – Daily Queen (seasonal) – South Main Street

CLOSED – COVID 19 – Ten Pin Lanes & Lounge (seasonal) – South Main Street

OPEN – NB Marathon – at the 4 – way

CLOSED – Subway – North Main Street

CLOSED COVID-19 – China City – North Main Street

CLOSED COVID-19 –  NB Eagles – North Main Street

OPEN – Mak & Ali’s Pizza – North Main Street

Heading towards the hi-way (I – 75):

CLOSED – Legion Bar & Grill – American Legion Drive –

Great Scot Deli & Kitchen – SR 18 East

Out at the hi-way on SR 18 Exit:

OPEN – NB McDonald’s

OPEN – Arby’s – In the Love’s Plaza

OPEN – The Iron Skillet at Petro Plaza

OPEN – Taco Bell Express/Pizza Hut Express at Petro Plaza

Out-of-town Deliveries:

There are several options for having food delivered to your home, both in town and out-of-town!

If any eateries or delivery services would like to enhance their presence (advertise) on TheNBXpress.com (AND on our Facebook pages: north baltimore news and more and NBXpress) – contact JP or Sue about advertising. We regularly reach more than 5,000 families within 15 miles of NB!

Call 419-581-9629 (please leave a message).

You can also drop an email to: [email protected]

 

 

HELP WANTED: Laborer – Public Works Dept.

The Village of North Baltimore is hiring!

HELP WANTED: Laborer – Public Works Dept.

North Baltimore is a historic family-friendly community located in northwest Ohio about 15 miles south of Bowling Green and 12 miles north of Findlay, Ohio. The Village of North Baltimore provides public works operations and maintenance functions. The Village is currently recruiting and accepting applications for the following position:

• Laborer in our Public Works Dept.

o A Public Works Laborer is responsible for the operation of a variety of construction and maintenance equipment and for performing manual labor activities as needed and/or required by
the Department Supervisor. Included is road maintenance, park
maintenance, signage, mowing, snow plowing, and other related
areas.

o Qualifications include, but are not limited to, obtaining a class B CDL, must be able to pass a background check and be subject to periodic drug and alcohol screening.

Interested applicants can pick up an employment application at 205 N. Main St. in North Baltimore or have one sent to them by contacting administrative staff at (419) 257 2394.

A properly completed application, with references, must be
submitted to Village Administrator at the Village of North Baltimore, 205 North Main Street, North Baltimore, Ohio 45872 or via email at:  [email protected]

The Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Help Wanted: Wood County Soil & Water Conservation Openings

DEADLINE Tuesday, March 31!!!

Wood Soil & Water Conservation District, located in Bowling Green, Ohio seeks qualified individuals for:

District Technician
Wood Soil & Water Conservation District, located in Bowling Green, Ohio seeks qualified individual for District Technician. The District Technician will provide technical assistance on conservation and natural resource planning and development. The job responsibilities include administrative duties and other day to day activities of the Wood Soil & Water Conservation District. This is an unclassified position.

Required qualifications are a two- or four-year degree or any equivalent combination of education, and experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. ​Salary range: $18 – $22/per hour with benefits.

Interested candidates shall submit a cover letter, resume, completed Wood County Application for Employment and three references by Tuesday, March 31, 2020 to [email protected] or by mail to Wood Soil & Water Conservation District, 1616 East Wooster Street, Suite 32, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402.
H2Ohio Technician
Wood Soil & Water Conservation District, located in Bowling Green, Ohio seeks qualified individual for the H2Ohio Technician. The H2Ohio Technician is responsible for promoting and implementing conservation programs, accurate recordkeeping and working with the general public and co-workers. The employee must possess technical knowledge and/or work experience in agriculture/natural resource management. This is an unclassified position.This is a five year grant funded, full-time position.

​High School diploma required. Associate Degree or higher preferred in business or agribusiness. ​Salary range: $15 – $18/per hour with benefits.

Interested candidates shall submit a cover letter, resume, completed Wood County Application for Employment and three references by Tuesday, March 31, 2020 to [email protected]wcd.com or by mail to Wood Soil & Water Conservation District, 1616 East Wooster Street, Suite 32, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402.

NB Schools Update – March 30

Dear Families, and Community Leaders:

Dear Families, and Community Leaders:

It is my hope that you and your families are all doing well. In the last week, Ohio residents have begun to comply with Governor DeWine’s “Stay-at-Home” Order. Also, late Wednesday, the Ohio General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 197 that provides relief and changes necessary for the state to better respond to COVID-19 pandemic.

We are grateful to the Governor and the Ohio Senate and House for working together to respond to this crisis. In the bill there were many K-12 education-related provisions that provide school districts with more flexibility.

What does this mean to the North Baltimore Local Schools? There is a great deal of uncertainty in our own lives as well as in the schools. I wish there were much more we could plan for and share with our families. Like you, we are moving from day to day, adapting to each new change. As much as we have taken steps to cover as much as we can for students, families and employees, we are learning of those things that we can do better to help during this time.

At this time, we are continuing with online and home “packet” learning through May 1, 2020. After May 1st the Governor will reevaluate the potential opening of Ohio schools. Schooling after spring break will look the same as it has been over the last 3 weeks.

For our faculty and staff members, we have adapted to this Stay-at-Home Order. – Head custodians at each building will only perform building checks – Tech department as needed to support network and to troubleshoot – Central Office staff as needed Faculty and staff members have been working hard to strike the right balance between what is needed to maintain for further learning while respecting the challenges this creates for families.

Graduation – Class of 2020 & Next School Year There is no doubt that the hardest hit class is the senior class. The excitement, traditions and rite of passage events have all been put on hold. Mr. Kiser ( New MS/HS Principal) and the NBHS counseling staff will begin to review each senior’s status and communicate to families about meeting the requirements for graduation.

HB 197 gives principals and staff members a great deal of latitude on working with students to help with graduation. Mr. Kiser has been in talks with me in regards to possible dates for the NBHS Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony. We appreciate your flexibility on moving the date of the ceremony. Mr. Kiser and myself hope to share with families a specific date and time in the near future.

Plans for next school year are under way. Yes, there will be a next school year, and nearly every family and student would readily admit that this is something we all can look forward to. Student schedules, class assignments, creating bus routes and securing classroom supplies are all important steps that faculty and staff members are working on today.

Stay safe and healthy! If you need anything please give me a call 419-257-3531.

Ryan Delaney

Dianne Shuke, 67, NB

… passed away at 3:04pm, Thursday,
March 26, 2020 at Wood Haven Health Care, Bowling Green, OH.

Dianne Shuke, 67, of North Baltimore, passed away at 3:04pm, Thursday,
March 26, 2020 at Wood Haven Health Care, Bowling Green, OH. She was born
on June 30, 1952, in Ravenna, OH to the late Charles W. and Jean M.
(Hewette) Shuke. 

She is survived by her sister, Martha (Daniel) Longmore, Howard, PA. 

Dianne retired from Kohl’s Distribution Center.  She was a member of
Victory Chapel Fellowship in Cygnet.  She had been an organist and pianist
for over 40 years for various churches.  She enjoyed gospel music and was
formerly a piano teacher.  Dianne was known for her great sense of humor.


Due to health and safety considerations the family will hold a private
family funeral service at SMITH-CRATES FUNERAL HOME, North Baltimore, with
Pastor William Best officiating.  Burial will be in New Maplewood Cemetery,
North Baltimore. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideons International.  Online
condolences may be expressed at www.smithcrates.com.

Cecil D. Caldwell, 89, NB

…. passed away at 4:45pm on
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Briar Hill Health Campus.

Cecil D. Caldwell, 89, of North Baltimore, passed away at 4:45pm on
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Briar Hill Health Campus, North Baltimore. He
was born on March 4, 1931, in North Baltimore to the late Roy and Dolly
(Smith) Caldwell. 

Cecil was also preceded in death by his brother, Harold Caldwell; and his
sister, Bonnie Caldwell. 

He retired as a cook from the Fern Café in Findlay.  He was a member of
the Holy Family Catholic Church, North Baltimore. 

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2020,
in New Maplewood Cemetery, North Baltimore, with Father Art Niewiadomski
officiating.

Arrangements are being handled by SMITH-CRATES FUNERAL HOME, North
Baltimore.

Memorial contributions may be made to Smith-Crates Funeral Home.  Online
condolences may be expressed at www.smithcrates.com.

NBLS Powell Class Rooms Online Resources

Here are some Online resources from each of the Elementary Classes at Powell in NB…

Posted at Powell Parent Teacher Association Facebook Page:

Students and families at NBLS Powel Elementary below are links from our teachers and school administrators to help you kids (and parents and grandparents, etc.) with remote learning.

They are organized in one place so the remote resources are easy to find.

Please contact the Powell PTA or NBX if you have any questions! Stay well!!

***NORTH BALTIMORE LOCAL SCHOOLS DISTRICT PAGES***

Main NBLS Webpage:
www.nbls.org

North Baltimore Local School District Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/North-Baltimore-Local-School-District-207120002688935


***POWELL PRINCIPAL MRS. SEMANCIK’S UPDATES (MONDAY-FRIDAY)***

YouTube Channel:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCRYKFCNJ3BFUEogmWfBUriQ/channels

***POWELL ART STUDIO (MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM)***

Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/Powell-Elementary-Art-Studio-732303623616359/


**POWELL ELEMENTARY MUSIC STUDIO***

Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/powelltigermusicians/

YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWfwY8xluxMOW8WBUgZO1pQ?


***Preschool***


***Kindergarten***

Mrs Cliffton:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf9Y0b177nr_yYnZLof7eA


***FIRST GRADE***

Mrs Wymer:
I’m working on setting up classtag for my class. Just need some parents to confirm contact information so I can do it. I will be using that instead of Facebook or YouTube.

Mrs Schinsky:
I am communicating via email.  [email protected] Parents should check their email regularly please.

Mrs Andre:
Mrs Andre’s Fantastic First Graders facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Mrs-Andres-Fantastic-First-Graders-772643616417810/

Mrs Andre’s YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQcDIJGQehBJrhCtz9w-eg


***SECOND GRADE***

Second Grade NB Tigers Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/288797888279326/?ref=share


***THIRD GRADE***

Third Grade NB Tigers Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Third-Grade-NB-Tigers-1875171909401359/


***FOURTH GRADE***

Please contact 4th grade teachers directly through the contact information that was given to the students.

We know there are a zillion online resources out there to sort through. In addition to the sites we previously recommended, below are some of the best we’ve found.

[email protected]

fit.sanfordhealth.org

weareteachers.com
Sign up as a parent for this site. You’ll need to put in our zip code. You should be able to get access to TED talks for kids and teens, podcasts for elementary kids, virtual field trips, children’s authors doing read-alouds, and much more!

***FIFTH GRADE***

Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/457403364631897/  (not used much)
Class Dojo is the best way to communicate with 5th grade teachers and to see announcements.

YouTube channel (5th grade math and science):
 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChYDnYNPLmrL7fTiMhstwYA/

All videos are being posted on Class Dojo and Google Classroom for the kids.

***SIXTH GRADE***

6th Grade NB Tigers Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/6thGradeNBTigers/

A daily video is also posted on the 6th graders Google Classroom