The Ohio High School Playoffs for football are now set.  Several area teams will be continuing their season this coming weekend.  On Friday at 7:30 in Division III Region 8, Bowling Green is at Cleveland Benedictine.  In Division VII Region 24, Tiffin Calvert is at Hicksville, Convoy Crestview visits McComb and Arlington meets Leipsic again.  On Saturday at 7pm, in Division VI Region 20, Seneca East travels to Tinora and Van Buren is at Gibsonburg.

Election day is tomorrow.  Polls will open at 6:30am and close at 7:30pm.  There are many local contests with mayoral, council and school levy contests taking place.  Three state issues are on the ballot.  State Issue 1 would create a more bipartisan process for drawing legislative districts for state representatives and state senators.  State Issue 3 a state constitutional amendment that would permit the recreational and medicinal use of marijuana in Ohio.  State Issue 2, put on the ballot by state lawmakers, is meant to block State Issue 3. State Issue 2 would prohibit state constitutional amendments that create monopolies in Ohio. If State Issues 2 and 3 both pass, a court fight is expected.

Eyes across the country will be on Ohio on tomorrow to see what voters decide on State Issue 3, the for-profit constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in smokable and edible form for recreational use for those 18 or older, and for patients of any age with qualifying medical conditions.  Polls are of little help in predicting the outcome.  A Kent State University poll showed 56 percent support for Issue 3, while polls by the University of Akron and Bowling Green State University called the issue too close to call.  Both sides say internal polls show they are winning.

Findaly Mayor Lydia Mihalik is seeking the help of the citizens of Findlay for a donation of a tree for Findlay’s Christmas Tree that will be displayed in Dorney Plaza during the Christmas season.  Criteria for the tree is that it should be at least 25 feet tall, cannot be near power lines, preferably in the front yard, and away from any trees or buildings. The City harvests the tree with a crane and bucket truck and hauls it to Dorney Plaza on a flatbed trailer.  If you are interested in donating your tree, please contact the Mayor’s Office.