Perrysburg Podcast Kim Newlove

Today, we’re talking about motorcycles. If you’re a prospective, new, or current Perrysburg, OH resident who already rides motorcycles or is interested in learning how to ride one, you will like this episode.  It’s spring…Ride on!
 
Disclaimer: opinions expressed in this episode are my own.  This episode is not sponsored by any business or local entity.  
 
This episode has four parts:
My experience owning motorcycles   How you can learn to ride a motorcycle in Perrysburg   Where to buy a motorcycle in the Perrysburg area  Fun places to ride in and around Perrysburg (plus a few resources)  
It is my hope that by sharing this information, you will have a positive opinion about motorcycles, get to know me better, and consider your options if you want to learn how to ride a motorcycle too. 
 
Links
Motorcycle Ohio Program - Basic Rider Skills Course
Owens Community College Motorcycle Safety Training 
Champ U Online Learning Program 
Toledo Harley-Davidson 1176 Professional Dr. Perrysburg, OH
Honda East 1230 Conant St. Maumee, OH 
River’s Edge Racing 3100 Main St. Suite 1200 Maumee, OH (Fallen Timbers Mall)
Cycle World Magazine https://www.cycleworld.com/ 
Two-Up Navigating a Relationship 1,000 Miles at a Time by Lynda Lahman
Iron Butt Association https://www.ironbutt.org/ 
Iron Butt Rally “World’s Toughest Motorcycle Rally” https://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBRHistory/index.htm 
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Michael Richardson owns Richardson Family Media and publishes Perrysburg Living Magazine.  He’s on the podcast today to talk about what makes Perrysburg Living Magazine a great resource for our community, opportunities for you contribute, how to get a copy of the magazine if you’re not on the mailing list, details about his publishing team, Perrysburg Living’s 2-year anniversary, and more.  We cover a lot in out 30-minute interview.  
 
About Michael Richardson (April 2024)
Michael Richardson is the owner of Richardson Family Media, and publisher of both Perrysburg Living, and Anthony Wayne Neighbors magazines.  Additionally, he is NW Ohio Market Leader for Best Version Media, overseeing the production and development of publications in other area communities.  Michael also services as Choir Director and Director of Traditional Worship at Grace Church in Perrysburg and enjoys being active in many musical arenas.  In his spare time, he enjoys home improvement projects, curling, and spending time with his family.
Links
The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 6 (Perrysburg Living was mentioned.) Grace Church Perrysburg www.gracegmc.net   The Perrysburg Podcast https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com *SIGN UP FOR THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER* YouTube Channel for The Perrysburg Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast  Email guest nominations to kim@perrysburgpodcast.com  
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Places of worship are important to Perrysburg residents. This episode continues a series of interviews with faith community leaders in Perrysburg.  Pastor Dan Gildner from Grace Church is my guest today.  You can find the FULL show notes at https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com/40 
 
Grace Church Perrysburg
601 East Boundary St. (next to Woodlands Park)
Perrysburg, OH 
419-874-4365
Sunday Worship: 8:30 AM (traditional) & 10:30 AM (contemporary)
www.gracegmc.net 
office@gracechurchperrysburg.com 
 
During our conversation, we talk about 
📌 How we know one another
📌 What inspired Dan to become a Pastor
📌 Advice for young people interested in becoming a Pastor
📌 How Pastor Dan became equipped for his role as the Senior Pastor at Grace Church
📌 A karaoke song he sang (just for fun!)
📌 Worship services, Bible Studies, and other groups that meet at Grace Church 
📌 Grace Church Preschool
📌 Vacation Bible School (June 17-21, 2024)
📌 Youth group 
📌 Mission trips
📌 The group of pastors Dan belongs to in Perrysburg
📌 What makes Grace Church a good church home for prospective, new, or current Perrysburg, OH residents.
📌 Pastor Dan’s favorite things about being a pastor and some challenges he faces
 
To hear other episodes in this series, check out episodes 30 and 34.  Episode 30 introduced the topic and the series.  Episode 34 was an interview with Pastor Mark Wentz at Lutheran Church of the Master (1st interview in the series).
 
I’m taking nominations for the next interviews in this series.  To nominate a future guest (or yourself), either message me through the website:  perrysburgpodcast.com or email me kim@perrysburgpodcast.com.
 
About Pastor Dan Gildner (April 2024)
Rev. Dr. Dan Gildner serves as the Senior Pastor at Grace Church Perrysburg. Grace Church is a vibrant, caring community of believers in Perrysburg, Ohio that celebrates Jesus Christ as Savior, studies the Bible creatively, and seeks to impact the world for God's glory. Grace Church is a welcoming and passionate group of people - diverse in age, occupation, background, and perspective - united around a common mission: reaching and discipling people in Jesus Christ. The church belongs to the Global Methodist Church denomination. Aside from weekly worship services, Grace Church hosts a variety of Bible studies, life groups, children's programming, and outreach events, as well as many other activities. Our church holds a strong focus on missions both locally and throughout the world by supporting 12 official mission partners and by additionally working with many organizations and individuals. Learn more at http://www.gracegmc.net.
 
Links from this episode
www.gracegmc.net 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracechurchperrysburg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracechurchperrysburg/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GraceChurchPburg
 
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Also listen to The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 30:  Places of Worship
Also listen to The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 34: Interview with Pastor Mark Wentz (Lutheran Church of the Master)
 
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Today’s episode is an interview with Katie Hunt Thomas. She is the Disability Rights Attorney for the Ability Center of Greater Toledo, a Center for Independent Living in northwest Ohio with the mission to assist people with disabilities to live, work, and socialize within a fully accessible community.  
 
Episode 5 of The Perrysburg Podcast featured census data.  According to census.gov/quickfacts (from 2017-2021), 6.4% of Perrysburg residents under the age of 65 have a disability.  
 
In this episode, Katie talks about the types of disabilities people in Perrysburg have, what makes Perrysburg disability-friendly, areas for improvement, and how The Ability Center of Greater Toledo can be a resource for Perrysburg residents.
 
If you are interested in moving to Perrysburg or already live here, I hope our conversation helps you.  If you know someone who could use help from The Ability Center, please share this episode with them.  
 
Bio for Katie Hunt Thomas (April 2024)
 
Katie Hunt Thomas is the Disability Rights Attorney for the Ability Center of Greater Toledo, a Center for Independent Living in northwest Ohio with the mission to assist people with disabilities to live, work, and socialize within a fully accessible community.  She received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Xavier University and J.D., cum laude, from the University of Toledo College of Law.  She is the author of the Ability Center’s Olmstead Barriers in Ohio: The Problems Faced by People with Disabilities in Ohio in Achieving Community Integration, http://www.abilitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Ability-Center-Olmstead-White-Paper.pdf; The Rights of People with Disabilities in Inclusive Neighborhoods: https://www.abilitycenter.org/2017/06/rights-people-disabilities-inclusive-neighborhoods/; and Vital Connections: Civil Rights and Public Policy Issues Affecting People with Disabilities in Pursuing Inclusive, Accessible Transportation.
 
Links and information
The Ability Center of Greater Toledo 419-885-5733, https://abilitycenter.org/ 
68 Words Podcast https://sixtyeightwords.podbean.com/
Katie Hunt Thomas on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-hunt-thomas-086b7329/
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Lauren Rush is the Stormwater Coordinator for the City of Perrysburg.  In this episode, Lauren talks about Perrysburg’s Great American Cleanup, which is how some of our parks get spruced up each Spring.  She gives the dates, times, and locations for this year’s clean-up and talks about how to volunteer.  We also talk about how dog poop affects our local waterways, local drug disposal opportunities, why she loves her job, and more. 
Links and highlights
Perrysburg’s Great American Cleanup Volunteer sign-up 👉 bit.ly/PCSCleanupSignup 
Sunday, April 21, 2-4 PM at Orleans and Rivercrest Parks Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9-11 AM at Municipal and Three Meadows Parks Partners for Clean Streams https://partnersforcleanstreams.org/ 
Lauren Rush 419-872-8074, lrush@ci.perrysburg.oh.us
Drug Take-Back Day is April 27, 2024, 10:00-2:00 PM https://www.dea.gov/takebackday 
City and Township Police both have drug drop-off locations open 24/7/365
City of Perrysburg Police 330 Walnut St. Perrysburg, OH Perrysburg Township Police Lime City Rd. Perrysburg, OH Clean Your Streams Day is Sept 28, 2024 
The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 32 with Brian Miller from maumeeriverwalleyerun.com 
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We talk about where The Perrysburg Riverwalk is located, two safe places to access it, who uses it, how long it is, a walk/run/bike route that might be new to you, and a bonus tip for watching the walleye run from the Perrysburg-Maumee Bridge.
 
If you’re a prospective, new, or current Perrysburg, OH resident, and you didn’t know the Riverwalk existed, check it out!  If you’re a visitor, you should check out the Riverwalk too.
 
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Orleans Park (parking lot/access to The Riverwalk) 
655 Maumee Western Reserve Rd 
Perrysburg, OH
 
Info and links for this episode
Orleans Park in the City of Perrysburg Fort Meigs Battlefield/Historic Site Perrysburg, OH The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 32 featuring Brian Miller from maumeeriverwalleyerun.com Perrysburg Boat Club St. Rose Catholic Church Perrysburg, OH Saturday, April 6, 2024, 12-6 PM is the Total Eclipse of the Burg Event.  Location:  Commodore Schoolyard Square 140 E. Indiana Ave. Perrysburg, OH 43551 #TEOB  Total Eclipse of the Burg Info page: https://visitperrysburg.com/event/total-eclipse-of-the-burg/ Downtown Perrysburg Inc (DPI) Website https://www.downtownperrysburg.org/ DPI Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/DowntownPerrysburg/  DPI Instagram https://www.instagram.com/downtownperrysburg/  DPI Linktree https://linktr.ee/downtownperrysburginc  National Eclipse Website: https://nationaleclipse.com/ (All you need to know about the Eclipse in the US) Visit Perrysburg https://visitperrysburg.com/  Way Public Library https://www.waylibrary.info/  Perrysburg Chamber of Commerce https://www.perrysburgchamber.com/  City of Perrysburg https://www.ci.perrysburg.oh.us/index.php  Perrysburg Township https://www.perrysburgtownship.us/  #cityofperrysburg #perrysburg #perrysburgohio #perrysburgriverwalk