Oak Harbor Marina

Cornhole, golf tourneys coming up

Join the members of the Clifford Bishoff Memorial Scholarship Committee this summer for two fundraising events. The committee is holding the inaugural Cornhole Tournament at Camp Runinmuck on Aug. 7, as well as the sixth annual golf tournament on Sept. 24 at Oak Harbor Golf Course. The committee has awarded 52 scholarships over the past five years for a total of more than $12, 000. Proceeds from both events will help fund the Clifford Bishoff Memorial Scholarship at Danbury Local Schools. Cost to enter the Cornhole Tournament is $20 dollars per team of two people. Available for sale will be beer, refreshments, hot dogs, 50/50 tickets and T-shirts. There will be a variety of side games for participants and those attending who are there just to watch the games. Camp Runinmuck is also opening the pool for the use of the tournament players and guests. Clifford Bishoff was a 1978 graduate of Danbury High School. Clifford was an athlete and well known for his prowess on the football field. He passed away unexpectedly in August of 2006. He was a supporter of the high school athletic program and had spent many years as a volunteer coach for baseball, softball and soccer. He was a dedicated father and husband and lived life to the fullest. Clifford enjoyed life on The Rock and was an outgoing and energetic person. He was a salesman for H.T. Hackney, a wholesale distributor with a territory covering northwest Ohio. The Scholarship Committee is committed to supporting the youth of our school in his memory. It is the desire of the Bishoff Family, Hannah, Lily and Reba, that the scholarship committee gives to the seniors of Danbury High in the same way the community supported them after their loss.

Oak Harbor Marina leader resigns in wake of audit - Whidbey News Times

In the wake of recent findings by the state Auditor’s Office and a subsequent internal investigation by city officials, Oak Harbor Marina harbormaster Mack Funk has resigned from his position.

A memo Oak Harbor Develop-ment Services Director Steve Powers sent out to city staff this week confirmed that Funk submitted his resignation Feb. 1. Although sparse on details, it said Funk stepped aside with “good will to allow the city flexibility to re-design its management approach to the many issues facing the marina, including the ongoing dredging project.”

In an email to the Whidbey News-Times, Funk said that his resignation was still pending and that he was not at liberty to respond to requests for comment from the newspaper. He referred all further questions to his attorney, Christon Skinner, of the Law Offices of Skinner and Saar in Oak Harbor.

Calls to Skinner were not returned.

Powers and City Administrator Paul Schmidt declined to comment, referring to Mayor Jim Slowik as the spokesperson for the issue. However, the mayor did not return multiple messages left this past week and Monday morning.

In December, the state Auditor’s Office released its annual financial review of the city’s books with two findings. Both identified a lack of adequate internal controls over cash-receipting and deposits in the finance department and at the marina.

The report disclosed a slew of problems at the small-boat harbor, from record books being left out and incomplete recording of fuel sales to a single person performing end-of-day reconciliation of the Fuel Dock Change Fund.

In an interview following the audit’s release, Slowik said the city had known about some of the problems at the marina. The city specifically requested that the auditor’s office shine its spotlight on the facility. Although no criminal activity was identified at the time, Slowik said that he was going to request an independent city investigation to follow the state audit.

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