Boating education class set for Feb. 8-9 locally

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Watercraft plans to offer a boating education course in two sessions Feb. 8 and 9 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Gander Mountain, 1320 South Holland Sylvania Rd., Springfield Township.

The course covers state and federal laws, navigational rules of the road, and basic boating safety practices.

The class, which meets Ohio's boating education requirement, costs $5.

For more information or to register, call the Maumee Bay Watercraft Office, 419-836-6003.