Howland Bandwagon (Newspaper) - March 9, 1977, Howland, Ohio HOWlAND 1S77 Award Winner THE VOICE OF HOWLAND Third No. 51 36 Pages MARCH 1977 Entered As Second Class Post Niles Ohio TWENTY CENTS A COPY Trustees to take action on abandoned houses Township Trustees have agreed to take action to mine ownership of a number of abandoned houses in the area so that they can either be repaired or torn A Harvey Street Mr. Lee told the Trustees at their meeting last week that several abandoned houses in the in- one that is severely are potentially hazardous to neighborhood Davis added that a vacant lot on the corner of Harvey and Broadway is the scene of pot and drinking parties and is also used as a dumping spot for bage and abandoned Zoning Inspector Harry Wolcott said he will determine ownership of the houses and the fire and police chief agreed to co-operate in pursuing action on the Police Chief David M. Hartsock indicated that steps will be taken to curb the abuses at the vacant In other the Trustees discussed putting a mill levy for the fire department on the November One mill would generate an additional and would increase the overall tax rate for the Township from four to The oney would be used for new equipment for the Page TWO OF the area houses Township Trustees will take action OB are a house on the comer of DeForest and Bolin and an abandoned house on Harvey An area resident complained that abandoned houses in the area are a hazard for The Trustees will determine who owns the houses and try to get them torn down or Today and Tomorrow set at high school March 24 doesn't just pop out of the But where does it come What is How do we use Why is getting This is subject of a special traveling Today and which comes to Howland High physics classes March 24. The developed and operated by Oak Ridge Associated Universities is sponsored by the Ohio Edison It features an array of unusual electronic teaching like an animated garbage can that strates the value of a bicycle that generates and precipitator to control and an electric The Ben uses this equipment and other devices to describe the sources of our energy methods we use for power future sources of and the and environmental choices we face when we use Another issue discussed will be who holds a Hawaii tour party March 16 now or pay is Collection Day theme An opportunity to leam all about the Hawaiian sponsored by this is available March 16 when the third in a series of tour parties is held at the Holiday Inn on Rt. 422 in Niles at p.m. All interested persons are invited to attend the party to learn about the four scheduled with the first set to depart on April 2. Harry and Kami Gentithes have been selected to lead that opening The tours are being sponsored for the eleventh consecutive year by the Phoenix Publications group of seven newspapers and are being planned and synchronized by Pan Atlas Travel Service in Youngstown and Anlan Travel Service in Warren in cooperation with Northwest Orient Airlines and Cartan Travel Service in The second tour is set to depart on July 9 with Marve and Beverly Richards as tour The other tours will depart Oct. 22 and Dec. 3 and tour escorts for those two will be an- If you always wanted to travel to the beautiful 50th state and couldn't quite manage it or you wish to travel there then join us March 16. bachelor's degree from the University of has had special training from ORAU for teaching the complex subject of Page Set levy sessions school levy in- formation sessions have been scheduled by the Citizens for the Howland Group members will answer questions at a coffee scheduled for p.m. March 13 at the Howland United Methodist And at p.m. March 16 at the Howland Community Superintendent school board Howland Classroom Teacher Association and levy committee members will answer questions about the Publicity chairman of the levy Lisby said the sessions are designed to clear the air and answer any remaining questions citizens have about the The public is invited to both Collection Day to finance the final fight in the Golden Triangle dispute will take place this March according to Thomas president of the Howland Defense Volunteer firemen and citizen volunteers will be collecting door-to-door as well as in front of local banks Saturday Hofstetter said citizens must respond generously if they want to save Rowland's tax base and maintain the Township without forcing additional taxes on its The collected will be used to pay legal costs for the case which is now awaiting an Ohio Supreme Court decision on whether or not they will hear it. Lawyers forboth sides have a 30-day Levy hotline you have a question about the upcoming school call the levy hotline at 866-7289. Your comment will be taped and a member of the Citizens for the Howland Schools will return your call within 24 period in which to file Hofstetter estimates the appeal will cost the League to Anyone not contacted by volunteers can send a donation in care of the Howland Police Inside Bandwagon There are several items of in- terest on the inside of today's You can read about the successful campaign drive by the County YMCA on Page 14. On Page 16 is the story and ar- drawings of the planned mini- mall at the Village which is scheduled to open in the Raymond Crawford's Teacher's appears on Page 5 and our weekly column about plant and appears on Page 4. In Rowland's Bob Bolen was named to the second team on the Steel Valley Conference Stars and Craig Jennings earned a berth in this week's state wrestling Read about these two athletes and other sports on Page 13. On today's feature page appears the usual popular Blue Gossip and Mike Also on the page is the seventh in the series on Choices in a Contemporary Today's article deals with the international struggle for On today's editorial page are the usual columns by Joan Keith McKnight and Ralph Sr. Mr. Ingersoll's My column deals with the biggest polluter loophole in the United BEN will speak at Howland High March using special devices to describe energy power environmental and Ross Is a demonstrator who travels to Ohio high schools to present his program Today and area's pet Throughout area teacher contract the apparently name crops Members of the negotiating team or an impasse panel are labeled The spokesman the negotiations is often similarly But is not a typographical It is professional service provided for willing members of the Ohio Education for an additional charge of about per year per teacher in a The voluntary service of the was created about three years ago to expand field service Through consultants local associations receive help around the bargaining assistance in processing individual grievance help in setting up professional study lobbying strength in state and federal legislatures and a cushion from local boards and administrations in demanding policies on issues like binding arbitration and fair All but four of of the 21 school districts in Trumbull County are members of a one and a half unit region manned by consultants Alan Adair and Frank Consultants on the a They are required to be former teachers and have master's degrees and some years of experience in the collective bargaining process. For the region operated out of an office above the Howland the budget is about per For a single which would represent of a annual budget would come from the levied from each teacher That teacher must also be a member of the local the and National Education all with additional to be part of the The NBA contributes about of the unit according to and the an additional The Trumbull County office repre ents about teachers m the county and in one district in neighboring Mahoning was formed three years ago mainly to help local bargaining units have additional expertise in negotiations and to facilitate dealings with boards of education in dealing with grievance Across the there are 65 units in 33 offices with 63 Adair The local school district associations which are not now a part of the system are considered to be m the transitional They will become members within two or three According to those districts which are not now members just have some difficulty un- the purpose of the region and providing funding for the Frankovich says each association within the unit retains its The region is directed by a local council comprised of teachers from the local groups on a one representative to one hundred teachers It is the according to which determines what what uses the region will Other local part of the for only become involved in other strikes if the locals want The consultants aid local associations primarily in the bargaining process. They can serve as chief negotiator for the association or as a consultant at the An association may also chose to keep in a more remote resource role in its At the local region is promoting acceptance of master contracts by boards of education rather than the customary board policy which are less legally The issues of fair dismissal and binding arbitration are also key con- tract according to to protect Adair notes that since all contracts may be taken to court in a he believes all districts with agreements in binding arbitration through the The difference in putting it in the contract would be considerably smaller costs shared by both the consultant Through a group policy the units also provide legal assistance to help teachers accused of wrongdoing by administrators or An organization like cording to is necessary now to help teachers since golden days of where parents supported school teachers and administrators were good guys and there was no for the are Frankovich said the organizational unit is extension of professional Being an educator I am placed in a position here where I can speak for and act on behalf of teachers and those in the field of education individually and Most administrators and school boards accept the as just an advocacy group for But those on the opposite side of the table don't always like what the consultants are saying for the has garnered many accurate and in its three years of Many of the names are not such as of and up from the swamp to be hacked Short for is a professional consulting branch of the Ohio Education Consultants Alan Adair and Frank Frankovich operate one of 33 offices across the in Trumbull Most teachers seem to feel they are well-served by In the last three years since the inception of base salary in the county has gone from a range of to to to Adair claims teachers would have of that increase without The state-level lobbying by to raise Page
