Orrville Journal (Newspaper) - June 6, 1996, Orrville, Ohio p V I 1,1,1'. 1.1 2 3 0 MAIN ST I 44(i ii 7- I I North Main Orrville and the surrounding communities in eastern Wayne 1 - Number 2/ June 6, 1996 75 to aid DAN R. Staff City Council President Dave Handwerk has called for a special meeting of the finance committee after council received a verbal request for the city's assistance in an employee buyout bid that could save 500 jobs at American Commercial whose parent company has filed for Monday night's council Alex the program coordinator of the Northeast Ohio Employee Ownership Center based in asked council for to be pooled with other monies from the the union and the association formed by ACV employees to buy out the Orrville The money would be used to launch a study to determine if the company can be profitable on its Teodosio asking for support from the city to look at the feasibility of making ACV a stand-alone said whose non-profit organization specializes in advising companies on employee Director John Kropf pointed out the city's vested interest in the stamping which employs more than 500 nearly a quarter of whom live in is a meaningful part of the city's tax and we would feel the loss if the plant he But he did caution aware this is not the only Someone could come along and buy ACV or a partnership could be worked My opinion as law director is that this is something we should look but whether we participate or not is in time is of the Days this for everybody at annual Orrville full-size and scale models will be the main at the Orrville Railroad Heritage Society's 16th annual Depot Days this flea antique autos and live music also will be featured at the festival Saturday and to Roger Scott of one of the most important events during the weekend will be the Ohio Operation Lifesaver which is by Conrail Safety Committee's Rail Grade Crossing Safety Awareness for many years was No. 2 in the nation in grade crossing It has just recently dropped to fourth The goal of the Conrail Safety Team is to make people aware of the great dangers of rail grade crossings and to remind everyone to listen and safety exhibit will consist of a visual display and there will be tours of a Conrail The tapes will be shown in the and the locomotive will be just west of the on the rail spur that travels to the Industrial The Conrail exhibit will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and highlights of the weekend will be short train rides and track car rides to be given on the Wheeling Rail spur at McGill Street from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both is no charge for the but donations will be depot museum the caboose and the block control tower will be open for at 10 the parking lot next to the former Manhattan Restaurant the Railroad Heritage Society will have a model railroad flea with all types of model trains for in the parking lot will be a general flea These will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot on Saturday will be country music by Dixie Flyer from 1 to 2 p.m. and from 3 to 4:30 with square dance demos from 2 to 3 p.m. by the dance group Fun From 6 to 8 the group Legacy will Sunday Cheyenne will play from 1 to 4 p.m. Audience members should provide their own lawn Orrville Historical now located in the former Manhattan will be open both 10 h. 4 Saturday an antique farm tractor display will be Wooster Society of Model Railroaders will have their small HO gauge modular display in the depot building this also will be activities apart from the The Toy and Hobby located at 531 W. Smithville will have special hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday Chapter of the Classic Buick Automobile Owners Association will have a small Buick Auto Show at the new Banner showroom on N. Main St. on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 J Hobbies will be open Saturday for tours of its large HO gauge model train They are located at 801 W. Market Orrville Model Railroad located in the basement of Camille's Gift will hold an open house both days from 10 a.m. to 4 could be yours at Orrville Sidewalk can get great savings and maybe even win at this year's Orrville Sidewalk to be held Friday and Saturday in conjunction with Depot contest rules are check Wednesday's mail for your Tracks To see the special section in this week's Bargain Hunter and The Orrville three participating merchants during this event and have them stamp your your ticket with stamps from three merchants into an entry You will then be entered into the drawing to win in Gift Certificates or two round-trip Orrville Railroad Heritage Society excursion train purchase is and you need not be present at the drawing to something inviting about a set of railroad The railroads have left their mark on the landscape of and they've left their mark in the lives of These captured at sunrise by the lens of the still link the community of Orrville with the rest of the nation and the it's your handy guide to the nostalgia and excitement of Orrville Depot Days and Sidewalk where you can have save some money and learn about our fascinating railroad heritage all at the same Chapter of the Classic Buick Automobile Owners Appliance J Hobbies Model Railroad National Bookstore Michael's Model Railroad Club basement of Camille's Gift 'n' Sports and Christian Health Hobby Flower Gift railroad Railroad key to village by RICHARD Railroad Heritage Orrville Railroad Heritage Committee was formed in to obtain and preserve the Railroad Union a once vital part of the city of former interlocking tower and a PRR caboose have also been forming a along with the located on Depot off of West Market Street Days was started in 19KI, and passenger excursions began in 1982. current Orrville Railroad Heritage Society that it changed from a committee to a continues to keep Orrville's railroad heritage alive and thanks to the fine efforts of our Congratulations on a job well beginnings of the Pennsylvania Railroad were in the eastern states of and starting with the Camden and Amboy Railroad in I 831. miles of the Northern Central RR were finished by July 1831. followed by construction of the Philadelphia Columbia the the Philadelphia Trenton and the Philadelphia Erie April 1846. the state legislature passed an act incorporating the Pennsylvania RR with a capital of million to build west from Edgar Thompson was appointed the lust chief engineer of the new railroad on April 1847. his construction of a rail line from Philadelphia to a connection with the Allegheny Portage Railroad was The Allegheny RR lifted the loads and passengers over the Allegheny's at of the journey to The Orrville Journal staff of The Orrville Journal will have a vendor's booth at the Depot Days celebration right next to the Be sure to stop by and say while you enjoy all of the exciting events planned for the be sure to take a peek at the front window display of The Journal office at 110 E. Market St. It's full of railroad courtesy of the Orrville Railroad Heritage ou at Depot Call The Orrville Journal at 682-3777
