Lewiston Woman Uses Karate To Defend Self
Pamela Wansker a 23 year old Lewiston Bates College alumna and former schoolteacher excels in karate earning the Maine AAU women’s championship and a national title in Virginia Beach. She trains at Golden Fist Karate School under John Jenkins and says self confidence and fitness drew her to the sport while noting rules discourage face blows.
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Lewiston
Maine
Pamela Wansker
Amateur Athletic Union
Virginia Beach
Miss Wansker
Bates College
Golden Fist
John Jenkins
Kansas City
Betty Mizicko Wins State Awards at Ohio Garden Club Meet
Mrs Edward Mizicko accepted awards at the 47th annual Ohio Association of Garden Clubs convention at Oberlin College August 2 3 and 4 as Richland Garden Club delegate. Her honors included state color slide contest and a first place for the garden therapy project with the Good Luck Garden Club Athens Mental Health Center. The project partnered five Athens County and two Meigs County clubs and also won Region II. The event featured flower arranging demonstrations by Bob Thomas and Elizabeth Woodward, plus a slide program and garden tour. The 1978 convention is planned for August 13 in Dayton. Additional notes mention a ras Federal Hocking Young Farmers and Wives picnic at the Hayes home with music by Everett Calvin and Charlene Jarvis and a Baptist Youth Fellowship gathering at the Fee Farm with games and campfire. Twenty youths and four adults attended.
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Edward Mizicko
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, Inc
Oberlin College
Mizicko
Richland Garden Club
Athens Mental Health Center
Athens County
Meigs County
Bob Thomas
St. Petersburg
Fla
Elizabeth Woodward
Marlton
New Jersey
Dayton
Ras
Farrar Family Reunions Mark 11th Gathering in Ohio
The sixth Farrar reunion was held at Gold Cliff Park near Circleville with a noon basket dinner. Aaron Bapst received a silver dollar as the youngest attendee. Emma Farrar had the most grandchildren. Numerous Farrars from across Ohio and beyond attended, including families from Newark Circleville Columbus Westerville and more. An 11th annual Copeland descendant reunion is planned at Strouds Run shelter house on August 7 with a potluck at 12:30 p.m.
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Farrar
Gold Cliff Park
Circleville
Aaron Bapst
George Bapst
Emma Farrar
Francis Farrar
James Farrar
Bob Farrar
William Malone
William Arthur
Ora Inez Copeland
Strouds Run
Inventor Gutman Tests Pedestrian Bumpers in Philadelphia
David Gutman a 66 year old backyard inventor from Philadelphia tests a kitchen table bumper that pushes in and out safely. His creations include a pedestrian catching bumper fire escape and nail guide and he plans to register them with the US Patent Office. Gutman moved here from New York twenty five years ago and works without a car preferring to walk.
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Philadelphia
David Gutman
Gutman
Thomas
New York
Weekend Cowgirl Balances Office Work and Cattle Life
Susan Seger 18 splits days between Coffeyville Community Junior College and a local manufacturing firm where she handles cost accounting. On weekends she becomes a rodeo-ready cowgirl, guiding cattle into pens for a livestock company and dreaming of barrel racing glory.
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Coffeyville. Kan
Susan Seger
Miss Seger
Russell announces birth of Jacqueline Renee
Mr and Mrs Steve Russell announce the birth of a daughter Jacqueline Renee born July 30 at Logan Hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Otis White Mrs Boots Seiber and Jim Seiber Great grandmothers are Mrs Violet Shields and Mrs Ruth Seiber Commercial salt making in Ohio began in 1795 on the banks of Salt Creek in Jackson County
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Steve Russell
Jacqueline Renee
Logan Hospital
Otis White
Boots Seiber
Jim Seiber
Violet Shields
Ruth Seiber
Ohio
Salt Creek
Jackson County
4 H Club News Highlights County Fair Preparations
Athens County 4 H clubs report ongoing fair preparations with demonstrations and plans. Dirt Squirts practiced on logs and cones while Strippers and Fancy Frosters prepared floats and cake decorating. Water loo Trail Riders hosted a weiner roast and trail ride as they prepared. Meigs County groups discussed judging delays and health topics for cattle, with versatile project lessons.
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Athens County
Athens County Fairgrounds
Todd Wingett
Waterloo
Radford
Ronda Saylor
Dear Abby letters on farm guests topless laws and handicapped parking
A batch of Dear Abby queries covers unannounced farm guests and workload, teen swimsuit and topless legality in Texas, improper use of handicapped parking by a healthy reader, Canadian tipping, and reader questions about Abby’s booklet. The letters reference farm life, indecent exposure laws, and cross-border manners.
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Mrs. C
Texas
Abby
Creamed Wax Beans with White Sauce Tip
The Athens I Messenger Women column by Marian Reeder notes a simple white sauce method for wax beans. It advises melting butter, whisking in two tablespoons flour, then gradually adding milk to form a smooth sauce for coating cooked wax beans. It contrasts with regional ham bits seasoning for green and wax beans.
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Marian Reeder
New York State
Ohio
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Jon Halvorsen
Associated Press
Susan Parke
Detroit
Nasser Kado
Laserphoto
Betty Mizicko
Federal Hocking
Jim Hayes
Brent
Richie
Everett Calvin
Charlene Jarvis
Danny Murray
Parkersburg
The
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Fee Farm
Copeland
Crueltysburg
Poconos Mountains
Richard King
Kelly Meeks
Albany Methodist Church
Vera Luckett
Stitch ‘N’ Stir
Amy Jo Jeffers
Theresa Guthrie
Electric Company
Jolynn Weinfurther
Kim Good
Albany
David Mantle
Kristi Beatty
Shott Town
Nancy Jackson
Deron R. Whan
Trudy Mantle
Pam Sidders
Plains 4-H
Armstrong
Janet Davidson
Tom Armstrong
Nancy Gilkey
Lloyd Sayre
Ralph Jordan
Better Livestock Dairy Club
Julie Flagg
Julie
Bob Lee
Sunbeams
Joyce Ritchie
Connie Stout
Duluth, Minn
Father L
Cleveland
Abigail van Buren
Lasky Dr
Beverly Hills
Calif
Athens I
Wilson Baker
Court St
Cline
Lane
Pontiac
Vance-Leach Furniture
Las . Leach
Ohle
Naddin
McCassins
Belts & Buckles — Pottery
W. Union St
Athens
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