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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1976
Page
3
Marilyn Bobo of Athens Route 5 is appointed to the Alexander School Board by a 3-1 vote, replacing Paul Metts who moved to Logan. The 31 year old nurse and Shade Elementary parent will join Supt. Raymond Brooks in addressing district issues, including school policies and staff pay discussions.
The 648 Board seeks a three tenths mill mental health levy in Athens Hocking and Vinton Counties for the November ballot. Athens currently funds the levy with about 50 000 yearly while Hocking and Vinton would collect 27000 and 9000 respectively. The Athens levy renewal expires 1977 and a levy committee led by Sara Dean coordinates the campaign with involvement from Ohio University campus organizers. A planning grant of 50000 from federal act was also discussed.
The Alexander School Board accepted resignations from Dave Snipes as track coach, Linda Williams Albany elementary teacher, Debora Bowers Waterloo elementary reading teacher, and granted maternity leave to Marilyn Sidder a cook. New hires include Sue Ware instrumental teacher district wide and several teachers for Albany and high school subjects, plus bus drivers, secretaries, cooks and aides. Phil Pickens tentatively hired as head teacher at $1000 annually to teach about one hour daily funded by Title I.
Mary Rudolph daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Rudolph of 35 Brown Ave was chosen from 300 students to represent District 8 on the youth advisory board at the 11th Teen age Institute on Alcohol and Other Drugs. The program focuses on preventive education with participants sharing insights with their communities.
Ohio officials select PDT Co to design a 112 room lodge and 25 deluxe cabins at Deer Creek with an access road costing about 1.02 million. Kidwell Hurdzan to design an 18 hole golf course to accompany the new lodge as part of a six park overnight lodge system expansion.
Ashland Oil Inc. won a 122 million federal grant to build a pilot coal liquefaction plant in Kentucky. The plant would process about 600 tons of coal daily during testing and convert high sulfur coal into clean boiler fuel. Senators Ford and Huddleston called it a major step for coal conservation research and job creation through 1980. They expect more coal conversion plants in Kentucky, including gasification and liquefaction projects.
The Citizens Committee of the Federal Hocking School District sponsors a pot luck picnic to meet new superintendent Charles Caniford Friday at 7 p.m. at Federal Hocking High School. All district employees and residents are invited. attendees should bring their own table service per committee president Bob Calentine.
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