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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1976
Page
8
Debris of reader letters about truancy, honesty, and punishment. A Helena Montana mother regrets lying about a child’s absence and questions if honesty served her family amid school suspension laws and lost time. Abby counsels against covering truancy.
Modern Woodmen of America Camp 10900 schedules a potluck picnic at Forked Run Lake State Park on Sunday at 12 30 p m. Members bring a covered dish pie or cake and table service. Woodmen families and 25 50 year members to be recognized. Door prizes drawings group singing games contests and Bicentennial Moments planned. A Bicentennial flag will be presented.
The annual Zion United Brethren Church homecoming is scheduled for August 22. Sunday School starts at 10 30 a m followed by a noon basket dinner. The afternoon program at 2 features Rev William Garren pastor with special singing by a Columbus group. All singers welcomed and the public is invited.
Mrs. George Gaver of Richland Avenue entertained her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Richard K Williams of Cincinnati who had just returned from a vacation in Greenland Iceland and North Cape with stories of travel and adventure.
Dana Bailey of Albany Route 3 faces medical debts after his wife’s open heart surgery and costs for their son in critical condition. A benefit auction at Dolphus Bark Farm off Route 143 will raise funds, with donations encouraged and contact numbers provided.
Beets in plenty can be preserved by pickling. The article describes a pickled beets recipe using new red-button canning lids with four color rings and plastic rings, producing garnet colored beets with a sweet sour flavor. It includes ingredients, steps, and processing instructions for two pints.
Ken Graham, once rejected for singing in third grade and teased for off key notes, is discovered by teachers and mentors in Athens. He wins Ohio State fair solos, tours Europe with the All Ohio Youth Choir, and studies at Capital University before launching a professional singing career in Beverly Hills after multiple church auditions.
Ken pursued varied paths, singing from San Francisco churches to Hollywood films while holding a programmer role at Computer Syntex Corp. He toured with Roger Wagoner Chorale, recorded with Norman Luboff, and performed with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and LA Philharmonic. He balances music with soccer, tennis, and public broadcasting work.
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