Nelsonville skateboard contest debuts on Fred Nixon Day
In Nelsonville on Public Square youth ages 6 to 16 competed in the Parade of the Hills skateboard contest with 23 entrants. Robbie Schenz won 6–11, Monte Barr took 12–13, John Patton claimed 14–16, with Tina Campbell and Eddie Tolliver runner ups. Tom Pierce coordinated the event during the festival.
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Nelsonville
Robbie Schenz
Tina Campbell
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Eddie Tolliver
Monte Barr
Jeff Robinette
Greg Wooten
John Patton
Randy Reliford
Alan Smith
Tom Pierce
Fred Nixon
Parade of the Hills highlights and events in Nelsonville
Ladies day events kick off Parade of the Hills with a 1 p.m. fashion show at Eagles Lodge featuring outfits from Mechem's Patti-Rae Shop Cavote's and the Fair Store. Miss Parade of the Hills judging yields 10 semi finalists at 7:30 p.m. and bike judging at 5:30 p.m. A decorated-vehicle parade to the platform at 6 p.m. and public-square winners at 6:30 p.m. Bruce Rogers hosts with entertainment by Hocking Valley Boys and John Masters Bluegrass at 8 p.m.
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Nelsonville
Harriet Juniper
Lucy Pierce
Eagles Lodge
Mechem
S. Patti-Rae
Cavote’s
the Fair Store
Dee Standish
Dana Juniper
Marlin Kline
Norma Zlatkind
Julia DeVore
Connie
Fayette Street
Bruce Rogers
Hocking Valley Boys
John Masters
Southern Board Hires New School Staff and Bus Workers
Southern Local School Board approved hiring Alice Brauer John Coffman Dorothy Petrel Betty Hutchison Ruth Tucker Dallas Hill and Deborah Roush plus John Dudding as head football coach and banished golf coach Dudding. Other hires include Daisy Crawley John Castanzo substitute bus drivers custodians cooks and several vendors bids were approved for lunchroom supplies tires coal gas motor oil and fuel oil. Lunch breakfast and milk price increases were set and Linda Spencer to borrow December foundation funds for August and September payrolls.
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Racine
Southern Local School Board
Alice Brauer
John Coffman
Dorothy Petrel
Betty Hutchison
Ruth Tucker
Dallas
Art) Hill
Deborah Roush
John Dudding
Dudding
Daisy Crawley
Girls Athletic Association
John Castanzo
Valley Bell
Betsy Ross
Meigs Tire Center
Jeffers Coal Co
Ashland Oil
Motor Oil
Penzoil Co
Standard Oil
City Ice
Linda Spencer
Nelsonville honors Brooks Shoe at Industrial Day Dinner
At the Industrial Day Dinner in Nelsonville the William Brooks Shoe Co. was cited for boosting the local economy. John W. Brooks accepted a plaque from C. R. Hubbard as the firm, founded in 1932 and locally owned since 1975, was praised for sustained growth and expansion plans.
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William Brooks Shoe Co
Hocking Valley Motor Lodge
John W. Brooks
C. R. Hubbard
Nelsonville Board of Trade
Brooks Shoe
Hubbard
William Brooks
American Leather Producers
C.W. Hubbard
Personal Touch Missing in Business Communication Says Williamson
Nelsonville area businessmen heard Charles Williamson Jr. stress direct clear communication at the Industrial Day Dinner. He warned that employers now use middle management and personnel terms, outlining Poston Generating Station expansions and huge construction costs amid EPA rules. He urged practical, positive contact and even smiling as proper communication.
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Nelsonville
Charles Williamson Jr
Hocking Valley Motor Lodge
Williamson
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Com
Poston
EPA
Meigs Township and village posts open in November ballot
Meigs County candidates filed for township trustee posts including Bedford Norman Wood Charles Williams Owens Smith and Chester Gary Dill with others listed by locality. Village posts show Racine Rutland Syracuse and Syracuse appointments with several named hopefuls and council roles.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Bedford
Norman Wood
Charles KE. Williams
Owens Smith Chester Gary Dill
Ralph Ours
Columbia
Daniel Wooten
Carrol Woodgerd
Thaddeus Dye
Gordon Perry
Victory Perry
Jimmy Haning
Lebanon
Robert Fitch
Cecil Roseberry
Gordon Proffitt
Glouster Twirlers Win Big at Baton Twirling Meet
Members of Dance Town Studios' Dance and Twirl Team from Glouster and nearby towns competed in Belpre on Aug 19 with multiple placements. Melynda Conaway and Dawn Rizor led with second and third places in solo and costume categories. Brenda Craig and Paula McIntosh also placed Shown with instructor Marilyn Conway earning the teachers award.
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Glouster
Dance Town Studios
Belpre
Melynda Conaway
Brend Craig
Tammy Barnhart
Liz Jenkins
Anna Woods
Angie Brammer
Meletta Keys
Toni Bair
Kim Kineer
Melanie Wend
Dawn Rizor
Mary Jo Eckels
Tammie Brannon
Nelsonville
Connie
Meigs County Meigs Local seeks four for school board seats
Four candidates filed for Meigs Local School District seats in Meigs County by Thursday’s filing deadline. Named contenders include Ross Cleland Darsel Larkins and Robert Davis. Wendell Hoover and Joe Sayre plan to abstain from filing. Rita Maust appears on the Eastern School Board slate.
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Carbon Hill
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Bill Cornell
Ray Proffitt
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William Downie Jr
Hilton Wolfe Jr
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Ann Cozart
Robert L. White
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Sharlee Evans
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Dorothy Johnson
Hazel Sellers
Anna Wines
Music Teachers National Association
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David Friedrich
Robert Hollenbaugh
Chamber of Commerce
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Parade of the Hills
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William A. Mechem
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Stuart Brooks
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Earl Parkins
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Gloria Brooks
Charles Williams Jr
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Walter Roush
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Charles Wolfe
Olive Bernard Bennett
Elza Bartimus
Paul Andrews
Grant Smith
William Connolly
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Sherman Henderson
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Charles Barrett
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Clarence Bradford
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Harry Wilford
Grace Roush
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Bill Williamson
Syracuse
George Holman
Clyde Triplett
Eber Pickens
Lawrence Brogan
Glouster Twirlers
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