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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1974
Page
4
The Athens High School Student Council plans a weekend landscaping project transferring trees from a member’s farm to the school grounds. They launch a cafeteria cleanup campaign and may seek snack machines to fund the lunch program. The group runs fundraisers and awards two $100 scholarships yearly.
Mrs. Mary Kohut of Athens High School attended a three day in service workshop for LAP training. The program targets individualized instruction in a career oriented curriculum covering marketing distribution sales management advertising buying and restaurant operations. Athens High participates in LAP field testing from a five year million dollar project.
Athens merchants will give free AORTA bus tokens to customers before Christmas on a trial basis. Dave Horr, Athens Chamber of Commerce president, says several merchants proposed the plan and expect more to join. Patsy Comella of AORTA explains token use under the merchants agreement with the city parking garage. The program aims to ease traffic and cost about the same as parking.
Ohio University student Wan Eshah Wan Abdullah, 22, of Davis Hall, was struck by a car at Park Place and University Terrace and taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. The driver, Sander D. Schwartz of Athens, was cited for failure to yield the right of way. Abdullah suffered injuries to her left leg.
The Athens County Common Pleas Court lists petitions for dissolution filed by Judy E. Reeder of 126 Morris Ave and Leonard R. Reeder of 10 Hocking St. along with Deborah Sue Rasmussen of Coolville against Randy Rasmussen of Coolville. Also listed are dissolution petitions by Jack R. Beckley and Pamela J. Beckley with no addresses provided.
Choral groups at Athens High School will perform a Christmas concert Sunday December 15 at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium. Admission is free with Vera Smith directing assisted by Paula Sue Reise and the AHS orchestra led by Stephan Berry. Alumni will join in Alleluia. post-show reception will follow.
Report of fines listed in Middleport Mayor's Court including George Mershon 42 Middleport no operators license $10 Larry Well 32 Shade left of center $5 and resisting arrest $25 James McDougal 20 Cheshire speeding $10 Bonds Hannah Greenlee 75 Middleport failure to yield $30 Sherry Hutton 23 Pomeroy disturbing the peace $30
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