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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1977

Page

14

Hocking State Parks Winter Hike Scheduled

The 12th annual winter hike in Hocking State Parks is next Saturday with groups of 40 to 60 starting from the Upper Falls of Old Man's Cave. The event includes Cedar Falls and Ash Cave with a lunch at Cedar Falls and bus options to end at Ash Cave. Local groups provide soup and hot chocolate, and rangers assist along trails with music and a lodge program in the evening.

Logan Hocking State Parks Mother Nature Old Man's Cave Lower Falls Cedar Falls Ash Cave Upper Falls Logan Kiwanis Club Vinton County Ohio Old Man's Cave Lodge

Vinton SECEMS Director Named McArthur Funeral Director

Vinton County commissioners in a special session renamed James N. Blower to head the Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service the appointment runs through January 15 1978. Blower a McArthur funeral director had led SECEMS in Vinton County and will administer the EMS agreement and ambulance service with a temporary budget set at 25 percent of 1976 levels. The 1976 general fund budget was 608216. Also approved were Gerry Mercer as county clerk at 5600 annually and Paul Smith as custodian of the Community and Memorial Buildings at 6000.

McArthur Vinton County James N. Blower Blower Vinton Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service Gerry Mercer Harry Collins Willie Hale

Winter Pipes Freeze Glouster Struggles With Ice and Snow

Glouster endures severe winter with frozen water lines leaving homes without drinking water and sanitation. Fifty two calls to village crews this week, twelve emergency requests for ruptured lines, and a gasoline leak at Certified Oil station add to outages. Salt depleted, intersections iced, a two truck crash at Main and High with no citations given.

Locust Street High Street Main High Streets Tom Snyder Glouster High Donald Runyon Ted Rupe

Home Remedies and Horseradish Lore from Skeeter Lehman

An article recalls old time folk remedies for rheumatism using wild cherry bark witch hazel and cannabis substitutes, plus horseradish uses from ancient times. It notes Skeeter Lehman and his grandmother practiced these cures and mentions local lore about sassafras and hair care. The piece ends with a notice that Philadorian Lodge No. 157 F&AM will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. to confer the master Mason degree.

Bob & Betty Skeeter Lehman Skeeter Carbon Hill Gang Starvin’ Hill Ural Mountains Greece Rome Great Britain Britain Nelsonville Philadorian Lodge No F&am Masonic Temple W. E. Siddle

Health Board Roles in Logan Hocking County

This report outlines the Logan Hocking County Health Department as a general health district serving Hocking County Logan and nearby villages. It describes the governance by township trustees county commissioners and mayors, the five member board, and the health commissioner Owen F Yaw MD along with named staff members and roles.

Logan Hocking County Logan- Hocking County Murray City Laurelville Board of Health Millage Adop Ting Health Department Health Commissioner Roger Grueser DVM J. Ward Doering Charles Barker Clarence Matheny Jean West Owen F. Yaw Josephine Mathias Donna Fetheroll Dorothy Pierson Judith Durant Anna Gerken Betty Scaparrotti Debra McFeely Donald Robers Christ Dear Richard Ansel

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