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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1976
Page
9
Parents Without Partners outlines July events led by speaker Mike Daniels on the sexuality and possessiveness topic. Activities include museum outings, bowling, picnics, and parties with dates from July 11 to July 31 and contact Joyce Reed for details.
A new outdoor Japanese Garden and Viewing Pavilion hosts 53 ancient bonsai trees in miniature form. One display features a 350 year old Japanese white pine and a 180 year old red pine while the tallest trunk nears a thick thumb. The gift from Japan honors bicentennial friendship and showcases careful pruning and shaping.
A Sunday Lawrence picnic features beep softball where blind players and sighted teammates compete. Charlie Vassallo leads a five blind, five sighted team using beeps and sound guidance to hit and run, with a sighted pitcher and catcher.
The Little Beavers watched Ed Bailey on sheep growth and Mary Simpson on fishing. Jeff Stewart spoke on photography at Jim Dillinger home. Kimberly Road Runners discussed fair projects at Bonnie Andrews residence. Pleasanton Lamb Club met at Reid Hart's home to plan blocking lambs and a car wash bake sale. Dirt Squirts demonstrated log jumping at the Wagoner residence and added new members Todd Wingett Chad Wingett Brent Bail.
The Athens Day Living Center will add swimming instruction to its seniors program with Irene Olson teaching at the East State Street pool during the first two weeks of August. A bus trip to the Fenton Glass Factory is set for July 22 at 12 30 p.m. The center offers Golden Buckeye Card signups and a packed weekly schedule with slide presentations cooking demos stuffed animal making and musical programs. Bus pickups are planned Monday through Thursday at various locations.
Mr and Mrs Walter R Brown of Amesville announce the engagement of their daughter Cynthia Paulette to Michael Lee Montle son of Mrs Ralph Montle and the late Ralph Montle of Guysville Route 1 The bride elect is a 1975 graduate of Federal Hocking High School and works at Steps Beauty Salon Mantle is a 1974 graduate of Alexander High School and employed by Ford Hack Auto Supply Athens An open church wedding is planned for Oct 30 at 2 30 pm at the Amesville Presbyterian Church
Athens Senior Citizens hosted a city hall birthday party for 10 members and schedule a July 14 picnic at Dow Lake with food drink entertainment and homemade ice cream. Lodi Grange discussed flags topics and voted to host the Farm Bureau dinner on Sept 2 adopt a new insurance policy and exhibit a booth at the fair with members Blanche Montle Clyde Smith Fern France Genervieve Fout Myra Robinson Edith Grim Leola Swartz Mary King Myrtle Stover readings by Eleanor Walters Genervieve Fout Dena Robinson and Fern France Connie Bircher Blanche Montle plans to bake cakes for Pomona Grange.
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