Athens awash with uncertainty over lottery ticket sales
Athens residents face delays as the Ohio State Lottery prepares public sales on August 12. Only about 40 potential sales agencies have picked up applications at the state liquor store, with many wary of paperwork and modest commissions. Most eligible agencies are liquor permit holders, though the law awaits Sept. 25 effective date.
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Ohio lottery plan outlines five digit ticket game
A five member commission set up by the governor for Ohio lotteries holds a public hearing in Cleveland. The plan features a five by three digit ticket with blue and green boxes and weekly drawings for single and double numbers. Prizes range from 20 dollars to a millionaire draw, with regional offices handling large awards. Critics fear the use of horserace winner envelopes as a tax shelter gimmick for federal taxes.
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Ohio
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Marietta
Strouds Run Park Adds Fall Nature Program Schedule
Park manager Paul Kennard and naturalist Cleo Gold announce changes to Strouds Run State Park offerings. The nature center hosts Sunday open hours 1 to 4 PM, youth programs run on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with age specific times, plus midweek courses in photography medicine wildflowers and a beaver dam hike. Friday features bird programs teen time and a snake demonstration. Saturday evening includes center hours 6 to 7 PM and a movie campfire at the amphitheater.
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Paul Kennard
Cleo Gold
Nature
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Students Test Hocking River Water Quality
Deborah Hrouda reports that students at Hocking Technical College began chemical tests of the Hocking River as part of an environmental health class. Schools including Federal Hocking, Logan, Belpre and Lancaster join a state and federal effort with data feeding into the EPA system for nationwide comparison.
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Joe Davidson
Southeast Ohio District
Environmental Protection Agency
Hocking Technical College
Hocking River
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Logan
Belpre
Lancaster
Ohio University
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Technical College
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EPA
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United States
Hocking
Ray Skinner
Athens
Skinner
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Stephenson Appointed Director at Watkins Memorial High School
Peter A. Stephenson, son of Dr and Mrs Gilbert A Stephenson, was named director of instrumental music at Watkins Memorial High School Pataskala. A 1970 Athens High School graduate he earned honors from Ohio University School of Music and held leadership roles in bands and music fraternities.
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Gilbert A. Stephenson
Bryan Read
Watkins Memorial High School
Pataskala
Athens High School
School of Music
Ohio University
Kappa Kappa Psi
Phi Mu Alpha-Sinfonie
Ohio Music Educators Association
Music Educators National Conference
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