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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1973
Page
2
At a special city council session Monday two street vendors challenged a 12 year old ordinance banning sidewalk sales. Ross London submitted 5,000 petition names calling for repeal while Joe Strassman supported vendors during the meeting.
Mayor Donald Barrett says renovating the hangar on E State Street to a community center could exceed 40000. He spoke after a Monday night meeting with the administration and city council.
Athens County commissioners funded promotions within the sheriff's office. Dave Gwilym and Dale Herb were promoted to field deputies while Robert Lynn Bumgaardner Jr. was hired as a dispatcher. Gwilym and Herb advance after prior service as dispatchers and police officers.
Athens joins eight Ohio cities in statewide hearings by Governor Gilligan's Health Care Task Force led by Frank Celeste. May 11 session in Athens follows stops in Dayton Cleveland Youngstown Akron with further hearings in Toledo Cincinnati and Columbus. The task force reviews access affordability quality and cost of care to guide future action.
Joseph G. Heard a former attorney and Florida Bar member now on the Christian Science Board of Lectureship will speak at 3 pm Saturday in the auditorium of the First Church of Christ Scientist 15 S Congress St He is a Navy veteran of World War II and Korean crisis service and studied at the University of Miami University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University The council approved bids for street resurfacing and amended a fire protection contract with the Athens Mental Health Center to cover April 1 to June 30 and authorized a baler purchase for the Athens Recycling Center for 4000 to 4500 The ballot includes moving 60000 to the city water fund and other measures.
Sculptor David L. Hostetler professor of art at Ohio University will have wood and bronze pieces shown in Lloyd-Tedrick Designers Inc at 326 S. Broadway Lexington from Tuesday private viewing to public viewing Wednesday through May 15. Hostetler has had features in U S and Europe and solo shows at Sculpture Center New York James Hunt Barker Gallery and Speed Museum Louisville. He lives on a 75 acre hill farm near Athens and Ohio University graduate Michael Tedrick is a partner in Lloyd-Tedrick.
Pack 71 honors list of scouts with Bobcat Sean McDaniel silver arrow Wolf badges for Erik Hagerman Kristof Hagerman David Hazen Brent Henry Kirk Langenbach and Gordon Page Jr Webelos citizen badge recipients Terry Cullison Ronald Cockenougher Jeffery Glover Fritz Rauschenberg Steve Thompson Jimmy Sweeney Danny Cain Fritz Rauschenberg also earns artist badge.
Mrs. Gaynell McKinstry of the Automobile Club of Southern Ohio attends the spring travel school at Salt Fork Lodge near Cambridge with about 100 travel counselors from Ohio automobile clubs. The three day program aims to improve service to auto club members by AAA travel counselors.
The forecast indicates continued warm conditions with a chance of showers tonight. Lows in the mid 50s to low 60s. Showers and thundershowers likely Wednesday with highs in the low to mid 70s. A chance of showers Thursday, ending Friday. lows in the low to mid 50s Thursday, dropping to upper 30s and low 40s by Saturday. highs in the low to mid 60s.
Athens County commissioners unveiled a partial federal revenue sharing spending plan for 1973 after six months of deliberation. The plan allocates about a third of 196000 dollars with $20000 for a county engineer spreader, $8000 for a water line, $8000 for two sheriff cruisers, $9600 for two deputies, and other items including EMS, records, senior services, and historical atlas printing. They note this is only part of the plan and a full five year plan is due by March 1974. They also finalized a stray dog agreement with Athens city and announced a new phone number for junk-car custodian Don Carsey.
An Ohio University student Dwight Lowery 268 Scott Quad is jailed in Athens awaiting arraignment on two charges in Athens County Municipal Court. He is accused by OU Security Police of stealing and concealing a 4a record turntable and amplifiers. Bond set at 3000 dollars and he has until Friday to obtain an attorney. Other court cases include multiple defendants with various charges and bonds including intoxication disorderly conduct leaving scene of an accident possession of marijuana and driving while intoxicated with fines and potential jail terms. Community notices include meetings for the Athens Right to Life Group and local Masons and Knights Templar events. Bond forfeitures list includes several individuals on intoxication charges.
Rabbi Joel C. Dobin will present two public lectures on Jewish mysticism at Ohio University this week. Lectures are 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hillel House and 10 a.m. Wednesday in 214 McCracken Hall. Dobin is an ordained rabbi and astrology teacher. He serves at Sinai Reform Temple in Bayshore New York and was ordained in 1954. Two Athens residents were hospitalized after medical emergencies: Cecil Keirns 77 and Joanita Simms 28.
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