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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1977
Page
7
Meigs County Commissioners discussed traffic diversion around Veterans Memorial Hospital in relation to a nearby planned health center. Herbert Shields proposed moving the front road four feet back toward the trees to ease two way traffic while preserving parking.
Dr. Jack Hillyer releases the Nelsonville York City Schools athletic account covering Sept 28 to Oct 4. Beginning balance 4526.06 receipts total 1704.50 expenditures 3684.90 ending balance 2545.66 with outstanding bills 1236.63 to Allprint Photo Champion Products and Neff Lettering.
The Poston Elementary PTO Fall Festival in Nelsonville begins Friday at 6 p.m. Royalty will be crowned at 6 30 p.m. Games, bingo, country store and plant sale fill rooms with an auction. Refreshments will be available throughout the evening.
The Belles and Beans Western Square Dance Club sponsors a dance at Royal Oak Park Recreation Building on Tuesday from to 11 p.m. Guest caller Frankie Lane, a national caller from Colorado, will lead. all western square dance clubs are invited.
Third grade students at Trimble Local School District studied American Indian cultures with teachers Mrs. Artis Salyer and Mrs. Pattie Ackerman. Ohio University student Tish Merrick assisted. materials came from the Ohio Historical Society. Rev. Fred Shaw of The Plains United Methodist Church visited, sharing Ojibway Iroquois and Seminole lore and guiding an Indian dance on the playground.
Bids were opened at noon Tuesday for a dump truck for the street department. Only one bid was received from Jim Brown Chevrolet Oldsmobile at 15 978 for a 1978 Chevy cab and chassis with a total price of 18 305 less 2 327 discount. The vehicle features a 427 horsepower engine and a 149 inch wheelbase. City Council will appropriate funds if the bid is accepted.
Logan city finance committee proposes to appropriate 2400 from capital improvements for concrete work at the city pool and 800 for police auxiliary gear. Plans include a seven foot sun deck, fence relocation, bathhouse area repairs, and a 180 by 30 inch concrete path. Additional topics cover water works repairs, a new boring machine, smoke testing for storm sewer entry, and budget planning for 1978.
Hamden hosts a Saturday smorgasbord at the fire station serving 5 p.m. to benefit fire department equipment with 2 dollar adult and 1.25 dollar child prices. Bishopville schedules an Oct 15 square dance and cake walk from 9 p.m. to midnight at Homer Union Elementary School with the Panther Pickers.
Hamden village council addresses water line leaks and hydrant repairs. A $600 authorization to replace a Railroad Avenue waterline is approved. Fire Chief Rodgers notes a valve replacement pending at the water tower. Plans for a shed and snow blade for the village truck proceed. The crime lab funding proposal asks towns to pay 10 cents per person, about $110 for Hamden. Fire department will receive a donated four wheel drive from a disaster service agency with delivery costs covered. Trick or Treat set for Oct 30 from 2 to 4 PM. daylight hours favored.
Advocates met at the Community Mental Health Center to discuss events for adults and children in the fall and winter calendar. Scheduled activities include an October film, a November potluck, a December Christmas party, and a January bowling event. The Middleport Garden Club will sponsor a summer event.
Ladies of Fellowship Baptist Church in Glouster plan a Monday meeting at 7 p.m. at 15 Maple Street, the home of Mrs. Thomas Williams.
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