Paul Bunyan Show Draws Thousands At Hocking Tech Campus
More than 10 000 people visited the Paul Bunyan Show at Hocking Technical College Robbins Road over the weekend under sunny skies. Exhibitors showcased chainsaws logging gear and sawmills while demonstrations in wood cutting log birling and sawing drew large crowds. The event featured monster equipment, canoe jousts, and a muzzle loading rifle contest with hundreds of spectators and families present.
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Paul Bunyan
Hocking
Worthington
Wellston Chamber Takes No Action on November Ballot Measures
The Wellston Chamber of Commerce board declined to endorse the emergency medical service levy and four state bond issues on the November ballot. Information provided to The Sunday Messenger indicates no action was taken.
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Wellston
Wellston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Sunday Messenger
Chamber
Ohio Lumberjack Championships At Paul Bunyan Show
Amid weekend events at the Paul Bunyan Show, lumberjack contests determined top competitors. Rick Cable of West Salem won the Ohio all around title and will represent the state internationally next year. Arden Cogar of Webster Springs, W Va., led invitational all around and had previously won the international chopping title in August. In Saturday chain saw finals, Bob Smith of West Salem placed first with 5.85 seconds while Rick Cable, Rick Hawkins of Killbuck, Fred Hawkins, and Gene each posted fast times.
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Rick Cable
West Salem
Arden Cogar
Webster Springs
W. Va
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Wis
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Rick Hawkins
Killbuck
Fred Hawkins
Gene
Rudy Dettmer
Alice Hawkins
Donna Thomas
Columbus
Karen Schultz
Sullivan
Arden
Jack Cogar
Fred McConnell
Rudy
Carl Dettmer
Fred
Gene Hawkins
Randall Moore
Bill Cogar
Jack
Jill
Helen Hawkins
Rick
Linda Hawkins
Amo Hoskins
Mail Strikes Affect Islands Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Mail service disruption hits Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with air transport continuing for first class items only. Post offices will not accept mail prepaid at second through fourth class rates, effective immediately, per Athens Post Office spokesman.
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Virgin Islands
Athens Post Office
City Hall Redecorating Continues in Nelsonville
The second floor of Nelsonville City Hall has new redecorating over the past two weeks. The main hallway and stairs were repainted and wall to wall green carpeting installed in the hallway and in the mayor and service safety director offices. Gene Amos bid successfully for carpet sale and installation. Carpeting in the police station and council chambers was steam cleaned by Amos.
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Nelsonville
Gene Amos
Amos
First Ladies Clothes Talk At DAR Meeting In Pomeroy
A DAR program in Pomeroy reviewed gowns worn by First Ladies from Martha Washington through Jacqueline Kennedy and current hosts, with notes on fabrics, origins, and evolving American couture. The meeting also discussed archives, a Meigs Museum project, a November speaker, and a silent auction fundraiser.
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White House
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
A. R. Knight
Paul Eich
Times
Martha Custis Washington
Paris
China
Meigs County
Pearl Mora
Meigs Museum
DAR
Eich
Charles Knight
Madison
Johnson
Charles McDaniel
Margaret Parsons
Knight
Edison Hobstetter
Patrick Lochary
Perry Wells Completed and Abandoned in Perry County
Ohio Oil and Gas Association scout report lists five wells completed in Perry County. Madison Township sees Dal Ken Corp on the Neil and Linda Cooperider lease with five bbl oil and 200,000 cu ft gas daily. Mid West Oil and Gas on Martha Jane Friel lease with five bbl and 20,000 cu ft. Adams Drilling on James Johnson lease yields 25 bbl and 15,000 cu ft, extended from Berea to Clinton. Bay State Energy on V Sorohan lease reports 35 bbl and 200,000 cu ft. L M Exploration on Charles Ricketts lease has 15 bbl oil. Irvin Producing on John Danielson lease in Salt Lick Township produces 200,000 cu ft gas. Wilson Petroleum on Lois and Marcella Schneider lease in Pike Township has been plugged and abandoned.
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Perry County
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Madison Twp
Dal- Ken Corp
Neil and Linda Cooperider
Mid West Oil and Gas Co
Martha Jane Friel
Adams Drilling Co
James Johnson
Monday Creek
Berea
Clinton
Bay State Energy Co
V. Sorohan
Pike
L & M Exploration, Inc
Charles Ricketts
Reading
Irvin Producing Co
John Danielson
Salt Lick
Wilson Petroleum Corp
Lois and Marcella Schneider
Pike Two
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