Shade Community Festival Highlights Food Music Reminiscence
At the Shade Community Center gymnasium during the Jerseyville Festival residents enjoyed food and live music while sharing memories. Key local figures included Athens County Auditor Jill Thompson, community member Randy Dillinger, and Athens County Clerk Ann Trout amid festival chatter and a note directing readers to see page A10 for more.
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Jerseyville
Shade Community Center
Athens County
Jill Thompson
Randy Dillinger
Ann Trout
Mostly Sunny Forecast with 66 High and 42 Low
Today’s weather forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a high near 66 and a low around 42. Page A2.
Local Comic Section Promises Updated Editorial and Sports
A compact page shows community coverage with editorial notes on page A5 and sports highlights on pages A4 to A7. The volume is 110, issue 278, indicating a mid-century newspaper layout with brief columns and regional updates.
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Hocking College debuts Appalachian Outdoor Adventure festival
Nelsonville Ohio a two day campus event featured archery pistol rifle shooting cycling horseback riding and a Timber Works Lumberjack Show. Students Andrea Adell Paige Noe Jessica Alloway helped with face painting as OhioHealth sponsored a triathlon with pond swimming run and bike segments. A 70 year old Dayton competitor and a college cook off highlighted the festival.
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Nelsonville
Hocking College
Rocky Boots
Shane Rickly
Betty Young
Timber Works
Stihl Hocking College
Andrea Adell
Paige Noe
Jessica Alloway
No raise for Social Security recipients
Washington reports that for the third time in 40 years millions of Social Security recipients disabled veterans and federal retirees will receive no cost of living adjustment next year. The COLA depends on inflation as measured by the CPI and lower energy prices threaten any increase. Experts say zero is highly probable unless other prices rise sharply. The article notes Congress enacted automatic increases in 1975 and averages since have been about 4 percent annually. See more on page A5.
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Washington
Polina Vlasenko
American Institute For Economic Research
Congress
Social Security COLA on hold for 2016 due to low inflation
The annual cost of living adjustment for Social Security recipients is not expected to rise in 2016 because inflation remains too low. Since 1975, COLA adjustments have varied with consumer prices, but the 2016 outlook suggests no automatic boost in benefits for retirees and other beneficiaries.
Sunshine and smiles at Color in the Hills festival
The fourth annual Color in the Hills festival at Glouster Memorial Park showcased free family entertainment across two days. Attendees like Jerry Thomas and Deena Webster praised the no admission policy, noting children's activities, music by Todd Berry, a variety show, BMX stunts, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Elsa characters, miniature trains, zoo animal visits, and Scooter the Clown, reflecting a warm community gathering in pleasant weather.
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Glouster Memorial Park
Jerry Thomas
Chauncey
Deena Webster
Nekka Webster
Deena
Websters
Todd Berry
Chris Clark
Leonardo
Elsa
Disney
Columbus Zoo
Scooter the Clown
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