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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1977

Page

5

Restraining Order Sought in Meigs Strike Disruption

Meigs Local Board of Education obtained a temporary restraining order to end the MLTA strike, with a special meeting disrupted by noise from teachers and parents. The board read a court order outlining school operation limits and urged return to teaching as the injunction hearings set for Thursday.

Beulah Jones Meigs Middleport Board of Education Charles Dowler Wendell Hoover Jennifer Sheets Hoover Sheets Dowler MLTA John C. Bacon Charles Downie John Redovian Pamela Crow Janice Enslen Donald Dixon David Bowen John Arnott Jack Slavin Dana Kessinger Meigs County Common Pleas Court

Rutland Garden Club hosts fall flower show themes

The Rutland United Garden Club presents The Flaming Hills fall flower show at Rutland Methodist Church on Saturday 1 8 p m and Sunday 1 4 p m The program features interpretive designs Christmas arrangements and invitational pieces themed Around the Campfire Harvest Time and more with junior displays and numerous committee volunteers listed.

Rutland Rutland United Garden Club Rutland Methodist Church Rutland Club Anna Turner Janet Bolin Pearl Canaday Marcia Dennison Eva Robson Bernice Winn Hazel Thomson Ruby Diehl Linda Diehl Olive Cottrill Marie Bishop Ethel Chapman Stella Adkins Vernon Weber Ann Webster Pauline Atkins Pearl Little Edna Swick Margaret Lewis Nellie Vale Judy Titus Kate Jarrell Lewis

Trimble hires staff at special school board meeting

The Trimble Local School Board of Education met to approve several hires and a one year leave. Jeanne Wagner received a one year leave of absence from the middle school art department. Kathy Auck was hired for that position. Connie Molinen and Paul Carpenter joined staff. Peggy Jewell Jacque Kuhne and substitutes Marilyn Moore Elverda Rambsel Marilyn Conaway were also added. John Cogar Charles Lee Miller substitute bus drivers and Rita Downs tutors.

Jacksonville Trimble

Bundy Elementary School Break-In Spotted by Wellston Police

Wellston police investigated a Thursday break-in at Bundy Elementary School. Entry was gained by prying a door lock. two food lockers, a milk cooler door, and the secretary’s desk were pried open, but nothing was reported missing.

Wellston Bundy

HTC Forestry Students Reach Maine on Ten Day Field Trip

A bus with 17 Hocking Technical College forestry students begins a 10 day Maine field trip to study timber harvesting and forest management. Highlights include a 885,000 acre Scott Paper Co. land tour near Greenville and visits to mills, with a lobster dinner in Camden before returning.

Nelsonville Hocking Technical College Forestry Maine de Perou Middlebury Heights Brad Harter Mark Puhl Dave Embree Scott Paper Co Greenville Paul Memmer Scott Hocking Tech Big Indian Pond Scott Land Great Northern Papermill GNP Ashland HTC Camden

Nelsonville Citizens Club Incorporated charter issued

Nelsonville's Senior Citizens Club received a charter to operate as a non profit corporation. Secretary of State Ted W Brown announced the formation for educational scientific charitable and social purposes with George Landon Shafer Donald N Swanson Carlie Glenn and Gertrude Clouston as incorporators and Shafer named as statutory agent. Murray City auxiliary awards motorcycle to Joe Patrick of Wilmington as Labor Day prize winner.

Nelsonville Senior Citizens Club of Ted W.brown George Landon Shafer Donald N. Swanson Carlie Glenn Gertrude Clouston Shafer Muray City Murray City Eagles Aerie Joe Patrick Wilmington

Village Seeks Equipment For Fire Department Fleet

Fire Chief Bob Rodgers reported the village plans to acquire equipment through federal disposal programs including a back hoe street sweeper and a four wheel drive pickup. Four three quarter ton four wheel drive vehicles are approved for Vinton County fire departments via Disaster Services Agency. Citizens raised concerns about a water leak on Dave Shoemaker’s property and trespassing issues with no trespassing signs being torn down.

Hamden Bob Rodgers Vinton County

Circle Presents Gospel Program at Heath United Methodist

The Afternoon Circle of Heath United Methodist Church met Thursday with Mrs. Marion French leading a Gospel of Mark program titled Discipleship The Way of the Cross. Nan Moore opened with a poem September, annual birthdays were noted, cards prepared for shut-ins, nominating committee named, offertory music by Mrs. Robert Rinehart, a new coffee maker reported, and hostesses served a salad course.

Middleport Circle of Heath United Methodist Church Marion French Jesus Nan Moore Helen Hunt Jackson James Jiiden French John Zirkle Alma Miller Mildred Zeigler Norman Wayland James Clatworthy Bertha Ebersbach Fred Hibbs Lorena Davis Glenn Lambert Robert Rinehart

Juvenile Held for Van Theft

A third juvenile tied to a 1974 van theft in Rutland and other items was caught in Gahanna by Meigs County Juvenile Officer Carl Hysell. Two others were detained in Riverside California and are being sent back to Meigs County Juvenile Court. The Meigs sheriff reports the van and some items recovered and investigations continue into a paving machine battery theft and a stolen battery from a Riggs used car lot pickup.

Pomeroy Rutland Gahanna Meigs County Carl Hysell Riverside Calif James Proffitt Meigs County Highway Department Riggs Chester Ray Riggs

Wellston Chillco Days Feature Animated Window Displays

The Wellston Chillco Days festival will showcase animated downtown window displays after the Saturday parade, with Flowerland's wedding scene, Perdue's 5 and 10 chickens hatching eggs, Sesame Street at Stifflers, Santa at Ohio Auto, and a musical tea party at Penn Furniture among planned entries. The four day event runs September 28 to October 1 with community participation and Lions Club sponsorship.

Wellston Virginia Carey Flowerland Perdue Stifflers Ohio Auto Penn Furniture Ray's Martinizing Collins’ Store Harvey Wells Ohio Jewelry Bill's Sporting Goods Rev. Lewis Bob) Skiver Lions Club

Hocking County Commissioners Approve Local Grants and Fees

Logan Hocking County commissioners at a regular meeting voted to contribute 500 each to Murray City Carbon Hill and Laurel Two from Revenue Sharing funds and 500 to Laurelville Volunteer Fire Department for a water truck conversion. They also reimburse the highway department for blacktop costs on a Benton Two basketball court and plan to revise indigent defense fee schedules.

Logan — Hocking County Murray City Carbon Hill Laurel Laurelville

Hines Begins Term as Glouster Village Administrator

Ralph Hines started his duties as Glouster village administrator after being appointed by Mayor Robert Gamwell to fill the vacancy from James Kochis. In his first days he oversaw bridge repairs on Sunday Creek and street work including light standards, catch basin welds, and extra trash cans on High Street. The weekend bridge damage required eight hours of labor by six men from multiple village departments.

Glouster Ralph Hines Robert Gamwell James Kochis Sunday Creek Electric Hines Emmerson

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