Franklin Council Eyes Eastgate Link Proposal
Franklin City Council gave first readings to legal steps for Eastgate Avenue from Fourth to Second Street, noting a $371,500 bid from Don Cisie and $410,000 in notes. Resident objections cited little benefit to East Lawn Drive. A traffic-routing trial was defeated 4 to 1 amid concerns of downtown gridlock.
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Cincinnati
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Pee Wee Football Association
Lions Community Park
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Star
Second and
River Streets
Dan Moore
George Hamilton
Baptist Church
John Lilli
Great Miami River Bridge
Bernard Eichholz
Armco Stars Dance Aids Many Area Kids Founder's Day
The Armco Stars Square Dance Club hosts its Founder's Day Dance tomorrow from 7 30 to 10 p m at Verity Middle School. Proceeds go to Middletown Area Neediest Youth to aid school age youngsters with clothing and essentials. The MANY charity, formed in 1972, relies on volunteers and donations from local banks, with no campaign or operating expenses.
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Armco Stars
Verity Middle School
Dewey Parker
Middletown Area
MANY
Calvin Verity
Middletown United Way Funds Help Local Classrooms Shoes Coats Items
Funds collected are disbursed by Middletown area schools to meet classroom or personal needs identified by teachers counselors or principals. Purchases of supplies shoes coats or clothing are made through local stores with vouchers recorded by the Middletown Area United Way. The dance with a professional caller opens to the public for $1 and supports many local efforts as 250 square dancers attended last year.
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Middletown
United Way
First National Bank
Barnitz Bank
Window break at Foto Fair booth and home ransacked
A rock shattered the Foto Fair booth window at 1701 S University Blvd yesterday and about 65 dollars plus some change and a calculator from the cash drawer were stolen. A separate window was broken at Ruth Holcomb's home 1523 Lafayette Ave yesterday and the apartment was ransacked with nothing obviously taken.
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S. University Boulevard
Ruth Holcomb
Lafayette Ave
Trustees Delay April Meeting For Madison Township
The Madison Township trustees have postponed their April meeting by one week to 9 am on April 26. The session will be held in the township hall at West Middletown.
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Madison Township Trustees
West Middletown
Girl Scouts Promote Senior Troop Members To First Class Rank
Two members of Senior Girl Scout Troop 1429 Gail Hamm and Sharon Abney along with Laurel Abney earned first class pins and the Presidential Certificate of Commendation. The award requires six badges in arts citizenship health and safety home international friendship and outdoors plus four challenges drawing on real life situations. Hamm is a Middletown High School sophomore and Abney sisters live on Todhunter Road and Manchester Road respectively.
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Boy Scouts of America
Gail Hamm
Coy R. Hamm
Middletown High School
Sharon Abney
Ronnie Dumford
Todhunter Road
Monroe
Laurel Abney
Manchester Road
Cadette Troop 101
Suspicious Fire at Larry Brewer Home Under Investigation
A suspicious blaze at 1708 Woodsdale Road in Trenton prompted state fire marshal involvement. Fire began in a closet between bedrooms, with fire confined to rooms but extensive smoke and heat damage overall. Brewer was away at work when reported at 4:35 am by motorist Rick Bunger. A basement door had been forced open. sheriff's office probes burglary theory. Sixteen Madison Township firefighters from Miltonville and Peastown responded with four engines.
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Trenton
Larry Brewer
Woodsdale Road
Darrell Yater
Madison Township
Rick Bunger
Butler County
Sheriff's Office
Miltonville
Peasttown
Traveling show by Monroe High students presents Ah Wing Fu and the Golden Dragon
Monroe High students rehearse for 16 performances this week plus three more Monday in elementary schools. The Chinese folk tale uses elaborate costumes, songs, dances, and mime. Cast includes Jim Neely, Annette Brumberg, Monica Moore, Teri Gates, Jamie Jones, Joe Adkins, and Eric Sawyer. Public show Sunday at LMHS.
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Monroe High School
Ah Wing Fu
the Golden Dragon
Jim Neely
Annette Brumberg
Chin Li
Monica Moore
Teri Gates
So San
Jamie Jones
Joe Adkins
Central
Mayfield
Deaths and funerals include Whitt Koettel and others
Obituary notices list Ray Whitt 56 dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital after collapsing at Sorg Paper Co. He served in World War II with the Marine Corps. Survived by wife Carol, siblings, and other relatives. Funeral Thursday at Sts Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church with full military burial rites. Also noted are Mary Lou Koettel 64, Clara Brown 75, and others with services, survivors, and burial plans across Middletown and Bellbrook area.
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Bellemonte St
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Whitt
Sorg Paper Co
Sorg
Marine Corps
South Pacific
Carol
Elizabeth Whitt
Middletown
Earl
Anna Marie
Flo
Dwight
William
Charles
Kay Raymond
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
James Karalexis
Woodside Cemetery
Riggs Funeral
Mary Lou Koettel
Yale Drive
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Middletown City
Wsevelt School
Edward Hason
Robert Koettel
Las Vegas
Bonnie Mitzel
Monroe
Lelia Babel
Cincinnati
McCoy -Settler
Lewis H Thompson
Butler County Memorial Park
Trenton
Clara Brown
Union St
Riggs
Donald McMurry
Nancy Blackwell
Chloe Blackwell
Brunswick
Canada
Baird
Faith United Methodist Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Viola Rebecca Lodge
Mary
Martha Wombold
Lois Mumaw
Youngstown
Peg Radabaugh
Kettering
Nancy Alexander
Bellbrook
Lois A Donley
Bellbrook Church of Christ
Evergreen Cemetery
Miammiville
Minnie Edwards
Germantown
Betty Jeffery
Lebanon
Esty Pringle
Waynesville
Ivan
Tobias
Edward Whitehead dies in England
Cmdr. Edward Whitehead retired chairman of Schweppes U.S.A. Ltd. and former chairman of the British Export Marketing Advisory Committee died Sunday in Petersfield England. He also served as a trustee of the International Marketing Institute at Harvard.
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New York
Edward Whitehead
Schweppes U.S.A. Ltd
British Export Marketing Advisory Committee
International Marketing Institute
Harvard
Petersfield
England
Skill Olympics draw area students to Columbus event
Dozens of Middletown area students from D Russell Lee Joint Vocational School joined about 2000 delegates at the Ohio Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Skill Olympics in Columbus. Randy Coning of Ross High School earned a state slot for the national contest in Birmingham, Alabama. Jeannine Carbary of New Miami High School eyes national VICA secretary, while Melissa Hill of Talawanda High will be a voting delegate. Other attendees included Nora Chambers and others from Madison, Middletown, Edgewood, and Lakota districts. The event featured 47 contests judged by panels, showcasing students’ vocational skills.
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Middletown
D. Russel Lee Joint Vocational School
Ohio Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Columbus
Randy Coning
Ross High School
Birmingham
Ala
Jeannine Carbary
New Miami High School
Ohio Association
VICA
Melissa Hill
Talawanda High School
Ohio
Art Show Slated Thursday At Middletown High School
The Middletown Freshman High School Student Senate and the Middletown Fine Arts Center host an art show Thursday featuring metal wood graphics ceramics painting drawing and ink work. Certificates and ribbons will be awarded for participation and excellence with a Best of Show scholarship prize from the center. Judges are Joy Dysart Sam Ashworth and Mike Hieber. Public viewing runs 10 am to 2 pm with visitor registration before entering the Miller Gym balcony.
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Middletown Freshman High School
Middletown Fine Arts Center
Joy Dysart
Sam Ashworth
Mike Hieber
Miller Gym
Attorney to Speak Tomorrow at Butler County Meeting
Local attorney Barry Levey will speak on How to get the most mileage out of your industrial relations attorney at the Butler County Area Personnel Association meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Elk's Country Club, Ohio. Levey, OSU Law School graduate, has served in the Ohio House of Representatives, on the Miami University board of trustees, and held leadership roles with the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce and Butler County Children's Home. He is general counsel and assistant vice president of McGraw Construction Co.
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Barry Levey
Butler County Area Personnel Association
Elk’s Country Club
Ohio
Levey
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