Town honors Chowchilla bus driver and freed kids
Bus driver Ed Ray and 24 of the 26 children he helped escape were feted by Chowchilla with a large parade and plaques. A gray monument was unveiled, and 5,500 residents attended a barbecue. Three suspects from the Bay Area face a preliminary hearing on kidnapping and robbery charges.
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Chowchilla
Calif
Ed Ray
Main Street
Ray
Ford
Jim Dumas
Jennifer Brown
San Francisco Bay Area
Frederick Woods
James Schoenfeld
Richard Schoenfeld
Franklin race winners show two lawyers paddle own canoe
A Franklin Bicentennial canoe race crowned Neal Bronson and David Chiracelli as champions on the Great Miami River. Warren County Commissioner Robert Turner and Gerri Hart finished second, with Judge P Daniel Fedders and son third. About 80 teams competed over two days, with organizers unsure of a repeat next year.
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Franklin
Neal ‘Brenson
David
Chicarelli
Great Miami River
Chautauqua
Second Street
Bronson-Chicarelli
Claire Pieratt
Larry Landis
Bryan Knight
Gary Bowling
Jack Farrar
Rick Brzezinski
Gene Blevins
Bill
Larry Sorrell
Joseph Brzezinski
Assistant principal named at Franklin Junior High
William D. Wood, a former Franklin teacher, is named Franklin Junior High School assistant principal after eight years in the Lima system. Board approved personnel changes including Christina Bondhus, Sue Edinger, Ronald Lake, and Barbara Sample, with supplemental coaching assignments for Griffith, Fout, Lake, and Luebbe. all staff positions now filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Junior High
Franklin
William D. Wood
Lima
Wood
Franklin School Board
Aege Wood
Christina Bondhus
Sue Edinger
Ronald Lake
Hampton Bennett
Barbara Sample
Michael Griffith
David Fout
Lake
Kathy Luebbe
Middleton
Burglars Hit Triasco Plant and Church on Saturday
Thieves broke into Triasco Corp at 1515 14th Ave and Christian Enterprise Baptist Church at 1412 Girard St on Saturday, stealing a two way radio 600, racket set 150, impact wrench 100, and $2 from a pop machine. Police arrested Mark Bruner and John Dell Sunday at 2:15 a.m. for criminal trespassing. they were released on 25 dollar bonds. Ralph Miller reported a 175 dollar CB radio theft from his home.
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Triasco Corp
14Th Ave
Christian Enterprise Baptist Church
Girard St
Wicklow Drive
Adam Cristo, Inc
Mark A. Bruner
Galway Circle
John R. Dell
Jackson Lane
Ralph A. Miller
Wilbraham Road
Middle Kingdom triumphs in fifth Pensic War showdown
About 200 history enthusiasts donned medieval armor at an isolated Ohio hill-top for the fifth Pensic War by the SCA. The Middle Kingdom defeated the Eastern Kingdom amid archery, jousts, and royal court. His Royal Majesty Alaric von Rotstein, Nick Buchholz of Richmond, Va., fell in the final clash. King Albert von Dreckenveldt, aka Al Tegen of DeKalb, Illinois, led the victors at age 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaric von Rotstein
Nick Buchholz
Richmond
Alaric Bucholz
Albert von Dreckenveldt
al Tegen
Dekalb
Ill
Deaths and Funerals in Lebanon Area
Obituaries list George John Smith of Middletown and Fred Beachler of Carlisle among several local deaths. Fairfax memorials note services, burial plans, and survivors, with details on spouses, children, and siblings, plus funeral home arrangements and calling hours.
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Lebanon
George John Smith
Mulford Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton
Breathitt County
Smith
Armco Steel Corp
Joyce
Jennifer
Grace Smith
Monroe
Russell
Samuel
Middletown
Elizabeth Hale
Trenton
Edith Meehan
Danville, Ill
Louise Ferlise
Sabina
McCoy-Leffler
James Jenkins
Butler County Memorial Park
Carlisle
Fred Beachler
Beachler Drive
Beachler
Frigidaire Corp
New Jersey Presbyterian Church
Grace
Fred Jr
St. Louis
George
Westerville
Elaine Price
Forest
Bradenton
Fla
Harry
Franklin
Sue
Forest of Sarasota
Pearl Freeman
Eaton Funeral Home
Clair Beatty
Woodhill Cemetery
Warren County Heart Fund
Thefts From Cars Reported On Cranewood Drive
Police investigate several overnight thefts from automobiles on Cranewood Drive. Victims include Mrs. Willis Mr. Herman Connie Scudder and Gary Hunt reporting radios and an FM radio with eight track stolen. A second crash on Trenton Franklin Michael Roads leaves two injured, Donisi cited for failure to keep an assured clear distance.
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Trenton
Cranewood Drive
Tom Willis
Cranewood
Malcolm Herman
Connie Scudder
Gary Hunt
Don Creekbaum
Brelsford Drive
Middletown Hospital
Franklin
Michael Roads
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Carmella L. Donisi
Central Ave
Danny A. Cales
Roberts Drive
Carlisle
Michael Road
Donisi
Susanne Cales
Three Die From CO on Boat on Ohio River
WARSAW Ky AP Three people died from carbon monoxide poisoning on a river boat after a small generator ran overnight. Victims were Norbert Adick of Cincinnati Elizabeth Adick and Vincent Fiordalis of Cleveland. Fiordalis wife Charlotte was hospitalized with CO exposure.
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Warsaw
Ohio River
Here
Norbert F. Adick
Cincinnati
Elizabeth
Vincent Fiordalis
Cleveland
Gallatin County
Alous’ Carlton
Carlton
Fiordalis
Charlotte
Middletown High Hosts Week Schedule Distribution
Registration schedules at Middletown High will be handed to students this week. Juniors and seniors may pick up Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sophomores report Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or Thursday 1 to 3 p.m. An ID card costs $1. Football season tickets go on sale in the Athletic Office. Counselors offer schedule corrections after 1 p.m. Aug 30 and through the week, due by Sept 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Miller
Juanita Kennard
Joyce Eldridge
Germantown
John A. Arpp
Mark Williams
Germantown Cemetery
Middletown High School
P.K
Middletown
Bileo
Back to school and home decor guide features
A parade of fall fashion and home goods outlets outlines sweaters from Filson s, pet beds from Ewald s, gym suits from Allsports, and storage ideas from P K Middletown. Highlights include Office Outfitters wall hangings, Tobias Studios pet portraits, Lewis Drugs care aids, and Fenton Art Glass at Four SeasonsHallmark Hills Plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allsports
Raglan
O.K
Lewis
Fenton Art Glass
Four Seasons
Hallmark
Hills Plaza
Fenton Glass
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Marty Caudill
Ann Bond
Marji
Linda Brzezinski
Laura
Mary Lower
Jan Beedle
Glenda Janney
David Hetzler
Brian Farrar
Mike Brown
Jeff Short
Steve Janney
Robert Hall
Nancy Brzezinski
Lori Blevins
Lisa Buckingham
Kim Gregory
James Abner
Stephan Farrar
Mark Kirby
Brian Downey
Robert Turner
Grover Ward
David Rapp
Denny Pieratt
Jack
C. Ray
Mitch Wolf
Richard Sr
Jack Poirier
Naomi
Larry
Barbara Patrick
Dennis L
Neal Bronson
Canoe
Klinger
Franklin Supt
Shelby Middleton
Converse
Russell Nicoll
Russ
Manchester Road
Fenwick High School
Ares
Alliance
Middle Kingdom
George Smith
Funeral Home
William Deeter
William C. Deeter
N. Main St
Miami Valley Hospital
Deeter
Dayton Press
Janice
Linda Smith
New Mexico
Melanie Deeter
Mike
Naomi Deeter
German
James Henry
Muskegon
Mich
Henry
Kentucky
Beulah
Phoebe Muraski
Susan Muraski
Peggy Miner
Edwina
Clock Chapel
Grand Ave
Twin Lake
William Goosey
Millville
Oxford Road
Webb
Harold E. Stump
S. Derexa Drive
Lois J. Simmons
Covington
Hamilton
St. Stephen Church
Butler County
DODDS
Verity
Woodside Cemetery
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
Monthlu
Middletown High
Holden
Mom
T.V
MacTobias
Tobias Studios
Mac
Filson’s
McAlpin’'S
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