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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 2004
Page
2
A reflective quotation from Bernard Berenson, the Lithuanian American art critic and author, highlighting the idea that dislikes stem from our qualities rather than our faults. The line appears as a succinct life lesson from his celebrated perspectives.
This summary compiles notable events and birthdays associated with July 17 across history. Highlights include the Potsdam conference start in 1945, the 1898 Santiago surrender in the Spanish‑American War, Disneyland’s opening in 1955, the 1981 Kansas City Hyatt collapse, and the 1996 TWA 800 disaster. Prominent births include Art Linkletter, Phyllis Diller, Juan Antonio Samaranch, and David Hasselhoff.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources offers an all day boating course at Caesar Creek Visitor Center with pre registration required. A Vacation Bible School fair at The Church at Mayfield features preregistration for VBS and Lava Island, with VBS Aug 2 6. Greekfest at Sts Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church Middletown runs noon to 11 pm with parking nearby.
Central Kentucky residents meet Cameron Crowe and Orlando Bloom as scenes shoot on Main Street in Versailles for Elizabethtown. Bloom, popular from The Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean, attracts large crowds with fans shouting in admiration.
Roads in multiple townships face closures for culverts, repairs, and widenings with reopenings set for late July through October. Notable closures include Oxford Middletown Road Milford for pavement repairs, Princeton Road widening near Bridgewater Falls, Ohio 122 culvert work with detours via Ohio 123 to I 75, and Union Road Franklin Township for three months. Local access maintained where stated.
Ohio lottery results list several draws from July 14 to July 16 including Pick 3 Pick 4 Buckeye 5 Super Lotto and Mega Millions. Figures show daily daytime and evening sequences with numbers drawn and current prize totals such as 20 million for Super Lotto and 29 million for Friday Mega Millions.
Burt Bacharach, 75, will receive the Hank Award from the Henry Mancini Institute in a ceremony on August 14 in Los Angeles for distinguished service to American music. Ginny Mancini lauded the honor, and Bacharach is known for hits like What the World Needs Now Is Love Do You Know the Way to San Jose and The Look of Love. Phil Ramone, a prior Hank Award recipient, will present the honor.
The Middletown Journal notes it promptly corrects errors of substance and provides a contact number for reporting corrections. Readers may call (513) 422-3611 from 7 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for clarification or to report issues.
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