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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 2004
Page
4
Across the 2001 to 2004 period Franklin City Schools pursued multiple bond and operating levy plans. Voter tallies show varying support for facilities renovations, construction, and stadium upgrades, with most ballots failing by narrow margins. Source: Warren County Board of Elections.
Franklin City Schools faces Fiscal Watch risk as state education officials urge cash reserves near $1 million. A 9.79 mill operating levy would fund day to day costs and safety projects. a 4.73 mill bond would finance classroom space and renovations. a 0.19 mill bond would upgrade stadium seating and restrooms.
A senior citizen correspondent recalls a rough ride after a balloon toppled from height and tangled in a power line, tearing and landing on barbed wire while the sheriff investigates. The rider credits daily walking for staying safe and hints at attempting the venture again. Local contact persists at lpack coxohip.com and (513) 705-2841.
Franklin City Schools seek voter approval of a 9.79 mill operating levy to fund day to day expenses and health and safety needs in five buildings. The Concerned Parents for the Future of Franklin Athletics have raised about 66,000 dollars while the district pledges 70,000 from the athletic department and Pepsi money to reach 126,000 needed for fall sports. Athletes are urged to pay a 250 dollar participate fee as only about 250 of 720 expected athletes have paid. Practices to begin per Ohio guidelines with six fall sports on the schedule. The group plans winter and spring fundraising, including Texas Hold’em events at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge.
Families in lawn chairs sampled gooey ice cream, roasted corn, pizza, and elephant ears as Sam and Linda Williams from Beavercreek watched balloons. The festival features skydivers at 6 p.m. and a 7 p.m. balloon launch, weather permitting a 7 a.m. start was planned earlier.
Police say Duane Short threatened self harm after wife Rhonda left him. Neighbors recall Sweeney as a lively 6 foot 2 inch Dale Earnhardt fan and devoted father. Funeral services for Sweeney and Short are scheduled at Gebhart Schmidt Parramore Funeral Home with viewings and donations offered to the Short Children Contribution Account.
Polls show nearly half of Americans know little about John Kerry, despite 30 years in public life and 20 years in the Senate. Republicans mock him as mysterious while portraying him as a liberal echo of Ted Kennedy. Democratic strategist Celinda Lake notes Clinton faced similar unfamiliarity in 1992.
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