Gratis Council approves demolition plan for village sites
Gratis Village Council adopted a resolution to demolish two dilapidated buildings and three sheds with about 1100 dollars from the Preble County Health Department. The plan includes a curbside junk pickup, a Welcome sign project, shrubbery around the sign, and fundraising through the Ada Doty Fund. Local workers will assist next week for cleanup and beautification, and a state disaster payment of 593 dollars covers 75 percent of January snow removal.
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Lowell Wolfe
Act
Walcount
Gratis
Franklin Street
Ohio 725
Skeeter Fochter
Scot Duncil
Ada Doty
Twin Valley Bank
Duncil
Sime
Planning Commission
Dayton Power & Light Co
Enterprise Road
Wilson
State Disaster Services Agency
Trenton planners back plan revision contract with Dop firm
The City Planning Commission urged City Council to hire Carl Dop of Community Development Consultants Middletown to revise Trenton's 1970 comprehensive plan. The Commercial and Industrial Development Committee agreed, citing need to update sewers traffic flows and annexation plans for anticipated growth near a southern industrial tract.
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Trenton
City Planning Commission
Carl Dop
Community Development Consultants
Middletown
Commercial and Industrial Development Committee
Battery stolen from disabled car on Hamilton Middletown Rd
A battery valued at 40 dollars was reported stolen Wednesday from a disabled car parked in front of Garden Manor Extended Care Center at 6808 Hamilton Middletown Road. Harold Wilson of 1804 Jackson Lane reported the vehicle, left there at 24, belonged to his wife.
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Garden Manor Extended Care Center
Hamilton-Middletown Road
Harold Wilson
Jackson Lane
Buller County
Boro Boys State delegates named
Springboro High School principal Vincent Ross announced the Boys State delegates for the June 17 to 25 Ohio University Athens program. Selected were Phillip Darnell and Brad Swope with alternates Scott Birman and Kevin Harris. The trip is sponsored by the Russell McElfresh American Legion Post and the Springboro Lions Club.
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Springboro
Vincent Ross
Ohio University
Athens
Phillip Darnell
Raymond Darnell
Kesling Drive
Darnell
Brad
Franklin festival to honor log post office on riverfront
The Art of Living festival on Sunday centers on Franklin's 1805 log post office building beside the Great Miami River at Fifth and River. Sponsored by the Franklin Area Historical Society, the event opens at noon with remarks by U S Rep Thomas Kindness. Displays cover crafts, miniatures, quilts and stamps. a cabin area hosts a baking contest at 1 PM with a bicentennial cabin trivet prize. Live music includes Young Life Chorus and Village Singers. proceeds fund restoration with plans for annual events.
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Franklin
Great
Miami River
Fifth
River Streets
The
Franklin Area
U.S
Edgewood Middle School Band Concert Planned for Thursday
The sixth grade band from Trenton Pares Middle School will perform at 7 30 p m next Thursday at Edgewood High School. Admission is free with a reception to follow. Director is Joel Summers.
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Trenton
Pares Middle School
Edgewood High School
Joel Summers
Old Country Fair planned at Schenck Elementary School
Franklin announces an Old Country Fair on May 20 at Schenck Elementary. Activities include livestock from Gay Smith farm, a white elephant sale at the attic treasure shop, a country store with handmade goods, home baked treats, a hamburger walk, 300 Country Kitchen coupons, games with 10 cent tickets, face painting, sack races, fortune telling, a marionette show by seventh graders, and Sunshine Band music. Prizes include a handmade Afghan and a doll lamp. proceeds benefit the PTO.
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Franklin
Schenck
Gay Smith
Springboro
Dayton Natural History Museum
PTO
Joyce Hemenger
Kevin Hemenger
Mark Edwards
Sunshine Band
Carlisle
Vnsi
Kathy Kaczmarek
Nancy Burge
Fern Moore
Kary Bright
Janice Lanier
Ann Buckingham
Billie Harrison
Alice Baker
Vial of Life program launches in Monroe area
Two Monroe groups the Monroe Optimist Club and the Monroe Emergency Squad collaborate to start the Vial of Life program. Representatives will visit village homes May 20 28 to explain the initiative and hand out forms and plastic vials to store vital medical information for emergencies.
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Monroe
Vial of Life
Greg Stone
Carson Road
Free movies set Saturday at Middletown Library
Middletown Public Library offers free Saturday screenings for children in the community room at 2 p.m. The lineup includes Elephants and Hippos in Africa a 17 minute Disney nature film Cat Tale a 12 minute color short about a cat befriended by a local child and Popeye and Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp a 15 minute color cartoon featuring Popeye.
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Middletown Public Library
Africa
Popeye
Aladdin
Murdock to Speak at Mi n Area Chamber Update
Norman Murdock, assistant minority leader in the Ohio House and six term veteran from Cincinnati, will headline the Legislative Update session of the Mi n Area Chamber of Commerce. The meeting at 7:40 a.m. tomorrow at the Manchester Inn is open to members and guests.
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Ohio House of Representatives
General Assembly
Norman Murdock
Cincinnati
Mi N Area
Manchester Inn
Puppet Show Precedes Week of the Young Child at Miami Univ
A Saturday puppet show at Parrish Auditorium Hamilton Campus Miami University precedes the Week of the Young Child May 13 to 20. Sponsored by Butler County Chapter A E Y C the event features Cinderella by Kathy Piper with tickets a dollar at the day care center First Baptist Middletown and at the door.
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Hamilton
Parrish
Miami University
Butler County
The
Association For the Education of Young
Kathy Piper
First Baptist
Middletown
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Maple Avenue
State St
Lee Taylor
Taylor & Sons Fencing Co
Boro
Oyaap
Central Ave
Betty Osborne
John Tracy
Razor's Edge
Village Singers
Edgewood
PTO Council
Jane Wuellner
Sunset Court
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Todhunter Road
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Eugene
Budget Store
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