Germantown park panel hears VVBASE concerns on independent programs
Germantown park board heard Fred Samworth of Valley View Baseball and Softball Enthusiasts push for independence from Montgomery County Recreation. VVBASE disputes age cut off, forfeit rule, and seeks funding flexibility if an independent program is possible. The board eyed county funding for park improvements and discussed purchasing procedures and pool finances.
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Germantown
Montgomery County Recreation and Parks Department
Germantown Park Board
Fred Samworth
Valley View
Vvbase
Park Board
Douglas Fenske
Fenske
Village
Winter activity programs eyed in Germantown area
Montgomery County Recreation and Parks announces free winter programs for youths and adults at Valley View Middle Germantown Elementary and Farmersville Elementary. Activities include coed youth recreation, boys and girls basketball, adult men recreation and a coed volleyball league. A $30 team fee for coed volleyball and $130 per team for men’s basketball apply.
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Germantown
Montgomery County Recreation and Parks Department
Valley View
Farmersville
Judy Norris
Parks Department
Kevin Conley
Pastor Johnson to be ordained at Faith Baptist Church
A picture identifying Elmer Johnson as Ralph Davis in yesterday’s Journa was incorrect. Johnson will be ordained pastor of Pine Town Baptist Church this Saturday with ordination service at 7 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church located at 6355 Manchester Road in Franklin.
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Elmer Johnson
Peasttown Baptist Church
Ralph Davis
Edgewood bus driver charged in chain reaction crash
A Edgewood school bus driver, Helen Harris, 42, was charged with failing to maintain an assured clear distance after the bus struck a stopped car on Liberty Fairfield near Ohio 4. The impact pushed the car into Kimberly Jackson 17 and then into Wilbur Stang 41. Three other drivers involved were Crum 16 and their vehicles, all while children on the bus were not reported injured.
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Trenton
Edgewood
Liberty Fairfield
Ohio
Helen Harris
Ohio Ave
Robert Crum
S. Third St
Kimberly Jackson
E. Arlington Ave
Jackson
Wilbur Stang
Ranlyn Drive
Hamilton
T Rs
Crum
Middletown High School musical Sugar opens tonight
The two male leads Scott Irson and Pete Kavouras star in Sugar at Middletown High School Theater. They perform as Daphne and Josephine, learning feminine gait with help from costume staff and advisers. Cast includes four other major roles, with Bill Landen directing and Debbie Wieneke choreographing. Performances run 7 30 tonight 8 p m Saturday and 3 p m Sunday with tickets at 2 each.
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Middletown
Robert Mucha
Barbara Saunders
Middletown High
Daphne
Josephine Lairson
Lairson
Kavouras
Martin and
Lewis
Onces
Jerry
Josephine
Laison
Bill Landen
Debbie Wieneke
Manchester Middle School
Middletown High School
Armance
Man Dies of Heart Attack While Trimmin g Tree
Glen B. VanBuskirk 66 of 1309 Carolina St died of a heart attack yesterday after a trimming incident. Police, firemen and a neighbor described a trimmer line entangling with wires as he moved to set a ladder, leading to collapse. Coroner Garrett J Boone ruled the cause a heart attack. He retired from Sheet Metal Workers Local 224 in 1964 and was a member of Lincoln Lodge 693 F&AM. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, a stepson and stepdaughter, a brother and sister, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Masonic rites Friday evening. He was born in Middletown and belonged to Faith United Methodist Church.
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Glen B. VanBuskirk
Carolina St
Butler Ty
Garrett J Boone
VanBuskirk
van Buskirk
Middletown
Faith United Methodist Church
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Dayton
Lincoln Lodge
F&am
Gladys
Nancy Hartfelder
New Lebanon
Rosemary Globokar
Phoenix
Ariz
Peggy Joe VanBuskirk
Cleveland
Gerald Craft
Shirley Cox
Monroe
Loyal ‘“Bud’’ van Buskirk
Bery
George Henderson
17Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Henderson
Armco
New Era Baptist Church
Tried Stone Lodge F&am
Armco Veterans Club
Kate
Armed Robbery At Omega Gas Station In Blue Ball
Detective Chuck Nixon of Lemon Township reports an armed robbery at Omega Gas Station on 2012 Cincinnati Dayton Road Blue Ball. A masked man entered the office at 7 40 p m demanded money placed in a bag. a second attendant was also held at gunpoint before the suspect fled on Cincinnati Dayton Road.
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Omega
Cincinnati- Dayton Road
Blue Ball
Chuck Nixon
Lemon Township
Atendant
Nixon
Gunint
Cincinnati-Dayton
Understanding Your Aging Parents four-session series
Hamilton program by Family Service of Butler County begins Tuesday at 7 30 p m at 111 Buckeye St. Sessions on subsequent Tuesdays cover aging issues and family impact of caregiving. Call Jan Elzey at 3245 for details.
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Hamilton
Family Service
Butler County
Buckeye St
Jan Elzey
Auto destroyed in night blaze
A car at 1556 Middletown Eaton Road was a total loss after a fire around 11 p m Wednesday. Madison Township firefighters from Poastown station responded as James Jackson 17 of 4759 Eck Road told deputies he was working on the car when it caught fire.
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Middletown-Eaton Road
Adison Township
Poasttown
James Jackson
Eck Road
Butler County
Sheriff's Deputies
Deaths and funeral notices from multiple towns
Deaths are reported for George Henderson 87 of 815 17th Ave. Middletown, and Orville Cramer Jr. 59 of Lexington with service details. Additional notices: Charles F. Ford Jr. of West Elkton. Mrs. Lou Pattison of Camden. Grace O Dell of Camden. Herbert A. Walsh of Hamilton. infant Morenda Escape of 275 Riverside Drive. Services and burial plans vary by individual and location.
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Morenda
Carlos
Riverside Drive
Zettler
Two Women Die In Suspected Hit Run In Hamilton
Donald L Newberry 19 of 10 Nelson St Hamilton faces aggravated vehicular homicide charges after a Saturday crash that killed two Hamilton women Mildred Sergeant 31 of 1981 Fairgrove Ave and Jay Eka 30 of 220 N 11th. Companion Gene Stapleton 17 of 141 N Riverside Dr is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide driving without a license and leaving the scene.
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Hamilton
Donald L Newberry
Nelson St
Gene Stapleton
N. Riverside Drive
U.S. 127
Mildred Sergeant
Fairgrove Ave
Jay Eka
Kindness Opposes Parts of Carter Energy Package
Rep Thomas N Kindness of Ohio voted against the energy package citing opposition to a gradual natural gas price deregulation plan and a provision he called unworkable. He also opposed federal control of electric utility rates while supporting an $18.7 billion tax cut. The House approved the package 231 to 168 and it awaited Senate action.
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Washington
Thomas N. Kindness
Hamilton
Ohio
Congress
Kindness
House
Senate
Sheriff's Star newsletter launched by Butler County sheriff
Hamilton Butler County Sheriff Robert Walton announced the establishment of the Butler County Sheriff's Star, a monthly newsletter for department members and interested the public. Walton urged public involvement and solicited topics to be addressed in future issues.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Robert Walton
Artment
Walton
Butler County Sheriff's Star
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Astoria Road
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Greenwood Road
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