Scouts Endure Klondike Derby In Snowy Campout
Troop 208 Norwalk endures three snowy days at the Klondike Derby amid blizzards and jokes. Four troops finish weekend, led by Troop 225 Greenwich which wins the Klondike trophy. Troop 261 Berlin Heights places third. Troop 229 second with Troop 261 also honored. About 135 boys participate, enjoying campfire banter, snipe hunts, and chili as they hike through arctic outpost named cities and complete skill stations.
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Greenwich
Berlin Heights
Reservoir Park
Sitka
Skagway
Kodiak
Ketchian
Richard Heilman
It Is Right To Read Week In Ohio Schools
Huron County schools participate in Right to Read Week with spring activities. A key event is a Norwalk Junior High School meeting for teachers and administrators on April 19. Pupils will receive Ohio Reading Circle awards for reading books. A Read to Win program runs, and volunteer aides are being trained to help children with reading difficulties.
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Ohio
Huron County
Norwalk Junior High School
Ohio Reading Circle
New Miner Pact Proposes Major Wage and Benefit Increases
UPI reports United Mine Workers summary of a proposed coal miners contract with an immediate $1.00 hourly raise, 40 cents more plus 30 cents COLA in years two and three, $100 bonus after first postwork pay, health fund continuations, a $5 million health care reimbursement fund, eye care, full pension payments, boosted pension amounts, disability rises, retroactive death benefits, higher life insurance, extended Christmas vacation, clothing allowance increases, shift differentials uplift, stronger grievance handling, bereavement pay for stepchildren, absenteeism rules, no fines for standing on picket lines, no Sunday work, and no probation for new hires.
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Washington
UPI
The
United Mine Workers
Kentucky to display Ten Commandments in classrooms and courts
The Kentucky State House approved a bill mandating copies of the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom and courtroom. Supporters call it a moral reminder. opponents label it unconstitutional and regressive amid objections from several legislators.
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Frankfort
UPI
Kentucky
State House
Huron County Dairy Association Meet Focuses On Australia Farming
The Huron County Dairy Association will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Production Credit Association Building to discuss dairy farming in Australia with refreshments and a door prize. In another matter in the state Senate supporters of a bill with 53 co sponsors urged passage despite constitutional questions. The bill would require posting 16 by 20 inch copies of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom and courtroom. A move to allow moral precepts from non Bible sources failed by voice vote. Sponsor Claudia Riner said past displays influenced her view that the Ten Commandments provide a moral code underlying U.S. law.
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Huron County Dairy Association
Production Credit Association
Norwalk
Australia
State Senate
Louie Guenthner
Louisville
Claudia Riner
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