Isolated Massachusetts couple defies town ban on outhouse
Dan and Robin Woodard carved a secluded life in Northfield, building a cedar house and an ornate hand crafted outhouse. The town ordered stop on the outhouse and indoor plumbing rules, a legal clash followed resolved with a court ruling in the couple's favor despite zoning and permit friction. The case highlights local resistance to an unconventional, self-sufficient lifestyle.
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Northfield
Mass
Dan
Robin Woodard
Dan Woodward
Outhouse dispute fuels three year court battle in California
Dan Woodard and Robin seek privacy on a 96 acre mountainside in northern California with no electricity and oil lamps. They faced permits and appeals, claiming harassment as state board rulings remain unsettled. A separate brief notes Elyria man Willie J Hughes charged with safecracking at J & B Discount Store and marijuana possession.
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Dan Woodard
Dan
Robin
University of California At
Los Angeles
Marrage
Redwood Mountains
California
State Board of Plumbing Examiners
Michigan
Elyria
Broad Street
Willie J Hughes
Broad St
Hughes
Edison High stages largest cast for All American musical
Edison High School Thespian Troop presents All American the tale of an immigrant professor who becomes a reluctant football coach at a tough school. More than 100 students participate, the largest cast in the school's history, with Rex Stayforth directing thespians and Nick Georgi directing the band and a cappella choir for musical accompaniment.
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Milan — Edison High School
Fidorski
Southern Baptist Institute of Technology
Rex Stayforth
Thespians
Nick Georgiasandis
Return Set For Paddle Rule Clash At Jones High
Rhonda Davis 16 a Jones High cheerleader and class president was allowed back at school after filing suit to overturn a tardy paddle rule. A hearing is set for Nov 23 as officials considered changing the rule. her mother opposed paddling by a male teacher. Separately Ernst Kirsteuser named chair of invertebrates at New York's American Museum of Natural History.
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Rhonda
Peggy C. Davis
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Ernst Kirsteuer
Kirsteuer
Vienna
University of Vienna
Oceanographic Institute of Oriente University
Cumana
Venezuela
Museum
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