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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1984
Page
2
With the new year people draft resolutions aiming to improve themselves. High goals can lower mood when not met, so the piece suggests a simple aim: be a better person. It argues small, steady changes over grand yearly lists to improve personal and neighborhood relations amid global tensions.
Milford school superintendent Boyd E. Smith presents a plaque to retiring board member Norman H. Murdoch who served eight years. An award is also given to Ann Ferguson for twelve years of service on the board at the December 20 meeting.
A reader laments careless tree disposal and urges respectful handling of Christmas evergreens. The piece contrasts curbside trashing with storing trees, notes health and property concerns, and recounts experiences with artificial trees to avoid damage and cost.
Al Anon meets at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 8101 Beechmont Ave at 10 30 a m Regulars JAYCEE WOMEN meet at Stadium Club 329 Walnut St at 6 p m Information Ginny 863 7985 Exchange Club Of Eastern Hills meets at Duff's Smorgasbord 617 Ohio Pike Interested businessmen needed Information 474 2201 Help Center in Bank One Building Main Street Owensville open noon 3 p m Genealogical Society Clermont County Batavia Branch Library 180 S Third St Regina Waits to discuss recorder's records Reading room open 7 p m Film Series Focus on the Family 7 p m Batavia Heights Baptist Church 2249 Williamsburg Batavia Pike Information 732 1971 Parents Without Partners Orientation 7 p m Perkins Ohio 32 near Eastgate Mall Information 722 2169 732 2291 1444 3485 Womens Aglow Colony Restaurant downtown Cincinnati 414 Walnut St 7 30 p m Speaker Joyce Leopold 531 4942 To submit Community Calendar items send a week before publication Judy Sanger The Courier 564 Cincinnati Batavia Pike Cincinnati 45244 Mommy and Me classes Clermont County Diagnostic Center 2291 Bauer Rd Batavia Topics infant toys temperament attachment separation adjustment Registration 732 7276 Women Network Cincinnati meet 6 p m Colony Restaurant dinner 7 p m Jane Heimlich topic Natural Ways to Stay Fit and Improve Health Information 531 2525
Tuesday schedule includes Union Extension Homemakers at 10:30 a.m. in First National Bank Building with crafts and hostesses Barbara Trivett and Mary Rosenfelder. Blood donations at Clermont Mercy Hospital 2–9 p.m. with appointment suggested. Friday events include Hills gathering at 8 a.m. and orientation 2 p.m. at J.C Penney's Eastgate Mall.
Park Board Volunteers and LL.C present a Krohn Conservatory program on plant acquisition care display and propagation. No botany background required. Registration line lists 475-6932 and Marlene Hardman contact 321-4319 for information.
The Ohio Forestry Association Inc. offers a new publication titled Timber Buyers Guide. Single copies are free. additional copies cost one dollar. Requests should be sent to Ohio Forestry Association, 665 E Dublin Granville Rd, Columbus, 43229.
The Courier invites readers to submit letters on any topic about community happenings. Letters should be brief, under 300 words, original, and in good taste with no libel. Include name, full address, and daytime telephone number for contact and authentication.
Norman H. Murdoche, retiring president, reflects on eight years of service from 1976 to 1983. He notes passing a building levy, opening an elementary school named for Superintendent Boyd Smith, inflation pressures, tax value growth from 70 to 200 million, and a rise in the budget from 4.5 to about 10.5 million. He recalls library tensions over Slaughterhouse-Five and other titles, but praises superintendent integrity and open inquiry.
The economy shows strong growth in the third quarter, with unemployment down to 8.4 percent and civilian employment up 3.6 million since December 1982. Auto and housing sectors improve, inflation remains low at 3.4 percent, and durable goods orders rise as employers face hiring pressure, though gains are uneven across Americans.
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