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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1986
Page
3
The Clermont County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities will hold its regular monthly meeting on July 24 at 7 p.m. in the office of Superintendent Donald A Collins at the county service center on Ohio 222 north of Batavia. The meeting is open to the public.
County engineer Ralph T Palmer ordered the South Milford bridge shut at noon July 17 for emergency repairs expected to last about a month. Rusted truss members risk motorist safety while repainting and a one lane deck is maintained. Closest crossings are Perintown Roundbottom Road US 50 and Newtown Wooster Pike US 50. Glen Este band night August 27 offers a 19 inch RCA color TV to one ticket holder.
Congressmen Bill Gradison received the 1986 National Security Leadership Award from John M. Fisher of the American Security Council on Capitol Hill. Over 500 members of the Congressional Advisory Board and numerous U.S. representatives attended the ceremony. The American Security Council coordinates the Coalition for Peace Through Strength, a bipartisan group of pro defense leaders including 230 members of Congress and major veterans and women’s organizations.
The Clermont Soil and Water Conservation District’s Big Tree Contest selects a sycamore owned by Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Marlar of Stonelick Township as the winner. The 96 foot tall tree measures 139.1 inches in circumference. Allen Beal, county service forester, notes sunlight competition drove its height. The SWCD aims to highlight county woodlands and the sycamore’s typical habitat along streams and bottom lands.
The Marlars will be recognized at the district's annual meeting in December, marking a notable milestone for the group within the community.
Donald R. Forbes Jr. pleaded no contest in Clermont County Court on July 14 to dumping trash near Lindale Nicholsville Road on June 24. He was found guilty and sentenced to 60 days in jail with 55 suspended, fined 50 dollars and ordered to pay court costs. He will serve five days in the county jail.
County commissioners approved final change orders totaling 3495 dollars and the final construction payments for the new adult detention facility. Fries Correctional Equipment guarantees the doors for a year after resolving issues with computer controlled security doors. The panel also approved funds transfer to cover last costs for boarding prisoners out of the county before the jail opened.
Langenheim & Thompson Co of Madison Place and Prestress Services Inc of Decatur were the apparent low bidders on two bridge replacement projects last week. Langenheim & Thompson's bid was 162,211.25 dollars, about 3,700 dollars lower than rivals.
J T Lehrer Construction Co Batavia bids 4600 under engineer estimate for a Felicity Cedron Rural Road bridge. Prestress Services offers 33690 for Bristol Road beams. Universal Concrete 36124 20. Drainage project bids let for New Richmond with Pressure Concrete 46975 and a higher engineer estimate 47280. Albert Argo Co Mt Washington tops four bidders at 98161 50, but only 93000 in CDBG funds available.
United Painting Co. Inc. of Lockland was the low bidder on three of four water storage tanks to be refurbished and had the lowest combination price for all four. Maintenance Tank Co. Inc. of Grayson Kentucky offered the lowest price for the single-tank bid. Bell & Howell of Blue Ash offered the best deal on two microfilm reader printers at 30806, under rival bids.
Ohio dairy producers will hear about bovine growth hormone mastitis control fat feeding and other topics at Ohio Dairy Day Friday August 8 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. OSU researchers led by H Russell Conrad and K Larry Smith will discuss diet formulations vitamin E selenium and high energy feeds with on site expert sessions and exhibitions.
The 1986 Farm Focus near Van Wert Ohio runs August 5 and 6 on the Barry Thatcher farm two miles northeast of Van Wert on Route 224. More than 800 acres of farmland, 300 exhibitors, 40 acres of tent city, youth and women programs, economic forecasts by John Marten and Bill Helming, plus demonstrations on no til planting, herbicide plots, and conservation tillage. The Northwest Ohio 4-H Demonstration Contest, a tractor rodeo, and women’s sessions on social changes, family decision making, stress, cooking and crafts are also featured. Ellen Ford performs a rural women musical at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Local groups can sell 2 to 3 foot trees such as red maple and pin oak to raise funds. Each tree yields 1.25 dollars profit and costs customers 3.50. Trees ship to homes this fall with planting instructions and a growth guarantee. Promote sales in July through September. materials are free.
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