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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1982
Page
8
Brian Ritchie honors his father a Batavia Township Trustee and long time telephone worker in a contest entry. The essay praises his dad as a Mason Corvette enthusiast who patched roads, fixed water problems, drove a delivery truck at twelve, and plans to serve four years as trustee.
Nikki Morris, a fifth grader at Batavia school, places third with an essay honoring her grandfather born in 1903. He grew up in Adams County Ohio, taught across Milford schools, and became Milford South School’s first principal in 1957 after 47 years in teaching.
Annie Young, a fifth grader at Batavia school, won honorable mention for an essay about her parents as her heroes. She describes her mother and father guiding, supporting, and inspiring her through illness, finances, skating, boating, camping trips, family trips to Smoky Mountains, Cumberland Falls, and summer outings at local lakes.
A reader blasts Ohio hazardous waste dumping and landfill controls. They criticize Senate Bills 114 57 and 67 proposing local oversight stricter trucking labeling and cleanup bonds while noting tax spending tourism permits and rest areas. The letter urges voter registration and public response ahead of 1983.
A concerned Jackson Two resident urges fact accuracy on fire levy and warns that landfill traffic accidents require a stronger fire department than currently available, arguing for voters to choose the best department.
The article traces Father s Day from its Spokane origins in 1910 through its spread by advocates including William Jennings Bryan to national status by 1972. It notes early observances, congressional action, and its morale purpose, marking its rise to worldwide recognition and broad public celebration by 1995.
As chairman of the Clermont County Safety Committee I report the Wastewater Department received a Safety Program Certificate from the Ohio Water Pollution Control Conference for following its safety criteria. The Sewer Montgomery team aided promotion of the program. Two Williamsburg girls will attend the Buckeye Girls State session June 19 to 26 at Ashland College. Samantha Nixon and Beth Craig, sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 288, mark a family milestone with prior attendees in 1959 and 195?
Congress rejected John Rousselot’s balanced budget substitute on May 25 by 242 to 182. The measure would have frozen federal payments at 1982 levels, boosted social security, cut defense by 8 billion, and kept 1983 tax increases under 20 billion. The House adjourned at 2 a.m. May 27 without a budget.
A religious lecture argues that born again faith can divide families, citing Jesus words about division. It warns unsaved spouses may resist faith while urging believers to endure, stressing personal responsibility for salvation and eternal outcomes.
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