The Clermont Courier Batavia's Oldest Newspaper
The Clermont Courier is Batavia Ohio's Republican weekly newspaper published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the Batavia post office. It traces its lineage to 1826 and 1870 acts.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1973
Page
2
The Clermont Courier is Batavia Ohio's Republican weekly newspaper published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the Batavia post office. It traces its lineage to 1826 and 1870 acts.
Clermont Publishing Company at 385 West Main St Batavia Ohio lists subscription rates of 3.00 per year and notes display advertising rates on request. Publisher Jerald and Thomas Fortney and staff including editor Bloide Editor and Margaret Jamieson, William Massey, and Diana Shelton are named in this publication notice.
The Amelia area hosts World Day of Prayer on March 22 at 10 a.m. at Amelia United Methodist Church with Mrs. Mary Lee Hauser as hostess chair and a fellowship hall luncheon to follow. Participating churches include Mt. Pisgah Locust Corner Mt Holly and Amelia United Methodist.
The Berean Class sponsors a rummage sale Saturday March 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mt. Holly United Church of Christ located one mile east of Amelia on SR 125. The public is invited.
Mt. Carmel Superintendent L E Gingrich notes West Clermont Board of Education will host weekly Facts n Coffee sessions through May 8 to inform voters about a 3.6 million dollar bond for building two middle grades schools. Sessions at Mt. Carmel, Amelia, Williamsville Tabasco, St. Bernadette and St. Thomas More facilities, all 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., at the WC School Board office.
A special presentation of Carmichael's Tell It Like It Is will be at Olive Branch United Methodist Church on Sunday March 18 at 7 p.m. The Senior UMYF from Epworth Lima Ohio will perform with about 30 teens. A family carry in dinner precedes at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
The Barons faced the Wyoming Cowboys in a lengthy 59 minute game on Wednesday March 7. The final score stood 37 to 79 as the Barons suffered a heavy defeat but showed effort throughout.
A school report from Amelia High summarizes a March 9 Sadie Hawkins committee meeting for March 23, sponsored by the Foreign Language Club, and announces March 30 student trips to Florida with concerts en route and a Disney World stop. It also mentions auditions for music groups, the spring play Ten Little Indians on March 15–16, and the March 21 Winter Sports Banquet with speaker Bob Kamp.
The Clermont County Humane Society hosts an auction and flea market Saturday March 24 at Lions Club Park Amelia. Auction starts 11 30 a m with lunch on site donations of usable furniture dishes and other salable items welcomed on Friday March 23 from 10 a m to 3 p m or via early pickup by calling regional numbers. Lions Club Park located on SR 125 east edge of Amelia. Last auction raised about $1 000 with hopes for more. Weekend shelter hours extended on a trial basis remains popular with Saturday 10 a m to 2 p m and Sunday 10 a m to 12 Noon.
A revised permit fee schedule becomes effective March 16 as ordered by the Zoning Commission. Minimum district zone change fee is 100 dollars, pool permits with fence are 10 dollars, and 15 dollars per family applies to building single and multi family units. Billboard and advertising sign permit fees are updated and listed. Call 132-1414 for classifieds assistance.
West Clermont School menu items for March 19 to March 23 list hot dogs spaghetti and sea dog on bun with sides and milk options. A birth announcement for Randall Jerry Cann born February 28 at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital weighs 9 pounds 8 ounces with one older sibling Robbie. Grandparents are William Fisher Merritt Island Florida and Lyle Cann Batavia.
Mr and Mrs Theodore L Crawford of 22 Woodruff Lane Amelia announce the engagement of their daughter Cathleen to Marshall C Johnston son of Mr and Mrs C R Johnston of Bradenton Florida Miss Crawford is a 1971 Amelia High School graduate and will graduate in June from Raymond Walters General and Technical College University of Cincinnati School of Nursing Mr Johnston works in Special Therapeutics and Diagnostic Medicine at Bethesda Hospital No date has been set for the wedding
Amelia High School's Music Association announces an action plan to raise funds for band uniforms. A Band Uniform Fund has been established with collection boxes in the high school music room and junior high building, and in local stores. Details may be obtained from students and band members.
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