Oldest WWI veterans in Batavia parade to participate
Fran Schwiermann reports Batavia’s two oldest living WWI veterans Leo Guy Craver 87 and Clyde Tom 86 plan to ride in the Memorial Day parade. Craver, a Batavia resident since long ago, served in aviation and worked as a machinist. Tom, who served in France and Germany, later worked in U S foreign aid. Both are long-time American Legion members, with Craver on the courthouse plaque.
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Fran Schwiermann
Batavia
Leo Guy Craver
South Fourth Street
Clyde Tom
Main Street
American Legion
Tom
France
Franklin County
Ohio
Craver
Clermont County
East Fork
Batavia Fork Rivers
Frank W. Weaver
Little Miami
East Fork Rivers
Foto
Fran
Memorial Day Parades Across Batavia Goshen and East Fork
Memorial Day events unfold in Batavia Goshen and East Fork with parades beginning at 10 30 a m in Batavia and 9 30 a m in Goshen before services at nearby cemeteries. Batavia parade will end at Batavia Cemetery with no sirens or candy throws. Goshen hosts post parade activities including live music square dance and cake contests. East Fork Church services begin at 10 a m and merge with 11 a m Legion observances.
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Batavia
Frank W. Weaver
American Legion Post
Legion
VFW
D and J
Main Street
Don Hill
Goshen
Cook School
Goshen Road
Old SR 28
Goshen United Methodist Church
Ralph Hawkins
East- Fork Park
Old Bethel
Bantam
East Fork State Park
American Legion
Bethel mayor cuts village salaries to save funds
New Bethel Mayor P D Brittain sworn in at a special meeting replacing David Smith, proposing savings to offset a 32 percent federal revenue cut. Department heads face 10 percent cuts, other staff five percent, with Joetta Sparks reassigned and hours halved. The plan aims to save about nine to ten thousand dollars before shifting nonvillage funded payroll.
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Daniel
P.D
Brittain
David Smith
Smith
Bauer
Joe Painter
Sherry Caudill
Board of Public Affairs
Ms. Caudill
Joetta Sparks
Douglas
Bethel
Investigators withhold pesticide source in Twelve Mile Creek case
John Coyne says ODNR investigators questioned him about Twelve Mile Creek pollution. Lee Schmeid, wildlife agent, would not identify responsible party or confirm if Coyne knew details. Ohio EPA urged avoidance of use or fish consumption near SR 132 bridge after Aldrin and Dieldrin were detected.
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Fran Schwierman
Twelve Mile Creek
Lee Schmeid
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Wildlife
Informatiin
John Coyne
Boot Hill Auto
Courier
ODNR
Coyne
Ohio
Schmeid Weriie
Terry Glynn
Clermont Game Protector
Schmeid
Williamsburg council opposes earnings tax amendment
Williamsburg council voted against the Rhodes Amendment at the May 19 meeting, citing a potential $4800 village deficit. The plan would share 50 percent of nonresident workers taxes with their resident areas, and the council urged residents to vote down the measure. The meeting also covered jail space limits in Clermont County and a pending dispute over part time patrolman David Simpson seeking full-time status, with a Federal Labor Relations Board appeal underway.
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Katie Hank
Williamsburg
Tax Bureau
Gary Addams
Council On
Addams
Clermont County
Batavia
Council
Simpson
Hauck
Federal Labor Relations Board
ZAC cautions on county disaster response plan review
Fran Schwiermann Zimmer Area Citizens urges Clermont County Commissioners to delay signing the county disaster response plan until a citizens advisory group reviews it. Ginny Dennison questions why intervenors did not testify at NRC hearings in Cincinnati. Dennison notes plan realism and cites testimony from county agency heads about response capability in a radiation leak.
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Fran Schwiermann
Zimmer Area
ZAC
Clermont County
Citizens’ Advisory
Ginny Dennison
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Kenneth Conover
Dennison
Conover
Memorial Day weekend deadlines at Clermont Courier
The Clermont Courier lists deadlines for Memorial Day weekend with Advertising due 5 p.m. Friday May 28 and Editorial by 4 p.m. Thursday May 27. Frustration over lack of response to a group questionnaire to the commissioners is noted as legal duties of the commission and sheriff are discussed. Assistant Prosecutor Larry Fisse attended hearings but did not testify for the committee. Continued on page 2.
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Clermont Courier
Dennison
John van Camp
Larry Fisse
Compe
ZAC
Maggie Erbe
Germann says motorized gliders operating safely
Residents on Apple Hill Lane told Batavia Township Trustees at the May 18 meeting they hold a petition from 35 citizens objecting to Ultralight activity on Apple Hill Road. They cite higher flight activity, lower altitudes, engine noise, privacy intrusion, and the need for legal counsel after no action earlier.
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Carol Bosken
Apple Hill Lane
Batavia Township
Apple Hill Road
Separ Selon
Foo
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