County Scouts Plan 72 Mile Mountain Hike
Six Medina County Boy Scouts and George VanDeusen from Hinckley join two Akron Area Council groups at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron New Mexico for a ten day 72 mile Rockies hike. Leaders Van Deusen and Troop 520 accompany 13 scouts including six from Hinckley and Medina. Participants include Tim Anderson Robert Bogdanski Guy Connors Bob Harvey John Szlag and Clinton Johnson. They must be at least 14 and First Class Scouts. The trip ends August 21 with Van Deusen’s second Philmont visit following a 1968 expedition.
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Medina County
George VanDeusen
River Road
Hinckley
Philmont
Cimarron
N.M
Rockies
Akron
van Deusen
Brunswick
Medina
Tim Anderson
Center Road
Robert Bogdanski
Wilbur Road
Guy Connors
Ridge Road
Bob Harvey
Daleside Drive
John Szlag
James Blvd
Clinton Johnson
Hathaway Drive
Valley City Steak Roast and Frog Jump Set for Aug 15
Valley City hosts the tenth annual Steak Roast and Frog Jump at Mack's Lazy T Ranch on Grafton Road West. The event runs from noon to 6 p.m. with steaks, potatoes, corn and tomatoes, plus skydivers dropping frogs at about 2 p.m. Mark Twain and characters will judge the frog contest. Local legends ensure a safe, festival atmosphere.
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Valley City
Valley City Chamber of Commerce
Mack
Lazy T Ranch
Grafton Road West
Mark Twain
Huck Finn
Tom Sawyer
Old Prospector
Buzzards
Hinckley
Terry Reynolds
Sadat sets Sunday deadline for U.S. peace bid
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, in an Al Ahram report, warned that Egypt is prepared to wage all out war with Israel if no peace is reached and set Sunday as the deadline for U S efforts toward a Middle East settlement. The message to President Nixon stressed political or military settlement this year. Syria cut diplomatic ties with Jordan over border clashes as regional tensions widen.
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United Press International
Anwar Sadat
U.S
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Cairo
al Ahram
Mohammed Hassan Bein Heikal
Sadat
Nixon
Heikal
Soviet Union
Syria
Jordan
Mediterranean Sea
Smithville Ox Roast Adapts For New Outdoor Service
Smithville marks the 31st Ox Roast with a redesigned outdoor food area under large tents to meet fire and health department rules. The event remains the region’s biggest single night attraction in Wayne County, roasting two tons of ox in twin ovens and serving sandwich style to thousands of attendees.
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Smithville
Wayne County
Diestler Wins Tri County Speech at Wooster Meet
Gary Drestler of Medina County won the Tri County Farm Bureau Discussion Meet held July 29 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Auditorium in Wooster. First alternate was Mike Schnell of Wayne County with other participants Jim Orr, Ashland and Fred McClaflin and Carl Ayers from Ashland and Wayne counties.
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Medina
Ashland
Wayne Counties
Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center
Wooster
Tri-County Farm Bureau
Gary Drestler
Medina County
Mike Schnell
Wayne County
American Farm Bureau Federation of Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee
Drestler
Schnell
Jim Orr
Fred McClaflin
Carl Ayers
Ashland County
Ohio
Atwood Lake
Atwood
Ohio Farm Bureau
Columbus
American Farm Bureau
Chicago
Bill Hudson
Wayne Joint Vocational School
Cal Knight
Terry Ewing
Federal Land Bank
Extension of North Main water line to Spencer Mills Road
The board of public affairs will present to the council an extension plan for the Spencer water line from North Main Street to Spencer Mills Road. The proposal covers project scope and potential impacts to utilities and residents.
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Spencer
North Main St
Spencer Mills Road
Council
Board of Public Affairs
Deaths and services for Shepard Shirk and local honors
Services are set for Jessie Shepard at 11 a.m. Saturday at Longacre Funeral Home with no visitation. Theodore Duane Shirk, 46, dies from a fall while employed by Kilroy Structural Steel Co. in Tiffin. service at 3 p.m. Sunday at Parker Funeral Home in Spencer. Surviving family includes Tasula Shirk, four sons, and relatives across Ohio. Burial in Spencer Cemetery after Masonic rites. E.A. Cisar of Medina receives an electric roaster from the Republican fair booth. Margaret Davis notes the county GOP leadership.
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Jessie Shepard
Longacre Funeral Home
Sullivan Masonic Lodge
Spencer American Legion
Knights of Pythias
Spencer Boy Scouts
Tasula
Psomas
Tracy
United States Air Force
Lowry Field
Colo
Mark
William
Steven
Edith Wertz
West Richfield
Howard
Macedonia
Donna Clayman
Kingsville
James
Ashtabula
Parker Funeral Home
Spencer
Spencer Cemetery
Medina
E.A. Cisar
Liberty St
Margaret Davis
Medina County
Republican Executive Committee
Pathology Lab Accredited In Lodi Hospital
The Lodi Community Hospital Pathology Laboratory directed by Robert G. Thomas and Robert A. Reed earned a three year accreditation from the College of American Pathologists after an intensive on site inspection. The accreditation confirms the lab meets performance standards and provides assurance to patients and physicians of accuracy and precision. Samuel Kelly seeks to extend a water line to his Spencer Mills Road campground, considering two routing options along Route 301 or across farmland from North Main Street. The board of public affairs in
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Lodi
Lodi Community Hospital
Robert G. Thomas
M.D
Robert A. Reed
M.T
College of American Pathologists
C.A. McWhorter
Commission On Inspection and Accreditation
Doctor McWhorter
Samuel Kelly
Rt. 301
Spencer Mills Road
North Main St
Board of Public Affairs
Knights of Columbus Picnic Planned at Ponderosa Pines Park
The Knights of Columbus announce the annual Brun swick Family Fun Day Picnic at Ponderosa Pines Park in LaGrange on Sunday August 22 from noon to 11 p.m. Activities include swimming fishing games prizes golf and horseback riding with a day rate of 375 per family or 1 per person. All are welcome.
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Brunswick
Knights of Columbus
Ponderosa Pines Park
LaGrange
Water line extension plans face material choice hurdle
The board and Kelly consider routing a new main along the highway for potential community development. Cast iron pipe is deemed too costly. plastic may be allowed but requires state health input. A meeting with Ohio Health official Douglas Hasbrouck and a village council session on August 26 will decide plastic approval and water volume guarantees.
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Kelly
Medina County
Douglas Hasbrouck
Northeast District
Ohio Department of Health
Cuyahoga Falls
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John Salay
Lodi Boots and Saddle Club
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