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Newspaper
The Harrison Press
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1976
Page
1
The council meets February 18 1976 to authorize buying the old Building and Loan building for 30000 with Board of Public Affairs approval required for any purchase over 2500. Citizens may receive free sewer and water for July as part of a 200th Anniversary celebration.
The class welcomed Harr ison Assistant Postmaster James Frey on February 13 1976. Students Sherri Baker John Hotopp Brian Buckner Vicky Kelley Mike Creamer Robbie Moses studied mail routes and sorting during the visit.
Marion Hensley of Harrison Ohio won 1000 a month for life with a guaranteed minimum of 400000 after being selected on Ohio Lottery night February 19. He and his family traveled to Cleveland for the event and celebrated with a celebratory dinner after the show.
The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars appoint committees to reconstruct the Memorial Plaque. The present monument will be dismantled and rebuilt possibly of brick or marble. The High School on West Road will host the event. The team will be 28th at 3 00 p.m. rain or shine.
Earl Ostertag of Cincinnati Bell Speakers Bureau will show the film Wonderful World of Ohio at 7 30 p m Friday March 26 during a civic event at 1032 Harrison Ave Sees ae. The film presentation ex-
The department will hold a general informational meeting in the school auditorium on Thursday evening February 26 1976 at 7 00 EST.
V H S invites donations for their charity fair at Western Woods Mall on March 22 23 24 25. Call 367-4907 or 367-4984 to arrange items for the table and support the planned museum restoration of the Othniel Looker home. Tours are planned in summer by local groups.
The 96th Harrison High School Alumni meeting will be held Thursday June 5 1976. Secretary Dorothy Kerr Wineiner and President Martha Gale Carden oversee final plans for a large alumni celebration.
Sign a For Sign a For All invites girls from 4th through 12th grade to register for summer softball on Saturday February 28 at the First Christian Church Park and Sycamore Streets from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. The registration fee is five dollars and managers are needed for 4th and 6th grade teams. Call K Stegemann at 367 9018. Ohio Barracks 186 Veterans of World War I and Auxiliary will meet February 27 1976 at 1 30 p.m. at the American Legion Home 2nd Lawrenceburg.
A schedule lists meeting dates for E Town Heaven and Miamitown. Meetings occur on Jan 13 Feb 3 Feb 24 and other months at 7:00 P.M. through November and December with a series of dates across three towns.
Matt Leonard a 47 year old Fountain Valley California teacher and former Harrison High School coaches died with his wife 44 when the small plane he piloted crashed in the desert near Preston Arizona on February 13. The couple leaves six children and multiple surviving relatives. Funeral services were held in the area.
The Harrison Lions held a Bicentennial meeting at the Harrison Bowl Banquet room on Tuesday February 17 at 8 00 p m. Meetings are set monthly through July 4 1976 with a July 4 parade and church services at St John the Hill Street area. Vendors may erect booths and a horse show may occur if promoters are ready. Next meeting is March 16 1976 at 8 00 p m.
The St John’s Trojans improved to 23 wins and 3 losses by winning the St Cecilia Invitational Tournament. They opened with a Thursday Feb 19 game and beat Gresselli School of Norwood 59 36 in the final, led by Gary Dennis with 20 points and Doug Bybee with 16.
Negotiations between teachers and the school board continue after a public session on February 18. The 11 page agenda covered elementary hours and class size limits, with proposals for September 1976 setting caps at 25 for elementary classes and 30 for junior and senior high schools. A February 26 session at 7:30 p.m. will reopen and run to 9:30.
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