Harrison HS Seniors Named to Tri State Honor Band
Four Harrison High School seniors Beth Mendell John Schardine Doug Drew and Greg Brosch are named to the first Tri State Honor Band for the St Patrick's Day Parade in Cincinnati. The band, created to promote Music In Our Schools Month, features top students from 80 area schools and is directed by Dre Terry Milligan of the University of Cincinnati. Buddy Roger's Music of Cincinnati sponsors the event.
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Harrison High School
Ste
Cincinnati
Harrison
Beth Mendell
John Schardine
Doug Drew
Greg Brosch
Harrison City Adopts Flood Plain Management Ordinance
Harrison city council approved flood plain management aligned with federal flood insurance guidelines to ensure property owners can obtain flood insurance. The ordinance requires new structures to rise above flood levels, allows additions up to 50 percent of existing size, and maintains remodeling rules. The council also passed Ordinance 585, designated Society National Bank as city depository, received praise from Laura Lee Grubbs, and approved a Burgess and Niple contract to supervise wastewater plant operations at 12,500 dollars for six months.
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Harrison City
Brookville Dam
Society National Bank
Harry Rolfes
Laura Lee Grubbs
Burgess and Niple
Rocking Chair Read-a-thon At Harrison Junior School
Students at Harrison Junior School joined a Rocking Chair Read-A-Thon during Ohio Right to Read week from March 4 to 8. Coordinator Mrs Pat Aldin says about 50 students daily rotated reading in the rocker with study hall and lunch periods. Participants received Life Savers candy awards.
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Harrison Junior School
Ohio
Pat Aldin
Life Savers
Harrison High groups to compete at district contest
The Harrison High School Chorus, Girls Ensemble and Concert Band will perform at the Ohio Music Education Association District Contest this Saturday at Colerain High School. Mixed Chorus starts at 9 40 a m, Girls Ensemble at 10 40 a m, and Concert Band at 1 30 p m. The bands will each play one required piece and two selects, with the Concert Band sight reading a new work for judges. A T rating advances to the state event in April. Admission is free. About 65 area groups will join in Music In Our Schools Month events.
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Harrison’ High School
Ohio Music Education Association
Colerain High School
Karen Berkey
Doug Parrott
Music National Conference
East Central Junior High Band to Lead St Patrick's Parade
The 150 piece East Central Junior High Band will march in Cincinnati's St Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday March 17 in the 1st Division. They perform Buglers Dream under drum majors Jimmy Kinker and Keith Wells with twirler Gena Cleary. Majorette Captain Dede McQueen Flag Captain Carla Wilhelm and director Kenzie Bentle lead. high school band misses parade for a Florida tour.
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East Central
Cincinnati
Bravery Honorees Rescue Fire Victim at Etta Avenue
Honored for bravery two Harrison men received plaques at a council meeting for rescuing Ruth Blutz from a Feb 6 fire on Etta Avenue. Blutz survived but later died from severe burns. Harrison Police officer Carl Butler and Volunteer Fireman Lee Duckworth were praised as heroes by Mayor Harry Rolfes.
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Don Lane
FOP
Harrison
Etta Avenue
Carl Butler
Lee Duckworth
Ruth Blutz
Blutz
Seek First Lady Of Community Nomination Details 1985
The Xi Eta Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi seeks nominations for First Lady Of The Community for 1985 with a March 29 deadline. Candidates announced April 9, voting by secret ballot follows, and the 1985 recipient will be revealed at a public reception April 20 at PFC Restaurant Harrison Ohio from 2 to 4 PM. Former winners include Lois Beathard Peggy Creamer Karen Everett Judy Kercheval Carolyn Lieb Alice Mason Rita Viel and Edrna Oyler. Reservations through committee contacts.
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Xi Eta Lota
Beta Sigma Phi
Lois Beathard
Karen Everett
Judy Kercheval
Carolyn Lieb
Alice Mason
Rita Viel
Merchants Bank Donates to Sports Farm Project
The Merchants Bank and Trust Co donated 3000 dollars, presented March 8 by the bank’s president to Walt Minges, president of Ty Campbell’s Sports Farm. Eight fields will be developed with a sign naming Merchants Bank as sponsor. Harrison Junior Baseball League reports 560 participants across 45 teams for ages 6 to 16.
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Merchants Bank and Trust Co
Walt Minges
Ty Campbell
Spon
Sored
Merchants Bank
Harrison Junior Baseball League
Clayton Radcliffe
Merchants Bank & Trust
Randy Grubbs
The
Land Committee
Board Awards Contract For Crosby School Addition
Crosby School addition contract awarded at a special meeting on March 11. Cintech Incorporated submitted the lowest bid at 143,892 dollars among eight firms bidding.
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Crosby
Nati
Cintech Incorporated
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Tri-State Marching Band
Doug Drew, Beth Mendell
Greg Brosheid
Harrison City Council
Shawna Lane
Harrison Junior High
Read-athon
St. Pat Pa
Harry Rolfes Prais
Peggy McCracken
Terry Burge
Burge
Sanitation Committee
James Dole
Leo
Rolfes
Bank
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