Family birthday notices and holiday visit roundup
Local page lists birthdays and anniversaries for Hazel Smith Christopher Holland Antoinette Gaborsky Scott Acker Lucille Reffert and Mrs Allan Broadhurst Ruby Stamper Lori Gillman Earl Wendell Osborn Read Lunter Pat Peterman Louie Kitts John Webb Orin Rufener Wally Ott Ruth Haynes Robert Fankhauser Lisa Marie Palmer Betty Wenger John Simonton Tom Maser Marc Anthony and extended family visits from the Masers and Wald relations. Community updates note TOPS meetings at the library and Airman James Hobbs’s home leave before deployment and relatives visiting from Florida and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Haynes
Robert Fankhauser
Lisa Marie Palmer
Betty Wenger
John Simonton
Tom Maser
Marc Anthony
R.D. Wengers
Walter Masers
Wadsworth
Maser
Lyn Wald
Wenger
Clif Phillips
Ben Wenger
W.M. Wenger
W.W
Charles Wald
C. Bennis Wenger
Dan Wenger
Haulk Elected School President In Rittman Board
Dallas Haulk was elected president of the Rittman Board of Education at the organizational meeting in the high library. Frank Hisem was elected vice president. New members Melvin Beery and Robert Bodager were installed with oath administered by clerk treasurer Margaret Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Haulk
Rittman Board of Education
Rittman High
Frank Hisem
Melvin Beery
Robert Bodager
Margaret Williams
Haulk
Hisem
Larry Stucky
Williams
Stucky
Board of Education
City Council considers five percent cost of living plus merit increases
An ordinance proposing a five percent cost of living wage raise for all city employees and an additional five percent merit increase for City Manager Robert Trimble was set for Council action at a special meeting. The plan would raise Trimble’s annual pay from 12600 to 13860 and extend across a four step merit schedule for all staff with uniform allowances and service payments for volunteers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Trimble
Ashton Hall
Council
Elmer Smith
Trimble
Richard Nixon
Chamber Elects Fudge President
The Chamber of Commerce held its organizational meeting electing officers for the coming year. Don Fudge was chosen as president with John Lunter as vice president and Ben Bodager as treasurer. They set the third Monday monthly meeting time and discussed updating the city brochure and launching Quality Control Week with the slogan Pledge to Quality. Don Fudge will appoint division chairmen and call a meeting to plan objectives for 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Chamber
Don Fudge
John Lunter
Ben Bodager
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
al Imhoff
Services Held For Nora Schaffter
Mrs Ella L Thomas 75 of Rittman died Friday at Wadsworth Rittman Hospital after a long illness She was born January 23 1896 near Sardis Monroe County to Adolph and Mary Cehrs Marty and lived near Woodsfield most of her life She had resided in the Rittman area since 1967 Surviving are six sons Clarence Forest Jr Robert Homer Harold and Russell a daughter Bertha Napier a brother Ernest Marty and 12 grandchildren Services were held Monday in Woodsfield with Br James E Mowder officiating burial in West Union Cemetery Sardis Gillman Funeral Home in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella L. Thomas
Rtt
Rittman
Wadsworth- Rittman Hospital
Sardis
Monroe County
Adolph and
Mary Cehrs Marty
Woodsfield
Thomas
Church of Christ
Forrest
Clarence and
Forest Jr
Wadsworth
Robert
Columbus
Homer
Harold and
Russell
Bertha Napier
Ernest Marty
Canton
James E Mowder
West Union Cemetery
Gillman Funeral Home
Pee-Wee Boosters Elect Officers
The Pee Wee Booster Club of Rittman votes in an organizational meeting on Tuesday January 11 at 7 30 p m in the library meeting room to elect officers. Nominees include Ray Pratt vice president Mrs Ralph Craig secretary and Dale Hart zler treasurer with Junior Rufener to serve as president. Nominations from the floor will follow before voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pee Wee Booster Club
Rittman
Rittman Pee Wee
Golden Eagles
Falcons
Ray Pratt
Ralph Craig
Dale Hartzler
Junior Rufener
Rittman Civic Gatherings and Jan 7 Basketball Trip
Community Calendar lists Rotary at noon, Local 150 at 12 and 7:30, Rittman Fire Dept trial run at 7. Jan 7 sees Rittman Indians basketball head to Hillsdale. On Jan 10 Jaycee ettes meet 7:36 and American Legion Auxiliary 8, Sterling PTA 8 in school auditorium. Jan 11 Welcome Wagon 8, Fireman's Auxiliary 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Rittman Fire Department
Rittman Indians
Hillsdale
Jaycee Ettes
American Legion Auxiliary
Sterling P.T.A
Rittman Chamber Seeks Citizen of the Year Nominations
The Chamber of Commerce asks Rittman residents to nominate a Citizen of the Year. Deadline is January 11, 1972. Send letters to the Citizen of the Year Committee Box 336 Rittman Ohio. Judging focuses on 1971 activity. past background weighed. Judges are Vern Phillips Bob West and Mrs Robert Bodager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Rittman
Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Vern Phillips
Bob West
Robert Bodager
Gettings Road to Route 37 Extension Near City Limits
The State Highway Department announces Gettings Road will extend to Route 37, rising above flood water and paving. The $225,000 project is part of six Issue I grants approved to ease traffic bottlenecks. The route follows the old railroad bed and will pass near Lavery's Pond, with right of way from five property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Gettings
East Sunset Drive
Robert Trimble
North Main Street
Landis Creek
North Main
Highway Department
Milton Drive
Clarence Kunkler
Lavery
Trimble
City Hall
Mrs Ella Thomas Schafter Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Ella Thomas Schafter died Wednesday night at Wadsworth Rittman Hospital after a long illness. Born January 26 1893 at Glenmont to John and Mary Mackey she lived in the Sterling Rittman area. She and husband Ervin V Schaffter observed their 50th wedding anniversary April 15 1965. Surviving are three sons John Seville Ervin Jr Sterling and James Seville a daughter Virginia Bloch Chippewa Lake a brother Rudy Mackey Glenmont a sister Mrs Tress McElroy Mansfield and seven grandchildren. Services were held Saturday from Gillman Funeral Home with burial in Rittman Cemetery. Reverend Loren R Kuhn officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora B Schafter
Rt 1
Sterling
Wadsworth Rittman Hospital
Glenmont
John
Mary Mackey
Sterling, Rittman
Ervin V
Schaffter
Seville
Ervin Jr
James
Virginia Richard Bloch
Chippewa
Chippewa Sundowners Host RD Stahl and the Country Swinger
The Chippewa Sundowners of Rittman present RD Stahl and the Country Swinger on January 15 at 30pm in the OJ Work Auditorium Junior High, Wadsworth Ohio. Tickets go on sale with pre sale prices of 75 dollars for children and 130 dollars for adults, while door prices are 100 dollars for children and 200 dollars for adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Sundowners
Rittman
RD Stahl
OJ Work Auditorium
Wadsworth
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Todd Freed
Hazel Smith
Christopher Holland
Antoinette Gaborsky
Scott Acker
Lucille Reffert
Allan Broadhurst
Ruby Stamper
Lori Gillman
Earl Wendell Osborn
Lunter
Pat Peterman
Louie Kitts
Louie
John Webb
Orin Rufener
Wally Ott
Eddie Snoddy
Bonnie Ramsier
Norbert Reffert
Lawrence Cline
Peg Simonton
TOPS
Toni Ball
James Hobbs
Jim
George A.F.B
California
da Nang
Vietnam
Myron Little
Creston
Duaney Ryland
Robin
Dana
Marcy
Dale Peterson
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Peterson
Barbara Little
Little
Ryland
Lion Country Safari
Cypress Gardens
Mike
Roy Ferguson
Aniston
Ala
Roy
Patrick Afb
Florida
Jeannie Adams
Glenn Adams
Kent State
Jeannie
S.main
Fudge
Ohio Department of Highways
Wayne County
Board of County Commissioners
Rittman-Jackson Rd
Tommy Run
Wooster
Nora Schaffter
Pee-Wee Boosters
Fireman's Auxiliary
Ella Thomas
New Milton Drive
Route 57
South Wain Street
Sundowners
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