Dee and fawn sighting in Rittman area noted
Dottie Hilsheimer reports a deer and fawn seen at the edge of the woods inside Rittman city limits while a reader recalls other local items. Mr and Mrs O D Williams of West Hill Rittman return from a Philadelphia vacation visiting Joyce and family with trips to Valley Forge and Norwood New Jersey.
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Rt. 57
Orrville
Dee
Rittman City Limits
O.D Williams
West Hill
Rittman
Philadelphia
Joyce
Valley Forge
Joeye
Ten Speed Bike Theft prompts safety tips and shop expansion
The Rittman area reports a surge in ten speed bicycle thefts from stores yards and homes with thieves targeting high value bikes. Police chief Heffelman urges locking bikes using a fixed object and storing them in locked garages and notes registered bikes are easier to recover. Also details Conley store expansion including a bridge construction over Landis Ditch and planned 5000 square feet of extra space with start dates August 1 and roof work by August 20.
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Rittman
Merle Heffelman
Heffelman
Parma
Conley
Landis Ditch
Main St
Garden Center
Rittman Police
Wooster Post
Ohio State Highway Patrol
J Carmean
Carmean
Ohio
State of Ohio
Legion Ladies Flea Market Set for July 29 Open to Public
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors an Indoor Outdoor Flea Market on Sunday July 29 from 10 am to 6 pm at the Legion Hall on East Sunset Drive. The event is open to the public.
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American Legion Auxiliary
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East Sunset Drive
Obey Bicycle Safety Laws
Summertime activities include vacations swimming horseriding golfing and tennis. Statistics show summer months see increased bicycle use by all demographics and many riders assume bikes have no rules. The problem lies in the belief that non motorized cycles require no safety standards.
Exchange Student Prepares For Bolivia Visit
Barbara Knapie daughter of Dr and Mrs William Knapiec of Rittman is to leave Cleveland airport Friday July 27 for Bolivia to represent the Rittman Rotary Club as an exchange student. She will stay six months with two host families, attend Colegio Amor De Divis in La Paz, and live in a city 13 000 feet above sea level.
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Eunice Stentz
Rittman
William Maus
PCA
Rawiga Country Club
Pinehurst
North Carolina
Barbara Knapie
William Knapiec
West Liberty Street
Cleveland
Bolivia
South America
Rittman Rotary Club
Barb
New York
Soldan
Bark
Alva
Maria
Claudia
Pedro
United
Xavier
Colegio Amor de Divis
la Paz
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Site Feasibility Studied for Boise Cascade Expansion in Rittman
City council discussed locating a 44 000 square foot Boise Cascade plant in Rittman to retain 70 current workers and add 30 to 50 more. A sewer and water extension, potential railroad routing, and easement needs were reviewed with a feasibility study ordered. A public hearing addressed Gillman Funeral Home zoning and sewage capacity, noting the area’s prior sewer issues and testing delays.
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Broadhurst
Boise Cascade
RC Can
R C Can
Rittman
Orrville
Harris
Hickin Ite-In
al Imhoff
Larry Moedt
Imhoff
Muriel Jordan
Gillman
Richard Walters
Edward Moran
Bob Gillman
Moran
Sleepwalker Sale Nears in Rittman Eleventh Annual Event
Nine days remain for the Eleventh Annual Rittman Sleepwalker Sale set for August 3 from 6 to 11 pm. The square will be closed to traffic for four hours of activities with a bond drawing offering top prizes of 500, 100, 50 and two 25 bonds. Tickets available at local merchants and a flea market at Marathon Car Wash. Raffle also includes 25 pair of Geauga Lake tickets and 10 Sea World all day passes.
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Lew Burnett
College St
Grant St
Eirst St
Industrial St
Wayne Ferrer
J W Frye
Bodager’s Main Market
Ben Franklin
Hartzler Floors
Hill Agency
Rufener
Evy’s Warren Jewelry
B & W Oil
Stiner's Service Center
Don’s Body Shop
Ward's Conley’s
Gloria's
Family Drug
Peoples Federal Savings and Loan
Frarigos
Rittman Rotary Ladies Night Planned for August 1
Rittman Rotary Club will observe Ladies Night on August 1 with a dinner at Canal Fulton theater and a performance of the play Promises, Promises. Members will travel to the theater for the event and social gathering.
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Rittman Rotary Club
Canal Fulton Theater
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