Local notes and family news from Orrville area
A mix of personal milestones and community updates from Rittman and nearby towns. Births include Christopher Shane Mills May 15 and a June 4 girl in Orrville, with hospital details and family addresses. Scouts Gary Crall and Jim Rohrer train at Camp Butler as Troops 405 and 410 members. Alert on heart attack for Naomi Imhoff and other hospital stays. Also mentions tax and fire protection discussions.
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Gary Crall
Jim Rohrer
Camp Butler
Peninsula
Gary
Russell Crall
North Seneca
Jim
Don Rohrer
Metzger
Naomi Imhoff
Ben
Ed Imhoff
Akron City Hospital
Rittman Senior Wins Wooster College Scholarship
Rittman High School junior Karen Smoot will enroll at the College of Wooster this fall as a full time student on a four year Wooster scholarship. She ranks first in her class and completes a final summer course at Walworth before receiving her diploma in July. She has held NHS membership, led multiple clubs, earned music awards, and served as yearbook and track staffer.
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Karen Smoot
Rittman High School
College of Wooster
Karen
Tom Smoot
North Third
Rittman High
Wadsworth
Arion
Baldwin-Wallace College
Adults May Study At JVS In Fall
Twenty nine different courses are under consideration as adults course offerings at Wayne County Joint Vocational School this fall. The program aims to provide practical training and skill development for nontraditional students seeking new career options.
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Wayne County Joint Vocational School
Admission with Distinction for Kathie Rohrer at Miami University
Kathie Rohrer daughter of Mr and Mrs Wade Rohrer 147 North Second will attend Miami University Oxford this fall with Admission with Distinction. She ranks in the top five percent and scored high on the ACT. Kathie has held multiple clubs and activities including Latin Spanish and Math clubs Future Teachers of America band class treasurer and yearbook business manager and Homemaker of the Year. A survey on interests is being conducted and interested parties may contact Ernest Landis intern director at the school. Classes begin at 4 p m in September.
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Kathie Rohrer
Wade Rohrer
North Second
Miami University
Oxford
Kathie
Miami
Future Teachers of America
Rittman High School
Chieftan
Buckeye Girls State
Columbus
American Legion
Riman Lions Club
St Ann Catholic Rch
Atholic Youth Organization
Green House
Ernest Landis
Services for Thomas J. Vestal Funeral Thursday
Thomas J. Vestal 19 of 141 South Main died Monday night at home. The Wayne County coroner investigates. He lived in Wadsworth then Rittman eight months, graduated from Wadsworth High 1968, attended Kent State Extension in Wadsworth, and worked at Cashway Lumber in Akron. Survived by parents Edgar and (Mrs.) Vestal of Wadsworth, brothers Steve Ernest Bobby and sister Linda. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Wadsworth. Burial officiated by Pastor Harold Swafford. Call 7 to 9 p.m. tonight.
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Thomas J. Vestal
South Main
Gillman Funer
Wadsworth
Vestal
Rittman
Kent State University Extension
Cashway Lumber Company
Akron
Damascus
Edgar Vestal
Steve
Ernest
Bobby
Linda
Jack
William Owens
Seattle
Wash
Wooster
Charles Vestal
Woodlawn Cemetery
Harold Swafford
Barberton
Alternate Fire Plan Looms For Rittman Insurance Rates
Rittman faces potential steep fire insurance hikes if Ohio Inspection Bureau recommendations are not adopted. Likely 7 percent rise for residences and 10 percent for commercial properties unless a costly modernization plan proceeds, including tanker and ladder truck upgrades. The bureau proposes 18 nonmandatory improvements tested against maintaining a viable fire department. Council weighs bureau authority amid debates on water system shortcomings and school site access roads. A landfill site discussion with private contractors and officials from Wayne County and Triway High School is planned, with a beer license request from Elvin A. Jones also noted.
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Rittman
Ohio Inspection Bureau
David Hill
David A. Hill Insurance
North Main
Hill
Rittman Fire Department
Clarence Kunkler
Gosney
Inspection Bureau
Rittman Lanning Commission
Laurel Street
Triway High School
Milton Township
Elvin A. Jones
Ohio Department of Liquor Control Council
Wayne County Housing Authority
Gosrey
Closed For Summer
The used clothing depot at Rittman City Hall will be closed from June 14 through Aug. 19. Mrs. Ralph Gwaltney announced the dates.
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Rittman City Hall
Ralph Gwaltney
Educator of the Year Honor Given to Hauenstein in Kent
The first Educator of the Year Award by Phi Delta Mappa goes to public school superintendent W. H. Hauenstein at a Kent meeting. The award, usually awarded to higher level educators, marks a historic first for the men’s education fraternity. Hauenstein resigns effective July 31 and will serve one month as advisor to incoming superintendent R. Larry Stucky.
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W. H. Hauenstein
Kent
Hauenstein
R. Larry Stucky
Time magazine quotes Leo Adams on marijuana dilemma
In Time June issue, Leo Adams of Rittman Ohio shares views from the Time Louis Harris poll on handling a son returning from the Army with marijuana. Adams says he would report the son if he sold it, noting concern for others. The poll finds 75 percent would contact police and 14 percent would not.
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Adams
Time Magazine
Time
Louis Harris
Leo Adams
Rittman
Ohio
Polce
Helicopter Flight Tests Under US Air Force Contract
Goodyear Aerospace conducts periodic airborne navigation system tests under a U S Air Force contract. Pack aging Corporation of America officials say flights over Rittman are part of in-flight testing and will continue through the year as stated by L K Burnett Administrative Services Manager.
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Rittman
United States Air Force
Packaging Corporation of America
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation
Air Force
L K Burnett
Yearbook Editions On Sale At Rittman High School
Hill Top Echoes 1922 and The Reflector 1933 editions are offered by The Chieftain staff at Rittman High School. Seven copies of 1922 and fourteen copies of 1933 are available for $1 each. Contact Sally or Sharon Sommers or Jim Rehrer for details.
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Hill Top Echoes
Chieftain
Rittman High School
Sally
Sharon Sommers
Jim Rehrer
Sommers Twins
Walter Sommers
Donald Rehrers
James
Rittman Temple to Host Annual Strawberry Festival
Rittman Temple Corporation holds its annual strawberry festival on Friday June 20 at Central Park pavilion. Serving starts 5:30 PM and runs to 7:30 PM with tickets at 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for children under 12. under six enter free. Sandwiches and salad available for an extra charge.
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Rittman Temple Corporation
Central Park Pavilion
Court reviews Wright appeal on Rittman zoning demolition
In Wooster a court heard Carroll Wright appeal after Rittman BZA order. It involves four old houses on Fredrick and Thonen Streets and a carriage house on Grant Street plus a Grant Street dwelling. City seeks demolition under Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up campaign.
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Carroll Wright
Order of Rittman Board of Zoning Appeals
Wooster
Rittman
Fredrick and
Thonen
Grant Street
City of Rittman
Wright
Trophy Winners Dominate Rittman High Class of 1969
Diane Pait topped the class with highest grade average, Bruce Holland followed in second place, as trophies were awarded at Thursday commencement. Debbie Horner Kathie Rohrer and Judy Walter received the Award of Distinction for completing prescribed units in math science English and language. Diane Pat won PTA scholarship in education and Mary Ann McCaffrey earned a PTA scholarship for any chosen subject.
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Rittman High School
Diane Pait
Bruce Holland
Debbie Horner
Kathie Rohrer
Judy Walter
Diane Pat
Mary Ann McCaffrey
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Father
Over the Tooth
Orrville Osteopathic Hospital
Owen Drake
Sheila Boyes
Perry Boyes
Wadsworth Rittman Hospital
Carl F.mills
Christopher Shane
Kelly
Canada
Peter Lovrak
Pete
Port Loring
Harry Griffiths
Wadsworth - Rittman Hospital
Sherman Billingsly
Susan Bradford
Debra Smith
Jim Davis
Ralph Cline
Janice Workman
Peggy Lutz
Beulah Wallace
Anita Frase
Eldine, Nolt
Jim Brown
Terry Bell
Tom Kimes
Eric Alan Keister
Daryl Emch
John Walker
Dorothy Burkhart
Brenda Sipple
Bradley Britton
Toby Faber
Elizabeth Beery
Gerald Williams
William Phillips
Donna Christian
James Hawkins
RHS Junior
Wooster College
Leaders Club
Pep Club
Milton United Presbyterian Church
Hugh L. Strickland, Inc
East
Elyria Jeweler
Strickland
Vincaule Gosney
South State
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