Rittman Community Calendar Highlights Local Events
June and June events run through a week of birthdays anniversaries and school news. Rittman graduates from OSU and Akron join students honored at Kent State while Lions attend a Mexico City convention and a paper drive is planned. Strawberry Festival returns June 30 in Central Park with cakes sundaes and meals.
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Rittman Lions
Mexico City
Robert
Marion Bodager
Beth
Brad
Brian
Betty
Austin Gift
Ledale
Rosalyn Amstutz
He. Rittman
Central Park
Park Pavilion
Booster Clubs Repair Bleachers at Rittman High
The Rittman High School Booster Club and Pee-Wee Football Booster Club hold a joint work day on Thursday June 29 at 6 30 p m at the football field to repair the bleachers. All interested boosters are invited to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High School
Pee-Wee
Rittman Girls' State Elects Susan Rohrer to House Seat
Susan Rohrer, Rittman High School representative to Buckeye Girls' State in Columbus, is elected to the House of Representatives. She resides in Hayes, Nimon County, as the daughter of Donald and Mrs. Rohrer and belongs to the Nationalist Party. She serves as Student Council secretary and leads multiple clubs while participating in Girls' State governance activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Rohrer
Rittman High School
Buckeye Girls State
Columbus
House of Representatives
Sue
Hayes
Nimon
Susan
Donald Rohrer
Metzger Avenue
Future Teachers of America
Local Merchant Expands Role and Community Involvement
Debbie Niehaus of Coll Demarest County is elected recreation commissioner and active in student council Latin Club band orchestra National Honor Society church youth group FTA and candy striper duties. She is sponsored at Girls State by the American Legion Auxiliary of Rittman and the Rittman Lions Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Young America
Susan
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 423
Rittman
Debbie Niehaus
Don Niehaus
Debbie
Coll
Demarest
Federalist Party
Wooster Orchestra
Church
FTA
The
American Legion Auxiliary of
Rittman Lion’s Club
Pee-Wee Sign Up At Sleepwalker Sale
The Pee-Wee Booster Club invites boys to sign up at the Sleepwalker Sale. Participants must be 9 to 14 years old as of October 31, 1972 and under 100 pounds, with a parent present. Booster tickets for raffles offer a color TV, a bicycle, a barbecue kettle grill, and a portable radio. proceeds support Pee-Wee Football.
Station Improvement Plans Presented in Trimble City
City council approved improvements including added parking for firemen and a 6 inch water main to fill engines during calls. Kenneth Payne was appointed to full status as a volunteer firefighter after meeting training hours. Morning Star Drive named for County Road 126, replacing official naming delay. Motorola bid approved for new police radio system with base station mobile units and scramblers. Equalization Board backs paving projects for Diane Greenwood Home Douglas Crismore Grandview. Landis Ditch Bridge construction set for July to September 1972 with traffic reroutes and a foot bridge. CATV plans to bring cable television to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Payne
Payne
Fire Department
Rittman
New Street
Imhoff
Morning Star
Salt Street
Hall
Morning Star Drive
Trimble
Motorola Corp
Equalization Board
Board of Equalization
Diane
Greenwood
Home
Douglas
Crismore
Grandview
Wayne P Hults
James Schorle
Robert E Snyder
Landis Ditch
North Main Street
Fredrick Street
Seneca Street
CATV
Multi-County Cable Television Corporation
Ohio Gas Companies Cut New Service
PUCO allows Columbia Gas of Ohio and Ohio Valley Gas to deny new residential service in 62 counties including Wayne after October 1. Builders with footings by October 1 and applications by July 8 may get gas. the freeze targets non residential customers for two years amid a statewide gas shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Wayne
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Columbia Gas of Ohio
Ohio Valley Gas
Columbia Gas
Medina County
Stark County
Alliance
Rittman Offices Observe Holiday
City offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday July 3 and 4 for Independence Day. Banks and insurance agencies also close Tuesday July 4, with the Rittman Press office closing that day. Deadline for news and ads set for Friday June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Rittman Savings Bank
Peoples Federal Savings and Loan
Wayne Savings and Loan
Bauman, Bodager, Ferrer, Frye and Hill Insurance
Ohio Council Meets On Vocational Education
The Ohio Advisory Council for Vocational Education will hold an open public meeting June 27 at 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Wor thington at I-71 and SR 161. Chairman Joseph A Hall urged attendees to express views and offer suggestions to improve vocational education as 397 583 students are enrolled in programs statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Advisory Council For Vocational Education
Holiday Inn
Worthington
Ohio
I-71
SR 161
Joseph A Hall
The
Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
Rittman Man Luther N. Roudabush Dies at 86
Luther N. Roudabush, 86, formerly of 96 E. Ohio Ave., Rittman, died Monday at Mann Nursing Home, Westerville. Born July 4, 1885 in Virginia, he was a retired Rittman Street Department worker and a member of Milton United Presbyterian Church. Surviving are daughter Agnes and son Walter, both of Columbus, plus two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Gillman Funeral Home with Rev. James E. Watt. burial in Rittman Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 7–9 p.m.
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Luther N. Roudabush
Ohio Ave
Mann Nursing Home
Westerville
Ohio
1885
Virginia
Joseph and
Sarah Ritchie Roudabush
Rittman
Milton United Presbyterian Church of
Goldie
Agnes Roudabush
Columbus
Walter
Gillman Funeral Home
James E Watt
Rittman Cemetery
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June Adams
Tim Rose
John Lunter
Donald Burkhart
Claudia Noble
Amy McCray
Robert Wachtel
Everett W. Beery
Trudy Forrer
Dorothy Garver
Randy DeVore
Sherry Kessler
Vernon Yoho
Alvin Steiner
Raymond Banders
William Breece
Earl Osborn
Norman Johnson
Roy Ramsier
Floyd Fawcett
Thomas Smoot
Arthur Bodager
William Palmer
Willam Davis Jr
Robert Mick
Father Liederbach
Toronto
Canada
Ohio State University
Ronald Gasser
Edward Lukach
Daniel Winkler
Robert Abt
Doylestown
Nick Stromack
University of Akron
Edward Ruttencutter
Fred Coursey
Connie Maibach
Sterling
David L. Mallory
Janet Parker
James Abicht
Albn Cook
Patricia June Ransen
John Ludwig Zelar
Isabel Ann Cowan
Gerald Lindman
Frank Funk
James Juersivich
Gerald Vesner
Dexter Woods
David Rufener
Canton
Paula Williams
Kent State University
Rotary
United Methodist Church
Rittman Girls
Dave Wright
Dave Hill
Rittman Ben Franklin
Rittman's
City Water Department
Rittman Fine Arts Foundation
Bernard Bigler
Harry D. Blake
Kenneth W Osborne
Russell Wo Frey
Ohio Gas Companies
East Sparta
Beach City
Wilmot
Brewster
Minerva
Magnolia
Waynesburg
Malvern
Wayne County
Dalton
Mt. Eaton
Creston
Seville
Vocational
Ohio Council
Luther Roudabush Rittman
Roudabush
Rittman Street
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