Local Fox Sleuth Tracks Wily Vixens And Community News
Dewey Hartman traps foxes near Rittman digging hog holes to hear fox chatter and finds a mother with five cubs and another hole with a mother and four babies. Skunk emerges from one hole as the fox mystery unfolds. Also notes Rotary talk in Bedford Springs and local residents’ travels, honors, and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foxy
Dewey Hartman
Walt Disney
Bill
Rittaan, RD
Artman
Open House Dedication Planned for Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Public invited to dedication Sunday Oct 18 at the new 100 bed Wadsworth Rittman Hospital north of Rittman west of Wadsworth on Grace and Leatherman Roads near Route 224 and Route 57. City officials from Rittman and Wadsworth attend with Mayor Ashton Hall. ceremony 1 30 p m. Dedication committee includes Avery Kinch C G Haulk Mrs Henry Le Beau Sterling Secrist and Paul Ginnings. New officers Carl Bradford Avery Kinch Charles Jones and William Reimer elected. Speakers sought include Senator William Saxbe or Congressmen John Ashbrook or Charles Mosher. Ministers to deliver invocation and benediction. Lions Rotarians and Jaycees to assist as ushers. The three million project marks eight years of planning.
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Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Rittman
Wadsworth
Ashton Hall
Rittman City
Everonit
Carl Bradford
Avery Kinch
Charles Jones
William Reimer
C. G. Haulk
Rittman and Kinch
Henry LeBeau
Sterling Secrist
Howard Good
Paul Ginnings
LeBeau
United States
William Saxbe
John Ashbrook
Charles A. Mosher
Rittman and
Rittman Lions
Rotarians
Jaycees
Lindsey Williams
Rittmanites
David Wearstler
Wearstler
Grace and Leatherman Roads
Reduced Pool Pass Rates Announced For Season
City Manager Macauley Gosney urges buying before May 29 to save on pool passes. Memorial Day hours run 1 to 5 and 6 to p.m. on opening day and Saturdays after reopening. Pool closed during the week of June 2 to June 6. Season passes cost 15 dollars for families and 8 dollars for singles. after May 29 prices rise to 40 and 10 dollars. Clyde Adams named pool director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macauley Gosney
Clyde Adams
Rittman Board Plots Library Wing Decision Amid Meetings
Rittman Board of Education spent a long Wednesday session weighing whether to place a library wing at the new high school or reuse the kitchen space. The panel plans multiple meetings with planners and architects to review road extensions water lines and long term site plans while considering funding and accreditation concerns.
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Rittman Board of Education
Rittman Planning Commission
Laurel Street
CAPSE
W. H. Hauenstein
Northwest Association
Hauenstein
Rittman High School
Association For Accreditation
William Forrer
Robert Stoll
Janusey and Schaad
Wadsworth
Rittman
Memorial Day Dedication and Parade in Rittman
Rittman observes Memorial Day with a dedication of the new service man monument at Rittman Cemetery and a parade. The 10:30 a.m. events proceed from Erie Street through South Main with Gold Star Parents scouts police a band and city dignitaries.
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Rittman
Rittman Cemetery
Erie Street
South Main
Gold Star
American Legion Color Guard
Rittman High School
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Marshall
Walter Keating
Lynn Pugh
Megadore
Carl Bradford
Joseph Stefanica
Keating
Memorial Day Parade To Feature Brownies And Scout Helpers
Mrs. Earle Crank Salt Box Neighborhood chair man says Brownies and Girl Scouts will march in the Memorial Day parade. All registered adults in Scouting will participate. Scouts must bring signed permission slips and meet at Erie Street at 10 15 a m for a 10 30 parade start. Details will be announced.
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Brownies
Earle Crank
Salt Box
Erie Street
Carni Fair in June Brings Fire Dept Fundraiser
The annual Carni Fair fundraiser for the fire department runs Wednesday through Saturday June 18–21 on Grant Street behind Strickland's garage. A parade kicks off with brass bands, fire trucks, antique cars, and neighboring fire companies. Drawings run nightly at $1 tickets. two $25 cash drawings occur midweek and a $300 grand prize Saturday. Bill Palmer chairs with Robert Gillman assisting. Lawrence Cline leads parade arrangements. Rides games bingo tent and food are planned. details to come.
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Grant Street
Strickland
Lawrence Cline
Bill Palmer
Carni-Fair
Robert Gillman
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Myrna Schaad
Aan
Cona Williams
Bedford Springs
Rotary
Myrna
Blucher Collin
Front
Shell
Pittae Shell Service
South
Roger Markey
William F. Harris
South Third
Darlene Sauner
Harris
Liberia
West Africa
Penni Musser
Vern and
Mary Musser
Wittenberg University
Springfield
Bruce Breece
Bob Ragtorfer
California
Bruce
Fog
Marcine Breece
Bob
George
Pauline Rastorfer
Bueno Park
Will
Anndheim
Sun City
Calif
Colorado
Ceming
Don Erich
Grace College
Winona Lake
Ind
Marilyn
David McComas
David
Garland McComas
Daryl Emch
Monica Hawkins
Vera
Jim Hawkins
Liberty
Route 57
Milton United Presbyterian Church
Mary Melenbacker
Don Hileman
Kenneth Osborne
Don Houglan
James Watt
Dennis Franks
de Freed
Robert Frase
Jim Frase
Peggy Lance
Davyl Hall
Safety Building
Rittman Public Library
Buckeye Garden Club
Miriam Roth
West Hill School
Robert Jones
Beachwood Schools
Jones
Robert Weltlich
Weltlich
DeCourcey Road
Old Knapp ‘Church
Robert Bodager
Pastor Pugh
Ganyard
Jim Shriver
Shreve
Milton
Chippewa
Ray Pratt
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