Guatemalan Exchange Student at Lakota Delights in Snow
Luis Enrique Gonzalez from Guatemala City joined Lakota High School through the Open Door Exchange Program. He toured New York and Washington DC, stayed with the Chain family in West Chester, and will return January 13. He enjoys gym class, German, and American studies, likes Lakota’s informal environment, and notes differences from his Colegio Americano de Guatemala.
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Lakota High School
Lakota
Luis Enrique Gonzalez
Luis
Guatemala City
Central America
U.S
New York
Washington D.C
Washington
Guatemala
Herbert
Colegio Americano de Guatemala
Hamilton
Dayton
Cincinnati
Natural History Museum
James Chain
West Chester
Christmas gift drive kicks off for Butler County home
The annual Christmas Appeal for the Children's Home Association of Butler County begins today. Executive director Frank L. Peterson says the drive funds birthday remembrances and year round activities. Community groups host parties and give large gifts to one of the seven cottages. Children request items like model cars clothing jewelry games and radios. Donors are asked not to wrap gifts or reveal contents and may mail contributions to 425 S. D St Hamilton 45013.
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Children’s Home Association
Butler County
Frank L. Peterson
Peterson
S. D St
Hamilton
Township road transfer sparks debate over maintenance
Union Township Trustee President Larry Gundler criticized Butler County Engineer Stan Perin over transferring subdivision streets to township maintenance. Gundler urged closer cooperation and a joint inspection plan for Windrift and Ridgemont Acres streets, noting repairs will soon be needed and questioning county approvals without township input.
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Perin
Dimmick
Union Township
Warren County
Butler- Warren
Ridgemont Acres Subdivision
Dimmick Road
Township Road Department
Ridgemont Acres
Gindler
Twin Valley Court
Meadowridge Drive
Ell-Char Court
Ridgemont Subdivision
Windruft
Maywood Drive
Moubray
Long wait for traffic lights on Union road at Rte 42
Pisgah area drivers endure heavy congestion on Rte 42 with no timely relief in sight. Township officials seek signals at West Chester and Dimmick Roads while flashing caution lights operate at the intersections. Lakota School District notes vision obstruction from a knoll near West Chester Road.
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Sharonville
Cox
Dimmick
West Chester
Pisgah
Mason
West Chester Road
Larry Gandler
State Highway Department
Gandler
John Lachman
State Highway Department Division Eight
Lebanon
Dimmick Road
John Road
Cox Road
Ale
Thunderbirds Fall Short as Vikings Hold 69 61 Victory
Princeton's Vikings opened with an early lead and survived a late Lakota rally to beat the Thunderbirds 69 to 61 in West Chester. Rick White led Princeton with 16 points as Neal Turner contributed off the bench. Fouls dominated the emotional game, with Lakota narrowing a 14 point gap multiple times and Tom Shepard benched for a temper flare.
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Mike O’connor
Princeton
West Chester
Vikings
Rick White
Neal Turner
Vikes
Thunderbirds
Fred Davies
Birds
Tom Shepard
Davies
Ron Walker
Viking
Dwight Mitchell
Lakota
Gary Caudill
White
Steve Jones
Greg Holloway
The
Mike Sears
Union Township Christmas food drive aids needy families
Local Ladies Auxiliary of the Union Township Fire Department and Lakota Junior High School students organize Christmas food baskets for families in need. Submissions of deserving families due by December 20, with contact 774-4630.
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Union Township
Ladies Auxiliary
Lakota Junior High School
Firemens
Sharonville man killed by forklift mishap at local warehouse
Daniel Arthur Lacey, 38, of Sharonville, died after a 3,800 pound safe fell on him while unloading at Roadway Express Co on Chester Road. Police say he used a forklift, left it to check the load, and the safe tipped onto him. he was dead on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
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Daniel Arthur Lacey
Verbena Drive
Sharonville
Good Samaritan
Woodlawn
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Lachman
Sears
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