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Abbreviated Harrison County Fair announced

By JD LONG

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HARRISON COUNTY – With many announcements waiting in the balance for this summer over COVID19 concerns the Harrison County Agricultural Society (HCAS) announced this week that this year’s Harrison County Fair will go on but only for three days and involve only the market animal shows beginning on Tuesday, June 23.

“The board is currently planning a

shortened 3 [sic] days for the County Fair that will be open for Market Animal shows only starting June 23rd, with a sale on Friday June 26th. The market livestock project purpose is to provide product for the food chain.

These animals are raised and prepared for a set fair date therefore completing this project is in the best interest of our exhibitors and the buyers. With the safety and health of our exhibitors as first priority, only those youth who are showing Market Animals and their immediate family will be permitted on

the grounds.

“The shows will not be open to the public. A sale for those market animals will be on Friday. The sale will be open for buyers only, as that is the standard that is being used in all sale barns locally. The rules of social distancing and hand washing will remain in place for all. Exhibitors, immediate family, and buyers in attendance are encouraged to wear their own facemasks.

President of the HCAS called this a “sad time” but that a lot of effort went

into the decision where they sought opinions from the Ohio Fair Managers and the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

“They were all a part of this decision,” she said adding that the decision was needed now for the kids and the families. Delaying it to a later date was not an option because of logistics in the sale of livestock and dates, which she said are set back in November.

The rest of the press release is as follows: “The Harrison County Agricultural Society has been carefully

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monitoring the COVID-19 Pandemic situation. We have been in constant contact with state and local authorities, including the CDC, local health department, County Commissioners, and other public agencies. The “Stay at Home” restrictions put in place by Governor DeWine were recently extended through the month of May. Federal, state and local governments are discussing plans for re-opening the country soon. The board, as well as our patrons and supporters, understand

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Jewett bracing for COVID fallout

By JD LONG

jim@harrisonnewsherald.com JEWETT – The first meeting for Jewett’s council since March was held Wednesday evening inside the Wildcat Community Center with the gymnasium allowing for proper spacing where the regular municipal building could not.

Treasurer Linda Ager, during her financial report, warned council flat out that there will be financial consequences to the virus crisis.

“It’s going to affect us,” she told them then ran down some individual issues and what to expect. She said she wasn’t sure how much of a financial impact it would be but did say there would be a loss of money coming from the state.

“We’re going to be losing money coming in from RITA (Regional Income Tax Agency). That all pertains to local government municipality so it will be in your general fund where we’re going to be hurting for money coming in,” she explained.

She also said the water and sewage fund will be affected with water and sewage bills “not being paid.”

“It hasn’t hit anything yet but it’s going to trickle down,” she told council while telling them to keep an eye on things and informed them that cuts may be in the future. She said the street fund would also be affected but that they’re not alone and everyone is being affected.

When asked if the village qualified for grants dealing with payroll and other stimulus packages she said there are issues with that. But she repeated the trickle down effect within the next several months.

“My biggest concern is general fund,” she stated.

“That pays the police force, it pays our wages, it pays your wages. General fund is not that big of an income to begin with you know, it keeps the office running.

Of course we know, water and sewage no money coming in there.” Ager said the village workers could be used for funds out of street, water and sewage.

“It’s something that’s going to have to be watched

Harrison Hills teachers paraded in their vehicles last Saturday throughout Harrison County and were greeted by elementary students and their parents who waved signs expressing how much they missed being in the classroom due to the school’s closing over the coronavirus pandemic.

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Local resident learns about Kent State tragedy through class

By JD LONG

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HARRISON COUNTY – Another gathering, memorial, anniversary, whatever one wants to call it went by the wayside because of COVID-19.

This one was Monday’s 50th anniversary of the Kent State shooting where big plans had been made on the Kent campus. The school did provide a virtual tour and video of the events on their website but it wasn’t the same as being there.

Hopedale resident and Kent State junior, Malania Birney, has been there and is currently involved in a class that educates on what happened that day in 1970 where 13 students were shot and four died. It’s also called the Kent State Massacre.

Birney said the class is an “upper division elective” for political science

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majors for which she is one, as well as for Peace and Conflict studies. The course is not mandatory but when entering the school as freshmen students are enrolled in a “first-year experience course,” which part of that includes touring the May 4 Visitor’s Center. Prior to her first year Birney said she had little or no knowledge of the 1970 shootings.

“So that was my first exposure to it but I hadn’t really realized the magnitude and just kind of how historic this event was until I took the May Fourth class and really dove deeper into the background…” Birney explained. She said that education included the years leading up to the shooting and the activism of the 1960s in general.

She learned the fact that Kent State was not a campus full of docile students disconnected from the times but actually very active in the

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counterculture movement back then.

Birney, once completely disconnected from those times, can move fluently discussing the late 60s and the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) where 25 students were arrested, including an FBI investigation for example.

She’s also sat through many guest speakers including a past member of SDS as well as victims of the shooting such as, Alan Canfora and John Cleary.

Questions were asked providing room for clarification, which she felt enriched the experience allowing what she called “genuine conversations.” “[That] to me was the part of the course that was so insightful to get the full picture,” she explained. She also talked of the commemorations over the years and how the university at one time, was not very engaged and even went so far as to change the name to just Kent, as if people would forget

what happened and not care. It didn’t work and it is obviously now Kent State again.

The May 4 Task Force is studentdriven and works in collaboration with the university now holding events and such. Birney called touring the hill where the shootings occurred surreal and emotional.

“The biggest thing they all told us was that they were just kids, they were just standing up for the things they thought was right, they didn’t know anything special, they just knew the war (Vietnam) was wrong, they didn’t like how it was being handled and they were just using their voices,” Birney explained. “I walk through the parking lot most days to class I have for the past three years, when I see the markers and go through the visitor’s center…every time you walk through you feel that

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Hopedale native Malania Birney, a junior at Kent State, has gone through the education process of the Kent State shootings with classes and tours. She said what surprised her the most was that the students back then didn’t expect live ammunition being used by the National Guard.

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From PG | 1 this will not occur quickly.

There will be a gradual reopening and return to our ‘new’ normal way of life.

“The success of the Buckeye state flattening the curve of the COVID-19 virus is well documented in the news. Our state is leading the way to keep Ohioans as safe as possible and with great success. We must do all we can to maintain these best practices as part of our daily activities. We fully appreciate how hard our youth work to prepare and show at the county fair. We also know that our vendors, staff, patrons, and board members have put in countless hours trying to find ways to make things function in a way that will keep everyone safe in these difficult conditions.

With that being said, the board

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From PG | 1 very closely. So, we’re going to have to watch time sheets, is my biggest concern,” she said and repeated her concern for water, sewage and general fund and continued to ask everyone to keep an eye on things.

“We’ll make it, we’ll make it,” she said. Council Member Bo Bailie asked how he could donate his council pay for the remainder of the year. Ager said he would probably just have to receive his check then donate it back.

Concerning their major waterline project Mayor Dwight Busby handed council an update. He said complaints are coming from people’s property being a mess but he said that will be taken care of in due time. Busby said the priority is to get the waterlines and hydrants in then the properties will be taken care of.

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From PG | 1 inspiration of just this spirit of democracy really at work…and knowing that they’re no different from me and just seeing the changes they made in the world around them, you feel that every time you walk through.”

Birney said the biggest surprise was hearing how the students back then didn’t know there were real bullets in the National Guard’s guns, or didn’t expect it. She said considering the era she has grown up with all the

has decided to have an abbreviated form of the Harrison County Fair for 2020.

“There will be no Beef Feeder Calves, Breeding animals or Showmanship classes offered.

There will also be no camping available. There will be days in the future that we intend on holding a show for our Dairy and Breeding goat participants and our Horse project participants. The Board is planning to hold a Family Fun Day for our Junior and Senior fair members. These dates will be announced once we are safe to convene in large groups.

Given the constantly changing environment we are working in, please be advised that these best laid plans can also change with no notice. We are currently at the mercy of this virus. State and local authorities can decide that we must not move forward with these plans and at such time we may be forced to cancel these

and all events.

“This is not a decision the board has taken lightly. It was a thoughtful, and honestly, quite emotional decision. We have exhausted every effort to find ways to implement the safety and health considerations into the plan of activities that are a part of our standard County Fair. The obstacles presented were too great and led us to this alternative option. The safety and well-being of our county’s youth is and will continue to be our top priority. We also are responsible for the safety of their families, friends, and supporters who attend the County Fair. We dearly miss not being able to spend time with our County Fair friends and family and look forward seeing you all in the future.

“The safety and welfare of our community must continue to be our top priority.

Busby also announced that he agreed to give Border Patrol, the company doing the waterline work, a 120-day extension. He was told a delay in materials was a big reason and it could be eight to nine weeks more before they see all the homes hooked up.

Ager added that two crews will be hooking up “five to six houses a day.” She said that is where time will be eaten up with the connection of houses for example.

Busby also announced James White Construction as the low bidder for the revamping of their water plant. He said E.L. Robinson recommended going with White where the bid was announced at $875,000. Four bids were received in total with the others all over $1 million except for Border Patrol at $928,380. She said the engineer’s estimate was $1,422,100, which means every bid came in lower than the estimate. Council approved the

low bid.

Busby also announced that Wendy Majewski, elected to council last November has resigned with plans of moving out of state.

He said Ruth Blackburn, who ran against her would step in and council agreed to that move.

Also, Village Solicitor Jenna Hokes stated that an alley was requested to be closed near the railroad tracks for a lot that is being prepared for an incoming business. She said someone she did not name for now, is wanting to put a gas station-convenience store on that spot.

“There’s been a request that an alley behind that parcel be closed,” she said adding that she felt the village no longer maintains it anyway and Busby said it was already closed. Hokes said according to official documents it is not yet closed. Council approved for Hokes to write an ordinance officially closing the alley.

public shootings her generation has had to endure, that one she didn’t understand.

She relayed one story told by someone who was there who was talking to their friend when seeing the Guard retreat back up the hill just before turning and shooting. They weren’t sure if they should just leave and find something else to do or stick around.

“What are they gonna do shoot us?” she said of one friend telling the other that day. He told her it wasn’t even five seconds later all hell broke loose, which lasted approximately 13 seconds and

13 bodies later. She said the two friends were kind of laughing at first because they thought it was rubber bullets until they came back out and saw the bodies.

“It shocked me in comparison to today because…we would never make the assumption that it wasn’t live ammunition,” she said of her and her classmates.

“We’ve kind of grown up in a time of school shootings and like mass shootings being daily and prevalent and we would never second guess that it was live ammunition. We would always kind of assume that right off the bat.”

Census taking some hits during crisis

By JD LONG

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HARRISON COUNTY – The importance of getting everyone counted for the 2020 Census couldn’t be emphasized enough leading up to the COVID-19 crisis and now, it’s even more important as certain practices are being hindered with the stay-at-home order.

Harrison County Commissioner Paul Coffland has spearheaded the efforts to get everyone counted as he made the rounds in some of the village council meetings before the crisis hit. He said this week that most of Harrison County has not been counted yet. Phone or online is open for census taking and the

process is rather short and not the cumbersome questions and time consuming efforts that were contained in the 2000 Census.

Coffland said there have been distractions in the way they would like to reach people and one is the library — they’re closed and that means people that do not have access to internet service are locked out of it as well.

“At some point they’re going to come out and knock on your door,” he said in stating how important this census is to funding for communities and small numbers, or inadequate counting, usually means small funding for communities like Harrison County.

“This count affects the allocation of funding for our community’s

public resources (e.g., roads, hospitals, schools), how we plan for the future, and our voice in government,” according to 2020census.gov. Young children who are missed in the census tend to live with large, extended families or with multiple families living under one roof. When newborn babies and children are not counted, support for programs such as health insurance, hospitals, childcare, food assistance, schools, and early childhood development is impacted.”

A whole host of links and helpful suggestions can be found at: www.2020census.gov. Also, the Census Bureau stresses that all of the responses are kept confidential.

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Local libraries expand online services When Ohio libraries closed their buildings to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, Puskarich Public Library staff quickly came up with ways to continue to serve Harrison county residents.

Sandi Thompson, Library Director, expanded the number of online items that individuals could have checked out and made sure that free wifi was available 24/7 from each library location's parking lot.

Children's programs began to be offered immediately online through facebook with three story hours continually being held each week. Staff members

are still answering reference questions including family history requests through the library's website (www.go2library.org). Sandi Thompson shares that all of this came about just as the main library was starting on a long awaited renovation. The staff has really stepped up to keep the public involved with April’s programs having over 15,000 views and April's wifi usage being 3,038 users.

Sandi adds, "I would say the library is staying relevant and much needed throughout this time. While we are still working on making the renovation a

reality, service to the public is huge a priority."

The library is looking for guidance from the Ohio Library Council and Ohio Department of Health as to when the doors will reopen. Harrison county libraries are ready to support Ohio's recovery efforts with online resources for unemployed workers and small businesses.

While the virtual services have been well received, calls, emails and texts from library users make it known that they look forward to when traditional services will resume.

Puskarich Public Library's Children's Librarian, Ashley Smith, prepares her online story time with assistance from Kathy Birney, Scio Branch Manager. Library programming has expanded online to reach those who are staying at home. They have been sharing craft ideas, yoga class, trivia contest questions, family activities and digitized photos that need identification.

Veterinary clinic moving towards normal

By JD LONG

jim@harrisonnewsherald.com HOPEDALE – For Heritage Veterinary Care in Hopedale, it’s been a long haul through this COVID-19 disaster and they’ve always been there and open but their cases have mounted after cutting back on certain treatments and hours. Dr. Scott Pendleton said that business is down 40 percent from what they’re used to.

And not only that, they have had to lay off five individuals from the staff, though three have already been recalled. The other two are expected back in the next two weeks.

Pendleton said only emergency services have been allowed where they are behind anywhere from 200 to 250 appointments. But that

is going to change in the next week with regular hours, patients and routine surgeries returning.

Pendleton applied for and received the stimulus funding (Paycheck Protection Program), which has allowed him to bring back those employees. But they are behind in 60 surgeries with 30 they can add immediately he said.

But it’s going to take about six to eight weeks to even catch up. So for now it’s curbside care with a nurse going to the customer’s car and taking down information.

And for the most part only people who need to have pets euthanized have been allowed inside the building. Even their cared for pets are brought out to the car for them.

“It’s working but not as same as face to face and talking to clients

about their animals,” Pendleton explained. “It’s not an efficient way to do things but it’s functioning.”

And as you can imagine it’s a mask for everyone, washing hands and being as careful as possible.

This Monday Pendleton will have normal hours and appointments but curbside service will continue for two more weeks.

“There’s just so much uncertainty here,” he said of the virus situation.

Overall, Pendleton said he has three veterinarians, three nurses and six assistants and getting those employees back has been a welcome addition.

“The PPP loan did exactly what it was supposed to do,” he said. He added that they may not get total forgiveness but if not, it turns into an 18-month loan at just 1 percent interest with partial forgiveness.

Dr. Scot Pendleton pays a visit to a happy customer (Kay Shannon) who got her little DeeDee back. Her other pet, Lulu, was just along for the ride. Pendleton said he is moving back towards a normal schedule with elective surgeries and regular appointments but curbside service will last another two weeks.

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Harrison County reports sixth COVID-19 case

By JD LONG

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CADIZ – Harrison County was at one time was one of the few with no reported cases of the coronavirus. Now they are up to six and it seems like one per week is now being confirmed.

Harrison County Health Administrator Garen Rhome stated at the commissioner’s meeting on Wednesday that out of those six two had been hospitalized with three that have now recovered and suffering no restrictions. Since his report of 1,171,510 U.S. cases and 68,279 deaths those numbers

rose by 22,303 and 2,523 respectively, as of 4 p.m.

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Regarding Ohio those numbers rose to an additional 999 confirmed cases and 118 additional deaths as of 2 p.m.

Thursday after his report. This puts the Ohio death ratio at 5.7 percent, which is just two-tenths below the national ratio of 5.9.

Rhome touched on the “Stay Safe Ohio” order where he said it is no longer a Stay-at-Home order. But many questions he’s fielding are about masks and what to do about them.

“So, just to be clear masks are required for every single employee across the board,

wherever you’re working, whatever you’re doing,” he explained adding that masks are required if dealing with the public “and that is in effect as of May One.” “So it’s in effect now,” he repeated. But for customers masks are only “strongly recommended.” He also said a business does have the right to require any customer to wear a mask.

“But the two key points there are masks are currently required for every employee working in the public and of course, masks are strongly recommended for every customer who is out and about in the public,” Rhome

stated. He said this would remain throughout the month of May. He said of the responsible restart that people may tend to relax on the precautions where they may migrate around people without the same precautions they had been taking.

“And that’s not what we want to see, we want to see people continue to do the social distancing with people that are outside their own home,” he told the board. “We’re still following the order, which is to social distance and you know, limit the number of people that are together and stay away from people who aren’t inside your

Commissioners approve new transportation district

By JD LONG

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CADIZ – The Harrison County Commissioners on Wednesday approved of a new Transportation Improvement District (TID), which Harrison County Engineer Doug Bachman said was pushed by Economic Development Director Nick Homrighausen.

The purpose is to open up money for road projects and generally geared towards drumming up more business for the county.

“What this is going to do is open up opportunities throughout Harrison County,” Commissioner Dale Norris

explained via speakerphone.

“The board will commence and meet and define areas in the county that needs improvement…”

Norris repeated what Bachman described as the TID being used as a vehicle for getting more business into the county.

When asked if TID is new Coffland said “it’s new for us.”

According to Wikipedia, which does include attribution, TIDs are authorized in only four states with Missouri, New Jersey and Virginia being the other three.

TID’s in Ohio are authorized under the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 5540 and Resolution (13-20) states in part: “Where as the Ohio General Assembly determined

and the Harrison County Board of Commissioners concurs that transportation is an essential and indispensable part of the commerce and industry of the state and is of vital importance to the creation of jobs and employment opportunities and to the improvement of the economic welfare of the people…”

The resolution continues stating that the purpose is “to finance, construct, maintain, repair and operate streets, highways, and other transportation projects, including but not limited to, air and rail related transportation projects and in relation construct, reconstruct, improve, alter and repair roads, highways,

public places and other infrastructure…”

The resolution also states that the ORC authorizes a TID to “levy special assessments” but adds that the board of commissioners creates this TID in hopes of exhausting all other avenues of funding “and that the levying of special assessments will be undertaken only as a last resort and only in unique and extreme circumstances…”

Commissioner Paul Coffland read the resolution and announced a board of trustees, which includes Doug Bachman, Dan Henry (North Township), Nick Homrighausen, John Migliore (Cadiz Mayor) and Dale Norris (Harrison County Commissioner).

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own home unit.”

Rhome said it isn’t just about getting sick but the ones who have to be quarantined and their lives being disrupted for coming in close contact with a known case of COVID-19.

“You probably won’t contract it but for fourteen days-ish, it’s going to disrupt your life,” he said referring to child care, job, spouse and anyone else that person may be caring for that now won’t be able to because of being quarantined.

He said he’s receiving calls on what to do about certain events where he mentioned graduations, for example.

“You just can’t decide the day

before to hold events,” he explained, “things like graduation…it requires planning.” He said they continue to work with various organizations and community partners regarding the guidelines on safe distancing.

Rhome said people still should be staying home if they are not an essential worker or not required to be at work then they should be staying at home.

“What that does is eliminates that network of connections that you’ll have in close contact when we try to do contact tracing,” he said. “So, it’s still in effect very much so.”

Freeport residents will get income survey form to determine grant eligibility Freeport residents will get a letter from Harrison County in the next two weeks, asking them to complete a short income survey. The survey will be part of the information used to apply for a CDBG-Residential Public Infrastructure Grant for the upcoming sewer project being designed and financed by the County to assist the village in eliminating Ohio EPA violations for failing septic systems which are contaminating local streams.

The current census data shows that 43.4 percent of residents of Freeport are low-to-moderate income, and a 51 percent low-moderate income is needed in order to qualify for this particular grant. This grant will assist with construction of the sewer system as well as assist eligible households with connection costs to the system.

The County must have a third party conduct the income survey therefore, the Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) will be conducting the survey. Residents will be asked to complete a short survey form and return it to RCAP promptly. The survey information will be absolutely confidential and is not shared with the County or the Village of Freeport.

RCAP will mail the survey forms to randomly selected households within the next two weeks. Residents need to quickly fill them out and mail them back (in a stamped envelope, which will be provided) to the RCAP representative. Households not responding will result in the need for RCAP to conduct door-to-door visits to obtain the surveys. Due to the Covid-19 situation, in-person surveying is not desirable therefore prompt mailing of the surveys is appreciated.

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By Mary Anna Cotter The community of Bowerston has been saddened by the deaths of Doug Mullins 67, the husband of Christine Caldwell Gallogly, Rick, 64 of Maringo, & the family of Paula Gilbaugh Miller a 1965 Conotton Valley alumnus. Our sympathy is extended to all of the families.

May birthdays are Jayden Cotter (one year), Deb Walko, Emily Siedel, Randy Caldwell, Levi Shetler, Jennifer Case, Megan John, Keith Host, Terry & Ty Carrothers, Henry Rodriguez, Jon Humphrey, Shelby Willoughby, Monnie Copeland, Maggie Bower, & Phil Gooding. Best wishes to all of you!

Happy Anniversary to the Jerry Rippeth's May 4, the Sam Rodriguez' May 6, & the Allen Case's May 8. Many more years to all.

UNIONPORT

By Mary-Catherine Mull Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers.

The Wayne seniors will not be holding their dinner meeting this month. More information will follow.

Joshlyn Roghelia was surprised on her twelfth birthday by friends, relatives, and wellwishers driving by her home honking their horns and waving at her.

Remember 2 Chronicles 7:14, keep praying.

Dennis and Karen Sims have returned from Myrtle Beach, SC. Stay Safe Ohio is strongly requested by our governor Mike DeWine and it would be good if we do our part to keep Ohio safe.

FREEPORT

By Deb Milligan “ God is Greater Than Any Problem You Have”.

Happy Mother’s Day to my mom Ann Bear, and all other mother’s.

Happy Birthday Andrea Kaurich, Lance Smith, Holly Koch, Brent Bear, Debbie Dunlap, Emma Leggett, Kim Adkins, Alyia Milligan, Lori Milleson, Dick Huff, Ron Roseberry and Carolyn Roseberry.

Happy Anniversary to Nick and Carolyn Puskarich.

The community extends its sympathy to the family of Mrs. Leslie (Cindy) Henry.

We welcome home Buell Hall, 87, who was accidentally shot as a result of a stray bullet while in his home last Saturday.

Freeport residents are getting letters through the mail to get a

survey to determine grant eligibility.

We need to keep safe and remember to keep in our prayers our health providers, Mildred Grimm, Ron Greathouse, and all graduating seniors.

Harrison County Deputy led the parade of Harrison Central Huskies elementary school teachers through all the towns in the county, including Freeport, with their cars decorated with balloons and signs telling “We Miss You”, to their students and families along the streets.

Freeport-Lakeland Alumni Banquet has been cancelled for this year on July 18th. It has been rescheduled for July 17, 2021.

Lakeland Academy School Board meeting will be May 13th at the school. Scheduled to graduate is Grace Bland, Victoria Boles, Larry Wells and Kody Wood.

Seeds are in at Double E Greenhouse at Yoder’s Bilk Food on State Route 800 outside of Freeport.

Area Firemen have been busy.

They responded to a car fire on Westchester Road, a brush fire on Speck Road and a wreck at Lighting Race Way. There will be a Birthday Card Shower for Joyce Lannum who will be turning 92 on May 18th.

She was a teacher to most of us at Freeport and Lakeland School. Cards can be sent to The Inn at Northwood Village 5799 N. Wooster Ave, Dover, Ohio 44622.

There will be no Lakeland Democrat Meeting May 11.

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BY Esther McCoy I have been reading everything in sight lately and an antique column took my attention this week. The reader told that she acquired an old glass fruit juicer that she learned is called a reamer nowadays.

The columnists said reamers have been known since 1767 and is a dish, usually glass, with a pointed cone in the center. The halved fruit is placed on the cone and pressed down and twisted to make the needed juice. They were invented for the need of citric acid that provided a cure for scurvy in early days. It is told they were mostly white or clear but could be green, pink, blue or yellow. I know mine, that was my mom’s, was useful for our boys youthful years. You needed lots of exertion to remove all the juice though. Then Tang came along.

Recycling was really stressed during Earth Week and I found some tips for recycling, said to be a virtuous thing; but the

second most virtuous thing was buying less food so there are no leftovers to throw away after meals. Here are some recycling tips and first we will mention that many items need to be washed before discarding.

ALUMINUM CANS . These don’t need to be crushed as they are easier to sort when left whole and the tabs should remain.

And metal lids go with the cans.

But what about the organizations collecting tabs for health organizations? PLASTIC BAGS AND WRAP. This includes grocery bags, mailers, and shrink wrap that can be dropped off in collection binds at supermarkets.

NEWSPAPER, BOOKS, MAGAZINES CATALOGS AND ENVELOPES. These can be recycled. Check with a local library or Goodwill to see if they will take books. If not, remove the covers and spines of hardcover books with a utility knife before putting them to the curb. CARDBOARD. Boxes with stains, such as greasy pizza or water damaged will not be accepted, so cut away stained sections but feel free to leave the tape. PAPER. Rather than shredding, which makes paper less recyclable, use a black marker to cover sensitive info.

Do your best to remove staples and tape. GLASS BOTTLES. Remove metal caps and corks and rinse them well.

After all this seriousness, I would like to add a little joke.”

One man told another that he just grilled a chicken. “Was it tasty,” his friend asked. “It still wouldn’t tell me why it crossed the road.” he said. It is silly, I know, but we need some silliness at times and these days are some of those times.

DEERSVILLE

By Susan Adams May 10 HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all the Moms out there.

Thank you for all you do for your families.

Congratulations to Nicholas Malone on receiving his "Certificate of Membership" into "Harrison Central National Junior Honor Society".

Membership is based on Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Character and Citizenship. Job well done Nick!

Nicholas is the son of Don and Shannon Devore Malone and lives in Deersville.

The Deersville UM Church is having "Prayers and Devotions" on Wednesday nights at 7PM and church services at 11AM on Sundays via their Facebook page. A perfect opportunity to sit back and enjoy words of comfort in these troubled times.

Tune it in for the whole household. If you miss the service at the scheduled time, it will be there to watch later.

The Deersville General Store is open for business at 212 W Main St, Deersville, Ohio, 44693. The phone number is 740-827-4203 and the hours

are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Follow them on Facebook for daily food specials. And the "Best Ice Cream in Ohio" is available year round.

Bosler's Honey Bees & Accessories 330-401-5889 is now open at 225 E Main St, Deersville, Ohio. They are selling honey, honey accessories and bee keeping equipment.

Follow them on Facebook for hours, events and contact information.

May 9, Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bosler's Honey Bees and Accessories will behaving their Grand Opening. Any questions, please give them a call.

Check out the Hayseeds Homesteader Trading Post 740491-2835 at 127 Main St (Deersville Ridge Rd), Deersville on their Facebook page for contact information and hours.

Check out the Deersville Community Volunteer Fire Department on their Facebook page for up-coming events.

Hopefully all will work out for the annual Fireman's Fair May 22. They also have information about open burning and the Covid-19 Virus on the page.

Check out the Deersville Community Theatre and Happenings at the Hall for updates on happenings on these two Facebook pages.

CANCELLED: The play "Beauty and the Beast" that was scheduled for June 12-14 and 19-21 at the Deersville Community Theatre. We all hope that they will be able to have the production "Charlotte's Web" in October.

The Muskingum Lakes Chapter of the BTA can be followed on Facebook to keep up with information on the 2020 Buckeye Trailfest and other happenings or cancellations. Memberships are available and volunteers are always needed. The trails are a great way to get exercise, fresh air and reconnect with nature.

RESCHEDULED: From May 9, Saturday, to Oct. 24 will be the Harrison Coal and Reclamation Historical Park Dinner-Auction at the Hopedale VFD Social Hall.

More information later.

May 14th, Thursday, Deersville Community Garden Club meeting has been cancelled. Right now they are planning on having the June 11th meeting. It will be at the roadside rest at Tappan Lake at 4 p.m. Members are asked to bring a sack lunch to be auctioned off with proceeds going to the Scholarship Fund.

A fun way to have a surprise lunch and raise money too. The program will be "Where and how to display the American Flag."

July 18, 2020 FreeportLakeland Alumni Banquet has been cancelled. Plans are being made for the July 17, 2021 banquet.

Saturday, May 9, 2020 The Freeport Food Cupboard is in need of paper products. If at all possible please consider donating toilet paper, paper towels and Kleenex.

Keep all the folks on the sick and recovery list, those who have lost loved ones, those who are quarantined to their houses, those who are "essential" employees and all our health providers in prayer.

If anyone has any thing they would like listed, please give me a call 740-942-3137 SCIO

By Ina Marks Family and friends will be remembering our dear Tracy Marks on her Birthday. She is missed very much, Rest in Peace.

I’m remembering my friend Dorlene Jackson Sabo on her birthday. Other birthday’s are, grandson Tim Bernardi, Kyle Lawvers, Ryan Hauber, Sally Ankeny and all the others celebrating. Also Anniversary’s, Bless all.

I am wishing all a Happy Mother’s Day with family and friends. Enjoy them while you have them. Bless all Mother’s on her day.

Some of the churches are opening, some in their cars, others keeping their distance, wearing masks. Folks are doing their part together to stay healthy.

Prayers go out to all the folks that have the virus. There are good reports of folks recovering.

Bless them.

Prayers go out to all those who are ill, shut-ins, remember their caregivers, Bless you.

Sympathy and prayers go out to the family and friends of Teresa Luther, Wayne Hall, Thomas Malick and to all others that have lost loved ones, you will be greatly missed. Bless you.

It was great seeing the parade from Harrison Central with the Husky spirit. It was uplifting seeing all the “I Miss You” signs.

With the spirit everyone pilling together will help to get through this time. Keep safe.

Did you know? The National Park Service manages over 150 parks on 80 million acres of public land.

Have a Blessed week.

JEWETT/CADIZ

By Ruby Foutz We (Harrison Countians) are hoping the Harrison County Fair will go on as usual, after reading in last week’s paper that the fair was undecided for 2020.

Most voters are probably happy that the Primary Election 2020 is over. It was different and kept the Harrison County Board of Elections Office busy, not just handling sending and receiving ballots but constantly disinfecting everything. A lot of rubber gloves and masks were used as well.

The new Cadiz Post Office is now open and is really nice.

They are still finishing up on

little details.

Congratulations and thank you on the new Local internet company, Imperial Networks, that is up and running. The tower is located in the Tappan area and is much needed in Harrison County.

For more information go to website (www.imperialnetworks.com.)

Are you tired of hearing about the Corona Virus? Me too.

However, we now have seven cases in Harrison County. Please protect yourself and each other.

Wear the mask, wash your hands, use disinfectants, don't touch your face, keep your distance and stay home, if at all possible. Anyone can get this deadly virus. Best wishes to you and stay healthy.

Since my husband Merle and I haven't been going out, we just want to say, "Hi" to all of our friends and say, "We miss you."

Prayers and get well wishes to Judge Hervey's family, Merle & Ruby Foutz, Louise Frontz, Tom & Marge Bardall, Ted Zitko, and everyone that needs a prayer.

Every chance you get, thank a nurse. May 6-12 is National Nurses Week.

Ohio Gov. DeWine said, "The bald eagle is a symbol of American strength and resilience." Citizen Scientist Census finds 707 bald eagle nests in Ohio and turned in their report to the Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Some people have reported seeing the bald eagle in Harrison County. So if you are bird watching, keep an eye out for the bald eagle.

Enjoyed the picture of Latham's logging truck in the Look at the Past. I would love to have an old truck like that.

Happy Birthday wishes and many more to Rich Milleson, Richard Patrick, Mark Statler, Tom Patterson, Eugene Wood, Tom Trotter, Joyce Lannum, Betty J. Kovarik, Shirley Tullis, and my dear friend Elma "Chickie" Marie Ross turned 93 on May 4, 1927. She the sweetest and the best.

Happy Anniversary to everyone, especially Leroy & Judith Van Horne, and many more.

Deepest sympathy and prayers to the families of Douglas R. Mullins 67 and Mary Banks 74 Cadiz, Elizabeth Anne Speer Neill 86 formerly of Bowerston; Jacob Tyler "Jake" Hill; Deborah Kay Ferguson; Teresa Luther 87 Cadiz; Eleanor Kenny 96 Cadiz; John McHab 93 Cadiz; and everyone’s friend, Thomas Walter Malicki, he will be missed by many. RIP Tom. All 'bout Christ would like to leave you with scripture Proverbs 16:24 - Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Now is the time to use gracious words with all the stress around us. God bless you all, Rev. Dr. Ruby Foutz, 740 946-2925.

Ohio updates application process for energy assistance programs in response to COVID-19

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The Ohio Development Services Agency (Development) and Area Agency on Aging Region 9 are working to help keep Ohioans safe during this time of emergency. Recently, Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency regarding COVID-19, and Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, M.D., MPH has issued orders to limit social interactions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Effective immediately, Ohioans who are enrolling in the Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus (PIPP) for the first time, applying for Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program, or have limited income, are no longer required to visit a local Energy Assistance

Provider in order to complete an application. Appointments may be completed over the phone during the scheduled appointment time rather than face-to-face.

Ohioans can visit www.energyhelp.ohio.gov to start their application and upload the required documents prior to their appointment. If a you do not have access to the internet and/or cannot upload your documentation, the local Energy Assistance Provider can complete your application over the phone. For a list of required documentation or to schedule an appointment call, 1-800945- 4250.

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the support they need to manage their energy bills, and now this support is even more important,” said Lydia Mihalik, Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency.

“The online application, in a normal scenario, makes it easier to apply and reduces the length of an in-person appointment, but now it is providing a bridge to assistance during an incredibly difficult time.”

Development will also extend the Winter Crisis Program (WCP) until May 1, 2020 to align with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s extended Winter Reconnect Order and the regular Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) will be extended until June 1, 2020.

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Voice Response phone lines will not be available, however Ohioans may continue to call (800) 282-0880 and select option 2, to be transferred to their local Energy Assistance Provider.

The Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program helps income-eligible Ohioans pay their heating bills and can assist with fuel tank placement, fuel tank testing and furnace repair.

Ohioans must have a gross income at or below 175% of the federal poverty guidelines to qualify for WCP and HEAP assistance. For a family of four the annual income must be at or below $45,062.50. Ohioans must have a gross income at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines to qualify for PIPP. For a family of four the annual income must be at or below $38,625.00.

Ohioans that have a regulated utility and have been issued a disconnect notice are eligible for a one-time WCP benefit if they have not already received a WCP or regular HEAP benefit.

For more information about the features of the Winter Crisis Program locally and what is needed to apply, contact Area Agency on Aging Region 9 at 1800-945-4250.

Additional information can also be found at www.energyhelp.ohio.gov or by calling (800) 282-0880.

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Look at the Past

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Obituaries

Looking back at the Leslie House

Donald Jasper Atkins Donald Jasper Atkins, 75, of Hopedale, Ohio, died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at his home. He was born Oct.11, 1944 in Steubenville, Ohio a son of the late William Henry and Mary Josephine Dunlap Atkins.

Don was a retired Superintendent at Hopedale Mining. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during the Vietnam Era, a member of the Hopedale Legion where he served as past commander and was a member of the honor guard and was a member of the Hopedale Sportsman Club.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers: John Henry “Jack” Atkins and Art Atkins; and two sisters: Dorothy Wickliff and Hannah Saxton.

Surviving are his son, Donald

Todd Atkins of Hopedale; two daughters: Annette Atkins of Hopedale and Lynette Atkins of Columbus; three grandchildren: Alexis, Carlee Jo and Blake Atkins; a great grandchild, Leelyn; a brother, Andy Atkins of Jewett; two sisters, Marjory (James) Ward of Hopedale and Mary Beth Atkins of Alabama; his fiancé, Shelley Anderson of Hopedale and his former wife, Sharon Culver Atkins of Hopedale, Ohio.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date for interment and military honors.

The family is assisted by ClarkKirkland Funeral Home, Cadiz, Ohio, and condolences may be made at www.clark-kirkland.com.

Mary L. Banks Mary L. Banks, 74, of Cadiz, Ohio, died Monday, May 4, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 28, 1946 in Adena, Ohio, a daughter of Mary M. Thompson Best of Cadiz and the late Avril “Flip” Glen Best.

Mary was a retired Clerk for the Village of Cadiz Water and Sewer Department, having served for thirty-nine years, and was a former teacher at Cadiz Head Start. She was the Valedictorian of the Hopedale High School class of 1964, and was an active member of the First Church of Christ in Cadiz where she was an officer of the

Christian Women’s Fellowship.

She was a former volunteer with Cadiz Boy Scout Troop 269.

In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a great granddaughter, Penelope.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Edward H. Banks, Jr., two sons, Michael (Jodi) Best and Edward (Kristi) Banks III, all of Cadiz; daughter, Amy Banks of Atlanta, Ga.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four brothers, Avril “Flip” (Tammy) Best of Cadz, Mark Best of Tennessee, and Kevin (Tammy) Best, Craig (Karla) Best, all of Cadiz; two sisters, Virginia (Ken) Reynolds of Cadiz and Cathy Stotts of Senecaville, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

Due to the COVID 19 Virus, a private service will be held at the convenience of the family. A public celebration of life will be held in the future. The family is assisted by Clark-Kirkland Funeral Home, Cadiz, Ohio, where condolences may be made at www.clark-kirkland.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Harrison County Home, 41500 Cadiz-Dennison Rd., Cadiz, OH 43907.

Deborah Kay Ferguson Deborah Kay Ferguson, age 70, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

Debbie was born April 15, 1950 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to the late Hilda Sullivan (Eugene “Zip” Sullivan) and George E. Dickerson.

She married her husband, Lawrence R. Ferguson, Oct. 23, 1971 in Cadiz, Ohio. She worked as a teacher’s aide at Harrison Board of Developmental Disabilities Preschool nurturing and guiding young children, a passion that was always close to her heart. They referred to her as Miss Debbie.

Debbie was a woman who never stopped caring for others. She was one who did not eat until everyone was content. She made sure that everyone's plates and bellies were full before sitting down to eat herself. She was a woman of many words and had a way about her

that made everyone around her feel comfortable and included.

Debbie was the epitome of family. She was a woman who valued family above all else. She was a dedicated wife of 49 years, always taking care of her husband, her boys, and their families. Her boys and their families were her life, as evident on her camera roll.

She spent countless hours with her grandbabies teaching and loving on them.

In addition to her parents; she is preceded in death by her brothers George Jr. (Tiny), and John Dickerson and nephews; Kelly Wilson and Ryan Ferguson.

She is survived by her husband, Larry, and her sons Chad (Keila) of Cadiz, Ohio, and Clint (Blossom) of Wadsworth, Ohio; grandchildren: Lexi, Maverick, Hadley and expected baby Ferguson, due in May. She is also survived by her sisters; Joyce Wilson and Abbie Bober (John), and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Due to the Covid-19 virus, a private funeral service will be held for immediate family. The family is being assisted by Clark-Kirkland Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made “In Memory of Debbie Ferguson” at https://www.gofundme.com/f/d ebbie-ferguson-memorial or mailed to Larry Ferguson at 45540 Cadiz-Harrisville Rd. Cadiz, Ohio 43907.

The memorial guestbook may be signed at www.clark-kirkland.com

Jacob Tyler “Jake” Hill Jacob Tyler “Jake” Hill, 28, of Hopedale, Ohio, was found April 25, 2020 after a lengthy search by his family, friends, and community. He was born May 21, 1991 in Steubenville, Ohio, a son of Harold and Tina Atkins Hill of Hopedale.

Jacob was a member of Carpenters Local 186 in Steubenville, Ohio. He was a former employee of Apollo Pro Cleaning and Restoration in Wintersville, Ohio. He enjoyed skateboarding, fishing and loved vacationing at Surfside Pier in South Carolina.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, John Henry “Jack”

Atkins, Harold Hill, Sr., and Bill and Dorcas Bouchet; aunt Jackie Atkins Akers; and uncle Jason Bouchet.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Lindsey (Bill) Vergitz of Bloomingdale; nephew and niece, Caleb and Rylee; grandmothers, Patricia Atkins of Hopedale and Kathy Hill of Wintersville; aunts, Tammy (Nip) Mattern of Cadiz, Lisa (Scott) Shultz of Hopedale, Suzy (John) Good of Unionport, Shirley (Jon) Ruttencutter of Wintersville, and Bob (Paula) Carpenter of Columbus; and many cousins, great aunts and great uncles, other family members and friends.

Due to COVID 19, a private service will be held at the convenience of the family with burial in Greenwood Cemetery near Hopedale. The family is assisted by Clark-Kirkland Funeral Home, Cadiz, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hopedale Fishing Club, c/o Rob Raber, P.O. Box 123, Cadiz, Ohio 43907.

Online condolences may be made at www.clarkkirkland.com

Leslie House - Corner of Warren and Buffalo St, Cadiz OH circa 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie sitting out front on what appears to be the 4th of July. In the 1921 Cadiz Directory: W.B. Leslie, grocer, 256 E Warren St.

Good News

By Pastor Ken Staley: Pleasant Grove & Harrisville United Methodist Churhes

God is good all the time It is special holidays like Mother’s Day that remind us of the goodness of God in our lives. God implemented the family. Where would any of us be if it had not been for the order that a functioning parental unit of a mom and a dad bring about. It was His goodness to us because that is His nature.

It’s true; God is good all the time and He is not the one causing our problems. In fact, one of the titles used in scripture for God’s Holy Spirit is “helper”. A helper, by anyone’s definition, does not disrupt your life and make you miserable but desires to make it better. In the sermon on the Mount Jesus said, “learn from me for I am gentle, and you will find rest for your soul”. He never said, “Listen up because I am one intimidating,

overbearing and unforgiving dude”. That is not who He is.

Jesus is gentle and the “rest” He offers is what makes us stop relying on our own good works to get us to heaven. Many of us, in and out of the church, are familiar with the 23rd Psalm.

Revisit that Psalm and look at the character of God there; He makes us lie down (rest), leads us beside quiet waters, guides us, comforts us, anoints us and follows us with goodness and mercy all the days of our lives.

Does that sound like a God who is trying to stick it to you? Try, as you may, you cannot get away from His goodness. Once, when returning from a mission trip to unfriendly territory, Jesus’ teaching had been rejected, and His disciples asked Him if it would be alright if they called down fire from heaven to burn up the

unbelievers. And what was Jesus’ response? “You don’t know what manner of spirit you’re of. The Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives but to save them”. Jesus is good all the time. Proverbs says that “the Lord’s blessing brings true riches and He adds no sorrow to it.” If there is sorrow and difficulty in your life right now, please know that God; the Father, the Son or the Holy Spirit is not the one who brought it about. I cannot tell you how many people I’ve met who have had children die to illness or calamity. This was not orchestrated by our loving heavenly Father. The authority of scripture declares that we have an enemy, a tempter. Jesus withstood Satan’s temptations in his life. He later declared “the thief comes to kill, steal and destroy but I have come that you might have life and have it to the fullest” Scripture teaches that we live on a fallen, sin-filled

Around the County Welcome to May! We look forward to May flowers and warmer temperatures. So far, our spring hasn’t been what we have wished for with all the chaos of the Covid-19 virus. This has been a huge change as many have been staying at home, businesses have closed, schooling is now online with parents becoming the teachers, all in hopes to slow down the spread of the virus. This time has been stressful for most of us, but one thing we can be thankful for is that we are getting more

family time than most have been able to have in the past. This is a time that we should all remember.

One thing to remember is that we here in Harrison County have to be proud of where we live. We have such a beautiful area and are lucky that we can social distance and still be outside and enjoy the fresh air and scenery. Sally Buffalo Park does have the playground and shelters shut down for now, but you can still enjoy a walk or a bike ride around the lake. The Conotton Trail is always open and

planet and that that is what brings about many of our trials.

Some of those trials come out of the blue and had nothing to do with us. Some of our trials have everything to do with us because of our choices but be assured that God is not randomly picking people out of a line-up for “Hard Knock Candidate of the Day”. Jesus said “In this world you will have trouble but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world”.

Never forget, we don’t get God’s favor because we are good. We get His favor because He is good.

Happy Mother’s Day Mom. You are part of God’s good plan for all of us!

Ken Staley is pastor at Pleasant Grove and Harrisville United Methodist Churches on U.S. Route 250.

For questions or comments email: kenstaley1953@gmail.com

From the Harrison County Visitor's Center it’s great for walking or biking, you can also see a lot of wildlife and enjoy the beauty of the spring growth along the trail. Another trail you could explore is the Buckeye Trail. Have you ever been driving and notice a blue paint line on a tree or utility pole? Those are markers for the Buckeye Trail it’s the first and only long-distance trail located entirely within Ohio.

It traverses over 40 of the 88 counties. Also, let’s not forget about our lakes here in Harrison county; Tappan, Clendening, and

Piedmont. They offer great fishing and boating, or even a nice walk along the shoreline which can all be relaxing. So, Harrison County, be proud of where we live! As the “stay at home” orders begin to lift and businesses begin to open back up, let’s remember we have to support our local area as they have supported many of us in the past with donations for fundraisers, or purchasing animals at our county fair. We have to work together and continue to support each other.

PUBLIC RECORD COUNTY COURT CIVIL April 30 (satisfied date), Discover bank C/O Zwicker & Assoc. P.C., P.O. Box 31630, Independence, plaintiff-vsAlexanderia Pool, 201 Burton Drive, Apt. 15, Cadiz, defendant. Action: In favor of plaintiff for $3,218.09.

TRAFFIC April 20, Timothy C. Shea, 10 Longmeadow Road, Chelmsford, Ma., fail to control, $75 fine plus costs.

April 22, Paul Kerr, 1481 Baltzley Valley Road SE, New Philadelphia, fail to control, $75 fine plus costs.

April 23, Andrew L. Christner, 308 County Road 620, West Salem, head lights, $150 fine plus costs.

April 29, Jose J. Reyes, 3945 Sylvia Road, Youngstown, fail to control, $75 fine plus costs.

There were nine speeding and

one seat belt violation.

CLERK OF COURT April 22 (file date), Scott A. Madzia 84125 Merryman Road, Cadiz, plaintiff-vs-Eclipse Resources-Ohio Llc, 4400 Easton Commons Way, Ste 125, Columbus, defendant. Action: Other civil.

April 13 (file date), First National Bank of America, 241 Saginaw, P.O. Box 980, East Lansing, Mi., plaintiff-vsLonnie R. Marbais, defendant.

Action: Foreclosures.

RECORDER April 27-May 24, 2020 Siltstone Resources LLC to, Jonathan Collins, Green & Monroe Townships.

Charles Ray DeVore, Dec’d to, Lorrie Ann DeVore, Nottingham Township.

Richard R. DeGarmo, et ux to, John Kreptowski, et ux, Cadiz

Township.

Robert G. Hooker, et ux to, Brian Majewksi, Archer Township.

Nenana LLC to, Richard G. Milleson, Freeport Village.

Lanny M. Walker, Dec’d to, Audra B. Sall, Green Township.

Frank Rice III, Dec’d to, Michael Scott Conrad, et ux, Cadiz Township.

Margaret Ilene George Trust to, Richard P. Finney, et al, Cadiz Township.

David A. McKelvey to, First Choice Property Acquisitions LLC, Rumley Township.

Thomas L. Mamburak, et ux to, First Choice Property Acquisitions LLC, Rumley Township.

Michael L. Young to, First Choice Property Acquisitions LLC, Nottingham Township.

Stanley A. Wallace, et ux to, Oak Springs Farm LLC, Nottingham Township.

Ralph Dunkle Jr., et ux to, Jeremiah Walters, et ux, Stock Townhip.

Jo Ann Allen to, Matthew C. Edwards, Monroe Township.

Dennis W. Engstorm, et ux to, Jeremy W. Ensgtrom, et ux, Washington Township.

Capstone Holding Company to, Red Hill Farm Trust, Cadiz Township.

Estate of Earl Sayre to, Timothy Baker, Piedmont Village.

Jeffrey D. Wehr, et ux to, Christine Zornes, Shortcreek Township.

Howard B. Stitt III, et al to, Delcie M. Stitt, Moorefield Township.

Jeffrey A. Dombroski, dec’d to, Debra J. Dombroski, Shortcreek Township.

Herbert L. Taggart, Dec’d to, Janet Brokaw, et al, Cadiz Township.

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A brief history of Mother’s Day

By ESTHER MCCOY Mother’s Day is May 10 and a mother and later her daughter are responsible first for the concern over unhealthy conditions in the Grafton, W.Va., area where she lived. It was Anna Reeves Jarvis who started a Mother’s Day Work Club and farther along pressed for milk inspections for a healthy drink for children, tuberculosis care and furnishing medicine to the poor. The mother of eight saw a need for improvement in unhealthy conditions in hers and neighboring towns. Due to her commendable work record, the MDWC was called on during the Civil War when Generals Lee and McClellan both sent wounded to Grafton for care. She promised both armies would be treated the same and received high praise for its magnificent efforts.

After the war, Jarvis served her country with a Mother’s Friendship Day Meeting, the objective to rebuild peace and harmony between war returnees. Her club members invited every solider, Blue or Gray, to attend a meeting. On the approaching day, she was asked to dismiss the group for fear of violence and replied “I am not a coward.”

In front of a large crowd, Jarvis appeared dressed in both blue and gray and explained the purpose of the Mother’s Friendship Day. They all sang patriotic songs and by the end of the singing, a feeling of unity had brought the participants together.

Through all the years of service, she wanted to establish a national Mother’s Day but did not live to accomplish that goal. Her daughter, Anna, immediately began to plan for a Mother’s Day after receiving the news of the death. The first Mother’s Day was held May 10, 1908, the same date as this year, with 500 white carnations sent by Anna because they were her mother’s

favorite flower.

In 1914, Anna took the cause to Washington, D.C., where lawmakers and President Woodrow Wilson were contacted. Due to her determination, on May 8, 1914, the president approved the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. A signed resolution stated “The service rendered by the United States to American mothers is the greatest source of the country’s strength and inspiration.” The flag was ordered to be displayed on all government buildings in the states and its foreign buildings each Mother’s Day and Anna did not take credit for establishing a national holiday. “Without my mother’s work, never would there have been a Mother’s Day.” She also told that the honor goes to her mother, the best who ever lived.”

NOTE: With some changes and additions, this was taken from “A Tribute to Mothers”

by Melanie Vickers. Many don’t know there were two involved in getting Mother’s Day to happen but we are grateful for the work of these two ladies. “No lady could ever be more caring, giving and needed than a good mother.” This is a quote from this writer. May you all read this and honor you mother if she is still with you or honor her death in a special way.

Mine is gone but there will be many memories from all the years we had together on this day. May you as a mother, or having your mother with you yet, have great memories to keep for further years. We cannot attend church, but I remember my mother pinning red flowers from a bush that I don’t recall that was blooming in our year to my outfit as I went off to Sunday School each year. She needed to wear white as her mother had passed away at a young age.

Local students honored by Cedarville University during online celebration CEDARVILLE, OHIO -Cedarville University celebrated 2020 graduates on Saturday, May 2 with an online Class of 2020 Senior Celebration.

This celebration will not replace commencement, which will be held Homecoming Weekend on October 2-3, with full regalia.

Anna DeFilippo from Saint Clairsville, Ohio, graduates from Cedarville University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Bonnie Higgins from Jewett, Ohio, graduates from Cedarville University with a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing & Information Design.

Jacob Ratliff from Saint Clairsville, Ohio, graduates from Cedarville University with a Bachelor of Science in Management.

This celebration will not

replace commencement, which will be held Homecoming Weekend on October 2-3, with full regalia.

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Bakers IGA donates to school autism program

By JD LONG

jim@harrisonnewsherald.com

CADIZ – Last Thursday the Harrison Hills Board of Education (HHBOE) met inside their brand new auditorium, all spaced properly and wearing masks for their end of April meeting. Treasurer Roxane Harding announced a donation of $150 by Baker’s IGA in Scio where it’s been earmarked for the “autism awareness account.”

Superintendent Dana Snider said it would mainly go for autism supplies and individual needs.

Baker’s IGA manager Crystal Watson said they try and do something each month with various fundraisers in order to contribute to a different group.

“We keep it as local as possible,” she said of their fundraising efforts. For example one time they did a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s disease. The donation was made back in February, according to Harding.

In other financial news Harding said that revenue being received from investments was not declining as rapidly “as some others.” She said this could be

due to timeframes and when the investing occurred. For the appropriations summary all was in the black for February and March as well.

Director of Operations Mike Saffell said the custodial staff would be starting on Monday, May 4 with regular shifts. Saffell also praised their volunteers in providing meals for the students with deliveries to the Hopedale Social Hall, Freeport, Jewett and Scio firehouses. He told the board they prepare for 600 meals per day, which adds up to 3,000 in a week.

“It’s very, very good to see that we have that many volunteers come in,” Saffell explained, “so we’re putting together meals, we’re preparing them [and] getting them out for the week and people are very appreciative.”

Saffell also addressed the design of the new softball field, which he said was in its final stages. When asked he said it was on schedule or at least very close to being done on time. He also said the field turf will be under maintenance in mid-June including disinfecting.

For the superintendent’s report, Dana Snider stated that

the Ohio Oil & Gas Association reached out to the school to donate $1,500 to buy hot spots for families who don’t have access to internet. Snider said they actually need two to three internet providers because where one company may work it might not in another area. But she said they were very appreciative of the gesture and would use the money to get the ones tapped into a hot spot who can.

"When we heard about the very creative hot spot wireless pilot program from the Superintendent, we engaged with our Energy Education program as a perfect outlet to help meet the current and future wireless needs of the families within the district and they jumped at the opportunity. We all believe this program will go very well and hopefully it can be expanded down the road," Director of Public Relations for OOGA Mike Chadsey said this week.

Snider also addressed graduation where each senior and up to four family members would be ushered in separately from other graduates “for a tenminute slot.” She said they

would be professionally photographed in cap and gown as well as being recorded.

“This will be in addition to if we’re allowed to have a graduation ceremony,” Snider explained. She said the special ceremony was just to guarantee that the students would have something to remember. She said the school has 27 minutes allotted to them on WTOV Channel 9 but emphasized that this would be in addition to a normal ceremony if one is allowed. Snider said she doubts they will have anything like that in May but are looking more towards June or July depending on the governor’s ruling.

“We hope to be able to do a natural graduation…” Snider said whether it be held inside the gymnasium or outside at the ball field. Discussion turned to the amount of graduates this year with Board Vice President Melvin Allen stating the number to be at 129. Snider said social distancing would be a concern for the gymnasium but a crowd could be better split up at the field. “We would like to do something,” she said.

Honoring those who served during Armed Forces Day

By ESTHER MCCOY Armed Forces Day is listed as May 16 on calendars, a federal holiday to commemorate those in the U.S. Armed Forces or those who have gone before. It was created Aug. 31, 1949, by the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Louis Johnson, and up to that time it was observed by each branch at its own individual time. The United Kingdom has an Armed Forces Day that is held in late June each year and it commemorates the women in the British Army.

An honor was bestowed on “The Boys,” as the young men who were drafted or enlisted from the small community of Dun Glen were called and took part in a high honor in April 1946. More than 150 ex-service men who had been former employees of the Dun Glen mine, located between Dillonvale and Cadiz, stood at attention to receive a $25 war bond from the Hanna Company. The presentation was made in high patriotism of the service men returning home and the home-front miners, Aldoph Pacifico of the UMW of A and James Hyslop, vice president of Hanna Company, in the presentation agreed that the most important subject in the world that very day was universal peace. They told the audience that people must recognize and value the importance of an individual’s service, that government must be based on the principles of the Golden Rule and people everywhere must recognize and abide by the teachings of a supreme being.

Reilly was introduced by Madio Rossini, president of the Dun Glenn local. He presided

A World War II veteran looks over the names on the Military Brick Wall at Fort Friendship Museum.

There over 900 bricks commemorating soldiers serving since the Revolutionary War, purchased by relatives. The Jefferson County Veterans Association started working on the wall more than 10 years ago, with the cooperation of the Jefferson County commissioners. It is now completed with the exception of a walking area around the wall and a path for wheel chairs.

at the impressive ceremonies while the Dun Glen victory committees, headed by Ralph Dematte, sponsored the program and had the Dillonvale High School band on the speakers platform to honor the day with music.

The war bond fund for the returnees was raised by bonuses won by highest tonnage per man employed at Dun Glen and in the state during the war years and kept in the treasury until the service boys came home.

The Willow Grove mine was one who did testing of walkietalkies, such as used on the battlefields and in the coal mine

to keep communication lines between the outside and inside intact at all times. This was regardless of whether motors were running or stopped, and whether the cars were in the mine a half-mile or four miles underground. The war-time walkie talkies system of communication proved to be exceptional from the outside of the mine. This was regardless of where the motor car was inside the mine and whether in the motion or stopped. It was the outgoing calls that were less distinct but audible. The caller had to state “Outside calling and to (name the car number.

)Over and out.” Inside had to use the same format.

In military humor, it is said that the reason the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines bicker amongst themselves is they don’t speak the same language. For instance, the simple phrase “secure the building” means posting guards around the place for the Army. The Navy will turn out the lights and lock the doors. The Marines will kill everybody inside and set up a headquarters. The Air Force will take out a five-year lease with an option to buy. Just kidding according to an American Legion publication.

Gables Care Center employees take to the streets

By JD LONG

jim@harrisonnewsherald.com HOPEDALE – The Gables Care Center in Hopedale took a walk that was more than just a block on Tuesday as employees began at the Hopedale Firehouse and continued on down Main Street and back to their place on Lahm Drive.

The event was called the Cinco de Mayo Hopedale Heroes Parade, which was led by Engine 518.

Activities Director Pam Wood said this was the first year for the little event but wasn’t sure if it would become an annual thing considering the unpredictability of the times right now.

The group followed the Gables Care van and the staff and walked down the main part of town passing out Doritos to the people who were cheering them on. She said the parade continued inside the Gables Care Center for the residents hoping to add some cheer to their daily life that has been so upended by the virus crisis.

Anything to put a smile on their face,” Wood said.

Pictured (left to right): Michelle Dalton (administrative director), Patty Grimes (activities aid), Biz Hennis (housekeeper), Pam Wood (activities director), Rhonda Davis (activities aid) and Haley Jozwiak braved the chilly temperatures on Tuesday for the inaugural Cinco de Mayo Hopedale Heroes Parade, which began at the Hopedale Firehouse and finishing at the Gables Care Center.

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Call ahead to verify if events are still scheduled

ONGOINGEVENTS HARRISON COUNTY Board of Elections will hold monthly meetings on the second Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at the meeting room by the office.

AL-NON MEETINGS, Freeport Methodist Church, Fridays, 7 p.m. & Thursdays, 8 p.m. Cadiz Presbyterian Church.

UNIONPORT MUSEUM open the first and third Sundays monthly from 1-4 p.m. (in the old Unionport School, Wayne Township Community Center), the public is cordially invited to stop in and look around.

FRANKLIN MUSEUM members meet the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at the museum.

SCIO FOOD Pantry in the Scio United Methodist Church serves people with a Scio, Jewett, or Bowerston zip code. Food and personal care items will be given out the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 10-12 and 4-6. We are an Equal Opportunity Provider.

PINE VALLEY Sportsman’s Club Shoot every Sunday, 9 a.m. at the club. Sign up is 8:30 a.m. Public welcome.

HARRISON MILITARY Support Group meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Clifford Fire Station in Cadiz.

Meetings begin at 6 p.m. All who support our troops serving in the military are welcome to attend.

JEWETT VFD will host a Dinner on the second Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. $10 for adults and $6 for children.

TOPS CLUB Meetings at Faith Community Chapel in Leesville.

Every Monday are weigh ins at 4:45 p.m. and meetings are at 5:30 p.m. For more info call 740-269-1238 or 740-269-9283.

THE HARRISON County Agricultural Society meets the first Monday of each month at the Harrison County Fairgrounds in Cadiz, Ohio, at 7 p.m. If the first Monday is a holiday, then they will meet on the second Monday unless otherwise stated.

HARRISON COUNTY Veterans Service will hold their meetings the first Monday of the month at 3 p.m. in the Harrison County Veterans Service Office, Courthouse.

HARRISON COUNTY Health Department will hold their monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month, 1 p.m. in the Coal Room located at the Harrison County Government Center.

CADIZ AMERICAN Legion Burger Night every Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. build your own burger (angus beef chuck burgers). Dine in or carry out. Open to the public. 740-942-3764. Thank you for your support!

AMERICAN LEGION Cadiz Post 34, holds its monthly regular meetings on the third Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at the post home. All Cadiz Post 34 Legionnaires are urged to attend.

GAMBLER’S ANONYMOUS Meetings at the Cadiz Presbyterian Church every Tuesday at 8 p.m.

CADIZ FOOD Pantry is open every Tuesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 12 pm. For families in need, please call 740-942-4300.

SCIO AMERICAN LEGION Wednesday wings from 5 pm to 8 pm every week until further notice.

SCIO AMERICAN Legion will hold their monthly meetings the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

HOPEDALE LEGION will begin serving wings on Wednesdays starting April 29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call ahead orders only to be picked up at the back door. 740-937-9995.

HOPEDALE LEGION RIDERS has a Steak Fry from 5 to 8 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month. Dinner includes steak, potato, salad and bread. Dine in or carry out. 740-937-9995.

THE HARRISON County CIC meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. at alternating locations - either the Puskarich Public Library large meeting room or the Harrison County Government Center conference room. Location is dependent on meeting room availability. For specifics please call the office at 740942-2027.

HARRISON COUNTY Humane Society will meet the third Thursday of every month in Days Inn at 5:30 p.m. Looking for new members. Everyone welcome.

NEW RUMLEY United Methodist Church is sponsoring two Fellowship Meals each month served in their church Fellowship Hall.

A luncheon meal is served on the second Tuesday of each month from Noon-1 p.m. and a dinner meal on the fourth Thursday of each month from 5-6 p.m. There is no cost for any of the Fellowship meals and everyone is welcome.

CADIZ AMERICAN Legion Euchre Tournament every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign in starts at 6:30 p.m. Tournament begins at 7 p.m.

More info call 740-942-3764.

GRIEF SUPPORT Group every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Deersville United Methodist Church (Main Street) starting March 5.

Contact Pastor Mike Cunningham at 740-945-3000 or Joy Miles at 740-658-3633.

OLIVE BRANCH Outreach FREE community dinner every second and fourth Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. at 201 South Main Street, Cadiz.

HARRISON COAL & Reclamation Historical Park meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month, 6:30 p.m. at the Harrison County Visitor Center at 143 South Main Street, Cadiz, Ohio.

BOWERSTON PUBLIC Library – Join us in “A Universe of Stories” this summer during our summer reading program. We will be reading books, playing games and making crafts. Infants through kids entering kindergarten for story time and grades 1-6 for summer reading club. Both clubs meet on Thursdays in June from 3 to 4 p.m.

Call the library for more info at 740-269-8531.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE Prevention Coalition, a group of diverse people collaborating to help reduce the abuse of legal and illegal drugs in Harrison County. Third Wednesdays, Noon-1 PM, County Government Center (538 N. Main St., Cadiz). Info: 740.942.8823.

PUSKARICH PUBLIC Library Board of trustees has set meeting dates for 2020. Regular monthly meetings will be held the second Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. at the main library at 200 E. Market Street, Cadiz, Ohio 43907.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT Group will be held the first Thursday of every month at the Harrison Community Hospital Resource Room, 951 East Market Street, Cadiz from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

UPCOMINGEVENTS IN HONOR of Cinco de Mayo, May 5, the staff of Gables Care Center will be walking through Hopedale passing out Doritos, balloons and other small trinkets. They will be wearing sombreros, mustaches and brightly colored clothing. This will take place at 2 pm. The van will be decorated, with walkers and cars in between.

Fiesta music will be playing. This is going to be a fun day to show the community of Hopedale we are still here for them. Hope you’ll come outside for a few minutes to catch this fun gesture.

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MEETINGS & NOTICES The Short Creek Township Meeting for Tuesday, May 12 is cancelled due to COVID-19. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9.

If you have any concerns, please call H. Jay Hopkins 740-546-3893, Andrew Filippi 740-491-0273, and Dave Richardson 330352-9473.

The May 13, Village of Scio council meeting will be held via Microsoft Team Meetings at 6 p.m. due to Covid-19.

Anyone wishing to join the meeting must submit their email address to the village office by May 12 by 4 p.m. or by calling 740-945-5571 ext. 4. Call and wait times may vary depending on the volume of calls received.

The Harrison Hills City School District Board of Education will be holding their regular meetings beginning at 6 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. during the months of May, June, July, August, and September.

Harrison County Board of Elections Regular Board meeting, Monday, May 11, at 1 p.m. The Harrison County Board of Elections Official Canvass meeting Monday, May 18, at 1 p.m.

ICMS students engaged in fun online activities MINGO JUNCTION-Students at Indian Creek Middle School are spending their time at home, but they are doing more than their studies with a special program.

For the past few weeks, students have posted activities with such topics as "The Five Things You Are Grateful For," "Simple Acts of Kindness" and "May Memories."

Their responses are being uploaded on the school's Facebook page.

Michael Minor, one of the lead teachers who spearheaded the project, said it began several weeks ago to engage the students and even help others.

"We began this as part of a teacher meeting and discussed how to feature the kids in this strange time," Minor said.

"About 40 participated in the first round, but I think numbers will drastically increase mainly through exposure to the activities on Facebook."

He added that feedback from the students has

Indian Creek Middle School sixth-grader Ian Starkey shows his response to the topic, "Five Things You are Grateful For," as part of a new online activity for school staff and students.

Teacher Michael Minor said a different topic will be given each week and projects are posted on the school's Facebook page.

been positive and activities would continue throughout the school year as people become more familiar with the concept.

Student and staff submissions can be found on the Indian Creek Middle School Facebook page.

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In loving memory of Hilda Norris 11-2-1942 5-14-2008 Come with Me The Lord saw you getting tires and a cure was not to be, so He put His arms around you and whispered “Come with Me”. With tearful eyes, we watched you suffer and saw you fade away, although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, a beautiful smile at rest, God broke our hearts to prove He only takes the best.

It’s lonesome here without you, we miss you so each day, our lives aren’t the same since you went away.When days are sad and lonely, and everything goes wrong, we seem to hear you whisper, “Cheer up and carry on.” Each time we see your picture, you seem to smile and say, “Don’t cry, I’m in God’s keeping, we’ll meet again someday.”

Sadly missed by husband Verne, sons: Steve, Jim, daughter-inlaw Jessie, grandson Jimmy (5:9) -------------------------------

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: ARMY AND NAVY ACROSS 1. Smoothing tool 5. Broadband access overseeing org.

8. Attorneys’ org.

11. Length times width 12. *Lined up single ____ 13. Lump of stuff 14. Carpet attribute 15. Cut the crop 16. Lingo 17. *Entire ship’s company 19. Toothy wheel 20. Gives a helping hand 21. They’re from mars?

22. Language family, includes Turkic and Mongolian 25. Indian spice mix, pl.

29. Bachelor’s last words 30. Baby Ruth component 33. One of the Earnhardts 34. She goes by Lo? 36. Actors’ grp.

37. Mister in Madrid 38. Colossal 39. With no effort 41. American cuckoo 42. Leave hastily, two words 44. *Commissioned officer of the lowest rank 46. “____, drink, and be merry” 47. *Omaha ____ 49. Baby whale 51. *It’s a wall to a civilian 54. Hands, to #12 Down 55. Check out 56. Cambodian money 58. Welcoming sign 59. Went down slippery slope 60. *Date of Allied landing 61. *Opposite of stern 62. “For ____ a jolly good..”

63. Dried-up

DOWN 1. Grammy category 2. Diva’s solo 3. Unload 4. Saffron-flavored rice dish 5. Evil one 6. Wears 7. Porcini mushrooms 8. Aquarium scum 9. Uncouth one 10. Address abbreviation 12. Spanish dictator, 1939-1975 13. *Throwing weapon 16. Ice, dark, and middle, e.g.

18. Pittsburgh Steelers’ ____ Field 21. Dojo turf 22. Was sick 23. Parkinson’s disease drug 24. African antelope, pl.

25. Gaspar, Balthasar and Melchior 26. Veranda in Honolulu 27. “____ came a spider...”

28. European finch 31. *”Excellent in all we do” org.

32. None left when on E 35. *____ formation, or on diagonal 37. Make synchronous 39. Credit card payment alternative, acr.

40. What Deep Throat did 43. Stumblebums 45. Type of shards 47. *Announcement device 48. Island off Manhattan 49. Head of family 50. All over again 51. Silly talk or writing 52. *____-de-camp 53. Letter opening 54. Flash dancers 57. NaOH

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Saturday, May 9, 2020

Public Notice LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO Carol S. Rogers, Plaintiff, vs. J.N. Pew, J.H. Pew, and J. Howard Pew, Executors of the Estate of J.N. Pew, Defendants. Case Number CVH 20200026 Judge T. Shawn Hervey LEGAL NOTICE The Defendants J.N. Pew, J.H. Pew, and J. Howard Pew, Executors of the Estate of J.N. Pew, whose current address is unknown, will take notice that on March 3, 2020, the Plaintiff Carol S. Rogers filed her Complaint to Quiet Title to real estate in Case Number CVH 2020-0026 in the Court of Common Pleas of Harrison County, Ohio, seeking to secure title to the mineral rights pursuant to the recorded Affidavit of Abandonment in and under the real property commonly known as 39180 Gundy Ridge Road, Scio, Ohio 43988, Permanent Parcel #20-0000543.000. The Defendants J.N. Pew, J.H. Pew, and J. Howard Pew, Executors of the Estate of J.N. Pew are required to answer the Plaintiff’s Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last date of publication of this notice. In the event that Defendants fail to respond in the allotted time, Judgment by Default can be entered against them for the relief requested in the Plaintiff’s Complaint. A. Jenna Hokes (0090519) Attorney for Plaintiff Carol S. Rogers, 105 Jamison Avenue, P.O. Box 247, Cadiz, Ohio 43907 (740) 942-1313.

(4:25,5:2,9,16,23,30) ---------PUBLIC NOTICE The Nottingham Township Board of Trustees will accept bids for the sale of the following equipment: 2013 Ag Spray 1000 gallon tandem axle nurse tank with pump used for dust control and includes 8 ft. spray bar w/2 2ft extensions. Unit has Honda engine and electrical valve for on/off operation.

Unit was only used 2 summers (approx.15 times). Could be converted back to nurse tank easily.

2013 Ag Spray 1550 Poly Storage Tank-was used to hold dust control emulsion product.

Both items in excellent condition-may be bid separate or together. Will sell whichever way it brings the most.

Minimum bid amount for the pair is $5,000.00.

Items may be viewed at D&J Sales and Service Inc. 38175 Cadiz-Piedmont Road, Cadiz, Ohio 43907. For questions call Jon Jones 740-391-1246. Bids

must be received by May 15, 2020 and will be opened on May 18, 2020 at the regular scheduled meeting. Please send bids to Nottingham Township % Carol Heavilin, Fiscal Officer 81199 Redeye Road, Freeport, Ohio 43973. Please mark “Bid for Tanks” on outside of envelope. Trustees reserve the right to accept or reject and and/or all bids.

(5:2,9) ---------LEGAL NOTICE AQUA OHIO, INC., NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO ASSESS A SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT CHARGE BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO Former Lake Erie East, Masury, Norlick Divisions and Mohawk Utilities Public notice is hereby given that on March 5, 2020, Aqua Ohio, Inc. filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio an Application for Authority to Assess a System Improvement Charge in the Lake Erie East, Masury, Norlick Divisions and Mohawk Utilities. The case number of the proceeding before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is 20-0532-WW-SIC. A copy of the application is available for inspection and can be requested by contacting Aqua Ohio, Inc. directly at 330.397.0887. You can request to receive the copy through an email account or the US Postal Service.

Additionally, a copy of said application is available for inspection at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio located at 180 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. The filing may also be viewed online at the Commission’s docketing department website (http://dis.puc.state.oh.us).

In its application, the Company seeks to avail itself of the authority set forth in Ohio Revised Code section 4909.172 to assess a monthly system improvement charge on all metered and fire service customers. The purpose of seeking authority to assess and collect a SIC is to fund the replacement and rehabilitation of infrastructure including aging water mains and plant that are crucial to service reliability and water quality. Improvements totaling $17 million have been made since the last rate increase or system improvement charge approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The application, if granted in full, will result in an additional $1.58 per month for an average residential customer using 4,000 gallons of water per month in the Lake Erie East, Masury, Norlick

Divisions and Mohawk Utilities. The proposed surcharge would equal 3.503 percent of the total water service bill of each customer. Customers can contact the applicant toll-free at 877.987.2782 with any questions concerning the application.

Any person, firm, corporation or association may file comments regarding the proposed application with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Any comments must be filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio by July 3, 2020.

(5:2,9) ---------PUBLIC NOTICE The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.gov Final Issuance of Permit to Install Village Of Bowerston Facility Description: Wastewater ID #: 1342811 Date of Action: 04/28/2020 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. Project: Boyce Drive Bypass Manhole Project Location: 102 Boyce Drive, Monroe Twp Final Issuance of Administrative Modification to Permit-To-Install and Operate EAP Ohio LLC - Dawson 8-11-4 Pad Township Highway 164, Hopedale, OH 43976 ID #: P0128260 Date of Action: 04/29/2020 Administrative modification for EAP Ohio LLC - Dawson 8-11-4 Pad from a GP 12 to a GP 12.2 and GP 5.1 to include a work practice plan.

Final Issuance of Permit-To-Install and Operate EAP Ohio LLC - Masters HN MON 2412-6 Pad TR 218 - Havener Road, Bowerston, OH 44695 ID #: P0128351 Date of Action: 04/29/2020 Initial installation PTIO for an oil and gas well site production operation (GP 12.2) and paved and unpaved roadways and parking areas (GP 5.1) for EAP

Ohio LLC - Masters HN MON 24-12-6 Pad located in Harrison County.

(5:9) ---------PUBLIC NOTICE The Rumley Township Trustees will hold their Regular May monthly meeting on Tuesday May 12, 2020 at 6:30 PM at the Rumley Township Community Hall in New Rumley, OH. Barbara Birney Fiscal Officer (5:9) ---------PUBLIC NOTICE The Cadiz Township Trustees will be cancelling their May meeting due to CoVid-19. Next meeting will be held in June.

Brenda Carter Fiscal Officer.

(5:9) ---------PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Education is seeking separate bid quotations from providers for supplying the following items for the 2020-2021 school year: Trash Removal, Fuel Oil, Motor Oil/Lubricants, Antifreeze, Tires/Tubes and Service, Inspecting Fire Extinguishers and Pest Control.

Interested parties should contact Roxane Harding, Treasurer fro specifications. All bid quotations are due in the office of the Treasurer, to the address stated below by 1:00 p.m., May 20, 2020 ALL BIDS must be clearly marked. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any and all or part of any and all bids. By Order of the Board of Education, Roxane Harding, Treasurer, Harrison Hills City School District, 100 Huskies Way, Cadiz, OH, 43907.

(5:9,16) ---------PUBLIC NOTICE Monroe Township Harrison County is accepting bids for asphalt paving for the following roads and areas: Mill Hill Road & Hickory intersection approx 5,000 square feet Willis Run Road approx 17x1,100 Willis Run Road approx 17x1,525 Longview cemetery 9’ side and 1100’ long 2” thick For addition information contact Tom Ferguson 740-269-5543; Gene Busby 740-269-6662; Andrew Slentz 330-9871902 Bids to be mailed to Monroe Township; PO Box 249; Bowerston, Ohio 44695

by May 18, 2020.

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---------PUBLIC NOTICE Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic the Green Township Trustees have changed the location of the monthly meeting to a new location on May 12th and June 9th, 2020. Change of location is to practice the 6 feet social distancing to keep everyone safe. The meeting will be held at the Hopedale American Legion in their meeting hall located at 48225 Rabbit Road, Hopedale, Ohio just down the road from the Green Township garage. Regular meeting time is 6:00 pm. All future meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm unless otherwise posted.

Tracey L. Kuhn, Fiscal Officer Green Township.

(5:9) ---------LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Harrison County Commissioners, Harrison County Court House, Cadiz, Ohio 43907, until 10:00 A.M local time on June 3, 2020 for the following project.

Plans, specifications and contract documents are on file in the office of the Harrison County Engineer, 100 West Market Street, Cadiz, Ohio 43907.

Work will consist of furnishing all services, labor, materials and equipment necessary to perform work as per plans and specifications set forth by the Harrison County Engineer.

Specifically, the projects will consist of the following: Project #2020-3 - HAS-CR29-0.00 consists of the hot-in-place recycling of the existing asphalt surface of 2.43 miles of Harrison County Road 25 and 2.15 miles of Harrison County Road 29.

Following hot-in-place recycling, Harrison County Road 29 will receive a 1” asphalt surface course overlay and shoulder treatment.

Bidders must be currently pre-qualified with and in good standing with ODOT. The bidder must possess work types and perform work equal to at least 30% of the total amount of the submitted bid price.

Bids shall be in conformity with the Ohio Revised Code and shall be upon the forms furnished in the Contract Documents. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope, bearing on the outside, the name and address of bidder and the name of the project, “Project No. 2020-3 Harrison County”.

Attention is called to the prevailing wage rates to be paid where applicable for labor and public improvements in and for Harrison County, as required by Ohio Prevailing Wage Laws, Chapter 4115 of the Ohio Revised Code.

DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQURIEMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 106.09 OF THE 2019 ODOT CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guaranty in the form of (1) a certified check, cashier’s check or irrevocable letter of credit pursuant to ORC 1305 equal to 10% for the bid; or (2) a bid guaranty and contract bond for the full amount of the bid; both forms of guaranty as provided in Chapter 153 of the Ohio Revised Code and in the project specifications.

All bid guarantees shall be conditioned that if the bid is accepted within sixty (60) days of the bid opening, a proper contract shall be executed, and that upon failure or refusal to enter in to said contract within ten (10) days after the receipt of notification of award, the bidder and the surety on any bond shall be liable to the County in an amount not to exceed ten (10) percent of the bid.

The bonds or checks of all unsuccessful bidders will be returned within 48 hours after award of the contract or the rejection of all bids.

Each bid and all certificates shall be upon the forms furnished with the specifications and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the Board of Harrison County Commissioners on or prior to the date and hour specified for receiving bids.

Bidders shall comply with the Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity requirements set forth in the Contract Documents.

A bidder/contractor will be deemed committed to the goal of such bid conditions by submitting a properly signed bid. Each bidder must ensure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin.

The Harrison County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received.

BY ORDER OF THE HARRISON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (5:9) ----------

Ohio hunters harvest over 11,000 wild turkeys after first two weeks of season The first two weeks of wild turkey hunting in Ohio ended with 11,292 birds checked through Sunday, May 3.

Hunters harvested 12,427 wild turkeys during the same time in 2019.

The top 10 counties for wild

turkey harvest during the first two weeks of the 2020 hunting season include: Belmont (368), Guernsey (355), Meigs (348), Monroe (343),Tuscarawas (336), Washington (307), Muskingum (306), Harrison (300), Brown (297) and

Coshocton (297).

In addition to the first two weeks of hunting, youth hunters harvested 1,843 wild turkeys during Ohio’s youth season on April 18-19.

The state has two zones for spring wild turkey hunting: the

south zone and the northeast zone. Opening day for Ohio’s northeast zone, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties, is Monday, May 4. The south zone is open until Sunday, May 17. The northeast zone is open until Sunday, May 31. Find complete details in the 2019-2020 Hunting and Trapping Regulations or at wildohio.gov.

For summaries of past turkey seasons, visit wildohio.gov/turkeyharvest.

Hunting hours from May 4-10 in the northeast zone are 30 minutes before sunrise until noon. Hunting hours from April 27-May 17 in the south zone and May 11-31 in the northeast zone are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset.

The spring turkey season bag limit is two bearded wild turkeys. Hunters may harvest one bearded turkey per day, and a second spring turkey permit may be purchased at any time throughout the spring turkey season. Turkeys are required to be checked no later than 11:30 p.m. the day of harvest. All hunters are required to report their turkey harvest using the automated game-check system, which is available online, by phone or at a participating license agent.

Hunters may hunt wild turkeys with shotguns or archery equipment. It is unlawful to hunt turkeys using bait, live decoys or electronic calling devices, or to shoot a wild turkey while it is in a tree. The Division of Wildlife advises turkey hunters to wear hunter orange clothing when entering, leaving or moving through hunting areas in order to remain visible to others.

Editor’s Note: A county list of all wild turkeys checked by hunters during the first two weeks of the 2020 season is shown below. The first number following the county’s name shows the harvest numbers for 2020, and the 2019 numbers are in parentheses. Harvest numbers below are raw data and subject to change.

Harvest numbers for 2019 in the northeast zone have not been included in the below totals. The northeast zone opened one week earlier in 2019 when compared to 2020.

Adams: 290 (309); Allen: 56 (50); Ashland: 116 (136); Athens: 263 (366); Auglaize: 34 (22); Belmont: 368 (393); Brown: 297 (281); Butler: 157 (131); Carroll: 256 (275); Champaign: 75 (67); Clark: 9 (13); Clermont: 250 (241); Clinton: 60 (44); Columbiana: 265 (233); Coshocton: 297 (387); Crawford: 38 (43); Darke: 43 (35); Defiance: 155 (128); Delaware: 88 (79); Erie: 28 (32); Fairfield: 80 (86); Fayette: 10 (7); Franklin: 14 (12); Fulton: 72 (68); Gallia: 274 (299); Greene: 14 (18); Guernsey: 355 (385); Hamilton: 106 (70); Hancock:

30 (24); Hardin: 68 (66); Harrison: 300 (326); Henry: 32 (41); Highland: 289 (269); Hocking: 188 (215); Holmes: 150 (185); Huron: 85 (82); Jackson: 246 (296); Jefferson: 281 (302); Knox: 209 (231); Lawrence: 167 (181); Licking: 208 (255); Logan: 82 (76); Lorain: 97 (94); Lucas: 31 (43); Madison: 5 (5); Mahoning: 133 (118); Marion: 36 (18); Medina: 71 (99); Meigs: 348 (402); Mercer: 21 (15); Miami: 16 (17); Monroe: 343 (434); Montgomery: 20 (22); Morgan: 214 (297); Morrow: 102 (89); Muskingum: 306 (427); Noble: 275 (331); Ottawa: 1 (4); Paulding: 51 (52); Perry: 185 (226); Pickaway: 21 (15); Pike: 129 (161); Portage: 168 (186); Preble: 86 (97); Putnam: 39 (43); Richland: 143 (201); Ross: 214 (212); Sandusky: 17 (15); Scioto: 203 (211); Seneca: 81 (99); Shelby: 31 (28); Stark: 192 (210); Summit: 49 (50); Tuscarawas: 336 (364); Union: 27 (43); Van Wert: 12 (17); Vinton: 197 (227); Warren: 74 (78); Washington: 307 (412); Wayne: 86 (74); Williams: 133 (162); Wood: 21 (15) and Wyandot: 66 (55).

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