Harrison News Herald 9-21-19

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

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Bowerston approves village administrator By JACQUIE HUMPHREY NH Correspondent

BOWERSTON - At the September meeting of the Bowerston Village Council, Megan John was hired as the Village’s Administrator. After discussion at the August meeting, Mayor Milo Baker advised Council that part time employee Aaron Peterson is not interested in taking the position of Village Administrator at the expense of his part time hourly work. Baker further asked Council to consider Council member Megan John for the position. John submitted her letter of

resignation from Council and was unanimously appointed to the position of Village Administrator, effective Sept.18, 2019. A letter of resignation was accepted from Councilman Derek Warner. Two residents, Polly Wolfe and Jon Humphrey, were present at the meeting to express an interest in filling the seats vacated by Warner and Mandy Radich. Council unanimously agreed to these appointments, Baker administered the oath of office to Wolfe and Humphrey. In other business, Council member Paula Beamer advised that she had completed an audit of the Village’s

telephone and internet expenses and had determined that rates would be lower with Spectrum, but it would cost approximately $600 to get out of the current contracts with Frontier. Council discussed and agreed to stay with Frontier until the contract expires in April and to re-shop options at that time. Beamer further advised Council that she had obtained the necessary paperwork for the LMI (low to moderate income) Survey that is required to be completed every two years for the Village’s eligibility for grant funding. Beamer said that there is a six month time limit for completion of this survey, once it has

been started. She explained to Council the requirements and guidelines that she had been given, regarding having the survey completed by Village residents. Council discussed and agreed that all Council will participate in this project, Beamer to coordinate. Other action: - Passed Resolution 15-2019 to amend appropriations in the amount of $4,000. - Heard Village Administrator report from Baker. - Approved expenditure of up to $600 for purchase of a trash pump and landscaping rake. - Approved scrapping of obsolete salt

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spreader. - Set Trick or Treat for Thursday Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Those interested in participating should turn their porch light on. - Noted that full time employee is due for performance review, Personnel Committee to schedule. - Reorganized 2019 Committee Appointments. - Rescinded approval for Village’s Volunteer Fire Department to erect “no parking” signs on Main Street until further research has been done by Solicitor. The next regular meeting of the Bowerston Village Council will be held on Tuesday Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Village Hall.

CBA in reorganization, discusses banners for town By JD LONG

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CADIZ – The Cadiz Business Association (CBA) is now searching for a new president after Susan DeMalio resigned earlier in the summer, as well as replacing the vacant vice president’s position. Interim President, Jackie Hutyera announced the need for a nominating committee to fill the new positions. She first asked for volunteers, which got a chuckle out of everyone then turned to the business of the committee. Teresa Posada, owner of the returning Utica Safety Apparel on S. Main Street in Cadiz, said she would do what she could but wasn’t certain how long that would be, referring to the coming 2020 year. Cadiz Village Administrator, Ted Andrzejewski appeared before the group to talk about lights and banners, which the village approved a donation for last month. He said banners would be used for spring, summer and the holidays. Andrzejewski said he ordered 40 brackets, which are to be a permanent fixture

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Scio passes cleanup ordinance NH Photo | ESTHER McCOY

Wanoka stands still while people gather around for a photo. Front, Dale Lackey. Back, Katie and Makenna, youth taking part in the horse program; and Renee Lackey.

Wild mustangs trained to assist veterans By ESTHER MCCOY NH Contributor

SALINEVILLE – “Anyone can train a horse but to be truly successful, you need to train from the heart.” This was the explanation for the success of Dale Lackey in his training of wild mustangs brought in from Ewing, Ill., after being captured from the wild. It is these horses that are given inoculations, checked for their health and have their hooves shaved down before being penned and looked over by interested horsemen. Or given to veterans who need the calming influence of a well-trained horse. In Lackey’s situation, many of the mustangs brought back to his new Salineville farm are trained for and by veterans. The ranch of Dale and Renee, his wife, who is quite the horseman herself, is in a countryside location on Seigler Road, noted by the many steel corrals, a lake to water the roaming mustangs with a rustic cabin lakeside to easily cast a line for fishing.

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There are pens for their miniature goats, pygmy pigs, chickens, hedgehogs and other animals as well. “Horses are a great therapeutic counselor. They read you with the unspoken language of gesture,” the horse trainer explained. “It can wiggle an ear and the other animal knows what to do. The teachings show the heart in all involved in the training taught at the Mustang Horse Foundation.” There are youth trainees charged an amount to adopt a horse and assigned to a trainer, with 100 days to complete the work. For instance, Katie, a Harrison Central High School student, is being instructed by Lackey on how to win the confidence of her black stallion, Wind Dancer. She starts by following the animal as it moves around the corral and approaches cautiously with a handful of hay. Wind Dancer ignores the snack but after great patience on Katie’s part, the horse would cautiously take a bit of hay and move away, looking off into the distance. Lackey explained when that happens the horse is thinking. After

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a time, Wind Dancer stands still and Katie, per instructions by Dale, reaches out and touches the animal. This only happened once. Wind Dancer wasn’t yet ready for that approach. But it would be happening along with many other characteristics that a domesticated horse would be doing in time. And the horse had only arrived at the ranch 24 hours earlier. Spur, a horse to be reckoned with, was not ready for any of the niceties of a handful of hay. While still in the compound with other horses in Illinois, it took a run for the fencing that weighed about 1,000 pounds with its total circumference and buckled a portion of it. He had a few cuts on his head to show for the wild display. Dale could be seen seated in a lawn chair at one corner of the Lackey corrals with a bucket of water and another of feed inside the compound. He would keep talking to Spur

By JD LONG

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SCIO – Property issues and cleanup opened last week’s Scio meeting. It was decided a resolution would need approval for Village Solicitor Jack Felgenahuer to send out letters of reminder, or warning, that their property needs cleaned up. Council member Andrew Turner made the motion for Resolution (2019-010), which was approved for a group of specific properties. During Village Administrator Jason Tubaugh’s regular report, he began with the 20 lead and copper sites that are to be tested by November of this year, “per EPA requirements.” He said these 20 sites are to remain the same and he didn’t see any changes forthcoming. Regarding hydrant flushing, one was conducted on Sept. 12 with another scheduled for the 26th and the last two for the year scheduled for Oct. 10 and 24. Also, Tubaugh informed council there was a two-inch water line break on Sept. 9, at the wastewater treatment plant. The estimated loss of water was listed as 22,000 gallons. “The line was repaired under pressure, it is classified as a non-emergency repair, no residential customers were affected,” he wrote in his report. Also on the wastewater treatment plant, the new discharge permit which have additional requirements for testing will increase overall costs of their wastewater treatment plant operations,

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Obituaries Donald Edward Myers Scio, Ohio Charles R. Soos Cadiz, Ohio

Spaghetti dinner to benefit Blessings in a Backpack | PG 10

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Doug Crabtreee laid to rest | PG 9

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