Leader Lookback: Election, parks, band members
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Candidates For Election, Those For And Against Issues Get In Their Last Licks Before D-Day
Candidates for election tomorrow, proponents and opponents for special issues to be voted on tomorrow are getting in their final licks today.
The polls will open at 6:30 a.m, and close at 6:30 p.m.
The vote will be heavier than usual at an off-year election, many predict, because of the special issues on the ballot.
Here in St. Marys, there are two candidates unopposed for city office. They are Barrett G. Kemp, city solicitor, and Elmer Krauss, fourth ward councilman.
Mayor Norman P. Opperman, Republican, is opposed by Howard Schultz, Democrat for reelection. Mr. Schultz is a former city councilman and served the unexpired term of Mayor Cecil Thwaits as mayor. Mr. Opperman served as councilman before he was elected mayor four years ago. Bruce C. Bubp, Republican and Kenneth Hollman, Democrat, are candidates for president of council, the position Mr. Bubp presently holds. Hollman is councilman at large.
Virgil Sullivan, Republican, veteran city auditor, is opposed by Nellie McKee, Democrat for reelection.
For councilman-at-large, three to be elected, candidates are Kay Albert, Virginia Axe, and Wilbur Lee, Democrats, and Neil Cook, Harold o. Parke, and James Widner, Republicans. Albert, Lee and Cook are presently serving on the council.
For ward councilmen, Virgil Rohrbach, Democratic incumbent is opposed by Thomas N. Miller, first ward: William Stewart, Democrat, and Jon Wahrer Republican, are second ward candidates; Jerome Weadock, Democratic incumbent, and James D. Davis, Republican are the third ward candidates.
Issues to be voted on include the renewal levy of .3 mill and new levy of .2 mill for the Auglaize General Health District; the bond issue for the proposed Auglaize-Mercer Joint Vocational School and the 1.19 mill operating levy for the school; the renewal levy of .5 mill for the Auglaize County Retarded School and Workshop.
In New Bremen voters will vote on the above three issues, plus voting on a renewal levy of 3.4 mills for the New Bremen local school district and a renewal of a village levy of 5 mills for streets and sewers.
New Knoxville school district voters will vote on an additional levy of two mills for current expenses for the schools in addition to the three levies above stated.
Minster voters will vote on Sunday sales of intoxicating liquor. The Minster school district voters will also vote on additional levy of 4 mills for current expenses and an additional levy of one mill for replacement fund. They too will vote on three issues stated earlier.
Buckland voters will vote on renewal of a 3.6 mills levy for current expenses.
Lake St. Marys Parks Manager Dingledine Called to Meeting Of Parks Managers Thursday
James Dingledone, state parks manager at Lake St. Marys, has been called to attend a meeting of state parks. managers Thursday afternoon at Indian Lake.
Acting chief, Wes Fry, state public parks and recreation department, will be present at the meeting to discuss the state program with the managers. Call backs of state parks employees will be confirmed at the meeting.
The state parks have been closed since Labor Day, Sept. 6, under Governor Gilligan’s state austerity program. Hundreds of state employees were laid off at that time under the governor’s order.
40 Seniors In MHS Band Recognized In Pre-Game Ceremonies
Forty seniors in Memorial high school’s band were recognized last night in pregame ceremonies. They were appearing with the marching band for their final football game show on the home field.
Honored were Debbie Boley, Sharon Schnarre, Jan Sidenbender, Connie Shelby, Dave Noble, Kathy Chiles, Mary Gerstner, Mike Tebbe, Larry Vornholt, Marian Hobbs, Steve Tatman, Chris Rothe, Nancy Fortman, Ann Kinkley, Susie Folk, Mike Daugherty, Dane Widner, Linda Shannon, Pam Hanslik, Rick Maurer, Beth Durnell, Crystal Finfrock, Larry Cress, Bill Broyles, Chris Dammeyer, Anita Makley, Joan Prendergast, Kathie Harmeyer, Glenna Matthews, Linda Case, Karen Dammeyer, Debbie Vogel, Althea Reier, Elaine Sandkuhl, Chris Botkin, Sandy Rhodes, Terry Hubbell, Randi Glass, Jackie Rupert, and Mary Lou Frilling.