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TRIBUNE-COURIER RICHLAND COUNTY’S ONLY LOCALLY-OWNED NEWSPAPER • SINCE 1961 [email protected] 07.01.21 Grandstand events scheduled during Richland County Fair The Richland County Fair will open Thursday is also Armed Forces Day Aug. 8–14 with a full schedule of events from 8 am to closing. Fair gate admission and entertainement. is free with ID to all veterans and active The fair will officially open Sunday, duty. Aug. 8, with $1 gate admission and On Friday, Aug. 13, Jessica Hannan will harness racing at 5:30 pm at the grandstands open at 6:30 pm before Nashville Crush at no extra charge. There are no rides on takes the stage at 8 pm. Tickets are $10 for Sunday; rides open at 6 pm Monday. track seating. Visit the www.richlandcoun- Harness racing will continue at 5:30 pm tyfair.com for tickets. on Monday. The demolition derby will be held at 5 Wednesday is Kids Day and features pm. Tickets are $10 for grandstand and special ride prices from noon to 4 pm and $15 for pit. special events and entertainment including Throughout the week, general gate ad- a petting zoo. mission is $5 daily and admission for chil- On Wednesday, the rodeo is at 7 pm. dren 48” and under is free. Grandstand admission is $5. Membership tickets (seven admissions) The OSTPA and county tractor pull is are $25 and a season ticket (seven admis- scheduled for Thursday at 7 pm. Admission sions) is also $25. is $10 for the grandstand, $20 for the pit For a full schedule visit richlandcounty- T-C Staff/Bud Motter and $20 for the back gate. fair.com. (See Ad on Page 3) DIAMOND HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH held its monthly community lunch on Saturday June 26. The free lunch consisted of a hot dog, cole slaw, baked beans, a drink and dessert. Margie Moore, Pam Waleri and Alma Schmidt help to serve during the meal. Ontario 4th of July Festival Friday, July 2 (Marshall Park) Lexington school board makes 5–7 pm: OYS Land Regatta Time Trials preparations for new school year 8–11 pm: OYS Land Regatta Race The Lexington Board of Education met 1 for 2021–’22 and 2022–’23 school year; Friday, July 2 Wednesday, June 23. Bruce Dewey, Eastern, sixth grade math, Ontario 5K Liberty Run (high school) Elizabeth (Ellie) Nickoli, Caroline Schlorb effective Aug. 13, one-year contract; Jennifer 7:15–8:15 am: Registration and Schyler Shutler were recognized as Wells, junior high physical education, ef- 8:30 am Ontario 5K Liberty Run race honors graduates. fective Aug. 13, one-year contract; Matt Tucker Bacquet and Joy Bowman spoke Lautanen, long-term sub, junior high 10 am–12 pm: OYS Boys All-Star Games & OYS Girls All-Star Games about curriculum followed by the monthly English, effective Aug. 13, 2021; Megan at Marshall Park financial report for May 2021. Thompson, intervention specialist, Eastern, 12 pm: Festival Officially Opens Temporary appropriations were approved effective Aug. 13, one-year contract; Kim for Fiscal Year 2022 at the fund level set at Hood, intervention specialist, high school, 12–4 pm: Richland County Dog Shelter adoption event 50 percent of Fiscal Year 2021 final appro- effective Aug. 13, one year contract; Patrick 12–9:30 pm: Kids area open (behind visitor stands) priations. O’Connell, high school biology, effective 1 pm: Midway opens (behind middle school) Property, fleet and liability insurance Aug. 13, one year contract; Alyssa McCready, 1–2 pm: OYS Awards Presentation (BellStores stage) was renewed with the Ohio School Plan Key Club advisor, 2021–’22 school year; 3–4 pm: Ontario Lions Club Frog Jumping Contest for the period July 1, 2021 to June 30, and Sally Giefer, National Honor Society 2022, at a cost of $77,803. advisor, 2021–’22 school year. *Bring your own frog* (behind middle school) Appropriation modifications were made Teachers approved to teach Math Camp 4:50 pm: Flyover by the 179th Air Division and an invoice from Edgenuity in the (June 21–25), $1,200, were Michelle 5 pm: Ontario 4th of July Parade • Grand Marshal Jeff Wilson amount of $8,700 for additional student Rastetter, Stephanie Blackstone, Jennifer 5:30–10 pm: Pour One Nine Beerfest at Marshall Park online curriculum courses was approved. Verspoor, Heather Noland, Susan Young, 5:30–8 pm: Sol Satyr and the Horns Band (Pour One Nine stage) The board approved the release of Jamie Chambers, Jennifer Brane, Jane 6–10 pm (BellStores stage) • Hosted by Tim Henige current funds in the Terry McCammon Goodall, Joy Bowman, Cara Pelphrey, Scholarship Fund in the amount of Jennifer Hooper, Kim Earick, Annette Pizza eating contest $18,717.76 to the Richland County Rush, Ashley Smith and Trisha Hughes. Hot Wing eating contest Foundation. OSU Math Camp teachers (June 21–25), Ontario Marching Band A donation was accepted from Therm- $500, were kindergarten, Kyra Davis (lead) Ontario Majorettes O-Disc/Emerson Charitable Trust in the and Kaycee Hess; grade 1, Reagan Myrwold; Ontario Golden Girls amount of $1,000 for student academic grade 2, Dorothy McDaniel (lead) and Ontario Flag Corp and cultural activities. Roxanna Smith; grade 4, Judy Coppersmith; Anzaya Estep Resignations were accepted from Jennifer and grade 5/6, Natalie Stake-Mitchell. Madison Township Champion Force Cheer Moore, high school biology and key club 2021 ESY mentors hired at $20 per hour Renaissance Performance Group advisor, effective at the end of the 2020–’21 are Tina Parr, Emily Patterson, Kim school year; Kayla Duryea, National Honor Earick, Marsha Haas, Brittany Siringer, 6–9 pm: Royal Princess Party (Kids area) Society advisor for the 2021–’2022 school Constance Jamieson, Carla Pasheilich, 8:15–10 pm: Best of Times — A Tribute to Styx (Pour One Nine stage) year; and Sarah Freundlich, Eastern fifth Shelly Knapp, Shannon Nicol, Becky 9:45 pm: Grand prize raffle winners selected (raffle table) grade, effective at the end of the 2020–’21 Sarbach, Jen Morris, Heidi Roush, Lindsay 10 pm: National Anthem, Miss Spirit of Ohio 2021 Alli Lange school year. Them and Jen Verspoor. God Bless America, Miss Ohio 2019–’20 Caroline Grace Williams Employment was granted to John “Scott” A resignation was accepted from Jessica 10:15 pm: Fireworks (Music simulcast by WVNO Mix 106.1) Curtis, elementary principal, effective Aug. (Continued on Page 9) 2 Thursday, July 1, 2021 Tribune-Courier I usually don’t write these reviews from The other element is that there has a first person perspective but I feel I must been a joke going around the cast of this to get across my feelings for F9: The Fast movie for a while that they haven’t gone Saga, the ninth film in the to space yet and, well, you long running Fast and will have to see if they do Furious franchise. Dom Tor- but let’s just say the movie etto (Vin Diesel) returns goes for the extreme near with his wife Letty (Michelle the end. Rodriguez) living a quiet life This movie could have until they are asked to go to been so much better if it South America to retrieve would have concentrated on half of a secret device which the relationship between can control every electronic Dom and his brother stealing device in the world. Dom this device instead of these discovers the real person be- other back stories through- hind it is his brother played out. I also predicted the end- by John Cena. ing which is something I I will start out by saying don’t like to do. The sup- that I am a fan of this series. porting cast is good as I own all of them and they always including Ludacris are fun, popcorn fare but certainly a differ- and Tyrese Gibson but Helen Mirren and a The Wagon Masters ent series than the street racing it started returning Charlize Theron are wasted in By Bob Carter wooden wagons are known to have had out as in The Fast and the Furious. F9 has too brief appearances. goat power. Two of these were photographed Most little kids, especially boys, want a really taken the series from absurd but en- F9: The Fast Saga is one of the worst in on E. Main St., near the cemetery in early wagon to ride down a hill or, if prodded, to joyable to just plain absurd. The first big the series from a story that just goes way 1900. haul a little baby brother or sister around. action set piece feels like it belongs in an- too far. There will be two more installments That usually didn’t last very long. A horse drawn buggy is seen crossing other movie and the special effects are so that end the series and let’s hope this cast returns and they bring Dwayne Johnson Before the red metal Radio Flyers were the bridge. It washed out in 1913. The unbelievable it gave me a big eye roll. building on the left is the early railroad The movie is not all bad. The chase and Jason Statham with them as they invented, these four-wheeled haulers were were sorely missed. made of wood. The earliest ones even had station built on pilings over the creek scenes are fun especially the way they in- bank. The building on the right over the corporate magnets into the sequences but Look for The Entertainment Examiner’s wood spoke wheels and are eagerly sought video posts on YouTube. by antique dealers. I even have one. creek bank is the last water powered grist there are way too many flashbacks to In Lexington, a couple of the younger mill.