Wilmington News-Journal from Wilmington, Ohio • 1

mat Hopeful season ahead HA I I "Btf'jiB iwlA SW nVSIBBSff i il i mU i i RIDAY September 6 20)3 News Journal Serving Clinton County Ohio since 1 838 larricks welcome baby 2A i HfflHECTSTVwvTn MKi Im 'hwaE fe 4 4 Wilmington Ohio $100 wvywwnewsicom Reward offered in shooting death Corn Police JennaStrong search for escapee See ABNEY 3A New WWTP for Bion See PARLETTE 3A See WWTP 3A At News Journal photoAndrea Chaffin See QUILT 3A David Abney Hnwi rw allow that to be a detri ment in her life according to those who spoke Many in attendance wore shades of purple a reference to epilepsy i awareness Purple wrist bands stating will be given to members of the WC com munity and runners in the athletic confer ence volved we don't know the motive there's just too many elements at Schadle said But the chief deputy did offer advice to the community "We tell people to take all the precautions they can to stay safe" Schadle said XI don't think that anybody could be guaranteed their safety" Schadle began the press confer ence by leading a prepared state ment reviewing the information Cady TamborskiCivitas Media Services Chief Deputy John Schadlewith the Brown County Sheriff's Office addresses a crowd during a press conference on Thursday kess A By ROSE COOPER rcoopercivilasmedio com A low interest loan from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to save the Vil lage of Blanchester an esti mated $31 million toward construction of a new water treatment plant In addition the village has applied to other state agencies for loans for the new water treatment facil ity which will provide free grant money after a short period of time said Jim Myers clerk of the Blan Chester Board of Public Af By CARLY TAMBORSKI cfomtxxskicivifasmedraeom New information was released in a press conference held Thurs day by Chief Deputy John Schadle of the Brown County Sheriffs Of fice in regard to a shooting on US Route 68 last week that claimed the life of a mother and injured her young daughter In an effort to generate further information Crime Stoppers has offered a $5000 reward for infor mation leading to who is responsi ble for the shooting Brittany Stykes a young mother was found dead in a vehi Contributed photo orrest Shank holds a quilt he made for a Clinton County veteran County Com estival quilt show which this year pays tribute to all veterans The theme is Then and The Corn estival will be held today through Sun day at the Clinton County airgrounds in Wilming ton Shank has been a mem 1 bef of the quilt association for about 10 years and has made numerous quilts dur ing that time including many colorful flannel quilts for family members began making quilts in Shank said probably made at least 25 i or 30 And made a lot of baby quilts I sell a lot News Journal file photo Young attendees enjoy corn on the cob dur ing the 2012 Corn estival A Nor wood man is wanted by the Warren County Sher Office after he failed to re turn to jail after being out on work release according to the office Police said Dav id Abney 33 did not return from his job on Sept 3 He By ANDREA CHAIN achoffincivitasmedio com Jenna Parlettc ran with her feet but she won every race with her heart amily members friends teammates coaches classmates and complete strangers came together Thursday to cele brate the life of Parlette a fallen Wilmington College junior and cross' country star through memories stories prayers and pho World War II veteran makes quilt for Clinton County veteran By ROSE COOPER rcoopercivitosmedia com 5 A World War II veteran 90 year old orrest Shank Jr of Sabina recently completed a red white and blue quilt which will soon be cherished by another veteran in Clinton County The quilt is one of 14 made and donated by Clin ton County Quilt Associa tion members for area veterans Part of the quilts will be given to the Clinton County Veterans Service Commission for disburse ment and several will be taken to Greene County and given to Clinton County veterans who are living there The 14 quilts will be displayed at the Clinton cle on Aug 28 off the side of the road on US 68 The nature of the case a young mother and her child being shot at in a vehicle raised questions about the safety of the community as some people have reported being afraid to drive on US 68 until the case is solved "That fear of the unknown ob viously is very real and I think it would be reassuring if we could come out and say they have noth ing to worry about but at this the BCSO had already released point in time I'm not going to go the public last week but adding in out on a limb and do that because we don't know the person in REWARD 7A riday schedule After collapsing near the finish of a cross coun try race Saturday Parlette 20 died Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in In dianapolis She and the rest of her teammates were 1 participating in the Sodexho Grizzly Invita tional at the Johnson County Horse Park in ranklin Ind' 20 1 0 graduate of Mi amisburg High School Parlette was an epileptic Jenna Parlette but worked hard to not X' Location Codes: PCDA Power Club Demonstra tion Area EC Expo Cen ter SEA Special Events Area RT Race Track Quilt Building SS Sound Stage PCB Power Club Building SMB Sawmill Building PT Pulling Track CS Car Show Area CC Cor ner riday Sept 6 10 am Quilting A Demo 1 1 :45 am Opening i Ceremony SS 12 pm Noon Whis tle 12 pm Quilting Demo 1pm Quilting Demo i 1:30 pm Sawmill with steam engine PCDA' 2 pm Sawmill in ac tion SMB Belt Up Contest PCDA: Top Bar Hive Bees by Office Quilting DemoQ' 2:30 Quilting Demo Wheat thrashing PCDA 3 WKI Live Remote (3 5 pm) Giand stand Bingo (3 4 pm REE) EC Quilting Demo Straw Baling PCDA 4 airbanks Morse Engines ires Up PCB Sawmill in Action SMB Working Sawmill est with Steam Engine PCDA Quilting Demo Rock Crushing PCDA 4 to 8 pm Cruise In CS 5 pm Surrender (5 to 6 pm) SS Tractor Bar rel Roll RT 5:30 pm King and Queen Crowning SS Show and Tell: Corn of the American Indians Dr Tom Stilwell of Wilmington College EC Murphy The atre Bucket Band (5:30 to 6:15 pm) 6 pm Egg Toss: Tweens SEA Antique Tractor Pull Sign in and Weigh in PT Protective Bee Gear Demonstration I Bees by office Petting Zoo opens (sponsored by East Clinton A) Petting Zoo Quilting Demo 6:30 pm Bale Throwing Contest (Men Women and Teens) SEA Willow Creek (6:30 7:30 a pm) SS Great Speech at Gettysburg Gary Kersey (6:30 to 7:30 pm) EC Antique Tractor Pull (must be a member of the APC to pull) 7 pm Quilting 1 Demo Tug of War: (Men Women and Tweens) SEA Train Ride (7 to 8 pm) CC 8 pm airbanks Morse Engine Last ire of the Day PCB Rock Country (8 to 10 pm) SS Quilting Demo Dusk Steam Engine Spark Show PCDA Contributed ohotnRandv Sarvis Wilmington College juniors Sarah Murphy (left) and Tricia Steffens share memories of their fallen teammate Jenna Parlette as campus minister Dan Kasztelan (left) and President Jim Reynolds listen Celebrating a life well run NOW OPEN IN WILMINGTON Josh Gillis head chef at Casual Eatery and Bar shows off Creole Crab Cakes one of the restaurant's signature dishes The downtown Wilmington eatery which serves dishes made for sharing had a soft opening Monday evening Tentative hours are 11 am to 9 pm Sundays through Wednesdays and 11 am to midnight Thursdays through Saturdays The restaurant is located at 35 South St estival ft 1 )w 'Makers ik i A "A 1 a liillir li" Ro cjMRv I aK Bl a 1 A fW 6 IH" 1 lr 0 i III INSIDE: Arts Leisure Page 2A Obituaries Page 3A Viewpoints Page 4A Social Page 5A Religion Pages 6 7A Comics Page 8A Classifieds Pages 9 11A Sports Pages 12 1 6A 1 Sunny Look for temperatures in the 80s See more on Page 3A at: BhMWsjcoin i i I.