Hollister Gazette

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First Edition of the Hollister Gazette

Wednesday May 29, 1968

Staff: Editor in Chief- Mrs. McClelland

Second Grade Class (Trimble-Glouster-Hollister-Jacksonville Consolidation Class of 1978) Written the day following a missed school day because of a flood May 28, 1968.

Reporters:

Peggy Airson Russell Higgins Tracy Talbert

Kathy Sarina Cindy Swart David Parker

Mike Harvey Jim Palmer Linda Eing

Randy Dearing Lori Grafford Mary Mesaros

Brenda Russell William Foughty Andrea Cominsky

Kent Kelly Charles Roberts

Greg Holbert Brenda Maxwell

Mark Trace Elaine Carter

Stacey Andrews Kevin Sanders

Mark Seevers Maggi Greenlees

Sandra Mitchell Tammy Shaner

The Flood:

Friday my Dad went to work. We had to follow Mrs. Seevers to Glouster on an old road. We thought that Dad couldn't get home. But he did. William Foughty

The Flood

When the water was on the road, we had to walk everywhere. We could not go anywhere because of the water on the bridge. Even though we live on a big hill, the water got in our yard. Kevin Sanders

The Flood

We were flooded out Thursday night. The water was over the fence rails. My bicycle was in the middle of the road. Tammy Shaner

My Kitten

My kitten, Black Eye, gets into everything. I got him May 28, 1968. He has a black ring around his eye. Charles Roberts

The Flood

We were flooded on the street that I live on. We weren't allowed to play outside. It was fun in the house though, we played school. Tracy Talbert

My Mom

My mom is sick. She had to go to the doctor. I help her do dishes. And I play outside while she is sleeping. Linda Eing

Our Baby Rabbit

My dad found a baby rabbit at Lake Carry-Out. We had it for two and a half days. On a Sunday afternoon our baby rabbit died. Russell J. Higgins.

My Dad

When my dad was a little boy he went to a place to go swimming. The place had a dam. He fell backwards. He had to get 16 stitches in the back of his head. David Parker

At My Girl Friend's

At my girlfriend's we rode a pony. His name is Pee Wee. He is black and white. We rode him all day. Then we played with the kittens. Lori Brafford

My Dog

My dog is 9 years old and she had 2 puppies, Nip and Pip. We are going to keep them. Kathy Sarina

The Great Game

California's Tom Tresh, the second baseman, let the ball go right past him for Larry Green to come in, from third to win the game for Detroit. The score was 2-1 in ten innings. Greg Holbert

The Flood

Friday the water was high. Daddy went to work and did not come back. Then mommy was real worried, then Daddy came back, and I'm glad! Sandra Mitchell

My Grandma

The water got in my Grandma's store. It made a bump in the floor. My Grandma tripped over the bump and broke her arm. Brenda Russell

The Big Flood

Friday May 24, 1968, there was a big flood. My dad rode through and pushed some cars out. Then he took me to a store that was moved out in the middle of the road. Mark Trace

The Flood

There was a flood in our backyard. It was not funny. But I thought it was funny. I went outside to play in it. Jimmy Palmer

The Flood

One morning I went downtown I saw a flood. I saw boats in the road and people walking in the water. Stacey Andrews

The Flood

I saw a bird in the flood, I saw a boy in a boat and a girl across the track. Elaine Carter

The High Water

The high water was in Traces Carry-Out. It was in Higgin's Carry-Out too. we didn't have school on Friday. Andrea Cominsky

The Big Flood

One day, May 24, 1968, a big flood arrived. I got in my cousin's house. The water was 3 feet high. A guy pulled us out of the water with a rope. Kent Kelly

The Flood in The Town

Last week Thursday night, a big flood started to come to Trimble, Ohio. Jordan's garage was flooded. Two big trucks drove through the high water. Mike Harvey

The Flood

The rain made a hole in our drive-way. Dad could hardly get out of the drive-way. But he was happy he got out! Peggi Airson

The Flood

There was a stream. I fell in it. My Mother said, "Take off your shoes and swim in it." I did. It was fun! Margaret Greenlees

My Puppy

My Dad brought me a puppy. It was a little black puppy. We call it King. Mary Mesaros

My Cat

Our cat had six kittens. Five of them died. We still have one of them. The name of the kitten is Blacky. Brenda Maxwell

The Zoo Trip

Our class went on a trip to the zoo. We liked Emmy, the baby gorilla, best of all. Cindy Swart

Camping

My Daddy promised me he would take me camping when the ground got dry. I would like to go fishing while we are camping. Mark Seevers

My Accident

I fell down and cut my hand. Then a man wrapped my hand up and took me home. My Mom took me to the doctor. He put stitches in my hand. Randy Dearing

The above transcribed as written in the Hollister Gazette. A copy of this newsletter was donated to the Athens county historical society library by Sandra Mitchell-Quinn who received it from the files of her cousin Kent Kelly-Fearns..

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