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STATE LINE OBSERVER ■ JUNE 8, 2016
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Formerly Normal Players take to
the stage Sunday at Opera House
One-act play
begins at 3 p.m.
The Formerly Normal Players will
present the one-act play “Home Again”
at 3 p.m. Sunday on the stage of the
Ginnivan Auditorium in Fayette’s
Opera House.
The original play is inspired by the
lives and contributions of six former
residents who called Fayette home
and have been laid to rest in Fayette’s
Pleasant View Union Cemetery on the
west side of town.
The script was written, in part, by
the student actors and edited by the
entire ensemble.
The production looks at the lives
of Civil War veteran Colonel John H.
Wickhiser; Fayette physician Estell
Rorick, one of the founders of Fayette
Normal University; theater pioneer
Norma Ginnivan; child actor, musician
and former Fayette Manufacturing
engineer, Bud Walker; and student
athlete Fred H. “Pug” Pierce and his
mother, Sophie.
“The play explores the roles these
individuals played in the development
of some of the defining episodes in
Fayette’s history,” said Tom Spiess.
The name of the theater troupe is a
revival of the Formerly Normal Players
who staged plays at the Opera House
during the 1980s and 1990s. The Formerly Normal Players’ productions
were a collaborative effort featuring
local and area high school students
under the direction of area college
professors. The “Normal” is a reference
to the former Fayette Normal College
of Music.
The 2016 edition of the Formerly
Normal Players includes Kaleb Bates
as Dr. Estell Rorick, Mackalyn Figgins
as Norma Ginnivan and Sophie Pierce,
Mason Maginn as Fred Pierce, and
Jonah Purdue as both Colonel Wickhiser and Bud Walker. Jason Stuckey
runs the lights for the play.
The play is produced as a part of the
Fayette’s Summer
Reading program
gets underway
This year’s theme for the Summer Reading Program at
Fayette’s Normal Memorial Library is “On Your Mark, Get
Set, Read!” The program runs June 21 to July 28 and will be
sports-oriented.
The program is for children age four through the fifth
grade (the grade just finished in school). Students will learn
about nutrition and will participate in several sports including
volleyball, badminton, golf and basketball.
The kick-off is scheduled from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday,
June 20, when Johnny, the Fort Wayne Tincaps’ mascot visits.
Library staff will explain the program and students will sample
the activities planned and ice cream will be served.
The group will meet regularly from 1:30 to 3 p.m. each
Tuesday and Thursday. Students can win prizes for keeping a
reading log, completing a challenge each session, and competing in the sports activities during the program.
The Summer Reading Program will conclude July 28, with
a picnic and games.
For more information, call the library at 419/237-2115 or
stop in at the children’s circulation desk.
HISTORICAL DRAMA—Fayette students are (clockwise from the center bottom)
Kaleb Bates (portraying Dr. Estell Rorick), Jonah Perdue (Col. Wickhiser), Mason
Maginn (Fred Pierce) and Mackalyn Figgins (Sophie Pierce).
Normal Educational Outreach Project,
with the support of the Arlyce Bacon
Fund, the Fayette Opera House and the
Bean Creek Valley History Center.
Tickets cost $7 at the door or $5
in advance. They may be obtained by
contacting the members of the Formerly
Normal Players or calling the Opera
House 419/237-3111 and leaving your
ticket request.
The doors to the Opera House open
at 2 p.m. with the doors to the Ginnivan Auditorium opening at 2:30 p.m.
Curtain time is at 3 p.m.
Friday on the Square season begins
Fayette’s first Friday on the Square
event of the season is scheduled Friday
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Fayette Opera House schedules
the series of summer outdoor concerts
featuring local talent from 6 to 7 p.m.
The Delta Community Band will perform Friday at 7 p.m.
Guests are invited to bring lawn
chairs and relax and listen to the
performers. In preparation for the
Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
visit June 17, “circus food” will be
served Friday.
The next “Friday on the Square” is
scheduled July 8. To sign up for the
local talent segment, call 419/2373091.
New programs planned at Fayette library
Staff members at Normal Memorial
Library in Fayette are trying something
new this summer. They have planned
a summer reading program for teens
and adults. And all you have to do to
participate is read.
The program runs from June 27 to
July 29. Participants read books to earn
tickets for prize drawings. One ticket
will be given for each book read.
Each week will have a particular
theme, and anyone who participates in
the theme will earn extra tickets toward
prize drawings.
The theme weeks are: June 27, Cookbooks; July 3, new books; July 11, maga-
zines; July 18, technology; and July 25,
any book.
For more information, call the library
at 237-2115.
The Story Trail
A Story Trail is planned at Harrison
Lake from June through October, in
collaboration with “Friends of Harrison Lake.”
The Story Trail will consist of 20
panels that will start at the check out
office, continue through the woods,
and return back to the office. Each station will be a page from the book with
instructions about where to go next on
a walk through the park.
A new story is planned each month
for June, July, August and September
and the program will conclude with
a Halloween book during Harrison
Lake’s Halloween Weekends in October.
Family Movie Night
A Family Movie Night is planned
Saturday, July 16, with a large movie
screen set up in the library parking lot. The movie will begin at 8:30
p.m.
Participants should bring their own
blankets or chairs. Popcorn and candy
will be provided.
July 23 is the rain date.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Village of Fayette
On May 25, 2016 the Council of the
Village of Fayette, Ohio passed the
following legislation:
Ordinance 2016-04: An Ordinance repealing existing Chapter
103 of the Codified Ordinances of the
Village of Fayette, Ohio, and enacting Codified Ordinance Chapter 103
detailing the public meeting and
notice requirements for the Village
of Fayette. The purpose of this Ordinance is to revise Chapter 103 of the
Codified Ordinances regarding the
Village’s public meetings and method
of meeting notices. This Ordinance
shall take effect at the earliest time
permitted by law.
Ordinance 2016-05: An Ordinance authorizing the sale of certain
personal property of the Village of
Fayette, Ohio and declaring an emergency. This Ordinance authorizes the
sale of a 1997 Ford F350 and declares
an emergency. This Ordinance shall
be effective immediately.
Resolution 2016-03: A Resolution authorizing participation
in ODOT Cooperative Purchasing
Program. This Resolution authorizes
the Village Administrator to purchase
road salt through ODOT Cooperative
Purchasing Program. This Resolution
shall be effective at the earliest time
permitted by law.
Resolution 2016-04: A Resolution authorizing the Village of Fayette
to prepare and submit an application
for funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation Jobs and
Commerce through the Fulton County
Transportation Improvement District
for Industrial Parkway improvements
and to execute contracts as required.
This Resolution shall be effective at the
earliest time permitted by law
The complete text of the above
legislation can be obtained or viewed
at the office of the Village Fiscal Officer, at 125 West Main Street Fayette,
Ohio. This summary was prepared or
reviewed and approved by Thomas
A. Thompson, Village Solicitor for the
Village of Fayette, Ohio.
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