April 12, 2011 Bulldog Sports round up

Last Sunday was a high point at High and Whiteman Streets. View the slideshow.

At their April 4 meeting, Village Council members returned to an earlier discussion on the Village skate park, including needed repairs and possible upgrades.

William (Bill) Hooper, well-known contractor, former Antioch and Miami Township trustee and local activist, died March 25 at Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia. He was 91 years old.

At the March 7 Village Council meeting, Village Manager Mark Cundiff presented a report on some of the Village’s 2010 significant accomplishments.

Robert “Bob” B. Van Lehn died on March 15. He was 85.

Paul S. “Pete” Harner died at Greene Memorial Hospital on March 18. He was 93.

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Public education in America is in dire straits, and people of all political persuasions need to put aside differences and find solutions together, according to Antioch College President Mark Roosevelt.