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EIC;HT - The H eppnrr Gazette-Times, Hrppoer, O rtfo « Wednesday. July 30. I9M Port of Morrow wins softball tourney looooo a o oa a— o a a a a a * — Pssst L a rry & John A re Conet B u c k S ays H e’s C lean in ' H ou se! Crime prevention and you—you can make a difference I N In a four part «eric* Crime prevention It means mak ing it harder for crime to happen It means reducing the chances for criminals to victimize you and your neighbors It means protecting peo ple and property, and increasing community safety and well-being Most of all. it means people like you and me taking responsibility for our own and our neighbors' security, and knowing and working with local law enforcement and our neighbors to protect our hom es, our neighborhoods and our children Sheriff Roy Drago of Morrow County will be offering crime prevention in a four-part senes of ar ticles aimed at educating local citizens and encouraging participa non in neighborhood m ine preven tion programs Chances of an Amcncan citizen being a victim of a vlolent crime are greater than that of being injured in a traffic accident Statistics indicate about 40 million entries arc commit ted each year In 1982 an estimated 3 2% of the nation's population (or about I out of 3 1 persons age 12 and older) was the victim of rape, rob bery. or assault This is equivalent to approxim ately six m illion Amencans "Crime and the fear of crime are big problems which influence how we live," the sheriff said "Figures and statistics don't tell the whole story because eac h inc ident of crime hurts all of us-- our neighborhoods, our schools, our businesses, and our children '* "The most important resources we have in reducing crime and fear in our neighborhoods are neighbors working together to prevent crime," the sheriff added Citizens watching out for crime and reporting it to law enforcement have really made inroads against burglary in many communities Cities throughout the country have reported steady declines in crime in their communities "Crime prevention activities are practical and direct approaches to reducing crim e and fear in neighborhoods. " the sheriff saul "Crime prevention is working in neighborhoods all around the coun try. and it can work in ours " You can check with your local law enforcement agenc ies to see if your community has a neighborhood crime prevention program, or you can find out how to start one yourself "All that's needed for most neighborhoid crime prevention ac tivités are your eyes, your ears, a lit tle of your time, and a lot of caring about the well being of your neighborhood," Sheriff Drago concluded For hot. b u tta ra d corn, fill a larg a q u a rt |ar w ith ho t w a ta r and sticks o f b u tte r W h a n b u tta r m a lts and flo ats to th e to p. d ip In th e cobs an d pu ll o u t s lo w ly Gas Weed Trimmers M9000 1-Echo SRM200BE Reg »24995 ‘ 190” ‘ 251” 1-Echo SRM300AE Reg »34995 J 1-Echo SRM210E Reg »19995 149” 2-Toro Electric Power Hoes °° 1-Shindawai T-20 a Softball cham ps (back row, from left): Don Russell. Assistant C oach Vic M archek, Larry French, Bob Miller, Barry Beyeler, Kevan Pratt, and C oach Jim Brewer Front row, from left: Susan Russell. Ray Tracy, W andy Tracy, Lisa Beyeler. Jan Brewer, and Joann Pratt. Not pictured Rick M cN erney, Sue M cN erney, Carol M archek, Dirk Dirksen, Rose M ary Dirksen. and Sharon Dunlop By Troy Hug The Fi>rt of Morrow softball team concluded its very successful season with a victory in a tournament held at lone early last week The double-elimination co-ed tournament consisted of about the same Port of Morrow team that cap tured first place in the Boardman Fourth of July softball tournament The team made its road to the championship game a little rougher by losing the first game to Arlington They marched on, however, to win Reg »24995 Reg »9995 the next three games and gain a spot in the championship Bristow's Market of lone was the Port of Morrow's final opponent and victim as the ftirt heat Bristow's and claimed the title 575 Hurry Sale Starts Today & Knds Wed *Peifyjo/i n ’à IXXXIOOOOOOOOPPi ea Aug. 6 676-5001 or 676-9157 424 Linden Way,
