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Date Posted: 22:16:14 02/10/06 Fri
Author: michael short class 71
Author Host/IP: georgetownky-bsr1_eqcb01-00-gr-70-35-205-16.ironoh.adelphia.net / 70.35.205.16
Subject: Re: Walking to school---Poage, Putnam, & Paul G. Blazer
In reply to: Jonathan Wright (Class of 1971) 's message, "Walking to school---Poage, Putnam, & Paul G. Blazer" on 17:56:14 07/27/05 Wed

>Thirty-four years after graduating from high school, I
>still can't get over the fact that from where I lived
>in the 1960s---Ranch Road, just off Beech Street---I
>was able to walk to school from elementary right on up
>into high school. That's virtually unheard of today. I
>walked to Poage Elementary, then to Putnam Junior
>High, then to Paul G. Blazer Senior High. School buses
>were an unknown at these schools. Everybody traveled
>to school either on foot, by car, or by the old Ohio
>Valley Bus Company buses. It would be interesting to
>know if anyone else reading this post can claim the
>same thing---memories of walking to school from
>elementary clear up into high school.

that brings back memories, walked most everyday to putnam, and blazer, from crooks st. in south ashland. there were no snow days, seems like such a long time ago.

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Re: Walking to school---Poage, Putnam, & Paul G. Blazer -- John Clere, 22:42:48 02/27/06 Mon