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Most of us in Plain City knew David Parker, the teacher and coach at Jonathan Alder High School, who overcame great odds after a senseless crime. David died this past January from injuries sustained from a brutal shooting that left him paralyzed from the neck down in November 1993.

The man, Arnold Nichols, who shot David at point blank range to get money for drugs, is now up for parole this July, barely a year after David’s life ended. He is eligible for release to a halfway house in January. Please go to the Blockparole.com web site and read David’s complete story. While you are there, submit your comments about why Arnold Nichols should not be released from prison and should instead serve the 83 year maximum sentence he deserves.

You can go directly to the page about David HERE.

Thank you for taking the time to work for justice on behalf of David Parker.

I know on the first day back to school, the thought in my mind was always, “Where did the summer go?” That was closely followed by, “Did they really give homework on the first day?”

While summer is not quite over yet, it is time to start new adventures in the classroom. Joe and I want to wish everyone in the Jonathan Alder School District a very happy first day of classes today.

The Fairbanks crew gets an extra day to sleep in, however, so we will send them the same wishes a day early and hope their first day will turn out well on Wednesday. Margie’s daughter, Michaela, will be starting as a Freshman at Fairbanks this year after attending St. John’s for nine years. The former Jaguar will be transforming into a Fairbanks Panther in the coming weeks. We know Michaela is going to be a star student and a super star on the Panther basketball court.

Joe and I hope this will be a safe, happy, and productive school year filled with new friends, unforgettable experiences, and an explosion of brain power!

For the third year, we will be providing backpacks filled with selected school supplies to Jonathan Alder first and second graders. Using the school supply lists located on the Jonathan Alder School web sites, we chose items that we thought would be most needed by the students.

The backpacks are free. They are our way of thanking the community for continually supporting us.  All that is required to obtain a backpack is to have a parent or guardian stop in the pharmacy and sign for the child. There is a limit of one backpack per child. Supplies are limited, so don’t wait!

Please drop by the pharmacy beginning on Tuesday, August 16, to pick up a backpack filled with supplies for your proud student. The smell of crayons will instantly put you and them in the “back-to-school” mood. It did us!

We want to tell the Jonathan Alder boys’ baseball team congratulations for making it to the Final Four in the Division II state semifinals. The boys will play against DeSales on Friday, June 3, at 10 am in Huntington Park.

Super Job! Take it all the way!

For more information, read the Dispatch article HERE.

Congratulations again to the Jonathan Alder Girls Basketball Team as they advance into the Elite Eight on their way to the Final Four in the OHSAA Division 2 Playoffs.

The Girls will be playing Cambridge this Friday night, March 11, at 7:30 pm at Zanesville High School. If they win this, they will be in the Final Four and will play on March 17 at 1 pm at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus.

Good Luck, Girls! We know you are headed for the Big Dance!