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This is Roger Yohemâs press card from his time at the Tribune Chronicle from 1977 to 1979.
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Once, he was caught in the middle of a deal to remove a utility pole to make room for Burt Reynolds’ luxury van during the filming of “Cannonball Run II.”
Another time, Warren native Roger Yohem mistook a call from U.S. Sen. John Glenn as a prank and hung up on the national hero.
ALAN OLSON Staff Writer
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The Super Kids Soap Box Derby will pair children with special needs with sanctioned racers and allow everyone a fun time on the track.
MOUNDSVILLE –The sixth annual Ohio Valley Soap Box Derby will be a special one, which the whole community of Moundsville is coming together to support.
The Ohio Valley Super Kids Soap Box Derby is an officially sanctioned Soap Box Derby which will partner children with special needs with experienced drivers, giving them an opportunity to feel the wind on their face. Chairman Phil Remke recalled spending time with his late son Christopher and seeing him enjoy himself.
JIM COCHRAN
There will be two Soap Box Derby events in Marshall County this summer, both officially sanctioned.
A first-year attraction will be the Ohio Valley Super Kids Derby which will take place on May 22 in Moundsville. It is open to special needs youngsters aged 7-16 from Belmont, Marshall, Ohio and Wetzel counties.
A sanctioned derby in its sixth year will be held on June 5 on Fourth Street in Glen Dale.
Since this will be the first Super Kids Derby, here is information related to the event:
Super Kids is a National Organization that Governs Soap Box Derby Races for special needs children who will be partnered with an experienced Soap Box Derby driver.
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