BEAVER TOWNSHIP Dedication to include remembrance

A walkway will be dedicated Saturday.
By VIRGINIA ROSS
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
NORTH LIMA -- Members of the Beaver Township Patrolman's Association agreed Ruth Altimus served her community well.
Altimus was a dispatcher for the township police department for some 20 years. Although she died about five years ago, association members said they haven't forgotten her and wanted to honor her memory appropriately.
Earlier this year, they were given the opportunity.
Area residents were invited to buy bricks for $25, which could be engraved and then used as part of the new Brick Project Walkway at the township's Woodworth Park. The brick fund-raiser is part of the township's ongoing attempts to improve the park.
The patrolman's association went a step further, however. They bought a granite stone and had Altimus' named engraved on it. The marker will serve as a base for the flagpole at Woodworth Park.
Speaker
On Saturday, as part of a special ceremony to dedicate the new walkway, words will be spoken about Altimus.
"She was a wonderful person," said Lt. Ken Frost, a township police officer and member of the patrolman's association. "She went above and beyond her duties. She's missed." Frost will be a keynote speaker at Saturday's event.
The program will begin at 2 p.m. at Woodworth Park. Admission is free. Groups and individuals who have bought the bricks are special guests and encouraged to attend.
"We're really looking forward to this," said Scott Conway, Beaver Township Park Board Chairman. "A lot of work and time has gone into making this a success. And it's nice to know what has been done for [Altimus.] It will be a very special occasion." Conway said the township surpassed its sales goal of 100 bricks by selling 106.
"We couldn't be happier with the work or the results," he added. "It's all coming together and it's good to know so many people in the community are involved."