Family, friends celebrate with Ernie and Rita Blankenship
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Hundreds of friends, family and guests showed up Saturday evening at the Hillsboro Elks to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Ernie and Rita Blankenship.
The event was hosted by their sons, Todd, Ryan (Smoke) and Ernie and their families.
John Barney served as the master of ceremonies and introduced numerous speakers including longtime radio personalities Willard Parr and Tom Archibald.
Ernie and Rita have been positive fixtures in the Hillsboro community for many years.
Ernie has been well-known for more than half a century as the "Radio Voice of Hillsboro and Highland County," and also as the dean of Ohio High School Sports Broadcasters. He called his final high school football game on a crisp autumn night in late October 2010, along with his longtime on-air partners, Jim Duckwall, Dale Martin and Richard Blankenship.
Rita, in addition to a long career of public service at Highland District Hospital and through local civic organizations, has joined Ernie in volunteering at the annual Highland County Society for Children and Adults Telethon.[[In-content Ad]]
The event was hosted by their sons, Todd, Ryan (Smoke) and Ernie and their families.
John Barney served as the master of ceremonies and introduced numerous speakers including longtime radio personalities Willard Parr and Tom Archibald.
Ernie and Rita have been positive fixtures in the Hillsboro community for many years.
Ernie has been well-known for more than half a century as the "Radio Voice of Hillsboro and Highland County," and also as the dean of Ohio High School Sports Broadcasters. He called his final high school football game on a crisp autumn night in late October 2010, along with his longtime on-air partners, Jim Duckwall, Dale Martin and Richard Blankenship.
Rita, in addition to a long career of public service at Highland District Hospital and through local civic organizations, has joined Ernie in volunteering at the annual Highland County Society for Children and Adults Telethon.[[In-content Ad]]