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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1971
Page
3
Mayor Harold Finch accepts a council majority’s plan to shut the municipal light plant, while opposing sale to Ohio Edison. He notes cheaper outside power and recalls prior anxieties from 1970 boiler trouble as 24 plant workers face potential transfers pending supply checks.
Andy Luxon will operate the concession stand at McGuan Field as the Park and Recreation Board awarded the lease. The board also approved Lefty Grove League use of Diamond Three on Monday and Friday nights and plans to light Diamond Two with help from the City Electric Department. The action included buying three backstops and Health Department approved ceiling work in the concession stand.
Norwalk mayoral candidate Melvin H. Robinson argues for a full-time mayor and outlines city improvements. He backs diagonal Main Street parking, dual-substation fire coverage, sewer separation, and a municipal power plant lease plan. He also seeks state aid for Ohio 61 maintenance and new routing on Seminary Street and Monroe Street with paid parking downtown.
The Reflector Herald Inc lists subscription terms with weekly carrier rate. Mail prices are $21 per year in Huron and Erie Counties and rural areas lacking carrier service, $28.60 per year elsewhere in the U S. Subscriptions are payable in advance. Indicates publisher Herman Schaafsma and staff.
Norwalk High School invites parents to observe a typical day by following their child’s abbreviated schedule. Principal George Perry and the school board will greet attendees at 7:30 p.m. A seven minute class schedule starts at 7:50 p.m. Refreshments follow in the Cole gym.
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