Absentee Ballots Open As Local Election Pushes Prep
Voters learn around town about sample ballots for all Huron County precincts at the Board of Elections office on the courthouse third floor. Absentee ballots urged as May 2 primary nears and registration closed April 3 with the November deadline May 13. Also, Red Cross Water Survival courses planned at Perkins High School pool with sessions May 1 to 5 and instructor courses May 8–12 and May 15–19, all 7 to 10 p.m., registration at first session. In North Fairfield Scout Troop 200, 24 boys and nine leaders completed a 10 mile hike in Pennsylvania woods. In New London, a grass fire burned about two acres on Flossie Cowie property on Section Line Road, threatening a vacant house but controlled in about 30 minutes.
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Huron County
Board of Elections Office
Gilbert Weisenberger
North Fairfield
North Fairfield Scout Troop
Pennsylvania Woods
Larry Coy
Larry Christie
Jerry Dwight
Jerry Minniear
Rick Minniear
Garland Lykins
Roy Dendinger
Carroll Stover
Russell Conaway
New London
Flossie Cowie
Section Line Road
al Walters
Mansfield McGovern headquarters to open in Mansfield
Mansfield and Amherst items report political kickoff events and public notices. McGovern supporters plan a Friday 7 p.m. opening at 12 S Main St Mansfield with delegates named, followed by a National Headquarters rep.
Happiness Is A New Center
Fred Wilcox dumps coal into the old furnace that heated the former grammar school now using gas. Judy Robinson dabs paint on the new center sign as Henry Robinson watches. The kitchen will be expanded for meal preparation and service.
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Fred Wilcox
Judy Robinson
Henry Robinson
Norwalk Considers Restricting Sale Proceeds Use
Mayor Wayne Goodsite and Auditor Douglas Colvin urge council action to restrict proceeds from Norwalk's municipal electric system sale to citizen vote. They note charter city status would strengthen restrictions, while funds are planned to be placed in banks with investments under study. Proceeds totaling 1.75 to 2 million will come immediately, reaching 3 million after debt, by 1978.
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Norwalk
Wayne Goodsite
Herbert Krogh
Douglas Colvin
David Rowlinson
Cleveland
Squire, Sanders and Dempsey
Rowlinson
Colvin
Goodsite
Planners Approve Zoning Changes In Clarksfield
The Huron County Regional Planning Commission approved upgrading zoning standards in Clarksfield Township regarding mobile home placement on permanent foundations and minimum lot size. Amendments would tax mobile homes as real estate and raise minimum lots from 0.5 to 1 acre with 150 foot frontage, to be debated at a township hearing.
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Huron County Regional Planning Commission
Clarksfield Township
James Welch
Mindy Wetherill Elected Norwalk High Class President
Mindy Wetherill, 14, elected president of Norwalk High School's Class of 1976. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wetherill and serves on the eighth grade Student Council. Elected with her are Vice President Jim Ramsey, Secretary Susan Calhoun, and Treasurer Debi Pisko, along with five other Student Council members.
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Mindy Wetherill
Norwalk High School
Mindy
Melvin Wetherill
Homewood Dr
Norwalk Junior High School
Jim Ramsey
Susan Calhoun
Debi Pisko
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Firelands Chapter
American Red Cross
Perkins High School
McGovern
Amherst
Gerald E. Wedren
Commerce
Securities
Lake Erie
National Association of Accountants
McGarvey
Nautical
Vermilion
Wedren
The
United Church
Tom Phillips
N. Foster St
Pamela S. Meredith
Summit St
Huron
James Bores
Monroeville
Firelands Area
Bowling Green State University Alumni Association
Elks Country Club
Maxwell , Krueger
Berlin Heights
Rebecca Linder
Robert Clasen
Walter Stutsman
Milan
Hannel’s
Norwalk RD
Lloyd R Manuel
Waffinggs
Tostretk
Clarksfield
Greenfield Township
Leland Stein
Ohio
Sears
Larry Burdue
Tire & Battery Center
Norwalk, Ohio
Wagon Wheel
the Light - Wakeman, Ohio
Farah
Pohl
Bank Americard
E. Main St
Hi-Valley
W. Main
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