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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1973
Page
3
Tonight at Memorial Lake the final summer band concert begins at 7 30 p m with an ice cream social hosted by the Norwalk High School Truckerettes. Musicians are invited to join and meet at the shelter house at 7.
A warning torch pot toppled at East Water Street struck by a vehicle and fell into the Linwood Bridge construction site Wednesday evening. The resulting fire damaged several wood forms but caused little further damage. The driver remains unknown.
Representatives from Huron and Erie Counties Milan Township Trustees and Milan Council meet to form a sewer financing committee. The panel will include members from each group since the size is too large to resolve financing questions.
Immunization clinics for children four months and older are set for Aug. 6 through Aug. 10 in Huron County. Free vaccines cover diphtheria pertussis tetanus polio measles and rubella with measles rubella limited to children at least one year old. Sessions run 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 p.m. each day at different locations including New London Greenwich New Haven Monroeville and Wakeman.
Fourteen Brooklyn College students work part time as consumer advisers for the Better Business Bureau of New York. They say hearing people's problems makes them more cautious as consumers. The college's volunteer program aims to merge theory with real life urban consumer education.
Raymond L. Sizemore, long time Norwalk Board of Education member and current president, will not seek reelection due to job and personal reasons. The 1968 appointee to succeed Edward Rubinow served a full term since 1969. Filing for candidates, including Holman Ryder Currier, closes at 4 p.m. August 8 with petition requirements of 48 to 98 signatures.
Bids for remodeling Norwalk's Police Station top the $68,625 available funding by about $7,000 with low base bids totaling $75,330. Roth Construction Co. posted the apparent low base bid of $47,433 for general construction, while Central Ohio led in heating and air with $9,900 and Schodorf Plumbing at $8,750 for plumbing. The city plans emergency legislation to appropriate an additional $8,000 as bids were opened and the control board considers contracts in the coming days.
Acting Mayor Colvin serves as Norwalk leader while Mayor Goodsite takes a week off. Finance Director Douglas Colvin steps in as acting mayor, with Goodsite planning to attend a board of control meeting on police station remodeling bids. No mayor's court is planned during the absence unless urgent need arises.
Twenty two junior 4 H members competed in the Safety Talk Contest at North Fairfield Grange Hall. Betsey Hipp of Norwalk Lively Stitchers won the girls division, with Rose Ann Kramer Norwalk Busy Needles second, Beverly Manning Rocking H 4 H Club third, and Mindy Palm North Fairfield Thimblettes fourth. Matt Missey Fairfield Junior Farmers led the boys, followed by Neil Konst Lyme Producers and Frank Kromer Hartland Scramblers. Sponsors included Flickinger Insurance Norwalk Fulton Insurance Bellevue Jump Insurance Willard Burk Insurance New London. Judges were Cliff Cross John Holden and Harold Kullman of Firelands Toastmasters Club. County 4 H extension agent Carlos F Tucker emceed.
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