Pupils Brave Weekend Camp at Mohican Nature School
Sixty seven seventh? No, 77 sixth grade pupils from Maplehurst School attended a 48 hour nature course at Mohican School in the Out-of-Doors. Teachers Russell White Phylis Petrosino and Robin Brady accompanied them to pond study ecology stream survey woodland tramps nature art and weather forecasting while they helped band 25 to 30 birds for identification. Arrangements began last year with White organizing fund raising to cover 27.50 per student. Pupils now write poems about the trip while observing thawing pond muck and later plant and animal life emerging from dormancy. The crowd was enthusiastic and hard to disengage says White.
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Maplehurst
Mohican School
Russell White
Phylis Petrosino
Robin Brady
White
Six seek county offices as auditor race looms
Six men took out petitions for three county posts amid a quiet primary season in Huron County. Filing deadline is March 23, with no filings so far. The sole likely primary is for county auditor among Republican contenders Reed Johnson II and Roscoe. Reed had considered retirement but will seek another term. Sherman also filed for county commissioner as a Republican, while Maurice B. Smith pursues a third term as Democrat.
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Huron County Board of Elections
Kenneth W. Reed
Roy F. Johnson II
New London
C. B. Roscoe
Norwalk
Huron County Regional Planning Commission
Reed
Maurice B. Smith
Board of Commissioners
Joseph W. Sherman
Trucklines By Vince Leber
NHS welcomes freshmen and sophomores with registration underway and Ehove signups open until the 31st. Heidelberg College visits NHS on the 7th for juniors and seniors, Adriene College on the 8th. Academic Challenge practice continues ahead of the April 16 show. Spring sports begin with girls track, boys tennis and baseball. The girls basketball team heads to the Sectional finals in Huron.
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NHS
Ehove
Heidelberg College
Adriene College
Huron
Towne and Country Players stage Anne Frank with depth
The Diary of Anne Frank at Towne and Country Players proves the troupe can handle heavy drama as well as musicals. Performances are technically perfect with vivid character work from Mary Camardese as Anne and Kenneth Cousino as Peter, under Dan Spray’s direction. The production gains impact from a unique set and crisp sound effects, delivering a moving portrait of teenage angst and family resilience.
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Anne Frank
Dan Spray
Mary Camardese
Dennis Boose
Debra Hartenstein
Peter van Daan
Kenneth Cousino
Towne and Country Players
February Fire Losses and Inspections Report
Fire losses in February exceeded nine thousand dollars with total residential losses at over 11 000. Seven residential fires two non-residential fires and an auto fire were recorded alongside six non fire calls. The Reed Street home of Mr and Mrs Harold McClaflin suffered the largest single loss at eight thousand dollars with two rooms heavily damaged. A workshop on State Street saw over three thousand dollars of power tools destroyed. The Fire Inspection Bureau renewed eighty percent of high hazard permits though weather delayed schedule. All places of public assembly have been inspected and placards display maximum occupancy. Building owners managers or controllers must ensure posted limits are not exceeded. Firemen devoted time to truck maintenance and repairing a 10 kilowatt generator used in the blizzard.
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Reed Street
Harold McClaflin
John Hancock opens Norwalk office under Holeda
The John Hancock Life Insurance Company opened an office at 36 Benedict Avenue in Norwalk under the direction of Timothy M. Holeda. A car engine burned in a early morning blaze caused by a carburetor backfire, injuring Elmer Lesch of 19 Spring St, with $500 in Cadillac damages. A Fremont forum on April 8 at the Ramada Inn targets parents and professionals in child development with speakers on reading and developmental disabilities, with a $15 registration sent to 1612 S. Buchanan Road. Holden's Gas in North Fairfield will host a deputy registrar of motor vehicles and license tag validation stickers, though not listed in the Reflectors’ annual deputy registrars report.
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The
John Hancock Life Insurance Company
Benedict Avenue
Norwalk
Timothy M. Holeda
Elmer Lesch
Spring St
Lesch
Cadillac
Ramada Inn
Fremont
S. Buchanan Road
North Fairfield
Holden’s Gas Inc
Holden’s Gas
N. Main St
Norwalk man given suspended jail term in 1976 assault case
Michael E. Ritz 23 of Norwalk received a suspended 30 day jail sentence and one year probation after pleading guilty to attempting to cause physical harm in a 1976 assault case. A weather delay postponed his trial. A secret indictment for felonious assault preceded the plea. Ritz was ordered to pay court costs. The Easter Egg Hunt at McGuan Field sponsored by Norwalk Park and Recreation Board is set for Saturday March 18 at 1 p m with 1000 chocolate eggs from Fanny Farmer and 3000 from Landmark Foods. If postponed, the event moves to March 25.
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Michael E. Ritz
Norwalk
Common Pleas
Ritz
Manuel Felix
Robert W. Smith
Norwalk Park and Recreation Board
McGuan Field
Park and Recreation
Elizabeth Vattorella
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fanny Farmer
Landmark Foods
Willard to Build 12 Bay Terminal on Celeryville Road
Willard Carline Freightways will construct a 12 bay terminal on Celeryville Road with a mid May completion. The facility includes a 1250 square foot office and 2500 square foot dock area at an estimated cost of 225000 dollars. Eight or nine office staff are expected, with home base for several drivers, adjacent to a proposed Decker Transport site. Spector's also operates a terminal on Celeryville Road near the Willard airport.
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Decker Transport
Spector's
Celeryville Road
Willard Airport
Morrows sue Apple Creek man for 60000 over Oct crash
Ruth R. and Kenneth H. Morrow of New London file in Huron County Common Pleas Court a 60000 claim against Dean R. Perry of Apple Creek. Mrs. Morrow seeks 50000 for back and other injuries from the Oct 15 collision at Ohio 162 and U S 250, while her husband seeks 10000 for property damage to their car. Norwalk lawyer Phillip M. White Jr. represents the Morrows.
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London
Apple Creek
Ohio
U. S
Huron County
Fire damages $50 as New Haven station battles sanitation truck blaze
Willard firefighters responded to a New Haven Sunoco station when a Nelson Sanitation truck picked up hot refuse that ignited in the load. Unable to dump at the gas station, the crew followed to the county landfill where the load was dumped and the fire extinguished. Firefighters also fought a flare fire at a Baltimore and Ohio box car near Sandusky Street, causing about $50 in damage.
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Nelson Sanitation
Baltimore and Ohio
Sandusky Street
Reverend Liston Transferred toledo church reassigned
Rev Richard Liston, associate pastor at St Paul Catholic Church, will become associate pastor at St Rose Catholic Church Perrysburg on Tuesday. He has served here since 1975 and will be replaced by Rev Robert L Dendinger from St Rose. Announcement made today by Bishop John A Donovan of the Toledo Diocese.
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Toledo
Richard Liston
St. Paul Catholic Church
St. Rose Catholic Church
Perrysburg
Liston
Robert L. Dendinger
St. Rose
John A. Donovan
Cattle Feeders Banquet in Huron County Canceled
The Huron County Cattle feeders Banquet scheduled for March 9 has been canceled due to an energy problem. It was rescheduled for 7 p.m. April 13 at South Central High School with Dr. William J. Tyanik of Ohio State University as speaker. Tickets sold for March 9 will be honored on April 13.
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Huron County
John Feichtner
South Central High School
William J. Tyanik
Ohio State University
Hospital Admissions And Discharges List
Hospital patients admitted include Louis Blackett Norwalk Joshua Plue Greenwich Mrs Mary Taylor Norwalk Mrs Mary Ann Brooks Monroeville Mrs Pamela Kramer Milan Mrs Marcella Ketterhenrick North Fairsfield Mrs Christine Sherrill Collins Discharges include Robert Alms North Fairfield Jack Bess New London Mrs Judy Hedeen Plymouth Mrs Harriet Morrow Greenwich John Hinz Greenwich David Koch Norwalk Mrs Jane Mahl and son Norwalk Mrs Sue Roop and daughter Norwalk Mrs Kristy Bement and son Norwalk Mrs Evelyn Eastman North Fairfield Mrs Anna Wargo Norwalk.
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Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Louis Blackett
Norwalk
Joshua Plue
Greenwich
Mary Taylor
Mary Ann Brooks
Monroeville
Pamela Kramer
Milan
Marcella Ketterhenrick
North Fairsfield
Christine Sherrill
Collins
North Fairfield
Jack Bess
New London
Judy Hedeen
Plymouth
Harriet Morrow
John Hinz
David Koch
Jane Mahl
Sue Roop
Kristy Bement
Evelyn Eastman
Anna Wargo
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Willard — Carolina Freightways
Willard — Willard
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Sunoco
Rev. Liston
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Moose Lodge
Whittlesey Ave
Franklin ST
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