Norwalk names Ritzenthaler Strawberry Festival Queen
Norwalk High School 17-year-old Anne Ritzenthaler inherited the Strawberry Festival Queen crown Saturday night before a packed auditorium. She urged facing fear like opening night and will represent Norwalk at about 50 state festivals and events. First runnerup was Sheri Bleile, second Deb Sandelius, third Tamie Rippon, and Dinah Graham won Miss Congeniality. Ritzenthaler introduced visiting queens and rode the midway in a Honda Odyssey raffled later.
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Anne Ritzenthaler
Norwalk High School
Majorette
Norwalk
Ralph Ritzenthaler
St. Clair St
Sheri Bleile
Deb Sandelius
Tamie Rippon
Dinah Graham
Miss Ritzenthaler
Kim Howatineck
Beauty pageant delights crowd with charming youths
Beautiful babies captivate pageant fans as Michaell Hahn and Damon Justice join 38 Grove Ave entrants. Faith Thompson smiles after winning beauty queen honors while Robert Phillips parades his blue ribbon. Judges George Tite Anna Nelson and Anne Ruth praise contestants' beauty and character amid playful comments. Gong Show highlight features Mystery Comic, Sherrie Harper disco, and teens Deb Sandelius and Joyce Sanders claiming top honors.
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Sam
Kathy Beamer
Grove Ave
Michaell Hahn
Galen
Sandra Hahn
Harris St
Damon Justice
Danny
Debbie Justice
Woodlawn
Faith Thompson
Robert Phillips
George Tite
Anna Nelson
Anne Ruth
Ter
Tite
Ruth
Sherrie Harper
Deb Sandelius
Huron County
Joyce Sanders
Memorial Day rites honor vets and local officials
Nopper, a Vietnam era veteran and local employment representative, accepted an award on behalf of all veterans. He served in Germany after Norwalk High School, was disabled in a 1973 railroad accident, and now lives with wife Linda and two daughters. The ceremony honored two longtime county employees, George Lawrence and Charles Flory, with a flag presented to Thomas Carabin, chairman of the Huron County Board of Commissioners.
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Nopper
U.S. Army
Germany
Norwalk High School
Norfolk& Western Railroad
Linda
Chandra
Lisa
Dublin Road
Thomas Carabin
Board of
Huron County Commissioners
George Lawrence
Charles Flory
How Clean At What Cost For Ohio Edison Power
Ohio Edison warns that environmental mandates will add about 535 dollars per customer to building costs over five years and require 437 million dollars in new facilities. Regulators mandate controls that do not produce power yet raise the price per kilowatt hour, prompting questions about cost versus benefits and the necessity of some rules.
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Ohio Edison
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Paul Stafford
Ohio
Marie Tansey
Firelands College of
Bowling Green State University
Firelands
Firelands College
Rye Beach
Huron
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