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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 2001
Page
1
Pez collectors and enthusiasts will find a rich lineup of festivals this weekend. In Sheffield a new shop serves chilled treats like ice cream and Italian ices as heat spikes. Lorain County Historical Society seeks a $60,000 donation to fund bicentennial celebrations.
A presidential commission warns Social Security cannot fulfill promises to future retirees without benefit cuts tax increases or substantial borrowing. It says the system faces a fiscal crisis and a crisis of confidence and may push for private investment accounts later. The White House supports reform while opponents call the report alarmist. By 2038 cash may run out without overhaul.
Three area teenagers completed the Lorain County Juvenile Drug Court program, earning a clean slate as charges are dismissed. An 18-year-old Elyria participant plans to return to high school and pursue counseling for troubled youths, praising the program’s peer support. A 17-year-old Avon Lake graduate described feeling transformed by the work and the active involvement of parents and counselors at the celebratory session.
Cleveland fans vote via touch screen ballots to choose a 12 member all time Indians lineup from 100 players as part of tests by the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. The effort seeks to gauge feasibility of replacing county punch card voting before the 2004 presidential election.
John David Smith III, 50, was sentenced to 15 years to life after being convicted of killing his first wife Janice Hartman, 23, in 1974. Her body lay in a box in his grandfather’s garage for years before disposal along a rural Indiana road in 1980. Authorities also suspect involvement in the disappearance of his second wife in New Jersey.
Elyria Schools officials will tour community sites next week to gather input on possible locations for the new Elyria High School. Administrators will be at Burger King on Broad Street Tuesday Value City on Oberlin Road Wednesday and Wal-Mart on Midway Boulevard Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. The board meets Tuesday to discuss six remaining sites amid environmental concerns at the old fairgrounds, with members emphasizing individual review before voting.
The Elyria Rotary Club will host free bus tours to Barberton High School on August 13 and Wooster High School on August 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. Each tour will be led by someone tied to the building project, with meals provided. RSVP to Tom Herberger at 323-5488 at least five days before each trip.
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