This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1978
Page
5
North Ridgeville Mayor Richard Carje says a forthcoming private development will fund a $45 million complex including an education center and a 6000 seat auditorium possibly creating 500 jobs. Details are being kept to protect the project, with nearby road work and bridge replacements planned.
About 25 residents attended the first of three New London area meetings to form a Huron Ashland County Rural Water Authority. If approved, lines may run along main roads with bulk water sale to New London village and others, initial taps set at 100 dollars, rising to 300 after bids.
North Ridgeville officials take first reading on a resolution to adopt the equalization board’s recommended changes to Drake Street sanitary sewer project assessments. Abutting landowners pay $9.15 per front foot. city shares rise to $147,164, funds potentially via notes and tap-in fees.
North Ridgeville Dale Price, 36, saved two residents from a blaze at 35322 Chestnut Ridge Rd. He sustained first and second degree burns, lost most clothing and appliances, and was treated and released. Damage totaled to 30,000 for a horse. the fire origin was traced to a television set. Price, an Elyria Telephone Co. employee, plans to stay with friends while seeking new quarters. Edie Clifford, 23, was awakened and guided to safety as Price kicked in her door and rescued her from the upstairs.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE The Parks and Recreation Department offers a free summer playground program for children aged six to 12 at Liberty Wilcox and Lear North Elementary schools. Activities run weekdays 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. through early August with a weekly trip to South Central Park. Some field trips incur a fee. The program, running nearly a decade, serves about 300 children annually.
LaGrange Township approves a 24 hour mobile emergency service contract with Allen Memorial Hospital of Oberlin at 100 dollars per month. Free service to LaGrange West Carlisle and Penfield schools and an ambulance stationed at Keystone high school football games are included. Additional patient charges cover transfers and various service fees.
North Ridgeville board approves one year contracts covering wages and health insurance for teachers and classified staff. Teachers get a 5.63 percent base raise starting Sept 1. first year pay rises from 9325 to 9850 with 3.25 percent average incremental raises. Classifieds gain 18 cents per hour plus about 3 percent average increases. Health insurance costs covered by district, premiums up 25 percent this summer. State funds approved for seven learning disability classes next year with new classes in high and middle schools. Space constraints noted. administrative offices may relocate and some staff may move to hallways to accommodate the program.
Avon will face an 11.5 cent per 1000 gallons rise in water charges effective August 1 after a council meeting. Avon purchases water from Avon Lake for resale, with increased costs based on the last three months’ usage. The city also moves to buy 30 acres of former CEI dump land for potential flood control, park or industrial use. A federal funds application aims to improve Schwartz Road Park with tennis courts and other facilities. A July 16 public hearing will address the 1978 budget.
A North Ridgeville blaze Sunday afternoon caused about 2000 dollars in damage to a woodframe garage owned by Gary C. Christian at 5936 Paula Boulevard. Charcoal briquets used near the wall the prior evening sparked the fire, which began around 3 54 p.m. and was confined to the garage. Grain bids from the Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association listed wheat at 2 66, corn 2 17, oats 1 40, and soybeans 6 58 per bushel.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.