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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1968
Page
14
Ex football star David Canary, a Cincinnati alumnus, becomes the rugged traveler Candy on Bonanza. He recalls feeling like an outsider at first, then finding warmth from the Cartwright family as he adapted to the show.
The speedy end named David declined NFL offers to pursue singing and acting. He trained at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and studied in New York after college. He acted in stage and screen, winning the 1963 All Army Entertainment contest, then pursued film and TV roles before recording an album and aiming for Broadway.
Oberlin skating rink hosts a May 20 event with Wilson Pickett as featured entertainer at 9 p.m. Tickets available at Kamm's and Record World in Elyria Wilder Student Union and Campus Restaurant in Oberlin wall. The piece mixes concert details with a profile of the rugged actor who voices a desire to return to singing after future TV work.
Sally White 17 a Vermilion High School senior won 250 in a nationwide contest for printed fabrics sponsored by Seventeen Magazine and the American Printed Fabrics Council. Her three pattern black and white print will be used by major manufacturers and sold nationwide in stores and the magazine March 1969 issue. Kay Vonderau 18 of Rocky River also won second prize.
Elyria High School junior Mark Collister will serve as president for 1968 69. New officers sworn in include Barb Hoagland Tim Vargo Sheila Sprague Deck Murray Dick Armstrong and Sharon Toth. Over 100 teens and adult advisors attended the Town Crier Inn dinner ending the year.
The Ohio Department of Highways Safety sponsored the sixth annual contest to promote safe driving. Anne O'Brien, 11, Mechanicsburg, won a $100 bond and a special license plate, while Jane Gardner, 14, Youngstown, received a transistor radio for her slogan Make Safety a Family Affair. Other merit certificates were given for slogans such as Wild drivers belong in the zoo and Passing on a curve is like taking medicine in the dark.
Elyria High School seniors and juniors voice mixed thoughts on prom. Nadine Rotunda urges senior-only status with another dance for underclassmen. Chris Levan praises the event as worth everyone experiencing. Joanne Vecchio’s full comment is unreadable.
Avon High School junior Mark Wagar will attend Buckeye Boys State at Ohio University in June, sponsored by American Legion Post 211 Avon Lake. He is National Honor Society member, class president, varsity track and basketball athlete, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wagar residing at 32247 Detroit Rd.
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