Pythian Purchase A Top Accomplishment
Medina council review of 1971 highlights includes sign and subdivision codes, city income tax and hall bond votes, street lighting changes, a student curfew shift to a youth advisory plan, ward redistricting, monthly billing with Central Data Systems, and the acquisition of fifteen acres of the Pythian Sisters property for recreation. The year featured battle lines on the city hall bond and income tax, while new youth programs and a historical district sparked public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Falling Oaks
Sycamore Park
Pythian Sisters
Robert Jones
Council
Board of Elections
George Rodgers
Harry van Horsten
van Horsten
Rodgers
Central Data Systems
Cleveland
Citizens Advisory Committee
Ernst and Ernst
Medina County Hospital
City funds sought for Reagan Park ball fields development
The city seeks $40,000 in federal matching funds to develop three baseball diamonds and one football field in Reagan Park valley after earlier approvals. Parks chief cites loss of tax revenue as a hurdle to securing required matching funds. Two senior citizens buildings progress and zoning changes accompany a busy council agenda including water district creation and multiple annexations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Dunn
Parks and Recreation
Reagan Park
Fred M. Greenwood
Medina County Fairgrounds
Fairboard
Schwager Elected Hinckley Trustees Chairman for 1972
At a 10 a.m. January 1 organizational meeting Joseph M. Schwager of 1660 King Road was chosen chairman of the Hinckley Board of Trustees for 1972. Schwager, a six year trustee and tool grinder at Cleveland Twist Drill, and his wife Virginia have two sons Kurt and Alan. Donald F. Maatz of 1509 Skyland Drive was sworn in as a board member. he and his wife Diane have three children. Regular meetings are set for the second and last Mondays at 8 p.m. at the town hall. The 1972 appropriation meeting is slated for January 4 at 8 p.m. Also named for reappointments are William Jolly, Barbara Goldbach, Charles Stastny, Forrest Willard, John Kline, and Al Cobb for terms on various township posts. Expenditures up to 140 are approved for fire department representatives to attend the state conference, with bills due to the clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinckley
Joseph M. Schwager
King Road
Hinckley Board of Trustees
Schwager
Virginia
Kurt
Alan
Cleveland Twist Drill Company
Donald F. Maatz
Skyland Drive
Diane
Donald, Jr
Elizabeth Anne
Lisa Marie
Maatz
United Airlines
William Jolly
Barbara Goldbach
Zoning Board of Appeals
Charles Stastny
Forrest Willard
John Kline
al Cobb
River Road
Death of Howard C Zacharias 48 in Medina
Howard C Zacharias a World War II veteran and self employed heavy equipment operator died at Medina Community Hospital after a long illness. He resided in Medina with a residence at 400 Strawberry Lane and previously lived in Wellington. He is survived by his widow Wilma two children a foster son his mother and three brothers and a sister. Calling hours are at Bauer Funeral Home Valley City after 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday afternoon and evening. Funeral services will be at St Pauls Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Zacharias
Strawberry Lane
Medina
Medina Community Hospital
Wellington
Zacharias
Wilma
Abram
Patricia
Bedford Heights
Kenneth
Fort Bragg
N.C
James Fisher
Camp Pendelton
Calif
Winnie Zacharias
Valley City
Stuart
Ralph
Pittsburgh
Charles
Carol Mitchell
Southfield
Mich
Bauer Funeral Home
Columbia Road
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Rudolph Sandmann
Church
Medina Plans Ceremonies for New and Re‑elected Councilmen
In Medina a special city council meeting at 7:30 p.m. in municipal court will swear in four council members. Re-elected Council President John Root and Councilman Steve Petrigala join newly elected Dr. Fred Fri and Beech Stevenson. Root and Mayor Fred M. Greenwood will announce their 1972 appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
John Root
Steve Petrigala
Fred Fri
Beech” Stevenson
Root
Fred M. Greenwood
Traveler recalls crowded buses and perilous border checks in South America
The narrator details risky border inspections in Colombia and Peru, crowded bus rides where vendors swarm aboard, varying roads from sand to gravel, frequent landslides, and dust-filled journeys. He notes green inland areas give way to desert as travels toward Lima progress, weighing river routes versus sailing from Rio or Belem to Europe.
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Colombia
Bogota
Ecuador
Peru
Andes
Rockies
Alps
Lima
Sahara
Amazon
Europe
Rio
Belem
Lodi Hospital December 28 1971 Admissions and Discharges
Hospital records show admissions on December 28 1971 for Elaine Metz Medina Rev Robert McNary Lodi Mattie James Lodi James Karchella Lodi Ora Brinker West Salem and discharges for Roy Haney John Hall. A December 23 1971 list includes admissions Ora Archer Lodi Alan Newcomer Westfield Center Janet Bensinger Medina and discharges Dallas Graves Delores McDermott Cynthia Emery Nora Stanley Denise Ramsier Harold Yergin Nellie Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Metz
Medina
Robert McNary
Lodi
Mattie James
James Karchella
Ora Brinker
West Salem
Roy Haney
John Hall
Ora Archer
Alan Newcomer
Westfield Center
Janet Bensinger
Dallas Graves
Delores McDermott
Cynthia Emery
Nora Stanley
Denise Ramsier
Harold Yergin
Nellie Harper
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Medina County Gazette
Pythian
Doris Kilbane
City Council
Central Data Systems of
Mel Gerspacher
Highland Court
Gerspacher
Medina Senior Citizens Inc
S. Court Street
Montville
Birch Hill
Brunswick
Charles O’malley
William Chipkesh
Joseph Schwager
Hinckley Trustees Chairman
Insprucker
Traveler
Our
Bopoyan
Pasto
Venezula
Lodi Hospital
Ohio Edison Company
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