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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1978
Page
2
Dick Babcock and Frank Salvatore carved a 100 foot uphill driveway into a 25 foot rock cliff near Hinckley Metropolitan Park. The job, anticipated to take days to weeks at $1000 a day, was completed in three days.
Hinckley residents Richard and family Babcock will have an identifiable driveway cut through a rock cliff on Rt. 303 west of town after the state approved the passage to reach their two acres atop the cliff. The project followed a lengthy push by the Hinckley Chamber of Commerce, led by Ed Spatz, amid past fatal and serious accidents on the hill. Maple Hill Drive remains as the old route, ending in a cul de sac atop the cliff. Separately, proceeds from the Firecracker 23.3 mile bicycle race benefit the Medina Jaycees CPR operation Four-Minute, with Brent Wood noted as Medina County Park District director. The race starts at the Medina County Fairgrounds at 10:30 a.m. and ends at Chippewa Lake Park.
Berea’s finance director Thomas J. Zammikiel will replace John Stricker as Strongsville’s budget and management director after Stricker resigned to join the Medina County Commissioners.
Medina Community Band’s Fourth of July concert at Gazebo on Public Square will spotlight vocalist Jan Wolf and cornet soloist Linda Mc Clure with the Gazebo Kazubo Band. Wolf will perform selections from The Sound of Music and has sung with the Medina County Chorus and Cleveland Orchestra pops groups. Mc Clure is a Medina High School sophomore and Symphonic Band member. SPECIAL GUESTS include 42 foreign exchange students from American Field Service representing 26 countries. The program includes American music and is followed by an ice cream social sponsored by the Medina Lions Club.
Telephone numbers listed for Medina Brunswick Akron Wadsworth serve Medina County Publications Inc. at 885 W Liberty St Medina Ohio 44256. Office hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Circulation 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Rates show 15 cent single copy 70 cent weekly carrier and annual mail plans with different categories.
The Medina Jaycee Women hold a 7 30 p m meeting Monday at the Jaycee Hall on Public Square. Guest speaker is Nancy LaBadie head of Medina City Police Crime Prevention. Contact Lisa Hunter at 722 1167 for details.
The Living Room prayer service announcement is to be disregarded. meetings will continue as usual with regular schedules and activities.
The Blue Angels and other Navy jets will headline the Cleveland National Air Show Labor Day weekend at Burke Lakefront Airport in downtown Cleveland. About 150,000 spectators are expected as displays run September 2 to 4 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with outdoor festivities and music.
Local government sessions set for Monday include Lodi and Medina County meetings at multiple locations. Wednesday schedules list zoning and finance committees for several towns. The Cleveland National Air Show at Burke Lakefront Airport features aircraft displays, Harrier jet and aerobatics with advance tickets on sale July 15.
The region remains warm and humid through Sunday with a 50 percent chance of rain today and 70 percent tonight. Highs near 80 today, upper 60s overnight, mid 80s Sunday. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Ohio outlook shows scattered showers Monday to Wednesday with possible thundershowers and partly cloudy Tuesday. Highs mid to upper 80s north and 85 to 90 south, lows 60s.
The 9th District Court of Appeals heard testimony on whether Jerry Lyons's murder conviction is appealable. Lyons, of Akron, was convicted Feb. 2 in Medina County for the Oct. 23 shooting death of Sam Graham of Wadsworth.
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