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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1972
Page
1
Highland Middle School students aid the Student Council by planting shrubs around the campus for Arbor Day. The shrubs were donated by Medina Greenhouse and Garden Center. Shown digging are Jim Cavanaugh and Darla Barnett in a Gazette photo by Ted Graham.
Seville grants approval for two 12 unit townhouses on Greenwich Road between Jaffe Shoe Co and Wayside Market with added utility room and storage to balance small efficiencies. Board also denies two mobile homes on Electric Street and approves 14 lots off Water Street for Tarnopol Inc with Mike Henko president.
Safety Director Chipkesh and Mayor O Malley outlined a plan to finish road striping by mid May, reopen a working roller for patches, and lay new base on Laurel Road. Oxford Drive, ditching, and Hickory Ridge Drive resurfacing are proposed. cost shares with the Board of Education and potential legal action against the builder considered. A tar and chip program and blade mix surfaces will also be used on unpaved or damaged streets.
Two Gazette carriers receive three days in Florida with two at Disney World. Diana Lengel 14 and Randy Howell 13 have delivered news for two years, Howell also the 1971 outstanding newsboy. Weather delays road sealing. council races for Ward One fill unexpired auditor term. mayor may appoint if no decision by Monday.
Richard H. Knauf of Binghamton New York conducts a campaign as a write in candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He has filed petitions and a New Hampshire court challenge to avoid filing fees while proposing welfare consolidation under Social Security and a younger retirement age. He aims to influence the race despite vast odds and no ballot printing yet.
Medina city council and county officials tentatively back a new ordinance shifting sewer maintenance funding from real estate taxes to tap-in charges. A $2 monthly accumulative fee is planned for single family homes on streets with available sewer, plus a $750 per tap charge for existing homes, with May 8 on the council agenda.
Medina residents flocked to polls with higher early turnout than last year in Medina County and Brunswick precincts. Democrats favored a single X over multiple marks while Republicans contested sheriff and judge races. Polls close at 6 30 p m with results likely late tonight at the Medina senior high cafeteria.
Buckeye High School’s chess team finished third in the Lorain County Scholastic Chess League with a 10-1-3 record. Highland High placed seventh at 7-4-3. Buckeye’s lineup features Larry Malek on the 3rd board, Al Beshire on the 2nd, Delbert Chapman on the 5th, Bill Beshire on the 1st, with Ede Barandi on the 4th not pictured.
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