8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Firelands Symphony performing in Norwalk on Sunday

Last season, you might have heard Beethoven's Fifth. This weekend, you're invited to get to know his Seventh. The Firelands Symphony will present a classical concert titled "Beethoven's Seventh Symphony" at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Lorain Palace Theatre; 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Adams Jr. High School in Sandusky and at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Ernsthausen Performing Arts Center in Norwalk. You may use your tickets for any of the concert locations.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Western Reserve Toy Show is March 4

COLLINS The 17th annual Western Reserve Toy Show is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 4 at Western Reserve Elementary, which is located on U.S. 20 west of Wakeman. This event, which is sponsored by the Western Reserve Ruritan Club, features dealers from all over northern Ohio with a wide assortment of toys such as railroad toys, dolls, sports cards, farm toys, cars and equipment. These and other items such as signs and many kinds of collectable will be on display for viewing, buying, selling and trading. Lunch will be available and door prizes will be given away throughout the day. Last year more than 600 visitors attended the show and more are expected this year. Admission is only $2, with children under 12 accompanied by an adult free.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Rush to release 'Snakes & Arrows' May 1

Sometimes you have to take the good with the bad. Yes, I'm still a bit annoyed I missed the Slayer concert last week because of the snow. But that happens from time to time. But to balance out that misery, Rush announced they are planning to release their new CD, "Snakes & Arrows" on May 1. The new single is called "Far Cry" and should be on the radio March 13. Unconfirmed tour dates began to trickle in, including a June date at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre. That's where Rush began the 2004 tour and I was there.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Winter concert set for Sunday

Norwalk Catholic School will present its annual winter concert Sunday in the Joan C. Camp Performing Arts Center. The afternoon is a showcase for all of the musical groups in grades 6 through 12 with an ice cream social in the cafeteria between concerts. The schedule of performances will be: 1 p.m. High School Choir.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

FAMILY MATTERS - The many etiquette pitfalls of a night out

I am not a "formal" person. I rarely go anywhere that requires me to get dressed up and talk to strangers. Recently, though, I had to do just that. I attended the "gala" to benefit the Norwalk City Schools Endowment Fund. A colleague of mine told me how she was planning to wear a beautiful, long black gown. As I prepared for the evening, I kept wondering if my one "fancy" outfit was good enough. I stopped worrying, because at that point I didn't have a choice it fit, and it was my only possible outfit.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

That's my property - not a place to dump your garbage

I was raised in the country, the outskirts of Fitchville to be exact. There were fields to the south, fields to the west, horses across the road and a kindly, retired couple next door. Life was good. Fast forward several decades. Now I live in the country on the outskirts of Norwalk. There are fields to the west, fields to the north, horses across the road, and a kindly, retired couple just up the road next door. Life is good. By good, I mean strange. Is that Twilight Zone music I hear?
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

OUR VIEW - County full of great people

You hear all the time that Huron County has a host of amazing people doing great things to build a tight-knit, caring community. It's an easy, clichd line that makes everyone feel warm and fuzzy inside, like the thought of puppy dogs, kittens and grassy meadows. But, the thing is, it's really true. In the world of journalism we try to have cold hard facts and evidence to present before making such statements. Well, the evidence will be presented Monday in the Reflector's final Firelands Insights edition People.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Business in Brief

FirstEnergy gives $383,000 boost to schools, gov'ts Local schools and municipalities received a financial boost when FirstEnergy Corp. delivered a check totaling $383,247.95 to the Huron County Treasurer's Office for the company's first-half property taxes.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Cleveland Auto Show opens Saturday Ticket prices for I-X Center event include free parking and souvenir program

CLEVELAND If you're shopping for a new car, truck, SUV, CUV, conversion van or hybrid, the 2007 Cleveland Auto Show presented by AutoTrader.com features more than 1,000 dazzling new vehicles, concepts and classics in state-of-the-art exhibits. The 2007 Cleveland Auto Show opens Saturday, Feb. 24 and runs through Sunday, March 4 at the I-X Center in Cleveland. Parking is free throughout the nine-day show.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Three people injured in Monroeville accident

MONROEVILLE North Central EMS transported three people to Fisher-Titus Medical Center with minor injuries after a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon near the Monroeville village limits. Gerald J. Link, 53, of 5557 Edmunds Road, Bellevue, was heading west on U.S. 20 when he went left of center and sideswiped the vehicle driven by Monroeville resident Melissa R. Hollada, 28, of 66 S. Main St. about 3:45 p.m. Link's car then went off the left side of the road and slid into Hillside Park, Monroeville Police Sgt. Frank Gleason said. Hollada's two girls, ages 1 and 2, were in the vehicle. The mother, her older daughter and Link all went to the hospital with minor injuries, while the youngest girl was not hurt and went home with her father. "It's a good thing both children were in child restraints," the officer said.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Mom's choice of paper bags enrages man, leads to threats and apprehension by police

Paper or plastic? It may not be a big dispute for most of us, but a Norwalk police report indicates a local man reportedly got so upset over his mother's choice of grocery bags that he threatened to shoot her. Read the rest of this story in Today's Reflector...
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Crime/accidents

HIGHWAY PATROL Lawrence E. Culver, 67, of Sandusky, was charged with failure to yield the right of way Feb. 15 in the collision with the vehicle driven by Craig D. Stoldt, 54, of Huron, at the intersection of Ohio 113 and Prairie Road. Culver's van went off the right side of Ohio 113 and hit a stop sign and utility pole. North Central EMS transported Culver to Firelands Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Molly Hipp joins New Beginnings

Certified pediatric nurse practitioner Molly J. Hipp has joined Drs. Glenn J. Trippe, Melanie E. Jungblut, Wendy A. Millis and Paul R. Wnek at New Beginnings Pediatrics Inc. She most recently practiced at Rainbow Babies and Cleveland Clinic pediatric intensive care. Her special interests are childhood obesity, exercise and health maintenance.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Hipp returning to office temporarily

A former Huron County recorder is expected to temporarily take over as Huron County treasurer starting March 1. Huron County Democratic Chairman Richard Hauser sent a letter to the county commissioners Monday recommending Constance Hipp as "acting treasurer." Current Treasurer Roland Tkach was elected in November to serve as auditor. However, the situation is complicated because auditor John Elmlinger is retiring Feb. 28 because of Ohio Public Employees Retirement System rules even though Tkach's term does not officially begin until March 12, Hauser said.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Poll: Gravelles got off easy

Fewer people agreed with the Gravelles' sentence than claimed "I just moved to this country and I have never heard of the Gravelles." Only 12 percent of respondents in last week's online poll said the Gravelles "got exactly what they deserved," while 15 percent purported to be immigrants. Forty-five percent said the Gravelles "got off easy," and 29 percent said "the punishment didn't fit the crime."
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Efaw's temper at issue in DJFS lawsuit

A Willard attorney representing the estate of Connre Dixion, the Monroeville child killed by her foster parent Paul Efaw, alleges in court documents that Huron County Department of Job & Family Services (HCDJFS) employees knew Efaw had an uncontrollable temper before becoming a foster parent. In documents filed Friday, attorney James Martin also states that HCDJFS and the county commissioners who were in office in 2004 "had complaints in their very own files regarding Paul Efaw over a period of 1985 to 1997. Defendants even found that Mr. Efaw had committed physical abuse and emotional treatment of his own children."
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Milan woman claims $50,000 lottery prize

MILAN Marguerite Melick, of Milan, has claimed one of two Rolling Cash 5 game tickets which had the right combination for the Monday's drawing. Each ticket is worth $50,000, or half of the Ohio Lottery game's jackpot of $100,000. Melick bought the ticket at Discount Drug Mart in Norwalk.
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8:17 PM Jul 24, 2010

Contest nets $2,337 for Humane Society

Now that the controversy has ended, the final numbers in the Huron County Humane Society's Cutest Pet Contest are in. The group's annual fund-raiser earned $2,337 this year.
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8:16 PM Jul 24, 2010

BLAST FROM THE PAST - Fire budget increases

FEB. 21, 1923 The top stories in the Norwalk Reflector-Herald on this date 84 years ago:
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8:16 PM Jul 24, 2010

Animals real winners of contest

I have been a member of the Huron County Humane Society for many years. I met a great group of people with a worthy cause and joined to help build the current facility on Woodlawn Avenue. For the "Grand Opening" I asked former Norwalk Reflector publisher, Steve Trosley, if we (the Reflector) could sponsor a "Cutest Pet" contest to help raise funds to support the day-to-day operations. Building a building is only a part of the operation, funds were needed to keep it running. Generously, he accepted and one of the biggest fundraisers for the HCHS was started. Each year since the grand opening, the Norwalk Reflector has sponsored this event. The advertising department has gathered sponsors and prizes and has donated much space to promote and encourage this event. Our new publisher, Andy Prutsok, volunteered space on our new Web site to showcase all of the entries. Schild's IGA also provided space for gathering votes to help the success of this fundraiser. I'm proud this community as a whole could put "Fun" in a fundraiser.
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8:16 PM Jul 24, 2010

Society deserved better treatment

I was quite taken back by the article that appeared in the Monday Reflector accusing the Huron County Humane Society of "cheating" so that a board member would win the contest. As a former board member and someone who has long been a supporter of the Humane Society, I cannot recall a board member ever winning the cutest pet contest in the past, although the board members have been very supportive, participated in the contest and many other fundraisers that are conducted during the year to raise funds to operate the Shelter. A little research into the Reflector records would have proven this allegation false past winners were not board members or associates. I was very disappointed that the Reflector chose to print this woman's unsubstantiated (as stated in the article) allegations, let alone put an article on the front page of the newspaper. When volunteers work hard to provide a service to the community, it is very disheartening that our hometown paper is willing to print unsubstantiated accusations of cheating and fraud.
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