Comanche Plane Marks Third Zoellner Flying Generation
Comanche Pilot Bill Zoellner, 18, earned his private license at Lorain County Airport in a 1964 Piper Comanche, the same model flown by his uncle John Zoellner and grandfather William F Zollener to qualify for licenses. He began flying with his father Ron at five, has logged over 1,000 hours, and soloed a glider at 14 and a power-plane at 16. He hopes to become a commercial jet pilot and notes his family’s long aviation tradition, while joking about UFOs and the northern lights.
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William
Bill” Zoellner
Norwalk
Huron County
Zoellners
Bill Zoellner
Lorain County
John Zoellner
Sandusky
William F. Zollener
Ron
Zoellner Aviation
Ron Zoellner
Zoellner
Boy's Face Restored By Surgery In Houston
Sandra Miller describes her 11-year-old son Kenny Miller who faced a missing skull and facial bone after a bone tumor near his eye. Surgeons with a French specialist carried out about ten operations using rib bone to reconstruct his face, transforming his appearance and hope for a normal childhood.
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Houston
UPS
Sandra Miller
Kenny Miller
Thankful recovery after brain and eye injury heals
Mrs. Miller recalls Kenny's near fatal brain injury when frontal head bone was missing, brain pressure pushed his eye downward, and infection delayed reconstruction. Doctors in Houston and Paris foresee possible future surgery but Kenny now enjoys school and life, despite limited vision and cautious sports.
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Kenny
Norwalk area crash injuries prompt multiple citations
A Norwalk youth, William A. Spears Jr., 17, was in satisfactory condition at Fisher-Titus Hospital after a one car crash on U.S. 250 near the city limits. His sister Barbara L. Spears, 16, was injured but not treated and cited for excessive speed. Nearby Wakeman saw Charles O. Carty, 24, cited for drunken driving after his car left Ohio 60 and hit a ditch, with a small fire extinguished by the Wakeman Fire Department. A Vermilion man, Gary Shoop, 23, was cited for improper lane change and driving under suspension after a collision at Benedict Avenue and East Main Street. The Firelands Gift Gallery at 14 W. Main St was sold to Alan J. Wickert, the shop’s owner’s son, with ownership remaining the same. The Reflector clarified no sale had occurred Thursday.
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Norwalk
Fisher-Titus Hospital
William A. Spears Jr
State St
U.S. 250
Corporation Limits
Highway Patrol
Barbara L. Spears
Wakeman
Oberlin
Charles O. Carty
Ohio
Benedict Avenue
East Main Street
Gary Shoop
Sharon Leitz
N. West St
Shoop
Firelands Gift Gallery
Main St
Alan J. Wickert
John Wickert
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Karen
Smith
Dave’s Food Mart
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Sugardale
Colonial Williamsburg
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Martin Senour
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Spitzer
M.B. Keys
Harvard Ave
Elyria
United Way
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Federal Reserve
E. Main St
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Milan Ave
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