Laughter and loss mark a decades long farm lunch club
A group of farming families formed a weekly Monday Lunch Bunch to counter isolation with humor and home cooking. Over years they faced successive deaths, including Bill Dodds and the narrator's brother and Paul, ending with the loss of Paul this spring. The piece reflects on transitions, widowhood, and forming support circles among farmers.
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Paul
Pentons
Dodds
Midwest
Bill Dodds
Marcella
Pond Management Clinic scheduled for April 30
The Lorain County Metroparks Visitors' Center in LaGrange hosts a free Pond Management Clinic on Thursday April 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. Guest speaker is Tom Stockdale retired OSU Fisheries and Wildlife professor. Copies of the Ohio Pond Management Bulletin available. A residue management Field Day is set for April 28 at 9:30 a.m. at the John Jordan farm co sponsored by four SWCDs.
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Lorain Co. Metroparks
Diagonal Road
LaGrange
Tom Stockdale
Fisheries and Wildlife Management
Ohio State University
Ohio
SWCD
John Jordan
Co. Rd. 40
S.R. 58
Sullivan
Agriculture Department declares war on earworms
The Agriculture Department outlines a plan to sterilize male corn earworms and release parasitic Archytas marmoratus flies to reduce moths by 50 to 75 percent in field tests. ARS official Charlie E. Rogers says this approach seeks environmentally friendlier control alongside chemicals.
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Agriculture Department
Charlie E. Rogers
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Tifton
Cattle to Mow Louisville Post Office Lawn
The U S Postal Service will use four cattle to graze a 2 1 2 acre area around the Louisville main post office starting May 1. Officials hope to cut grass and save about 210 hours or 4130 dollars per year, though effectiveness is not guaranteed. If successful, the plan could expand to other divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
U.S. Postal Service
Louisville
Harvey Slentz
Kentucky
Indiana
Elvis Presley
Chronicle-Telegram
Elvis
Avon Lake students stage Willy Wonka at Westview Elementary
Jennifer Rippeth, 9, stars as Willie Wonka in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory play at Westview Elementary School Avon Lake. Third grade students produced costumes and scenery for the Thursday performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Rippeth
Willie Wonka
Westview Elementary School
Avon Lake
Court report from Elyria Municipal Court case details
Unofficial court tabulation lists defendants including Derek Daniels Elyna on driving under suspension with 150 court fine and 30 days jail suspended on one year good behavior Colleen Wilson Elyria DWI 350 fine 30 days jail credit three days 50 suspended on condition of attending social behavior class 90 day driving suspension and more offenses listed with varying fines jail terms and suspensions including assault resisting arrest and no contact orders across names Jason Sherrill Bruce Radke and Kreg Byers with addresses in Elyna Grafton Columbia Station and banking details not provided remaining terms indicate good behavior conditions and two year good behavior periods.
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Derek Daniels
Georgetown
Elyna
Meel
Colleen Wilson
Warren Ave
Elyria
Dwi
Kreg Byers
West River
Jason Sherrill
Banks Rd
Grafton
Bruce Radke
Fredrick Ave
Columbia Station
Renovations planned for Avon schools
Avon Schools expect several improvements in coming months led by Superintendent John Bianchi. Plans include upgrading Avon High School gym with new sound system lighting and paint. Bianchi says bids will follow cost approval after board decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
John Bianchi
Board of Education
Avon High School
Bianchi
Lottery club grows with Ohio pool and rapid interest
Akron based Lottery Club of Ohio sees growth from 500 to target 25,000 members. Founder John Scimone says the pool offers a one time cash payout share from Super Lotto winnings, charging 15 percent of winnings as fee. Membership costs 104 dollars yearly for two drawings weekly, with up to 1,000 players sharing a top prize and no duplicate number combinations.
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AKRON
John Scimone
Bedford
Lottery Club of
Ohio
Raimone
Caume
Scimone
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Ted
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Pat Leimbach
Ashland
Huron, Lorain
Medina
Swcd’s
Black River
Lorain Soil & Water Conservation District
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Lorain County Agricultural Center
Russia Road
Karl Schneider
Lorain County
The
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ag Dept
Washington
Linden
Tolbar Rental
LaGrange Rd
Tavrange
Louisville Post Office
Janine Exner
Elyria Municipal Court
John A Howard
C-T
Gia
Postal Service
Avon Schools
Garden Club
Avon On the Lake
Avon Oaks Country Club
Diane Ruma
Bernice Anderson
Eleanor Brohl
Janet Carey
Armgard Hartitz
Lucy Repas
Kathleen Wilhelm
Eddie Guthrie
Janet Shaw
Juanita Leggs
Annette Keister
Pat Vandervaar
Joan Sorg
West Shore
India
Jane Richardson
Avon Lake Public Library
Indrama
Richardson
Indira Ghandi
Autumn Rebels
Joan Lowery
Avert
Lowery
Sis
Wernert
Pennsylvania
Call Marlene
Randy Loth
Sheffield Lake
Brookside
Loretta Rouse
Sue Chapman
Avon Avon Lake
Sheffield
Shetfield Lake
Jeff Simmons
P.O. Box
Lottery 3 Club
Saimone
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