Expensive Elyria Lorain County Commission Race
Campaign finance reports show George I. Koury Jr and Herbert Jacoby leading in receipts and spending in the primary race. Koury raised 16887.06 and spent 15324.13 while Jacoby gathered 16721.93 and spent 10495. Loans influenced totals with Koury at 2000 and Jacoby at 7000. Other candidates posted smaller sums.
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Elyria
Lorain
Jacoby
Koury
James Parobek
Robert Gary
Gary
Dennis Kuzela
Gregory White
Martin Mahony
Norbert Denners
Lemmie Davis
James Mertz
House of Representatives
Jospeh Koziura
Kitty
Charles Chevalier
Firelands ranger stirs patriotism at trustees banquet
At Firelands High School the Lorain County Association of Township Trustees and Clerks banquet drew about 250. German-born Firelands Boy Scout Camp ranger John Gobel, a naturalized citizen, spoke on patriotism and freedoms, recounting his World War II experiences, immigration voyage aboard the U.S. Constitution, and pride in America. He urged readiness to defend rights, noting prayers and respect at the camp and closing with God Bless America. Don Miller represented the state association.
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Henrietta Twp
United States
John Gobel
Germany
Adolph Hitler
Gobel
Firelands
U.S
Lorain County
Ees and
Clerks
Firelands High School
America
Don Miller
Franklin Township
Ohio Association of Township Trustees and Clerks
State Association
New London
Canton
Exchange Clubs of
Ohio
Theodore B
Ruth E. (Hibbard) Hubbard
CAP curriculum aids Lorain children coping skills
Lorain CAP program teaches children coping strategies beyond drug abuse. Teacher Jean Branzell from Clearview Vincent Elementary notes improved anger management and problem solving, while Principal Bill Jump of Darling Elementary praises in service training for grades 1-6. Malcolm Driver of the Lorain County Board of Education helped set up CAP in-services after its start in Cuyahoga County in 1983.
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Minnesota
Lorain County
Clearview Vincent
Jean Branzell
Ms. Branzell
Cap
Jump Malcolm Driver
St Francis home to start in Amherst Township
Alan Januzzi founder of St Francis Residential Living Inc announced a May 15 groundbreaking for the nonprofit’s first residential home for mentally retarded young adults. The six resident, four bedroom one story building on Quarry Road near Route 2 will be owned by Denny Abraham and leased to the organization. Architect Ron Landig designed it to include features for the handicapped. Construction hinges on loan approval and a county prosecutor’s confirmation that the structure is residential. Five residents are selected with locations including Amherst Township South Amherst Amherst and Avon Lake. Local parents will participate in planning and adjustment.
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Amherst Twp
Alan Januzzi
St. Francis Residental Living Inc
Amherst Township
Quarry Road
Route 2
Denny Abraham
Ron Landig
Januzzi
Lorain County
South Amherst
Amherst
Avon Lake
Loom Shed Hosts Second Annual Hand Weaving Show in Oberlin
The Loom Shed in Oberlin hosts its second annual hand weaving show from Sunday to May 31 at 278 South Pleasant Street. About a dozen weavers, including Frank Serazen of North Ridgeville and Barbara Pitts of Oberlin, display and sell pieces from $30 to $700. Items include a synthetic linen runner with a colonial pine tree design a handwoven rug wood blankets a wall hanging from scraps and a stole.
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Oberlin
South Pleasant Street
North Ridgeville
Frank Serazen
Barbara Pitts
Charles Lermond
West Salem man pleads innocent to prescription charge
A West Salem man, John R. Vincer, 27, pleaded innocent in Oberlin Municipal Court to receiving stolen prescription blanks from Dr. Larry Pall of Wellington. He was returned to Lorain County Jail on $1,000 cash bond. Preliminary hearing set for May 2. Vincer had faced additional charges from Lodi police and a hold by Wellington police. Wadsworth case dismissed for lack of probable cause.
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Elyria
Columbia Station
Humpty Dumpty Tavern
Stephen Apy
William A. Sifers
Sprague Road
Oberlin
West Salem
Lorain County
Wellington
Larry Pall
John Rolf Vincer
Buckeye St
Medina County
Vincer
Wadsworth
C. David Hansel
Lod
Hansel
Lorain district wins state grant for computer education
Lorain City School District received a 36466 grant from Ohio State to fund a computer education project under a 2 million dollar statewide program. The award targets improving employability through enhanced computer skills for students and adults, with criteria including business and civic involvement and job opportunity impact.
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Columbus
Lorain City
Ohio
Alan Zaleski
D-Elyria
Zaleski
Lorain Lawyer Named Chair of Ohio Bar Board of Character
Irene E Svete of Lorain has been appointed chairman of the Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Character and Fitness for applicants to the Ohio Bar. The 13 member panel oversees investigations and standards for bar applicants, guiding local associations. Svete, a 13 year practitioner, serves on the Lorain County Bar Association executive committee, is active with Girl Scouts, and is a 46 Ohio University and Cleveland Marshall College of Law graduate. She has served on the board since 1980.
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Lorain
Irene E Svete
Ohio Supreme Court
Board of Commissioners
Ohio
Bar Associations
Svete
Lorain County Bar Association
Girl
Ohio University
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Character and Fitness Board
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Mary Vasi
Commission
Elyria Committee
Democratic Central Committee
Democrat Party
Lawrence V. McGlinchy
Kenneth Carney
McGlinchy
Carney
Robert Repas
Leonard Reichlin
Marguerite Bowman
Rudolph C.J. Neumann
Firelands Ranger
Trustees
Huntington Township
Dan Nesbett
Veronica
States
Mrs. Nesbett
Elsa
Karl
U.S. Constitution
Alana Baranick
Jump
St. Francis
Amherst Two
Sifers
Dodrill
Steven E. Dodrill
E. Broad St
Common Pleas Court
Abraham
Westlake
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Case Road
Kathryn J. Schwartz
N. London School
Virgil Fluker Sr
W. 17Th St
Fluker
James N
Nate) Nolan
Ernie Bartha
Ptl
Ken Smith
Garden Street
C-T
Gus Chan
W. Salem
Lodi
Charg
Ing
Dr. Pall
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