Milan couple named Outstanding Young Farmers of 1970
Ted Gastier and his wife Donna of Milan were chosen as Ohio Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farm Couple for 1970 from about 25 applicants. They operate a 171 acre farm growing sugar beets along with ecantaloupes cabbage lima beans and peas. They sell most vegetables to the Stokely Van Camp Co in Norwalk and plan an Ohio Farm Bureau trip to Columbus with a later national contest in Houston Texas.
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Ohio Farm Bureau
Ted W. Gastier
Strecker Road
Milan
C. Maurice Wieting
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Ted
Donna
Stokely-Van Camp Co
Norwalk
Gastier
Fremont
Ohio State University
Erie County Farm Bureau
Ohio Agricultural Marketing Association
Columbus
Ohio
American Farm Bureau Federation
Young Farmer and Rancher
Houston
Tez
Sheet Metal Union Contract Vote Set for Friday
Representatives of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 107 resolved their strike dispute with the North Central Ohio Contractors Association after a brief meeting. Union members will return to work Monday if they ratify a new three year contract at a Friday rank and file meeting in Vermilion. Melbourne Wargo and Lloyd E. Sump spoke of upward wage and fringe adjustments awaiting membership approval.
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Sheet Metal Workers International Association
North Central Ohio Contractors Association
Vermilion
Melbourne Wargo
Lloyd E. Sump
South Amherst to seek renewal of two school levies
South Amherst voters will face two renewal operating levies totaling 8 mills on the November ballot. A 3 mill levy expires this year and a 5 mill levy expires next year. if approved, the new rate would start after the current 5 mill levy ends, raising about $55,000 annually for the district.
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South Amherst
Elyria Parochial Schools Plan Innovations As Enrollment NearCapacity
Elyria Catholic High School faces lower enrollment at 715 from 754 last year due to a large graduating class and small freshman class. St Agnes Holy Cross St Mary St Jude St John Lutheran prepare for new schedules and pilot programs, with Labor Day breaks and Sept 1 to 3 openings across campuses.
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Elyria
Elyria Catholic High School
Robert W. Donohoe
ECHS
St Agnes Elementary School
Mary Alice Rooney
St Agnes
Sisters of St Joseph At Holy Cross
M Benida
St. Mary School
Mary Jonathan
SND
Cleveland
Taocesan
St Mary
Parma
St Mary School
ST. John Lutheran School
County
School board restores last year's bus schedule
Elyria boards restore last year’s busing plan using 100000 of state funds for nurses secretaries and librarians while remaining money funds the bus program. Two defeats of levies required and a 15 month emergency measure keeps operating levy continuing despite curtailments.
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Tattersall
Elyria
Elyria Board of Education
Coleman named director of Lorain County Title VI program
Wallace P. Coleman, former South Amherst superintendent, is appointed director of the Lorain County Board of Education Federal Title VI Program. He will earn 15,600 dollars and begin September 1, handling funds for handicapped programs and regional work in Medina and Erie counties. Coleman has long ties to area schools including Firelands Junior High and Brighton School.
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South Amherst
Lorain County
Erie
Lilley
Firelands
Coleman
South Amherst Board of Education
Amherst
Brighton School
Wellington
Oberlin High School
Brookside School
Sheffield
Hardin County
Ohio Northern Unversity
Lorain County Joins Million Dollar Intangible Tax Club
Lorain County reached a $1,012,112 distribution from Ohio intangible property tax this year the first time surpassing $1 million. State treasurer John D Herbert reports nine counties exceed $1 million with a total distribution for the state over $56 million, while Cuyahoga County remains the largest recipient at $13,760,805 despite a small decline.
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Lorain County
Ohio
John D Herbert
Herbert
Drop In Center link eyed for state funding
Elyria’s Link drop in center for youths on drugs may receive state funds to hire a full time social worker through sponsorship by the Lorain County Board of Health and Mental Retardation. The program would use $5,000 local support plus volunteer time to qualify for matching funds.
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Elyria
J. C. Walliam Tattersall
Elyria School
Ohio
Howard Cleveland
Lorain County Board of Health and Mental Retardation
Andrew Cirbus
Mental Health Board
Lorain County Drug Alert Committee
Elyria Center
Peters
Lorain Kiwanians
Oberlin College
Elyria School Board
Robert Ewers
Open Heart boys shifted to bus trip to camp
Grounded air voyage for 40 Summit County and Green Acres boys alters plan to haul them by bus to Mill Hollow park in Oberlin for a three day Open Heart outing with police car parade, films, fireworks and fishing. 15 Green Acres youths join the group. fathers say goodbye at Grassie Wayside before travel back.
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Mill Hollow Park
Summit County
Akron
Vermilion
Green Acres
Oberlin
Open Heart
Roy D Jensen
Grassie
Elyria
Jensen
Mill Hollow
Lorain County
Operation Open Heart
Fuji peak Norwalk man's goal
Tom Shiflet of Norwalk aims to drive an all terrain vehicle up Mt Fuji and become the first to travel the mountain by machine. The 36 year old director for All-Sport Ltd says the trek tests the vehicle built for harsh conditions. Shiflet recently completed a 3400 mile snowmobile journey from Point Barrow to Seattle.
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Tokyo
Tom Shiflet
Norwalk
Mt Fuji
Alaska
Seattle
Washington
Hack
Dear Russ and Ida about Trumpet in the Land trip
Ruth Vietzen encloses brochures on Trumpet in the Land Ohio outdoor drama. Elyria is involved with Terry G Woodings as musical director. The Amphitheatre overlooks a scenic hillside, with Amish country travel and rural sights noted along the journey.
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Russ
Ida
Ohio
Elyria
Terry G Woodings
Ruth B Vietzen
Mre
Raxmond Vietzen
Indian Ridge Museum
West Ridge Road
Suetzen
Ohio Histor
Drama Association Inc
Obi Coenen
Asser Phes
Aminhithe
Philadelphia
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Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
Julie
Eric
Michael
Sheet Metal
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Sump
Elyria Parochial School
Fr Donohoe
Sisters of Notre Dame
Parsh
Fathers of St Joseph
ST Jude
M Donell
ST. Mary's
Allison F Montesinay
Sister Mary Michael Ann
Miami University
Educational Research Council
Wallace P. Coleman
Fund For Center
Lorain
Fuji Peak
Russ Davies
Fage 16
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