A Woman's Life Of Service In North Ridgeville
Marvelle Donovan, a fiery Irish temperament and warm humor, has held diverse public roles from switchboard operator to Brownie leader. Known for tackling causes, she fought urban renewal, aiding a ballot defeat, and now serves on the city park and recreation board pursuing a central park and pool. Her daughter Dawn, 18, joins the horse-loving circle, and Donovan enjoys crochet and historical novels. Born in Cleveland, she has lived in Cuyahoga Medina or Lorain Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Marvelle Donovan
Dawn
D.D
Black River Playhouse
Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Medina
Lorain Counties
City Park and
Frontier Park
Rt. 20
Mills Creek
Marian Gardner
William Gardner
Park Board
Marvelle
Levy
Lorain County
Gurf Scout Service Unit
North Ridgeville Girl Scouts
Lorain Vocational School expects 350 on opening day
Lorain County Joint Vocational School plans a September 7 opening with about 350 juniors from Wellington Oberlin Amherst Keystone and Firelands. Courses run six teen offerings with labs and kit fees. The school will operate 8:30 a.m. to 1:80 p.m. and transport students to home districts for one academic subject.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Wellington
Amherst
Keystone
Firelands
William R. Burton
Board of Education
Fishermen say patrol boat swamped their canoe
Elyria men Kenneth Koepp and Robert Gow claim a park patrol boat created a wake near Findley State Park yesterday afternoon, overturning their canoe as they fished. Koepp said the boat sped away after seeing life preservers. Park officer Resko denies the incident.
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Elyria
Park
Findley State Park
Wellington
Kenneth Koepp
Lake Ave
Robert Gow
Freeland Dr
Elyria Township
Koepp
Gow
Stormy night wracks Lorain County farms and power
A bolt of lightning touched down near LaGrange destroying a barn owned by Carl L Younglas on Biggs Road at Whitehead Road and causing extensive hay and straw loss. Fire departments from LaGrange Carlisle Township fought the blaze with no injuries reported. Elsewhere in Lorain County outages and fierce weather disrupted travel, felled trees, and damaged property including Lorain and Oberlin areas.
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Biggs Road
LaGrange
Lorain County
Biggs
Whitehead Road
Carl L. Younglas
Carlisle
Younglas
Ohio Edison Co
Elyria
Biggs and
Whitehead Roads
John Payne
Reddish powder scare tied to dyed salt in Elyria
An Elyria landlord found packets of a red powder after a tenant left. Tests identified it as dyed salt used in witchcraft charms. The incident prompted consultations with a horticulturist and a local witchcraft enthusiast before lab staff were satisfied. A separate note recounts prankish vote registration calls where telemarketers confused parents and children, exposing quirks of local phone directories.
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Elyria
Ernest Bartha
Lanamies
Gala Chamber dinner to draw Elyria leaders and 1000s
More than 1,000 Elyria Chamber of Commerce members and families are eyed for a Sept 21 gala dinner at Lorain County Community College mall. Chamber president Milan A Bendik highlights the event to renew pride, honor leaders, and showcase community progress with Gov. Dale Bumpers as speaker and music from local high schools.
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Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Mall of Lorain County Community College
Milan A. Bendik
Bendik
Chamber
Gov
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Winthrop Rockefeller
Elyria Catholic
Elyria
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Norma Jones
Future Business Leaders of America
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Burton
Elryia Memorial Hospital
Hertz Rental Company
Arden
Chatham
Bourbon King
Dawn Donovan
A. W. Donovan
Washington
U.S
Europe
Dallas
Memphis, Tenn
Henrietta Township
Birmingham
Ohio Edison
Gore Orphanage Road
Rt. 113
Gordon L. Rick
Windsor Ave
Lorain
Oakwood Apartments
Seneca Ave
Russell Gilles
The
Avceev
Margaret
Henry
Van
Jen
Cial
General Motors Corp
Breadline
Johannesburg
South Africa
Association of Chambers of Commerce
Soweto
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bumpers
Gree
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