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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1987
Page
7
Obituaries report deaths of Etha E. Nott 81 Lorain. Lois Amelia Martini 97 Lorain. Louis Laule 67 Elyria. Ralph Ray Bloomingdale 70 Beckley WV. Joseph Szabo Lorain. Donna M. Hemenway 26 Norwalk. Clara C Richley 80 North Ridgeville. Notes on survivors, memorials, services and burial plans.
Johanna Darmafall 51 of Lorain survived by son Frank J and daughters Mildred Hawley Jean Katz and Joan Cochran with two sisters. Rosary service today at 3 pm in John R Devin Funeral Home. Burial in Calvary Cemetery Lorain. Bertha Hirbe 70 of Lorain survived by a sister and two brothers. Christian wake tonight 8:30 pm at Dom drowaki Funeral Home. Burial and Mass details follow at St Anthony of Padua Church.
Elyria Worth Ridge Road between Quarry and Baumhart roads will close to traffic for about five weeks starting Thursday due to a deteriorated culvert on Quarry Creek. The joint project by the City of Amherst and the county engineer’s office. Detours posted. culvert located 0.5 miles west of Quarry Road and 200 feet west of Crosse Road.
Gerhart argues pressure must push new products and tech into plants and urges closing decisions be part of collective bargaining. He notes auto industry mobility makes long term commitments risky and that informed employees, aligned with proactive management, are best protection, reflecting Japanese practices.
Elyria Schools Treasurer Ed Haywood may soon have an assistant as Shirley Antel, chief bookkeeper, is considered for promotion to assistant treasurer. The board delayed a final decision pending a written job description and contract and plans action next month. Antel would assume treasurer duties in his absence.
North Ridgeville talks stall as no federal mediation sessions remain ahead of a September 1 strike deadline. The district and the North Ridgeville Education Association clash over responsibility to request talks, with Hill insisting mutual scheduling occurred and the board claiming only the association or mediator could trigger another session.
Avon Lake resident Joseph D. Martinolich Jr. has been named Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland FBI office. A veteran of drug enforcement and organized crime work, he previously served in the U S Drug Enforcement Administration exchange program in Washington and led Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement efforts across Arizona. He held assignments in San Francisco New York San Juan and St Thomas. Martinolich began as a Special Agent in 1971 after graduating from LSU with a sociology degree and later directed the FBI National Special Agent applicant program. He is married with two children.
Avon Lake Board of Education met to set next year priorities focusing on a revised teacher evaluation program and a final building utilization plan. Superintendent Dusek proposed using the Troy campus for district offices and latch key child care.
Light rain in Wellington greeted the Lorain County Fair as it entered its third day. Attendance reached 35,288 on Tuesday, about 7,000 above the second day in 1986, while voters lined up in the main fair office to elect directors before 7 p.m.
Steady rain forced cancellation of the second day of harness racing at the Lorain County Fair. Racing will resume Thursday with Northern Ohio Colt Filly action.
The Lorain County Junior Fair features a 5 30 p m tractor pulling contest for farmers and a 6 30 p m hay bale throw in front of the swine barn. Thursday's 7 30 p m Junior Fair parade crowns the 1987 king and queen with a best dressed animal contest, floats, and a 10 p m fireworks show. Friday adds a two man log sawing contest. Saturday hosts a lip sync contest at 6 30 p m in the 4 H home economics barn. Sunday offers a Hershey s Kiss dive at 2 p m with entry fees 25 cents except 50 cents for the kiss event. Public participation has no admission charge for the main events.
Lorain County divers failed to find 32 year old Robert Spreng of Elyria in the Ripton quarries after searches Monday and Tuesday. Spreng was last seen Sunday by a friend. his car was later spotted near the quarry. Authorities term him missing with no evidence of foul play but note a health problem and unclear if future dives will occur.
The Lorain County UAW CAP Council will host a candidates night on September 2 at 7 p.m. at the UAW Hall located at 1209 Lowell Street.
A daughter was born to Sandra and Elyria at Soutterest General. The birth adds a new member to the family with doctors confirming healthy initial status. Mother and child are reported doing well.
Denthan notes Bryden survived an April 4 head on collision in Strongsville thanks to wearing a seat belt. Police found her unconscious yet belted, proving belts save lives. Bryden is the 471st award recipient, underscoring the need for safety belt use despite remarks about enforcement.
Former Elyria police officer James L. Spatharos, 33, pleaded guilty to a felony gross sexual imposition involving a minor and faces one to 10 years in prison. A misdemeanor sexual imposition count was dropped. sentencing set in four to six weeks. Spatharos resigned from the force after an eight year career and is free on bond.
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