Avon area widow Pat Drahos dies after short illness
Mary E. Drahos nee Billinghurst 60 of Avon died Friday at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital after a brief illness. She co owned Billinghurst's IGA with her husband for 30 years and was active in church and local bowling and golf leagues. Survived by husband Edward S. and multiple children, sisters, brothers, and grandchildren. Visitation today and Sunday at Burmeister County Line Funeral Home with funeral Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church Avon. Memorials to St Mary Church or Our Lady of the Wayside Home.
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Mary E
Pat
Drahos
Billinghurst
Avon
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Cleveland
St. Mary Catholic Church
Altar and Rosary Society
The
Legion of Mary
St. Mary Liturgical Counsel
Edward S
IGA
Edward G
Richmond
Arthur Egan
St. Mary Cemetery
Our Lady of the Wayside Home
Helen Pavelschak
Beres
Lorain
Amherst
Pavelschak
Amherst High School
St. Joseph Hospital
Ohio
Stephen
Brunswick
Joseph Beres
Corona
Cal
Alex
Olga) Bagusz
George
Dorothy) Tomusko
Sheffield Township
Steve
Smokey
John R. Devin
Hungarian Reformed United Church of Christ
Tibor Petroczy
Area lawyer honored and local political scene in brief
A 1970 Elyria firm began by Miraldi and Barrett continues with Ray Miraldi’s sons James and David gaining reputations in civil law. Nearby, Elvis Bond of Prestwick Country Club in Green Township near Akron is spotlighted for reviving the club and being a notable black club president. Don J. Pease hosts reporters with challenger William Nielsen at a northern Ohio event, while local obituaries and campaign notes circulate. Bond visited Mrs Bullocks and once worked at Harshaw Chemical. Nielsen and Reagan era clips are discussed. Hanchosky's derby bid faces setback as battery fails and campaign funds flow.
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Ray Miraldi
Miraldi and Barrett
Barrett
Ray
James
David
Elyria
Leo Bullocks
Mary
Tina Turner
Elvis Bond
Prestwick Country Club
Green Township
Akron
Akron Beacon Journal
Bond
Beacon Journal
Scott Sleek
Elyria weighs policy on delinquent water bills
Elyria city officials including Mayor Michael Keys and City Solicitor Terry Shilling plan a Friday meeting to craft a policy for collecting delinquent water bills. Rising rates tied to sewage system upgrades may boost unpaid bills and complicate collection from landlords, as in a case where a West Bridge Street tenant faced shut off for a landlord's $524 debt.
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Elyria
Michael Keys
Terry Shilling
Utilities Department
Shilling
Keys
West Bridge Street
Sam Cunningham
Cunningham
Thomas
Krall
Brink
Couch
Water Department
Kenneth Mims
North Ridgeville High and Middle School Menu Plan
North Ridgeville Senior High and Middle School publish weekly lunch menus for September with detailed daily offerings. Meals include entrees such as chicken patties, sloppy joes, spaghetti with meat sauce, pizza, burgers, and assorted sides, beverages, and desserts across September 1 to 30.
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North Ridgeville Senior High
Composting site map marks leaf humus sale in Cuyahoga
A star on the map shows the composting site where residents of western Cuyahoga County can buy fertilizer produced by Cuyahoga Leaf Humus. The leaf recycling program is sponsored by the Greater Cleveland Ecology Association and Cuyahoga County Cooperative Extension Service. It runs from September 2 to October 3 with information lines at 651-7522 and 631-1890.
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Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga
Greater
Michigan man dies in Turnpike crash
A head on collision on the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County left Bruno Scacchitti 24 of South Lyon Michigan dead on arrival and Daniel Roe 44 of Clayton Michigan in critical condition at Fremont Memorial Hospital Roe was in intensive care unit after the crash Friday evening.
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Michigan
Riley
Sandusky County
Bruno Scacchitti
South Lyon
Mich
Daniel Roe
Clayton, Mich
Fremont Memorial Hospital
Fremont
Roe
Scacchitti
Turnpike Exit 8 Closures For Eastbound Traffic
Elyria report says Exit 8 on the Ohio Turnpike will close to eastbound travelers starting Tuesday. Eastbound drivers must use Exit 8A linking to I 90 and SR 2. Work on the eastbound ramp runs through November. Entering Exit 8 from SR 57 remains unaffected for east or west access.
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Elyria
Ohio Turnpike
Lorain County
Two Car Crash Sends Six To Hospital In Elyria Area
A two car collision at Chestnut Ridge Road and Route 57 late Friday night near Elyria hospitalized four Grafton men and an Elyria couple. Four were released with minor injuries, while Paul and Charlotte Delridge remained under care and were expected to be discharged soon. Police and highway patrol crews assisted at the scene. details were not immediately available.
Jackson to Speak at Labor Day Rally in Lorain
The Rev. Jesse Jackson will headline a Labor Day rally at Oakwood Park to support USX steelworkers and local labor groups. The event starts with a noon parade from 28th Street and Fulton Avenue and continues at Oakwood Park at 1 p.m. Also speaking are Lorain Mayor Alex Olejko U.S. Rep. Don Pease Local 1104 President Al Pena and Steelworkers District 28 Director Frank Valenta. The public is invited free of charge.
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Lorain
Jesse Jackson
USX Steelworkers
Oakwood Park
United Auto Workers
Afl—Cio
the Teamsters and Steelworkers Local
28Th Street
Fulton Avenue
Jackson
Alex Olejko
U.S
Don Pease
Local 1104
al Pena
United Steelworkers District 28
Frank Valenta
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Austria
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Ee White US
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D-Oberlin
William Nielsen
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Beth
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Carol Ritter
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Wainwright
LaPorte
Carlisle Township
Nielsen
Reagan
George Bush
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William Hanchosky
Lorain County Fair
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Todd Ott
Hanchosky
Alan Zaleski
D-Elyria
Heidi Hoover
Susanne Chamberlain
Vince
Larry
Ohio Department of Transportation
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New London
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