Double ring tube tying? Olga Torres and John Grabski
A fragmentary column cites a reckless couple, Olga Torres and John Grabski, parents to five children, with allegations they failed to care for Samantha Grabski who was mauled by a ferret. The piece mixes opinion on fertility and policy with local political notes and media critiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Torres
John Grabski
Samantha Grabski
Torres
Grabski
Ozzie
Harriet
Grabskis
Samantha
Dennis Rodman
Kofi Annan
Pat Paulsen
Kenneth Blair
Blair
Newbury
Sherrod Brown
Brown
Jose Ramos-Horta
Oberlin College
East Timor
Ohio
Leonardo DiCaprio
Audrey
Audrey Lacona
Vermilion co owner sues city over shutdown of topless club
Bob Harris of Fantasyland Lakeside accuses Vermilion and building chief Jack Strittmather of violating his free speech rights by forcing the club at 2610 Liberty Ave to close. Harris filed a $1.25 million federal suit in Cleveland and seeks an April 1 inspection with Strittmather as defendant. The action follows a Lorain County case ordering the club closed and cites missing occupancy certification and updated building code compliance including accessibility, exits, lighting, and fire safety. The suit is before U.S. District Judge Kathleen O Malley with a March 6 hearing set in Lorain County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fantasyland Lakeside
Liberty Ave
Bob Harris
U.S. District Court
Cleveland
Vermilion
Jack Strittmather
Ferrets Teach Kids About Gentleness and Endangerment
Laurie Long of the North Coast Ferret Shelter led a session at Lorain County Metro Parks to show children how ferrets behave and to discuss the endangered black footed ferret. Authorities meanwhile reported a Cleveland infant bitten 50 times by a ferret last week, requiring 100 stitches and stable condition at MetroHealth. The event highlighted differences between tame pets and wild or abused ferrets, with experts noting about 300 black footed ferrets exist in the United States, mainly in Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
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Carlisle
Laurie Long
Long
Oberlin
Cleveland
Samantha Grabski
MetroHealth Medical Center
Annetta Beil
Linda Iroff
United States
Robin Hartman
Metro
Wyoming
South Dakota
North Dakota
Feds boost Lorain Oak Point Road repair funds
Mayor Joseph Korrara says Lorain may receive about 1.038 million dollars in federal funds to offset Oak Point Road repairs. NOACA and Ohio DOT indicate high likelihood of summer availability, cutting residents’ frontage assessments from 123 to about 77 dollars per foot for a 3.5 million project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Oak Point Road
Joseph Korrara
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
NOACA
Ohio Department of Transportation
Koziura
Judge to hear Iacona new trial motion
In Medina County Ohio a judge was assigned to hear Audrey Iacona’s motion for a new trial. The 17 year old Granger Township girl was convicted February 13 of involuntary manslaughter endangering a child and abuse of a corpse in her prematurely born son’s death and sentenced to eight years. Defense says medical evidence withheld may show the baby died from blood infection rather than suffocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacona
Granger Township
Medina County
Cleveland
Richard Marco
Marco
Oberlin High School eyes community service chess program
Oberlin junior Eric Jurist leads a proposed two year pilot community service course starting fall 1998. Students nine through twelve will create projects with mentors and earn up to four credits while building chess stations in parks to foster community engagement.
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Oberlin
Eric Jurist
Jurist
Oberlin High School
Oberlin City Schools
Center For Service and Learning
Oberlin College
Oberlin Interagency Council
Michael Reynolds
Reynolds
Scott Medwin
Oberlin Reservoir
Zoning Board Upholds Ameritech Wireless Tower Permit
The Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals voted 3-1 to uphold the Ameritech Wireless telecommunications tower permit on Sprague Road. The permit, issued October 1997 to be built on Atom Blasting property, was appealed by former assistant inspector Duke Chomoa. the tower exists but is not yet operational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Station
Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals
Paul Carpenter
Bob Eichenberg
Ameritech Wireless
Atom
Sprague Road
Columbia
Duke Chomoa
Chomoa
Suit Says Wedding a Rainout at Stoneygate Party Center
A Macedonia couple filed a suit in Colum bia Station seeking more than 25000 over a leaky roof that ruined their Feb 15 1997 wedding reception at Stoneygate Party Center 11300 Root Road The defendants include Dover Catering and the facility owner Dave's Butcher Block The Loys attorney Bruce Hodge said water damage affected the 275 guest event and related parties are named in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Macedonia
Columbia Station
Pamela
Tye Robert Loy
Stoneygate Party Center
Dover Catering
Dave
Bruce Hodge
Loys
Pamela Loys
Annette
John Pojman
Water
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Echee
Vermilion — A
Harris
Strittmather
Dublin
James Banks
Lorain County
Kathleen O'Malley
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Edward Zaleski
Zaleski
Lorain County Metro Parks
The
Associated Press
Metro Parks
Carlisle Reservation
Jessica Stoddard
LaGrange
Bruce Bishop
Chronicle
Stacey Sinwald
Berlin Heights
Feds
Iacona
Zoning Board
Cindy Leise
Chronicle-Telegram
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