Area deaths and funeral notices brief
Obituaries note services for Sheena Pippert 2 of Oberlin at 11 a.m. Saturday in Wellington with calling hours 7-9 p.m. Friday, burial in Carmden Cemetery. James Reagan 64 of Lorain to receive American Legion honors at Calvary Cemetery after 10:30 a.m. Saturday services in Lorain. Nicholas Fetzer 72 of Homerville dies at Lodi Hospital. services 1 p.m. Monday at Parker and Son Funeral Home, with burial Maple Hill Cemetery Homerville.
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Sheena Pippert
Timothy and
Shannon Pippert
Oberlin
Cowling-Truman Funeral Home
Wellington
Norman Beetler
Sheena
Allen Memorial Hospital
James Reagan
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
American Legion Post Number 30
Calvary Cemetery
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Nicholas F. Fetzer
Homerville
Ohio
Lodi Community Hospital
Cleveland
Strongsville
Lillian
Francis
Nancy) Kinter
Nova
Ted
Fort Myers
Fla
Nick A
Huntington
Parker and Son Funeral Home
Medina St
Lodi
Jacob Rupple
Grafton may gain passenger train service linked to Cleveland
Grafton could become a stop on a proposed state supported passenger route from Cleveland to Cincinnati. The Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers backs the plan and cites endorsements from Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Cuyahoga County as backing such service. Meanwhile Midview High hosts its Easter On The Erie Craft Bazaar on March 19 with 100 plus tables and a Smokers' lounge, and Midview Elementary plans May field trip to Camp Timberlane for fifth graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Bescan
Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers
OARP
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Bescan
Lorain County
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
City of
Cuyahoga County
Midview High School
Erie
Camp Timberlane
Midview Elementary
Green Road
Henrietta Township
East Carlisle
Bill Reed
Go-between in undercover drug buy escapes custody
Lorain police search for a man who fled while serving as the intermediary in an undercover drug operation. He escaped after being sent into a west Lorain apartment complex to make a buy, carrying 50 dollars and a 1300 dollar transmitter. Arrest warrants cite escape and grand theft. authorities consider possible immunity offers.
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Lorain
John Malinovsky
Elyria
Malinovsky
Lorain County
Death notices for William H Cahill and Helen Schultz
William H Cahill 72 of Elyria survived by wife Thelma two sons and siblings. Visitation today 2 4 and 7 9 p m Dicken Funeral Home Elyria wake service at 8 p m funeral Mass Saturday 10 a m St Jude s Elyria burial Elrahurat Cemetery Avon. Helen Schultz 74 of Grafton survived by daughters Mary and Donna Marie son Don and brothers. Visitation today 2 4 and 7 9 p m Blackburn Fulton Funeral Home Gratton rosary 8 30 p m funeral Mass 10 30 a m Immaculate Conception Gratton burial St Mary s Gratton.
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Cahill
William H
Elyra
Thelma R
Goetz
Michael L
Gary E
William B
Ronald A
Dicken Funeral Home
Elyma
St Jude’s Church
Elyria
Elrahurat
Avon
Schultz Helen Mr
Zmuginsky
Grafton
Colin
Mary) Schultz Crawford
Donna Marie
Don
Blackburnn-Fulton
Gratton
Immaculate Conception Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
LCCC Trustees Approve MBE Purchasing Plan
Lorain County Community College trustees approved starting a minority business enterprise purchasing program after a public hearing and vendor survey. President Roy Church noted 19 of 861 respondents were minorities among 1 457 vendors, and the college will contact local minority business owners to develop a formal policy with plans to present a proposal at the April trustees meeting.
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LCCC
Elyria
Lorain County Community College
Roy Church
Lorain County
Church
Col
MBE
Oberlin Hosts 100 Member American Soviet Youth Orchestra
Oberlin College with American Field Service and the Soviet Ministry of Culture forms a 100 member youth orchestra ages 17 to 28. Auditions nationwide begin in March with an August U.S. and Soviet Union tour and a possible guest conductor from Zubin Mehta. President S Frederick Starr hails project as a cross cultural musical challenge inviting cities include New York Chautauqua San Francisco and more. Auditions in Oberlin March 19 with other dates in New York Rochester Sarasota San Francisco Los Angeles Fort Worth Boston and Chicago.
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Oberlin College
American Field Service Intercultural Programs
Soviet Union
Ministry of Culture
U.S
Zubin Mehta
New York Philharmonic
Washington
New York
Chautauqua
N.Y
San Francisco
Frederick Starr
Oberlin
New York City
Rochester
Vermilion man seeks Florida arrest papers in shooting case
Lawyer Charles F. Adams asks Lorain County court to order production of the Florida arrest warrant and related documents used to detain John Edward Boggs. Boggs, 55, was arrested Feb 15 by Vermilion police on a Pasco County teletype and jailed for extradition set March 14 amid a Zephyrhills mobile park shooting.
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Elyria
Florida
Charles F. Adams
Lorain County
Pasco County
Fla
Adams
Boggs
Sears
Lonnie Murphy
Pearl Ave
Murphy
Colorado
Elyaia
Lorain Faces 2.5 Million General Fund Deficit
Lorain city officials must close a projected 2.5 million dollar deficit in the 1988 general fund. Auditor Kenneth Koscho calls it a genuine problem and says the mayor will set priorities with no specific deficit trimming recommendations. He hopes to submit balanced appropriations for the March 7 council meeting, with a March 31 deadline for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Kenneth Koscho
Koscho
Toz
Call for global conservation and space program shift
The report urges worldwide cooperation on conservation research and population control funded by redirecting the $900 billion annually spent on military, led by the U S and Soviet Union. It questions American willingness to address future deficits and the 21st century atmosphere, proposing space exploration as an alternative focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Soviet Union
Jupiter
Dale Solly Fired From WKYC Channel 3 News
Dale Solly's contract was not renewed by WKYC TV Channel 3. News Director Paul Beavers cited ongoing talks with NBC owned stations but no arrangements. Solly, 36, a Cleveland native, joined Channel 3 in 1984 after WJW, later co anchoring the 6 pm program and most recently a nightside general assignment reporter.
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Wkyc-Tv
Channel 3
Dale Solly
Paul Beavers
Solly
Channel 3 News
Wjw-Tv
Channel 8
Bennett vows he is still in Lorain County race
Elyria Democrat Gary C. Bennett denied reports he was quitting the Lorain County Commissioner contest. The 35 year old lawyer and Elyria School Board president said he remains in the May Democratic primary against Elizabeth Blair Mary Vasi James Parobek Louis Kordish Carl Roberts Michael Szekely and Robert Hritsko. Bennett also serves on the county Children’s Services board.
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Elyria
Gary C. Bennett
Lorain County
Elyria School Board
Elizabeth Blair
Mary Vasi
James Parobek
Louis Kordish
Carl Roberts
Michael Szekely
Robert Hritsko
Bennett
Elyria Law Firm
Blaszak, Shilling
Rolling Stone drops best radio station poll over ballot abuse
Rolling Stone will remove the best radio station category from its Readers Poll amid allegations that WMMS-FM supervised mailing hundreds of ballots annually. WMMS has won nine straight years and was accused of buying 800 copies to distribute ballots while receiving about 1,000 votes overall.
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Cleveland
Rolling Stone Magazine
Wmms-Fm
WMMS
the Plain Dealer
Lonnie Gronek
Rolling Stone
Coast Guard to Hold Towing Policy Meeting in Detroit Area
The U S Coast Guard will hold a March 3 meeting at Lakeview High School Auditorium in St Clair Shores to hear comments from recreational boaters on towing assistance policy for Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes region. Written comments may be sent to the Marine Safety Council in Washington with a March 31 postmark deadline and CGD 87-083 reference.
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US. Coast Guard
Detroit
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Lakeview High School
St. Clair Shores
Great Lakes Region
Marine Safety Council
G-Cmc
Coast Guard
Second St. SW
Washington D.C
Federal Register
Elyria Man Charged With Theft And Forgery In Mall Case
Elyria police charged 37 year old Michael Arnold of 812 State St with forgery and theft after a Discover card taken from an Oberlin Road home was used at Sears in Midway Mall. Arnold faced six local bench warrants for misdemeanor theft and is to be arraigned later this week.
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Elyria
Sears
Midway Mall
Michael Arnold
State St
Oberlin Road
Arnold
Fire damages Bagley Road greenhouse sales office in Ridgeville
Faulty wiring blamed for a pre-dawn fire at 33734 Bagley Rd in North Ridgeville. The blaze caused about 1000 dollars in damage to Dunham's Greenhouse sales office after a passerby alerted responders shortly after 5 30 a m. Fire Capt. Andy Wagner said the short circuit likely smoldered, and the passerby’s identity was not learned.
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North Ridgeville
Bagley Road
Dunham
Bagley Rd
Andy Wagner
Wagner
Lorain Auditor Flags Major Budget Crunch Ahead
Lorain officials warn of a deep budget squeeze as the city faces substantial shortfalls. The mayor must act to set priorities and protect essential services amid rising costs and limited revenue sources.
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Pippert Services
Carmden Cemetery
Reagan Services
Fetzer
Homerville United Methodist Church
Cleveland Bricklayers Union Local 5
Linda Motznik
Metanik
Jeff Mohrman
Rodger Griffith
Jon Rosenbaum
Afl
Soviets
Bogg
Zephyrhills, Fla
Edly
Zephyrhills
Civil Service
Ted LeSner
West
Hamilton Rd
Carlisle
Gase Ave
National City Bank
Broad Street
Route 2
Route 47
Lake Ave
Ridgeville
BPN
Peya Vitae Tao
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