Avon council clash over city manager bid stirs charter dispute
Avon residents reelected Mayor Pearl Olearcik who backed a new city manager role. An emergency ordinance on Dec. 23 expanded Finance Director Mary Ann Nowak’s duties to run city operations, drawing fire from Council President Tom Tomlin who calls the move charter-violating. Opponents note only a charter amendment via public vote can create a city manager, while supporters cite a hurried lame-duck council agenda. The next council vote will set Nowak’s new salary as the debate continues.
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TV weatherman Scott recalls Gumbel memo over 1989 clash
Willard Scott says he remains wounded by Bryant Gumbel’s memo accusing him of holding the Today show hostage to whims, wishes, birthdays and bad taste. He predicts the memo will follow him to his grave in a TV Guide look back at 40 years. Nixon donates $500 to Concordia College for televised Christmas concert, praising participants.
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Costner Buys Santa Barbara Seaside Cottage
Kevin Costner purchased a contemporary 6,000 square foot seaside cottage in Santa Barbara County near Montecito for about 3 million dollars. The gated home includes a guest suite with separate entrance, two children's bedrooms and a large ocean-facing master deck. Costner, 36, and his wife Cindy have three children and maintain a permanent home in the Los Angeles foothills.
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Belinda Carlisle Faces Pregnancy and Tour Break
Belinda Carlisle, 33, says in People magazine she is expecting a baby in June and has abandoned touring and daily workouts. She and husband Morgan Mason were not actively trying but acknowledge the unexpected pregnancy while promoting her solo album Live Your Life Be Free in Europe.
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Helgemo wins defense award in 4991 contract bridge clash
The International Bridge Press Association honors Geir Helgemo for best defense as his Norwegian team triumphed in the 1996 European Junior Championship. South misplayed a four diamond slam-try and Helgemo, as West, chose a club lead that failed to harm declarer. The play featured strategic ruffs and discards, with West later contributing the decisive diamond ruff and the heart ace ending as the fourth defensive trick.
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Births in Amherst and Lorain and nearby areas
A son to Joseph and Tracy Toth of Lorain. A daughter to Seth and Jean Gibson of Lorain. A son to Edwin and Maribel Maldonado of DEL. A daughter to Robert C. Tucker Jr and Julie A. Bellamy of Lorain. A daughter to James and Jessie Kubuske of New London. A daughter to James and Lillie Lenox of BED. A son to Jeffery and Linda Long of Huron.
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Elizabeth Carr at ten years in vitro birth milestone
America's first test tube baby Elizabeth Carr turns ten, reflecting on a life that began with in vitro fertilization. The Westminster girl, born December 28, 1981, appears on TV and magazine covers, while her parents cite public openness to show IVF viability and normal childhood interests.
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