King’s Oberlin Commencement Speech Remembered by Professor
Retired Oberlin College sociologist J Milton Yinger recalls Martin Luther King Jr visiting the college in 1965 for the commencement. King delivered a challenging call to end racial injustice and expressed confidence in quick progress. King remained a southern black preacher at heart, according to Yinger, who hosted King and Coretta Scott King with his family.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Martin Luther King Jr
J. Milton Yinger
Yinger
Coretta Scott King
King
America
Georgia
Winnie
Kendal
Yingers
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
Martin Luther King Festival marks 20th anniversary in Elyria
The First Community Interfaith Institute of Ohio hosts the 20th annual Martin Luther King Festival at The Barn on 42255 Butternut Ridge Road with songs about justice, games, and activities. A second event, the Fifth Annual Martin Luther King Jr Holiday Musical Tribute, occurs at First Congregational United Church of Christ on 330 Second St featuring Lorain County soloists and groups, free to the public.
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Elyria
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King
Taste of Heaven
Silos
Butternut Ridge Road
First Community Interfaith Institue of
Ohio
Gerald Johnson Evans
Evans
King
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Second St
Lorain County
Avon weighs superstore plan near Route 611 exit
Avon Planning Commission reviewed a 110000 square foot superstore proposal at the Route 611 exit from I 90. Mitchell Schneider of First Interstate Develop ment Co seeks the project on about 13 acres with 604 parking spaces. The site lies between I 90 Moore Road and Route 611 and could gain a second Moore Road entrance via a zoning variance. A traffic study is requested and a potential land-locked issue raised due to adjacent land ownership.
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Avon
Planning Commission
Mitchell Schneider
First Interstate Development Co
Pepper Pike
Moore Road
Schneider
Alex Kanareff
Kanareff
Board of Zoning Appeals
Paul Buick
Mike Bramhall
Avon and Metro Parks eye city bike path plan
Avon officials discuss a conceptual city wide bicycle path to connect with Lorain County parks. Dan Martin of Lorain County Metro Parks outlines possible links to Avon Lake and Sandy Ridge Reservation for a northeast quadrant loop, with inter municipal coordination recommended.
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AVON
Lorain County Metro Parks
County Parks System
Avon Parks and Recreation Commission
Dan Martin
Parks and Recreation and Planning Commissions
Parks and Recreation Commission and Planning Commission
Piazza
Avon Lake
Sandy Ridge Reservation
North Ridgeville
Martin
New London selects east side Route 60 site for school complex
New London school board voted to purchase 70 acres on the south side of New London Avenue for a K-12 complex, contingent on approvals. The Kirkpatricks of New London sell the 70 acres for 211,175 dollars. Officials had earlier considered a 30 acre site.
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New London
New
London Avenue
Harold and
Lillian Kirkpatrick
Public Forum Sought for SouthSide Community Center Design
Elyria residents may share ideas for the long awaited SouthSide Community Center at a 7 p.m. public meeting in Hamilton School gymnasium. Brandstetter Carroll Zofcin Inc. will gather input, with Mayor Keys and Carol Nawrocki leading a open format to balance user desires with budget practicality.
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Elyria
SouthSide
Brandstetter Carroll Zofcin, Inc
South Park
Hamilton School
Middle Ave
Michael B. Keys
Keys
Carol Nawrocki
Nawrocki
Lorain teen earns perfect SAT score at Mercersburg
Lorain native Gregory Rehman, a Mercersburg Academy student, raised his SAT score from 1400 plus to 1540 and finally to a perfect 1600 in November. He credits overcoming ADD and says he is pleased and relieved to have no need to retake the test.
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Lorain
Mercersburg, Pa
Gregory Rehman
Mercersburg Academy
Rohman
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Jim Piazza
Ellen Simmons
David Bohland
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