Longtime Lorain Street Corner Character John Zarka Dies
John Zarka known as the Mayor of Broad Street died Tuesday morning at Elyria Memorial Hospital after his roommate could not wake him. The Lorain County coroner will rule on the cause. Zarka, 59, greeted downtown regulars daily for 36 years and helped with odd jobs in the second street area. Funeral plans were not announced.
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John Zarka
Second
Broad Streets
Broad Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County
William Kishman
Zarka
Muriel Nicholl
Haynes, Basinski
St. Marie Spa
Second Street
Nicholl
Fred
Middle Avenue
Danny Hicks
Hicks
Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant Shuts Down After Valve Fails
The Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Port Clinton Ohio automatically shut down at 7 30 p m after a steam valve failed to close allowing non radioactive steam to flow into the turbine The plant will be out of service at least until the weekend officials do not know why the steam isolation valve failed
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Port Clinton
Buehrer
Davis-Besse
Kraly Petro 90 Lorain dies survivors and services
Petro Kraly of Lorain aged 90 dies. He leaves sons Peter Jr John Steve and Michael and daughter Mrs Mary Ardick and a sister. Visitation Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at John R Devin Funeral Home Lorain. Funeral Thursday 10:30 a.m. at the home, Divine Liturgy at 11 a.m. at St Nicholas the Catholic Church. Holy Name Society rosary at 7:30 p.m. and paragial Services at 8 p.m. Burial at vary Cemetery Lorain.
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Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital
Duane Henderson
17Th St
Lorain
Warren Colbert
Maurice Cobert
New Jersey
William Manning
Carter
LaFord Young
Elmwood Cemetery
Augusta E. Gehlke
South Island Road
Grafton Township
Fairview Park General Hospital
Lena Brand
Ohio
Gehlke
William
Visitation
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Royalton Rd
Charles Litterer
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
Kraly Petro
Peter Jr
John
Steve
Michael
Mary Ardick
John R Devin
St. Nicholas
Holy Name Society
Vary Cemetery
Catholic Men Plan Rally in Cleveland Downtown
The Vexilla Regis Association will sponsor a pro life march and rally in Cleveland to protest the Supreme Court decision on abortion. The event includes assembly at Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza and a 12:30 p m march to Public Square followed by prayers and a program at 11:30 p m.
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Vexilla Regis Associaton
Catholic Men For Christ the King
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza
E. 12Th
Lakeside
Public Square
Oberlin schools back to the table in contract talks
Oberlin Board of Education and teachers reopened negotiations on the third year of their contract after a 2.98 percent raise this year. The first session was held Tuesday with initial proposals exchanged but not disclosed. In North Ridgeville, the Wilcox PTA meets Thursday at 7 30 p m with Dr. Derrick Lonsdale speaking on child health nutrition.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Board of Education
James Davis
North Ridgeville
Wilcox Pta
City Hall
Derrick Lonsdale
Births in Lorain County Local Notes
Birth records list newborns across Elyria Oberlin Wellington Lorain and nearby towns from January fourth to fifteenth. Parents include Wright Laud erback Hunker Siesky Penkava Butts Evans Jump Henderson Dininger Leib er Todd Kicak Mitchell with multiple twins noted.
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Timothy Butts
Wellington
Johnnie Evans Sr
Oberlin
Gary Jump
Elyria
Lester Henderson
Lorain
County deputies form state lobbying group
Lorain Cuyahoga and Hamilton counties form the Ohio Brotherhood of Deputy Sheriffs to seek state representation for county law enforcement. Ted Hornsby of Hamilton County named president with Mike Valen of Cuyahoga as temporary vice president and David Noll of Lorain as temporary secretary. The non profit aims to liaison between all 88 counties and lobby in the Ohio Legislature.
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Lorain
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Ohio Brotherhood of Deputy Sheriffs
Lorain County
David Noll
Columbus
Noll
Cuyahoga County
Mike Valen
Ted Hornsby
Hamilton County
OBDS
Fraternal Order of Police
Ohio Union Patrolmens Association
Ohio
Hornsby
Petition seeks moratorium on Lorain County foreclosures
A group of about six residents interrupted a sheriff auction led by Capt. Ann Stanislawski to deliver a petition calling for a moratorium on foreclosures. Leader Watson O. Beal cited hard times and a gold standard argument, presenting signatures from about 50 locals.
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Lorain County
Watson O. Beal
Marsailles Ave
Elyria
Ann Stanislawski
Sheriff's Department
James A. Mertz
Common Pleas Court
Beal
Dan Palmer
Olmsted Falls
Palmer
Red Lobster eyes former Sweden House site in Elyria
Red Lobster considers locating at the closed Sweden House Smor gasbord site on Griswold Road by Midway Mall. A regional spokesman says no decision yet as a marketing study proceeds in Elyria with a possible 30 to 45 day timeline. The chain operates three Cleveland area restaurants in North Olmsted, Parma, and Beachwood.
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Midway Mall
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bob Burke
Orlando
Fla
Elyria
Sweden House
Burke
Greater Cleveland
Lorain Road
North Olmsted
Parmatown
Orange Place
I-271
Chagrin Boulevard
Diaper clog drains Grafton sewer fury
GRAFTON mayor warns residents after a disposable diaper blocked the Hyannis Avenue sewer system. A work crew spent 40 hours and $600 clearing the blockage, with three houses affected and plumbers called to fix underground problems.
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Grafton
Richard Smith
Hyannis Avenue
Staff cleared in man's beating at Lorain group home
The Lorain County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities says staff at the East 32nd Street group home were cleared of wrongdoing in the Oct. 9 beating of a 23 year old male client. Police and Dr. Ellen Payner concluded another client may have been responsible, though questions to non verbal residents could not be answered. The guardian and Ohio state agency reviewed the case, and the guardian expressed satisfaction with the investigation.
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Lorain
Board
East 32Nd Street
St. Joseph Hospital
Payner
Guardian
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Celeste outlines Ohio budget push and economic plan
Governor Richard F. Celeste told about 1,000 at the Greater Cleveland Growth Association meeting that Ohio faces a $500 million deficit and will prioritize balancing the budget while pursuing a broader effort to revive the economy. He proposed regional ties with Great Lakes governors and a Cleveland conference next May.
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Richard F. Celeste
Greater Cleveland
Great Lakes
Washington
Great
Coroner to rule on Krieg death after investigations
Amherst sewer employee James Krieg died after falling into a two foot deep sewage tank on Jan 7. Rob DePaola, nearby at the time, gave police a statement after returning to work. his father Mayor Anthony DePaola said his son was shocked by the death. Dennis Demyan also entered the tank to try a rescue.
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James Krieg
Amherst Sewer Department
Lorain County
William Kishman
Rob DePaola
DePaola
Anthony DePaola
Krieg
Dennis Demyan
Demyan
Invacare Race Spot On Weekend Telecast
Invacare Corporation airs a 90 second tape highlighting work with the United Cerebral Palsy Association during Weekend with the Stars. The national spot, at 1 30 a m, features a wheelchair race fundraiser held last month at Invacare headquarters in Elyria as the company pledges to raise 100 000 for the association.
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Invacare Corporation
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Invacare
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