North Ridgeville Bicentennial plans include three major events
North Ridgeville groups outline three top summer events for the Bicentennial in 1976. A June 26 Bicentennial Ball at Crystal Springs Hall will fund a $200 scholarship for a local student. The Corn Festival set for Aug 14-15 aims to be the city’s largest annual event, with corn stands, water color paintings, and doll-making demonstrations.
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North Ridgeville
Butkowski
Lions Club
First Congregational Church
Bainbridge Road
Lorain County
South Amherst mayor outlines 1976 projects to council
South Amherst Village council heard Mayor Kenneth Jones present 1976 projects in discussion only until income tax funds are known, estimated at 24000 to 25000 dollars. Proposals include widening Rt. 413 and Pyle Road, storm sewers for North Lake Erie and Juanita streets, and decisions on village hall needs and dump truck repair versus replacement.
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South Amherst
Kenneth Jones
Jones
Rt. 413
Pyle Road
North Lake
Erie
Juanita
Pease Joins NCSL Intergovernmental Relations Committee
State Senator Donald J. Pease of Oberlin has been appointed to the Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures. The committee, with over 500 members, shapes policies on education, transportation, criminal justice, energy, and more, and Pease will serve on the education task force. The NCSL serves about 7,660 state lawmakers and staff nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald J. Pease
Oberlin
National Conference of State Legislators
NCSL
Pease
Homeowners win damage suit against Vermilion contractor
A Lorain County jury awarded $25,112 in damages to Joseph and Joyce Mucha over defects in a $47,900 home built by M. B. Ellsworth of 650 Ferndale Ave. The contract was signed Sept. 22, 1972 and the Muchas sought $148,900 including illness and other costs. Judge Floyd D. Harris presided. the trial lasted one week.
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Lorain County
M. B. Ellsworth
Ferndale Ave
Sunnyside Rd
Joseph
Joyce Mucha
Floyd D. Harris
Church Sues Over Rubble On Sheffield Lake Property
Ivan and Isobel Carl of 66 Lafayette Blvd Sheffield Lake filed a $100000 suit against First Baptist Church at 633 Harris Rd and Griffith Blacktop Inc Lorain. They allege the rubble on the church property is an eyesore and an invasion of comfort and enjoyment of their property.
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First Baptist Church
Harris Rd
Sheffield Lake
Griffith Blacktop Inc
Lorain
Ivan
Isobel Carl
Lafayette Blvd
Dog owner sues to find complainer in Norwalk
Norwalk resident David Clyde sues the police to force disclosure of anonymous dog complaint complainants. He claims police responses to his dogs have been minimal and seeks release of all complaints by John and Jane Doe and others in a Feb 14 courthouse meeting. He alleges privacy invasion and possible libel.
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Norwalk
David Clyde
Clyde
E. Main St
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Don Daugherty
William Braker
James Files
John
Jane Doe
Police Department
Robert Smith
Lorain pair charged with armed robbery
Two 18 year olds, Jose Diaz and Billy Gunther Jr., face armed robbery charges for the D Agnese Pizza burglary at 916 Root Rd. Gunther also faces marijuana possession. They were to be arraigned in municipal court after witnesses named them and police tracked them to a Colorado Avenue restaurant where they were arrested. Two juveniles in the group were placed in county detention. Both suspects await bond set at 7500 dollars.
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Lorain
D’ Agnese Pizza and Catering
Root Rd
Jose Diaz
Dakota Ave
Billy Gunther Jr
Michigan Ave
Gunther
Colorado Avenue
Sheffield Lake Jaycees Banquet Honors Award Recipients
Sheffield area awards banquet set for 7 90 p m February 7 at St Thomas A Hall 915 Hartis Rd Sheffield Lake. The event honors Outstanding Man Outstanding Woman Outstanding Young Man Outstanding Young Woman and Educator of the Year in both communities. Dorothy Fuldheim WEWS TV will speak. Ig Family Band provides music. candlelight dinner included. Advance tickets available from any member by February 4.
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Sheffield Lake
Sheffield and
St Thomas A. Hall
Hartis Rd
Ig Famlee
Dorothy Fuldheim
Wews-Tv
Channel 5
Cleveland
Brunswick council approves two mayoral appointments
Brunswick council unanimously approved two appointments by Mayor Helen L. West. Emmet Mathews will replace Richard Freese as cochairman of the Civil Service Commission after Freese moves away. Elmer Benjamin was reappointed to the zoning board of appeals, noted for his decade on the panel.
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Brunswick
Helen L. West
Emmet Mathews
Richard Freese
Cochairman
Civil Service Commission
Freese
Mathews
Wolfe Drive
Ford Olor Co
Elmer Benjamine
Zoning Board of Appeals
West
Benjamine
130Th St
Creston Livestock Report Shows Mixed Market Activity
Creston consignors sold 1315 head with better calves strong and some above 50 dollars, top 70 in choice heavies. Hogs steady near 51 dollars, top 51.50 for quality Yorkshires. Steers mostly lower, Holstein tops 34.50, cows up 2.50 with high Holsteins at 32.50. Feeder cattle firm, calves priced 50 to 70 dollars for choice, with varied bids across classes.
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Creston
North Ridgeville Vocational Night Planned at High School
Parents of North Ridgeville High School students are invited to a vocational night at 7 30 p m Thursday in the high school. Information covers school and Lorain County Vocational Center programs with four in school options OWA OWB Distributive Education and Cooperative Office Education. Speakers include Principal Phillip Trout and coordinators. Married couples are reminded of an 8 p m Marriage Encounter Weekend session at St Peter s Church Center Ridge.
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North Ridgeville High School
North Ridgeville
Lorain County
Phillip Trout
Bill Williamson
Robert DiFranco
Donald Hall
County Vocational Center
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Center Ridge
Lorain considers senior citizen permit fee waiver
Lorain council's legislative committee endorsed waiving building permit fees for seniors the disabled and other fixed income residents. Details remain, but a similar guideline to water discounts would apply. The plan could save golden agers 10 to 20 dollars per permit.
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Lorain
Council
Thomas Gallo
D-4
William Parker
R-7
Lorain to fight Edison over rate hike and fuel clause
Lorain council utilities committee reaffirmed its stance against Ohio Edison Companys request for higher rates and endorsed forming a fund to support the fight. The panel backed eliminating a fuel cost clause in the next contract and joined 21 Ohio cities in rate negotiations. A $5,850 Lorain share was voted, with potential costs of $1,950 if settled without PUCO intervention. James Kokinda urged that any increase be borne mainly by industrial and commercial customers.
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Mack Long
Lorain
Ohio Edison
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Lorrain
James Kokinda
Lorain dredge disposal site to begin work in June
U S Army Corps of Engineers plans construction of a 58 acre diked disposal site on the east breakwall to hold Black River dredgings from Lake Erie. A $10 million project with city 25 percent share. about $2 million funded to date. Completion targeted by 1978 with fill to last ten years, after which land to be given to Lorain for recreation. U S Steel Lorain Cuyahoga Works pollution plan aided city waiver.
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Lorain
Lake Erie
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
TRE
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Black River
U.S. Steel Lorain- Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel
Corps of Engineers
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