Matia family's luck and planning mark racing life
Jim Matia built a life around discipline and family, winning early at local tracks with a $2 bet that sparked a Derby bid with Loyal Son in 1961. He favored careful planning over luck, hosting annual family trips and picnics after his mother’s 1986 death, shaping lessons for his three Elyria children.
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Matia
Lady Luck
Jim Matia
Loyal Son
Jim Matia Jr
Jack Matia
Jayne Eisbrenner
Jack
Eisbrenner
Arson charges after fireworks shot from SUV in Elyria
Elyria police arrested Nicholas Smith 21 and Joseph Elkins 19 on arson related charges after a green Jeep Cherokee was followed by a man reporting fireworks fired from the passenger side striking a pickup. Smith faced complicity to arson and reckless operation. Elkins was charged with arson. A box of miscellaneous fireworks was found in Smiths car.
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Elyria
Nicholas Smith
Joseph Elkins
Lorain
Elkins
Smith
Lorain Robbery May Be Gang Related
A Lorain man was beaten and robbed on West 25th Street by five Hispanic men with Latin Kings tattoos. They emerged from an old Chevy with a Puerto Rican flag and a rear license plate, pistol whipped him, and he was hospitalized with rib and knee injuries. no arrests yet.
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Lorain
West 25Th Street
Lottery draw results for Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania West Virginia
Ohio results include Midday Pick 3 3-9-4 and 6-6-2, Midday Pick 4 3-8-3-0 and 0-5-2-1, Rolling Cash 5 1-10-21-30-39 with a 120000 jackpot, Classic Lotto 1-16-23-37-40-49 and 2.6 million jackpot. Michigan Daily 3 7-7-2 Daily 4 0-1-8-1 Fantasy 5 1-15-28-32-34 Classic Lotto 47 12-17-24-26-42-47. Pennsylvania Daily Number 4-9-6 Big 4 2-3-9-3 Cash 5 6-15-16-20-31. West Virginia Daily 3 2-5-4 Daily 4 7-2-2-0. Ohio past winners Friday include Midday Pick 3 5-2-5 and Pick 3 2-1-3 Midday Pick 4 6-4-4-5 and Pick 4 1-0-6-4 Rolling Cash 5 3-20-33-38-39.
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Michigan
Fantasy
Pennsylvania
Big
Cash
West Virginia
Ohio
Rolling Cash
Chronicle Telegram Staff Contact and Publication Info
The Chronicle Telegram lists staff roles including editor Andrew R Young and managing editor Patti Ewald with phone extensions and departments such as news and sports. It notes Lorain County Printing and Publishing Company address in Elyria Ohio and weekend delivery details with specific holiday publication dates.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
JoAnn Traut
Chronicle
A. Cooper Hudnutt
Andrew R. Young
Patti Ewald
Tom Meecha
Gary Cozart
Philip W. Kelly
Julie Wallace
Kyle Kondik
Benjamin Nagy
METRO
Christina Jolliffe
Kevin Aprile
Bruce Bishop
Chie
Dave Perczek
Chronicle- Telegram
Lorain County Printing and Publishing Company
East Ave
Elyria
the Chronicle
Telegram
P.O
Campaign to name new wonders prompts voting surge
The 1999 effort led by Bernard Weber drew almost 200 nominations and narrowed to 21 finalists by 2006. Leaders included Colosseum Great Wall Machu Picchu Taj Mahal and Petra while Liberty and Sydney Opera House trailed. The ancient seven wonders remain in a traditional Mediterranean and Middle East pattern.
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Easter Island
Pacific
Statue of Liberty
Acropolis
Russia
Kremlin
Australia
Sydney Opera House
Pyramids of
Giza
Bernard Weber
Colosseum
Great Wall
Machu Picchu
Taj Mahal
Petra
Mediterranean
Middle East
Antipater
Sidon
Babylon
Zeus
Olympia
Artemis
Ephesus
Halicarnassus
Colossus
Rhodes
Pharos
Alexandria
Waltsville blotter July 4 to July 3 highlights
A compact police blotter lists dates from July 4 to July 3 with incidents in Elyria and Lorain areas. Notable items include a death found natural causes, thefts from homes and purses, car damage, assaults, DUI and traffic violations, and stolen jewelry and electronics. Names include Rodney Sanders, Christopher Kish, Jefferey Simler, David Pinkerton, and Brenda Porter.
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29Th St
Eighth St
Rodney Sanders
Lorain
BY THE NUMBERS FISCAL YEAR 2007 SCHOOL FUNDING AND STAFF
School district figures show open enrollment losses of 1.7 million and charter losses of 8.2 million for FY 2007. Regular student counts span 6,757 to 7,088 with teacher totals 714 down to 650. superintendent salaries range from 107 000 to 175 000 and general fund appropriations around 72.6 to 91 million.
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Dee Morgan
Cheryl Atkinson
Pele
Lorain and Hamilton Schools Face Budget Crises and Cuts
Lorain and Hamilton school districts face large deficits from prior forecasts and enrollment shifts. Lorain projects deficits up to 15 million by 2008 after borrowing, while Hamilton reduced staff to avert red ink. Charter growth and costly contracts compound Lorain’s financial strain.
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Lorain
Hamilton
Ohio Department of Education
Ghizzoni
Lowell Davis
Lorain Schools
Joni Copas
Copas
Robert Hancock
Hancock
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Sfoucher
Chroniclet
A.C. Hudnutt
Arthur D. Hudnutt
Barb Rusko Stephens
U.S
Jordan
Great Wall of
China
Rome
India
Christ the Redeemer
Brazil
Lorain Police
Charleston Ave
Victory Ave
Erie Ave
Christopher Kish
Columbus
Violaton
Chelsea Drive
Massachusetts Ave
28Th St
Andover Cove
Alabama Ave
Jefferey Simler
Newbury
Crehore St
Fourth St
David Quigley
Simple Assult
Garden St
Darryl Boone
Alexander Drive
Second St
North Glenn
Bon-Air Ave
Dewey Ave
David Pinkerton
Deer Run
Grafton and
Fuller Roads
Pierre Alston
Dellefield Road
Indian Hollow Road
Grafton
Robson Roads
Jeremy Hawkins
Diagonal Road
Amherst Road
O'Neil Boulevard
Brenda Porter
Bette Pearce
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