Lake Erie challenge ends for Olmsted Falls man
Chuck Hotchkiss, 32, a Baldwin Wallace College education major and Harley House pool manager, attempted a 25 mile swim from Beaver Park Lorain to Cedar Point aided by coach Jim Huth and a support crew including navigator Chip Lassure and Rob Edwards. He was pulled from Lake Erie between 8:30 and 9 p.m. after starting at 6 p.m. Friday. His parents joined from shore to monitor communications as Hotchkiss trains for a possible August 54 mile crossing.
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Hotchkiss
Jim Hugh
Parma
Harley House
Middlebury Heights
Olmsted Falls
Lake Erie
Chuck Hotchkiss
Beaver Park
Lorain
Cedar Point
Coast Guard
Jim Huth
Chip Lassure
Geoff Chango
Gregg Karocyzk
Rob Edwards
Chuck
Charles
Berea
Elyria
Sommers
Baldwin-Wallace College
Commercial complex planned at the old Freight House
Elyria businessmen Ted and Leon Altfeld plan to convert the 72-year-old New York Central Freight House at 412 E River St into the Freight House Market. The project, under T & L Properties, would include meat and produce markets, a bakery, a restaurant, and boutiques with a projected cost of 400000. They aim to start this fall pending funding and tenants, and note the building recently received national landmark status from the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, qualifying for tax credits and depreciation benefits.
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Ted Altfeld
New York Central Freight House
Elyria
Ted
Leon Altfeld
Elyria Belting and Machinery Co
E. River St
Freight House
T & L Properties
Williams and
Buckeye
McCoy
Conrail
Altfelds
Ohio Historic Preservation Office
Eight-year-old boy dies after skylight fall in warehouse
Eight-year-old Elyria boy Danny Foppiano died at Elyria Memorial Hospital from massive head injuries after falling 25 feet through a skylight at an abandoned SJC Corp warehouse on Woodford Street. Police say he and two friends climbed over a fence and a roof ladder before the accident occurred near their home Friday night.
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Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Danny Foppiano
Daniel G
Erica Foppiano
Barbara St
SJC Corp
Tappan
Woodford St
Foppiano
Terry
Nighttime accident at GM plant leads to child death
Two boys, ages 6 and 7, fell from a roof Skylights and a fence accessed the plant during a shift change. Neighbors aided responders, the father worked at the plant, and a babysitter watched Joel, 2, at home as investigators inspect security lapses and possible prior intrusions.
Weekend forecast hoeing toward warm and calm
The outlook calls for a clear night with lows near 65 then a partly cloudy Sunday with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Rain chances stay near zero through Sunday as light east to southeast winds around 10 mph persist. Details on Page A-3.
Artillery duel escalates as Beirut suburbs brace for strikes
In Beirut's southern suburbs Israeli and PLO forces fought artillery exchanges amid Syria warning of surprise strikes if Israel attacks eastern Lebanon. U S envoy Habib moves through the region seeking a Lebanon settlement as Syria vows a broad retaliation plan.
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Beirut
United Press International
Syria
Israel
Lebanon
U.S
Philip Habib
Saudi Arabia
Mideast
Damascus
First Bald Eagles Hatched By Artificial Insemination
Ir large scale Eagle Propagation Program led by Bill Voelker on a Millstadt farm hatched three bald eagle eggs last month. Previously only golden eagles were produced. Voelker has been releasing eagles into the Western states and nearby regions for nearly a decade.
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Millstadt
APT
Bill Voelker
Cornell University
Voelker
North Carolina
Tennessee Valley Authority
U.S. Forest Service
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Steve Fogarty
C-T
Toledo
CSU
New York Central
East River Street
Amy Richards
Elyria Belting and Machinery
Altfeld
Daniel
General Motors
Joel
Danny
Michael McKnight
Pinkerton Security Co
Ing
Randall Bradford
Randall
A-T Entertainment
St. Lows Audubon Society
Voetker
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