Moped law takes effect as Elyria warns riders
Elyria police give mopeds a three week grace period before strict enforcement of a new state law. The measure creates a separate moped category with four provisions including curb distance, rear view mirrors, helmet use for under 18, and no passengers. Local reactions vary from support for safety to concerns about sales and practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Rodger Griffith
Richard Celeste
Ohio
Griffith
Donald Wimsatt
Wimsatt
Yarish
Henry Smith
Smith
Canadian American Legion Drill Team Performs at Oberlin
Members of the Lorain based Canadian American Legion Auxiliary Drill Team drill in Oberlin College for the games guided by the wail of John Simpson’s bagpipes. C T photo by Gene Krebs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian American Legion Auxiliary
Lorain
John Simpson
Gene Krebs
1982 Elyria bank robbery survivor recalls tension
Adriana Bislich, a teller at Thrift Federal Savings and Loan in Columbia Station, described a morning when a gunman robbed the bank on October 5 1982. She and the manager were tied up and tied in a restroom. Seventeen months later Eaton Township man admitted guilt in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Adriana Bislich
Federal Savings and Loan
Columbia Station
Savings and Loan
Weather outlook and scattered storms forecast
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 60 and easterly to southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. Friday will be partly cloudy with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms and a high near 78. Rain chances are 10 percent tonight and 30 percent on Friday. Details on Page A-3. A watched pot never boils, it scorches.
U S Steel Lorain Works Faces $2 Million Tax Loss
U S Steel at Lorain works reports a $38 million drop in tangible personal property this year, causing about $2 million less tax for Lorain County and $1.6 million less for Lorain schools. Superintendent Pavic warns budget cuts may total $3 million for 1985 even with existing carryover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
U.S. Steel Corp
Cuyahoga-Lorain Works
Lorain County
Lorain
Loram
John Pavic
Pavic
Robert Rulli
Rulli
U.S. Steel
Pittsburgh
Lorain Works
U.S Steel
Oio
Elyria man nets $10,000 walleye prize catch
Elyria resident John Victor 53 of 728 Thornwood Blvd reeled a 2 pound 2.5 ounce walleye from western Lake Erie that Lindy Little Joe plans to verify as one of 10 tagged fish worth $10,000 each. The fish released near West Reef Port Clinton will be polygraphed before prize claim. two more $10,000 tagged walleye will be released off Lorain Tuesday. Victor works at Ridge Tool Co and has fished four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Victor
Lake Erie
Victor
Thornwood Blvd
Elyria
Lindy- Little Joe Lure Co
West Reef
Port Clinton
Ridge Tool Co
Lorain
Ashtabula
Terri and Teddy the tiny dog’s Chicago misadventure
Terri and her dog Teddy, a Lhasa Apso, travel from a Chicago suburb to enjoy sights. Teddy wanders to the water, falls into a rock crack, slips into a cave-like ledge, and cries out in fright as bystanders summon help. Jim delays two hours before police arrive as fire units are delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri
Teddy
Jim
Chicago
Peoria
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Yarish
C&d Cycle Shop
Jared Wilbanks
Geoffrey Barnard
Oberlin
Highlands
Heather
Scott Stephens
C-T
Cleveland
John Arendash
Thrift Federal
Tee
Peewee
FG Entertainment
USS’ Tax Drop Socks
By Scott Stephens
Lindy Little Joe
Baby
Darling
Sweetie
Dick Feagler
Fire Department
Mike Roykoy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!