Cascade students publish Right to Read Week book
Cascade Elementary produced a 50 page book with 392 pupils contributing writing and illustrations to honor Right to Read Week. Kindergartners and first graders were guided by pictures and stories while older students wrote their own pieces. The project involved staff from Cascade and West High, a parent volunteer, and sixth grader Ross Pollack who did the cover art.
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Elyria
Cascade Elementary
Paula Bainbridge
Bambridge
Glenn Bayless
Glenna Baumbaugh
West High
Cascade
Judy Scott
Ross Pollack
Ross
Kris Sooy
John Sherrard
Fred Visci
United States
Myway Runs Loose Then Returns Amid Household Fright
A pet parrot named Myway escapes its cage and triggers frantic room searches before reuniting on the mother’s foot. The mother warns the owner that repeating such an incident could force giving Myway away, underscoring the narrator’s regret over not always having Myway.
Giant chicken seeks playmate in city chaos
A lonely giant chicken terrorizes streets breaking windows until a boy encounters it. The bird answers to the number 797 and responds to the boy’s calls. They bond through play and happiness follows their meeting.
Kidnapperman in a Grade 4 Message
A fourth grade student Louise Francis writes a playful yet eerie note about a figure calling themselves Kidnapperman. The child asserts that her dad is Mr. T and offers a “helping hand” while warning against getting closer.
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Mr. T
Kdnapperman
BFI to raise Elyria trash dump fee to $2.90 per yard
Elyria faces a $50,000 increase in 1985 trash disposal costs as BFI raises its rate at the Russia Township landfill from 2.25 to 2.90 per cubic yard. Mayor Keys says no alternative exists, with Akron’s plant cost around 18 dollars per yard and recycling touted but deemed impractical.
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Elyria
Browning-Ferris Industries
Elyna
BFI
Russia Township
Michael B
Keys
Council
Paul Sweetrich
Bullocks
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Russia
Howard Coleman
D-7
Loram County
Akron
Coleman
Robert Reichard
R-4
George Brotherton
Lorain County
Reichard
Sex charges pending Dodrill pleads no contest
Elyria. Steven C. Dodrill, 38, arrested in a county wide sex for sale operation, pleaded no contest in municipal court to resisting arrest and obstructing official business. He was sentenced to 10 days on each count, with the sentence deferred pending his felony case. He faces one count promoting prostitution and two counts of rape in common pleas court related to his Party Favors operation and a March raid on his former E Broad Street residence.
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Elyria
Steven C. Dodrill
Cleveland
Dodrill
Common Pleas
Common Pleas Court
Dodmll
Party Favors
E. Broad Street
Lorain council president pleads no contest to DWI case
Edmond J. Skimin Lorain City Council president pleaded no contest to drunken driving charges. He was fined 350 dollars plus costs, received a 13 day jail term with 10 days suspended and three days credit for an alcohol education course. His license was suspended 60 days from May 8 to July 7 with work driving only if insured. He is a Democratic candidate in a three way race for council president on May 7.
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Lorain
Edmond J. Skimin
Skimin
St.Joseph’s Christian Life Center
Robert Ewers
Ewers
Council
Joseph Zahorec
10Th St
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Chronicle-Telegram
Weller Road
Sheila
David Pollack
Gene Krebs
Laura Joslyn
C-T
Zoe
Mario Mathis
Mecca Glinsey Kindergarten
Kim Sayers
Louise Francis
By Randall Edwards
Leo Bullocks
Prospect Elementary School
Oberlin
Bob Sorino
Ikimin
Edmond Skimin
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