Calta Secures Third Lorain School Superintendent Contract
Lorain school board awarded Supt. Joe F. Calta and Assistant Supt. Clyde R. Scott each a third three year contract. Calta begins Aug 1 with salaries of 25044 and 22261 for Scott. Salaries to be reevaluated January annually. Calta, a 1966 appointee, holds a Case Western Reserve doctorate. Scott also has a doctorate and previously led instructional services. Both contracts keep current salaries with no automatic raises.
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Lorain — School
Joe F. Calta
Board of Education
Clyde R. Scott
Calta
Scott
Case-Western Reserve University
Oberlin Names Spear as Allen Art Museum Director
Oberlin College associate professor Richard E. Spear, a specialist in Italian Baroque Art, will become director of the Allen Art Museum effective July 1, succeeding John R. Spencer. Spear helped curate the Caravaggio exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art and prepared its illustrated catalog after three years of work. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1961 and earned his masters and doctorate from Princeton, joining Oberlin in 1964.
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Oberlin
Richard E. Spear
Oberlin College
Allen Art Museum
John R. Spencer
Cleveland Museum of Art
Caravaggio
Spear
University of Chicago
Princeton University
Professor at OC earns federal post in arts museum program
Oberlin College art professor John Spencer has been named director of the museum program at the National Endowment for the Arts. He will split time between Oberlin and the Endowment through the academic year then devote full time to the federal program. He replaces Thomas Leavitt, now at Cornell. Spencer is Grinnell graduate with Yale master and PhD.
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Washington
Oberlin College
John Spencer
National Endowment For the Arts
Spencer
Oberlin
Allen Memorial Art Museum
Endowment
Federal Museum
Thomas Leavitt
Anderson Dickson White Museum
Cornell University
Grinnell College
Yale
North Ridgeville Board Cuts Spring Break One Day
The North Ridgeville school board voted to shorten this year's spring vacation by one day to make up the day lost when teachers held a study day on February 9. A decision on the makeup date was postponed on February 28. The board later set April 7 as the makeup day, amid debate over fairness and procedure.
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North Ridgeville
Dale Pepin
Pepin
Roger Beitler
Beverly Reising
Beitler
Reising
Jeannie Shultzaberger
Francis Halagan
Daniel Taylor
High school student assault trial set in Elyria
An expelled Elyria High School student, Marsha Diane Whitehead, 18, of 1107 Garden St., pleaded innocent on arraignment and had a pre-trial hearing as a March 2 trial date was set for allegedly assaulting Nedra L. Gast, a high school gym instructor, at the school on Feb 1.
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Elyria High School
Marsha Diane Whitehead
Garden St
Miss Whitehead
Nedra L. Gast
Bids come in below estimate for Lorain jail remodel
Lorain County commissioners opened 24 bids for jail remodeling, far under the architect’s $66 000 estimate. Commissioner President Jeresmo J Keron called the session one of the most active in years and said a report will be given at Thursday’s meeting after bid tabulation by Architect Ronald Landig.
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Lorain County
Jeresmo J Keron
Keron
Ronald Landig
Welfare plan to employ Lorain welfare recipients sparks protest
Lorain officials discussed a city work plan paying welfare recipients 1.60 per hour as credits toward welfare checks. Welfare Rights Organization head Leona Anderson led a group planning to picket if the plan advances. She argued equal pay and warned of federal scrutiny if changes aren’t made.
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Lorain
Leona Anderson
Lorain County
Gerard Pring
Prinz
Mrs. Anderson
Joseph Zahorec
Anderson
Zahorec
Welfare Rights
Elyria High Cheerleaders Host End of Season Meal
Cheerleaders Dale Griffin Ron Beckett and Debbie Moody led an end of season gesture for the Elyria High School basketball team feeding players at the Miller home 254 Georgia Ave. Others listed include Claudia Gollmar Lee Nickoli Dianne ODonnell Karen Ditzel and Chris Ody with family details.
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Elyria High School
Dale Griffin
Donald Griffin
Augdon Dr
Ron Beckett
Adam Beckett
Morgan Ave
Debbie Moody
Molly Roberts
Chestnut St
Charles R. Miller
Georgia Ave
Jayna
Claudia Gollmar
Robert Gollmar
Garford Ave
Lee Nickoli
Robert Nickoli
Oxford Ave
Dianne O’donnell
Alfred O’donnell
Karen Ditzel
Kenneth Ditzel
Gulf Rad
Chris Ody
William Ody Jr
Thornwood Dr
Carl Skatak
Groth Announces Retirement as Firelands School Leader
Firelands School Supt Charley Groth, 62, disclosed plans to retire effective August at a Firelands School Board meeting. Longtime educator who led Arcadia schools for 27 years and taught science and mathematics reflected on a 42 year career, stating he felt ready and would travel and work on home projects with his wife at their Amherst home. He plans to visit his son and daughter in the area while pursuing modest postretirement activities.
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Henrietta
Firelands
Charley KE. Groth
Groth
Firelands Schools
Arcadia
Fireland
Hancock County
Rroth
Terra Lane
Amherst
Arcadia High School
Ohio Northern University
Ada
Ohio State University
Bowling Green State University
City Ice Rink Closes For Season At North Park
Wivria’s ice skating rink in North Park shuts for the season. Parks director Charles Hoagland said the official closing was Sunday, but rain left the rink under three inches of water, prompting the scheduled closure. He noted the rink was open one week longer than last year.
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Wivria
North Park
Charles Hoagland
Parks and Recreation
Hoagland
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