Priests Announce Closures of Two Elyria Churches
Holy Cross Church in Elyria will close as part of a Catholic Diocese of Cleveland reorganization. Sacred Heart also will close, while St Jude St Agnes and St Mary will support the transition. Parishioners in Lorain bid farewell to Holy Trinity Church as merger talks proceed.
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Edmund Goldbach
Holy Cross Church
Holy Cross
Goldbach
Richard Lennon
Cleveland
West Avenue
Elyria
Ohio
Sacred Heart
St. Jude
St. Agnes
St. Mary
Cluster
Mary Dorothy Tecca
St. Mary Church
Tecca
Lorain
David Novak
Holy Trinity Church
Loss of lifelong Holy Cross church shocks Elyria community
In Elyria, parishioners react to Holy Cross church closure announced during Mass. Clifton Monske, 47, baptized and schooled there, laments the loss and recalls the church as a southern and western anchor of the city. Beverly Wilger had left Holy Cross for St Jude years earlier.
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Union
Holy Cross Church
Elyria
Clifton Monske
Monske
Holy Cross
South Side
Beverly Wilger
St. Jude
Diocesan plan cuts parishes to reshape eight counties
The Vibrant Parish Plan of the diocese groups 224 churches into collaborations and aims to reduce the number of parishes by 52 by June 30, 2010. Population shifts, fewer priests, and finances drive the consolidation to bolster parish vibrancy and resource use across eight counties.
Clean water advised after Elyria boil alert
City officials report water tests show Elyria Water Works water fit for drinking after a boil alert issued Friday afternoon due to dirty lake water. Safety director Chris Eichenlaub calls the alert precautionary.
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Elyria Water Works
Lake Erie
Safety Service
Chris Eichenlaub
Elderly Woman Dies After Hit and Run
An 87 year old nursing home patient, Florence Warren, died after being struck Friday night on Detroit Road in Avon by a hit and run driver. Warren, who walked from Good Samaritan Nursing Center, died at MetroHealth Medical Center. Police seek information to identify the suspect vehicle and driver. no witnesses yet.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Avon
Florence Warren
MetroHealth Medical Center
Warren
Good Samaritan
Brian Tackett
Tackett
Linda Meldrum
Meldrum
Obama Says Food Safety System Is Hazard to Public Health
President Obama urged a broad overhaul of the nations food safety system in his weekly address. He announced Margaret Hamburg as FDA commissioner and Joshua Sharfstein as deputy amid calls for stronger federal oversight and a reshaped agency leadership.
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Obama
Washington
Barack Obama
Food and Drug Administration
New York City
Margaret Hamburg
Baltimore
Joshua Sharfstein
Siblings lose edge for school spots at Redwood Elementary
Avon Lake parents learn the district ends the older sibling edge for all day kindergarten. Previously siblings at Redwood Elementary were nearly guaranteed a slot, but the practice was eliminated as district officials revert to lottery enrollment.
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Avon Lake
Redwood
Bob Scott
Scott
Jeannie Motylewski
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