Avon Belden Road Closure Guides North Ridgeville Traffic
Avon Belden Road at Conrail tracks will close Thursday and Friday for track repairs. Northbound drivers should detour west on Sugar Ridge to Maddock, then Center Ridge and back to Avon Belden. southbound traffic follows opposite directions. City officials and OWDA discuss a possible legal action over water charges and EPA rules.
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Avon Belden Road
Conrail
City Hall
Sugar Ridge Road
Maddock Road
Maddock
Center Ridge Road
Three motorists fined after pleading no contest in Elyria
Three motorists originally charged with driving while under the influence were found guilty of lesser charges after pleading no contest in Elyria Municipal Court. Audrey J. Greenfield of Lorain, James A. Collins of Elyria, and Clarence Bender of Elyria faced fines ranging from 300 to 950 dollars and license suspensions for varying periods.
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Elyria
Audrey J. Greenfield
Seneca
Lorain
James P
Clarence Bender
College Park Dr
Nagy
Leukemia fears linger for A-bomb test witness
North Ridgeville resident George Estus recalls the 1951 Nevada atomic test eight miles away. He describes the heat on his back, the scorched sheep, and delayed health concerns as CDC seeks volunteers from similar 1957 tests to study radiation effects. Estus, 30 at the time, now worries about leukemia while working at Cleveland Hopkins Airport.
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Dimitru Ghizdavu
Cleveland
North Ridgeville
Bob Graham
George Estus
Nevada
Estus
Denise
Center For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
Army
Atomic Energy Commission
Glyn Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
United Airlines
Cleveland Hopkins International
Wellington eyes temporary ball field on cemetery land
Wellington Planning Commission forwarded a request from the recreation board to the zoning board of appeals for a temporary baseball diamond on cemetery property used by Greenwood Cemetery. The cemetery board approves the land’s temporary use with bleachers a backstop portable toilet and no amplification or sales.
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Wellington Board
Wellington
Wellington Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
Recreation Board
Greenwood Cemetery
Cemetery Board
Niki Honoshofsky
Cemetery Road
Greensound
Council will act as residents sue plant odor grows
North Ridgeville residents pressed council over the Schneider sewage treatment plant odor and reliability. The council asked the Lorain County Board of Health to inspect the facility and draft a written report, and directed the Law Director to draft an ordinance banning new package plants for subdivisions. The engineer was asked to propose odor- reduction steps while residents pushed for funding the Drake Street sewer link to the French Creek plant.
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North Ridgeville
Schneider
Lorain
Law
Robert Corts
Robert Kieinoeder
William Shrier
Laurel Circle
Lester
Drake Street
French Creek
Sandlewood Acres
Schneider Plant
Westlake
Kleinoeder
Woman Wins Garden Club Nomination
Mrs. Frank Kovach of Amherst Garden Club was nominated for Region Six Director of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs at a meeting last Friday in Fremont. She will be installed for a two year term in October. The club also noted a plant auction at the Amherst train depot hosted by Mrs. George Standen and Mrs. Calvin Steary with auctioneer Mrs. Joseph Robinson and program head Mrs. James Geraci. Additional activities included a fresh flower arrangement demonstration at Westminster United Presbyterian Church and a vegetable gardening talk to the United Methodist Church women.
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Amherst
Frank Kovach
Amerst Garden Club
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Ole Zims
Fremont
George Standen
Calvin Steary
Joseph Robinson
James Geraci
RM. Crausar
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
United Methodist Church
Caribou Skin Masks Demand Surges in Alaska and NYC
Alaska markets report high demand for caribou skin masks. Masks feature dyed clipped skins, mustache and beard details from caribou leg hair, and long female mask hair from bull mane. A wolf fur roll encircles the head, with New York buyers paying about ten times the Alaska price.
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Alaska
New York
Creston Livestock Market Report Sees Wide Price Range
Creston consignors sold 1 083 head with calves at $65 to $79 for top white faced lots. Hog prices strengthened with top hogs around 27 90, sow and boar markets up modestly. Steers and heifers gained, with choice steers near 29 7 and top 42 50 for a white faced steer. Feeders rose about 2 50, calves mixed by class, cows and bulls varying by full quality, with general gains across beef cattle categories.
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Creston
Hollywood gossip and show business scoops fill the week
The column riffs on film stars theater headlines and industry rumors. Stockard Channing, Lily Tomlin, Ann Margret, and Valerie Harper are mentioned in the Lois Lane debate and film contracts. Singers Sinatra and Belmondo rumors mingle with studio feuds over Annie Hall ads and King Kong grosses. Local theater and press gossip mix with playful jabs at celebrities.
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Lois Lane
Columbia
Stockard Channing
Peter Falk
Stockard
Mike Nichols
Lily Tomlin
Lily
Portland Sailor Makes Long Drives to Drill with Navy
Donald Pache travels from Smith River California to Portland Oregon each month for 15 years to serve as chief gunners mate on USS Rogers. He puts in about 20 hours of active duty on a weekend and earns roughly 164 dollars, noting he does not receive travel pay.
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Portland
Ore
Donald Pache
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Jean Rahrig
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St. Peter’s
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Apostolic Life Coordinator
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North Ridgeville Junior Women's Club
North Ridgeville Library Fund
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