Fund for poor utility relief runs dry after eight weeks
The $12 500 emergency fund in Lorain County quickly exhausted as needs outstripped resources. United Way seeks grants and gifts to restore aid. applicants were referred by social service agencies and churches and screened by COPE at Walter G Nord Community Mental Health Center.
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United Way of
Greater Lorain County
Jo-Anne Ohms
United Way
COPE
Walter G. Nord
Judy Kaiser
Finishing touch aids emergency fund for bills and rent
The fund started March 15 with a $10,000 Stocker Foundation gift and $2,500 from United Way to cover utilities rent funeral medical and food costs. By Thursday total paid reached $12,345 with $500 more planned. Most disbursed went to overdue utility bills 84 percent to Ohio Edison and Columbia Gas of Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stocker Foundation
United Way
Miss Ohms
Ohio Edison
Columbia Gas
Ohio
18-Year-Olds Lose Beer Rights Under New Law
Students react to a state House bill raising the drinking age to 19 and abolishing 3.2 beer. 18-year-olds fear loss of access, while tavern owners warn of reduced business as shops adapt to high power beer rules and new permitting.
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Shelley Isom
Oberlin
State House of Representatives
Gor. Rhodes
Pam Palfy
Winthrop
Jeff Sayers
Route 58
David Coons
Bob Mazzeo
Zephyr Grill
John Dixon
Johnny Dixon's
Dixon
Dick Shupp
Big Dick’s
Shupp
Mazzeo
Charlie Palmer
Louis Rotano
Convenient Food Mart
Lorain County deputies vote to unionize amid celebration
Lorain County Sheriffs deputies and corrections officers approved union representation by 55 to 25 after an eightieth of eligible employees cast ballots in a nine hour vote monitored by the American Arbitration Association. The Lorain County Deputies Association will negotiate contracts and represent a broad workforce including nurses and cooks. Robert Hammond led the union drive, saying the goal is to raise morale and productivity for the public and department. Sheriff James A. Mertz expressed disappointment that employees chose a recognized union over another option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Balmer
C-T
Lorain County
Robert Hammond
American Arbitration Association
Henry Zieba
Robert Murphy
Association
David Noll
Miriam Rivera
Steinbrenner meets AmShip unions over Lorain yard fate
Lorain American Shipbuilding workers await answers as James Unger of Boilermakers Local 358 reports a positive meeting with George Steinbrenner. A follow up is planned in 10 days while options for the yard include closing, repair operations, or upgrading. previous hopes for large recalls have not materialized amid ongoing layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain American Shipbuilding Co
James Unger
Boilermakers Local 358
AmShip Board
George Steinbrenner
Steinbrenner
Unger
Union
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Social Service Agency
Wesley Spaulding
Kristen Rausch
Wesley
Kristen
North Ridgeville
Wilcox
Olde Towne Hall
New
John Kenney
Stephanie Hilf and
Joe Klinect
Jackie Swansinger
Timberlane Drive
Kathy Danne
Detroit Road
Palfy
Sayers
The
Ohio Union Patrolman’s Association
AFL/CIOO
Hammond
Order of Police
Patrof Men's Association
FOP
Noll
Carl Noll
Tim
Sheriff's Department
James A. Mertz
AmShip
George
Lorain
Shell Oil Corp
U.S. Coast Guard
Moore-McCormick Line
Great Lakes
Niacpe
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