Rainy finale marks John B. Firestone Invitational at Black River
In Black River the John B. Firestone Invitational Track Meet finals were run in heavy rain, dampening spectator appeal due to absence of a medal queen presentation, while timing official Lyn Paladino kept umbrellas handy as coaches sheltered from showers. Local notices include tax details for Lorain County, a prom change at the high school, a district music program, a mothers club style show, a Buckeye Junior High public meeting on jetport sites, and upcoming country shows at Woody's Val-E-Vue Campgrounds with Dolly Parton on May 18 and Tom T Hall on June 15.
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John B. Firestone
Black River
Lyn Paladino
Paladino
Blake Dalgleish
Spencer Township
Lorain County
Fred Dague
G. Shaw
Dague
Russia Township
Elyria City
Wellington
Huntington
Spencer Mothers Club
Lake Erie
Country Tesk
Woody
Val-E-Vue
Nova
Dolly Parton
Tom T. Hall
Weather outlook for lake Erie and Ohio valley
Cloudy today turning partly cloudy this afternoon and at night. Highs near 60 near Lake Erie and upper 70s in the Ohio Valley. Tonight lows in the lower 40s north and low 50s south. Fair tomorrow with highs mid 60s to mid 70s. Sunday through Tuesday highs upper 60s to 70s and nightly lows mid 40s to 50s with a chance of showers Sunday or Monday.
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Lake Erie
Ohio Valley
Friendly Town seeks host families for Inner City kids
Oberlin area families are asked to host inner city children for a week in June as part of a Cleveland ministry program named Friendly Town. Lorain County chairwoman Mrs James Johnson says the week of June 21 to 29 targets 6 to 12 year olds recruited by 22 Cleveland agencies. Over 100 northern Ohio coordinators run the effort with 1,200 participants last year from Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
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Oberlin — Area
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Legion Dinner Honors Snell Award Recipient in Amherst
The 19th annual Dr. C.H. Snell American Legion awards dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at American Legion Post 118 in Amherst. Tickets are $3 per person and available at the club or from Dick Rose, 202 Cherry Valley Drive.
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Amherst
LaGrange plans elderly apartment project on Factory Street
Lorain resident Mal Matheson proposed a one story U shaped elderly apartment complex ending at Factory Street. The 40 unit project would feature 28 to 558 square foot units with cedar exterior, parking, and included appliances. FHA financing would cap cost at 15 600 per unit and current rent is 116 with future rules set at 25 percent of occupant income.
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Lagrange
Mal Matheson
Lorain
Factory Street
Federal Housing Authority
Matheson
LaGrange Council Adopts New Code And Roads Plan
LaGrange village council approved three emergency ordinances including adopting a village traffic and general offenses code, reverting fines to village collection, and combining village clerk and treasurer roles. An ordinance backed state road work on St Rt 303 from Rt 301 to the eastern limits with asphalt at 2,693 feet and a village share of 600 dollars. The meeting also announced bids for Glendale Street widening and resurfacing Bill Court.
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Board of Elections
St. Rt. 303
Rt. 301
Council
Glendale St
Bill Court
LaGrange Announces Spring Cleanup Schedule
LaGrange sets village wide spring cleanup starting Monday May 12 with curbside pickup of discarded furniture and large items not collected weekly. East side of Rt 301 pickups May 12, west side May 19. Items must be at curb by 7 a.m. Officials approve buying a citizens band radio for police cruiser and a base station for Police Chief Chester Lines home. total cost about 400 dollars.
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Rt. 301
Chester Lines
Safety Committee
Elyria youth found guilty of two charges in court
An Elyria youth, William M. Sommers, 19, pleaded no contest to unsafe vehicle operation and carrying a concealed weapon after a Tuesday arrest. He was fined 10 dollars for the unsafe vehicle charge and 250 dollars for the weapon charge, with 76 dollars suspended. Sommers was stopped on Rt 57 near Midway Mall for a broken tail light and claimed the knife was not concealed.
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Elyrian
Elyria
William M. Sommers
Westview Ct
Sommers
Rt- 57
Midway Mall
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