Books on Call Westlake library delivers items to homebound residents
Westlake Porter Public Library runs Books on Wheels delivering free library materials to homebound residents once a month. Volunteers like Marilyn Marlatt stay for visits, offering social connection and assistance beyond delivering books and media. To enroll, call the outreach office at 440 250 5448.
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Westlake Library
Westlake
Mary Bulger
Marilyn Marlatt
Bulger
Westlake Porter Public Library
Marilyn
Greta Garbo
Kris Netzel
Marlatt
Friends of the Library
The
Friends
Porter Public Library
Coalition wins bid to use former Lincoln Elementary as center
The Lorain School Board leased 1600 E. 31st St to the Coalition for South Lorain until 2008 for 20000 dollars or half utilities. El Centro De Servicios Sociales will contract, with 15 groups to offer services. The aim is a community focal point with a computer lab health screenings police substation and youth senior programs.
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Lorain
Coalition For South
E. 31St St
Raul Ramos
Ramos
el Centro de Servicios Sociales, Inc
Daisy Maldonado
el Centro
South Lorain
Man builds own rowboat dies on maiden voyage
Michael Sigsworth 46 spent two months crafting a metal flat bottom rowboat for his daughter Victoria Ann Sigsworth. On a Sunday 3 a.m. test, the craft flipped in Crystal Springs Pond in North Ridgeville, left a friend unable to swim, and prompted a rescue effort. A dive team recovered Sigsworth about 12 hours later while authorities investigate the drowning and potential contributing injuries.
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North Ridgeville
Michael Sigsworth
Herbal Starkey
Victoria Ann Sigsworth
Starkey
Crystal Springs Campground
Sigsworth
Gene Lepke
Lepke
Paul Matus
Elyria expands all day kindergarten offerings
Elyria Schools will add five more all day kindergarten classes next year based on observed gains in reading and math among full day students. Officials cite lasting benefits since 1998 and 2003 test data, while preserving some half day options and noting registration ends Friday.
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Elyria
Michele Stoffan
Staffan
Pat Bendik
Bendik
Paul Rigda
Rita Tomsic
Elyria West High School
Tomsic
Stoffan
Spring Valley Early Childhood Center
Franklin Elementary
Steffan
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