City Hall Gala Opens Six Day Celebration in Elyria
City officials mark the new City Hall with six days of events beginning with a preview gala at 75 dollars per person by reservation. Tours run Thursday through the weekend as Elyria honors a 30 year building milestone plus concerts, a veterans memorial service and a Memorial Day parade. Mayor Bill Grace praised the historic investment and public pride expected at the ornate council chambers.
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Thursday Concert Countdown By Pioneer Marching Band
The Pioneer Marching Band presents a Thursday evening concert with a countdown guide for attendees. Directors and student musicians perform selections, rehearsals highlighted, and program details outlined for the campus event.
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Sheffield Fire Station Struck by Three Lightning Hits
Firefighters at Fire Station No. 2 on Route 254 and Gulf Road battled a blaze sparked by lightning. A parked ambulance outside the burning building was struck a third time, damaging the antenna and computer system. Mayor Darlene Ondercin described the scene as the equipment being melted.
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Lightning can strike Empire State Building hundreds of times
A historical note explains that tall structures like the Empire State Building attract lightning, averaging about 100 strikes annually, suggesting frequent electrical impacts and the risk connected with tall metal buildings during storms.
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Lorain plans 58 acre lakefront aquarium tourism hub
Dan Martin of Lorain County Metro Parks helps drive a plan to turn a 58 acre Lake Erie dike disposal area into a year round destination. Officials seek state or federal funding for a feasibility study with potential features such as observation decks botanical gardens and an amphitheater aiming to boost jobs tourism and lake access over four to five years.
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Lorain WWII Memorial Dedication Fans Local Remembrance
Lorain County veterans plan the 73rd annual Community Memorial Service at Palace Civic Center Lorain led by LORAIN Memorial Association president Jack LaViiha. About 1 000 enamel pins will honor veterans as Southview High School Wind Ensemble performs and Jasmine Vasquez of Army JROTC sings the National Anthem. LaViiha recalls Navy service starting April 1944 and his brother William E LaVicha died in service.
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Vietnam Memorial Site Pick Reset in Lorain County
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee reverses a near final site choice, restarting the selection process amid internal disputes and procedural errors in Lorain County. Amherst and Grafton remain involved as officials rework potential locations.
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Coroner Finds No Soot in Slain Boy Jacob Diaz
Coroner notes only a small amount of carbon monoxide in Jacob Diaz lungs after a West 10th Street fire. The death remains under investigation as his mother Nicole Diaz, 28, faces homicide charges.
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Drumbeat May Signal Planned Terror Attack
US officials have obtained new intelligence deemed highly credible indicating al Qaida or other terrorists in the United States preparing to launch a major attack this summer. The time and place are not known but authorities warn a chemical biological or radiological weapon may be in play.
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