Firefighter Walks Hot Coals in Ohio Firewalk
North Olmsted firefighter Richard Donaldson joined a dozen participants in a West Richfield course on firewalking. He spent 50 dollars for a day of lectures and practice, walking across two inch thick glowing coals with claimed 1200 degree heat, and even firewalking twice. He warned against trying on grills at home and noted others have posted injuries in the practice.
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North Olmsted
Richard Donaldson
Hardy Dozen
Donaldson
West Richfield
Cleveland
Gene Krebs
Avon teacher Mildred Barnett named Teacher of the Year
Mildred Barnett, Avon librarian for 23 years, is Avon School System's Teacher of the Year. She helped found the system's first library in 1962 and co coordinates the Chapter 2 project. Barnett holds a masters in library science from Kent State and remains active in local history work.
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Mildred Barnett
Avon
Nancy Bostwict
Bowling Green State University
Kent State University
Robert
Sharon
Lorain Teen Heather Cassidy Heads to National Spelling Bee
Heather Cassidy 15 of Lorain will fly to Washington D C to represent the area in the National Spelling Bee after winning The Chronicle Telegram Regional Final. She will tour the capital with her teacher Kathleen Petro and her parents join the trip, bringing support from relatives and friends.
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Lorain
Heather Cassidy
Cedar Point
Heather
St. Peter Catholic School
Washington
Kathleen Petro
St. Peter
Darry Cassidy
Robinhood
Tina
Betty
Encyclopaedia Brittanica
Hudson
Darryl Cassidy
A.james) Quinn
C-T
Lights out at LCCC campus as poles removed
Lorain County Community College began conserving energy in 1976 by turning off lights and now half the main north south road light poles have been removed leaving concrete footers as reminders of high energy costs and earlier construction.
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Elyria
Lorain County Community College
Union strike at Harshaw Filtrol plant in Elyria
Union members at the Harshaw Filtrol Partnership plant in Elyria voted 144 to 29 to reject a three year offer and walked out amid concerns over job classifications pay pensions and long term wages. Management says plant will run with salaried staff to meet customer needs. The Local 73 ICWU represents about 265 workers with 1,300 in the Cleveland area.
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Elyria
Harshaw/Filtrol Partnership
Deborah Wechsler
Harshaw/Filtrol
International Chemical Workers Union
Stiker
Ohio
Harvard-Denison
Cleveland
Filtrol Corp
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Co
LCCC Tech Chairman Resigns for Illinois Deanship
Lorain County Community College Engineering and Computer Technologies chair Dallas Garrett will leave to become Dean of Business and Technology at Triton College River Grove Illinois. His resignation was approved by the LCCC Board. Garrett started with LCCC in 1983 and has chaired the division since its inception.
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Elyria
Dallas Garrett
Lorain County Community College
Illinois
Lccc Board of Trustees
Garrett
LCCC
Triton College
River Grove
Edgar H. Otto
Ohio Technology Transfer Organization
Otto
U.S. Steel
Henry B. Ferguson
Elyria High Band to Perform Free Concert Tonight
Elyria Ohio Elyria High School Pioneer Marching Band will give a free concert in Ely Park tonight at 7 without admission. The event invites residents to enjoy a display by the school musicians amid community activity in the park.
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Elyria
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