Avon Lake school official joins state education board honors
Avon Lake Board of Education member David A. Updegraff, a nine year veteran and former president and vice-president, was named to the Ohio School Board Association's All-Northeast Region School Board at an Oct. 21 Akron meeting. He also serves seven years on the Lorain County Joint Vocational School District Board of Education. He is vice-president of Ber t laanspery Corp.
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Avon Lake
Avon Lake Board of Education
Ohio School Board Association
David A. Updegraff
Akron
Updegraff
Lorain County
103 Year Old Voter Casts Ballot for Bill Clinton
Leila Gates born October 27 1889 in Ann Arbor Michigan marked 72 years of voting as Maple Heights Ohio residents cast absentee ballots in the presidential election. She recalled fear on the 1920 vote and said she voted for Clinton this year citing concerns about Bush and the president’s performance.
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Maple Heights
Leila Gates
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bill Clinton
Bush
Fragmented obituary mentions Gates family and Euclid life
A fragmentary obituary references Mary Gates and her family history. It notes Maple Care Center friends and staff, city and school officials, and Gates' son John of Cleveland Heights. Details cover moves to Detroit schools, Cleveland area residence, retirement, and a long marriage ending with Paul in 1949. The narrative mentions health decline after a fall in 1991 and kin praise.
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Maple Care Center
Gates
John
Cleveland Heights
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Bales
Grog&vcasty
Officials seek more funding for lead poisoning prevention
Ohio health officials urge more money for lead poisoning prevention as 5 to 10 percent of children may be exposed. They note costs hover around 3000 dollars per home for removal and report federal grants cover part of the effort.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Fedint
Ani Sreamieyidhee
Daniel Chatfield
Ohio Department of Health
Division of Environmental Health
the Plain Dealer
Cynthia French
CDC
Centers For Disease Control
Storyteller Lloyd Thomas to visit local libraries
Mohawk storyteller Lloyd Thomas from Bradford Ontario will visit area libraries in November. He will present stories songs and dances about his people's history with artifacts such as beads hats instruments weapons and wampum belts. Presentations are free and open to the public at Oberlin Elyria Domonkas and Avon Lake libraries on listed November dates and times.
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Lloyd Thomas
Bradford
Ontario
Thomas
The
Turtle
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Oberlin Public Library
S. Main St
Elyria Public Library
Washington Ave
Domonkas
E. Lake Rd
Sheffield Lake
Avon Lake Public Library
Electric Blvd
Elyria police probe snake theft from apartment
Police investigate a Python theft in Elyria after a Burmese three-foot snake valued at 3 is found missing from a Geenwad Street apartment. The occupants returned about 12:30 a.m. Saturday to discover the reptile gone and a basement door deadbolt removed after entry was gained through a storm cellar door.
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Geenwad Street
Samotine Bridaw
Mansfield men face robbery charges in Lorain
Three Mansfield men are charged after allegedly assaulting John Dugar while he gave directions on East Erie Avenue. Antonio D. Jones, 21, faces assault and robbery charges, while Marvin J. Ward, 26, and Maurice D. Roddy, 28, are charged with complicity to assault and robbery. Dugar, 79, says he was beaten in his front yard at 8 21 a.m. Sunday. $90 was taken from his wallet.
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Lorain
Mansfield
East Erie Avenue
Antonio D. Jones
Marvin J. Ward
Maurice D. Roddy
Lorain City
John Dugar
Dugar
101 arrested at Ohio U Halloween party
Athens police report 101 revelers arrested during the Halloween street party in Court Street, mostly for disorderly conduct, underage drinking, and possession of a controlled substance. An additional 31 received underage drinking tickets. No assaults, vandalism, or sexual offenses were reported. The event ran 6 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday. Ohio University in Athens lies about 75 miles southeast of Columbus.
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Athens
Ohio
College Town
Athens County
Richard Mayer
Court Street
Dave Williams
Columbus
Ohio University
Lorain High DECA students win district awards
Lorain High School Fashion Merchandising and DECA members Casey Kasparik Westley Durnei and Jessica Lara won awards in District 8 competition Kasparik earned first place in male public relations Durnei placed second in male public relations Lara finished fifth in female public relations Kasparik will represent the district in the Ohio DECA Public Relations Male Officer Contest in November.
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Lorain
Lorain High School
Casey Kasparik
Westley Durnei
Jessica Lara
Casey
Ohio
DECA
VFW Fund Bus Trip to Kenny Rogers Show in Wheeling
Wellington hosts a one day bus trip to Wheeling West Virginia on November 30 for the Kenny Rogers Christmas Show and the Festival of Lights. The Rogers Show lasts two and a half hours and the ticket transportation and dinner cost 46 dollars. Reservations by Thursday to Calvin Woods or Dorothy Jean McHugh. Departure 12 30 p.m. return 1 a.m. December 1.
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Wellington
VFW Community Flag Fund
Wheeling
W. Va
Calvin Woods
Dorothy Jean McHugh
County gets grant to expand teen DUI safety program
Elyria Lorain County wins an Ohio Department of Highway Safety grant to grow a teen drunken driving program and promote seat belts and bicycle helmets. A $15,850 grant will be presented Nov 12 after a high school workshop at Lorain County Community College. Funds support follow up DUI workshop activities and local child safety seat and helmet campaigns.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Lorain County Community College
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Leaddle
Tom Mahl
Detroit
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Euclid
Elyria Country Club
Jeanmarie Hoffman
Richard Hoffman
Merlin
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King Arthur
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Vampira
Richard Bunner
Buoner
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Ohio U's
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Wheeling, W. Va
Elyria Township
Citizens For the
Robert J. Repas
Griswold Tid
Tyra
Tuberculosis Clinic
Kathleen A. Horvath
John A. Baird
Richard E. Rew
Mary JO Cook
Robert A. Dinallo
Gregory A. White
County Recorder
L. Betty Waftiger
County
TREAS
David Taylon JR
Paul M. Matus
Supreme Court
Thomas J. Moyer
the Supreme Court
Mark P. Painter
Paul E. Pfeifer
CT. OF Appeals SI Dist
William A. Baird
Daniel B. Quillin
CT. OF Appeals
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Morgan
State Board OF Education
Mata W. Wise
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