Retired nurse wins Calta service award
Marilyn Chavalia, 82, of Grafton, received Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Ruth Calta Community Service Award, chosen from three Mercy nominees. A former EMH Elyria nurse, she volunteers with her church, funds meals, runs an Alzheimer’s group, and helps homeless families through Family Promise, saying she makes time to serve.
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Mercy Regional Medical Center
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Mercy
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Peggy Battle
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Mercy Thrift Shop
Pam Belskis
Calta
Lorain Community Hospital
Women’s Auxiliary
Grafton
Emh Elyria Medical Center
Family Promise
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Vernon Hughes
Marilyn Chavalin
Lorain County Community College
LCCC Hosts FamilyFest With Tours and Entertainment
Lorain County Community College invites families to FamilyFest from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday featuring entertainment by talent-audition winners, a Kid's Zone with rides and activities, character appearances, live music, and a Global Cardboard Challenge in the Discovery Tent encouraging creativity and problem solving.
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Lorain County Community College
LCCC
FamilyFest
Reunion of three Vietnam Seabees After 44 Years
In Port Clinton Ohio on September 29 Jim Buehler Noel Crawford and Gary Ontko reunited after 44 years. The three former Seabees who helped build roads hospitals and schools in Da Nang shared memories over dinner with friends and family. Ontko recalled a first night of mortar and rocket fire that bonded them as brothers. Buehler and Crawford live near Columbus while Ontko resides in Sandusky. Bev Ontko organized the surprise gathering.
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Reynoldsburg
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Sandusky
Bev Ontko
Fracking activists shift stance in Dimock case
In Dimock Pennsylvania activists who once opposed drilling now partner with industry and even sign leases. Victoria Switzer endorses a governor supporting gas from the Marcellus Shale and promotes air quality cooperation, signaling evolving anti drilling tactics as shale gas persists. Some groups still seek a ban while Pennsylvania residents confront a changed landscape.
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Victoria Switzer
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Switzer
New York State
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