Elyria Apple Festival kicks off with queen and contests
The 18th annual Elyria Apple Festival begins Friday at 11 a.m. and runs through Sunday with 100 booths, food and craft stalls, live music around Ely Square, and a pie contest on Saturday. Queen Ivancic will crown a successor from 14 entrants. festival events include an antique auto show and Apple Princess Pageant. First prize in the pie contest is 25 dollars, with 15 and 10 dollars for second and third.
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Elyria
Johnny Appleseeds
Apple Corp
Rachael Ivancic
Dixon’s
Broad Street
Ely Square
Court Street
Court St
Crosby
Vermilion driver fined for dragging a boy after crash
Elizabeth Sprunk 69 of West Lake Road Vermilion was fined 200 plus costs after pleading no contest to reckless operation failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to pay attention in the August 3 incident that left Vincent Jackson a 13 year old bicyclist dragged 170 feet. Police said Sprunk exited a Liberty Avenue business at high speed and did not stop until flagged down. Jackson was hospitalized and later released after skin grafts. Police seek license re testing.
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Vermilion
Sprunk
Vermilion Municipal Court
Elizabeth Sprunk
West Lake Road
Joseph Ryan
Ryan
Vincent Jackson
Liberty Avenue
Dick Baker Dodge
Fulper’s Auto Parts Inc
Vincent
Man involved in firing of officer back in jail
Kenneth Weese 38 of Wood Avenue was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication after police found him swaying and barely able to speak in front of Rainbow Grocery on Pearl Avenue. He gave officers part of his Social Security number and was jailed for safekeeping following a two day drinking binge. A prior Thanksgiving 1996 incident in Elyria led to a former patrolman losing his job.
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Lorain
Elyria
Kenneth Weese
Wood Avenue
Rainbow
Pearl Avenue
Weese
Brookside students chalk up fine art on sidewalks
Brookside High School art instructor Kristin Bianco guides juniors and seniors in a chalk art project on the sidewalks near the school. Students study art history while creating sidewalk renditions of famous works such as Grant Wood's American Gothic with chalk.
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Sheffield
Marc Chagall
Thomas Kincade
Joan Miro
Brookside High School
Kristin Bianco
Brookside
Bianco
Kortie Koepf
Koepf
Rick Norton
Grant Wood
Norton
Scott Novak
Nick Mastroianni
Matt
Brookside High
Korinie Koepf
New London Mayor Dorothy Sholes resigns Oct 1
New London mayor Dorothy Sholes announced her resignation effective October 1 while in office for a four year term. She cited persistent personal attacks and doubts about remaining effective. The council will consider replacement procedures. interim mayor Rich Smothers could serve if needed.
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New London
Dorothy Sholes
Sholes
Michael Savidge
Scott Bores
Jenna Rowland
Rich Smothers
Village Hall
Festival aims to re establish Puerto Rican Home presence
Lorain hosts LORAIN FESTIVAL BORICUA 1998 a three day event to celebrate Puerto Rican heritage and to re establish The Puerto Rican Home as the community center. The site at 1603 E 28th St Lorain features free concerts arts crafts car antique bike show ethnic foods and Latin music with proceeds funding center renovations and future programs. The project reunites a fading Puerto Rican civic life and plans to launch theater dance and youth sports activities at the renovated East 28th Street site and beyond.
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Lorain
28Th St
Vine Street
Barrios
East 28Th Street
Councilman Shipley Sued Over Medical Bills Dispute
Lorain minor court case targets City Councilman Vinson Shipley over 1906 in medical charges for his dependent daughter and granddaughter from 1992 to 1995. Community Health Partners seeks payment plus interest while Shipley claims invoices were not sent to his insurer and requests dismissal. The matter was continued to pursue an out of court settlement.
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Lorain
Vinson Shipley
Community Health Partners
Shipley
Community
Health Partners
Geoffrey Smith
Hospital
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the Chronicle-Telegram
D. Lyle Crosby
Apple Corp. Festival Committee
Dottie Klimczak
Ivancic
FirstMerit Bank
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Vermilion Police
The
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Joe Mosbrook Jr
1 Chronicle-Telegram
Jeanette Turner
Chronicle-Telegram
Gretchen Thomas
Chronicle
London
Ellen Simmons
Steve Manheim
Jim Baxter
Arsenio Rodriguez
UAW
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