On This Day in 2023 Almanac Highlights and Birthdays
The almanac notes December 22 as day 356 of 2023 with nine days left. It lists birthdays and notable events from 1858 Puccini to 2017 California wildfires, plus ages of actors and musicians ranging from Hector Elizondo to Meghan Trainor.
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Hector Elizondo
Red Steagall
World Bank Group
Paul Wolfowitz
Lauralee Bell
Lori McKenna
Dina Meyer
Ted Cruz
Texas
Heather Donahue
Chris Carmack
Harry Ford
Greg Finley
Logan Huffman
Jordin Sparks
Meghan Trainor
Casper Ruud
Ohio continues rise in unemployment claims over month
Ohio shows a steady uptick in continued unemployment claims with 2,387 more claims than the prior week and a four week rise near 10,000. Contact Madisyn Woodring at 330 721 4049 or mwoodring at medina gazette.com.
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Ohio
Madisyn Woodring
Medinagazette.com
Medina
William D. Hudnutt
Jason Gwinnup
Jgwinnup
Medina-Gazette.com
Scott Mahoney
Smahoney
Albert Grindle
Agrindle
Sara Crawford
Scrawford
Medina High to rename baseball softball complex Jim Wells Park
Medina High School will rename its baseball and softball complex Jim Wells Park in honor of late Medina graduate Jim Wells. Wells, a 1959 Medina graduate and 26 year district employee, was inducted into the Medina County Sports Hall of Fame and Medina City Schools Hall of Fame. A naming committee reviewed support from community members and letters from supporters before the Medina Board of Education unanimously approved the resolution.
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Medina
Medina High School
Jim Wells
Wells
Ball State University
Milwaukee Braves
Medina County Sports Hall of Fame
Medina City Schools Hall of Fame
Kris Quallich
Medina Board of Education
Jeanne Pritchard
Medina Schools
Quallich
Dan Stadnik
Board of Education
Stadnik
South Court Street
Wellses
Jim
Alan Cooksey
Medina County gingerbread contest crowns winners at John Smart House
The Medina County Historical Society hosted its first gingerbread house contest at the John Smart House Museum with four open houses drawing 165 visitors. Candy Jackson won the adult category and Elliot Bornstein the children’s. Gingerbread houses were donated to local assisted living facilities and Medina County Home for residents after votes were tallied on December 3.
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Medina County
Candy Jackson
Elliot Bornstein
Welfare check leads to arrest and multiple incidents in Wadsworth
Police logs list a welfare check on King Street ending in the arrest of Richard Laparo, 54. Other events include property damage, vehicle tampering, threats, thefts, domestic disturbance arrests, shoplifting, a missing juvenile located, and arrests of Gina Ray and Samantha Walton on warrants or theft charges in Wadsworth.
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King Street
Richard Laparo
Wadsworth
College Street
East Smokerise Drive
Marie’s
Williams Reserve Boulevard
Oakwood Avenue
Gina T. Ray
Baldwin Street
Ambassador Drive
Giant Eagle
Walmart
Frank T. Seninsky
North Royalton
Samantha M. Walton
Barberton
Walton
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