Almanac of notable dates and birthdays for July 18
Key historical events span 1536 to 2013 including the 54th Massachusetts assault on Fort Wagner, Mandela’s birth, Truman succession act, Harlem riots, Chappaquiddick, and Detroit bankruptcy. Notable birthdays include Dick Button, Tenley Albright, Paul Verhoeven, Brian Auger, Dion DiMucci, and Joe Torre among others.
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England
54Th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Fort Wagner
Morris Island
South Carolina
54Th
Robert Gould Shaw
Nelson Mandela
Mvezo
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Harry S. Truman
House
Senate
New York
Harlem
James Powell
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha's Vineyard
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Kopechne
Dick Button
Tenley Albright
Paul Verhoeven
Brian Auger
Dion DiMucci
James Brolin
Joe Torre
Martha Reeves
Craig Fuller
Pure Prairie League
Richard Branson
Margo Martindale
Ricky Skaggs
Audrey Landers
Eddie Matos
M.la
Daron Malakian
Elsa Pataky
Tony Fagenson
Eve 6
Jared Hess
Weather Today Patchy Fog Gives Way to Sunshine
Patchy fog shrouds early hours with a transition to mostly sunny skies. Temperatures rise through the day as light southerly breezes persist. No precipitation expected.
Medina County Public Meetings Roundup
A roundup of scheduled regular meetings across Medina County includes boards of education in Brunswick and Cloverleaf, trustees in Guilford Hinckley Spencer Wadsworth, and commissioners in Medina. Listings cover venues, times and some virtual or call-in options for multiple departments and districts.
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Granger Township Zoning Commission
Ridge Road
Guilford
Greenwich Road
Hinckley
Hinckleytwo.org
Liverpool Township Trustees
Liverpool Township
School St. Medina
School St. Medina County Board of Revision
Medina County Career Center Board of Education
W. Liberty St
Medina County Commissioners
N. Broadway St
Facebook.com
Spencer Township
N. Main St
Wadsworth
Committee-of the
Maple St
Wadsworth Township Trustees
Chestnut St
Cloverleaf Board of Education
Cloverleaf High School
Friendsville Road
Cloverleaflocal
Lodi
Medina County Park District Commissioners
Park District
Deerview Lane
Medina County Soil and Water Conservation District
Wedgewood Road
Spencer Village Council
Spencer Municipa
Wadsworth Public Safety Committee
Council
Black River Board of Education
Black River
Medina County Board of Elections
Stonegate Drive
Medina County Board of Revision
Medina Shade Tree Commission
Amos Mears
Washington St
Medina Township Trustees
Huffman
Spencer Community Fire District
E. Lorain St
Wadsworth Cemetery
Justis Clifford Named CSO for Two Ohio Cooperatives
Lorain-Medina Rural Electric and North Central Electric announce Justis Clifford as chief strategy officer overseeing key accounts economic development government affairs and communications. Clifford previously served as communications manager since 2020 and holds degrees from Muskingum Kent State and the University of Southern Indiana. He began the CSO role on July 17.
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Lorain-Medina Rural Electric
North Central Electric Cooperatives
Justis Clifford
Clifford
CSO
Muskingum University
Kent State University
University of Southern Indiana
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Robert I. Kabat
Ohio
Electric Cooperatives
Medina County Leadership Medina County bids farewell to Rice
Leadership Medina County prepares to search for a new executive director after Rice steps down in 2013 following a decade of growth. Karen Gaub credits Rice’s leadership with boosting impact over 10 years and invites applicants to apply via leadershipmediaacounty.org careers. Reporter contact Sara Crawford at 330 721 4063 or scrawford Medina Gazette.
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Rice
Medina County
Karen Gaub
Leadership
Leadership Mediaacounty.org
Sara Crawford
Scrawford
Medina-Gazette.com
Playground plans set to start bid and build
Patrick says final design decisions will be made this fall before a bid and construction on a new playground area begins. The goal is a destination play area equal to or better than the current one, with construction expected to start in the fall. Reporter contact Patrick Rhonemus at 330 721 4050.
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Slo
Bike
Medina County
Spoke's Cafe
S. Broadway St
Century Cycles
Medina County Park District
Patrick
Ice Cream Socials Boost Local Groups in Litchfield
Litchfield Town Band director Cindy Bennett describes Friday ice cream socials as fundraisers for group members. Profits from July 21 support the Litchfield Scholarship Committee and July 28 aid Our Lady Help of Christians parish. The 120 year old band, ages from child to 99, performs patriotic, march and polka tunes in the town center.
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Litchfield
Cindy Bennett
Bennett
Avon Lake Road
Norwalk Road
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