Almanac of May Day Historical Milestones and Birthdays
Almanac notes commemorate key dates from 1707 to 2021 including the creation of Great Britain, Memphis riots, Amtrak launch, major Supreme Court and Osama bin Laden events, Freddie Gray case, and Medina Spirit, plus a roll of notable birthdays such as Judy Collins and Stephen Macht.
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Kingdom of Great Britain
England
Scotland
Memphis
Tennessee
U.S
Soviet Union
Sverdlovsk
Francis Gary Powers
James W. Whittaker
Mount Everest
Nawang Gombu
Dartmouth College
John G. Kemeny
Thomas E. Kurtz
Amtrak
Nolan Ryan
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Los Angeles
Rodney King
Supreme Court
David Souter
Barack Obama
Sonia Sotomayor
Osama bin Laden
Brunswick Hills trustees hold annexation study special meeting
A series of public meetings across Brunswick Hills Township and Medina County details scheduling for annexation petitions zoning hearings budget hear ings and regular sessions. Notable items include Brunswick Hills Trustees special meeting 6 p m and ZBA public hearing 7 p m at 1918 Pearl Road Cloverleaf Board of Education regular meeting 6 p m with virtual option and Medina County Planning 6 30 p m at 144 N Broadway St. Also included are Medina Budget Hearings 132 N Elmwood Ave and York Township Zoning 7 p m at York Town Hall 6609 Norwalk Road with multiple other regular and special meetings across several jurisdictions.
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Brunswick Hills
Pearl Road
Brunswick Hills Township Board of Zoning Appeals
Cloverleaf Board of Education
Friendsville Road
Cloverleaflocal.org
Gloria Glens Village
Lake Road
Medina
Medina Recreation Center
Airpc
N. Elmwood Ave
Medina Civil Service Commission
Medina County Park District Board of Commissioners
Park District
Deerview Lane
Medina County Planning Commission
N. Broadway St
Medina County Port Authority
Medinacounty.org
Wadsworth Board of Control
Maple St
Brunswick Hills Township
Center Road
Hinckley
Medina Run 4 Fun fundraiser set for Medina High School
Medina City Schools Foundation hosts Run.4.Fun at Medina High School with events for all ages. Races include half mile kids run at 7 p.m. 1 mile at 7:15 p.m. and 5K at 7:30 p.m. Finisher medals added for 5K participants. Online registration ends Thursday night with on site options Friday.
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Medina City Schools Foundation
Medina High School
Medina
Beth Bugner
Medina City
MCSE
Medina events feature choral showtime and trolley talk
Roundup from 5:30 to 7 p.m. behind Medina Recreation Center invites online registration. Medina High School Choral Music Department presents Showtime a 54 year tradition with six choirs student ensembles and a soloist lineup at the Medina Performing Arts Center with a 4 p.m. opening show on Thursday and 7 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday plus a 2 p.m. Saturday alumni performance. Tickets $12 at the door or online. The Northern Ohio Railway Museum hosts a 9:30 a.m. Saturday screening of The Trolley at Hinckley Township Administration building with background from Steve Heister. The Goich Commute Challenge kicks off May with the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency inviting May bike month participation across five counties with prizes for top travelers and extra points May 13-19. Registration via tinyurl com links.
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Medina High School
Medina
Medina Performing Arts Center
Tinyurl.com
Medinachoir. Com
Steve Heister
The
Northern Ohio Railway Museum
Hinckley
Ridge Road
Northeast Ohio
Gocic
Cuyahoga
Geauga
Lake
Lorain
Gohic
Tinyurl. Com
Ashland Graduate joins Main Street Wadsworth leadership
A Ashland University graduate with a multidisciplinary theater and business management degree has joined Main Street Wadsworth. She has served ArtsNow Torchbearers the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival the Akron Civic Theatre Women's Guild and Kent State Academy of Performing Arts at Firestone Community Learning Center Advisory Board. Prior roles include work with Main Street Wadsworth previously.
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Ashland University
Harvey
ArtsNow
Torchbearers
Heinz Poll
Akron Civic Theatre Women’s Guild
Kent State University Academy of Performing Arts
Firestone
Megan Harvey to lead Wadsworth downtown group
Megan Harvey named to head Main Street Wadsworth after serving as development manager for the Akron Civic Theatre. She helped produce theatrical works and support an 8.5 million capital campaign, and launched the CivicGo membership program as part of revitalization efforts.
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Megan Harvey
Wadsworth
Harvey
Akron Civic Theatre
CivicGo
Medina area students take oath to join military services
Dozens of Cloverleaf Brunswick Medina Wadsworth and other area students pledged to serve as they joined branches including Navy Marine Corps Air Force and Space Force. Names include Anthony Artwell Blaine Chrisman Trevor Cutlip Clayton Ethington Damien Floyd Joe Giuttari Zachary Greene Teddy Gurtsak Easton Kemp Dominic Matias Carson Motz Sean Payn Torron Phillips Manny Popov Dylan Sickle Logan Smiechowski Tyler Thomas Andrew Tick Dylan Witkowski and more. The Medina Gazette reports the ceremony with quotes from Merrill and contact details for reporter Madisyn Woodring.
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Anthony Artwell
Cloverleaf
Marine Corps
Blaine Chrisman
Medina
Trevor Cutlip
Buckeye
Clayton Ethington
Navy
Damien Floyd
Medina Christian Academy
Joe Giuttari
Zachary Greene
Teddy Gurtsak
Brunswick
Air Force
Easton Kemp
Dominic Matias
Carson Motz
Sean Payn
Wadsworth
Torron Phillips
Manny Popov
Brian Rhodes
Dylan Sickle
Logan Smiechowski
Space Force
Tyler Thomas
Andrew Tick
Dylan Witkowski
Jonathon Yagersz
Bonitz 60th Anniversary Blessing at St Francis DeSales
Richard and Joyce Bonitz celebrate 60 years since their May 2 1964 wedding at St Francis DeSales Parish Parma officiated by Rev Fr Robert Wendelken. Richard owns Brunswick Auto Parts Services and attends Medina Lions Club while Joyce served as histotechnician and Eucharistic Minister at St Francis Xavier. They have three children and seven grandchildren and plan a fall trip to a warmer climate.
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Robert Wendelken
Joyce
Richard
St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church
Parma
Brunswick Auto Parts & Service
Busy Bee Muffler
Medina Lions Club
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
St. Francis Xavier Golf Club
U.S. Army National Guard
Richard Bonits
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Medina Hospital
Wadsworth -Rittman Hospital
St. Francis Xavier
Richard Naples
Nashville
Tenn
David Medina
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Stephen Macht
Rita Coolidge
Nick Fortuna
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Douglas Barr
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Tim McGraw
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Jamie Dornan
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Abby Huntsman
Lizzy Greene
Ohio
the Gazette
Medina Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc. Company
William D. Hudnutt
Jason Gwinnup
Jgwinnup
Medina-Gazette.com
Scott Mahoney
Smahoney
Albert Grindle
Agrindle
Holly Board
Home Delivery Service
Gazette
Lorain County Printing and Publishing
East Ave
Elyria
Showtime
Noaca Gocio
Mainstreetwadsworth.org
Patrick Rhonemus
Prhonemus
Merrill
Madisyn Woodring
Securiiec
Securitec1.com
Gnireenigne
Bonitz
Medina County Gazette
Patti Willett
Pwillett
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