May 20 in History Highlights Powerful Moments and Birthdays
On May 20 anniversaries mark Lincoln signing the Homestead Act in 1862 and Lindbergh’s solo flight departure in 1927. Earhart’s Atlantic solo attempt began in 1932, Bikini Atoll thermonuclear testing occurred in 1956, and the Montgomery bus attack spurred federal intervention in 1961. Notable birthdays include James McEachin and Cher among others.
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Abraham Lincoln
Charles Lindbergh
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
New York
Spirit of
United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Montgomery
Alabama
U.S
Benjamin Netanyahu
Medina County and Area Public Meetings Summary
A roundup of upcoming public sessions includes Black River Board of Education at 7 p.m. in Sullivan Township, Brunswick Planning Commission at 6:30 p.m. in Brunswick, Medina County ADAMH Board special meeting at 5:30 p.m. via teleconference, and Medina Shade Tree Commission at 5 p.m. at Spring Grove Cemetery. Also Spencer Fire District at 7 p.m., Medina Budget Commission at 9 a.m., Opiate Task Force at 9 a.m., and Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency panels from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with live/video options. Wadsworth Records Commission at 10 a.m. with Channel 17/329 live streams.
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Black River Board of Education
Sullivan Township
Brunswick Planning Commission
Center Road
Medina County Adamh Board
Medina Shade Tree Commission
Amos Mears
Spring Grove Cemetery
Washington St
Medina County Budget Commission
N. Broadway St
Medina
Medina County
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
Transit Council
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Council
Safety and Operations Council
Wadsworth Records Commission
CityLink
Spectrum
Watchwctv.com
Ohio’s $1 Million Vaccine Lottery Draws Recipients Statewide
The Ohio promotion offers five one million dollar prizes and five full ride scholarships to boost vaccinations. Gov. Mike DeWine notes a 6 percent rise in the 30 to 74 age group after weeks of declines, with Medina County reporting 48.6 percent vaccination rate. More than 4.4 million have completed the vaccine protocol nationwide.
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Mike DeWine
Medina County
Party in the Parks kicks off across Medina city parks this summer
Medina Clinic and recreation center host weekly free Party in the Park events with music games and food at Memorial Ray Mellert and Fred Greenwood Parks across June to August. Registration at mediaarec.org. Also notes: Silver Wheel Award to Jack Young and a bereavement workshop by Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare. Summer events in Granger Township include 122nd Army Band concert June 27 at Highland High School Stadium Plaza. Road culverts reopen on Bear Swamp and Congress roads after replacements.
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Cleveland Clinic
Medina Hospital
Medina Community Recreation Center
Medina City
Memorial Park
I Ray Mellert
Fred Greenwood Park
Ray Mellert Park
Ray Mellert
Mediaarec.org
Ohio
Hospice LifeCare
David Hargrave
PathwaysOfHope
Lifecarehospice.org
Granger Township Bicentennial Committee
122Nd Army Band
Highland High School
Granger
JoAnn Boruvka
Roberta Gifford
Ohio National Guard
U.S
Highland
SSG
Brunswick area blotter reports identity theft and theft scams
A Brunswick man reports identity theft from a credit card and another man suspects ATM card hacking with a $445 unexplained withdrawal. Police address a suspended license incident, a faulty DJ payment scam, a PayPal account theft of about $3500, a lawn mower theft, dumping near a dumpster, a disturbance near Sunoco, and other minor charges through May 15. Several arrests and citations proceed to Medina Municipal Court.
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Joseph Pliny
Brunswick
Laurel Road
Pearl Road
Dwayne Voters Jr
Laurel Square
Strongsville
Medina County
Andrea Drive
HNK du
Grand Lake Drive
Boston Road
Grafton Road
Center Road
Sunoco
Interstate 71 S
Michael Lipoff
Willowick
Lipoff
Medina Municipal Court
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Almanac
The
Associated Press
Barack Obama
Mideast
Jpmorgan Chase
Citigroup
Citicorp
Barclays
Royal Bank of Scotland
James McEachin
Anthony Zerbe
David Proval
Cher
Dave Thomas
Warren Cann
Mike Crapo
Idaho
David Paterson
Delaware
John Carney
Dean Butler
Ron Reagan
Jane Wiedlin
the Gazette
Areanews
Medina-Gazette.com
Medina Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc. Company
Jason Gwinnup
Jgwinnup
Lisa Roberson
Roberson
Albert Grindle
Agrindle
Hetail
Medina County Publications Inc
W. Liberty St
P.O. Box 407
Medina. Spencer Community
E. Lorain St
Medina Rec
Jack Young
Silver Wheel
Sacs Consulting & Investigative Services Inc
International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians
Rotary International
Scouting
Young
IFSA
Ashtabula County
West Virginia
Cliff Doutcherman
Army
John Connors
Ohio Army National Guard
Connors
Bear Swamp Road
Sharon
Montville Township
Congress Road
Harrisville Township
Brunswick Police
Brunswick Hills
Hinckley
Brookside Blvd
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