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MAY 19, 1907 The top stories in the Evening Herald on this date 100 years ago:
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First Presbyterian, Norwalk The adult education class, "Life Rules," concludes at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. During the 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship service, The Rev. Adrian Doll will continue in the ongoing study of Spiritual Gifts in a sermon titled, "Shaped for Ministry." Special music will be presented by the church bell choir.
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Week of May 21 to May 25 (All meals served with milk)
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Kelly (Wolfe) O'Brien, daughter of Kevin E. Wolfe of Norwalk and Patricia A. Wolfe of Fitchville, was admitted to practice law during a special session of the Ohio Supreme Court at the Ohio Theatre in downtown Columbus on May 14. Mrs. O'Brien is a 1996 graduate of St. Paul High School in Norwalk. She received an associate of applied business in 2001 in legal assisting technology and a bachelor of science degree in 2002 in paralegal studies, both from the University of Toledo. O'Brien received her Juris Doctor in December 2006 from the University of Toledo College of Law and received a passing score on the Ohio Bar Examination administered in February 2007.
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MUNICIPALITIES Bellevue
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The Huron County Master Gardener spring plant sale and garden-related flea market will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Home Arts building (No. 25) at the Huron County Fairgrounds. Members will offer potted divisions of hosta, daylilies, monarda, sedum, purple cone flower, other perennials and small pots of coleus and perilla.
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The Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of the Firelands area held their annual Fishing Day May 5 at Firelands Scout Reservation, located a few miles east of Wakeman. "This is a family fun day," said Tom Hall, the district executive for the area scouting programs. "The event is fishing but the emphasis is on family." A total of 347 people attended the fishing day. Ninety-two boys completed the Passport to Fishing program presented by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Twenty-five Boys Scouts completed their final stage of the Fishing Merit Badge. Dave Fox was the volunteer coordinator of the Fishing Day. "He recruited his team of volunteers and coordinated the entire program. His leadership made this day happen for all of these kids and their families," Hall said.
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BERLIN HEIGHTS The Berlin Township Volunteer Fire Department has a new addition a 2007 International tanker. The fire department saved money from its 5-mill levy from five years ago to order the $260,000 truck in June or July 2006 from U.S. Tanker in Burlington, Wis. Most of the money in the levy was used to build the new fire station at 12101 Ohio 61.
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A Monroeville woman involved in an accident with a tractor-trailer was discharged Friday afternoon from St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, said hospital spokeswoman Sarah Bednarski. Robin J. Sirl, 45, of 4203 Strecker Road, is accused of going left of center while heading west on U.S. 20 and hitting an eastbound truck with a flatbed trailer carrying two steel coils, said troopers with the state Highway Patrol.
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WILLARD POLICE The May 7-13 Willard Police Department blotter had the following highlights:
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Jackson selected for leadership forum Tyler Jackson, a student at Main Street School, has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. Jackson will join a select group of students in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22-28 to earn high school credit while studying leadership and exploring some of the United States' most prominent monuments and institutions.
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It was a record year for the 2007 Huron County Heart Walk. Unofficial numbers placed this year's total at $44,000, breaking last year's mark by $1,000.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the final installment in a three-part series on suicide. Norwalk Police Officer Dave Ditz remembers having to tell a woman her son died in a traffic crash. It was obvious that he couldn't simply share the news and then leave her alone.
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Skaters of Norwalk unite! A concert at the reservoir to raise money and get the word out about the pending skate park finished up at 6 o'clock today. The weather kept attendance a little lower than organizer Darin Carlson hoped, but he said at the high point they probably had almost a hundred people. Of course, it all depended on the band that was playing.
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A bill passed out of an Ohio House earlier this week echoes the old saying "nothing good ever happens after midnight." The proposed law affects strips clubs, forcing any club without liquor licenses to close at midnight and banning full nude dancing after midnight. In addition, the bill prohibits nude dancers from having physical contact with patrons or each other.
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MAY 18, 1925 The top story in the Norwalk Reflector-Herald on this date 82 years ago:
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How can I help my child resolve problems before next year? There are just 12 days of school left this year. While all parents hope that their child had a wonderful experience this school year, sometimes this is not the case. His grades have dropped and he doesn't seem as interested in school as he once did.
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Norwalk High School has announced its students of the month. Cara Smith was named student of the month.
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HIGHWAY PATROL Tia M. England, 16, of Marblehead, was charged with failure to yield the right of way Saturday in the collision with James H. Brophy, 74, of Michigan.
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Having had the privilege of serving as a high school social studies for three years at Western Reserve High School and having the opportunity to live in and get to know a resilient and amazing community, I know that the recently announced layoffs and structural adjustments have created a tense situation amongst the Western Reserve family. In working in Cleveland, Harlem, N.Y., and Columbus, I know that financial distress and budget cuts are not new phenomena in wonderful communities. However, knowing the professional accolades and qualifications of Delores Conklin, while having worked with her during my stay at WRHS, her announced layoff was especially troubling.
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The Ohio Legislature did something this month that might seem to some like nothing more than a symbolic gesture. But that gesture has the chance to lead to tangible results. Lawmakers voted to rephrase certain terms and phrases relating to people with mental disorders. The state has eliminated the words lunatic, idiot, imbecile, insane, mental derangement and habitual drunkard.