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Experience goes way back for
new state representative
By SALI McSHERRY
After 40 years away from the inner workings of Ohio state government, Richard R. Hollington Jr., of Hunting Valley, is heading back to the arena this week. He succeeds former state Rep. Matt Dolan, R-Russell, who resigned in January.
Mr. Hollington, 77, is a former two-term state representative who was named by the state Republican caucus to fill the one-year vacancy.
On Wednesday (Feb. 3), he was to walk into the Statehouse to be sworn in and then immediately have the opportunity to vote on the Third Frontier package that would pay for the creation of new jobs in the fields of medicine, bio-science and technology. He said he was in favor of the package, according to the information he had at hand, because it would help start-up companies and promote jobs.
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Warm chili for cool day
The fifth annual chili cook-off was held at the Chagrin Falls Armory in Bainbridge, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Chagrin Falls Christmas lighting committee. Sean Reardon (left), of Chagrin Falls, was served a bowl of chili by Trenton Joyce, 17, of Russell, during the event, sponsored by the Chagrin Valley Jaycees in conjunction with the Chagrin Falls Fire Department. Photo by Itamar Gat |
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Science spectacular
Classrooms became mini-laboratories as Roxbury Elementary School in Solon held a Spectacular Science and Career Day, featuring residents and community members. Kindergartners Jared Ogle (from left), Belinda Chan and Luke Miozzi (right) watched James Heidmann, an aerospace engineer at NASA, launch a balloon.
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Latest Hawthorne Valley plan has
long way to go
By SUE REID
The Solon planning commission approved a motion last week to move the request by Transcon Builders to develop the Hawthorne Valley Country Club site to its inactive agenda.
Information on the proposed 111-lot subdivision southeast of Aurora (Route 43) and Richmond (Route 175) roads has not been presented, city Engineer John J. Busch said. Information that is required, including the flood-plain-base-elevation study, could take up to three months, he said.
The city has 180 days to move the project forward from the time a completed application is submitted.
"There's a lot of work to be done," Mr. Busch said.
dom testing but did more reasonable-suspicion testing.
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Pets in preschool
Cat aficionado Linda Godwin brought her therapy cat, Omar, to St. Helen Preschool in Newbury to show children the proper care and handling of cats. Learning to pet Omar were preschoolers Sophia Scaravelli, of Newbury, and Joseph Sensibello, of Munson.
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Income tax is choice for Chardon schools
By JOSEPH KOZIOL JR.
Calling it the fairer way to go in the current economy, the Chardon Board of Education agreed unanimously last week to place a 1 percent earned-income tax on the May ballot.
The board, meeting in a special session, said the earned-income tax would seek the support of those most able to pay -- those who still have jobs in this economy. It would enable recently unemployed residents to avoid being burdened with an additional property tax and leave those on fixed incomes untouched.
The tax is projected to generate approximately $4.8 million. To file the matter for the May ballot, the district must have documents to the tax administrator in Columbus by Feb. 8, 10 days earlier than the filing deadline for a property tax on the ballot.
Despite calling it the fairest approach, board members said they know no one will welcome higher taxes at this time.
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Lions roar to 8th straight CVC swim title
The 2009-2010 Orange swim team outdistanced the field to capture its eighth consecutive Chagrin Valley Conference swimming title.
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Orange boys capture eighth straight
CVC swim title
By STEVE NOVAK
The 2010 Chagrin Valley Conference boys' swim championships ended like the previous seven with Orange rolling to another title.
The Lions scored 284 points, followed by Kenston with 206, Chagrin Falls with 196 and Hawken with 191.
Orange took first place in the 200-yard medley, 400 freestyle and 200 freestyle relays, and senior co-captain Thomas Fellowes won the 100 and 50 freestyle events.
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Grads see future clearly in Envisioneight
Eight graduates from the 2002 Chagrin Falls High School class of 2002 founded Envisioneight. They are Jeff Miller (from left), Patrick Lynch, Alex Budin, Michael Kennedy, Matthew Trinetti, William McGibony, Stephen Kuenzig, Garrett Monda.
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Eight Chagrin grads team up
with passion, vision
By SALI McSHERRY
From days of working in the hot sun spreading mulch together to investing money and creating philanthropic opportunities, a group of 2002 Chagrin Falls graduates is planning for the future.
As high school boys, they played sports together and some started a mulch business during the summers called Chagrin Falls Mulch Movers. They also kept in touch through their college years and now as young professionals in the world of business and finance.
While others in their mid-20s might still be in college mode and not contemplating 401k's or investing in the future, these eight men have a vision for long-term success.
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