Lorain educators honored

Lorain Schools held its first excellence awards ceremony at the end of the school year and Stacey Vore, Lorain Southview High School, was named District Teacher of the Year. Vore will represent the district at the state level.

The following teachers also received awards recognition:

Head Coach of the Year

- Pam Jackson, Lorain Admiral King softball;

Assistant Coach of the Year

-Pepe Ruiz, Southview wrestling and baseball;

Middle School Coach of the Year

-Rick Hans, Whittier football and baseball

Team Spirit Award

-Shirley Carver and Beth Kosco, Garfield Elementary cleaning staff;

-Noemi Pagan and Jeannette Silvasy, Garfield Elementary School teachers;

Staff Award

-Louis Mosley, custodian at Lowell Elementary;

Leadership Award

-Jane King, Magnet Fire Arts teacher;

The Rising Star

-Elizabeth Vilagi, Irving Elementary teacher;

Teacher of Distinction award

-Laurie Arroyo, Larkmoor Elementary,

-Cynthia Llewellyn, Lorain Admiral King High School.

Building Teacher of the Year

-Beth Larson, General Johnnie Wilson Middle School;

-Laurie Arroyo, Larkmoor Elementary;

-Kelly Barnes, PACE Academy; Tracey Bansek, Frank Jacinto Elementary;

-Edward Botke, Helen Steiner Rice Elementary;

-Denise D’Andrea, Washington Elementary;

-Marie Deshuk, Irving Elementary;

-Mary Jacobs, Lakeview Academy;

-Bernie Kyler, Longfellow Middle School;

-Cynthia Llewellyn, Lorain Admiral King High School;

-David Muck, Whittier Middle School;

-Yasmin Saez, Palm Elementary;

-Colleen Schuenaman, Garfield Elementary;

-Stacey Vore, Lorain Southview High School

-Kathy Younkin, Masson.

Retirees  honored

-Ann Petkosek, Toni Morrison Elementary, 25 years;

-Barbara Watson, Garfield Elementary, 32 years;

-Bernie Kyler, Longfellow Middle School, 35 years;

-Blanca Delgado, Whittier Middle School and Lowell Elementary, 25 years;

-Hermita Guerrieri, Toni Morrison Elementary, 35 years;

-Jill Murrell, Whittier Middle School, 20 years;

-Kathleen Atwater, Irving Elementary, 22 years;

-Linda Harsar, Palm Elementary, 26 years;

-Marceline Downie, Charleston Administrative Center, 27 years;

-Marlene Pemberton, Lorain Admiral King High School, 35 years;

-Mary Ann Kretovics, Washington Elementary, 28 years;

-Melissa Mischick, Lowell Elementary, 27 years;

-Mike Smith, Southview High School, 21 years;

-Nilda Rodriguez, Toni Morrison Elementary, 25 years;

-Barbara Uehlein, Whittier Middle School, 31 years;

-Patricia McGill, Lorain Admiral King High School, 30 years.

Open house

A free open house and community pride day is noon to 3 p.m. today at FirstEnergy’s West Lorain plant, located at 7101 W. Erie Ave. Visitors can tour the facility and find out what happens when you flip a light switch in your home. Enjoy free hot dogs, popcorn, ice cream, funnel cakes, nachos and beverages during your visit. Visitors can sign up with FirstEnergy Solutions to save 10 percent on electric generation for remainder of 2009 and 5 percent through 2010. Anyone who signs up to become an FES customer will be entered into a drawing to win a year of free electric generation. The first 200 who sign up at the event will receive a free FES stadium blanket. There will also be free kid-friendly activities including clowns and face painting. Supplies are limited.

Free concerts

The “Lorain County High School All Stars” will perform 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. today at Black River Landing and “Fayrewether” will perform 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 15 as part of the Lorain Port Authority’s Saturday Night Concert Series.

Cancer benefit

The first annual Night at the Races to benefit the American Cancer Society will be 6 p.m. today at St. John Ukranian Catholic Church, 3038 Charleston Ave. Tickets are $12 per person in advance and $15 at the door and include dinner, pop, dessert and beer. Advance horse sales are $10 or $15 the night of the event. Winners must be present to claim prizes if their horse wins. The night will include a 50/50 raffle, side board raffles, a lottery tree, door prizes and a silent auction. For tickets and horses, call Roger Hall at (440) 365-5083, Kimberly Smith at (216) 832-4991 or Marla Hall at (440) 309-0586 or e-mail marlahall723@yahoo.com. The event is sponsored by Luminators for Life of the Lorain International Relay for Life.

Golf fundraiser

The Lorain County Free Clinic will hold its 13th annual Charity Golf Benefit on July 24 at the Pine Brook Golf Club, 11043 N. Durkee Road, Grafton. A donation of $85 per person or $325 for a registered foursome includes lunch, beverages, 18 holes of golf, a cart, skins game and a steak dinner. There will also be raffles, prizes and hole-in-one opportunities throughout the day. There are corporate sponsorships available.

Proceeds will help the Lorain County Free Clinic provide medical care for the uninsured here in Lorain County. Call the clinic at (440) 277-7602 to register, or go online at www.lcfreeclinic.org for more information.

Class reunions

-The Lorain Admiral King class of 1999’s 10-year reunion will be held Aug. 15 at The Antler’s. Registration for the reunion can be done at www.classcreator.com/Lorain-OH-Admiral-King-1999. Call Celina Reising at (323) 369-0050 or celinareising@gmail.com for details on how to purchase tickets. Tickets must be purchased by July 27.

-The Lorain Admiral King class of 1979 will hold its 30th reunion from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Aug. 15 at Gargus Hall, 1969 N. Ridge Road East in Lorain. Tickets are $40 and may be purchased until July 31. For more information, call Scott Bakalar at (440) 246-4412 or send an email to info@AKHS1979.org.

-The Lorain High School class of 1959-B will hold its 50th reunion beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 17 at Rosebud and culminating with a hot breakfast buffet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, July 19 at the gazebo in the west end of Lakeview Park. Saturday includes a dinner and music at 6 p.m. at DeLuca’s Place in the Park. Contact Linda at (440) 288-1357, Mary at (440) 245-7297 or Judy at (440) 288-1848 for more information.

-Clearview High School classes of 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 are holding a joint class reunion from 6 p.m. to midnight Aug. 29 at the Lorain Party Center, 2501 Leavitt Road. Tickets are $35 per person or $55 per couple. Call Jim Stipanovich at (216) 346-7908 for information about the class of 1968; Jeff Urban at (440) 582-8140 for the class of 1969; Janis Fraley Engle at (440) 246-6838 for the class of 1970; and Kaye Nelson Nickoloff at (440) 967-2721 for information on the class of 1971. For information about the reunion and other CHS alumni news, visit www.chs-forever.org.

The Clearview High School Reunion Classes of 1983, 1984 and 1985 will be held Aug. 1. The reunion will be a Goodtime 3 dinner/dance cruise. The reunion committee needs information on Jeff Ball, Cheri Blackson-Westfall, John Butcher, Eli Castro, Joe Childress, Patty Dennison, Kellie Eremita-Jones, Joan Fields-Haag, Bonnie Gaddie, Mike Harrison, Nicky Hartman, Theresa Kimbrough, Jackie Lewandowski-Findish, Tara Lovett, Tim Moore, Charles Newman, Rita Outman, Vidella Richardson, JoAnn Roberts, Tammy Rogers-Grimes, Danny Rosalez, Anthony Ross, Kim Simmons, Glennia Smith-Johnson, Steve Smith, Scott Starcher, Steve Sutton and Pauline Wolfe. For more information on the reunion, call Karalynne Betzel-Vitas at (440) 366-5519 or email her at kbetzelvitas@oh.rr.com.

Boat tours

Shuttle boats embark at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday nights all summer long from the Jackalope restaurant. The success of Wednesday and Thursday tours led the Port Authority to expand the service to Fridays. Enjoy a serene evening tour of area wildlife, flora, fauna and landmarks of interest. Arrive 15 minutes early to ensure an on-time departure. Passengers must weigh at least 30 pounds to board. Tickets are $12. Private tours of up to 20 passengers per vessel are still available and can be booked by calling the Lorain Port Authority at (440) 204-2273. For more information, go online to www.lorainportauthority.com.

Lighthouse tours

Take a short shuttle boat ride to Lorain’s most treasured landmark. Visit www.lorainlighthouse.com for information about dates and ticket prices.

Class reunion

The Brookside Class of 1979 will hold its 30-year class reunion beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 with a school tour and culminating at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 in the Brickyard Room of Quaker Steak and Lube. For more details or to register, email Brookside79@gmail.com, call Karen (Bruder) Bremke at (440) 774-4013 or see the Brookside Class of ‘79 group on Facebook.

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