Grafton/LaGrange Notebook: September 26, 2008
Cindy Leise | The Chronicle-Telegram
Track work to start at Keystone
Work will start next week on an all-weather polyurethane track and stadium lighting near Keystone High School on Opportunity Way in LaGrange.
The school board accepted bids in a special meeting last Friday. Vasco Sports Contractors bid $947,429 for the project to construct the track and seed and grade the interior field for a temporary grass infield, according to Phillip Butto, the district’s treasurer.
Also included in the project is a small section of bleachers, four-foot fence surrounding track, a six-foot security fence around the athletic area’s perimeter and a pavilion/storage facility.
Meanwhile, South Shore Electric bid $171,400 to install the stadium lighting, Butto said.
The track is the first phase of what the district says will become a new outdoor athletic facility for football, track, soccer and marching band to take the place of the current stadium near the elementary and middle schools.Funding for the first phase will come from beverage contracts, bond interest money from the new high school project, capital project funds and grant funds to incorporate recycled rubber. The Athletic Booster Club, Quarterback Club, other donations and a lease purchase agreement also will help fund the project.
Potluck dinner at FOP to benefit teen
A benefit potluck dinner for the family of Christopher Beamer will be noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Lorain County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 54 Hall in Eaton Township.
Christopher, of Elyria, has been battling brain cancer for more than two years. He is the 17-year-old son of Debbie Beamer who works in the circulation department of The Chronicle-Telegram.
The benefit is sponsored by Debbie Beamer’s co-workers. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger and are available at the Chronicle and by calling (440) 329-7200. There will be home-cooked food, a silent auction, music and items for sale.
Donations are sought of items for the silent auction.
Co-worker Katie Hildebrand said the benefit is needed to help the family with the costs of Christopher’s illness that are not covered by insurance.
The FOP is donating the use of the hall, said Lorain County Sheriff’s Capt. James Drozdowski, the group’s vice president.The hall is at 36854 Royalton Road between state Route 83 and Durkee Road.
Preschool story time at Columbia Library
The Columbia Branch Library’s Preschool Story Time for 3 ½ to 5-year-olds is Oct. 9, 16, and 23 at 1 p.m. at the Columbia Branch Library. Enjoy stories, songs and rhymes during this free program. Registration is required by calling the library at (440) 236-8751. The Columbia Branch Library is located at 13824 W. River Road, North, Columbia Station.
Read aloud, get a book, tickets
Families are invited to spend time reading in October and November during the Lorain Public Library System’s Columbia Branch Library Fall Family Read-Aloud.
Families that complete the program will receive “Library Mouse” by Daniel Kirk and tickets to a Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre family program the first weekend in December. Sign-up begins Thursday at Columbia Branch Library, 13824 W. River Rd., N., Columbia Station. Call the library at (440) 236-8751.
Solicitation alert
The Keystone Schools have received reports from area businesses stating they have been contacted by a person seeking donations for a high school winter sports calendar. The solicitor uses the name of an athletic director who retired two years ago. Neither Keystone High School nor any of its sanctioned support groups have approved this solicitation, according to the school’s Web site.
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Filed by Cindy Leise | The Chronicle-Telegram September 26th, 2008 in Local and State. Popularity: 1% |
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