Society

Name: James Leon Harris Jr. Age: 44. Family: Married to Diane with four children: Kiera, 18, James III, 13, Jahir, 12, and Kylah, 9. I live in: Maple...  Read Story.

Fink, Henry planning fall wedding ceremony Ashley Marie Fink, daughter of Charlene A. Fink and the late Gary F. Fink of Hudson, and Kenneth G. Henry Jr., son of Kenneth G. Henry Sr. and Mary Henry of Deerfield, announce their engagement. The...  Read Story.

Filiskys welcome twin boys into their family James Jr. and Tracy Filisky, of Sagamore Hills, announce the birth of their newborn twins, Joseph Anthony and Jordan Marie Filisky. The twins were born Sept. 24, 2007, at Marymount Hospital. Joseph was born...  Read Story.

Christopher Mika, of Bedford, the son of Stanley Mika and Judi Johnston, is engaged to marry Bedford's Sharon Donofrio-Sedor, daughter of Richard Donofrio and Geneva Donofrio (deceased) Chris is a graduate of Bedford High...  Read Story.

Ohio Freemasons celebrate bicentennial In January, the 114,000 Ohio Freemasons will begin the celebration of the bicentennial of their statewide organization, the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Ohio. The Grand Lodge was formed in January 1808...  Read Story.

Kristen Jira of Maple Heights, the daughter of Stephen and Mary Ann Jira, is engaged to Solon's Todd Wolf, son of Ted and Barbara Wolf. She is a graduate of Maple Heights High School and Baldwin-Wallace College. She is employed...  Read Story.

Name: Robert Erdos Age: 71 Marital status: Married to wife Julianne Occupation: Retired from Ameritech as a manager in the technical and computer support department. Currently a member of the Bedford Planning Commission. How long have you lived in...  Read Story.

Name: Maria Hallabrin Age: 58 Lives in: Bedford Marital status: Married to husband Dennis for 37 years. Occupation: Maple Heights mayor's court deputy clerk. How long have you worked in Maple Heights? Almost a...  Read Story.

Martin and Mary Lou Ferrara of Maple Heights will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 24. Martin grew up in Bedford while the former Mary Lou Herman grew up in Bedford...  Read Story.

Name: Laurie T. Waller Age: 43 Marital status: Married to husband Michael. They have a daughter, Lauren. Occupation: Human resources coordinator for the city of Maple Heights. How long have you worked in Maple Heights? I've been employed here...  Read Story.

Bill and Elsie Balogh of Bedford celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary July 19 at First Hungarian Lutheran Church in Cleveland. They celebrated with a family dinner July 21 in Mansfield, attended by 25 people. Bill Balogh was born and raised in...  Read Story.

Richard and Dolores "Dolly" Herrilko celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary June 21. Married on June 21, 1947, they have three sons, Rick (Gail), Rod (Barb) and Randy (Vickie), as well as one daughter, Diane, nine grandchildren, 10...  Read Story.

Name: Stacy Painter Age: 30 Family: Wife Tracy Occupation: Patrol officer for the Bedford Police...  Read Story.

Chuck and Rita Schnurr of Sagamore Hills, formerly of Bedford, are the proud grandparents of their first grandchild, Madison Abigail MacEwen, who was born on Dec. 22, 2006 to Joann and Rob MacEwen, of Cleveland. Great-grandmother is Anne Stacko, of...  Read Story.

Mr. and Mrs. David Rodhe of Chuckey, Tenn., and Brad Pittis of Bedford announce the engagement of their daughter, Carla Lynn Pittis, to Lee Benjamin Miller, of Columbia, Tenn. He is the son of Charles and Alexis Miller of Columbia, Tenn. The wedding...  Read Story.

John "Jack" and Irene Lemponen will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary May 11. They have lived in Maple Heights for the last 43 years. He met the former Irene Gouhin on a blind date that was arranged by a mutual friend. They were married on May...  Read Story.

Dana Marie Curcio of Bedford, formerly of Stow, and Randy Lee Shaffer of Bedford, formerly of Mentor, announce their wedding on Sept. 16, 2006, at St. Gabriel Church in Mentor. The bride is the daughter of Mary Good and Rich Curcio and the granddaughter...  Read Story.

Program focuses on Taylor Chair The next Bedford Historical Society Lyceum program is Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. The subject will be "The Taylor Chair Company -- then and now." It will be in the community room in the Old Church on the Square, 750 Broadway Ave.,...  Read Story.

For details about events at Maple Heights Regional Library, 5225 Library Lane, Maple Heights, call 216-475-5000 or go to the Web site at www.cuyahogalibrary.org. Bookworms wanted Children in grades K through 4 and their favorite grown-up can discuss a...  Read Story.