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CLEVELAND (AP) - At least 23 churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland likely face closure as part of a downsizing plan, but the eventual number could be even greater.

The eight-county diocese in northeast Ohio could close up to a fifth of its parishes, which would mean the shuttering of 46 to 48 churches, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported Tuesday. The newspaper based the numbers on telephone interviews with parish representatives.

But diocese spokesman Bob Tayek said Tuesday that a specific number has not been determined following Bishop Richard Lennon's announcement last week that the number of churches will be reduced.

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ST. JOHN | Breakfast and lunch prices for Lake Central schools will be increasing for the 2007-08 school year but remain competitive with other school corporations, administrators said."Our lunch prices are favorable when compared to other school districts within the region," said Tony Arini, director of instruction. "We fall somewhere in the middle."Food and operating costs have both increased as well as delivery charges, the result of higher fuel costs. Food prices are expected to increase by ...

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Services for Sara E. Curry Walsh, 77, of Springdale, formerly of Painesville, will be noon Friday at Union Community Church, 10559 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Concord Township.

Mrs. Walsh died June 3, 2007, at Maple Knoll Nursing Home in Springdale.

She was born April 5, 1930, in Painesville.

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On Saturday, May 12th, The Sellwood Middle School Marching Band and Drill Team, consisting of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders led by Band Director Dan Arrayan, won second place in the St. John’s Parade.

Sellwood participates in this parade every two years, participating in the Junior Rose Parade in the Hollywood District in alternate years.

Shown holding the banner are Sierra Howell, Taylor Cabrera, and Elizabeth Austin.

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Daisy Duchens speaks in that accelerated Miami Cuban-girl rhythm, kicking up her syllables like they're part of one, big rollicking soundtrack. Then again, she's the hairstylist who shakes her hairbrushes like maracas in the intro each week to Bravo TV's hit show, Shear Genius.

To the untutored ear, Duchens is simply chatty. That's what one fellow contestant remarked more than once during the eight-week hairdresser showdown. Needless to say, he wasn't from Hialeah.

In Hialeah, where Duchens grew up and learned to do hair by watching her mother curl and style her grandmother's hair every Saturday morning, she's not chatty. She's normal.

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