NAACP honors Women of Passion in Purple program
The Metro Central NAACP held its ninth annual Women of Passion in Purple program at Mount Zion Baptist Church Oberlin, recognizing nine community women for equity, diversity, and inclusion work led by WIN chair Mona A Atley. Keynote Theresa Buchanan praised courage and character, highlighting honorees from cooking and healthcare to law, nursing, veterans, and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauren Hoffman
Community Guide
Oberlin
Metro Central Naacp
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Mona A. Atley
Women In the Naacp
WIN
Washington, D.C
Atley
D.C
Ohio
NAACP
Theresa Buchanan
Community Baptist Church
Lorain
Buchanan
Ored
Firelands FFA drives school pride in tractor tradition
Freshman Ethan Hozalski steered his grandfather's tractor as Firelands FFA hosts Drive Your Tractor to School Day part of National FFA Week. Thirty two students join, with large tractors, scavenger hunts, art and math activities showcasing community service and future careers.
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Bruce Bishop
Community Guide
Firelands High School
Future Farmers of America
Oberlin — Firelands
Ethan Hozalski
Hozalski
Firelands
Firelands Ffa
Leaders of Tomorrow
Shanna Finnegan
FFA
Finnegan
Shelby McCarty
Anthony LaForet
Parma
McCarty
John Deere
Josh Kovach
Devin Farms
Logan Becker
H.A. Farms
Kyra Lopez Named OHS Senior of Month for December
Oberlin High School selects Kyra Lopez as senior of the month. A longtime Student Council leader, Lopez served as junior year treasurer and senior year president and is Senior Class Vice President. She stars in volleyball and is a co captain on the varsity team while also competing in cheer and theater. Lopez choreographs and led last year in High School Musical Jr. She rehearses as Narrator for James and the Giant Peach set for April 12 14 at OHS, a Cleveland Dazzle Awards entry.
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Farah Emeka
Oberlin
Ruby N. Jones
Family Planning Fund
MAD* Factory Board
League of Women Voters
Lorain County
Betty Halliburton
Johnson
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Nord House
Charlene T. Searcy-Shelton
U.S. Army
New and Living Way Ministries
Lorain
Kenya
Uganda
Searcy- Shelton
Children’s
Peace and Prosperity International Ministry Inc
Terrie Randleman Smith
Cleveland
Randleman Smith
Mercy Health-Allen Hospital
Sharon West
Bethany Baptist
Elyria
West
Lauren Hoffman
Lhoffman
Chroniclet.com
Oberlin High School
OHS
Kyra Lopez
Lopez
Narrator
James and the Giant Peach
Playhouse Square
Olde Towne Hall Youth Theater
MAD Factory
Second Harvest Food Bank
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Dorothy Blackburn
Dot
Blackburn
Lady
Hoffman
Elizabeth Meadows
Ardelia “Dee” Tolbert
Claudia Jones
Maddie Johnson
Toni Duncan
Oberlinoh.swagit
Human Relations Commission
S. Prospect ST
Planning Commission
Banderson
Cityofoberlin
Clerk OF Councils
Dazzle
Cleveland Cavaliers
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