Lorain Honors MLK Jr at City Celebration
About 150 residents and officials gathered at the Palace as Service Director Robert Gilchrist urged the crowd to strive to be winners and help others in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He praised peaceful leadership and urged youth to stay in the race with guidance from parents, teachers, and education.
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Lorain NAACP MLK Day Service At Friendship Baptist
Lorain officials and residents gathered at Friendship Baptist Church for MLK Day observances sponsored by the Lorain NAACP. James Jones 16 urged that King's dream requires work at home and in church, noting ongoing discrimination and the need for effort beyond government action.
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Martin Luther King Jr Day Events in Elyria and Oberlin
A series of MLK Day activities across Elyria Lorain and Oberlin include a commemorative walk from Ely Square to Elyria High School ABanket 24th annual Elyria celebration with Benjamin Holbert US Census Bureau partnership specialist and Elyria Pioneer Jazz Band performance broadcast on WJTB 1040 AM. Community fair lunch and library programs run noon to seven with craft sessions and a gospel-choir celebration at Lorain Public Library South Branch. FAVA hosts a King themed art fair in Oberlin New Union Center for the Arts with contact details provided.
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Vermilion Eyes Big Plans for Future Under New Mayor
Vermilion kicks off Eileen Bulan’s first term as mayor after defeating incumbent Jean Anderson. She envisions leveraging lake and river assets and the harbor economy to make Vermilion the best small town in Ohio. A goal-setting session with the seven-member City Council launches a push to organize a chaotic start.
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O'Brien Leno Tonight Show Shake Boosts NBC Ratings
Haitians in Port au Prince pray in the streets after a devastating earthquake as rescue workers search ruins for survivors. Residents gather in front of damaged churches where bodies lie among collapsed buildings and stores show theft after the disaster.
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