North Ridgeville Corn Festival exhibit highlights history
The North Ridgeville Historical Society showcased a Corn Festival exhibit at the Old Town Hall museum open house. Items included newspapers posters and T shirts detailing the festival from its 1975 start to 1976 early funding and notable figures like Harold Sweet. The exhibit features the "Corn Man" costume donated by Georgeann Blair and notes Aug 13 15 as this year’s festival dates on Bainbridge Road.
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Angelo Angel
Chronicle
Kathy Bly
Old Town
North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville Historical Society
United States
Harold Sweet
The
Historical Society
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Georgeann Blair
Keith Blair
Bainbridge Road
Root Road
Fundraisers Around Lorain County Highlight Community Support
Chicks Against Hunger teams with Lake Erie Crushers for a Strike Out Hunger Night in Avon on July 27, donating nonperishable foods to LCOOA for senior meals and pantry. other events include Brownhelm School sale in Vermilion, Haunted Garage Sale in Bay Village, Lorain Sports Hall of Fame golf outing, Elyria Band Boosters dine to donate, KEY Collaborative pop-up produce stand in LaGrange, and more fundraising activity across the county.
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Chicks Against Hunger
Lake Erie Crushers
Gates
Baseball Blvd
Avon
Lake Erie Crusher
Lorain County Office On Aging
LCOOA
Lcooa.org
Facebook. Com
Brownhelm Historical
Grandma’s
Brownhelm School
North Ridge Road
Vermilion
Brownhelm
Cleveland Haunt Club
Cahoon Park
Lake Road
Bay Village
Green Goblin
Lorain Sports Hall of Fame
Fox Creek Golf Club
Beavercrest Drive
Lorain
P.O. Box
Bambi
Elyria High School
Chestnut Commons
Elyria
Keystone
LaGrange Village
Liberty St
LaGrange
bit. ly/KEY
Pycraft Farm Market
St. Mary Elyria
Middle Ave
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Reid Ave
Christ Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Church Food Pantry
Clinton Ave
Call
Community Congregational Church
S. Main St
Amherst
Invest
Community Food Distributions Activate Lorain Elyria County
A roundup of local hunger relief efforts lists multiple churches and nonprofits providing meals and pantries across Elyria Lorain North Ridgeville Oberlin Wellington and Vermilion. Schedules vary from weekly to monthly with contact numbers for information and eligibility.
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2Nd St
Elyria
Lorain
North Ridgeville
Oberlin Community Services
S. Professor St
Oberlin
Pathways Enrichment Center
Leavitt Road
Vermilion Salvation Army
Liberty Ave
Suite H
Valley City Frog Jump Fest Returns to Mill Stream Park
The 60th Valley City Frog Jump Festival attracted large crowds at Mill Stream Park with amphibian contestants and their owners in multiple jumping categories. Organizers from the Valley City Community Group note sold out T shirts and ribs, as parking filled and attendees enjoyed rides, bubble soccer, a Bookmobile visit, and live music, marking a major post pandemic turnout.
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Valley City
Mill Stream Park
Medina County District Library
Community Group
Linda Garrett
Medina County
Avon Lake blotter highlights various incidents this month
Police logged multiple July incidents including an OVI arrest after a Buick crash on Stoney Ridge Road, a burglary in progress at Village at Avon Apartments, firearm and drug violations on Recreation Lane and Detroit Road, vandalism at Woodspring Suites and Nagel Road, theft at Lowes, forged checks on Avon Belden Road, and a mail-forwarding fraud report.
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Stoney Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Chester Road
Avon Apartments
Recreation Lane
Cleveland
Lorain County
Interstate 90
Lorain
Detroit Road
GameStop
Moore Road
Woodspring
Nagel Road
Block
Center Road
Elyria
Avon Belden
Sunset Road
Walker Road
Amherst
Westlake
Block Lake Road
Avon Lake
Aqua Marine Boulevard
Aqua Marine Apartments
Lake Road
Brunswick Drive
Bay Village
Sheffield Lake
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Ehspioneer
St. Patrick Helping Hands Food Pantry
N. Main St
Wellington
St. Jude Helping Hands Food Pantry
Poplar St
Kipton Community Church
Church St
Kipton
Beyond the Walls
Woodford Ave
Elyriacares
Elyria Salvation Army
Broad St
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Park Place
Elyria Hospitality Center
Third St
Aaron Josefczyk
Brunswick
Kristen Wagner
Avon Police
Lowes
Avon Lake Police
Drummond Road
North Ridgeville Police
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