Paris Olympics stamps highlight 2024 issues and global releases
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games open with ceremonies and a Seine boat parade. La Poste issues a 1.96 euro stamp series and a themed folder, with eight stamps and a neo art deco vertical stamp. International releases cover Greece Israel Slovakia and more. The Black River Stamp Club meets Aug 9 in Elyria for an auction. contact Sadowski at sadowski.dennis gmail.com.
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Paris
Seine
City of Lights
France
la Poste
Olympic Phryge
Eiffel Tower
Greece
Israel
Slovakia
Hellenic Post
Philatelismos.gr
Israel Post
Guyana
Togo
Black River Stamp Club
Harvest Christian Church
Eastern Heights Blvd
Elyria
Kiwanis Cute Pooch Contest Ends August 3
Community calendar items note the Kiwanis North Ridgeville contest entry of five dollars includes five votes with one dollar per extra vote, top three dogs win gifts from Animal Clinic Northview and parade participation at the Corn Festival. Also, EHS Class of 1965 mini reunion at Smitty's Elyria on Aug 3 and a busy Market in the Park and Chalk It Up events in Vermilion, plus Amherst Bike Rodeo at Steele High School and a teen writing drop-in at Avon Lake Library.
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Kiwanis Club
North Ridgeville
Animal Clinic Northview
Gogophotocontest. Com
Northridgeville
Elyria High School
Smitty’s
EHS
Smitty’s Place
E. Bridge St
Elyria
Ridge Street
Main Street Vermilion
Victory Park
Amherst Police Department
Marion L. Steele High School
Washington St
Amherst
Amherst Fire Department
Jake Waryu
Avon Lake
Vermilion Quilt Guild Meets for Betty Gray Trunk Show
The Vermilion Sit and Stitch Quilt Guild gathers Monday at 7 p.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church fellowship hall on Liberty Avenue with guest Betty Gray presenting a hand quilting trunk show. Members may bring show-and-tell items and veterans project entries. contact Sandy Neiding at 440 967 4190 for details. Kate Matos offers 7 p.m. yoga at Avon Lake Library. bring mat, towel, and water.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Liberty Avenue
Betty Gray
Sandy Neiding
Kate Matos
Avon Lake Library
Family Farm Market and Library Programs Across Lorain County
Lorain County Public Health hosts a Family Farm Market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 9880 Murray Ridge Road Elyria with Grobe Fruit Farm Feniks Farm Market and Solidarity Urban Farms offering produce and health program talks. A North Ridgeville Library birthday gala honors Harry Potter from 1 to 4 p.m. with story times and preregistration. Additional library events include teen tribal body painting, maker studio hours, wind speed lessons with anemometers, and a Great Lakes Theater Where the Wild Things Are workshop for children. Public garden programs, pool day passes, and OSU Extension gardening talks are also on the schedule across Amherst Milan and Domonkas branches.
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Lorain
Lorain County Public Health
LorainPublicLibrary.org
Cnts
LorainCountyHealth.com
North Ridgeville
Harry Potter
Family Story
Little Library
Quigley House
Doha
Maia Arabuli
Domonkas
LorainPublicLibrary. Org
Great Lakes Theater
South Lorain
Maurice Sendak
Amherst Garden Club
Thomas Becker
OSU
Lorain County
Amherst Historical Society
S. Lake St
Milan Avenue
Seed Saving Basics Sessions and Aug Library Events
The Cleveland Seed Bank hosts seed saving sessions at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Main Library and evening events at the Columbia and Domonicas Library branches on August 12 and 13. Other activities include Wizard of Oz day at Avon Library, Color with a Canine at Columbia Library for ages 5 to 12, and End of Summer Family Dance Party at North Ridgeville Library. Preregistration is required for all events. Lorain Public Library registration is available online.
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Columbia
Domonicas
LorainPublicLibrary.org
Avon
LorainPublicLibrary
North Ridgeville
Lorain
State urges holistic approach to addiction recovery events
Bosley says the state will host events to connect the public with recovery resources and train law enforcement on directing individuals to help. Data show overdoses spike after major supplier arrests, so officials push proactive community involvement and prevention. Free food is offered at both events with no registration. contact Owen MacMillan at 440-329-7123 or omacmillan chroniclet.com.
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Bosley
Owen MacMillan
Omacmillan
Chroniclet
Wellington Documentary Details The Wellington Experiment
Filmmaker Shaver chronicles the Wellington LINC program started after drug outreach at the police station. Since 2016 hundreds sought help, with LINC distributing naloxone kits and disposal bags as overdoses rise across Lorain County. Shaver plans a large-scale release after Wellington premiere showing police community outreach and human aspects of officers.
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Barfield
Wellington
Terry Mazzone
Networking Compassion
LINC
Lorain County
Shaver
University of Buffalo
New York
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw
Georgia
Atlanta
South Carolina
Maine
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Kamber Herrmann
Karen Butch
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Bev Stives
Pat Hadam
Monica Kimmell
Rachel Namiotka
Avanlake Garden Club
Christina Jolliffe
Ctnews
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