Avon Lake Plant Implosions Continue to December
The Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment Group will proceed with planned implosions December 16 through 20 targeting the plant’s two remaining stacks boilers and the last precipitator. Completion of remediation and site restoration are slated for mid 2025 with August finish. Community concerns prompt calls for a clear public communication plan.
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Avon Lake Environmental Environmental Redevelopment Group
ALERG
Avon Lake
Gary Deigan
Community Mem
Bers
Dan Rogatto
Elyria man plays Santa to help grieving children
Ed Doehne, 53, of Elyria, will portray Santa at Cornerstone of Hope in Independence to hand out toys to 60 80 children. He will also visit children's hospitals and carol at nursing homes in December partnering with St. Patrick's Church.
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Elyria
Santa Claus
Ed Doehne
Jolly Ol’ St. Nick
Cornerstone of Hope In
Doehne
Cornerstone
Children’s Hospitals
Carol
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Ohio City
Avon Lake Library hosts third annual gingerbread contest
The Avon Lake Public Library transformed into a winter wonderland for its third annual gingerbread house contest in partnership with the Lake Erie Crushers. Winners in four categories adults families teens and kids will be displayed at Christmas Around the World, a festival at the stadium on weekends through December 30.
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Avon Lake Public Library
Lake Erie
Shea Allimont
Allimont
Area native honors grandmother by naming cybersecurity firm
Elyria native Eric Henderson, 52, founded Grace Risk Advisors in 2019 to honor his grandmother Nealie Grace Porter who moved to Elyria in 1958. Porter, born in Alabama, raised a family, worked at a Super8 Motel for 46 years, taught church AND community values, and inspired Henderson’s path in tech and business.
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Elyria
Eric Henderson
Grace Risk Advisors
Henderson
Nealie Grace Porter
Alabama
Cation
Super8 Motel
Porter
John
Second Baptist Church
Food distributions in Lorain County and Elyria area
A roundup of charitable food assistance and pantry services across Lorain County and Elyria. Listings include Heather Campbell Reich Community Meals at St Andrew's Elyria, Solid Rock Church meal, Mother Cabrini Pantry in Lorain, LifeSpring Church pantry, LOCAA Produce Center appointments, St Elizabeth Center meals, First United Methodist breakfast, Cornerstone UMC meals, Spread the Word Ministries hygiene items, and related contact details.
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Heather Campbell Reich
St. Andrew’s
Third St
Elyria
Locaa Produce Center
W. 10Th St
Lorain
LCCAA
Lorain County
Ccaa.net
First United Methodist Church
Holly Lane
Community fundraisers offer pies sausage and cookies in area
Pittsfield Community Church hosts a bake sale fundraiser Tuesday 5 to 7 pm at the southwest corner of Routes 58 and 303 Wellington offering pies for 10 dollars each with no preorders. Holiday cookie walk is December 7 at Community of Faith UCC Elyria from 10 am to noon priced at 10 dollars per pound. Kolbasz fresh sausage sale December 14 Lorain at the Hungarian Reformed Church 1691 East 31st Street 15 dollars for a 2 pound ring with orders due December 4. Christmas sausage sale December 14 at Community of Faith UCC Elyria offers one or two pound packages at 7 dollars per pound with orders by December 8.
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Pittsfield Community
Wellington
Community of Faith U.C.C
East River Road
Elyria
Kolbasz
Hungarian Reformed Church
E. 31St St
Lorain
Community of Faith Ucc
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Brookside High School
University of Cincinnati
Thomas More College
Kentucky
Solid Rock Community Church
Abbe Road
Mother Cabrini Food Pantry
Homewood Drive
LifeSpring Church Food Pantry
Lester
Valley City
St. Elizabeth Center
Caroline Ave
Cornerstone Umc
West River Road
Cornerstone United Methodist Church
Spread the
Kerstetter Way
Blue Star Mothers
Great Northern Applebees
Great Northern Blvd
North Olmsted
Cathy
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