Surprise flash mob greets 87 year old at Turnpike plaza
Anne White of Sharpsville aged 87 is surprised by a flash mob during a September bus stop at the Ohio Turnpike Middle Ridge Service Plaza Amherst. The event, organized by her granddaughter Anna Bianco with Turnpike staff, featured hidden cameras and a pink armband dance. The moment capped White’s farewell tour stop as she retires from bus guiding after 25 years. The clip appears online at YouTube.
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Amherst
Anne White
White
North Carolina
Outer Banks
Sharpsville
Middle Ridge
Ohio Turnpike
Anna Bianco
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Plaza
Michigan
Sharon
Amherst Plaza
Austin
Angelica
Maximo
Bianca
Panera Bread
Panera
Avon Lake
Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Community events calendar for Amherst Elyria and Lorain County
Family to Family course at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Hall in Grafton runs 6 30 to 8 30 p m for 10 weeks open to families and friends of those with mental illness Registration required call 440 204 4391 or email office nami ic org Guided tours at Lorain County Historical Society museums The Hickories Elyria and history center in Lorain County. admission varies by age 5 for adults 3 youths 13 18 2 children 6 12 Johnson Family Library hours 10 to 4 Fridays admission 5 nonmembers For more info call 440 322 3341 or visit ic is org Flu immunizations 3 to 5 p m at Amherst VFW Post 1662 bring insurance card call 440 329 7926 or visit LorainCountyFlu com Thursday Personnel and Finance Committee Amherst Public Library 10 a m Board of Trustees regular meeting 6 p m Indoor and outdoor walk programs at Lorain County Metro Parks Splash Zone Oberlin and Amherst locations Also Mercy Health recreation center Amherst For more info call 440 322 6367 or visit LorainCo Health on Twitter Facebook Lorain County General Health District Boxes from Home program ships care boxes to deployed military personnel For details call Dorothy 440 984 2192 Alzheimer's Association Support Group meets 7 p m third Wednesday monthly at Amherst Public Library Submit calendar items two weeks prior to events by fax 329 7282 or cinews chroniclet com
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Hall
Erie St
Grafton
Nami-Ic.org
Nami.org
Lorain County Historical Society
Hickories
Washington Ave
Elyria
Lorain County History Center
Johnson Family
Amherst
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Cleveland Ave
LorainCountyFlu.com
Beaver Creek
North Lake St
Mercy Health and Recreation Center
Hollstein Drive
LorainCo Health
Facebook
Lorain County General Health District
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Vincent de Paul Church
North Ridge Road
Dorothy
Alzheimer’s Association
Amherst Public Library
Spring St
Amherst- Vermilion News
Cinews
Chroniclet.com
Mary Jo Clark
Amherstpubliclibrary.org
Friends of the Amherst Public Library
Friends
221 Spring St
Amherst Lions ninth annual lasagna dinner fundraiser
Amherst Lions host a Thursday lasagna dinner 4 30 to 7 p m at Amherst Junior High School 548 Milan Ave with proceeds for Downs on the Farm and Project Lifesaver of Lorain County. Tickets 9 dollars include meal. advance or at door. reservations urged.
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Amherst Junior High
Milan Ave
Amherst
Lifesaver
Lorain County
Sheriff's Office
Lions International
Amherst Lions
Steele Leo Club
Amherstohiolens
Gmail
Amherst and Vermilion News Tip to Rini Jeffers
Community readers are encouraged to submit Amherst and Vermilion updates to Rini Jeffers via phone 329-7155 or email ctnews chroniclet.com for possible publication.
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Rini Jeffers
Ctnews
Chroniclet.com
Blithe Spirit opener at Workshop Players in Amherst
Noel Coward comedy Blithe Spirit begins weekend at Workshop Players Amherst. Charles Condamine encounters his dead wife at a séance as tickets at 15 dollars with group rates. Performances run 7 30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday plus select November dates. Auditions for Miss Pell is Missing set for Monday at 7 p.m. at 44820 Middle Ridge Road Amherst seeking three women and four men. performances January 11 to 28.
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Noel Coward
Workshop Players
Charles Condamine
Middle Ridge Road
Amherst
Workshopplayers.com
Ritter Library Seeks Board Member for Unexpired Term
Ritter Public Library seeks a new board of trustees member to fill an unexpired term through 2020. Meetings are 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday each month. Applications available at ritterpubliclibrary.org or at the library. Friday deadline. Craft club meets 1 p.m. Wednesdays for adults with supplies provided. Register at 440 967 3798. Anime club for kids in grades six to 12 meets 3:30 p.m. Friday. Teens can play Wii games afterward.
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Ritter Public Library
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Anime Club
Amherst Public Library hosts greeting card workshop
Mary Jo Clark leads a holiday card making workshop at Amherst Public Library at 2 p.m. Monday. Participants should bring specific art supplies and register online or by phone.
Vermilion Archival Society Meeting On Local Streetcars
The Vermilion Area Archival Society will meet at 7 p.m. on November 13 in Vermilion’s library at 5680 Liberty Ave. Dennis Lamont will present photos and clips on the Lake Shore Electric Railway, which first reached Vermilion in 1901. Lamont co authored a book on the subject and will discuss how streetcars altered travel. The event is free. info via Sandra Neiding at 440 967 4190.
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Vermilion Area
Week of Police Reports Summary at Local Streets
A sequence of incidents from October 23 to 29 includes theft and harassment complaints, domestic disturbance resolved as verbal, menacing reports, several thefts including liquor and a mobile phone, a burglary, a driving while intoxicated case involving Edward Lewis Mitchell, a disorderly conduct charge for Carla Fisk, marijuana and paraphernalia citations, and multiple OVI charges including Joseph Gargasz and Benjamin West with suspensions noted.
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Liberty Ave
South Shore Court
Hiawatha Drive
Sanford St
Fairfax Road
Parkland Blvd
Douglas St
Liberty Avenue
Edward Lewis Mitchell
Avon
Carla Fisk
Elyria
Joseph A. Gargasz
Lorain
Benjamin L. West
West
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Chronicle
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Oberlin
Liz Schultz
Oberlin Public Library
Icis.org
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Lorain County Metro Parks
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Vermilion Police
Osie
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Centre of Sheffield
Lake Erie
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