Nord Middle tops 165 schools in Pasta for Pennies drive
Nord Middle School in Amherst raised $15,630 to finish as the top school in northern Ohio with 165 participating schools. Josiah Harris Elementary placed third with $5,096, while Roosevelt Elementary in Hubbard raised $7,913. The 16th annual drive totaled over $230,000 locally and $6.1 million nationally for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Olive Garden
Nord
Ohio
Josiah Harris
Roosevelt
Hubbard
Beth Schwartz
Nord Special Education
Local inventor topic highlighted by Brownhelm group
The Brownhelm Historical Association meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Carriage Barn in Lorain County Metro Parks Vermilion River Reservation to present a Power Point on Vermilion native Lester A. Pelton and his family, creator of the Pelton water wheel. Tom Beach will discuss Pelton’s family history and hydroelectric impact. refreshments follow.
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Brownhelm Historical Association
Lorain County Metro Parks
Vermilion River Reservation
North Ridge Road
Vermilion
Lester A. Pelton
Brownhelm
Tom Beach
Pelton
Amherst drives for Comet paint fundraiser boosts baseball
Amherst Steele players go door to door through Oct 22 offering to paint the Amherst Comet A on driveways. Proceeds support the baseball program with a $10 donation by check to Steele Home Run Boosters. Also mentions library fundraisers, kniting classes at Ritter Library, and clambakes at American Legion Post 397 with varied activities and raffles.
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American Legion Post 397
Region
Vermilion
Debra Ann Jancsura
Amherst Steele High School
Amherst Comet
Amherst Steele
Steele
Bob Evans
Amherst Public Library
Friends of the
Amherst Library
Mary Strayer
Ritter Public Library
Strayer
Ritterpubliclibrary.org
American Legion Post
Blairs Sunset Haven
State Road
CRB
Felix Duprey
Blairs Horse Rescue and
Joel Clough
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Harris
Northern
Steve Fogarty
The
Chronicle-Telegram
Schwartz
Nord Middle School
Josiah Harris Elementary
Kay Sutton
Sutton
Chroniclet.com
von Kaenel
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Sfogarty
Amherst Sandstone Village
Milan Ave
Mark Wells
David Pierce
Buckeye Bbq
Heath Tester
Birmingham
Lorain County
Metro Parks
Columbia Reservation
Amherst Historical Society
Friends of
N. Leavitt Road
Courtney Kneisel
Ashland University
Ken
Sherrill Kneisel
Vicki Wirick
Eagle
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