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Black River Historical Society Hosts Open House Featuring Twin Bridges
9/9 -- The Black River Historical Society (Website | Profile) will host an Open House with free tours of the museum on Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. featuring the Lorain's Twin Bridges. Enter a drawing for a gift. Twins in attendance will be acknowledged. The Black River Historical Society/Moore House Museum (Website | Profile) is located at 309 W. 5th Street in Lorain.
Benefit Night On Behalf of the Alzheimer's Association
Karin Wolff, RN, BSN
Home Instead Senior Care
9/8 -- Home Instead Senior Care (Website | Profile) presents a benefit night at Burger King (Website | Profile) in Avon. Full Story
Win a Vacation by Voting For Vermilion
Mayor Eileen Bulan
City of Vermilion
9/7 -- The "This Place Matters" national competition is halfway over, with Vermilion in 5th place out of all the communities across the country. Now voters have an extra incentive for voting for Vermilion to move to 1st place...a chance to win fabulous prizes including a lakeside cottage stay at Lakeland Lodges (Website | Profile) in Vermilion, dinner for two and other prizes donated by Vermilion businesses. The winner will be chosen randomly following the This Place Matters competition. Everyone who votes for Vermilion will automatically be entered to win prizes, as well as those who have voted for Vermilion already. Full Story
Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Docent Training Workshop
Elizabeth Schultz
Museum Education and Tour Coordinator
9/3 -- The Oberlin Heritage Center (Website | Profile) will offer an introductory training workshop for volunteers interested in becoming docents (full tour or special room guides) for its historic sites tours and special events. The training will be held on Sunday, September 19, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oberlin Heritage Center (Website | Profile) main office, located within the James Monroe House at 73½ South Professor Street in Oberlin. Parking is available in the Heritage Center’s parking lot accessed off of 20 West Vine Street (google this address for a map to the Heritage Center’s parking lot, located behind Midas Muffler). Full Story
2010 Women of Compassion Recipients Announced
Beth Maiden
Communications Officer
9/1 -- Seven local women have been selected as recipients of the Third Annual Women of Compassion Awards, a joint effort by The Community Foundation of Lorain County (Website | Profile) and Lorain County Community College (Website | Profile) to celebrate women and the behind-the-scenes work that they do to make a difference. Almost three dozen nominations solicited through a community-input process were reviewed by a volunteer committee that selected the following recipients: Full Story
Family Day...Dinner Makes a Difference - Monday September 27, 2010
Elaine Georgas
Member - Communities That Care of Lorain County
9/1 -- Communities That Care (CTC)of Lorain County is offering free place mats to families and groups to celebrate the 10th Annual Family Day "A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children". Hosted through the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University families are reminded to make a dinner date on Monday, September 27, 2010 with their children. Research by CASA consistently finds that the more children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. Family meals are the perfect time to talk to your kids and to listen to what's on their mind. Full Story

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