BULLETIN BOARD

● Afternoon Tea is 1-3 p.m. May 21 at The Grange Hall in Sandstone Village. Please join us for tea and refreshments, enjoy beautiful wedding dresses on display, and tour the Village gardens maintained by the Amherst Garden Club. Tickets are $20 per person, $15 for members. Please RSVP by May 15 to (440) 988-7255 or office@amhersthistoricalsociety.org. Payments can be made by cash, check or card.

You can also register and pay by card using https://form.jotform. com/230463915767161

● Amherst Historical’s BBQ fundraiser is 5 p.m. May 26. Doors open at 5 p.m. and food, from Pogie’s Catering, will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. Tickets are $30 each, $25 for Amherst Historical Society members and are available by visiting pogies.loraincounty.com/e/ YWV, or by calling (440) 864-4654. Tickets are pre-order only by May 19. Amherst Historical Society members should order through the Society at (440) 988-7255.

Music will be by Linda Howell.

● The Sandstone Village Car and Bike Show will be June 4 with registration from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and the Car Show from 12-4 p.m. There will be a photo area, Village building tours, garage sales, a blessing of the cars and bikes, raffles, DJ, food court, and more! Spectator parking will be at Amherst Junior High School with

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● The Historical Society’s night with the Crushers is at 6:05 p.m. June 10. Tickets are $13, with a portion of sales benefiting the Amherst Historical Society. For more information, or help purchasing tickets, contact Tanner Carlson at (440) 934-8233 or tcarlson@lakeeriecrushers. com

● The Taste of History Military Living History event is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 17 at The Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave. The event will have samples of military food and rations, displays, kids’ activities and more.

Amherst Public Library

Amherst Library is celebrating National Library Week with the launch of six new items available for checkout with a library card: a Photo to Digital Converter, a Video to Digital Converter, a KillA-Watt Electricity Usage Monitor, a Cassette to MP3 Converter, a Film to Digital Converter, and an External DVD Drive. Log into the online catalog or call the library at (440) 988-4230 to place an item on hold for pickup at the library, its drive-up window or with a pickup locker. Some items may only be available for inlibrary pickup due to size.

● 5/1 - Travel Affordably

● 5/3 - Student Art Show

Reception

● 5/4 - Pour Painting

● 5/6 & 5/16 - Canine

Reading Buddies

● 5/8 - Watercolor Pencils & More

● 5/9 - Tabletop Game

Time

● 5/12 - Wakin’ Up the Sunshine with Music

● 5/13 - Mermaid Movie

Matinee

Westwood Cemetery

● Stone cleaning at Westwood will be 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, May through October.

Cleaning techniques are easy and supplies are provided. Please bring any small gardening tools, gloves, and/or brooms to help remove debris. Please note that all participants will complete a volunteer form which will be provided once you arrive. Cleaning sessions depend on the weather; check our Facebook page for updates. Everyone is welcome. Location is Westwood Cemetery, 455 Morgan St, Oberlin.

● On Memorial Day weekend the Friends of Westwood Cemetery and Oberlin Heritage Center will be hosting a table to assist visitors in locating gravesites. The table will be inside the enterance gates and available 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 27-29, weather permitting.

Genesis House

Lorain County Safe Harbor’s Love Shouldn’t Hurt 5K and challenge virtual run/walk is June 11-25. Participants can raise awareness for domestic violence issues in Lorain County and honor the lives lost through this virtual event.

County lost to domestic violence since 1989. Registration is due May 22 via www.eventbrite. com/e/love-shouldnt-hurt5k-challenge-tickets-551791923497.

The six person team challenge is $240 per team; the individual 56mile challenge is $45 per person and the individual 5k is $40 per person.

University Hospitals

University Hospitals will offer free stroke screenings throughout May for Stroke Awareness Month. Screenings are available locally 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 10 at UH-Elyria Medical Center, 630 East River St., Elyria.

Oberlin Library

The Oberlin Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a Records Commission meeting, followed by a regular meeting, 5 p.m. May 11. Meetings are open to the public, and the discussion will include the 2024 Tax Budget.

Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club

The Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club Breakfast is 8-9 a.m. May 3 at Sugar Creek Restaurant, 5196 Detroit Rd. in the Sheffield Village Plaza. Attendees are responsible for their meals.

Political outsider, entrepreneur and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Bernie Marino will discuss his platform and plans, if elected.

Oberlin Community Services

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There is a traditional virtual 5k, as well as six-person teams and an individual, 56-mile challenge. The 56 mile challenge represents one mile for each person in Lorain

The Oberlin Community Services will host a “Beginner’s Guide to Renting or Buying” at 1 p.m. May 6at the Cooper Community Resource Center, 500 E. Lorain St., Oberlin. Jeffrey Keesee, mortgage loan officer for Northwest Bank, will discuss the pros and cons of housing options and how to prepare financially for either renting or purchasing a home. RSVP by calling (440) 774-6579 or emailing marla@oberlincommunityservices.org. \