BULLETIN BOARD

scanning the QR Code on the flier, calling 440-9887255 or emailing office@ amhersthistoricalsociety.

org Space is limited! $35 for AHS members and $40 for non-members There will also be Raffle Baskets and a 50/50 Raffle!

LORCI

Lorain Correctional Institution is hiring correction officers.

The prison is hosting a career recruitment open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 2. LORCI is located at 2075 Avon Belden Rd, Grafton.

Oberlin Library

The Oberlin Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at the library on Thursday, March 9 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

Avon-Avon

Lake Republican Club

● Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club Friends March Breakfast: Marty Gallagher,Board Member of the Lorain County Port Authority Board Will speak about the County’s Midway Mall Purchase Project, Enjoy Socializing with Republican Friends on Wednesday, March 1st from 8 to 9 AM at the Sugar Creek Restaurant, corner of Detroit-Abbe Roads, Sheffield Village Plaza. Learn something new and participate in a casual free exchange of ideas about current positions with like-minded and concerned candidates, officials and your neighbors every first Wednesday. Bring guests. Attendees are responsible for their meals.

● 6 p.m. March 9 The Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club is proud to present Lt. Gov. Jon Husted who will speak about Lorain County’s role in high-tech manufacturing opportunities. Also speaking, are state Reps. Gayle Manning and Dick Stein who will address the issues surrounding the Ohio Speaker of the House at the Knights of Columbus Ragan Hall, 1783 Moore Rd Avon. The Club meets on the second Thursday of each month. Snacks and Refreshments will be available. Members are free and guests $5.

Knights of Columbus

● University Hospitals Fitness Program Introduction will be 7 p.m. March 16 at the Knights of Columbus Ragan Hall, 1783 Moore Rd. Avon. Renee Barrett, Fitness Professional with the Fitness Center, will present on Cardiovascular and Strength Training benefits, training methods and ways to keep you motivated. The 60,000 sq. ft. award-winning UH Fitness Center has state-ofthe-art fitness equipment, two pools, racquetball, a full-size gymnasium, tennis courts, more than 70 weekly group fitness classes and an indoor walking/running track. Please RSVP by March 13 to rudybreglia@ gmail.com. Snacks and refreshments will be served. Public is welcome.

● “Knights at the Races” will be at 7 p.m. March 25 at the Knights of Columbus Father Ragan Hall at 1783 Moore Rd. Avon. Doors open at 5 p.m. Buy a Horse or a Race, Relax with friends. Cash Bar, Side Boards, Big Prizes & Chinese Raffle. Tickets are $25/person for Dinner & Access to Betting. Mail Checks to Father Ragan Hall, PO Box 224, Avon, OH 44011and Make Payable to Fr. Ragan Council #3269. For Reservations/ Information Call Pete Catanese at (440) 465-4946 RSVP by March 7 for ads with Your Name(s), the number attending, your phone number, email and check.

Avon Democratic Club

Join the Avon Democratic Club for our meeting on Thursday, April 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Avon Senior Center at 36784

Detroit Road in Avon. All are welcome.

Candidates Geoffrey Smith and Wayne R. Nicol will discuss their campaigns for Municipal Judge of the Avon Lake Courts. The Avon Lake Municipal Court serves Avon Lake, Avon and Sheffield Village.

Lorain County Democratic Women’s Club

The Lorain County Democratic Women’s (LCDW’s) Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. March 7 at Royal Grill Sushi Buffet at 5234 Cobblestone Rd., Sheffield.

Black River Audubon Society

● The Black River Audubon Society is pleased to welcome Chad and Chris Saladin and their program “Cleveland Peregrines” at 7 p.m. March 7 at Carlisle Reservation Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Rd., LaGrange.

Chad and Chris Saladin have a passion for peregrine falcons. They were official peregrine falcon nest site monitors in the Cleveland area for the Ohio Division of Wildlife from the 1990s until the monitoring project ended in 2015 as peregrines recovered adequately enough to no longer be considered as “threatened” in Ohio. Their program will highlight the many adventures they have experienced with peregrines as well as address their future.

This program is free to the public. For more information about programs, volunteering or becoming a member, please visit www. blackriveraudubon.org and remember to like us on Facebook.

● The Black River Audubon 65 Year Anniversary Outstanding Speaker program will feature wellknown naturalist, author and birder Scott Weidensaul and his program “A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds” at 3 p.m. March 25 at the Carlisle Reservation Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Rd., LaGrange.

Connecting for Kids

Connecting for Kids will host a resource fair 6-8 p.m. March 14 at Lorain County Community College, 1005 N. Abbe Rd., Elyria. The organization hopes to bring awareness to providers in the community offering help to those struggling with ADHD, learning issues, autism spectrum disorder and other developmental delays.

The free event will feature more than 70 local providers including therapists, mental health professionals, funding sources, transition services, adapted summer camps and more for children birth through 22-years-old.

Families who pre-register and attend in-person will be entered to win a $100 VISA gift care. Pre-registration is available at connectingforkids.org/lorain -resource-fair or by calling or texting (440) 570-5908.

Amherst Public Library

● Kanopy is now available at the Amherst Public Library. Those with an Amherst Public Library Card can now borrow streaming films, documentaries and television series. Services can be accessed by downloading the free Kanopy app on a device or visiting amherstpubliclibrary.kanopy.com to create a free account with an Amherst Public Library card number and pin.

● An Oscars Trivia Contest is now underway at the Amherst Public Library. Entry forms are available in the first floor Adult Services area through March 13, with statuettes throughout the first floor to find answers.

Correct and completed forms will be placed in a grant prize drawing for a Movie Night Pack, and bonus entries are available to those who find and check out a specially selected item. The contest is for those 16-and-older.

Not quite right

Ready for picking

35. Reasons to sue

37. Romanian money

38. English county

39. Popular Arabic name

40. Lemon, in Paris

42. Latissimus dorsi, for short

43. Angola’s southern neighbor 45. Dairy farm glands 47. Relax, or ____ out

48. Brooke or John Jacob, of New York

50. USPS delivery 52. *Cards against what?

55. Medicinal plant with purple berries

56. Bug-eyed

57. Tiny bottle

59. a.k.a. jumping bone

60. Plucked string instrument

61. Makes a mistake

*”____ Day,”

7. 100 centavos in Mexico 8. Rum cake 9. Particle in A-bomb 10. What’s-old-is-new-again prefix 12. Somewhat late 13. Be at the helm 14. *Not chutes 19. #39 Across, pl. 22. Is no longer

23. *Trade, build, settle this island

24. Oenophile’s concern

25. Curtain fabric

26. *Connect how many?

27. Theater passage

28. Asparagus unit

29. Written works

32. Hipbones

33. Butterfly catcher

36. *Like pursuit of no vital importance

38. “____ ____ a high note”

40. A Camel, for short

41. Result of equipment failure

44. The beauty of the ball?

46. Morgan Freeman in “Driving Miss Daisy,” e.g.

48. Sign of bad news

49. Inflict a blow

50. Supernatural life force

51. Drunkard, slangily

52. Exhibiting good health

53. Swing seat, sometimes 54. Knitter’s supply 55. Tree fluid 58. Dropped drug, acr.

This program is free for members, $10 for nonmembers. Pre-registration for attendees is required and tickets can be purchased by following the link at www.blackriver audubon.org

● Learn all about the Iditarod Trail sled dog race with local enthusiast Eleanor Csizmadia at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Csizmadia will share photos, videos, facts, race history and her own experiences braving the sub-zero temperatures to experience the race firsthand, as well as updates and predictions for this year’s race.