SOUTHSIDE PRIDE
The Ever-Present Pride of Our City's South Side
When our community comes together, great things are always possible. Beautification across our great lake city has taken place over the past couple of months when times of immense uncertainty have remained present. However, one thing continues to withstand the test of time in Lorain: uniting for the betterment of the place we all call home. Oakwood Park had the first cleanup of the year in June, sponsored by the Friends of South Lorain and organized by Rey Carrion, 6th Ward City Councilman. The city of Lorain prepped the space by mowing the entire park the week prior. On the day of the cleanup, over 70 volunteers came together to trim, pick up trash, plant flowers, mulch, and generally clean up the grounds of our southside gem.
The day was full of events that were fun for the whole family. Volunteers arrived around 9 a.m. with personal tools and equipment in tow, ready to take on the impressive challenge ahead of them. Even the youngest volunteers came prepared with shovels and child-sized rakes to lend helping hands. At noon, the Lorain Panthers traveling baseball club opened their season against the North Royalton Bears - Griffin Sports. The previous season's champions put up a good fight, but ultimately the Panthers took the win.
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Jorge Villegas also brought the One Nation Slowpitch Summer Sizzler Softball Tournament to the park. Forty-four teams played over 40 games that day, and some referred to it as
a nice throwback to the great days of Oakwood Park.
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