Wellington & Oberlin notebook: May 27, 2009
Bloom Catchers in Oberlin
Oberlin`s Garden of the Week competition is back once again thanks to bed-tax dollars from the Oberlin-area Chamber of Commerce and a Kendal at Oberlin group called the Bloom Catchers.
The Garden of the Week program was designed as a friendly competition encouraging residents to become involved with America In Bloom by adding flower pots and garden beds in front of their homes.
The program was developed in 2005 by Judy Lauschman, director of the Association for Specialty Cut Flower Growers - a national trade association for commercial flower growers - and Dale Preston, president of the Allen Medical Center Foundation.
Bloom Catchers crisscrosses Oberlin searching for the most colorful gardens and best-kept yards by businesses and home owners without professional assistance. For residents to be eligible, the gardens must be visible from the street or front sidewalk. Bloom Catchers will wear badge identification as they approach various Oberlin residents and businesses.
Each garden winner will receive a colorful yard sign marking their yard as a Garden of the Week winner.
Winners will also receive a framed copy of the sign as well.
Bloom Catchers is looking for contestants that have not been previously selected and will try to avoid repeat winners from the previous year. They are looking to select up to six gardens per month through August.
If you have questions or a sign from last year, contact Sharon Pearson administrative coordinator for the City Manager`s Office at (440) 775-7217 or by e-mail at spearson@cityofoberlin.com.
Wellington holds village-wide yard sale
Wellington`s 11th Annual Village-Wide Yard Sale will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 19-20.
The event encourages people who live in Wellington to have yard sales on the same weekend.
To contact Main Street Wellington, call (440) 647-3987.
Home economics scholarship winner
Haley Loudin of Wellington is the high school scholarship winner in the Lorain County Home Economics Association competition.
She received a $750 scholarship to attend Kent State University majoring in the technical side of fashion design.
Lowe`s tools for JVS
Lowe`s and Kobalt Tools, in partnership with the student organization SkillsUSA , are helping the Lorain County JVS Building Trades Programs through their new “Tough Tools for Cool Schools” program.
Lowe`s is donating $600 worth of Kobalt tools to the JVS Maintenance Services Program as part of this new national program.
JVS Instructor Paul Papesh was selected to receive the tool kit for his students to use.
Chalk Walk Workshop
Children ages 5 to 12 are invited to a Chalk Walk Workshop 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the Oberlin Public Library, 65 S. Main St.
Two creative forces - Oberlin High School teacher Donna Shurr and visual artist Laura Dahle will help children prepare artwork that will adorn the city on June 20.
For more on the Chalk Walk, call (440) 775-2423 or go to www.oberlinchalkwalk.com.
Send your Wellington and Oberlin news to Cindy Leise, 329-7245 or cleise@chroniclet.com.
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Filed by May 27th, 2009 in Local and State.
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