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LOCAL BUSINESSES

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Wellington 121-123 E. Herrick Ave Furniture & Home Decor 25438 Sprague Rd.
AUTO PARTS 440-647-4965 280 Columbia Rd. | TH, SAT, SUN 10-4 440-235-4317
M-F 8-5:30pm, Sat 8-4pm www.catsjazzyjunk.com www.tsmower.com

Beriswill Insurance ELYRIA Grafton
173 Depot St. | 440-647-6010
www.beriswillins.com
Dempsey Appliance Beriswill Insurance
433 Oberlin Rd. | 440-322-8170 35581 Grafton Eastern Rd.
A.T. & T. Parts Co. With over 64 yrs of experience! 440-926-3312
130 E. Herrick Ave | 440-647-3838 www.beriswillins.com
M-F 7:30-5:30, Sat 8-4, Sun 10-4
Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home Grafton Sparkle Market
38475 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Columbia 440-322-4626 | www.laubenthalmercado.com 460 N. Main St. | 440-926-3328
www.graftonsparkle.com

STation LAGRANGE Our Little World Alpacas LLC

16800 Cowley Rd. | 440-724-7070
Unique Alpaca Clothing and Gifts
9858 E. River Rd. www.ourlittleworldalpacas.com
440-235-2766 540 N. Center St.
www.gibbsbutcherblock.com 440-355-8920
www.lagrangeiga.com
1007 Parsons Rd. | 440-926-2880
Sanitary Septic Tank Cleaning www.graftonmowerservice.com
440-322-0927 | 440-236-9200 | 330-725-3175
www.SanitarySeptic.com Protech Automotive & Cycle LLC
$10 Off Cuyahoga, Medina & Lorain 788 Main St. | 440-926-3499
with this Reasonable Rates Serving Grafton for 30 years
ad Prompt Reliable Service
Senior Discounts

Frank Clarke Insurance Agency 905 Main St. | 440-865-3565
25070 Royalton Rd. | 440-236-5041 Burnett’s Septic www.courtneycarnesphotography.com
www.frankclarkeagency.com
Services 1021 Main St.

The Rural-Urban Record 120 W Commerce Dr, 440-926-2048
P.O. Box 966 | 440-236-8982 440-355-5526 www.dukefuneralhome.com
www.rural-urbanrecord.com
www.burnettssepticservice.com Grafton, OH
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Family Food for Thought: How to Read a Recipe (on www.highlandfloorrefinishing.com
Zoom) - Monday, December 14, from 4-5 p.m. Join us virtu- Eaton
ally via Zoom from the Main Branch’s Culinary Literacy Cen-
ter as we help build culinary skills for the entire family. This local newspapers do their part by providing affordable and
session will explore the basics of understanding how recipes Schild’s IGA effective advertising space to local business owners looking
work. Registrants are asked to include their email addresses so
that Zoom invitations can be sent for this event. Preregistration RT 82 & Island Rd. | 440-748-3751 to connect with their communities.
required. www.schildsigagrafton.com • Local newspapers can strengthen communities. Local
Family Story Time: Live on Zoom - Monday, December newspapers are great resources for residents who want to be-
14, from 6-6:30 p.m. Join us for a live family story time on come more active in their communities and learn more about
Zoom. Registrants are asked to include their email addresses so community events. Local newspapers often showcase com-
that Zoom invitations can be sent for this event. Preregistration The benefits of local munity events like carnivals, local theater productions and
required. projects like park cleanups. These are great ways for readers
Zoom Cookbook Discussion, “A Literary Holiday Cook- newspapers to become more active in their communities and build stron-
book: Festive Meals for the Snow Queen, Gandalf, Sherlock, ger communities as a result.
Scrooge, and Book Lovers Everywhere” by Alison Walsh and • Local newspapers can benefit children. National news-
Haley Stewart - Tuesday, December 15, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Local newspapers play vital roles in communities across papers may have little age-appropriate content to offer
If you love to read, cook learn and share recipes, this group is the globe. The Information Age has changed the way many young children, but local newspapers tend to include more
for you. Join us via Zoom to discuss and feel free to virtually people get their news, but local newspapers continue to serve soft news items than national periodicals, and such stories
“share” a dish from the month’s selected cookbook. Hosts will as valuable resources for readers interested in learning more
be logging in from the beautiful new Culinary Literacy Center about and becoming more involved in their communities. typically are appropriate for young readers. According to
at the Main Library. Registrants are asked to include their email While local publishers continue to adapt to the changes Newspapers in Education, students who participated in an
addresses so that Zoom invitations can be sent for this event. brought about by technology, the following are a handful of NIE group in Florida performed significantly better in spell-
Preregistration required. benefits unique to local newspapers. ing and vocabulary than nonreaders. Additional studies have
Meet your Neighbor on Facebook Live: Mathias Hauck indicated that students who use newspapers in the classroom
from Avon Brewing - Wednesdays, December 16; January 20; • Local newspapers keep readers up-to-date on their own perform better on standardized reading tests than those who
February 17, at 7 p.m. Tune in to the Lorain Public Library communities. Globalization may be here to stay, but that do not use newspapers in class.
System’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Lorain- does not mean local communities are no longer home to Many local newspapers have played vital roles in their
PublicLibrarySystem on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 newsworthy events. National and international newspapers communities for decades, providing a go-to resource for lo-
p.m. to meet one of your Lorain County neighbors as they share and 24-hour cable news channels can keep men and women cal readers and business owners.
their talents and skills and answer your questions. up-to-date on national and world news, but in many instanc-
Grab & Go Activity Kits - We have “Grab & Go Activi- es, local newspapers are the only means people have to learn
ty Kits” at most branches every day while supplies last! It’s a about what’s going on in their own communities.
different activity at each branch and the themes change every • Local newspapers benefit nearby businesses. Small busi-
week so keep checking LorainPublicLibrary,org for what is ness owners often connect with community members via
coming or call your local branch for availability! local newspapers. A strong, locally based small business
Patrons can register for programs offered on Zoom at https://
www.lorainpubliclibrary.org/events Registrants are asked to in- community can improve economies in myriad ways, creating
clude their email addresses so that Zoom invitations can be sent jobs in the community and contributing tax dollars that can
for the event. be used to strengthen local schools and infrastructure. And