State of the City of Elyria, Ohio: February 9, 2016

Mayor Holly Brinda presented her annual State of the City of Elyria to a crowded room of residents, business owners, and elected officials on Tuesday, February 9, 2015.  The PowerPoint presentation can be viewed here.

A video of the proceedings will be available on this website in the upcoming days.

Elyria Art Works Working to Support Our Troops

The Elyria Art Works Community Art Center and Gallery, located at 336 Broad Street, is sponsoring a community art project called “Cards for the Troops” to support our brave armed forces.   Our deployed service personnel have limited communication pathways available to them when overseas and often rely on the tested and true methods of the postal service to stay in touch with their loved ones.  Finding a source for greeting cards to send to their families can be difficult, so the Elyria Art Works is inviting any community members of any age to stop in during open gallery hours and make a card (or several cards) for use by our deployed soldiers. This project was started with our After School Drop-In kids and their parents, and will remain ongoing for the foreseeable future.  Thanks to the generosity of  Z Graphics by Jan, all necessary materials have already been donated and are on site and ready for use at no cost (donations for postage to mail bundles of finished cards are still greatly appreciated but not necessary).  It’s a great opportunity to get in touch with your inner artist while allowing the men and women of our military stay in touch with their families.

Gallery hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays from 11:00am-4:30pm.   Call 440-328-3025 with any questions.

BUSINESS SERVICES EXPANDING IN MALL AREA

Elyria Mayor Holly Brinda was happy to help H & R block celebrate its launch of a new brand at its office located at 347 Midway Plaza, Suite 100.  Called Block Advisors, Tax Advisors provide tax preparation – and now a whole host of additional services including:  bookkeeping, payroll, bill payment, and tax (sales and use, sole proprietors, partnerships, trust returns and more.)  You can learn more about Block Advisors by calling (440) 324-2705.   



 

 

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Dr. Martin Luther King Day Events

“Where is the Dream now: In Chaos or Community?”

Theme for the 30th Annual Elyria Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service!

Monday, January 18, 2016 at 11 a.m.

Elyria High School Performing Arts Center

601 Middle Avenue, Elyria

 

Keynote Speaker
Pastor Gwendolyn D. Gilmore
Full Gospel Faith Fellowship Church
President of Elyria Ministerial Alliance
Music provided by Minister Tommie Harris, Sr.
Dance Performance by Move It! Dance Project!

 

Commemorative Walk from Ely Square to Elyria High School - 10:30 a.m.

Participants encouraged to bring banners, posters and signs of Peace, Love, Justice, Equality, Love over Hate, Economic Empowerment, etc.

Community Education & Information Fair - 12:30 p.m.

Sponsored by the Elyria Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission

 

Other Elyria events per the calendar of events attached:
Saturday, January 16:  37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Festival, EPLS West River Branch Library, 1194 W. River Road, North, Elyria, at 11:00 a.m.  During the Festival there will be presentations, songs, dancing, music, and readings about Dr. King’s Civil Rights Movement.  Call 440-366-3244 or email ddfcii@aol.com.
4th Annual NOBDA Youth King Celebration at 6:00 p.m: Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 632 West River Road, North, Elyria
For more information contact DR. LATAUNYA V. CONLEY at (440) 326-1407 or lconley@cityo,lyria.org

The full calendar of events can be viewed by clicking here: 2016 King Holiday Calendar of Events - Updated 1.12.16

The program for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 18th can be viewed by clicking here: 2016 MLK Program