🌱 When and where you can honor Joyce Ann Chapman in Grafton
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- When and where you can honor Joyce Ann Chapman in Grafton
Also on today's calendar: Preschool Storytime and 5 more events.
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- Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
- Saturday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Joyce Ann Chapman (chroniclet.com subscription) — Family and friends in Grafton can pay their respects to Joyce Ann Chapman at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Durkee Road, with visitation and services set for August 12 and 13. The longtime Elyria and Wakeman resident, remembered for her faith, Red Cross service, and devotion to family, will be laid to rest in Eaton Township. 
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Tai Chi Saturdays →
Grafton-Midview Public Library, 983 Main St, Grafton
10:00 am
Saturday August 8
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Other local events
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Preschool Storytime →
Grafton-Midview Public Library, 983 Main St, Grafton
11:00 am -
Lifelong Learning at the Library →
Grafton-Midview Public Library, 983 Main St, Grafton
10:00 am -
Strength and Stability for Seniors →
Grafton-Midview Public Library, 983 Main St, Grafton
3:00 pm -
Tuesday Senior Tai Chi →
Grafton-Midview Public Library, 983 Main St, Grafton
10:00 am -
Don't Grieve Alone →
Grafton-Midview Public Library, 983 Main St, Grafton
10:00 am -
Garden Fresh Recipes →
Grafton-Midview Public Library, 983 Main St, Grafton
4:30 pm -
Brentwood Golf Course →
Brentwood Golf Course, 12411 Grafton Rd, Grafton
8:00 pm
Monday August 10
Tuesday August 11
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 18
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Board of Education Meeting- Work Session
Olmstead Falls City Schools Olmsted Falls City Schools Administrative Offices-Room 118
6:00 pm -
Early Childhood Supervisors' Forum(SST REGION 2)
Educational Service Center of Lorain County 1885 Lake Ave, Elyria, OH 44035 -
Prost! Open 4pm-8pm. Late night 8-10pm — Donauschwaben German-American Cultural Center →
Donauschwaben's German-American Cultural Center, 7370 Columbia Rd, Olmsted Township
4:00 pm -
Garden to Jar: Guide to Canning →
Holmesteading Farms, 27389 Bagley Rd, Olmsted Township
9:30 am
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in North Ridgeville. Apply here.
- Arby's - Sun Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in North Ridgeville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grafton here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Ridgeville
- North Ridgeville joins Avon in push for urban county designation (cleveland.com)
- Eric 'Buster Brown' Purdy (chroniclet.com)
- Prosecutor: Teen accused of killing grandfather in Lorain could be tried as adult (morningjournal.com)
Elyria
- Elyria considers annexing Amherst Twp farmland for housing development (news5cleveland.com)
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