Bulletin Board, July 28

• SUM­MER CON­CERT SERIES The Geeze Cats will per­form at Clark Band­stand in Tap­pan Square in Ober­lin on Fri­day, July 29 as part of the sum­mer con­cert series at 7 p.m. Bring lawn­chairs and blan­kets for seat­ing. Free.

• CIVIL WAR CAMPS Lim­ited open­ings remain to reserve a space for boys and girls ages 8-13 to take part in one of the upcom­ing week-long sum­mer camps offered by the award-winning Ober­lin Her­itage Cen­ter. Top­ics include: Kids & World Cul­tures (August 8-12) and Archi­tec­ture Camp (August 15-19). Activ­i­ties will be held at the Ober­lin Depot (240 S. Main St.) from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The camp fee is $95 per child, with a $10 dis­count for chil­dren and grand­chil­dren of Ober­lin Her­itage Cen­ter mem­bers; some schol­ar­ship assis­tance is avail­able for those who qual­ify. For more infor­ma­tion, or to reg­is­ter for one or more of the pro­grams, visit www.oberlinheritage.org or call the Ober­lin Her­itage Cen­ter at 774-1700 and request a sum­mer camp flyer.

• OBER­LIN AARP #395 will meet on Tues­day, Aug. 9, at the New Rus­sia Town­ship Hall, 46268 But­ter­nut Ridge Rd. Social hour begins at 11 a.m., fol­lowed by a potluck lunch at noon. The theme of the meet­ing will be “The Good Old Sum­mer Time.” Pho­tog­ra­pher Dan Mes­saros will present a slide show of last year’s Lorain County Fair. For more infor­ma­tion on attend­ing meet­ings or join­ing, call Sally at 967-3466

• CLASS REUNION The Ober­lin High School Class of 1951 will cel­e­brate their 60th class reunion on Sun­day, Aug. 21. The reunion will be at Quick & Deli­cious, 311 S. Main St., Ober­lin, at 7:30 p.m. For reser­va­tions, call Mary Ann Novak at 440-324-5167; or Katie Smith at 440-774-7954.

• ECLEC­TIC READ­ERS Book Dis­cus­sion group meets Tues­day, Aug. 2, at the Ober­lin Pub­lic Library. The book to be dis­cussed is “The Help,” by Kathryn Stock­ett. Copies may be avail­able at the cir­cu­la­tion desk at the library. All welcome.

• CHRIST TEM­PLE APOS­TOLIC CHURCH 370 W. Lin­coln St. Lau­rence E. Nevels, Senior Servant/Teacher. Early morn­ing prayer 7:30 a.m. Sun­day Acad­emy (classes for all ages) 9:30 a.m. Sun­day Morn­ing Cel­e­bra­tion Ser­vices 11 a.m. Faith Builders Bible Study, Tues­day 7-8:30 p.m. Inter­ces­sory Prayer from 8-10 p.m. (first Fri­day each month).

• RUST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sun­days: Free com­mu­nity break­fast at 9 a.m., church school for all ages 9:30 a.m., Sun­day wor­ship at 11 a.m. Spar­row Bible Study: Wednes­day at 7 p.m., 133 Smith St. Sat­ur­day: Gospel Choir prac­tice 12:30 p.m.

• CROSS­ROADS BAP­TIST CHURCH 12404 Rt. 58. Bible Study Sun­day morn­ings at 10 a.m. fol­lowed by wor­ship and ser­vice at 11 p.m.

• LIFE BUILDERS FOURSQUARE CHURCH meets at the Seventh-day Adven­tist Church at 99 S. Park St. Sun­day morn­ing praise and wor­ship starts at 11 a.m. Tues­day night at 7 p.m. is Bible study for men and women. Call 440-343-9739 for more information.

• CHRIST EPIS­CO­PAL CHURCH 162 S. Main St. Sun­day ser­vices of the Holy Eucharist are at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Morn­ing Prayer is read in the church choir Monday-Friday at 8 a.m. The Holy Eucharist is cel­e­brated on Wednes­days at 8 a.m. Ober­lin Week­day Com­mu­nity Meals: Mon­day through Fri­day. Doors open at 4 p.m. Meals are served from 5-5:30 p.m. Free to all.

• FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH of Ober­lin, 45 South Pro­fes­sor Street Sun­day, July 31: Sun­day School for adults at 9:30 a.m.; Wor­ship at 10:30 a.m. with infant care pro­vided dur­ing the wor­ship hour. Dul­cimer class at 7 p.m.

• OBER­LIN ALLIANCE CHURCH 125 S. Pleas­ant St. Sun­day school for chil­dren and adults begins at 9:30 a.m. Sun­day morn­ing wor­ship begins at 10:45 a.m. Weekly work­shop begins with Wednes­day prayer ser­vice at noon. Bible study begins at 7 p.m. on Wednes­days, Pas­tor Lester A. Allen, teacher.

• PEACE COM­MU­NITY CHURCH 44 E. Lorain St.

• PARK STREET SEVENTH-DAY Adven­tist Church, 99 S. Park Street. Sab­bath (Sat­ur­day) ser­vices begins with Sab­bath School at 9:30 a.m. fol­lowed by divine wor­ship at 11 a.m. There will be a "Ladies Only" light fel­low­ship lunch after church this week. All ladies are invited to attend and to bring their favorite scrip­ture. Mid­week prayer ser­vice is on Wednes­day at 7 p.m. www.parkstreetsda.org.

• PRESCHOOL ENROLL­MENT Ober­lin First Church Preschool, on the cor­ner of Main and Lorain streets, is accept­ing appli­ca­tions for the 2011-2012 school year. The class meets four morn­ings a week and is a com­bi­na­tion of 3 - and 4-year-olds. For more infor­ma­tion on the non-sectarian, non-profit school visit First Church office week­days between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and on Face­book. Email ques­tions to oberlin1stchurchpreschool@gmail.com or call 775-1711.

• OBER­LIN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1970 is hold­ing a get-together on Sat­ur­day, Aug. 6, at 5 p.m. at the Ober­lin Depot, 240 S. Main St. It will be a causal potluck din­ner with class­mates asked to bring a cov­ered dish. All wel­come. Call George Clark at 775-4725 for more information.

• SOL­DIERS & CIVIL­IANS HIS­TORY WALK Sat­ur­day, July 30 is the last chance this sum­mer to take part in the Civil War His­tory Walk offered by the Ober­lin Her­itage Cen­ter. Vis­i­tors will be intro­duced to local per­spec­tives, notable fig­ures, and inter­est­ing sto­ries from both the bat­tle­field and the home front. Advance reser­va­tions are nec­es­sary; adults are $6, OHC mem­bers and cur­rent col­lege stu­dents are $5, and chil­dren are free (most likely to be enjoyed by ages 9 and up). For more infor­ma­tion, includ­ing online reg­is­tra­tion, visit www.oberlinheritage.org or call (440) 774-1700. On Sat­ur­day morn­ings in August and Sep­tem­ber, the Her­itage Cen­ter will offer its Freedom’s Friends Under­ground Rail­road His­tory Walk.

• COME TO THE FAIR Visit the Ober­lin Her­itage Cen­ter dur­ing the Lorain County Fam­ily Fun Fair on Sat­ur­day, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and enjoy all sorts of old-fashioned amuse­ments includ­ing spe­cial Civil War era activ­i­ties for kids. Drop in on his­toric school lessons and games in the Lit­tle Red School­house or enjoy “at-your-own-pace” mini-tours of the beau­ti­fully pre­served 1866 Mon­roe House and 1884 Jew­ett House. Fun Fair activ­i­ties are free and open to the pub­lic. For more infor­ma­tion, visitwww.oberlinheritage.org or call (440) 774-1700.

• I SPY OBER­LIN His­tory and Archi­tec­ture Scav­enger Hunt The Ober­lin Her­itage Cen­ter hosts this fun guided walk through his­toric Ober­lin on Sat­ur­day, Aug. 6, from 3 to 4 p.m. Designed for chil­dren ages 5-11 with an adult com­pan­ion. Keep your eyes open for his­toric mark­ers, dec­o­ra­tive details and Ober­lin odd­i­ties. Reser­va­tions needed; $3 per child (adults are free). Reg­is­ter online at www.oberlinheritage.org or call (440) 774-1700 for more information.

• OBER­LIN DRUM CIR­CLE meets at 7 p.m. on the first Wednes­day of each month at the Clark Band­stand on Tap­pan Square. Bring drums and per­cus­sion instru­ments if you have them,or just come with an open mind and fun-loving spirit. The rain-out venue is the Meet­ing House of First Church.

• OBER­LIN PUB­LIC LIBRARY board of trustees will hold a reg­u­lar meet­ing on Tues­day, Aug. 9, at 5 p.m., at the library. A records com­mis­sion meet­ing will be held at the start of the meet­ing. The meet­ings are open to the public.

• SPAGHETTI DIN­NER BEN­E­FIT The Friends of the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office will spon­sor a spaghetti din­ner on Sun­day, July 31, from noon to 5 p.m. to ben­e­fit the fam­ily of Lorain County deputy sher­iff Tom Tomash­eski. Tomasheski’s wife and son were killed in a crash in June when they were struck head on by a drunk dri­ver. Tomash­eski remains in seri­ous con­di­tion at Metro­Health Med­ical Cen­ter in Cleve­land. His daugh­ter was released and is in reha­bil­i­ta­tion. The ben­e­fit will include a Chi­nese raf­fle, silent auc­tions, and 50/50 draw­ings, with all pro­ceeds going directly to the fam­ily. The requested dona­tion is $10 for adults and $5 for chil­dren 12 and under. For tick­ets, call 440-329-3790; 440-329-3844; 440-329-3794; or 440-329-3729.

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