🌱 Elyria remembers longtime hospital lab technician Sandra Ruth Hoffman West
Elyria, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Elyria! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Elyria remembers longtime hospital lab technician Sandra Ruth Hoffman West
- Who’s teeing it up next Monday at Elyria Country Club?
- How an Elyria camper’s nightmare trip turned into $50,000
Also on today's calendar: 40k Friday Night Fights and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 62 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with decreasing clouds, temps: high: 59, low: 43.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sandra Ruth Hoffman West (villages-news.com) — Longtime Elyria resident and Elyria Memorial Hospital lab technician Sandra Ruth Hoffman West has passed away at age 85. She and her husband raised their family in Elyria before retiring to Florida, where a celebration of life will be held June 22 at St. George Episcopal Church in Lady Lake. 
• RESULTS: 2026 NOPGA Club Car/Pepsi Stableford Stroke Play #1 (ohio.golf) — Northern Ohio PGA pros wrapped up their first 2026 Stableford Stroke Play event in Mansfield, and the series now heads to Elyria Country Club next Monday. Local golf fans can watch top regional players compete right in Elyria as the Club Car/Pepsi Stroke Play Series continues. Detailed results highlight how tightly contested both the Championship and Senior divisions were.
• Disastrous Ohio camping trip ends with shocking $50,000 lottery win (shorenewsnetwork.com) — An Elyria camper’s disastrous weekend of dental trouble and blown tires ended with a $50,000 Ohio Lottery scratch-off win tied to Dales Market & Deli on Cleveland Street. After taxes, he’ll take home $36,625, which he plans to use for camper repairs, bills, and savings. The win came during a camping trip tradition of scratching tickets for fun.
📸 Around Elyria
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★ Featured events ★
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3 Birds and The Wire present, "Sincerely, The Sixties!" →
Wesleyan Village, 807 West Ave, Elyria
7:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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Other local events
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Read to George! In-Person
West River Branch Library West River Branch: Children's Room, West River
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Dungeons and Dragons! In-Person
West River Branch Library West River Branch: Teen Lounge, West River
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Genealogy Club: Searching Newspaper Archive In-Person
West River Branch Library West River Branch: 2nd Floor Conference Room, West River
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Special Education Legal Update
Educational Service Center of Lorain County 1885 Lake Ave, Elyria, OH 44035 -
40k Friday Night Fights →
The Shop Game Shop, 112 Antioch Dr, Elyria
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Karaoke and Line Dance →
Laporte Inn, 2092 Grafton Rd, Elyria
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Running For A Purpose- Primary Purpose Charity Partner With The Cleveland Marathon →
Lorain County Chamber of Commerce The start and finish line will be at the same location on St. Clair Avenue Northeast and W. Mall Drive (at Mall B)
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Adaptable Athletics Day - Ranger Stadium
North Ridgeville City North Ridgeville, OH 44039
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RHTA PTO Spring Flower Sale - Pick up
North Ridgeville City North Ridgeville, OH 44039
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HS Choir Concert - NRAC
North Ridgeville High School North Ridgeville, OH 44039
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BOOK CLUB W/TRIVIA! ADD A DIY CANDLE OR GEMS! →
Painting with a Twist, 25102 Brookpark Rd Suite 116, North Olmsted
7:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone have any casual nice clothes for court dates and such?
I’ve gained weight so none of my Old clothes fit and don’t have money to go buy one. Size like large/xl and 16 ish in pants. That they are wanting… (Nextdoor Oberlin)
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Elyria. Apply here.
- SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist - Part-Time in Elyria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elyria here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Ridgeville
- Expanded divisions reshape Medina baseball, softball tournament paths (yourohionews.com)
Lorain
- Lorain Lighthouse America 250 ornaments available (morningjournal.com)
- Lorain County commissioners recognize May as Foster Care Month (morningjournal.com)
- Lorain apartment tenants report leaks, mold and water damage (cleveland19.com)
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