🌱 Inside the traditions powering Lorain High’s tight-knit marching band
Lorain, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readCheers Lorain! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Inside the traditions powering Lorain High’s tight-knit marching band
- How LCCC’s Fast-Track turned one Lorain teen into a full-time welder
- How Lorain’s Latin music legacy just hit the national spotlight
Also on today's calendar: Coffee and Conversation - October — Main Steet Lorain and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
- Tuesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 62, low: 49.
- Wednesday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lorain High School Titans Marching Band creates community through music (morningjournal.com) — Lorain High School’s Titans Marching Band is giving local students a tight-knit community, confidence, and a powerful outlet for stress through music. Traditions like the postgame senior square and middle school band night connect generations, while alumni and current members say the friendships and resilience they gain in Lorain’s music programs will last long after graduation. 
• Teen now a full-time welder after going though LCCC Fast-Track program (morningjournal.com) — A Lorain teen has turned Lorain County Community College’s Fast-Track welding program into a full-time welding job at Skylift Inc., all while still in school. He describes how the 16‑week program, hands-on labs, and on-the-job experience let him earn certifications without heavy college debt and quickly move into a stable, well‑paid trade career.
• Lorain community celebrates 75 years of Latin music (chroniclet.com) — Lorain residents just packed the Lorain Palace Theatre to celebrate 75 years of the city’s Latin music history, with veteran performers sharing the stage with Lorain City Schools students. Organizer and council member Eileen Torres is also helping turn the stories into a documentary, while the Smithsonian highlights Lorain’s Latin music legacy on a national stage.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Vampire Circus →
Lorain Palace Theatre, 617 Broadway, Lorain
8:00 pm
Tuesday October 27
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Other local events
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Coffee and Conversation - October — Main Steet Lorain →
Magdalen’s Gallery + Espresso, 633 Broadway, Lorain
9:00 am -
Basketball Complete Player Academy →
T3 Performance Lorain, 2105 Silver Maple Way, Lorain
5:00 pm -
Trunk or Treat Event
Lorain High School, 2600 Ashland Ave, Lorain
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Softball Hitting Development Clinic →
T3 Performance Lorain, 2105 Silver Maple Way, Lorain
7:00 pm -
Lil' Kickers West: Fall 2/Winter 1 (Lorain) →
T3 Performance Lorain, 2105 Silver Maple Way, Lorain
8:00 am -
Lorain Income Tax Department - Non-Filer Day →
Lorain, OH Calendar, 605 W 4th STREET, Lorain
9:00 am -
Late Fall Soccer Skills Institute →
T3 Performance Lorain, 2105 Silver Maple Way, Lorain
5:00 pm -
Friday Nights in Lorain | Dinner with New Friends →
Restaurant of the Week, 301 Broadway, Lorain
7:00 pm -
Catch, Tag, Transfer & Throw Clinic →
T3 Performance Lorain, 2105 Silver Maple Way, Lorain
10:00 am -
OPERATION: Cornucopia of Cash! $10K giveaway! →
Antlers, 300 Washington Avenue, Lorain
4:00 pm -
Turf Legends Boys Tryouts (7U-14U) →
T3 Performance Lorain, 2105 Silver Maple Way, Lorain
3:00 pm
Wednesday October 28
Thursday October 29
Tuesday November 3
Friday November 6
Saturday November 7
Sunday November 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Garage sale at 6868 Lake Ave.
, Elyria, OH 44035 across the street from Gross plumbing big White House with three flags out front. I have a all different types of hand tool… (Nextdoor McKinley Ave)
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(2140) - 445 Broadway Ave in Lorain. Apply here.
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Lorain, Ohio in Lorain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lorain here.
🗞 Nearby News
Amherst
- Kevin Zane Rice (mountaineerjournal.com)
- Community calendar for Oct. 24. (chroniclet.com)
- Olmsted Falls football: Bulldogs surpass Avon for second seed, plus potential D-II, Region 6 semifinal rematch at Olmsted Falls (morningjournal.com)
Sheffield
- Elyria approves rail bridge removal despite plea from railway association (chroniclet.com)
- H.S. Football Roundup: Avon wins another outright SWC title (chroniclet.com)
- Lane closures set for I-90 this week in Lorain County (cleveland.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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