Experience spectacular views of inland seascapes, masterfully rendered in clay by nationally recognized Oberlin potter Chris Breuer. His work, including fine art tiles, wall platters, and pottery, will be featured at a special exhibition called WATER, LIGHT AND LAND: Reflections on Inland Seas at the Maritime Museum.
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River Walk Series: Fish takes place July 11 from 10 am to 11:30 am at Vermilion River Reservation. Bring your wading shoes as we explore the Vermilion River in search of fish!
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Game UnPugged takes place July 9 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Ritter Library. Come pick out a game and enjoy in the cool of the library. Pick out a game we have or bring one of your own.
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Governor Ted Strickland today spent a successful morning on the waters of Lake Erie during the 30th annual Fish Ohio Day. The governor, members of the media, representatives of the tourism industry, conservation leaders and wildlife officials used the outing to focus attention on the lake's excellent boating and fishing opportunities, which make it one of the Midwest's premier tourism destinations.
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Toddler Tales takes place each Thursday from 10 am to 10:30 am at Ritter Library. Ages 2-3 years old with an adult. Twilight Story Time takes place from 6:30 pm to 7 pm for ages 3-5 years old.
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. North wind between 8 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind between 7 and 13 mph.
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Vermilion's Adam Frimel, 19, will be among 80 young adult Sea Scouts vying for the William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup at the U.S. Naval Academy this weekend. Sea Scouts from around the world are heading to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, the host for the Fourth Annual William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup, July 13-19, 2008.
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Due to the continually rising cost of fuel, Vermilion boaters are searching for different avenues to conserve fuel. There are ways to make every ounce of fuel burn effectively. Some boaters are begining to boat-pool. Carpooling has been around for years; now we have boat-pooling.
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A very clever craft! Come make your very own Click Beeltle at Ritter Library on July 9 from 2 pm to 2:45 pm. Please register by calling the Children's Department - 440-967-3798.
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Recipe Of The Week is a weekly feature of Vermilion Ohio News. Each Tuesday a new recipe, submitted by a Vermilion resident, is featured. Submit your own recipe to Vermilion Ohio News for the Recipe Of The Week.
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Global warming -- you may accept or reject those who say it is a dangerous phenomenon. But if the planet is warming, and humanity is contributing to it, shouldn't someone be thinking about solutions? Can it be reversed?
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Join friends for another summer's evening of Local Flavors. Hosted by Vermilion in Bloom & Marilou Suszko, author of Farms & Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate. Choose from one of two seatings: Ladies Night on Thursday, September 11, 7 pm to 10 pm or Town Mixer on Friday, September 12, 7 pm to 10 pm.
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Ohhh Yuck! Beetles takes place on July 8 from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm at Ritter Public Library. Come see the real thing. The Orkin man will be here with those bugs he finds in our homes and buildings. Eeew!
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Main Street Vermilion is encouraging Vermilion residents to participate in this month's Citywide Tag Sales. On the Second Saturday of each month June through August Vermilion offers Citywide Tag Sales. Vermilion residents offer yards sales, merchants offer shopping bargains galore and area organizations raise funds for worthy causes with charitable tag sales from 9 am to 4 pm. An Open-Air market at Victory Park offers locally grown items. A public auction follows at Millet Auction House.
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Save Gas, Save Time, Save Money by shopping and dining in Vermilion. Support your community by shopping Vermilion first. While you may not be able to do all your shopping in Vermilion, by choosing to shop Vermilion first you save gas, time, money and help our local economy by keeping your money re-circulating in your home town.
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Gas prices are skyrocketing. Venezuela has threatened to cut off oil exports to the United States. The dollar has fallen by 30 percent against the euro over the past two years. Could things possibly get worse? Yes.
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Vermilion is being awarded an eighteen-thousand dollar grant to be used to help preserve what's left of a Lake Erie "battlefield" through the American Battlefield Protection Program. The 1813 Battle of Lake Erie swung the tide of the fighting on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812 in favor of the United States.
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On September 10, 1813, nine small ships defeated a British squadron of six vessels in the Battle of Lake Erie. This pivotal event in the War of 1812 secured.
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It's Outdoor Family Movie Night at Vermilion River Reservation on July 8 from 8:30 pm to 10 pm. Beat the heat with this film about a little orange fish who ventures too far into the deep ocean.
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If you don't already have an email account, learn how to set one up in this hands-on class for beginners at Ritter Library on July 8 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. We'll show you how to open a free account with MyWay and correspond with your friends.
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Soaring food prices are causing big problems. One factor in the ballooning costs may be the increasing global demand for biofuels - vehicle fuels made at least partly from corn or other food crops. Some critics of biofuels contend that using food-based fuel to power vehicles amounts to a competition for food between people and automobiles.
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On July 10 Vermilion River Reservation will offer a talk on West Nile: What You Didn't Know from 7 to 8 pm. Oberlin College biology professor Mary Garvin will discuss West Nile virus.
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Soaring oil prices have struck the world leading to food riots and industrial disputes in many countries. There have been far reaching consequences including a collapse in property values, the devaluation of the dollar and financial turmoil.
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Don't miss out on Vermilion's limited edition Coasters now on sale at Main Street Vermilion, Brummers and Decidedly Different. These functional pieces of table art feature four different scenes.
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The Vermilion High School Class of 1988 Reunion takes place on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Amvets Hall on State Route 60. Cost is $50 per person.
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The July 4th holiday weekend is a critical time for citizen involvement in Vermilion according to Ohio Homeland Security. Authorities joined partners and community leaders from Lake Erie's North Coast region in Vermilion to dedicate a new boat, to be used by the Lorain County Sheriff in coordination with the Northern Border Initiative (NBI) to keep Ohioans safe.
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Families are now spending as much as 80 percent of their total income on food. A perfect storm has emerged due to a combination of factors - high fuel prices, high food commodity prices driven by the growth of economies in China and India. The outcome could be disastrous if the world does not act quickly.
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Jacqueline “Jackie” Sanders, 81, of Vermilion passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 in Amherst Hospital.
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Register now for the Herbal Iced Tea Workshop at Vermilion River Reservation on July 9 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Join herbalist Kim Rawlings as she discusses uses and types of iced tea you can create from your own garden! Sample a variety of her tonics.
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Signup now for the Stepping Stones For The Garden workshopped offered at Vermilion River Reservation on July 13 from 1 pm to 4 pm. Sheree Ferrato presents this kid-friendly program on how to create beautiful colored cement pieces for your garden.
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Cleveland Underwater Explorers, in conjunction with The Great Lakes Historical Society, announced the discovery of the shipwreck Anthony Wayne, the earliest known wreck of a side-wheeler in Lake Erie, in 2007. Video courtesy of WKYC.
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What better way to stay cool, enjoy some healthy exercise and have fun this boating season than in a canoe on Lake Erie or paddling a kayak along the scenic Vermilion River? A day spent paddling provides excellent experiences and unforgettable views of the great outdoors.
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You're invited to Ritter Public Library’s 50th Anniversary Blast! Ritter Public Library opened the doors of its Liberty Avenue building 50 years ago. Join in the celebration at a very special after-hours “black tie & tails” event Friday, August 15 at 7 pm.
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More than 90 percent of Americans are recycling, but only 3 percent are changing out their incandescent light bulbs for more efficient compact fluorescent models, according to a new poll.
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The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Zoonotic Disease Program has confirmed the first evidence of West Nile virus (WNV) in Ohio in 2008. The WNV-positive mosquitoes from Cuyahoga County were submitted by the Cleveland Department of Public Health.
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Rising gas prices are affecting more than the family budget. More pain at the pump results in more employee stress on the job. People concerned with the effects of gas prices were significantly less attentive on the job, less excited about going to work, less passionate and conscientious and more tense.
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Vermilion River Reservation will offer a forest hike and bald eagle educational program on July 1.
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Erie Breeze Creative Video LLP will celebrate its Grand Opening on July 1 at 5542 Liberty Avenue in downtown Vermilion. This exciting new addition to Harbour Town features "The WII Wharf", offering 5 virtual games on 5 tv's that customers can play in the studio. The business is also featuring the "Green Screen Studio" where customers can have their own virtual video made with a variety of themes including virtual roller coaster rides, virtual Vermilion River Rides and Vermilion Beach backgrounds.
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Classics Plus! Book Discussion Group meets July 1 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Ritter Library. On a three-day journey aboard the famed Orient Express, detective Hercule Poirot is on hand to solve the murder of an American gangster. Caught in a fierce snowstorm, passengers from a variety of international countries are trapped and all become suspects under the discriminating eye of the detective.
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Gas prices today are higher than ever, in part because of growing global demand from countries like China. While the U.S. can't fundamentally change the global oil market we can reduce our dependence on it by switching to new and cleaner alternatives and improving efficiency.
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View YMCA Festival Of The Fish 5K Run 2008 photos online.
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If you've been shopping for food lately, you've probably noticed that prices are going through the roof. In some cases prices have more than tripled in recent months. A variety of factors have come together to drive food prices dramatically higher, including the high cost of oil and a growing middle class in some big countries.
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A new survey has found that 67% of the population have already changed their driving habits because of gas price increases. The median gas price at which they did so was $3.20 per gallon, a level that was reached in March. As the price at the pump continues to rise, more and more Americans will be changing their habits.
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Make and Take Craft will be offered begining June 30 at 9:30 am at Ritter Library. Come to the Children's Desk to get a craft you can take home to make. Available all week while supplies last.
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A U.S. government scientific report concludes that future decades will see significant climate change, caused primarily by human activity. The report concludes that a warming of the earth will have a far-reaching impact. Not only will winters become milder and summers hotter, climate change will affect rainfall, water supply, hurricane activity, sea levels, agricultural production, energy production, biological diversity, and human health.
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Main Street Vermilion announces Linwood Park has been chosen for the location of the first annual Harbour Town Triathlon/Duathlon to take place on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 8 am in Vermilion Ohio. Main Street Vermilion has entered into a partnership with HFP Racing to bring this exciting event to Vermilion.
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The Vermilion Marine Business Association announces Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland signed a bill that immediately amends or adds to regulations affecting the state's boaters.
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"digging beneath the surface", an installation by Sherry Bradshaw, is now on display at the ARTSEEN gallery in Vermilion's Harbour Town. The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from 2:00 pm to 9:11 pm and Sunday 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. An Artist Reception will take place on July 6 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
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Summer temperatures and rainfall bring out flowers, and mosquitoes! The Lorain County General Health District's Mosquito Control Program is working to prevent mosquito-borne diseases including: West Nile virus, LaCrosse and St. Louis encephalitis.
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Area residents are welcome to participate in the Vermilion Local Market to be held on Saturday afternoons July 12th through August 30th at Victory Park. The project was created or residents to sell and buy local produce, flowers, herbs, home baked goods, homemade soaps and lotions, honey and beeswax products and original artwork. There will also be local musicians in the gazebo.
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Children ages 5 to 14 most often drown at open-water sites (rivers, lakes). In fact, 29 percent of drownings involving children ages 5 to 14 occur in open bodies of water. Lifeguards are not enough! One in five parents believes that when lifeguards are present, the lifeguard is the main person responsible for supervising children in the water. However, the typical lifeguard-to-swimmer ratio at public swimming areas may be as high as 25 swimmers per lifeguard.
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For recreational boaters, a simple fall overboard is the number one boating accident “event” that leads to the most fatalities. The US Coast Guard reports that in 2006, 275 persons died in 721 boating accidents that began with or involved a fall overboard. While some of these accidents involved other factors, being able to quickly get back in the boat - without help – isn’t easy.
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Did you know that a recent court ruling about pollution being dumped from commercial ship ballast water will also require all recreational boats to get permits by September, 2008—despite the fact that 99% of recreational boats do not have ballast tanks? Boats and ships are different, and shouldn’t be treated the same.
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The official start of summer is just days away and the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) wants to have the safest summer on record. The Department is launching the "100 Days of Summer" safety program aimed at reducing fatalities and injuries on Ohio roads caused by impaired driving and failing to buckle up.
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The 13th Annual Historic SummerFare took place on Saturday, June 21. Antiques, Collectibles, and Artisans in the Park was held in Exchange Park. Hundreds of classic and contemporary corvettes lined Main Street and the Village Greens.
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In the Fall of 2006, The Great Lakes Historical Society's Boatbuilding volunteer group undertook the project of restoring a 1924 24-foot hull and retrofitting a boiler and steam engine. The goal: to produce a fully-functional steam launch intended for operation on the waters of the Great Lakes.
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The Vermilion Port Authority invites the public to celebrate the completion of the McGarvey's Landing Transient Dock and Boardwalk on Friday, June 27 beginning at 5:30 pm. Come celebrate this beautiful new addition to Vermilion's historic downtown area.
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Third Thursdays returned on June 19th with a dozen musical groups scattered around historic Harbour Town. The event also featured local artists displaying their works at Main Street. Vermilion has become known throughout the region for its fabulous Third Thursday Music, Flowers & A Sunset concerts which take place June through September.
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Monday, June 23, 2008 (7:00 p.m.)
- UTILITIES COMMITTEE
- STREETS, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE
- SPECIAL VERMILION CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ disbursal of coastal management assistant grants will enable communities in Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga and Lake counties to more effectively preserve natural habitats along the Lake Erie shoreline. Vermilion's Great Lakes Historical Society was given $20,000.
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Dancing, day camps, gymnastics, water aerobics, 5k run and more. It's all at the Vermilion Family YMCA this summer season.
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Vermilion's Festival of the Fish once again offered parades, races, pageants, contests, food, entertainment, markets and more over Father's Day weekend.
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It all started with the passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of Dec 2007. The act put in place federal requirements for fuel producers and distributors to convert to E-10 (Ethanol blend) in over 70% of all gasoline by the end of 2009. Some distributors have moved quickly to meet compliance and will be selling E-10 rated fuels in 100% of their gasoline by mid-2008. Including some Vermilion River stations.
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The Wakefield property at the mouth of the Vermilion River on the Lake Erie shore may be one step closer to becoming a public park. The Erie MetroParks board voted 3-0 to help the Western Reserve Land Conservancy acquire a $1.9 million federal Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program grant to purchase the property to create a new park for Erie MetroParks.
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Start tapping your feet and clapping your hands for the 2008 Summer Concert Series at Vermilion River Reservation’s Amphitheatre! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and join us Sunday evenings from 6:30 – 8 pm (weather permitting) for these free concerts in the park! Refreshments available for a small fee.
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June 16, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
- AGENDA
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Three men who traveled to Vermilion from New York state have been arrested. The men met three girls on MySpace and traveled to Vermilion from New York to "party" with them. Two of the girls are 14 years old. The third girl is 15 years old.
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It was standing room only at the Vermilion Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday to discuss the future of the Wakefield property on the Vermilion River. The meeting was so well attended that people filled the hallway, unable to fit into the meeting room. Residents made it loud and clear they adamantly appose the development and will fight to protect the historical and nautical character of Harbour Town.
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The Vermilion Boat Club and Freeman Eckley Inc will host the 2008 Beneteau First 36.7 Great Lakes Championships June 6 - 8 at the Vermilion Boat Club. The First 36.7 is a 36' one design racer cruiser. We expect 30 to roll into the Vermilion river June 6,7, & 8 for three days of intense racing.
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Monday, June 9, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
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Monday, June 2, 2008
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Monday, June 2, 2008
Notice of Appeal – Permit/Sublot 48 – Property Owner/Leonard Lachner – Proposed installation of a floating dock parallel to the riverbank abutting land at Sublot 48 on Anchor Point Drive.
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Barnacle Bill’s is once again "bringing the West Coast to the North Coast." Owner, Dan Roth, has reopened Barnacle Bill’s Surf Shop in Vermillion, a shop that once had a strong local following. The original Barnacle Bill's Surf Shop opened in 1983 and closed in 1987 after growing to three locations.
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Discover a Small Town on a Great Lake in Vermilion's new causally-luxurious Harbour Town Guesthouse Bed & Breakfast and vacation rental. Bring the romance of a sea side village into your vacation getaway. Let the warmth, the sea breezes wafting over Lake Erie, the glistening water sparkling in the sunset inspire and introduce you to the experience that is Vermilion at Vermilion's Harbour Town Guesthouse Bed & Breakfast.
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