Category Archives: Oberlin – City

What do people do for seniors

OBERLIN — Getting to the end of my spring term at Lorain County Community College, I am nearly done with my internship with the Oberlin Recreation Department. It has been a learning experience for me and I hope to leave … Continue reading

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Rev. Duane Anderson

Six or seven years after doing more than 50 oral history interviews, ohoberlin is being repurposed to serve as a public journal for my Spring 2021 internship toward my Public Administration degree at Lorain County Community College. Thanks to the … Continue reading

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Tony Wilgus

Six or seven years after doing more than 50 oral history interviews, ohoberlin is being repurposed to serve as a public journal for my Spring 2021 internship toward my Public Administration degree at Lorain County Community College. Thanks to the … Continue reading

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Gina Makris: Oberlin misses community

Six or seven years after doing more than 50 oral history interviews, ohoberlin is being repurposed to serve as a public journal for my Spring 2021 internship toward my Public Administration degree at Lorain County Community College. Thanks to the … Continue reading

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Kathy Burns, Oberlin Community Services

Six or seven years after doing 50+ oral history interviews, ohoberlin is being repurposed to serve as a public journal for my Spring 2021 internship toward my Public Administration degree at Lorain County Community College. Thanks to the Oberlin Recreation … Continue reading

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Kickstarter 2015: The stories Oberlin tells

I recently took a cab from Fairview Park to Oberlin. The driver was a high school classmate and although we connect on Facebook, we hadn’t really talked in years. By the time 45 minutes had gone by, we had gotten … Continue reading

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Oh Oberlin: Alan Mitchell

Alan Mitchell is the food distribution coordinator at Oberlin Community Services. I caught up to him Thursday evening before he left work for the day. We talked about growing up next to, or in many ways on, the Oberlin College … Continue reading

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Oh Oberlin: Kurt Russell

Twenty-four years after graduating from Oberlin City Schools, Kurt Russell has 20 years into teaching history in the district. A basketball coach and active member of Mt. Zion church, Kurt shares his memories of his neighborhood growing up and what made Oberlin … Continue reading

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Oh Oberlin No. 1: Harvey Pratt

So what do you do when a small community rallies around you and helps you raise funds to start a podcast? You think back on what you told them about your mission, and you follow through. The mechanisms of Amazon.com … Continue reading

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Kickstarter success

I reached my $500 funding goal about a week ago. That was very gratifying. I’m thankful for all of the people who pledged their support. Now, while I wait for the fundraising window to close on June 21, I’ve started … Continue reading

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