Milan Melon Festival queen speaks to Lions

Jordan Davis, 2015-16 Milan Melon Festival Queen, and her mother Robin, spoke to the Lorain Lions Club at Rebman's On the Avenue at the July 28 noon meeting. The Milan Melon Festival will be held in Milan, Sept. 2-5.

Port Authority director speaks to Lorain Lions

Rick Novak, executive director of the Lorain Port Authority, spoke to Lorain Lions on July 14 on a number of issues, including the opening of first SCORE office in Lorain County in the coming weeks inside the Port Authority headquarters at Black River Landing. SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small business get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship from 11,000+ volunteers.  Novak also spoke about Brownfield loans available to those wishing to rehabilitate buildings in Lorain. He also described the overwhelming success of the port authority's Jet Express trip to downtown Cleveland with 275 passengers.

Polish Fisherman's Club and Lorain Rotary Present Pier Project to Lions

ABOVE:  At the July 7 dinner meeting of the Lions, Rob Levitt (left), of Lorain Rotary Club, and Tom Saltis, Polish Fisherman's Club, presented the two clubs' project to build an 800 foot long pier off the west end of Lakeview Park Beach in Lorain.  Approvals from the ODNR, City of Lorain, Lorain County Metroparks are pending and support from state and federal elected officials for this $10.5 million project is lining up.  The pier would be family friendly, a great spot for fishing and appropriate for large community events such as art and crafts shows.  Grants will be sought from state and federal sources, as well as charitable contributions, which will be administered at the Community Foundation of Lorain County.  Hopefully in 3-5 years we will all be enjoying this added feature, which will be sure to draw thousands of visitors to Lorain.