What's good to know this week!

Let's Celebrate the Excitement in Oberlin!


  • Grand Opening & Business After Hours:Sept 21; 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Mill on Main 95 S. Main St. Join us in welcoming Mill on Main to the Oberlin community. Networking and refreshments to follow ribbon cutting. Check out their website here: Mill on Main.


  • Events: 
  • Oberlin Community Candidates Night: Sept 20; 6 pm. Nancy Dye Lecture Hall. Visit their Facebook page for details.
  • National Voter Registration Day: Sept 20; all day. Encourage your employees to register to vote! Click here for all your voting and elections info: Vote411.org


  • Oberlin College: Sporting events, campus recitals, audition dates, etc - you can find it all and stay up to date at this link:  Oberlin College Events Calendar


  • OBP Resources: OBP members, are you HIRING? Hosting an EVENT? Have a PHOTO you'd like posted on our social media sites? Having a sale? We're here to support YOU! Send details to Maureen Simen at obpevents@gmail


Member Highlight

Willow Jewelry & Repair

From their Facebook page:

"We provide a comfortable atmosphere where our customers can feel at ease while choosing a special gift for an important person in their life."


Willow Jewelry & Repair Facebook Page


Common Ground

From their website:

"We help nurture the body, challenge the mind and renew the spirit of each individual to embrace who they are, to realize their potential, and to experience their connection to all things through innovative programs and vibrant experiences.

Common Ground – the Cindy Nord Center for Renewal has over 25 years of experience providing innovative programs focusing on Conscious Living for people of all ages to nurture and challenge their mind, body, and spirit. Conscious Living is about being connected to each other and nature, as well as being resilient to life’s challenges, while realizing one’s full potential.

Common Ground is home to summer day camps for youth, adult team-building programs, and custom-designed seminars. We have a top-rated zipline canopy tour open to the public, the proceeds from which are reinvested in our youth programs.

We are located on 30 wooded acres along the Vermilion River just 10 minutes west of Oberlin, Ohio."


Common Ground

Looking ahead:

  • TUE: Oct 11: Voter registration deadline.
  • SAT: Oct 15 - 23: Oberlin College Fall Break.
  • SAT: Oct 29 Downtown Trick or Trick. See OBP Facebook page for details.
  • MON: Oct 31: Oberlin City Trick or Treat. See Oberlin City website for details.


Be sure to check the Environmental Dashboard website for more events!

For more details on these dates, please visit their respective websites and/or FB pages.

If there is an important date you'd like to be considered for next week's newsletter, send me an email!

You can reach us at
Maureen Simen, obpevents@gmail.com and Janet Haar, obp.org@gmail.com
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