With the Lorain International Festival coming up this weekend, the guys headed out to the International Breakfast this morning to catch up with some folks! Check out the interviews down below, and don’t forget to check out the Lorain International Festival this weekend at the Black River Landing in Lorain!

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Lorain International Association President Chris Rewak and International Festival Coordinator Ben Maniaci

• Chris and Ben stopped by the WEOL Table to talk about the history of this weekend’s festival, how it came to be, and some of the wonderful changes and improvements it has seen over the years!

Lorain International Princesses

• The guys had a beautiful and lovely conversation with the princesses at the Lorain International Breakfast! Some of the ladies stopped by and shared their love for the festival and why the international representation is so important to them

Former Festival Queen of Italy Madison Maniaci

• Mama mia! The 2017 and 2018 Italian Queen from the Lorain International Festival Madison Maniaci returns to the WEOL table! Madison shared some experiences from being a princess in the festival and how proud she is to see the tradition continue in 2022! Unfortunately, no plate of meatballs was provided to the table, maybe next year.

There are some major divisional changes for our local Lorain County teams for the upcoming fall sports season! Shaun Bennett from the Chronicle-Telegram broke it all down in an article for the CT, available to view by clicking HERE. Check below for a summary of all the major changes, and stay tuned for divisional changes for the winter and spring sports as well!

2022 FALL SPORTS SEASON CHANGES

FOOTBALL (7 divisions*) — Firelands moves from Division IV to Division III; Elyria Catholic moves from Division V to Division IV; Clearview moves from Division IV to Division V; Keystone moves from Division IV to Division V.

BOYS GOLF (3 divisions) — Black River moves from Division II to Division III.

GIRLS GOLF (2 divisions) — None.

GIRLS TENNIS (2 divisions) — None.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY (3 divisions) — Elyria Catholic moves from Division III to Division II.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY (3 divisions) — Elyria Catholic moves from Division III to Division II.

BOYS SOCCER (3 divisions*) — Elyria Catholic moves from Division III to Division II.

GIRLS SOCCER (3 divisions*) — Elyria Catholic moves from Division III to Division II; Keystone moves from Division II to Division III.

VOLLEYBALL (4 divisions*) — Brookside moves from Division III to Division II; Keystone moves from Division II to Division III; Columbia moves from Division IV to Division III; Oberlin moves from Division III to Division IV. *

— OHSAA uses competitive balance data to adjust divisional alignment

WEOL is proud to bring you The Main Street Beat, presented by the Lorain County Convention and Visitors Bureau!

This week we focus on Main Street Vermilion with Executive Director Marilou Suszko to talk about this weekend’s different events on Main Street, including Vermilion in Bloom and the Vermilion Arts Guild!

Take a listen below!

Bestselling author William Martin dropped by on the WEOL Morning Show to share some background on his latest thrill ride DECEMBER ’41, a Hollywood noir film come to life. On the day after Pearl Harbor, Americans gather around their radios to hear FDR declare war. In Los Angeles, a German agent named Martin Browning is planning to assassinate both Roosevelt and the visiting Winston Churchill during the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. Trying to stop him are a relentless FBI agent, a Hollywood script reader who spies on the L.A. Bund, and an aspiring actress who has fallen for the assassin.

Take a listen to our interview with William below!