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‘7 districts’ plan soundly defeated DAVE O’BRIEN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

The Lorain County Appointive Executive Plan, also known as the “seven districts” plan and Issue 20 on Tuesday’s ballot, was rejected by voters. Voters defeated the plan to expand the threemember county Board of Commissioners by a tally of 66,083 votes against the plan, or 68 percent, to 31,606 votes for the plan, or 32 percent, according to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections. The plan would have increased the number of commissioners to seven,

each of whom would have been elected from a district representing approximately 45,000 Lorain Countians. All but two of Ohio’s 88 counties have a three commissioners. Only Cuyahoga and Summit counties have county councils with elected county executives. Issue 20 would have allowed the seven-member board to appoint a county executive to make decisions, similar to the existing county administrator position. Commissioners David Moore and Jeff Riddell, both Republicans, are longtime supporters of expanding the board. Commissioner Michelle Hung, also a Republican, DISTRICT PAGE A5 Amherst High School saw a steady stream of voters on Tuesday.

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American flags go up over state Route 2 in Amherst in honor of Veterans Day

Metro Parks levy passes by a wide margin DAVE O’BRIEN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

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ABOVE: Probation Officers Chuck Schaffer and Bobbi DeBruler help place American flags on the North Lake Street bridge over route 2 Saturday morning. The flags are placed by members and friends of the Lorain County Veterans Treatment Court.

For the sixth year in a row, a group of volunteers took time out of their Saturday morning to hang American flags on an overpass over state Route 2 in Amherst in honor of Veterans Day. Veteran mentors and volunteers affiliated with the Lorain County Veterans Treatment Court, joined by Probate Judge Jim Walther, Domestic Relations Judge

LEFT: Army veteran Judge Lisa Swenski helps place American flags on Saturday.

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Voters passed the Lorain County Metro Parks levy, Issue 23, by a wide margin on Tuesday. With more than 99 percent of precincts reporting, the levy was passing by a total of 71,214 votes for the levy to 34,609 against, or 67 percent to 33 percent, according to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections. Issue 23 was a 1.6-mill, 10-year replacement levy that was designed to raise $14.4 million annually for current park operations including bills, insurance and personnel salaries, as well as land acquisition for future parks. The owner of a $100,000 home will pay $56 annually. Metro Parks Director Jim Ziemnik said he was “very pleased” by the margin with which the levy passed. “We sincerely want to thank everyone for their support across the board. We want to let everyone know we’ll continue to work hard. And for those who couldn’t support us, we’ll put forth every effort to gain their trust, carry out our promises and just continue to find ways to get better,” he said. Ziemnik said he understood that some people on fixed incomes voted against the levy because they were up against both the parks levy

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Oberlin

Election

Quarry tour ● A3

Council talks debt relief ● A4

Results ● A5

OBITUARIES A2 • CLASSIFIEDS A2 • CROSSWORD A7 • SUDOKU A7 • KID SCOOP A8

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Dorothy M. Baker March 9, 1924 - October 25, 2023 Dorothy M. Baker, 99, of Oberlin, Ohio passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she lived for the past six years with her son and his wife. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 9, 1924. Mrs. Baker retired as the secretary for Eastwood School in Oberlin, where she worked for almost 30 years. She was adored by students, faculty and administration alike. As a teacher’s aide, secretary and as a grandparent reader she would greet each pupil with a smile, ask how they were and give out hugs. The children knew that she cared for them and they loved her in return. Mother Baker is described by most everyone who knows her as an incredible woman of faith. She was a steadfast member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Oberlin for 77 years. She cherished her memories of the people at Mt. Zion and spoke of them often. Recently while unable to attend the services in person, she watched the Sunday service regularly on Facebook. She was a faithful member, a Sunday school teacher, a gifted pianist, organist, choir leader and deaconess. Mrs. Baker enjoyed reading; music; travel; watching judge, game, shopping and cooking shows on TV; growing house plants; working on the computer; solving word puzzles and most of all spending time with her beloved family. She leaves to cherish memories of her, mourn her passing and to maintain family traditions, her son, S. Gregory (Donna) Baker and daughter Gina E. Pleasant of Columbus, Ohio. She also leaves a sister-in-law, Irene Franklin of Cleveland; six grandchildren, Keesha M. Amhere of Cincinnati, Stephanie M. Reynolds (Paul) of Severn, Maryland, Maya N. Dorsey (Terrance) of Centerville, Ohio, Daniel D. Pleasant, Camille E. Hopkins (Eric) and Olivia E. Pleasant all of Columbus, Ohio; ten great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, longtime friends, church members and loved ones. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Hattie Smith; husband, Stahl Baker; her brother, Jack Smith Sr.; and recently, her sister, Jennie Lee Banks. There was a graveside service in Westwood Cemetery in Oberlin on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, cash donations may be sent to and made out to Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Oberlin for the Dorothy M. Baker Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be made to www.cowling funeralhomeoh.com.

Dorothy Mary Papay Dorothy Mary Papay (nee Kangas), 90, of Amherst, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023, at the O’Neil Nursing Home in North Ridgeville following a long and full life. Hempel Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Dave Sebastian Dave Sebastian, 76, passed away at Danbury Senior Living, North Ridgeville on Saturday, October 28, 2023. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

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Judge Jim Walther front, Chuck Schaffer and Bobbi DeBruler help place American flags on the North Lake Street bridge over route 2 Saturday morning. The flags are placed by members and friends of the Lorain County Veterans Treatment Court.

Lisa Swenski and her husband, Zach Simonoff — defense counsel for Veterans Treatment Court and a U.S. Army National Guard veteran — placed the flags in observance of the holiday honoring those who served in the U.S. armed forces. The seven total volunteers who participated Saturday met at the American Legion Post 118 at Oakpoint Road and North Lake Street at 9 a.m. Saturday and walked up to the Route 2 overpass to zip-tie the flags to the chain link fences there. Five of the seven who showed up are veterans.

Only Walther and mentor Jake Kucbel’s preteen son were not. Cars going up and down Oakpoint Road and headed west on Route 2 honked in support while the volunteers worked, Walther said. The effort started in 2018 as a community service project of the Veterans Treatment Court to contribute to the community and acknowledge Veterans Day, Walther said. He oversees the special docket treatment court, that helps veterans in trouble with the law get mental health and addiction treatment and other resources. Walther said the weather

was pleasant Saturday — in 2018, volunteers endured 22-degree weather and “gale-force winds,” he recalled — and the project went quickly. Veterans service organizations including Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1662 and American Legion Post 118, the Lorain County Veterans Service Commission, which provides the flags, have been there in support since the beginning Walther said other installations will take place in Avon, coordinated by American Legion Post 211 in Avon Lake, and in Sheffield, where Veterans Treatment Court mentor

coordinator and VSC board member Joe Gee has taken charge. “We look at this as a community service project,” Walther said. “The Veterans Treatment Court has received so much support from the community, from the Veterans Service Commission, the Veterans Administration, Lorain County, the (Samuel L Felton Jr.) Valor Home and others, that when we get the opportunity, it’s nice to be able to give a little back to the community.” Walther keeps zip-ties in his car in case he passes by the display and sees that the flags are coming loose. He also has people who keep an eye out on the flags for that same reason. The flags will remain up for about two weeks, before being taken down to prevent weathering and wear. They also are removed to ensure that the spirit of Veterans Day isn’t lessened, Walther said. Walther says he often gets asked from time to time why the flags aren’t left up all year. He said if they were, it wouldn’t be a specific acknowledgement of Veterans Day. “We really are trying to do it for people to acknowledge there is a day coming up on which we acknowledge the service and sacrifice of our veterans,” he said.

CLASSIFIEDS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please be advised that Lorain City Council will host a public hearing on Monday, December 11, 2023 in the Lorain City Council Chamber at 200 West Erie Ave., Lorain, Ohio. The hearing will commence at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the following items: ZCA 7-2023 - An application to rezone PPN: 02-02-022-101-025 @ 2934 W. Erie Avenue from R-3 to R-2. Brian and Kelli Novak are the applicants. PDP 6-2023 - Preliminary Development Plan for JOVIC LLC & Lighthouse Village Storage LLC, a PUD, located at PPN: 02-02-009-101089 and 02-02-008-107-061. Taner Eren, applicant. The Lorain City Planning Commission met on November 1, 2023 and recommended approval of the items above to Lorain City Council. Copies of all documentation related to this proposal will be on file for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of Council, 200 West Erie

Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. Please contact Breanna_Dull@cityoflorain.org for additional information. BREANNA DULL, CMC LCCG 11/9, 11/16/23 20727782 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF LORAIN, OHIO THE PARTIAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF SIDEWALKS AT LONGFELLOW AND LARKMOOR IN THE CITY OF LORAIN LOR-LORAIN SRTS PID 115380 Sealed bids will be received by the Engineering Department of the City of Lorain, Ohio until: TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIVING BIDS: UNTIL - 11:00 AM, December 4, 2023, Lorain time, Law Department, Lorain City Hall 3rd Floor. TIME AND PLACE FOR OPENING BIDS: 11:15 AM, December 4, 2023, Lorain time, City of Lorain Council Chambers, Lorain City Hall 1st Floor. COMPLETION DATE:

October 15, 2024 Bids must be accompanied by Certified Check or Cashier’s Check or Letter of Credit equals to ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, or a bond for the full amount of the bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and a performance bond properly secured. Should any bid be rejected, such instrument will be forthwith returned upon proper execution of a contract. Cash deposits will not be accepted. Bid blanks and specifications may be secured at www.cityoflorain.org. Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex or national origin. All bidders must comply with the provisions of the American Disabilities Act. All federal minority business enterprise and women business enterprise requirements shall be met. All contractors and subcontractors

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Tucked away among the fall foliage lies a crater crucial to Amherst’s history, one only a few people have had the chance to see. Quarries have been operating in the Amherst area since the 1800s, but the company doesn’t conduct regular tours. Members of the Amherst Historical Society and its supporters had the rare opportunity to tour the quarries to gather historical information for the group’s new Quarry museum at Sandstone Village, 736 Milan Ave. The tour began with a scenic drive across Quarry Road to view the famous Buckeye Quarry hole, which at one point was known as the largest operating quarry in the world. Surrounding the massive pit lies five other smaller quarry holes. Reaching down hundreds of feet and ranging two miles across, the quarry now lies abandoned and filled with close to 300 feet of water. “The quarry holes along Quarry Road are a common source of contention leading back to the exact location of the Sandstone Center of the World,” said local historian Norm Miller. “While many would say that Amherst is the center, others argued that South Amherst was. In actuality, the center where most of the quarries are located is Amherst Township.” The Cleveland Stone Co. began operating the Amherst quarries In 1868. “Over time these quarries would continue to be worked in with families coming from all over for the work,” Miller said. “But as time went on the veins of sandstone in these quarries became obsolete and new quarries needed to be built.” Work on the Birmingham Quarry, off Harrison Road in Birmingham Township, began around 1910 and it is still operating today. Containing more than 300 million cubic feet of deposits, the quarries are known as both the oldest and the largest in existence.

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ELO gold record hangs in Smitty’s Place Bar’s display in honor of late member Louis Clark

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A piece of music history now hangs proudly in one of Elyria’s most popular watering holes, in remembrance of a rock ‘n’ roll musician who called the city his home for nearly 30 years. On Oct. 30, family, friends and former bandmates of Louis “Lou” Clark gathered at Smitty’s Place on East Bridge Street to honor him by unveiling the gold record Clark got for his part in making Electric Light Orchestra’s sixth studio album, “A New World Record.” Gloria Clark gave the record to Smitty’s, which was her late husband’s favorite watering hole. Ever humble, he would have been shocked everyone was making such a big deal of it. He would have shied away from all the attention and praise, she said. Lou and his ELO bandmates earned the record after the 1976 release sold 500,000 copies. Globally popular with millions of records sold, the band went through a number of changes in the decades after it was founded in Birmingham, England, in 1970. Lou did musical arrangements and conducted orchestras and choirs for ELO starting in 1974, played with The Buccaneers/ Monopoly/The Raymond Frog-

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Louis Clark Jr. and his sister Rachel Clark unveiled the gold record and photos of their father and ELO. The display at Smitty’s in Elyria came about because it was a favorite spot for the band member who died nearly three years ago. gatt Band, and conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. But in Elyria, and at Smitty’s in particular, he’s just “Lou.” His gold record is on the back wall of the bar in a corner, lit by several small lights and surrounded by photos from Lou’s career — including one where he is shown meeting Queen Eliza-

beth II at a charity event, which Gloria Clark said was one of the highlights of his life. Having the record on the wall in honor of Lou? “It’s kinda cool,” Smitty’s owner Stephanie Forthofer said Lou toured with ELO throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with ELO II and eventually The Orchestra, with former members of

both bands. He died in 2021 after a long illness. Everyone who spoke of Lou on Monday said the same thing: Smitty’s was his favorite place to go have a drink. At times he was joined by Mik Kaminski, who played a blue violin in ELO for more than a decade in the 1970s and 1980s and joined its successor group ELO II

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in the 1990s and 2000s. He now plays in The Orchestra with other former members of ELO and ELO II. Kaminski said it was good to be back in a town he had visited many times to honor his longtime friend. “He was one of my best pals of all time,” Kaminski said. Fresh off two tour dates with The Orchestra in Pennsylvania Oct. 26-27, Lou’s son Lou Clark Jr.— who now has his father’s role in the band — Kaminski and drummer Gordon Townsend were with Lou Clark Jr. at Smitty’s to honor his father and their friend and former bandmate. It means everything to the Clark family to see that her father will be remembered in a place he loved — “Dad’s favorite hangout,” Rachel Clark said. She and a number of other patrons at Smitty’s attending the unveiling were wearing black shirts with Lou’s face on them, made after his death. “Dad really loved it here,” Lou Clark Jr. said. “It’s great for him to be honored in this way.” Lou Clark Jr., who helped out with the band starting in the early ‘90s and has been playing in live shows since 2015, now plays the strings, keyboards and conducts The Orchestra in concert like his father before him. “Big boots to fill,” he said.

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Oberlin City Council continues to consider joining a medical debt relief program that is already sweeping the country following a presentation before Council Nov. 6. Known as RIP Medical Debt, the program was founded in 2014 with the intent of erasing medical debt for families. “RIP is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization where we acquire and cancel medical debt for people in financial hardship,” said Keith Hearle, president of RIP Medical Debt. “All of our funding comes from philanthropic resources with no government interference.” To date, the nonprofit has been able to acquire and abolish more than $10 billion in medical debt for 7.1 million individuals across the United States. “We never collect on the debt, but rather are able to erase it through a gift-based system so no tax burdens arise as well,” Hearle said. RIP Medical Debt already operates in Cook County, Illinois; Toledo and Lucas County;

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Cleveland; Washington D.C.; and New Orleans. Last year Elyria’s historic Washington Avenue Christian Church raised $21,000, enough to erase $2.1 million in medical debt through the nonprofit. Cleveland contracted with the nonprofit earlier this year to erase more than $100 million in debt through American Rescue Plan Act funds. “We are focused on this issue for a host of reasons,” Hearle said. “To start, medical debt is different from other kinds of debt and it affects everyone.” The nonprofit needs Council approval to operate in Oberlin. “I am really excited to hear about this and to know really what a difference it can make for lots of people in our community,” said Kelley Singleton, vice president of Council. “Just based on the presentation and statistics alone, I say let’s get moving to change the world.” According to a study done by the Urban Institute, 17 percent of the Lorain County population has medical debt compared to the national average of 13 percent. RIP Medical Debt predicts that 15 percent of the population struggles with medical debt. “We are a company that prides ourselves on being a win, win, win scenario in which our patients benefit, our communities benefit and our hospitals benefit,” Hearle said. To qualify, patients must earn less than four times the family poverty level (the amount varies by family size and state) or have medical debt representing 5 percent or more of their annual household income. RIP Medical Debt works with hospitals to find eligible patients. Oberlin Council will vote on the program at its next regular meeting.

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ELECTION RESULTS Issue 1

Constitutional amendment on reproductive rights For: 56% Against: 44%

Issue 2

Proposed law allowing recreational cannabis use For: 57% Against: 43%

Issue 10

Amherst Schools replacement levy For: 55% Against: 45%

Issue 12

Black River Schools renewal levy For: 58% Against: 42%

Issue 13

Central Lorain County Join Ambulance District renewal levy For: 63% Against:37%

Issue 15

Mapleton Schools additional income tax For: 42% Against: 57%

Issue 19

Wellington Schools renewal levy For: 54% Against: 46%

Issue 21

Lorain County 911 additional levy For: 52% Against: 48%

Issue 22

Amherst Schools levy passes with margin LAUREN HOFFMAN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

The Amherst Exempted Village School District Issue 10 passed on Tuesday. According to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections, Issue 10 was passed by voters 5,371 to 4,439 with 19 of 19 precincts reporting with 54.75 percent support. “We are grateful and express the utmost gratitude for the community’s commitment to supporting our schools with strong facilities,” Superintendent Michael Molnar said in a press release. “By passing Issue 10, the district will be able to fund a new transportation center to better protect our bus fleet and make critical improvements to our outdoor athletic facilities by making them accessible and safe for our students, staff and the entire Amherst com-

Amherst

Auditor David Janik (D) 49% Brenda Phillips (R) 50% City Council Ward 1 Kevin DeLong (R) 45% Brian Dembinski (D) 55% Ward 2 Kristin Dickerhoff (R) 49% Becky Harmych (D) 51%

Criminal Justice services additional levy For: 47% Against: 53%

Ward 4 Melissa Brown (D) 44% Matthew Nahorn (R) 56%

Issue 23

Amherst Township

Lorain County Metro Parks replacement levy For: 67% Against: 33%

Issue 36

Kipton Village renewal For: 75% Against: 25%

David Abraham 32% Heath Baus 13% David Erig 55%

Oberlin City Council

Bryan Burgess 8.8% Ray English 10.7% Frieda Fuchs 5.8% Eboni Johnson 13.2% Libni Lopez 9.8% Michael McFarlin 9.2% Elizabeth Meadows 8.6% Jessa New 10.3%

Issue 41

South Amherst Village renewal levy For: 66% Against: 34%

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Ruts in the Amherst Schools’ bus garage parking lot, combined with inadequate space pushed the district to place a levy on the ballot. munity. Proposed as a replacement and increase of its current 2-mill continuous levy, the 2.5-mill levy replacement will bring in $1.7 million annually for the district. Owners of a $100,000 home will now expect to pay $88 per year, a $58

increase from the original cost. In previous interviews, Superintendent Mike Molnar said that the transportation center is in muchneeded repair. According to Molnar the buses currently do not fit inside the building and dirt takes the place of the floor.

Amherst has been looking to replace the facility for the past three years and work is expected to cost $11 million due to rising inflation. Other improvements that will come from the levy include resurfacing of the track and replacement

Joseph Peek 5% Kristin Peterson 9.5% Joe Waltzer 9%

Amherst School Board

Wellington Schools renewal levy passes

South Amherst Mayor

Scott Jones 61% David Leshinski 38%

Wellington Council

Stephen Boham 20% Mark Buchman 27% Helen Dronsfield 25% Guy Wells 28%

Huntington Township Trustee

Robert Holmes 68% Tyler Honoshofsky 32%

New Russia Township Trustee Andy Gulish 49% Michelle Tyner 51%

Pittsfield Township Trustees

Walter Bredel 58% William Forthofer 42%

Rex Engle 36% Ronald Hause 26% Marc Zappa 39%

Firelands School Board Myles Bremke 34% Tom Myers 35% Michael O’Keefe 31%

Keystone School Board

Mark Cadrette 6% Andrew Hoops 19% William Robson 15% Kimberly Sturgill 40% Patricia Wakefield 21%

Oberlin School Board Janet Garrett 887 votes Ronnie Rimbert 51 votes Kendall Stanley 2,410 votes

Mapleton School Board Kathy Goon 32% Fred Hartzler 25% Vince Hartzler 23% Jay Maggard 19%

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and a school levy in their community. He said he’s sympathetic to that. He said with the money approved by the voters, the Metro Parks can “forge ahead to build the best park system we can for the county.” “We’re happy the majority of people showed us support, appreciation, faith and trust that we’re going to KRISTIN BAUER | The Community Guide continue forward,” Ziemnik Lorain County Metro Parks Executive Director Jim Ziemnik, center, celsaid. ebrates with supporters at the group’s levy passing.

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voted with Moore and Riddell to put the matter to the voters in July, then campaigned against Issue 20. “As your duly elected Lorain County commissioner, I advocated for the residents right to make the decision to keep the form of county government that has served them well for nearly 200 years,” Hung wrote in a statement to The Chronicle-Telegram on Tuesday. “The campaign finance reports show that

big donor money attempted to hijack your political voice. Thank you to all who worked, networked and educated to stop the expansion of your county government.” Brian Hoagland, a member of the Citizens for Equal Representation and a Democrat, called the result of Tuesday’s election “disappointing” and said he “felt bad” for county residents. “It was not about our group, it was about our

of the stadium seating. School Board President Rex Engle said the funds must be used on facilities and will be used for projects that have been neglected due to lack of funds. The district will keep the community updated with information regarding the timing and process for each project. The district’s immediate next steps are to work with their municipal advisor and bond underwriter to determine the best time to issue debt, finalize the architectural plans and location of the new transportation center and to collaborate with coaches, booster groups and community groups to gather input regarding the outdoor facility upgrades. The former 2-mill levy was first passed in 1983 and made continuous in 2013 before being passed as the new 2.6-mill levy.

citizens voting on it, and tonight they did just that,” he said. Citizens for Equal Representation managed to get the issue on the ballot after several failed attempts, and Hoagland said an expanded board of commissioners would have taken “the ridiculous politics” out of board business. “I can rest knowing I spoke up for something I truly believed in, got it on the ballot and educated residents on the facts,”

Hoagland said. “I stressed facts, spoke the truth, and ran a clean campaign. It’s unfortunate that our opposition didn’t do the same.” Residents “made a decision based on false rhetoric and lies,” Hoagland said, while he was trying to “make government better for Lorain County.” “We gave it a good try,” he said. Messages seeking comment were left for Moore and Riddell on Tuesday.

STAFF REPORT

Voters appeared to have renewed a levy for Wellington Schools on Tuesday. Issue 19 passed with 1,555 votes in favor to 1,350 votes against, or 54 percent to 46 percent, according to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections. Results from Huron County were not available at press time. “We are still waiting on election results from Huron County, but it is very exciting to know that it passed in all of Wellington and surrounding areas,” Superintendent Ed Weber said. The 10-year levy makes

up about 7 percent to 8 percent of the district’s budget and originally passed in 2011 as a three-year levy before being renewed for 10 years in 2014. The 3.68 mill-levy, with a $113 annual cost to the $100,000 homeowner, generates $970,000 per year. “This will contribute greatly to our academic programs including athletics, facilities and more,” Weber said. The levy pays for operations, including staff salaries and utilities, textbooks and athletic facility costs for the district. Weber said that the school district has steadily gotten better and that the result of the levy is a testament to that process.

Voters OK 911 levy, turn down Crime Lab, Coroner measure DAVE O’BRIEN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

Lorain County voters were split on giving more money to county public safety operations on Tuesday. With all precincts reporting, Issue 21 — the additional 0.5-mill, five-year levy for Lorain County 911 operations — passed by a vote of 54,055 for to 50,300 against, or 52 percent to 48 percent, according to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections. The levy will raise $4.5 million annually for operations including staff and equipment, and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $18 per year. Lorain County 911, headquartered on Burns Road in Elyria, dispatches fire and EMS service for nearly every fire department in the county and some police departments. It received nearly 430,000 calls for service in 2022. “I would like to thank the voters for passing the 911 levy,” Commissioner Michelle Hung, a Republican, wrote in a statement. “When I ran for Lorain County commissioner, I talked about the budget shortfall of the current levy, and I am proud to see the residents have confidence in the regional 911 center

Lorain County government will provide.” Issue 22, the 0.25-mill, five-year additional levy for the Lorain County Crime/Drug Lab and Lorain County Coroner’s Office, was defeated at the polls. The tally was 54,657 votes against the levy to 48,891 votes for it, or 53 percent to 47 percent, according to unofficial results. The levy would have raised $2.2 million annually and the owner of a $100,000 home would have paid $9 annually. The Crime/Drug Lab does drug testing and fingerprinting for Lorain County courts and law enforcement, and the coroner’s office conducts death investigations including autopsies. The lab’s annual budget is $600,000, two-thirds of which comes from the county’s general fund and one-third of which comes from fees and grants. Lorain County has more than 100 accidental drug overdoses annually, and Coroner Dr. Frank Miller and his staff handle the death investigations and autopsies with an annual budget of $1.1 million. Commissioners David Moore and Jeff Riddell, both Republicans, did not respond to messages seeking comment on the levies on Tuesday.

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Amherst girls sweep Avon Lake

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ABOVE: Amherst’s Piage Miller moves past Avon Lake’s Brianna Weber.

RIGHT: Amherst’s Isabella McGee moves with the ball at Avon Lake on Oct. 23. Amherst beat Avon Lake in the District Semi-Final game, but lost to Strongsville on Oct. 26 to close out the season.

Comets fall to Eagles

TOP: Amherst’s Ava Darmos tips the ball over the net against Avon. ABOVE: Amherst’s Cecily Waynar gets a block against Avon. Amherst lost to Avon on Oct. 24, ending its 2023 season.

Raiders end season

The Raiders celebrate a point against Buckeye Central. The Raiders lost in the regional semifinals against Buckeye Central on Nov. 2

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BULLETIN BOARD 5k fundraiser

A 5k run and 1-mile fun walk benefiting Blessing House is 9 a.m. Dec. 24. The Jingle All The Way 5K is $20 for adults or $5 for children. Prices increase after Dec. 1 to $25 for adults. Registration includes a t-shirt or mug and jungle bell for each runner or walker to wear during the race. The race, sponsored by Community Congregational united Church of Christ, starts and ends at 379 S. Main Street, Amherst, and loops through downtown.

Sports card show

A sports card collectors show will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian Church, 515 N. Leavitt Rd., Amherst. Following the show, there will be a trade night from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Great Lakes Sports Cards, 2290 Kresge Dr. The store also hosts hobby nights including weekly Magic the Gathering from 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays and Pokemon Saturdays. For more information, call (440) 984-7018.

Amherst Historical Society

For more information or to register for a program, call (440) 988-7255 or email office@amhersthistoricalsociety.org. ● 1930s Living History is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave. It will include 1930s games, music and

pastimes, hobo jungle and culture, kids’ activities, a soup kitchen (for a donation), blacksmith shop and the Village buildings will be open for tours. ● Celebrate the holiday season with a book signing by the members of the Sandstone Authors Society at the Amherst Public Library. Local authors Christine Agostinelli, Wendy Fedan, Karen Radcliff and Renee Schnebelin will be in the Community Room for a meet and greet and book signing from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. All authors will accept cash payments for book purchases. Credit/Venmo may also be available. Visit the online calendar at www.amherstpubliclibrary.org or call the library at (440) 9884230 to register. ● There will be an acrylic painting class from 2 to 4 p.m. led by Brian Mickey to support the Amherst Historical Society at the Grange Hall in Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave, Amherst. The cost is $15 a person; all ages welcome. No experience necessary. To reserve a spot, call (440) 9887255 or email office@ amhersthistorical society.org.

Workshop Players

The Awning Company, with Workshop Players, presents “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Pat Price. The play follows drama critic Mortimer Brewster, who can’t believe his eyes when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunt’s window seat. His second shock comes when

The Lorain County Community Guide Bulletin Board is for local nonprofit and not-for-profit events. Items are published on a space-available basis and will be edited for style, length, and clarity. Send your items to news@lcnewspapers.com. he learns that they believe it was a merciful act to kill him! Two sweet little old ladies with a penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police add up to one thing: Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy that audiences like to see again and again. Join us in the laughter. Cast: Jarred Nichols, Holly Nichols, June Lang, Miki Kopocs, Brad Sales, Jonathan McCleery, Kevin Boland, Susan Wagner, Michael Attali, Keith Joe Dick and John Hnat. Performances are November 9, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 7:30 p.m. with 3 p.m. matinees on November 12, 19. Doors open 45 minutes before show time. Tickets are $18.50 (includes all fees.) Group rates are available. Tickets online at workshopplayers.org or by calling the Box Office at 440-634-0472.

Herrick Memorial Library

READ to PUTTER: Thursdays @ 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. - Putter, our friendly therapy dog, will visit the Herrick Memorial Library every Thursday to listen to your child read. This is a wonderful way for children to practice their reading skills. Please call the

Library (440-647-2120) to sign up your child for a 15-minute time slot to read to Putter. Fiber Arts Group First Tuesday of Each Month @ 1:00-3:00 PM Do you enjoy knitting/ crocheting/needlepoint/ embroidery? Join this newly formed group at the Herrick Memorial Library and work on your projects in the company of fellow fiber enthusiasts. Not interested in fiber arts but still want to come for the company? We’ll also have coloring sheets available to occupy your time. Veterans Day Closing: Saturday, November 11 The library will re-open on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1:00 PM. Afternoon Book Group Thursday, November 15 @ 2-3 PM The Afternoon Book Group will meet on Thursday, November 15 at 2:00 PM. The Group will be discussing the book ‘Every Good Boy Does Fine’ by Oberlin Grad Jeremy Denk. Adults wishing to join the discussion can borrow a copy of the book at the library. Call the library at 440-647-2120 for more information.

Oberlin Heritage Center

Trivia Night is Friday. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the contest at 6

THANKSGIVING ACROSS 1. “If all ____ fails...” 5. End of philosophical system 8. Center of our orbit 11. Indian flatbread 12. Take down, as in a dragon 13. Yemeni neighbor 15. Homer’s “Iliad”, e.g. 16. *Copper coin with issuer of Thanksgiving Proclamation 17. A sign or symbol, archaic 18. *A certain famous Mayflower rock 20. *5K, a.k.a. Turkey ____ 21. Blair or Hayek 22. Spy org. 23. Like hikers’ camps 26. Tourney grid 30. Beehive State native 31. Casual top 34. Money in Milan 35. Belches 37. Roth ___, acr. 38. Low-ranking workers 39. Old Norse texts 40. Major Black Sea port 42. Dog command 43. Resize 45. *Thanksgiving, a.k.a. ____ Day 47. Baby goat 48. Subway entrance 50. Parting words 52. *Massachusetts’ contender for first Thanksgiving celebration 55. Oyster gem 56. One thing on a list 57. Of two minds 59. Sonnets and such 60. Mastercard rival 61. Carve in stone 62. Ted Turner’s “baby” 63. Lt.’s inferior, in the Navy 64. “James and the Giant Peach” author DOWN 1. Compass dir. 2. Arctic native 3. Flying jib, e.g. 4. Enclose in a cyst 5. Part of small intestine 6. *Traditional occupant of the last parade float 7. *Pumpkin pie at the first Thanksgiving, e.g.

8. Asian food thickener 9. *Tbs. or tsp., in Thanksgiving recipe 10. Zip 12. Chews out 13. Ostium, pl. 14. *”____ on 34th Street” 19. ‘90s TV sitcom “Boy ____ World” 22. TV tube in days gone by, acr. 23. *Sweet one or russet one 24. Short musical composition 25. Smart candy? 26. Women’s undergarments 27. Newsstand, e.g. 28. “Sesame Street” Muppet 29. *Dinner exclamation? 32. Sweep under the rug 33. Fury

p.m. at First Church UCC in Oberlin. Round up a team of players, or come on your own, and test your knowledge of pop culture particulars, historical minutia, geographic oddities, animal anomalies, and more. Kurt G. Sarringhaus is returning as our premier sponsor and Kevin and Max Greenwood are returning as our MCs. Pricing: $20 for adults ($18 with membership) $15 for kids ($13 with membership) Team captains can register their whole team at once or advise their players to register themselves. We’ll be in touch with the Captains as soon as they register. Teams this year will be limited to 8 adults, whether they’re playing or not. (Kids under 18 years old don’t count toward the team limit but still need to register.)

Avon/Avon Lake Republican Club

The Avon/Avon Lake Republican Club will host Bob Frantz at 5 p.m. tonight at the Knights of Columbus Ragan Hall, 1783 Moore Rd. Frantz is a conservative news commentator, radio and TV personality. Refreshments are available. Guests are $5.

Lorain County Agricultural Society

The Annual Meeting of the Lorain County Agricultural Society will be held on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at the Fair Board Office on the fairgrounds. All members of the Society are invited to attend this Annual Meeting. Our monthly Fair Board Meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the Annual Meeting starting at 8:00 p.m. The newly elected Directors will be sworn in, election of officers will be held, and pass and ticket prices will be set for the 2024 fair. The 2024 fair will be held August 18 – 25. For additional information, please contact Charisse Nikel, Fair Secretary, at the Secretary’s Office at (440) 647-2781 or by email at info@loraincountyfair.com. Please visit our website at loraincountyfair.com and follow Lorain County

Fair on Facebook for updates and announcements

Amherst Library

Visit our online calendar at www.amherstpublic library.org or call the library at 440-988-4230 for more information about programs. ● Join the Amherst Public Library on Monday, November 13 at 6:30pm or Thursday, November 16 at 2:30pm for an adult craft. All registered attendees will receive the supplies needed to create two small pendant necklaces or one pair of earrings with glass cabochons. A variety of supplies will be available to choose from to create your unique jewelry pieces. Keep them for yourself or give them as a gift! Visit our online calendar on www.amherstpubliclibrary.org or call the library at 440-988-4230 to register or for more inform ● Ohio Geneological Society Retired librarian, Sandee Ruth will present the program “Being Creative at the Library” on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 7 p.m. This talk will feature non-traditional items or the “Library of Things”, that is found in many libraries. today. Exploring the variety of such things in the libraries in Lorain County will be surprising!! ● Children of all ages are invited to join the Amherst Public Library on Saturday, November 18 at 2pm for a kid-friendly drive-in movie experience! Design and build your own cardboard car to sit in while watching a movie on our big screen! All supplies for car-building and decorating will be provided. Popcorn and juice boxes will be provided during the movie. Registration is required for children only. Please register each child separately.

C.S. Lewis and Friends

The group will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 to finish its discussion of “Out of the Silent Planet” and several of Lewis’ letters to his brother (copies of which will be provided that evening.) For more information, contact Marcia Geary at (440) 988-9803 or mgeary@gearylawllc. com.

36. *Lions’ opponent this year 38. ____ exclusion principle in physics 40. Like something for a wedding day 41. Bad rep 44. Supermarket walkway 46. Let for money 48. Form of civil disobedience 49. Lock of hair 50. Past participle of “be” 51. Knitter’s ball 52. Long live, in French 53. Itty-bitty bit 54. Like part of McDonald’s logo 55. Rubber substitute, acr. 58. Stanley Cup org.

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November 13 is World Kindness Day! Join people around the world on this day and commit random acts of kindness! This famous Aesop fable tells of the importance of kindness.

Late one night in the jungle…

Gotcha!

There are many simple ways to celebrate World Kindness Day. Read the list below. Choose one thing you could do. Draw a picture or write a sentence about the action you pick. Be generous with your smile!

Please don’t eat me, sir!

And why not?

Start a conversation with a new student or someone who looks lonely.

If you’ll be so kind as to set me free, I’ll pay you back by helping you some day!

Give 10 hugs in one day!

Smile at people who look sad. Write a nice note to someone having a bad day.

Random Rocks of Kindness Read the news story below. Fill in the missing words on each blank line using the words in the word box.

In 2018, Tiffany Lester of Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada wanted to do something kind for ___________ in her community. She and some friends started painting rocks and _____________ them around the community. People in the community _____________ going outdoors to _________ for the rocks. Some started painting more rocks and hiding those. When people find a rock, they are asked to post the __________ on social media. What do they do with the rocks? Most of them _____________ them again, to keep the fun going. Children are _______ off their digital devices and spending more time ____________ trying to find the rocks.

YOU? Help ME? HA! HA! HA! Haaaa-ha HAAha!

It’s you! Oh my gosh! Hunters tied me up! They’ll be back any minute!

HELP! HELP! Someone PLEASE help me! Standards Link: Social Studies: Students understand the importance of individual action and character.

Find a word or phrase in the newspaper that begins with each letter in the word KINDNESS. Use these to create an acrostic poem.

Thanks, little buddy!

Gather some friends and paint and hide kindness rocks. That would be an act of kindness for your community!

You can visit the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation at randomactsofkindness.org

Don’t you worry! I’ll chew through those ropes in no time!

1. What unexpected acts of kindness did the lion and the mouse each do? 2. How did acts of kindness change both their lives? Standards Link: Civics: Know character traits that contribute to the health of American democracy.

The vowels are missing from this famous quote about kindness. Can you replace them all?

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

32nd President of the United States

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Standards Link: Writing applications: Write in a variety of genres.

KINDNESS COMMIT RANDOM PLANET LONELY AESOP ACROSTIC QUOTE ROPES STUDENT JUNGLE POEM HUGS ACTS WORD

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This week’s word:

KINDNESS

L N P E L E N M D G

The noun kindness means helping someone or giving them encouragement.

N N G P R I N D O T

Kim showed kindness by helping Ian pick up the papers he had dropped.

G D A O O A Y K I S

U I Q T L O N E L Y J K A T N E D U T S

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Try to use the word kindness in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

World Kindness Day

Kind News

Look through the newspaper for examples of people being kind to people, animals or the planet. Select one example and write a summary about it. ANSWER: Smiles—because there's a“mile” between the first and last letters.

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write summaries; Research: Use the newspaper to locate information; Civics: Recognize character traits.

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List three ways you will celebrate World Kindness Day.