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MLK Jr.’s driver says teach kindess as school subject Maple Heights speaker was King family driver

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Coretta Scott King speaks with Clarence Bozeman at a meeting in the 1970s. While in college in the ’50s, Bozeman had the opportunity to drive the King family.

Heights, spoke to Lorain Schools staff during a luncheon last week, touchLORAIN — Clarence ing on his time with King Bozeman remembered thinking he’d been called to and the legacy the man left his college dean’s office on behind. a Saturday morning because Before speaking about he’d gone through the cafKing and his legacy, Bozeeteria line without paying. man touched on Lorain In 1958 the 21-year-old Schools’ strategic plan — Alabama State University which promises to provide student was instead given a high degree of culture, a job he’d never formally respect, transparency and applied for: a driver for expectation for students — Dexter Avenue Baptist and asked the district to add Church. kindness and love to the That Sunday, he sat in the list. Rev. Martin Luther King Bozeman connected his Jr.’s day room, answering request to the story of the questions from the Civil Rev. Howard Thurman, an Rights Leader that would author and civil rights leadlead the young man to beer who sent letters to King come King’s driver for the during the Montgomery bus next two years. boycott. Thurman earlier The sole condition of was a pastor at Mount Zion Bozeman’s employment Baptist Church in Oberlin was he always be courteous in the late 1920s. and on time, he said, with In the 19th century, there his first task being to take were only two high schools BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE King’s two young children for Black students in to Sunday school. Clarence Bozeman of Maple Heights tells how he found himself driving history Florida. Bozeman, now of Maple See MLK, A2 when he was chosen to drive the King family in the 1950s. Carissa Woytach The Community Guide

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AMHERST — The Amherst Police Department, Homeland Security and the Human Trafficking Force of Huron, Erie, Ashland and Lorain counties is investigating a business on suspicion of operating what police called a suspected sex-for-pay business. Diamond Spa, 2271 Cooper Foster Park Road, was the subject of a search warrant last Thursday. “We had some sources alert us of activities that gave us probable cause to look into the spa for suspected sex-for-pay businesses,” Amherst Police Chief Mark Cawthon said. “When we entered the establishment we found evidence that illegal activities were taking place.” As part of the investigation, the law enforcement agencies seized financial records, documents, cash and electronics. At the time of the warrant, the spa was occupied by a woman who is believed to live at the spa in addition to working at it. “We cannot give any more information at this time as the investigation is ongoing,” police said.

Movie shot in Kipton, Oberlin to be released in March Mason Jones The Community Guide

Kipton Mayor Bob Meilander will finally get to see his neighbors on the silver screen when “Asleep in My Palm” debuts in theaters March 1. “We opened the door for them to film here,” Meilander said Friday. “It was one of the coldest stretches of weather we had that time of year, but they managed to get through with filming.” The movie was shot in Kipton, Oberlin and other parts of Lorain County. IMDB describes it as an “exploration of the nature of parenthood and class as a father and daughter live off the grid in rural Ohio where they must confront the challenges of her sexual awakening as he escapes a violent and conflicted past.” “Asleep in My Palm” stars Tim Blake Nelson as the father. Nelson has appeared in films including “O Brother Where Art

Thou?,” “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “Leaves of Grass,” and “The Incredible Hulk.” According to the production company website, Nelson was familiar with the area through his son, Henry, who wrote and directed the film. Henry Nelson attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and studied classical and jazz

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composition. Viewers will see many familiar Oberlin sites in the film, including the Pit Stop mini-mart, Oberlin College and Pier 58 Marine. Meilander said he met the film

crew on several occasions, and said he can’t wait to see how the movie will play out. “I’m anxious to see the whole thing once it’s all put together,” he said.

“Asleep in My Palm” will also be available as a video on demand through multiple streaming services March 19. Contact Mason Jones at mjones@chroniclet.com.

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OBITUARIES Reed R. Boden

Urban League Shining Star looks to fill gaps in doctor’s care

Reed R. Boden passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 10, 2024. He was born July 11, 1957, in Lorain, Ohio, and lived in Amherst, Ohio, with his loving wife, Kris. Reed was a beloved and devoted husband, father, and grandpa. Reed’s legacy will be one of enduring love and commitment. Despite his declining health due to a courageous Reed Boden battle with cancer, Reed never missed an opportunity to be there for his family during major milestones or through the times of struggle when they needed his loving support the most. Throughout his life, he was always there to celebrate achievements, lend a helping hand, or offer advice. His six grandchildren held a special place in his heart. He ensured they knew he was their biggest supporter and the pride and joy of his life. Reed found joy in the small details that life had to offer. The simple pleasures of watching his grandchildren’s sporting events, attending school programs, family gatherings and walking the dogs filled him with many joyous moments that he cherished throughout the years. Reed attended Lorain schools throughout his childhood before attending Akron University where he majored in civil engineering. Upon graduation, Reed embarked on a successful career culminating in employment at Osborn Engineering in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked as a Senior Civil Engineer. Reed’s memory will be cherished by his wife, Kristine (nee Glowacki); and their children, Peter, Dan, Lindsey and Charlotte. He will be deeply missed by his six grandchildren, Aidan, Jacob, Chloe, Quinn, Evangeline and Ophelia. Also surviving Reed are his siblings, Mikey, Keith, Kim and Brian, as well as many nieces, nephews and in-laws. Reed was preceded in death by his mother and father, Phyllis and Donald Boden. Friends and family are invited to pay their respects at the visitation Friday, February 16, 2024 from 4 until 7 p.m. at Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral and Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Rd, Amherst. A memorial service will immediately follow the visitation at 7 p.m. with Father Tim O’Connor from St. Joseph’s Parish. If you wish to donate in Reed’s honor, contributions can be made to the Kidney Cancer Association or the American Cancer Society.

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One was in Jacksonville. Thurman was accepted into that high school, 90 miles away from his home in Daytona, Bozeman said. To make the trip Thurman did odd jobs, scrimping and saving his money over the summer before packing everything in a battered suitcase roped shut and heading to the train station. But once there, Bozeman said, Thurman’s suitcase was considered freight because of the rope holding the suitcase shut and he could not afford the freight cost. An older Black man dressed in overalls saw Thurman and offered to pay for the young man’s freight cost so he could at-

‘You come from where I come from’

tend high school. “The young man never knew his name, he never saw him again,” Bozeman said. “(Thurman) went on to finish high school in Jacksonville, finish Morehouse College, finish Oberlin School of Religion and become a theologian of a high degree. … His first book was dedicated to the man in the overalls. An unsolicited act of kindness, Lorain, can change the course of an individual that you know or don’t know.” Bozeman drove Martin Luther King Jr. to sermons throughout rural Alabama, the civil rights leader sitting in the front seat of the car on the long rides after lengthy speeches. Once, he remembered

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Chynna Smith knew she wanted to be a doctor from the time she remembered seeing her first pediatrician. “Both my pediatricians were Black females growing up,” the Elyria native said. “I always wanted to be a doctor — I saw them and never doubted that I could be. Which is a very different narrative than what most Black and brown kids see.” It was a deliberate choice her mother made, Smith said, something she did not know until she was much older. “I really didn’t even understand the implications and how rare it was to have,” she said. Now in her second year of residency in Dublin, Ohio, Smith said she never knew another path — in part crediting the work her mother did to find her physicians who looked like her. Her grandmother had Type 2 diabetes, and Smith often helped her with her insulin and other medications, she said. She knew it was never going to be the easiest path, but never questioned if she could make it work. It has always been about putting one foot in front of the other. It started, in part, with Mercy Health Lorain and the Urban League’s Rising Stars program — which

King falling asleep on the ride back. Bozeman pushed him awake and told him “You’re talking in your sleep.” “He said ‘What did I say?’ I said ‘That’s between me and the Lord.’ He chuckled,” Bozeman said. “But I think that he was tired because of all the burden that he had to bear. He was tired because of all the threats that had come down on his life.” During his time with the Kings, Bozeman said he once asked Coretta Scott King about when her house was bombed while on a drive back from Mobile, Alabama. She said she heard an unusual thud on the front porch, so she picked up her

connects local high school students to careers at the hospital system, from medical programs to hospitality and clerical services. For Smith, it helped spark a long-term investment: four years of undergrad, five years of medical school and three years of residency for the potential to give back to a community that supported her all those years, she said. Smith is one of two Rising Stars graduates to attend medical school. Smith graduated from Clearview High School, earning two associate degrees from Lorain County Community College in the process. She went on to earn a neuroscience and psychology double major from Baldwin Wallace University and attended Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Smith, whose sister Parris is the head of the Lorain County Urban League, will graduate next year with plans to come back to Lorain County to be a primary care physician. It is not the position to make big bucks, she said with a laugh, but it is where she sees the biggest need. There are a lot of quicker, faster and easier ways to make money, she said. “(I’m) really passionate about filling those gaps — there’s a huge need to have providers of color because research says when a

oldest daughter and walked to the primary bedroom and closed the door. Just as the door latched, the bomb went off, he said. “As she was telling me this story tears were lashing in her eyes and it was three years after the incident,” he said. King eulogized himself two months before his assassination, Bozeman said. In that sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, King touched on how he wanted his legacy remembered in a funeral, Bozeman said. King did not want someone to eulogize for too long, or mention his Nobel Peace Prize or the hundreds of other awards he’d received in his lifetime.

patient sees physicians that look like them they have better health outcomes,” she said. There is a shortage of primary care physicians outside major metro areas, she said, but finding Black or Hispanic physicians is even harder. “There’s one Black, male primary care provider in Lorain, just one, and you can’t get into see him because he’s booked out,” she said. The reasons for better health outcomes are complex, she said, but it is in part because patients who see providers who look like them may let their guard down. “There’s a sense of safety when a patient says ‘You come from where I come from, you understand me,” she said. The U.S. health care system is not one built on prioritizing primary care, she said, but as someone who will see her patients from birth to death, it is Smith’s goal to prevent, or manage her patients’ chronic diseases while treating their everyday needs. It is in part about knowing just enough about everything, and being confident in the care she can provide — while being able to fall back on the “phone-a-friend” network of specialists when the need arises, she said. For Smith, the “why” behind the time and effort she has put into her

Instead, he wanted to be remembered for trying to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit those who were in prison and love and serve humanity, Bozeman said. “So Lorain, let me just close,” Bozeman said. “Tomorrow morning, when you have your first cup of Starbucks and you open your morning newspaper. … Tell yourself that if I can help somebody along the way, then my life shall not be in vain.” King was fatally shot April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Bozeman is a 1962 graduate of Alabama State University, where he earned a bachelor’s in American his-

Chynna Smith program goes back to the community that has stood behind her, she said. Her friends and family in Elyria and Lorain have helped with resources, support, prayer and praise — and it is something she tries to pass on to her patients each day, she said. “Our world is scary,” she said. “I see so much anxiety and depression in the office and I really get to speak life into people for a living. It’s really a privilege to be a physician, to know the intimate details of people’s lives and to partner with them in life.” Smith still travels between Dublin and Elyria regularly. She is a minister at The Word Church and on its praise team and travels often with her family. When not making that two-hour drive, or studying, Smith said she eats pizza and naps “as much as possible.”

tory and social studies. He received a master’s degree in education administration from Fordham University in New York City and an educational specialist degree from Cleveland State University. He was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from Wilberforce University. He is a retired educator and principal of East Cleveland’s Shaw High School and has lectured at churches, colleges and universities on the history of the Civil Rights Movement. Contact Carissa Woytach at (440) 329-7245 or cwoytach@chroniclet.com.

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Good Knights receives $100K for new facility Currently in Amherst; will build in Elyria Knights receives and will donate $1 for every $2 in corporate donations, up to The Good Knights of another $50,000. Lorain County is making Once the organization has significant progress in its raised enough to expend the quest to build a permanent matching grant, it will have home in Lorain County, raised $300,000 towards thanks to recent and upcomits approximately $850,000 ing donations. goal. The Lorain County-based The new facility needs nonprofit that works to a location though, and the build and deliver beds to city of Elyria seems to have children in need across the stepped up with a donation county delivered 984 beds of another kind. in the county in 2023 and Mayor Kevin Brubaker is anticipating to give out confirmed that he was in between 1,000 and 1,200 in conversations with Good 2024. Knights about potentially It currently operates out donating a property off of Amherst Plaza but is of Leona Street, near the raising funds to build a intersection with Griswold custom, dedicated facility in Street, to the organization Elyria to serve as its home. for use as its headquarters. The Black River Educa“Being able to help out tion and Wellness (BREW) Good Knights and giving Foundation has awarded a them a home — because $100,000 matching grant to they’ve been transient and Good Knights to go toward bouncing around, and right the construction. next to Lowe’s who is a Good Knights Execubig supporter of theirs with tive Director Roger Dorsey the wood and supplies – is said the donation brought a great use (of that land),” the organization to a total Brubaker said. of $150,000 pledged to the He said that because of project. power lines that exist on the The grant will match the property it would have been next $50,000 from indidifficult to sell or develop it vidual donations that Good for another use. Owen MacMillan The Community Guide

The city and Good Knights are still working out the details of the agreement, but both sides said they are committed to making it happen. The proposed expansion into a new, custom-built facility is crucial, Dorsey said, because Good Knights has simply outgrown its current facility. “If we get 20, 25 volunteers in there, we’re completely out of space,” Dorsey said. “That’s not necessarily bad in the summertime, but from November to April we’re locked into a space where we can only get 20 to 30 volunteers to work.” “Unfortunately, we’ve had to turn (volunteers) away this year. And if you turn a volunteer away the first time, they’re less likely to come back a second time.” Dorsey said that by increasing the organization’s space to between 6,000 and 8,000 square feet, as planned, they would be able to build twice as many beds and get them out in less than half the time. And, it will also provide much needed storage space.

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EDL Energy talks about reducing noise residents with regular email updates on the progress. OBERLIN — EDL Energy provided upThe company’s presentation focused on dates on the new factory in Oberlin during solutions the company has made, particua City Council meeting last week. larly concerning plant noise. Residents have previously complained of “We have made significant progress on constant noise and flaring, the process of sound mitigation and while operating the burning some components in the processplant in this commissioning process, we ing of landfill gas at the $80 million combrought in experts to look at what the difpany on Hill Creek Drive. ferent sources of sound were from within On Monday night, Rick DiGia, North the plant,” DiGia said. “We primarily idenAmerican CEO for EDL Energy, told resi- tified that noise leakage was coming from dents that their concerns had been heard. the use of our ventilation fans, piping wall “We remain committed to being a good penetrations, large bore pipes and valves neighbor in the community and responsive as well as some noise coming from the airto community concerns on our facility,” cooled heat exchangers.” DiGia said. “I know we have had some The company said it has implemented a impacts in the past and we have worked compressor jacket that will reduce highhard to correct them, so I am here tonight frequency noise and other measures to to discuss those updates.” reduce noise throughout the factory. DiGia said that the company has continEDL also plans to build a sound barued to work diligently since the last time rier wall similar to what is seen alongside it was at Council in December when these interstate highways. issues were first addressed. In addition “This wall will be installed within the to keeping communication open with the facility itself and should help cut down on city, EDL said it has also contacted local sound coming from the factory, especially Lauren Hoffman The Community Guide

once it is up and running fully,” DiGia said. “It will be located outside the building and will be around 12 to 15 feet above local ground surface and will be 6 inches thick.” DiGia said that construction of the wall should take around 12 to 16 weeks but the company will need a zoning variance from the city before it can move forward. The earliest the wall could begin to be built is March 1. “Another thing we know that has impacted the community is our continued flaring of gas,” he said. “We have made significant progress to reduce the flaring by keeping as much gas as possible at the landfill and we are only operating the plant from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.” Under EPA law waste methane must be processed into renewable natural gas or combusted by flare and the flame color and brightness can vary depending on the volume of airflow through the flare and ambient conditions. DiGia promised that once the factory is up and running, flaring will be less frequent, only occurring once a

month during maintenance checks. Residents thanked the company for its updates. “We are one of the families that has been contacted about this and as far as the wall goes, we are all for it,” Helen Mittler, a resident who lives two doors down from the plant said. “We are looking forward to it not only because of the sound mitigation but we feel that if you can hide some sights of the plant, it will be good visually for people who use the bike path right there a lot.” There still has been no word on when the company will conclude its commissioning or startup process and transition into fulltime use, but DiGia said it will be coming soon. Residents can sign up for email updates on the process at Lorain RNG@edlenergy. com. Contact Lauren Hoffman at (440) 3286902 or lhoffman@chroniclet.com.

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A heron makes a shadow in the pond as he hunts for dinner at dusk at the Lighthouse Plaza in Lorain at dusk.

OBERLIN — City officials are considering a $5 million plan that would retrofit the Oberlin Enrichment and Activity Center while also adding to the city’s goal of being self-sustaining without fossil fuels by 2030. The OEAC in the Prospect Building, 200 Woodland St., is home to a variety of offices for the city and has seen a significant increase in use. “The building is being utilized and active for the community and in evaluation of the OEAC, we saw a need to update it,” Ian Yarber, recreation director for the city, said. Formerly a school building built in the 1920s, the Prospect Building has undergone additions throughout the years. “My understanding was that we want a great building for the residents that gets rid of using natural gas and instead focuses on renewable energy,” said Todd Smith, president of EBEB Solutions

Rezoning for ash dump on Eaton Twp. ballot Carissa Woytach The Community Guide

EATON TWP. — Residents backing a referendum to stop the rezoning to allow a monofill at Ross Environmental held an informational meeting Tuesday evening. The referendum, Issue 19 on the March 19 ballot, looks to stop the rezoning of 65 acres of land on Giles Road owned by the incineration company from light to heavy industrial. The rezoning would allow for a monofill for ash created by its incinerator operations. A “monofill,” according to codes.ohio.gov, is “a specialized sanitary landfill facility where a single

segregated waste stream is exclusively disposed.” The Board of Trustees approved the zoning change after a series of well-attended and contentious meetings last fall. After the 2-1 approval, a group of residents formed “Stop Toxic Threat” to put the issue before the voters. It started with the East Palestine train derailment last year, group member and township resident Elizabeth Rattray said Tuesday to a group of about two dozen attendees at Annika’s Event Center. “Our only connection to that is that it woke us up to look at what our zoning said,” she said.

Ross Incineration began accepting debris from the derailment in March 2023, about a month after the incident. She highlighted the permitted uses in heavy industrial zoning in the township — including the storage, transportation, disposal, burial, burning and other activities related to solid and liquid wastes. She said Eaton Township placed a moratorium on heavy industrial rezonings to give the zoning commission time to review the code — noting there are already heavy industrial sites in the township including a fly ash dump, multiple salvage yards and an area storing

fracking brine. She and others expressed concerns about pollutants from the sites making their way into the water table. The rezoning would allow Ross to build a monofill for ash created as a byproduct of its incineration operations. The company has previously disputed Stop Toxic Threat’s claims about the hazards the rezoning creates. Members of Stop Toxic Threat previously claimed the ash Ross wants to bury would contain heavy metals like cadmium and lead. Ross has countered that the ash is “inert” and that for safety, it mixes the ash with other materials and buries it

under a cover to prevent it from leaching into the soil. The company said the liner underneath the ash should last 400 years, but residents disputed that claim, citing a statement by the EPA that no liner is guaranteed to stay intact. Cam Rhodenhamel, who owns property in the township, said what would be buried on the site must be buried forever, according to the EPA. “That should tell you how bad it is,” she said. As a combat veteran exposed to toxic chemicals in the Gulf War, she said she does not want to see anyone go through the lasting health impacts she has from

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her exposure 30 years ago. Ross previously stated the monofill will be covered to prevent erosion and local water sources will be monitored for pollution. The project “was developed with guidance from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to ensure the design is protective of human health and the environment,” Ross said in prepared statement at the rezoning’s passage in October. Former Township Trustee Donna Hicks said the rezoning is not going to impact people her age, but residents’ children and grandchildren. “This township will be like one great big landfill if we don’t stop it,” Hicks said. “And once they get the first rezoning done, it just goes on and on and on.” Stop Toxic Threat hopes to address not only the proposed monofill but all of the potentially hazardous materials and industries allowed in the township’s heavy industrial zoning. “Remember the people of East Palestine and what they’re living — their horror, their nightmare is not over and we don’t want to end up like that,” Rattray said. “Theirs happened because of an accident, ours is a little bit more preventable.” Contact Carissa Woytach at (440) 329-7245 or cwoytach@chroniclet.com.

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Wellington police Friday, Nov. 3 2:24 p.m. — McCormick Middle School, North Main Street, suspicious activity. A ninth-grade student said she and her friends were walking home from school when they were approached by a man at a restaurant. During the interview, the student explained that she may have dreamed about this whole incident. Officers contacted her grandmother, who stated that the student had a habit of telling stories for attention. In a previous incident, the girl stated that she had seen someone with a gun walking around the school and it was confirmed to be false. No further action was taken, but officers recommended that the school counselor speak with the student about her imagination. Tuesday, Nov. 7 1:30 p.m. — Brown Street, death investigation. EMS was called to a residence. Upon arrival, a 57-year-old woman was found unresponsive. CPR and lifesaving efforts were attempted but paramedics declared the woman dead at the scene. Next of kin was contacted and shared with officers that the woman had no known drug use. The Lorain County Coroner’s Office was contacted and the body was transferred to a funeral home. Friday, Dec. 1 9:01 a.m. — Wellington High School, North Main Street, suspicious activity. A girl was discovered to have passed out while in the choir room. Upon examination the student was believed to have been experiencing what is known as “greening out” caused by consuming a large amount of marijuana. The student’s parents were contacted and requested that she remain in school. No further action was taken. Noon — Town Hall, Willard Memorial Square, fraud. A former employee of the village of Wellington stated that he was the victim of fraud. The victim stated that he has received paperwork approving a payout of $14,586 for an unemployment period with the company “Valley Restauranat [sic] Mgt. Inc.” The victim stated that he had never worked for the company and never received a payout amount. There was no further information provided. Saturday, Dec. 2 8:25 a.m. — Dog Tracks Diner, West Herrick Avenue, assault. Officers were called to the restaurant for reports of a fight between two female employees. Upon arrival, the victim was found with several injuries but she refused EMS on the scene. Witness statements were taken from employees and officers conferred with a prosecutor about charging the suspect with criminal damaging and simple assault. No further information was provided. Wednesday, Dec. 6 7:15 a.m. — Village Market, North Main Street, theft. A loss prevention employee told officers that a woman had stolen multiple items on two separate occasions. Officers were given photos of the suspect. On Dec. 16, officers received a call from the store stating that the same woman was confronted and identified. She was found to have eight jars of Oui yogurt and two packages of cream cheese which were recovered. She was advised that the store would be pursuing theft charges and was escorted from the property by officers. Saturday, Dec. 9 9:57 a.m. — Adams Street, animal complaint. Officers met at the station with a reporting party regarding a complaint of animal cruelty. No further information was provided. Friday, Dec. 15 9 a.m. — Lincoln Street, fraud. A woman stated that she believed she was the victim of fraud. No other information was provided.

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Rob Cecil, road maintenance supervisor for Pittsfield Township, sorts through some of the signs the road department has in its inventory to replace lost or damage ones.

Be careful in Wellington, Huntington, Pittsfield townships one telling us that they thought there were supposed to be stop signs at that intersection and Several stop signs and other that it was weird that they were road signs have been reported stolen along a stretch of Hawley gone,” Klaiber said. “What concerns me is that Road in Wellington, Huntington Bursley Road has no stop control and Pittsfield townships. and we put double stop signs on And, it’s dangerous. Hawley in either direction and “We lose signs periodically all were gone.” and if someone steals an arWhile one stop sign was later row or speed limit sign, it’s not found in a ditch intact, the others life-threatening; a stolen stop sign is,” Assistant Lorain County have not been found. Klaiber said he alerted the Engineer Bob Klaiber said. trustees in the region and was “Especially if we had sometold that the Bursley Road incione who’s not familiar with the area driving through, they could dent was not the only one. “A stop sign was also stolen in cause a serious accident.” He said he was alerted on Jan. Huntington Township at Cemetery and Hawley and several 30 that the double stop signs at other signs are missing as well,” the intersection of Hawley and Scott Busler, of the Wellington Bursley roads were missing. “We got an email from someTownship road department said. Lauren Hoffman The Community Guide

“I guess someone has a thing for Hawley road signs.” Stop signs were also missing on a county road near Huntington Township, according to Rob Cecil of the Pittsfield Township road department. “This was intentional,” he said. “Someone removed the signs on either side of the road as if to cause an accident for people who aren’t paying attention.” The risk of accidents is also the biggest concern of Busler and Wellington Township trustee Dave Fisher. “We want to get out there and replace these as soon as possible, especially at intersections on our county roads,” Fisher said. “If someone that doesn’t know the area is out there, these are here for a reason; it’s critical.”

Residents should report missing signs, Busler said, and they should pay special attention while driving. “We don’t want to see any serious accidents.” Lorain County Sheriff’s Office will be stepping up patrols in the area. Calls and emails to the sheriff’s office were not returned Thursday. Under the Ohio Revised Code, theft of a stop sign can result in a third-degree misdemeanor theft charge and even a manslaughter charge if a fatality occurs as a result of the stolen stop sign. Additionally, the purchase, possession and sale of road signs is illegal in Ohio. Contact Lauren Hoffman at (440) 328-6902 or lhoffman@ chroniclet.com.

United Way offers free tax preparation help Carissa Woytach The Community Guide

With tax season underway, volunteers at United Way of Greater Lorain County continue to book sessions to help prepare filings for qualifying households. The Lorain County Free Tax Prep Coalition’s services are open to households making less than $60,000 per year — be that filing individually or married couples filing jointly, Colleen Walts, marketing and engagement director, said Friday. The program is wellused in Lorain County, she said, with its volunteers preparing almost 1,800 tax returns last year.

The nonprofit’s free tax preparation is not in competition with paid services, Walts said. It looks to keep money in the pockets of Lorain County residents. Though the program’s limit is $60,000, she said, many of the families volunteers serve have incomes at or below $20,000 per year. Sometimes, sitting with a volunteer tax preparer is a chance for those families to connect to their services, she said — like food pantry options or utility assistance. Last year the program brought back $1.6 million to the county’s economy, she said, through the fees it saved and returns pro-

vided to households. “It’s a very well-utilized program,” Walts said. “Our phones start flying off the hook in January.” And the 1,800 households that used it in 2023 are really “just scratching the surface” of those who could use the program, Walts said, but the offering is limited by the number of volunteers it has to provide the in-person preparation. Volunteer tax preparers are IRS-certified, undergoing rigorous training before completing taxes on United Way’s behalf, she said. United Way is still looking for volunteers to complete in-person tax returns. They must be 18

Oberlin hires football coach from within

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OBERLIN – Oberlin City School District has a new head football coach, Kenny Washington for the 2024-2025 school year. Kenny Washington, currently one of the district’s strength and conditioning coaches, has accepted the position, according to OCSD Superintendent David Hall on Thursday. Washington is also a strength/health and nutrition educator at Oberlin High School. Hall noted Washington’s willingness to think outside of the box is what made him the perfect candidate for the head football coach position. “Two weeks ago, Mr. Washington visited the Lorain County Joint

Vocational School where he spoke to students about the importance of physical and mental health,” Hall said. “He is focused on the whole student-athlete, and that is what we were looking for in a head football coach.” Washington has already started building a rapport with studentathletes in grades seven through 12 by working with them during the strength/conditioning/lifting program at OHS. “We have eighth-grade students who are interested in playing football, and we will begin working with those student-athletes,” Washington said. “I am excited to bring the program new life, and I am pleased to have the opportunity to continue the

tradition of being a rising Phoenix.” OCSD Athletic Director Bryce Johnson called Washington “a coach like him is exactly what our student athletes in this district need.” “He has already built relationships with not only our high school student athletes as one of the strength and conditioning coaches, but he has worked his way down to our middle school/elementary school student athletes,” Johnson said. “Oberlin should feel good about the future of Oberlin football and the direction Oberlin athletics is headed.” Washington graduated from Lorain City Schools in 2016 and attended the University of Findlay. Contact Washington at kwashington@oberlinschools.net.

or older and complete the IRS certification process, she said. It is a flexible program, with the nonprofit working to match volunteers’ schedules to tax prep locations in the county. For those interested in filing their taxes online, United Way Worldwide operates myfreetaxes.com. Its self-preparation software through Tax Slayer is available to lowto-moderate-income filers making less than $79,000 in 2023. Tax preparation appointments are made through 211, United Way’s health and human services hotline. Available nationally, the program connects callers

to local services, including help with housing, rent or utility payments or food banks. It is available 24 hours a day, Walts said, with bilingual operators available for Spanish speakers. She said the bulk of calls for help 2-1-1 has seen is for housing and shelter, followed by help with food and utility assistance. Calls also come in for addiction or mental health services — with 61 calls last year for an individual in crisis. Last year, operators answered almost 20,000 calls for help, she said, but Walts said there are even more people in the county struggling in silence.

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BALL-istic weapons on the courts

Firelands Falcons vs Amherst Comets: Amherst’s Landon Bray hits a three point shot over Firelands’ Chris Radman.The Comets jump out to a 15-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and go on to win 51-35 win in non-conference action.

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Wellington Dukes at Vermilion Sailors. Wellington’s Savannah Gundert gets past Vermilion’s Abi Rhoades (33) and Claire Bartlome for two points. Trailing 9-6 after the first quarter the Dukes used a 20-point second quarter to take the lead for good on their way to a 46-35 non-conference win.

Firelands vs Keystone. Keystone’s Brooklyn Barber moves up the court with the ball under pressure from Firelands’ Lexi Schrader. Keystone cruises to a 58-25 win over Firelands to clinch the Lorain County League championship.

Wellington Dukes host the Brookside Cardinals. Brookside’s Brandon Sharpe gets a layup past Wellington’s Landon Whitehouse as Wellington’s Alex Frenk looks on in the background. The Dukes stay close for most of the game but fall 41-35 to Brookside. The win keeps Brookside in a tie for the lead of the Lorain County League conference.

Black River Pirates vs Firelands Falcons. Black River’s Zane Bungard tries to get past Firelands’ Nico Gotsis. Black River celebrated their seven seniors on Senior Night but Firelands spoiled the night by winning 52-37.

Oberlin vs Medina Christian Academy. Oberlin’s Clara McCown gets a layup past Medina Christian’s Anna Gibson. Oberlin celebrated their seniors, getting a 38-27 win over Medina Christian Academy.

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Food programs seek donations

Local food donation programs seeking donations include: Good Shepherd Baptist Church recently put out a call for donations of food or money to supplement the “weekend food program” it helps provide to the Amherst Schools. The program distributes food to more than 100 students who need assistance on the weekends. The church is dependent on donations to run the program, and according to a recent post on social media, the program had one month of supplies on hand with more than three months of school to go. The cost of providing a bag of food to every child amounts to about $400 a week, organizers said. Checks can be sent to: Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1100 Cleveland Ave., Amherst 44001, designated to “Weekend food program” in the memo. Payments also can be accepted by using the Main Street Amherst Venmo at MSAmherst, by designating weekend food program/ food pantry. To donate cash or food items, call (440) 988-4506 or visit www.gsbcamherst. org/our-ministries.

Ag agent offers gardening tips

Thomas Becker, an agriculture and natural resources extension educator, and a group of Lorain County volunteer master gardeners will hold an informational meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Lorain County

Extension Office at 42110 Russia Road, Elyria. The program offers training in the science and art of cultivating vegetables, flowers, fruits and other plants. Along with Lorain County Extension staff, master gardeners volunteer their time to help with many educational programs and activities, including answering gardening questions from the public, giving presentations, developing vegetable or demonstration gardens while working with communities, and taking part in a pollinator study. Visit u.osu.edu/lorainmgv/ and/or contact Thomas at becker.643@ osu.edu or (440) 406-5254 for more information.

Shop local, love Oberlin

Oberlin Business Partnership will conduct a monthlong promotion of local businesses. “Love Local Oberlin” begins today with the Love Local Bingo Card, which can be picked up at any participating Oberlin Business Partner member. Shoppers can fill out the business card by visiting shops on the card. Completed cards can be dropped off at Willow Jewelry or Ginko Gallery to be entered into weekly drawings for a $25 Oberlin

gift certificate. Shoppers can also bring their completed cards to the OBP office at 23 E College St., to receive a free pair of eclipse glasses. The event runs through Feb. 29. Participating locations include Oberlin Heritage Center, The Feve, Evie Lou, Willow Jewelry and Repair, The Local Cafe, Aladdin’s Eatery Oberlin, Ginko Gallery, Up Town Clothing and More, Carlyle Gift and Flower Shop, Slow Train Cafe, The Hope Collection and Thi Ni Thai.

Wellington board to meet

The Wellington Board of Education will hold a work session at 2 p.m. Friday at Westwood Elementary School.

Sheriff’s office gets youth award

The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office has received a provisional certification from the Ohio Collaborative Community Police Advisory Board for “Positive Youth Interaction” and “Crisis Intervention,” Sheriff Phil Stammitti has announced. The certification means the sheriff’s office is provisionally compliant with standards established by the Ohio Collaborative Board. An assessor will do an on-site visit with the sheriff’s office within 60

days to determine whether it meets the criteria for full certification and submit a final report after that. In a letter to Stammitti, Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Executive Director Nicole Dehner wrote that the certificate will “serve as a reminder of your agency’s commitment to law enforcement and the community it serves.” Stammitti praised the “hard work” of project specialist Anthony Syrowski to obtain the certification. A 12-member panel of law enforcement experts and community leaders, the Ohio Collaborative Board was established in 2015 to establish statewide policing standards.

Dem women soup, salad fundraiser

The Lorain County Democratic Women’s (LCDW’s) Club will host their annual Soup and Salad Event on March 7 from 5-7:30 p.m. at Rosebud Hall, 4493 Oberlin Ave., Lorain. Tickets are $20 at the door and sponsorships are available: Salad and Dessert sponsorship are $125 each Package Deal – 2 tickets, placement ad and table sponsorship are $150 Table and 1 ticket are $100 Placemat ad is $35 per square To learn more about the LCDW, visit www.LCDWOhio.com or on Facebook. To make a donation to LCDW’s Act Blue account, visit: https://secure.actblue. com/donate/lorain-countydemocratic-women-s-club-1

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Management Agency through American Rescue Plan Act First Responder Retention Incentive Grant Funds and increasing appropriations for newly created payroll accounts relating to same; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-61) 0-23-57 An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor to accept American Rescue Plan Act First Responder Retention Incentive Grant Funds through the Ohio Emergency Management Agency in the amount of $109,884.41 and expend such monies through City of Amherst Fund 272; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-62). 0-23-58 An Ordinance authorizing the spending of additional funds provided by Nordson Corporation in 2021 for repairs and improvements at the Nordson Depot; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-64) 0-23-59 An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for professional services with Bramhall Engineering & Surveying Company relating to the OPWC State Issue 1 - Round 37 North Ridge Road Improvements Project; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-66) 0-23-60 An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of Lorain for the Amherst/Lorain Leavitt Road Traffic Collection and Modeling Study; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-67) 0-23-61 An Ordinance establishing the wage rate, benefits and other conditions of employment for the seasonal Part-Time Tax Assistant I of the City of Amherst. (A-23-60) 0-23-62 An Ordinance re-appropriating funds in the Water Improvement Fund of the City of Amherst, Ohio to cover engineering costs; and declaring an emergency. 0-23-63 An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for professional services with Bramhall Engineering & Surveying Company relating to the Waterline Feeder Replacement Project; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-69) 0-23-64 An Ordinance re-appropriating funds in various departments of the City of Amherst, State of Ohio per the attached Appendix “A”; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-70) 0-23-65 An Ordinance authorizing Sandstone Joint Ambulance District to enter into an Ambulance Service Agreement with Lifecare Ambulance Inc. on behalf of the City of Amherst, Ohio; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-71) 0-23-66 An Ordinance authorizing the City of Amherst, Ohio to accept a bequest through the estate of Paul J. Goldthorpe in the amount of $176,342.36 for the Amherst Office On Aging and an increase in the Revenue Account for such office; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-72) 0-23-67 An Ordinance approving the 2024 Interim Budget; and declaring an emergency. (A-23-63) 0-23-68 An Ordinance authorizing the execution of the 2023 NPP Power Participant Schedule with American Municipal Power, Inc. (“AMP”) (A-23-65) R-23-04 A Resolution accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the Budget Commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the County Auditor (A-23-58) The complete text of the abovelisted ordinances and resolutions may be viewed in the office of the Clerk of Council during regular business hours. Olga Sivinski, Clerk of Council 206 S. Main St., Amherst, Ohio 440-988-2420 2/8/24 20731300

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The Washington Informer is a weekly newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is owned by a woman and reports on the African American community in the D.C. area. The publisher is Denise Rolark Barnes. Her father, Calvin W. Rolark, founded the paper in 1964. Fill in the missing vowels to find out something special about The Washington Informer.

Standards Link: Language Arts: Spell words correctly.

Analyze the News

Work in teams to measure how many column inches your newspaper devotes to news from different groups of people in your community, such as children, seniors, men, women, people of color, etc. Graph your results. Standards Link: Mathematics: Graph data.

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1964

Newspaper ABCs On one page of the newspaper, find and circle every letter of the alphabet that you can. Then connect the letters to create a design. Color your design and share! Have fun! Standards Link: Language Arts: Follow written instructions.

Standards Link: Read informational text about Black history and journalism.

1952

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This week’s word:

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The noun newspaper means paper printed with news, opinions, ads and other information.

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A newspaper brings the world into your hands.

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R E P O R T E R Y W Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

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

“The time is always right Leadership to do what is right.” – MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

What are three things good leaders do? Make a list and explain how each of these things makes a good leader.