RUMORS APPEAR TO BE TRUE
Owners: Browns moving
Bye-bye, lakefront;
Scott Petrak The Community Guide
BEREA — The game plan had been in place for months.
The historic play was finally called this week.
Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam informed Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb last week of their intention to leave the stadium in the city and move to Brook Park. Bibb announced the revelation a day later, 2½ hours before first pitch of Game 3 of the ALCS between the Guardians and Yankees at Progressive Field.
The Browns followed with a statement explaining the decision.
The team has played at the same lakefront site since it was founded in 1946, with the exception of 199698 after owner Art Modell moved the franchise to Baltimore.
The Browns returned in 1999 to a new stadium on the same site. Their lease runs through the 2028 season, and the plan is to play in a state-of-the-art dome in Brook Park starting in 2029.
“We recognize our season on the field has not had the start we all hoped for and are working hard to improve each week to make our fans proud,” the Haslams said in a statement, referencing the 1-5 start and four-game losing streak.
“At the same time, it is critical that we remain committed to the best long-term, sustainable solution for our stadium and to providing the world-class dome expe-
This is an architect’s rendering of what the new stadium could look like.
rience our fans deserve.
“We are confident that the Brook Park project will significantly benefit the Northeast Ohio region for generations to come.”
For several months the organization has favored a moved to the suburb near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. They have an option to purchase 176 acres at the former Ford plant on Snow Road. Bibb called the decision “frustrating and profoundly disheartening.”
“They had the opportunity to reinvest in Cleveland, transform the current stadium into a world-class facility, enhance the fan experience and remain highly profitable,” he said.
“We put those options on the table in good faith, but unfortunately that was not enough.”
He voiced his concern for the downtown hotels, restaurants and bars who rely on Browns home games and said a study estimated the move will have a negative impact of $30 million annually.
The Browns have studied stadium options for seven years. They originally planned a major renovation to the lakefront stadium at an estimated cost of $1.1 billion, with half the money coming from public sources.
Their attention shifted to a dome in Brook Park several months ago while keeping the renovation as an option and continuing discussions with the city of Cleveland.
The Haslams determined a renovation “will simply not solve many operational issues and would be a shortterm approach.”
Sherrod wants Browns to stay
Following the announcement that the Cleveland Browns plan to move from Downtown Cleveland to Brook Park, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown called on his opponent, Bernie Moreno, to “put politics aside” and encourage owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, who have donated to his campaign and have hosted a fundraiser for him at their lakfront mansion – to keep the team in Cleveland.
A week ago today, both the Browns and Cleveland city leaders confirmed that the team had pulled out of a $1.2 billion plan to renovate the current stadium in favor of moving the team’s home.
“I know that, overwhelmingly, people want them to stay in Cleveland but greedy billionaire sports owners think they can do whatever they want, and put their hand out and get more help from the public,” Brown said.
“I call on the family, the Haslam family, to keep the Browns in Cleveland. I encourage my opponent to put politics aside and join me in encouraging the Haslams to stay there in Cleveland. My opponent has gotten a lot of money from them. He’s very close to the family. He’s got connections to the family with these billionaires. They should listen to him and keep the team in Cleveland, period,” Brown said. – wire reports
Players chastise fans who cheered Watson injury
Scott Petrak
Community Guide
The
CLEVELAND — The injury was devastating.
The reaction infuriating.
That was the opinion of several Browns players after many in the crowd at Huntington Bank Field cheered when quarterback Deshaun Watson was injured Sunday during the 21-14 loss to the Bengals. His right Achilles is believed to have torn, with the team awaiting tests today to confirm the preliminary diagnosis.
“Whether it’s an opponent that goes down or one of our own, we don’t boo the guys that are injured
on the field, especially with the extent with the cart comes out,” defensive end Myles Garrett said.
“We should be ashamed of ourselves as Browns and as fans to boo anyone and their downfall. To be season-altering, career-altering injury.
“Man’s not perfect. He doesn’t need to be. None of us are expected to be perfect. Can’t judge him for what he does off the field or on the field because I can’t throw stones for my glass house.
“But we need to do better. We need to do better on the football field and we need to do better as fans for having some empathy for a man who’s doing the best he can
and did the best he can up to this point.”
Watson went down without being touched as he started a quarterback sneak. As he stayed down and put both hands on his helmet, loud cheers followed. He was carted off the field after being surrounded by everyone off the Browns sideline.
“I don’t think it’s ever OK to cheer when someone’s injured,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said. “I’m sure it’s not every person in that building doing that, but that’s disappointing.”
Watson has been a polarizing figure since the Browns traded for him in 2022 after he had been
accused by more than two dozen women of sexual assault and misconduct during massage therapy sessions. He was suspended for the first 11 games in 2022 for violating the NFL personal conduct policy and limited to six games again last year by shoulder injuries.
He was off to a rough start this season, with many fans and analysts calling for him to be benched.
The Browns traded a net of five draft picks to the Texans to get him and gave him a five-year, fully guaranteed $230 million contract. The move is considered one of the worst in professional sports history, and the Browns are on the
Many vote early
1,500-2,000 turning out every day in Lorain County
The Community Guide Between 1,500 and 2,000 people are voting early each day at the Lorain County Board of Elections in the run-up to Election Day, the board announced last week. Early, in-person voting opened Oct. 8. Since then, the Board of Elections has seen “a steady stream of voters casting their ballots early,” Director Paul Adams said in a news release.
“While there are occasional lines, especially during the lunch hour and when some people get off work, the lines are moving fast,” Adams said.
As of 5 p.m. last Thursday, 25,425 unaffiliated voters, 10,259 Democrats, and 10,176 Republicans had either voted early or requested ballots, according to the Board of Elections.
The largest numbers were in Lorain (6,718 total); North Ridgeville (6,491 total); Elyria (6,205); Avon Lake (5,722); and Avon (5,011).
The lowest early turnout and numbers of mail-in ballot application requests so far have been in Rochester / Rochester Township (77); Huntington Township (130); Brighton Township (133); South Amherst (191); and Camden Township/Kipton (198).
The board can track early voters’ affiliations with its computer system, which tells officials if a voter cast a ballot in a partisan primary in the recent past.
Adams said the Board of Elections had received more than 32,000 requests for ballots.
To be counted, such mail-in ballots must be returned to the Board of Elections postmarked no later than Nov. 4. Or, voters can drop off their ballot using the drive-thru option.
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Those buried
n Peter Adeola
05/20/2015 - 05/20/2015
n Dale Bare
01/15/1958 - 08/18/2023
n Patricia Ann Barnes
02/07/1940 - 09/24/2016
n Kathryn Bauer
10/26/1955 - 08/20/2022
n Edmund Benz unknown - 09/06/1997
n Natalie Brenner
12/27/1962 - 12/24/2023
n Dorothy Brown
03/22/1909 - 02/06/1982
n Daniel F. Carpino
01/16/1950 - 08/22/2022
n Willie Cash
11/10/1919- 06/10/2009
n Jennie Chylinski
11/16/1891 - 06/26/1975
n Rose Conley
03/07/1933 - 05/21/2019
n Joseph Geri
08/10/1919 - 08/20/1997
n John Gregovich
11/25/1954 - 10/22/2020
n Joseph Halitzka Jr.
07/16/1957 - 09/09/2021
n Joseph Hanley
06/20/1943 - 07/31/2016
n Donna Holstein
07/25/1962 - 08/20/2022
n Anthony Howard
04/03/1981 - 11/27/2022
n Edmund Humphrey
12/01/1951 - 12/18/2021
n Homer Jones
08/16/1923 - 10/24/2008
n Marc R. Jones
06/23/1957 - 05/18/1991
n Mary Jorasch
06/17/1891 - 11/23/1976
n Michael Kazan
05/18/1958 - 04/19/2021
n Robert Kozar
12/31/1962 - 06/03/2023
n Noel Labianco
11/24/1958 - 03/01/2020
n Andy K. Lenox
12/29/1965 - 08/05/2021
n Frederick Lockwood
08/21/1958 - 11/04/2021
n Willie Long
05/10/1904 - 10/13/1998
n Betty McGee
02/11/1926 - 10/03/1994
n Richard J. Myers
02/21/1960 - 02/04/2020
n Al D. Plato
07/20/1964 - 12/23/2021
n Eugene H. Portis
11/06/1941 - 08/31/2022
n Betty Puma
07/25/1923 - 09/16/1989
n Zorianna Rakowsky
02/01/1944 - 09/28/2016
n Julia Ray
07/22/1913 - 12/15/1999
n Danny Gene Robertson
07/05/1946 - 06/28/1990
n Kevin Rousch
04/05/1960 - 02/03/2021
n Luis Santos
12/31/1922 - 06/05/1997
n Michael L. Smith
07/02/1955 - 03/31/2005
n William Stefanik
02/12/1951 - 04/06/2022
n Julia Sugerik
01/11/1909 - 03/12/1971
n Carol C. Traster
10/09/1924 - 08/05/1998
n Betty Mae Turner
04/12/1952 - 12/12/2016
n Carolyn Turner
05/26/1963 - 08/31/2019
n Frank “Ferry” Elston Vail
09/23/1897 - 12/04/1984
n Virginia Vanderhill
07/28/1945 - 01/14/2022
n Louis Vanyo
11/26/1965 - 01/11/2024
n Annabell Lynn Varndell
08/04/2014 - 08/04/2014
n Juanita Wendorff
09/03/1947 - 11/27/2019
n Marvin Wigert
03/28/1935 - 12/11/2022
n John Wisneski
11/13/1955 - 09/03/2023
n Denise E. Wittcop
02/16/1953 - 03/14/2018
51 unclaimed remains of residents laid to rest
Owen MacMillan The Community Guide
AMHERST TWP. — On Friday, 51
Lorain County residents were laid to rest, despite the fact their remains were never claimed.
The remains were buried in a communal plot in Ridge Hill Memorial Park cemetery in Amherst Township. Their dates of death ranged from the 1970s to August of this year, but they all had two things in common; they had died in Lorain County and their remains had never been claimed.
John Dovin of Dovin Funeral and Cremation Specialists in Lorain said that unclaimed remains are a common problem for funeral homes, which have to decide what to do with them.
“The state doesn’t require us to do this,” Dovin said. “After 60 days, they’re considered abandoned and we can dispose of them however we wish. We thought that this would be the most respectful way to do it.
... They were a part of our community, they deserve to be at rest.”
He said that the Greater Lorain Funeral Directors Association used to regularly organize communal burials for members’ unclaimed remains, and Friday’s ceremony was something of an effort to bring back that tradition.
Ridge Hill president Mike Ireland said he began to speak with Dovin about the unclaimed remains they had, and they decided they needed to lay them to rest.
“We said why don’t we try to at least do something positive here, and the more we talked about it, this seemed like the right thing to do,” Ireland said.
Through Dovin and the Directors Association, they gathered unclaimed remains from funeral homes throughout the county.
Containers holding the ashes of the 51 deceased were placed in a vault and lowered into their collective resting place beneath a tree.
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The ceremony next to the O Section of Ridge Hill was short and sparsely attended. It was led by Obed Melendez, a life celebrant with Dovin Funeral Home.
He asked those in attendance to hold the ground of the communal burial ground as sacred, and to remember those buried there as friends and neighbors.
“We come together to honor the lives that our many friends have lived,” Melendez said. “They lived well in the world that they made. We come to lay them to rest, to bid a fond farewell.”
Melendez said after the ceremony that he was proud to have been asked to carry out the group service.
“It is an honor to give back to families and to be able to respectfully serve the community in this manner,” Melendez said. “Ultimately they are lives, they were people, and for them to be not recalled or remembered is sad. Therefore I think we have the responsibility to honor them for who they were, and not how their life ended.”
Dovin organized the event while Ridge Hill donated the funerary plot, Matthews Granite donated a marker and Ohio Vault Works provided the vault in which the 51 containers holding the ashes of the deceased were buried.
Most of those present were involved in the burial, but a few residents had made their way to pay their respects, including Susan Hill Brown, of Avon.
“I just think it’s amazing that this was done for these people,” Brown said. “It’s just wonderful.”
Ireland said Ridge Hill had set aside the portion of land around the first communal grave, and he hoped to have more communal burials in the future.
The marker of the grave reads “Gone but not forgotten, these citizens of Lorain County,” and also includes a QR code which links those who view it with a list of those buried at the grave.
Contact Owen MacMillan at (440) 329-7123 or omacmillan@chroniclet.com.
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hook for $46 million and a salary cap hit of $73 million in each of the next two seasons. Garrett was clearly bothered by what he had witnessed from the fans. He dressed quickly after the game, which is unusual for him, and did his interview before Stefanski.
“Ultimately everyone’s human and they’re disappointed just like we are, but we have to be better than that as people,” Garrett said when asked if his opinion of Browns fans had changed. “There’s levels to this. At the end of the day, it’s just a game and you don’t boo anybody being injured and you don’t celebrate anyone’s downfall.
“No one deserves that. I’ve seen him work his a-- off to get back in here and put a smile on his face and try to put everything that’s outside the facility behind him. Death threats, people coming to his house, going after his family. He plays the game as hard as anyone I’ve seen, puts everything on the line, willing to throw his body out there and he plays the game at a hundred miles per hour and there’s a risk of being injured and he took that risk. But we have to be there for him as a team, as an organization. We can’t look down on the guy because of any mistakes on the field or anything off the field. We don’t have any moral high ground to look down on the guy.”
The disgust at the fans’ reaction was shared throughout the locker room.
Quarterback Jameis Winston looked into a TV camera and got on his soapbox.
“The way I was raised, I was taught to love no matter the circumstances, especially for people who do right by you,” he said. “I’m grateful that I had a chance to serve Deshaun, but I am very upset with the reaction to a man that has had the world against him for the past four years, and he put his body and life on the line for this city every single day. The way I was raised, I will never pull on a man when he’s down, but I will be the person to lift him up.
“I know you love this game. When I first got here, I knew these were some amazing fans, but Deshaun was treated badly and now he has to overcome another obstacle. So I’m going to support him, I’m going to lift him up and I’m going to be there for him.”
Greg Newsome II was more succinct in his assessment.
“That was bull----,” Newsome said, who repeated the expletive throughout his answer.
“I noticed it right away. No matter what you feel about a player, performance-wise or not, you don’t boo a guy that’s down, that can’t get up by himself.”
Contact Scott Petrak at (440) 3297253 or spetrak@chroniclet.com. Like him on Facebook and follow him @scottpetrak on X.
Guardians lost but they’re no losers
Chris Assenheimer The Community Guide
CLEVELAND — The Guardians did not win the World Series, didn’t even get there. But you’d qualify as a supreme hater to call this season a failure.
With a rookie manager replacing a Hall of Famer in Terry Francona and without a roster full of stars — and ace Shane Bieber two starts into the season — Cleveland bucked the seemingly insurmountable odds to not only win the Central Division, but make it all the way to the ALCS.
They came two steps short of the ultimate goal, but make no mistake, the Guardians’ 2024 season was a success.
Pinch-hit hero David Fry said. “But I think we showed up every day prepared to do our best, and at the end of the day, it’s good enough. We prepared and it just didn’t go our way.”
No one saw this coming.
Cleveland, with Vogt two years removed from his playing career, was picked to finish no higher than third place in the division standings by most, and was not considered a playoff contender by any stretch.
“Vogt believed in all of us from Day 1,” Steven Kwan said.
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Dovin Funeral’s Obed Melendez performs a short ceremony before remains were laid to rest Friday in Amherst Township.
Part of the convoy from Northeast Ohio, carrying hay and feed for livestock, begins to unload at Wautaga County Agriculture Center in Boone, North Carolina. The rest of the convoy was deployed to a nonprofit that was serving as a receiving and distribution center for residents needing food, clothing and household items.
Farmers from area send help to N.C. hurricane victims
Michele Murphy The Community Guide
At 2 a.m. on Oct. 15, when most of the world was asleep, the lights of 52 trucks pierced the dark, rainy skies as engines rumbled to life.
The convoy of trucks driven by farmers from Lorain and Medina counties began the 12-hour drive down Interstate 77. Their destination was Boone, North Carolina, ravaged by Hurricane Helene. The trucks were loaded down with desperately needed hay for cattle and other livestock; food for people and pets, clothing and supplies ranging from nails and screws to diapers and formula.
According to Kayleigh Keller, who with her brother, Kelton, organized the effort, perhaps the most important cargo they carried to their fellow farmers was hope. Boone is in Watauga County in western North Carolina. Large portions of the area were left in ruins when Hurricane Helene wrought fierce winds and torrential rain that caused never-seen-before flooding. Mountains gave way and resulting landslides destroyed everything in their paths.
Farms nestled along streams in the mountain area known as High Country were obliterated.
Homes, barns, tractors, trucks, crops and livestock were literally picked up and carried away in raging waters or buried in rock and mud. Two deaths have been reported, but many are still missing.
The Kellers’ childhood friend, Jimmy Foeking, lives there. Kelton reached out to see how he could help. He recalled Jimmy telling him, “They need whatever you can give.” High on the list of needs was hay because fields were destroyed right in the middle of harvest. Many in the farming community raise beef and dairy cattle and the animals that survived would starve without hay, their primary food source.
As cattle farmers themselves, Kelton and Kaleigh knew there would be little hope of recovery if farmers lost their surviving herds. After promising his friend he would bring him a truckload of hay from his farm, the brother and sister reached out through their family-owned Keller Meats Facebook page asking others to help. Their sister, Shanna, and Kelton’s wife, Alyssa, jumped in to help.
In two short weeks, the Kellers assembled a convoy of 52 trucks ranging from semis to pickups hauling trailers to a food trailer.
Donations poured in. Kelton recalled the emotions he felt as he accepted an anonymous donation from a woman who walked into Keller Meats and simply handed him a $500 check as she held back tears. He also received a note from a woman in Michigan who said she was on a fixed income, but wanted to help. Enclosed was $14.
In all, $50,000 was raised, allowing Kelton to purchase hay to add to the supply farmers were donating and to cover some transportation expenses.
When they left the area that Tuesday morning, they were hauling 200 tons of hay. In addition, trailers were filled with food and household necessities; medical supplies including IV fluids and EpiPens; toys, stuffed animals, coloring books and pumpkins for children; and an assortment of tools and items North Carolina farmers would need as they continued to clean up and begin rebuilding.
In the convoy was Avon resident Tom Hricovec. His trailer was filled with hay and supplies. He explained his family had been farming for generations. The
popular Tom’s Country Place on Stoney Ridge Road is located on the family’s farm property.
He said this was not the first time he and his family had pitched in to help other farmers in need, recalling how his family delivered hay and supplies to the train depot in Sheffield during severe droughts in the 1980s.
On this trip, nearly a dozen family members — a brother, nephew and cousins — were driving other vehicles headed to North Carolina.
Riding with Hricovec were Frank Krupka of North Ridgeville and his son, Frankie. In addition to the hay he donated, Krupka said he’d walked through his barn grabbing supplies he could spare that would help others as they rebuilt.
Kayleigh, who had taken on the job of routing the trucks once they arrived in Boone, sent “the hay haulers” to Wautaga County Agriculture Center, while others went to the nonprofit “Wine to Water,” which was being used as a receiving and distribution center for residents in need of food, clothing and personal or household items. A few trucks, loaded with silage hay, a fermented wet hay, were sent on to nearby dairy farms and a load of dry hay went to a horse farm.
Waiting at the Ag Center to welcome and thank the Ohioans were a number of residents, including Gail Winebarger. She was there at the request of her son, Andrew Ellis, a cattle farmer who also worked as a crew leader lineman for Blue Ridge Energy. Ellis had spent every waking hour since the storm restoring electric service, his mom said. Like many farmers, he has a second job to make ends meet. He also owns Ellis Cattle Company and 200 head of Angus cows and calves that graze on nine area farms whose land he leases. The Ohio hay will help Ellis feed his herd because they were unable to get to their second cutting of hay.
“I cannot thank everybody enough,” she said.
Winebarger’s description of the hurricane’s impact contained harrowing and heartbreaking detail. She recalled how her family members went down on their knees to pray as Andrew drove his tractor through fast moving water to reach them because all the roads were blocked or gone.
“The water was up to the top of the back tires. We just prayed he wouldn’t be washed away.”
They had good reason to worry. As flood waters receded, everything from a gable roof to washing machines and stoves, cars, furniture, huge trees and boulders were left behind. Kayleigh said she saw not one, but two, rail cars turned on their sides, the last of their contents spewing from them.
Winebarger said one of her neighbors found both of his tractors in a sea of mud. The power of the water had flipped both upside down and the only things showing were the tires.
She said another neighbor, unable to get back to his property, asked her to check out damage. The Winebargers drove their tractor to reach it as cars couldn’t. She had to tell him that, not only had his home been lifted off its foundation, it had then been buried in a landslide.
That was the case for so many. Frankie Krupka had accompanied his dad and Hricovec on the trip, anxious to help where he could. As they delivered supplies, he talked with a few residents.
“You could tell they were exhausted,” he said.
‘More special than we ever could know’ Family, friends gather in memory of ‘Tide,’ 9, who was killed on his bike
Owen MacMillan
The Community Guide
ELYRIA — A week after 9-year-old
Bryant “Tide” Bartlett was struck by a car and killed while biking to Hilltop Park, his family, friends and community members gathered in the park for a tearful celebration of his life.
Tide and his friend Aiden Helland, 10, were struck by a car as it attempted to pass them on Burns Road on Oct. 12. Helland was injured and hospitalized, but has since been released.
More than three dozen people joined Tide’s family in Hilltop Park to share memories of the boy and to release balloons in his honor.
Paige Lundberg, his aunt, spoke to the crowd, thanking them for their support and telling them about her loving, outdoorsy nephew.
“He definitely wasn’t a lazy kid, he worked hard and he played harder,” Lundberg said. “He was the kid who we thought would grow up to run a concrete crew one day, because not only was he tough as nails, but he was also a hard worker and would do
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anything you were doing.”
Tide loved to play and work outside, Lundberg said, and he had been going out every day after school with a small shovel to help prepare his home for a new driveway. The shovel now leans against a memorial dedicated to him, near to where he was killed.
“As much as he was tough, he had a huge heart to match it,” Lundberg said. “He would constantly feed the neighborhood kids food because he wanted to make sure they had eaten … because he didn’t want to see anybody go without.”
Sarah Jobst, Tide’s mother, and her children moved to the area from Georgia about six months ago and had been living with Lundberg before recently finding a home in Elyria.
Tide turned 9-years-old on Sept. 3, only about a month before his death.
Lundberg said that she hoped his death would serve as a “wake-up call” to the city, and spur action in making Burns Road safer for bikers and pedestrians. Burns Road does not have sidewalks or bike lanes.
“Things like this could have been avoided if extra precautions were taken when the park was put in place,” she said. “... I hope that something will finally be done and we can avoid this in the future. Because we want something to come out of this horrible situation — like sidewalks or maybe even speed tables — so children can have a safe trip to the park. And so no other daily has to go through what we just went through on Burns Road.”
The name of 20-year-old driver who was involved in the crash has not been released. Police said the investigation is still ongoing, and no charges have been filed.
After the memorial, Elyria Mayor Kevin Brubaker, who was present at the celebration of life, said that the city would explore ways to make the area around Hilltop Park safer
“Sidewalks we’ll look into.”
Brubaker said that the Elyria Police Department’s Traffic Unit had been dedicating time to stop speeding on Burns Road since the crash, and that monitoring will continue.
Oberlin College adds seven majors
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OBERLIN — Oberlin College and Conservatory added seven new majors for its undergraduates.
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The liberal arts college added business, financial economics, environmental science, communication studies and data science; while the Conservatory added music theater and recording arts and production.
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The liberal arts college added business, financial economics, environmental science, communication studies and data science; while the Conservatory added music theater, recording arts and production.
Oberlin College President Carmen Twillie Ambar announced the additions at the state of Oberlin event last week.
The new music theater concentration will occupy the former retail space on the first floor of The Hotel at Oberlin, she said. Construction will begin this fall.
“This is really about growing the funnel, growing the number of students who apply to Oberlin, who think about this institution as their first choice institution and providing these types of academic majors,” she said.
In her remarks, Twillie Ambar said the liberal arts are still critically important, but the added majors can fit into the college’s curriculum in a “really exciting way.”
“I haven’t been here in Oberlin forever,” she said.
“So when I talk to faculty and staff, they can’t remember a time when the institution launched seven new majors in one year.”
In a news release, Twillie Ambar said the institution must double down on its commitment to its foundational programs and values, and look at preparing its students for success after graduation.
“The arrival of these new majors offers a resounding answer: We can do more, and we are prepared to do just that,” Twillie Ambar said in the release. “I applaud our faculty in both the college and conservatory for their visionary dedication to creating vital opportunities for our students.”
The new majors can be used as part of the college’s double degree program, allowing students to earn Bachelor of Arts degree from the college and a Bachelor of Music degree from the conservator in five years or less.
William Quillen, dean of the Conservatory, said Oberlin was the first institution to offer the double
degree program, and he welcomed the new concentrations.
“Already, we are hearing from many of our conservatory students about their enthusiasm for pursuing the new college majors through the Double Degree Program,” he said in a news release.
College of Arts and Sciences Dean David Kamitsuka shared Quillen’s enthusiasm.
“These new majors build on Oberlin’s academic excellence and will equip our students to harness the power of their liberal arts education for an ever wider range of professional interests and 21st-century global challenges,” Kamitsuka said in a news release.
Recording arts and production, financial economics and communications classes began this fall; all other programs start fall 2025.
Alongside the new majors, Oberlin College also announced a new scholarship opportunity for students from the Midwest.
Starting with the fall 2025 semester, students from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin can receive a $25,000 per-year scholarship for each of their four years at Oberlin College.
The Midwest Merit Scholarship is for all admitted students from the listed states. The scholarship is up to $100,000 per student.
“We believe in the potential of Midwestern students to lead and contribute to their communities, and we know that an Oberlin education can be a transformative experience for them,” Twillie Ambar said in a news release announcing the scholarship. “By making Oberlin more accessible to families across the region, we’re investing not just in our students but in the future of the Midwest itself.”
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The memorial for 9-year-old Bryant “Tide” Bartlett, who was killed while he was riding his bike near Hilltop Park in Elyria on Oct. 12, contains many of his favorite things.
‘Hot Blooded’ induction
John Benson The Community Guide CLEVELAND — An unbelievable celebration for the ages.
That was the 39th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which took place Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
The more than five-hour show delivered one mindblowing moment after another, but none bigger than literally three minutes into the evening when modern pop star Dua Lipa, singing Cher’s “Believe,” was joined by the 78-year-old “Goddess of Pop” herself, who sounded like she turned back time belting out a powerful performance of her 1998 auto-tuned hit while the crowd went crazy.
Actress Zendaya, wearing an equally scanty, scandalous Cher-like outfit, inducted the Academy Award-winning performer who has scored a No. 1 hit on a Billboard chart in each of the past seven decades. Cher joked it was easier getting divorced twice than being inducted into the Rock Hall.
Next up was Public Enemy’s Chuck D, a 2013 Rock Hall inductee, praising the lasting impact of funk act Kool & the Gang. Founding member and bassist Robert “Kool” Bell was joined by The Roots for a fun medley culminating with the act’s ubiquitous hit “Celebration” and a surprise confetti shower for the audience.ed up being feeling like the evening’s only bump in the road — involving pacing — at no fault of producers. The crowd went nuts for the first sighting of Dave Matthews, who turned in a poignant and touching solo tribute to Jimmy Buffett performing “A Pirate Looks at 40.” This was followed by James Taylor talking about the sudden death of Buffett a year ago before performing an intimate “Come Monday” with Kenny Chesney and Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally.
Next came Motown Records executive and successful entertainment businesswoman Suzanne De Passe, who discovered The Jackson Five and signed The Commodores, receiving the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
While De Passe’s induction was well deserved, the
Foreigner and Frampton adrenaline was long gone by the time her moment ended and A Tribe Called Quest’s time in the spotlight arrived with Dave Chappelle — who in 2021 inducted Jay-Z — doing the honors. While undoubtedly deserving of Rock Hall induction for its innovative and genre-expanding sounds, A Tribe Called Quest is without question the most eclectic hip-hop act to be celebrated. A tediously protracted induction speech, to the point where Chappelle afterward jokingly thanked them for keeping it short, was saved with an all-star performance featuring Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul and Common on “Bonita Applebum,” “Scenario” and “Can I Kick It?” When it came to inducting Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre (a 2016 inductee with N.W.A.) and Method Man paid homage to the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.”
“You don’t just listen to a Mary album, you feel it in your soul,” said Dr. Dre, who noted the nine-time Grammy Award-winning artist and actress singlehandedly created a new genre of music becoming an R&B powerhouse.
With the end of the show in sight, Jack Black — in all of his quintessentially bombastic Jack Black-ness — waxed poetic about the lasting impact of inductee Ozzy Osbourne (a two-time inductee after Black Sabbath’s 2006 induction).
Midview grad studies land and sea in Navy
Navy U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Leia Peffer, a native of Grafton, is one of the sailors ensuring the Navy maintains freedom from the ocean to the stars at Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
Peffer graduated from Midview High School in 2016. Additionally, Peffer earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2021.
Peffer joined the Navy four years ago.
“I joined the Navy for a challenge and an adventure,” Peffer said. “The Navy offered the opportunity to travel the world via ship, which was something different since air travel is something anyone can do on a daily basis.”
The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Grafton.
“Grafton is a small town and that led to me wanting something more, which is why I decided to join the Navy,” said Peffer. “It’s a small town with limited resources, so I had to find ways to make myself competitive. I also learned grow-
Peffer
ing up that you can achieve anything you put effort toward.” Sailors and civilians working throughout Naval Oceanography collect, measure and analyze the elements of the physical environment — land, sea, air and space. They synthesize a vast array of oceanographic and meteorological data to produce forecasts and warnings.
With 90 percent of global commerce traveling by sea and access to the internet relying on the security of undersea fiber optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to recruiting and retaining talented people.
Peffer has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.
“I’m proud of earning my Surface Warfare Officer qualification,” said Peffer. “It was a lot of blood, sweat and tears to earn that. There’s nothing like commanding a warship across the world.”
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Homecoming royalty
Jonah Stump and Harper Fleming were
crowned the 2024 Wellington Schools Homecoming King & Queen earlier this month. The theme of homecoming was “When in Rome.”
Cher and Dua Lipa perform during the 39th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday.
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Zendaya speaks on Saturday.
James “J.T.” Taylor, left, and Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool & The Gang sing.
Photos by Russ Gifford / LCCG
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PLAYOFFS
Black River eliminated Black River (No. 12) opened up playoff action by hosting Mapleton (No. 29). After winning the first set 25-22 the Pirates lost the next three sets to close out the season with a 3-1 playoff loss to Mapleton.
Black River’s Remington Dieter stretches to make the
PLAYOFFS
to close out the season.
Wellington (No.15) and Columbia (No.14) met in a Division VI Sectional Final. Columbia jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but Wellington fought back and tied the series 2-2. Columbia was able to win the final set 15-13 to move on in playoff action.
Wellington celebrated its football,
while hosting Keystone. Wellington scored first on a trick play in the second quarter to take a 6-0
However, Keystone took over from that point, scoring 40 unanswered points for a 40-6
Friends & foes Wellington grads and ex-soccer teammates, Lauren Alley (Otterbein) and Jill Laposky (Muskingum), faced off as college seniors. Otterbein scored two goals in the first half and three more in the second half for a 5-0 win over Muskingum.
Wellington’s Jorge Somoza Del Castillo puts this corner kick into the goal past Villa Angela’s Lorenzo Oriani for Wellington’s first score of the game.
Black River’s Morgan Kubitz pulls the ball off of the net.
pass.
Wellington wins here, loses later Wellington hosted and won, 4-1, this Division IV Sectional Playoff game against Villa Angela. Later in the week, Wellington fell to Gilmour Academy
Wellington’s Alessandro Manni pushes the ball past Villa Angela’s Frankie Oriani.
Lauren Alley (Otterbein 31) and Jill Laposky (Muskingum 7) pose with former Wellington teammates and friends (from left Autumne Haswell, Faith Alley, Ally Haswell, Jenna Krakomperger and Maddy Mull) after their match.
Otterbein’s Lauren Alley heads toward the goal.
Muskingum defender Jill Laposky brings the ball up the field.
Wellington’s Noli Deidrick hits against Columbia’s Naziya Reid.
Columbia edges out Wellington
Wellington’s Lauren Vannatter makes the set against Columbia.
cheerleading and band Seniors
lead.
win.
At left, Wellington’s Landon Wright avoids pressure from Keystone’s Lucas Hurley.
At right, Wellington’s Bryce Lehmkuhl throws a pass for a completion on a successful fake punt for a first down against Keystone.
Keystone’s Zach Shackelford gets past Wellington’s Cade Spangenberg on his way to the end zone.
Senior disappointment
Amherst Lions, Leos hold lasagna fundraiser
The Amherst Lions and the Amherst Steele Leo Clubs are hosting their 16th annual Lasagna Dinner fundraiser at Amherst Junior High School on Nov. 7 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m, or until meals are sold out.
Dinners are $15and include a choice of meat or vegetable lasagna, apple sauce, roll and dessert. Cash or check only. Dine in or carry out.
Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Amherst Weekend Food Program, providing weekend meals for Amherst students in need, and other Lions and Leo community projects.
Amherst Junior High School students’ posters from the first-round competition of the Lions International Peace Poster Contest willl be on display.
The Lions will also be collecting unwanted, used eyeglasses and sunglasses. Contact the Amherst Lions with any questions via email at: amherstohiolions@gmail.com.
Come learn about ‘Stemtown’
The Firelands Genealogical Society is hosting a program by Brenda Rando, curator of the Stemtown Museum in Green Springs.
Come and learn about this area and the contributions it had made to our area.
The program will be given at Laning-Young Center at 9 Case St. Norwalk, on Monday at 7 pm. This program is open to the public.
There will be a business meeting afterwards.
Rob Swindell gets Audubon award
Rob Swindell, executive director of the Black River Audubon Society, has been awarded the 2024 Alan Dolan Great Lakes Conservation Advocacy Award. This prestigious regional award recognizes exceptional leadership in environmental advocacy, community service, and dedication to the conservation of the Great Lakes region.
The award was presented on Oct. 19 at the Audubon Great Lakes Chapter Gathering & Awards, held at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education in Indiana Dunes National Park.
Under Swindell’s leadership at Black River Audubon Society, it has made significant strides in environmental education and advocacy, including the installation of the first Motus towers in Lorain County, which aid bird research, and numerous successful events and outreach initiatives.
Avon/AL GOP to hold election post-mortem
The Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club will hold a Volunteer Night at 5 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Father Ragan Knights of Columbus Hall, 1783 Moore Road, Avon. It will feature Lorain County Commissioner, Jeff Riddell, State Central Committee Representative, Mike Witte, and previous candidates who will review and
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analyze all the numbers from the election and discuss impacts of results on future activity.
LCCC Health and Wellness Expo Wednesday
The LCCC Health and Wellness Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, in the Spitzer Conference Center on the LCCC campus.
The event will include free health screenings by University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, and Mercy Hospitals, giveaways, and samples. Klein Pharmacy will be administering flu shots and the updated COVID-19 vaccine. Those who would like to receive a vaccine are asked to bring their insurance card, if possible.
For more information about the Health and Wellness Expo, contact laugusti@lorainccc.edu.
“Marines Toys for Tots” drive begins
Join Tom Orlando, the Lorain County Clerk of Court, and his staff in supporting their 10th Annual “Marines Toys for Tots” toy drive at all of the Clerk of Courts locations throughout the county.
There are “Toys for Tots” donation boxes in rooms 105, 106, and 108 of the Clerk of Courts’ Legal Division departments located on the first floor of the Lorain County Justice Center in Elyria, and at the Auto Title and Passport Offices in Elyria and Lorain.
Please consider donating unwrapped toys for children ages infant to 17 years. Donated toys will be accepted through Dec. 6. For office addresses and hours of operation, please visit loraincountyohio.gov/clerk.
German’s Villa craft show Nov. 9
German’s Villa is holding its annual craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 9. at 3330 Liberty Ave., Vermilion. Admission is $2.
Oberlin meals program holds concert benefit
The third annual benefit concert in support of Oberlin Weekday Community Meals will be held at The First Church, 106 N. Main Street, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The performance will be a “Best of Oberlin” variety show featuring the Oberlin High School Chorale and the the Oberlin Conservatory Trombone Choir.
Since 1983, Oberlin Weekday Community Meals (formerly “Hot Meals”), a ministry of Christ Episcopal
Church, has served free evening meals from the parish hall at 162 South Main Street in Oberlin. It has grown to become the largest program of its kind in the region, serving about 100 meals per day Monday-Friday, year-round. Following the concert, there will be a reception and basket raffle.
For more information, call (440) 775-2501.
Ebony and Ivory Piano Wars
The Rotary Club of Oberlin will hold a piano wars program at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Oh-Ky Adc of Bricklayers, 45960 Telegraph Road, Amherst.
Enjoy a fun night of fellowship and fundraising. Cocktails, dinner and entertainment are included with your ticket. $75 each. Venmo @OberlinRotaryClub, PayPal @ Rotary Club of Oberlin OH, DACdb, or Check to PO Box 123 Oberlin, OH 44074. No tickets sold at door.
Oberlin Parents Weekend tours Nov. 8-10
In its last big weekend offering tours, Oberlin Heritage Center offers: Nov. 8:
Self-Guided Tour of the Monroe House 10 a.m.
LEGAL NOTICES
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY TAMELA D. VISALDEN, Petitioner, vs. LUIS VISALDEN JR. Respondent CDCD098494 NOTICE REGARDING ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: You are notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of Court for the Iowa District Court in and for Polk County an order to show cause in the above referenced matter. The Petitioner’s attorney is: Kenneth J. Weiland Jr., 1414 12TH Street, Suite A, Des Moines, Iowa 50314; PH: (515) 419-1626; Email: weilandlaw@gmail.com You
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