Oberlin pulls levy from ballot
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The Oberlin School District has pulled a $22 million bond issue for new school construction off of the November ballot, but the district said the project still will go forward.
The Oberlin Board of Education has voted to have the 4.21-mill, 37-year bond issue removed from the Nov. 5 ballot.
The intent of the issue was to raise $22 million for the construction of a new sixth through eighth grade middle school at its Pleasant Street campus.
“We are happy to not have to ask
voters for money outside of what their new property taxes will be starting in 2025,” Oberlin Schools Treasurer Robert Rinehart said in a release.
Rinehart said the district’s Finance Committee had deemed the bond unnecessary due to money the district would receive from the NEXUS gas pipeline and increased property values in the district.
According to Rinehart, residents of the Oberlin school district are expected to see an average increase in their home valuation of 30.4 percent.
The office of Lorain County Auditor Craig Snodgrass recently completed its six-year reevaluation of property values in the county, which increased property values for many in the county.
That bump would increase the district’s general fund revenue enough that, in combination with NEXUS money, it would provide for the new building.
The district will pursue a bond to pay for the building, Rinehart said, but the district will be able to pay that bond off without a levy.
“We have the NEXUS funding coming, we have some funding
left in our accounts here at the district and of course we’re anticipating renewals will pass and things like that,” Superintendent David Hall said.
The NEXUS pipeline is a 256mile gas pipeline which was completed in 2018, running through Michigan and Ohio.
It passes through several municipalities in Lorain County and will pay taxes to Lorain County Public Health, the Lorain County Joint Vocational School District and the Firelands, Keystone, Midview and Oberlin school districts.
The vote to remove the issue
‘VOICE
Parent wants LifeWise lawsuit dismissed
Sued after publishing its controversial school-time Bible-study curriculum
Richard Perrins
The Community Guide
An organizer of Parents Against LifeWise has filed a motion to have a copyright lawsuit against him by LifeWise Academy dismissed.
LifeWise filed the lawsuit in July against Zachary Parrish, a parent who it said volunteered as a LifeWise instructor to get and publish the organization’s curriculum.
Parrish is one of the organizers of a Facebook group that has amassed over 6,000 members to criticize the transparency and objectives of LifeWise Academy, a nonprofit that
offers Bible study programs for students during school hours.
While a sample curriculum is available upon request from LifeWise’s website, the organization and its founder and CEO Joel Penton have argued LifeWise has a licensing agreement with the company that provides its curriculum, and publishing it does not qualify as “fair use.”
Parrish and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit digital rights group based in California that filed the motion to dismiss in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana on Aug. 26,
disagree.
“(Parrish) posted the curriculum to inform parents and school boards and the public about the contents of what LifeWise is teaching,” said Mitch Stolz, the foundation’s litigation director.
Penton said parents are free to ask specific questions about LifeWise’s educational material and emphasized the program is optional.
LifeWise has been looking to establish programs in Lorain County over the past few months. The organization is starting its program in Firelands Schools this fall.
from the ballot passed unanimously, and Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams confirmed that Oberlin Schools officials submitted the paperwork to pull the issue.
“They actually informed us in advance that they were gonna do it,” Adams said. “So we knew it was coming. They came in this morning, filed and it’s going to be removed from the ballot, it will not appear.”
Hall said that it had always been the district’s goal not to go to the taxpayers to fund the new building unless it was necessary.
OF THE BROWNS’ IS RETIRING
Jim Donovan’s cancer is back
cancer has returned.
BEREA — Jim Donovan’s voice will always be synonymous with the Browns, and his exuberant calls of touchdowns and victories will echo in the ears of fans.
The fans received terrible news last week, as Donovan announced he has stepped away from the microphone for good.
The longtime radio playby-play announcer’s cancer has returned.
“I have called my last Browns game and that’s why I’m writing to you,” he wrote in a letter to his fans. “As many of you know I have been dealing with cancer for many years. I’ve gone through every treatment imaginable. But my cancer is a defiant opponent and has returned and very aggressively. This will require me to devote everything I have in me to continue the fight and my family and I are committed to doing that.”
Donovan, 68, began calling the games in 1999 when the Browns returned to the league. He retired from WKYC-TV in June after nearly 40 years as the lead sports anchor but planned to keep broadcasting Browns games, which is a great passion of his.
He was with the Browns in July for the start of training camp and called their three preseason games. The last one, in Seattle, turned out to be his last game.
It’s the second time
Donovan, who lives in Hinckley, announced in May 2023 that his leukemia had returned. He had been in remission since he had a bone marrow transplant more than 11 years earlier. He called the opener last year, then missed some games before returning to finish the season.
“I have called Browns games for 25 years,” he wrote in the letter. “Not a day has gone by when I haven’t paused and been so proud to be ‘The Voice of the Browns.’ Cheryl (wife), Meghan (daughter) and I thank you for all the love, support and prayers during my rough patches. It’s like having a huge family around us. And that’s what makes the Cleveland Browns so special. You do.
“Now let’s get those Cowboys and make this ’24-’25 season a great one! I’ll be watching and listening. Here We Go Brownies ... Here We Go! It’s been an honor.”
The Browns didn’t announce a replacement.
“We have been so honored to have Jim Donovan as the Voice of the Browns since we became a part of the organization in 2012 and quickly understood why our fans have absolutely loved him for the last 25 years,” owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said.
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Sandra Hill-Ross of Elyria puts a wreath up on Aug. 28 — just like she does every year — for her cousin Vicki Hill, who was killed in a car wreck Aug. 28, 2017, near the intersection of West Avenue and Third Street.
Woman pays annual tribute to her cousin killed in crash
Woytach
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ELYRIA — The sun beat down on Sandra Hill-Ross as she zip-tied a small floral wreath to a metal holder alongside Third Street.
She wiped sweat from her forehead as she put flowers where her cousin Vicki Hill was killed.
Hill, 58, of Elyria, was driving to work at Comprehensive Logistics in Lorain early Aug. 28, 2017, when she was hit from behind by a vehicle driven by Kristi Fitch.
CLEVELAND POPS AT ELY SQUARE
The night after the crash, Hill-Ross was out at the intersection placing a wreath in her cousin’s honor.
And it is something she’s kept up since then in rain and snow, changing them for the seasons. Co-workers made a box for inside the planter to put the wreath in.
“If anybody never deserved to be killed like that, she didn’t; she didn’t bother anybody,” Hill-Ross said.
“That’s what the sadness is about it. She loved her job,’ she said.
Fitch was speeding and under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash, which left Hill’s Jeep Liberty engulfed in flames that slowed first responders’ efforts to save her.
Couple to re-create 1967 road trip to Alaska
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Kent Sommer of Vermilion spent the summer of 1967 on a road trip with his family that ended along the Alaska Highway. With his father, Kenneth Sommer, at the helm of a 1965 Pontiac station wagon and the five kids piled in the back, the family drove from Elyria to Alaska and British Columbia, in part on a mission to place an Elyria sign alongside thousands of others on the Alcan. That sign, emblazoned with Elyria’s moniker as “A friendly progressive city,” was given to Kenneth Sommer by Mayor Leonard Reichlin to hang among a sea of other hometown placards as part of a tourist attraction.
“It was nothing but dirt and loose gravel back then,” Kent Sommer said of the Alcan highway. “In Alaska it’s over 1,000 miles now. And we went 30some miles without seeing another car — bears, moose, deer, elk, porcupine, all the wildlife you couldn’t believe.”
The elder Sommer and his family successfully made the trek, selling the Pontiac before flying back to Northeast Ohio.
Next month, he and his wife will finally re-create the adventure, this time starting out in Texas after a trip to visit one of their daughters.
The couple will leave Sunday with a new Elyria sign and a metal placard for Lorain County’s bicentennial.
Both were paid for by the Lorain County Visitors Bureau, Commissioner Dave Moore said.
“Using the bed tax, this is some of the money we’re using to promote our community and when I heard what Kent was doing I thought it’d be great to partner with the Sommer family and the city of Elyria and the county,” Moore said.
While in the 1960s the family stayed in their Airstream, Sommers said this time they will stay in roadside motels along the route north into Canada.
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Conductor Carl Topilow leads the Cleveland Pops Orchestra in a rendition of the “Back to the Future” theme in front of the Old Court House in Elyria on Saturday.
Hundreds fill Ely Square to listen to the Cleveland Pops Orchestra.
Assistant Conductor Dean Buck springs up from a bow to the crowd while leading the Cleveland Pops Orchestra.
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Elyria Mayor Kevin Brubaker and County Commissioner David Moore hold signs representing the city and the county for Kent Sommers and his wife to place on the Alcan.
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Badly injured man just running to store
Rini Jeffers
The Community Guide
It was just a trip to get spaghetti noodles.
That’s all Rob “Runt” Vormelker was doing two weeks ago today as he drove south on state Route 57.
His fiance, Kristy Helbig, had cooked sauce and meatballs all day but they were out of noodles.
He decided to drive to Giant Eagle instead of somewhere closer because he said he also wanted to get some clams.
Then he didn’t come back.
Kristy tried calling. No answer. She texted: “You good? You’ve been at the store a long time.”
Five minutes later, her phone rang. It was University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center, telling her Rob had been in a crash.
“We need you to get here now,” they said. “He’s stable, you just need to get here now.”
Rob had taken their only car. The couple’s teen sons started calling around, trying to arrange for a ride. A friend came for them, but got delayed — stuck in the traffic from the crash, it turned out.
And with each passing minute, Kristy watched the posts about an accident pop up on social media.
She said Facebook posts showed what looked like their car but it was so mangled she couldn’t be sure.
“I was saying, ‘Please don’t let that be the accident he was in.’ Oh my God, this is so bad,” she said.
She is used to hospital visits with Rob, who has kidney disease, but nothing like this.
Her fiance, Rob, 48, of Lorain was critically injured Aug. 22 when the car he was driving was struck at state Route 57 and Griswold Road by a car driven by Brandan Ryan, 40, of Amherst, who police say was fleeing a traffic stop.
Ryan was injured in the crash but passengers Tanner Smith, 36, of Cleveland and Meghan Incorvaia, 36, of Wakeman were killed. Police have said Ryan faces charges. When Kristy and their sons got to the hospital, a nurse said she should go back first. That’s when she realized how serious the situation was.
“There was blood all over the room. He was conscious. He had an oxygen mask on and looking at me all confused. He was so confused. I asked him, ‘Do you remember what happened?’ And he said, ‘No, what’s happening?’ He didn’t know he’d been in an accident.”
Rob’s stomach was punctured — they weren’t sure by what — and his bowels were ruptured in two places. His pelvis was broken on both sides, and part was protruding through his skin.
He needed immediate surgery, and he needed to be taken to another hospital for treatment but he couldn’t be moved without fixing his bowels first, she was told, or he could die.
One rupture was repaired, but surgeons couldn’t fix the other, she said, and had to remove 8 inches of bowel. He was sent to UH Cleveland Medical Center on Saturday where he had surgery to repair his pelvic bone with plates and screws to hold it together.
He also has a broken tibia, but for now doctors are holding off on surgery, opting to put him through as little surgery as they can at this time, she said.
He is currently being kept in a medically induced coma to keep him calm and out of pain and to let his body heal.
Doctors turn down his medications twice daily to bring him out of his sleep to check his responses, Kristy said.
Three days later, he could tell doctors his name, squeeze their hands, wiggle his toes and blink. He was also taken off the ventilator and breathed on his own for an hour before starting to struggle.
Friends of the couple have started a GoFundMe to help the family with the stress and expenses incurred from the crash.
Kristy said the couple’s car insurance on their 2020 Toyota Corolla — unrecognizable now — isn’t covering much, not even the cost of the rental car she’s been forced to lease, though they had full coverage. She works from home and Rob works as a wood floor finisher.
A longtime musician, Rob’s former band Runt — where he got his nickname — was popular in the Cleveland area in the ’90s and early 2000s and he recently released a four-song EP under the band name. He intended to release more, but that is uncertain now.
“It doesn’t feel real,” she said. “And it’s scary because the man of the house is gone. He’s not here and he’s supposed to be the one protecting us. Oh my God, I need him home. It’s quiet and his side of the bed is empty.”
“This is a nightmare I just need to wake up from.”
The gofundme is at gofundme.com/f/ help-support-the-family-of-rob-runtvormelker. Contact Rini Jeffers by email at Rinijeffers@gmail.com.
Workshop Players do ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’
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Back for a repeat performance, the Amherst Workshop Players are opening their season with a big hit from last year, “Arsenic and Old Lace.
Those pesky Brewster sisters (June Lang, Miki Kopocs) are at it again by popular demand.
WHAT: “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring; directed by Pat Price
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19-21, 27 and 28; 3 p.m. Sept. 22 and 29
WHERE: Workshop Players, 44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst COST: $18.50
MORE INFORMATION/TICKETS: Visit tinyurl. com/32myyh38 or call (440) 634-0472 IF YOU GO
Yes, last year’s run of this classic comedy was cut short, so kicking off this season, nephew Mortimer (Jarred Nichols) will be shocked to learn of his sweet little old aunts’ little habit of putting lonely men out of their misery with just a touch of arsenic in their wine.
When Mortimer’s less than nice brother Jonathan (Brad Sales) shows, up more complications arise.
Craft supply swap Saturday
The annual craft supply swap is back for the third year, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. The swap is open to the public to browse a variety of new and gently used donated craft supplies. Donations of materials is not required to “shop” the swap, but donors will be given exclusive first chance to peruse the items at noon. Bring a canned good or non-perishable food item to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Donations for the swap will be accepted during library hours Sept. 3 through Sept. 6. Any items remaining after the event will be donated to local organizations. Call the library at (440) 988-4230 or visit amherstpubliclibrary.org for information.
It’s the same cast as last year (Jonathan McCleery, Kevin Boland, Susan Wagner, Michael Attali, Jason Kopocs, Pat Price and John Hnat) and the same great show. Come for the first time or come enjoy it again, but don’t wait. Tickets for this show go fast. They are available online at workshopplayers.org or by calling the box office at 440-634-0472.
Sew with recycled items
Learn how to make new crafts from old items at four weekly sewing classes, Reuse, Recycle and Restyle with Neta Kizza, in September. New projects will be started at 6 p.m. every Monday, Sept. 9 to 30.
Attendees should have basic sewing machines skills and are required to bring their own sewing machine, thread and pins. Additional supplies are provided for each weekly project. For week one, attendees will make fabric bookmarks, and should bring a few different pieces of scrap fabric or an old flannel shirt. Ribbon, yard and other embellishments will be provided. Registration is required for each session.
FLYING HIGH IN THE SKIES OF CLEVELAND
Buy the best seat in the house
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The seccon annual Art Fair in the Square will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 in Tappan Square in Oberlin. The event promises a day of artistic exploration with over 70 artists, live music, food trucks, and more.
One of the highlights of the Art Fair will be the sale of chairs decorated by the residents of Kendal of Oberlin.
Each whimsical chair will be available for purchase at $75, with credit card payments accepted thanks to the assistance of OCS. Proceeds from the sales will directly support Oberlin Community Services, reinforcing Kendal at Oberlin’s commitment to making a positive impact in the local community.
Whimsical Art Chairs Painted by residents of Kendal at Oberlin
Artistic Spirit at Kendal
Kendal at Oberlin is home to many artistically inclined residents. Kathleen Cerveny highlights the ease of finding artists for various projects, whether painting, pottery, watercolor painting, or other art forms.
Notable contributors include residents Don Parker(framing), Joyce Parker (fabric), and John McBride (wood shop), who assist with many artistic and creative projects.
According to Kathleen, “The chairs have been a total success in terms of resident experience.”
The Community Guide Join friends old and new at the Oberlin Heritage Center from 1-4 p.m. on Sept. for a free, familyfriendly event featuring live music by the Eerie Invaders, who play surf guitar noir instrumentals infused with tiki voodoo.
There will be vintage video games in the Little Red Schoolhouse and an information table for the Lorain County Beekeepers Association.
There will also be demonstrations by the Lorain County Spinners and Weavers Guild, yard games, the Lorain County Bicentennial traveling exhibit and best of all, root beer floats for everyone! Why root beer?
Throughout most of its history Oberlin was a “dry” town, meaning you couldn’t buy alcohol within city limits.
Times have changed but a fondness for this summer treat hasn’t. The floats are generously provided by Oberlin IGA, and there will also be free popcorn.
The Cleveland International Air Show took place on Labor Day weekend at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland and celebrated its 60th year of entertaining guests. During the show, many planes, historic and current models, pack the tarmac for guests to explore.
Before flying in formation, left, a Blue Angels’ C-130J Super Hercules flies low, above, across the tarmac for guests to witness.
Photos by Kristin Bauer / The Community Guide
Wellington girl, 9, donates fair hog proceeds to charity
Christina Jolliffe
The Community Guuide
WELLINGTON — A Wellington girl using the proceeds from the sale of her market hog at the Lorain County Fair will help more than 60 kids get books after Dolly Parton brought in a whopping $9 per pound at auction.
Hailey Grills, 9, who is in her first year with 4-H, is donating the net proceeds from the sale of the 233-pound Dolly to the Lorain County Imagination Library Coalition — the real Dolly Parton’s charity initiative.
“It was going so fast, I didn’t really know what was going on until the very end,” Jessica Grills, Hailey’s mom, said. “We were watching Hailey and just taking it all in. This far exceeded any expectation she had.”
The Ready Set Grow 4-H member’s goal was to sponsor 12 kids.
The Imagination Library sends one free book a month to children until they are 5 years old.
Hailey is also receiving donations through the Final Drive Youth Auctions Add-On auction, which ends today.
Laborers Local 758 purchased Dolly at the auction, but when the sale was going on, Hailey couldn’t exactly understand what was happening.
“It sounded like yodeling,” she recalled.
But she did understand the end result.
“I was really happy,” she said.
Hailey’s dad, Ben, is a member of the union.
“We were just blown away by their generosity,” Grills said. “We’re extremely grateful. This wouldn’t be possible without them and all of the other businesses that make this possible for the kids.”
Local 758 will raffle off the hog to its members, according to Grills.
The Firelands Elementary student had a simple message for her benefactors.
“Thank you,” she said.
Hailey plans to show a market hog again at next year’s fair, and she already has said she wants to donate the proceeds, although she has not decided on a charity.
Contact Christina Jolliffe at ctnews@chroniclet.com.
People from across the country have gotten a sniff of SkunkFest
23rd annual event will be held Sept. 14 in North Ridgeville
Christina Jolliffe
The Community Guide
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Just a heads up, or tails up, as a local skunk rescuer would say — the 23rd annual SkunkFest is nearly here.
The festival, started by Deb Cipriani, began as a picnic in her backyard for other skunk owners she had come to meet. The annual picnic brought in larger and larger crowds each year, until 2009 when the city’s mayor came and suggested moving to South Central Park, where it is now held.
“We have people from all over the United States come,” Cipriani said. “This year, I know of people from Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan are coming. Last year, there were people from West Virginia and Tennessee, who don’t even own skunks. It’s amazing how many people want to come.”
In the past, people from as far away as Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom also have stopped by, said skunk owner and a volunteer with Skunk Haven Domestic Skunk Rescue, Renee Pearlstein.
The event attracts skunk owners who want to show off their pet, enter the costume contest and play skunk games, she said.
“We also have people who want to just see skunks and learn about skunks, pet skunks and get their picture taken with a skunk,” Pearlstein said.
While the festival is free to attend with a donation of paper towels or natural grain cereal, there is a small petting and photo fee.
But taking in the sights is absolutely free.
An apricot-colored skunk — definitely. A lavender skunk — yep. Skunks in costumes, skunks in strollers, skunks on a leash?
Yes, yes and yes.
“We have something for everyone,” Cipriani said. “We have more than 40 vendors this year, offering a variety of items for sale.” Skunk-related goods, arts and crafts, jewelry are all up for grabs. There also will be food and SkunkFest T-shirts for sale with those proceeds benefiting the rescue.
“This is a happy gathering amongst people who love skunks to educate people and raise funds,” she said. “This is our only fundraiser of the year.”
When people attend SkunkFest, the hope is that they will see skunks in a different light, Cipriani said.
“They are not what people think,” she said. “They are not the horrible creatures people think they are. If you see a skunk in your yard, don’t kill it. Skunk Haven is more than just a
domestic skunk rescue. We will help with any skunk issue.”
And let’s face it, they are stinking cute as Pearlstein, who currently owns five skunks in different colors, can attest.
“We do a lot of outreach and educational programs at schools, camps, libraries — wherever anyone wants to learn more about skunks,” she said. “It’s rewarding when people realize skunks really are not as bad as they thought they were. To see people change their minds and say, ‘wow, they are cute.’
That’s amazing.”
One of Cipriani’s rescue skunks is even a bit of a celebrity having starred in a commercial for Ford Rangers.
While the festival encourages guests to get
up close to skunks, adoptions are not available at SkunkFest. If anyone is interested in adopting a skunk, they must fill out an application.
“We want to make sure they are going to their forever home,” Pearlstein said. “They’re not like other pets. They need a lot of care. People need to make sure they research pet skunks and do their homework before adopting.”
And, of course, it is illegal to take skunks out of the wild.
“If you want to see something different, and see different-colored skunks — beautiful lavender, gray, different shades of brown, white skunks, they’re at SkunkFest, and no one is going to get sprayed,” Cipriani said.
Contact Christina Jolliffe at ctnews@chroniclet.com.
Avon Lake won’t halt implosions
Richard Perrins
The Community Guide
Avon Lake has delayed a discussion on a proposed moratorium on implosions.
The ordinance would place a 90-day moratorium on implosions and demolitions within the city of Avon Lake, which would end with legislation passed that establishes standard procedure and environmentally protective measures for implosions and demolitions.
Mayor Mark Spaetzel said a version of moratorium language was presented
by Avon Lake attorney Gerald Phillips at Council but Council has taken no official action. The Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment Group, in its planned demolition and remediation of the former Avon Lake power plant, conducted the first implosion of the facility on July 31. More implosions of the plant’s remaining structures are planned for later this year.
In the days preceding the implosion, Phillips and other Avon Lake community members including
Councilman Rob Shahmir (1st Ward) were vocal in their concerns about ALERG and the city’s lack of transparency and notice for the implosion. An air quality report released Monday by Verdantas, Avon Lake’s contracted environmental consulting firm, showed that while particulate matter concentrations increased in the air following the implosion, levels were far below limits and resulted in minimal exposure to harmful substances. Community members and
Avon Lake City Council members requested the planned implosion of the Avon Lake power plant be delayed.
However, the mayor said the city did not have an established ordinance to require third-party organizations to undergo a permitting process for implosions. Phillips said his proposed moratorium would provide the city an opportunity to consider such an ordinance. Spaetzel speculated the focus is on a similar ordinance for commercial demolitions.
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LORAIN — The parent company of a Lorain marijuana dispensary was fined by the state for its advertisement of “recreational” marijuana in an email.
Green Thumb Industries (GTI Ohio LLC), operator of RISE dispensaries in Lorain, Lakewood, Cleveland and Toledo, was fined $12,500 by the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control for a June 6 email regarding adult recreational use sales.
At the time, the dispensaries had not been approved for dual-licensed adult use and medicinal marijuana sales, and used the word “recreational” in the email about adult-use sales. Since the initial email, RISE was approved for adult-use sales.
According to a DCC order, GTI Ohio sent an unauthorized email on June 6 that it would be expanding its hours the following Monday to accommodate “recreational and medical guests.” About three and a half hours after the original email was sent, GTI Ohio sent a correction to its email list, according to the DCC.
A consent agreement between the company and the state outlined that RISE dispensaries had to post signs on their doors and webpage clarifying their licensing status. The company could face an additional $5,000 fine if the state is made aware of any violations in the next six months.
GTI Ohio was one of several licensees to violate program advertising rules, according to the Division of Cannabis Control. The DCC, a division of the state Department of Commerce, is tasked with licensing and regulating marijuana cultivators, processors, dispensaries and other entities in the state.
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Hailey Grills, pictured at the Lorain County Fair with her market hog, Dolly Parton.
Deb Cipriani pictured with last year’s SkunkFest King, Charlie.
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Here, Firelands’ Hazel LIttleton and Keystone’s Hannah Gardner
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Wellington Girls Soccer vs Oberlin
The girls soccer match did not play out like the boys match. Oberlin scored their first goal 14 seconds into the match and cruised to a 16-1 win over Wellington.
At right, Wellington’s Lucy Roush battles for the ball with Oberlin’s Melody Cyrus.
Wellington Boys Soccer vs Oberlin
Wellington hosted Oberlin in a boys/girls soccer double-header. Oberlin scored first, but Wellington found their rhythm and scored three goals. Oberlin scored two more goals late in the second half to secure a 3-3 tie.
At right, Wellington’s Spencer Brasee cuts the ball back against Oberlin’s Luke Peterson.
Black River Football at Northwestern
Black River traveled to play Northwestern in nonconference play. Penalties plagued Black River, which had three touchdowns called back and 13 total flags. Black River gave up a lead with 1:28 left in the game and fall 28-21.
At right, Black River’s Zane Bundgard breaks through the tackle of Northwestern’s Jesse Hanshaw as he scores a touchdown.
Photos by Russ Gifford / The Community Guide
Amherst Girls Soccer vs North Olmsted Amherst scored their first goal just a little over a minute into the game and dominated the Eagles throughout the game. Amherst led 3-0 at halftime and North Olmsted scored their only goal with a little over three minutes left in the match. Amherst wins 5-1.
Here, Amherst’s Kamille Coleman pushes the ball past a tackle attempt by North Olmsted’s Khunnita Chamroeun.
Firelands Boys Soccer at Keystone Firelands controlled the game from the start and cruised to an 8-0 win at Keystone in the second part of a Girls-Boys Soccer double-header.
Here, Firelands’ Jesse Yakunovich fires a shot past Keystone’s Logan Lowery (22) and goalkeeper Hayden Graham for a Firelands goal.
Firelands Girls Soccer at Keystone Firelands traveled to LaGrange for a Girls/Boys Soccer double header. Keystone was without their leading girls scorer, Lyla Yoho and was not able to mount much offense against Firelands. Firelands controlled the game and won 4-0.
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the ball.
Black River Volleyball at Columbia Columbia hosted Black River in their home opener and pick up a 3-0 win.
At left, Black River’s Remington Dieter passes a Columbia serve.
Wellington Volleyball vs Columbia Wellington hosts Columbia in their first meeting of the season. Wellington cannot get their offense going and fall 3-0.
At left, Wellington’s Brooke Lehmkuhl blocks Columbia’s Cailyn Demagall for a point.
Oberlin history tours all week
The Oberlin Heritage Center is participating in the statewide Ohio Open Doors initiative, which highlights the history and unique nature of some of Ohio’s most treasured historic places.
From Friday to Sept. 14, visitors can enjoy free selfguided tours of the Monroe House Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Advance registration is not required, but appreciated. Find out more about these tours by calling (440) 7741700 or emailing tourinfo@oberlinheritage.org.
Amherst school board to meet
The Board of Education of the Amherst Exempted Village School District will meet in special session at 4 p.m. Sept 17 for the purpose of development of taxation policy and discussion.
The meeting will be held at Marion L. Steele High School, 450 Washington St., Amherst.
Free Clinic annual steak fry Oct. 18
The 24nd Annual Lorain County Free Clinic Steak Fry Benefit will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the Eagles, 1161 Milan Avenue, Amherst.
Tickets are $25 and include steak, potato, salad, desert and beverages. You can by tickets at lcfreeclinic.org, by emailing paul@lcfreeclinic.org or calling 440-277-6641. All proceeds support the work of the Free Clinic and help provide medical care to the underserved in Lorain and eastern Erie counties.
For more information, contact Paul Baumgartner at 440-315-9012.
Knights of Columbus holds pro-life program
The Knights of Columbus Council 3269 will present Tony Sinito, National Account Manager, Ultrasound & Trophon Equipment, Service, and Parts, on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in Ragan Hall, 1783 Moore Road, Avon. He will talk about imaging with ultrasound, its operating principles and medical applications including pregnancy staging with associated costs and interaction with Knights of Columbus Councils for pro-life efforts. Please RSVP to rudybreglia@gmail.com.
Connecting for Kids September programs
Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m.: Virtual LGBTQ+ Caregiver
Connect: Emotions of LGBTQ+ Parenting
Are you the caregiver of a child who is gender-questioning, expansive or LGBTQ+? Then join our interactive caregiver support group to meet and connect with other families. CFK staff will lead a discussion where families can learn, connect and find resources to better support and affirm their child.
Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m.: Adapted Playgroup at Oberlin Public Library
Adapted Playgroups offer a safe, welcoming environment for caregivers of children with concerns about development. Your child will enjoy engaging with others
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while practicing play and social skills. You will have the chance to interact with our experienced Intervention Specialist who can provide tips on behavioral and social skills. This program is designed for caregivers and children ages 18 months to 6 years.
Registration is required for these programs. Register online at connectingforkids.org/register or info@connectingforkids.org or calling 440-570-5908.
Genealogy group talks Pennsylvania
James M Beidler, Pennsylvania genealogy expert, will present a virtual program on “Digging Pennsylvania Roots from your Desktop” Monday at 7 p.m.
Beidler, who has written several books on researching the genealogy of German-speaking people, is a columnist for German Life magazine and is considered a “go-to” person for German genealogy articles and lectures.
Request a link by emailing meetings@loraincoogs.org and ask to be added to the list for this free event.
Mystery Dinner Theater in Amherst
The Amherst Historical Society will present “Murder on the Petulant Express,” a 1930s Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre by Jack Pachuta and directed by Valerie Farschman, in September at the Amherst Historical Society Hall, 113 South Lake St.
Shows will be Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 and 21, at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.
With World War II looming, tensions run high as the plot unravels. You will meet and question an international cast of suspects who all have a motive for murdering wealthy industrialist Peter Petulant, the owner of the Petulant Express.
Tickets are $35 for members and $40 for non-members. It’s a BYOB buffet. Reserve tickets by contacting 440988-7255 or office@amhersthistoricalsociety.org
Fresh produce at Keystone-LaGrange Library
The Keystone Empowers You Collaborative will host a pop-up produce stand at the Keystone-LaGrange Library, 133 E. Commerce Drive, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday and Sept. 26.
Reserve a bag of fresh fruits and vegetables online at bit.ly/KEYProducePickUp.
If you do not have internet access, you can leave a voicemail for your reservation at (440) 409-7460.
Bags of fresh fruits and vegetables are $12. You may pay ahead via Venmo (@Donna-Pycraft), or pay upon pickup with cash or Venmo.
Fruits and vegetables are provided by Pycraft Farm
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Market and availability will vary based on what is in season. Keystone Empowers You (KEY) is a communitybased group funded in part by the United Way of Greater Lorain County, and facilitated by Lorain County Public Health.
Sandstone Village celebrates the 1930s
Learn from reenactors about 1930s history in “Hooverville,” a Living History Event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Sandstone Village 763 Milan Ave.
The free event will include games, music and pastimes of the 30s; a Soup Kitchen for donation; Hobo Jungle and Culture; kids’ activities; a blacksmith shop and village buildings will be open; food trucks.
For more information, please contact the Amherst Historical Society at (440) 988-7255 or office@amhersthistoricalsociety.org
Wellington plans 41st Harvest of the Arts
Wellington’s 41st annual Harvest of the Arts will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 15.
There will be about 60 fine art and folk art vendors, a handmade quilt raffle and lunch in our Friends Cafe. Come visit us in historic Wellington at 101 Willard Memorial Square. Free parking and admission.
For more information, call 440-647-2120. This is a fundraiser for community programming at Herrick Library.
Peck-Wadsworth closed for three months
The Lorain County Engineer’s Office announced that Peck-Wadsworth Road will be closed until mid-November between Hawley and West roads in Wellington Township for a bridge replacement.
Beatles vs. Stones musical comes to town
Who is better? The Beatles or the Rolling Stones? Touring tribute bands will stop at the Lorain Palace Theatre for a show(down) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Abbey Road, one of the county’s top Beatles tribute bands, will face off against renowned Stones tribute band, Satisfaction.
Tickets are $25 - $45, plus ticket fees, and may be purchased by phone at (440) 245-2323, at the Theatre Box Office or online at www.lorainpalace.com.
Events this Saturday
County gets state grant to renovate dog kennel
The Community Guide Lorain County received a $250,000 grant from the State of Ohio toward the $800,000 it will use to make major improvements to the Lorain County Dog Kennel.
Lorain County Dog Kennel currently has six small kennels and twenty-eight large kennels. Twenty of the large kennels have indoor/outdoor access. These kennels are currently being renovated to receive dogs that come out of quarantine and staff and volunteers will work with them to get them adoption ready.
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end of the existing building will become an isolation area with eleven kennels for new arrivals until it is determined if they have any communicable diseases. The current building has no isolation area. A north end addition will have nine new kennels for dogs that will be ready for adoption. Also in the plan is a dog washing room with a stainless-steel tub and a ramp. Heating and ventilation will be replaced throughout the building. Finally, new meet and greet rooms for potential adopters to interact with the dogs are being added.
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