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Amherst teachers reach contract CARISSA WOYTACH THE COMMUNITY GUIDE
AMHERST — Charles Deremer remembers when the Amherst Teachers Association went out on strike in 1977. Deremer was 10 years old and grateful for the two weeks off school. His mom did not talk about it at the time, but he suspected she supported the teachers, who were fighting for their first contract with the district. “I don’t remember it being as contentious (as this negotiation cycle), but I was 10 and that was 46 years ago,” he said. Deremer, of Henrietta Township, is an Amherst alumnus and current teacher in the district. Donning orange shirts and buttons with the slogan “I don’t want to strike but I will,” Am-
herst educators gathered outside Marion L. Steele High School on Oct. 10 while negotiations between the union and district dragged on. After seven hours of negotiations on Oct. 10, The Amherst Teachers Association and School Board reached a tentative agreement. In a joint statement, the groups said “The Amherst Board of Education and the Amherst Teachers Association are happy to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on all outstanding issues for a new, threeyear labor contract. Although the specific details will not be disclosed until after ratification and adoption by the parties, we believe that this agreement is fair and benefits all of our District TEACHERS PAGE A3
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Amherst Teachers Association rally for a resolution to its contract. During the rally, Mom: Mindi Krase, Amherst music teacher at Powers Elementary; Dad: Ryan Krase, Sandusky schools teacher; son Brandon, 10 and daughter Kaitlyn, 7 pose for a picture with a “We Support Amherst Educators” frame.
Elyria hosts walk to end human trafficking CARISSA WOYTACH THE COMMUNITY GUIDE
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Lorain County Sheriffs Deputies and Elyria Police Officers climb to the second story of the Lorain County Health Department. A large training activity based on an active shoter had the building closed to the public Friday. The actor at the base of the stairs was portraying a victim of the shooting.
LCPH active shooter drill helps train first responders, staff for emergency
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The sounds of simulated gunfire, followed by shouts and cries for help from actors playing victims of a mass shooting echoed through the halls of Lorain County Public Health on Murray Ridge Road in Elyria during an emergency drill Oct. 13. More than 100 first responders, public health employees and officials from multiple agencies took
part in the mass casualty drill, a training exercise designed to test LCPH’s Building Emergency Action Plan, or BEAP. It was also an opportunity for police officers and emergency first responders to train for what they would do on a bad day that no one in Lorain County wants to see. An actor playing the shooter dressed all in black and holding a blue simulated munition handgun that fired blank cartridges — sounding a little louder than a toy
cap gun when it went off — entered the building shortly before 10 a.m. Two people played shooting victims just outside the front entrance, with one playing dead for more than 30 minutes. The shooter passed other victims covered in fake blood who were already in their places on the floor. Just after the first shots went off, an LCPH employee called out a code word alerting the rest of the building to an emergency. That sent some LCPH employ-
ees scrambling to the exits while others sheltered in place behind locked doors. The actors playing victims left behind in the building loudly begged responding police officers, firefighters and paramedics first to end the threat, then treat their wounds. A Lorain County sheriff’s deputy entered the building with his own simulated firearm drawn within 10 minutes of the first shots. He was followed shortly DRILL PAGE A4
About two dozen individuals walked silently in singlefile through downtown Elyria on Saturday morning. Ignoring the October chill and the threat of rain, the group snaked from Ely Square, up to St. Mary’s Church, around The Chronicle-Telegram to Broad Street before coming back to the gazebo, staring straight ahead, holding signs calling for an end to human trafficking. It was the third annual A21 Walk for Freedom, a national effort to bring awareness to human trafficking. The event comes on the heels of a large sting operation last month that netted 160 arrests, including three Lorain County residents. The operation led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigation Commission sought to arrest those trying to buy sex and identify survivors of human trafficking. Brae Chamberlin, 28, of Oberlin, Nicholas McMillan, 25, of Sheffield Lake, and Joshua Mull, 38, of Amherst were among the list of those arrested. WALK PAGE A2
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Joe Firment dies at 85 ● A2
Oberlin
Wellington
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Lady Dukes conference champs ● A4
OBITUARIES A2 • CLASSIFIEDS • CROSSWORD A7 • SUDOKU A7 • KID SCOOP A8
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OBITUARIES Kathryn Hall Kathryn ‘Lucile’ Hall (nee Zuspan), 89, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Kingston Residence of Vermilion, following a full and meaningful life. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.
‘Fair Housing 101’ training for tenants, landlords
The Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research in Cleveland and Lorain County will host the Fair Housing 101 (for Landlords and Tenants) seminar from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Oberlin Community Services Cooper Community Center, 500 E. Lorain St., Oberlin. Anyone interested in learning more about their rights and responsibilities under fair housing laws is encouraged to register for the training, which is free. Registration is free, but required. To register, go online to www.thehousingcenter. org/events.
Joe Firment, longtime car dealer, dies at 85 DAVE O’BRIEN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE
Longtime Lorain County auto dealer, community booster and beloved Firment family patriarch Joe Firment died Wednesday. The Avon Lake resident was 85 and had Alzheimer’s, his son Jim said Friday. Joe Firment was “a dad everybody would want,” Jim Firment said, and had a famous saying: “I graduated school with a D+ average.” But Joe Firment “had a Ph.D., a doctorate degree in people,” his son said. A man with “undeniable people skills,” Joe Firment could connect with anyone on any level, from a CEO to someone just in off the street, and all would come away with a sense that he cared about them, Jim Firment said. He built a reputation as a caring father, friend, and owner of a dealership where he worked with his
three sons for more than 30 years, Jim Firment said. A native of Cleveland’s east side and a U.S. Army veteran, Joe Firment first got into car sales after responding to an ad for a job that also promised a new car, according to his obituary. Joe Firment worked his way up to general manager at Fred Stecker Oldsmobile in Euclid, then bought the struggling Poklar Chevrolet on Grove Avenue in Lorain in 1981, according to his obituary and Chronicle archives. The business got by, slowly at first, and saw the addition of sons Paul, Tom and Jim in the mid-to late-1980s. The trio did “funny and crazy” car commercials that boldly promised: “You’ll be glad you went/To Joe Firment!” Working for Joe Firment was “simple,” Jim Firment said: He never said “Do this” or “Do that” to
his sons over the 30-plus years they worked under him or alongside him. “He always supported you. You make a bad decision? No big deal. You always found your way. If you wanted advice, he’d give advice: Family advice, life advice. He’d support you,” Jim Firment said. The best of that advice? “If you’re not going to have fun doing something, then why do it? If you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it,” Jim Firment said. Joe Firment served as president of The Cleve-
land Auto Dealers Association and The Chevrolet Ad Group during his career, which ended when he handed the keys over to his sons in the mid-2000s. The dealership continued to thrive, winning a Chevrolet Mark of Excellence Award in 2020. The final years of Joe Firment Chevrolet were on Chester Road in Avon from 2011 to 2021, when it was sold to The Jay Feldman Automotive Group and actor/businessman Mark Wahlberg and was rebranded Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet of Avon. Joe Firment is survived by his wife of 62 years Marianne Firment, six children, 16 grandchildren, a great-granddaughter and a brother, according to his published obituary. His son Joey and grandson Joey died previously, according to his obituary. Despite the disease, Jim Firment said his father was “the happiest
Alzheimer’s patient you ever saw” even when he couldn’t communicate anymore. He “died how he wanted to die, holding his wife, his kids holding his hands,” Jim Firment said. “He died exactly the way he deserved,” Jim Firment said, promising that the upcoming funeral won’t be sad, but rather a celebration of his father. “I hope everyone can smile, cry, chuckle as long as when they’re there they have a memory of my dad. That’s what he would want, to know he brought people together one final time,” he said A funeral Mass was 10:30 a.m. Oct. 18 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 410 Lear Road, Avon Lake. Private burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brook Park. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105.
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All three individuals were arrested by the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force in Westlake and charged with engaging in prostitution. Charges will be filed in Rocky River Municipal Court, said Steve Irwin, press secretary for Yost. The operation took place between Sept. 25 and Sept. 30, touching every corner of the state, including Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, Youngstown, Marietta and Portsmouth. Over the course of the week, 149 “johns” seeking to buy sex were arrested and charged with engaging in prostitution. Additional arrests included two individuals for seeking to have sex with minors and six for promoting prostitution. Others were arrested and charged with illegally possessing narcotics and/or firearms, or because there were outstanding warrants against them. Local Walk for Freedom organizer Naomi Stiles, of Elyria, said the event has grown steadily since its first year, with almost 40 people registering to come out Saturday. “We can see human
trafficking end in our lifetime,” Stiles told those gathered before they began their walk. Several members of Avon’s Journey Church attended Saturday, including Joy Rudzitis. But for Rudzitis, the event held a personal connection, she said, as she was drugged and sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend and five other men in April 2019. “I’ve been waiting a long time to share my story and be there for everybody who has had to go through this and struggle every day afterward,” she said. “And somehow stop what is going on and educate … from the police to hospitals to the courts — I don’t think there’s enough education and awareness and (diligence) to stop what is happening.” She said she was thankful to be at Saturday’s march and hoped to be able to use what happened to her to help others. “I think that there’s power in people’s voices and you need to talk and you need to tell people what happened and you need to be aware because they
CARISSA WOYTACH | The Community Guide
Nearly two dozen people walked single-file through downtown Elyria to bring awareness to human trafficking at the third annual A21 Walk for Freedom on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. want you to stay silent,” she said. “They want you not to talk — they want you to just disappear with shame and hurt and anger and frustration. … We need to share our stories.” Others, like Deanna Keikecz — with 3-yearold daughter Jada Smith in tow — walked to promote a safer world for their family. Keikecz saw the movie “Sound of Freedom” and said she cried the entire movie with the other women she went with. “It really set my heart on fire and I’m super passionate because I have a little
one and I’m in the kids ministry and I help out (with kids), so I’m just really, really passionate about kids … and I couldn’t imagine anything happening to my kid. It really traumatized me to even think about it.” “Sound of Freedom” follows a Homeland Security special agent’s work to return two trafficked children back to their father in Honduras. Keikecz said she had friends whose children have gone missing — found shortly thereafter hiding in an abandoned
house — but said for a time the families weren’t sure if their children had been kidnapped. She’s also had women in her family tell her they’ve been followed in stores or while driving. “These are our kids and someone’s mom or loved one could come up missing,” she said, noting she’s been concerned for her own safety for some time, and has taught her daughter to point out if someone is looking at her strangely. Laura Vandyke was also walking for her daughter, as well as the families left
to wonder what happened to their missing loved ones. “It doesn’t only happen to women and children,” she said. “It happens to anybody, it could be men … men are part of the victims. I feel like I’m walking for everyone that has ever had anything happen to them. For the families that just don’t know … I couldn’t imagine what it would be like being up every night wondering if you’re going to feel the warmth of your family’s love or hug ever again, and also for the survivors.”
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“We just try to focus on our job — which we love — and the kids are great,” she said. “They’re the reason we teach, we love them all. I don’t want to let them down, to be honest.” Elyria Education Association Vice President Molly Knight joined other Elyria educators in stopping traffic for rally attendees to cross from the parking lot while holding up signs in support of Amherst educators. While Elyria is also going through negotiations, it has not been as contentious as Amherst’s, Knight said. “We’re there fighting for our kids and what’s best for our kids. … We’re in there constantly and I think we know what’s best for our kids on a daily basis,” she said. Negotiations are part of the business of teaching, but when it’s done everyone is back at the business of running a school, Knight said. “We’re all teachers and we love our kids,” she said. Lorain teacher and Amherst resident Steve Cawthon also came out Tuesday to lend his support. Lorain Schools approved a new contract with the Lorain Education Association on Monday after months of negotiations. “I would hope that a level of common sense would come into play for the betterment of the community,” Cawthon said. “… Hopefully the leadership of the board, the leadership of the district and the leadership of the teachers union can find that compromising ground where a deal can be struck and the tension in the community can be eased and everyone
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Girls cross country win conference championship JEFF HOOK FOR THE COMMUNITY GUIDE
It took almost 40 years, but the Wellington Dukes Ladies cross country team is once again conference champions. Led by Bella Watters (4th place, first team all-conference) and Lauren Vannatter (5th place, first team all-conference), the Lady Dukes edged out Oberlin for the conference title by just 6 points. “We knew Oberlin was going to be our main competition and they didn’t make it easy on us,” commented head cross country coach Jeff Hook. “Bella and Lauren led the way but this was a team effort. We really depended on the entire team to get this win.” The lady Duke’s definitely did work together. Without the solid finishes of the entire team, the Dukes may not have scored the win. Taylor Morris finished 13th (second team all-conference) with Jayde Davis and Joyce Stallard placing 15th and 21st respectively (both third team all-conference). Hope Dudeziak placed 27th and Madeline Kohler placed 44th. “I’m really proud of these ladies,” assistant Coach Nate Morris said. “We have been talking about this day since the conference race last year. These girls really pulled together and worked super hard to get this title.” Getting to this point didn’t come easy. Bella Watters and Hope Dudeziak both had mid-season ankle injuries that kept them from running for at least two weeks each. The last time Wellington had a lady’s cross country conference title was 1984 and 1985. “It literally is a dream come true for these girls,” Coach Jeff Hook said. “Bella and Taylor are the backbone of this team and I’m glad they got the win. I couldn’t be happier for these awesome ladies.” The boys team finished
fourth overall in the conference meet. Led by Joe Fox (4th first team all-conference) and Matt Mohrman (15th third team all-conference), the Duke men finished their last regular season race strong. Scotty Hook placed 23rd in his last career regular season race with Jonah Stump and Ned Gott finishing 35th and 39th respectively. Max Hook placed 41st in his first conference championship and Robert Barnes rounded out the top seven at 43rd. In the open class, senior Ethan Metheney placed 18th with a career best time (22:19). Brothers Dakota and Corwin Scyoc 32th and 39th respectively. “This is one of the best teams I’ve ever been associated with,” Hook said. “Not just in skill but in team spirit and friendship. This truly is a family.” The Junior High team also competed well at the conference championships. Trinity Barnes placed 10th overall. Hadley Flemming ran her
season best time (16:05) and earned 11th place with Fynlee Morris right behind her with a 12th place finish. Dakota McClain placed 25th with an excellent sprint at the finish. The Junior High boys ran three at Saturday’s meet. Nick Sword finished an
incredible 2nd place overall (first team all-conference.) Finley Eastman finished 24th and Franklin Abbey finished 35th. The Dukes cross country team travels to LCCC on Saturday to compete in the district meet, the first step to regionals.
utes into the drill, a call went out over the radio: “Suspect down.” The building was soon flooded with EMS workers, including paramedics in ballistic helmets and vests escorted inside by armed police officers, while firetrucks, multiple ambulances and other emergency vehicles staged in the parking lot of LCPH and the sheriff’s office next door.
Elyria, Sheffield, Avon, Grafton, Eaton Township and LifeCare personnel worked in concert to triage, treat, and move the wounded to ambulances as police officers completed their search of the building, escorting innocent bystanders out with their hands up after finding them holed up in locked rooms. Shortly after the call of “suspect down,” a Lorain
County deputy sheriff began treating two living “victims” seated on the floor at the top of a staircase. “Please stop that man, he shot us,” a male actor portraying a victim pleaded with the deputy, after spending more than 20 minutes waiting for help, suffering from a pretend gunshot wound to the shoulder.
Overall Times High School Boys Joe Fox 17:21 Matt Morhman 19:02 Scotty Hook 19:45 Jonah Stump 21:08 Ned Gott 21:38 Max Hook 22:00 Ethan Metheneny 22:19 Robert Barnes 22:48 Dakota Scyoc 24:15 Corwin Scyoc 32:42 High School Girls Bella Watters 22:06 Lauren Vannatter 22:07 Taylor Morris 23:31 Jayde Davis 24:02 Joyce Stallard 24:49 Hope Dudeziak 26:01 Madelyn Kohler 31:33
Junior High Boys Nick Sword 11:55 Finley Eastman 15:01 Franklin Abbey 17:39 Junior High Girls Trinity Barnes 15:55 Hadley Flemming 16:05 Fynlee Morris 16:24 Dakota McClain 18:23 Wellington Junior Running Club Jace McCloskey 6:18 Sophia McCloskey 6:28 Abbie McCloskey 7:08 Aliza Rourke 8:30 Athena Bachman 8:40 Other JRC team members include: Henry Sword, Ezra Eastman, Eliza Rourke, John Thompson, Amelia Thompson, Emrie White, Everrett Abbey and Chayse Barnes.
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TOP: The Wellington girls cross country team were named conference champions at the Lorain County LC8 Championship in Black River on Oct. 14. ABOVE: Senior Jayde Davis runs during the LC8 Championship.
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for a while” until he was rescued. “There were things that right away were identified for the next time we ever do this training or for the reality is, A, I would need to make sure I have my radio,” Adams said. “I forgot my radio when I was evacuated so I had to keep running back and forth for accountability purposes.” For his staff, they were able to learn more about their own situational awareness, such as if they should run or hide, he said. Practicing emergency responses during drills like the one held Friday helps people get better at responding to real emergencies, Adams said.
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It’s that time of year again, as the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has announced the silliest harbinger of winter: its annual Name-a-Snowplow contest. The third annual naming contest began Monday. Ohioans may submit names until Nov. 15 and then will be able to vote on the top 30 names selected by the commission
from Nov. 20 until Dec. 6. The eight top names will be given to snowplows in each of the commission’s eight maintenance buildings located at the Pioneer, Swanton, Elmore, Castalia, Amherst, Richfield, Windham and Canfield exits. Past winners include Sir Plows-A-Lot and Darth Blader. Winning submissions will receive a $100 gift card. To enter your submission, visit ohioturnpike. org/media/2023-name-asnowplow-contest.
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OBERLIN — Coming out of retirement from Oberlin Schools has had its benefits for Dawna Wright. For starters, she was named Oberlin Schools “Bus Driver of the Year” on Oct. 12 during the Educational Service Center of Lorain County’s Transportation award ceremony. For Wright, it was the perfect evening because it validated not only her work, but her mother’s work as well. “Ms. Wright comes from a legacy of bus driving,” Director of Operations Jim Eibel said Thursday night. “Her mother, Ms. Evelyn Suntheimer, was a beloved bus driver for our District for 27 years; and Ms. Wright followed in her mother’s footsteps and has been a driver for the District for 30 years.” Prior to her retirement from the District in 2022, Wright was an administrative assistant for Oberlin Elementary School, and a bus driver. But just as her retirement began she saw the need in Oberlin for bus drivers. She knew what she wanted to do — come back. “Last year, she came back to the District to help out as a regular route driver, as well as the routing coordinator,” Superintendent David Hall said. “She simply saw the need. We are forever grateful. We appreciate her many years of service to our District. She carries on the family tradition and truly cares for the students of Oberlin.” Upon hearing her name being read, Wright was emotional. “I’m very touched that they chose to honor me tonight, and I am very happy to be back at Oberlin City School District,” Ms. Wright said. “I’ve been part of this family for so many years, so this means a lot to me.”
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Plow Chicka Plow Wow, stationed at the Amherst maintenance building, was among the winners of the Ohio Turnpike’s 2022 name-asnowplow contest.
Students help raise money, awareness for hunger through art OWEN MACMILLAN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE
As organizers prepare for next week’s Empty Bowls by the Lake fundraiser at Avon Lake High School, the most artful preparation has been taken up by high school students across Lorain County. The event on Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. will raise money for local food banks through $25 donations. Empty Bowls is a fundraiser that takes place all across the country, with people receiving unlimited food and bread in exchange for a donation. The name “empty bowls” comes from the all-important second reward; a ceramic bowl handmade by local art students. “The idea is they make their donation and they get to take home a bowl,” lead organizer Laura Kirchner said. “It reminds them of all the empty bowls out there in the world, that’s where the name comes from. … Hunger is an issue that people are just not aware can be right next door. There are so many families that have to make the choice between food and medicine, it’s scary.” This is the 12th year that the Avon Lake-based iteration of the event has been held, with the donations going primarily to the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio and Avon Lakebased Community Resource Services. The money raised is important to those organizations, but Kirchner said it’s even more important to raise awareness and get students involved. “It’s something that should affect everyone, the idea that our friends and neighbors could be going hungry,” Kirchner said. “It’s just so heartwarming for me to know that all these kids — who are
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ABOBE: Ryliee Reagan, 16 a sophmore at North Ridgeville High School works on her bowl. The bowls are part of the Empty Bowls Project.
RIGHT: Raegan DeVries, 17 works on her bowl for the Empty Bowls Along the Lake event. She was in art class at North Rudgeville High School with several classmates all doing their bowls. fine, perfectly food secure in their home — care enough and that their teachers teach them about helping those who aren’t as fortunate.” The first high schools where students made bowls were Avon Lake and Avon, with more joining over the years. The most recent additions of Keystone and Amherst Marion Steele high schools have brought the total up to 13. Lindsay Myers is an art teacher at North Ridgeville High School. She said she heard about Empty Bowls by the Lake shortly after taking over the school’s ceramics program four years ago. She said she participated in a similar fundraiser in college and immediately knew it would be a valuable experience for her students. “I think it’s always a good idea any time you can get any type of art out into the community and to the world to kind of advocate for ourselves,” Myers said. “It’s also just something that people re-
ally enjoy and something they can be really proud of. They get to share their work with a much larger audience.” Myers, also the chair of the school’s visual arts department, assigned students in her ceramics two class to make two to three bowls each. This year she has 15 students in the class and anticipates about 25 bowls will be ready for the fundraiser. She said she thinks it is important for her students to see their work having such a sizable impact on an issue like hunger. “It’s not often that we do get to put things out into the community,” Myers said. “Also since it’s a fundraiser and they know … each bowl has the potential to become 125 meals through Second Harvest. That’s quite a lot of food when you think about someone experiencing hunger, so that is really cool for them to see.” Second Harvest estimates that for each dollar it raises it can produce five meals.
Local students also will use another kind of art to support the Empty Bowls mission, as the Avon High School Electric Orchestra
has played the event every year since its inception. “They joined the group because they love to perform, and they realize this
is a really unique opportunity to do that,” Electric Orchestra director Jesse Martin said. “I think they realize with this being a fundraiser and having them perform as part of the community ... with all of that together it’s really special. In addition to music and food, attendees can participate in a silent raffle, which has more than 90 prizes. “The woman who runs the silent auction just went nuts this year,” Kirchner. “She brought in so many donations.” Items include signed memorabilia from Cleveland athletes like the Browns’ Joel Bitonio and Nick Chubb and the Cavaliers’ Evan Mobley. Donors can also win tickets to sporting events, plays and concerts along with baskets of various themes. While providing local service providers with funding to feed the local community is an important part of the event, Kirchner said the most crucial thing was having people leave with a reminder that hunger is real and close to home. “We’re raising not only money, but raising awareness for hunger,” she said.
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Keystone takes crown at Homecoming RUSS GIFFORD | The Community Guide
LEFT: The Dukes celebrate the recovery of an onside kick at Keystone.
LOWER LEFT: Keystone crown Holden Longacre King and Madison Shippy Queen for Homecoming. LOWER RIGHT: Keystone’s Kadin Stivason celebrates a touchdown against Wellington.
Black River hosts Lorain County League conference
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ABOVE: Oberlin’s Olivia Hudson finished in third place after passing Isabella Watters (989) and Lauren Vannatters (988) during the Lorain County League conference cross country meet. RIGHT: Firelands’ Rylan Copen finished in eighth place during the Lorain County League conference cross country meet hosted at Black River High School on Saturday morning, October 14.
Seniors celebrate with win against Cleveland Heights
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ABOVE: Amherst celebrates their six Seniors: Jillian George, Natalie Pleban, Annabelle Stewart, Gabi Brezina, Ashley Grapes, Alex Vargo and Amelia Behm. RIGHT: Amherst Girls Soccer vs Cleveland Heights. Amherst celebrates their six Seniors with a 6-0 win over the Tigers.
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Swiss Steak Dinner is 5-7 p.m. Oct. 21. Meals are $15. All are welcome.
Pittsfield Township Historical Society
The Pittsfield Township Historical Society will host “Death from Above: Paratroopers in World War II” at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Pittsfield Townshp Hall. Eric Rivet of the Western Reserve Historical Society will discuss the evolution of paratroopers during the war with a focus on the Normandy invasion.
Blood Drive
Community Congregational United Church of Christ will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5. The Vitalant Bloodmobile will be at 379 S. Main Street, Amherst. Donors are asked to eat before they donate, bring a photo ID and a list of any medications they take. To make an appointment, go to vitalant.org and search Blood Drive code 10054604.
Rotary Club of Oberlin
Rotary at the Races is 6 p.m. Nov. 11. Tickets can be purchased at oberlinrotary.org through Nov. 3. No tickets will be sold at the door. The event is at the New
Russia Township Complex, 46300 Butternut Ridge Rd. Tickets are $100 for a pair or $50 for a single ticket. Proceeds support local and international charitable projects.
Knights of Columbus
Mark Madere of SpectraLight Photography will speak about photo restoration at the Knights of Columbus at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 in Ragan Hall, 1783 Moore Rd., Avon. Madere will explain the causes of damage and fading in photographs and how to avoid it, as well as information on choosing a photo restoration company. The public is welcome to this free event.
Vermilion Community Band
The Vermilion Community Band is currently rehearsing for winter concerts. The band numbers about fifty musicians and there are openings in our band for all concert instruments, especially percussion, trumpets, string bass, and woodwinds. The band meets Thursdays in Lucy Idol Center from 7:008:30 p.m. Call (419) 5033721 for information.
The Lorain County Community Guide Bulletin Board is for local nonprofit and not-for-profit events. Items are published on a space-available basis and will be edited for style, length, and clarity. Send your items to news@lcnewspapers.com. cal Society would like to interview individuals with ties to the sandstone quarry – either those who worked there or had a family member who worked there. Interviews are being planned to begin in September or October. ● By My Lantern’s Light is 3-5 p.m. Oct. 21 and 22 at the Cleveland Avenue Cemetery. Tours will start every 15 minutes. Tours are $5 with ages 5 and under free and are paid the day of at the cemetery. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please join us at Cleveland Avenue Cemetery 590 Cleveland Avenue, Amherst Ohio 44001. Additional parking is at St. Paul Lutheran Church 115 Central Drive, Amherst, OH 44001. ● 1930s Living History is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave. It will include 1930s games, music and pastimes, hobo jungle and culture, kids’ activities, a soup kitchen (for a donation), blacksmith shop and the Village buildings will be open for tours.
Amherst HisWorkshop torical Society Players For more information or to register for a program, call (440) 988-7255 or email office@amhersthistoricalsociety.org. ● The Amherst Histori-
The Awning Company, with Workshop Players, presents “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Pat Price. The play follows drama
critic Mortimer Brewster, who can’t believe his eyes when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunt’s window seat. His second shock comes when he learns that they believe it was a merciful act to kill him! Two sweet little old ladies with a penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police add up to one thing: Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy that audiences like to see again and again. Join us in the laughter. Cast: Jarred Nichols, Holly Nichols, June Lang, Miki Kopocs, Brad Sales, Jonathan McCleery, Kevin Boland, Susan Wagner, Michael Attali, Keith Joe Dick and John Hnat. Performances are November 9, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 7:30 p.m. with 3 p.m. matinees on November 12, 19. Doors open 45 minutes before show time. Tickets are $18.50 (includes all fees.) Group rates are available. Tickets online at workshopplayers.org or by calling the Box Office at 440-634-0472.
Herrick Memorial Library
● READ to PUTTER: Thursdays @ 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. - Putter, our friendly therapy dog, will visit the
HALLOWEEN ACROSS 1. Down in the dumps 5. Letter-writing friend 8. Trampled 12. Hokkaido people 13. D. H. Lawrence’s “____ and Lovers” 14. Near the wind, archaic 15. Mideast ruler 16. Hipbones 17. *Pumpkin, e.g. 18. *”The ____”, movie 20. Jackson 5 member 21. Twinings product 22. ___ canto (singing style) 23. Appetite whetter 26. Chucking 30. Pilot’s announcement, acr. 31. Short sock 34. Kuwaiti leader 35. Dapper 37. “____ the ramparts ...” 38. Origami bird 39. Popular picnic side 40. Weary walk 42. Often precedes “whiz” 43. Larry of Oracle 45. Most idle 47. Napkin holder 48. Gamy, alt. sp. 50. *What witches’ brew does in 52 across 52. *”Eye of newt and toe of frog” holder 55. Shell-less gastropod, pl. 56. Siren’s song, e.g. 57. A Flock of Seagulls’ hit (2 words) 59. Ottoman title 60. Type of mine passage 61. Head of family 62. Aid in crime 63. *World’s largest Halloween Parade location, acr. 64. Bulgarian or Serb DOWN 1. Ovine utterance 2. Margarita fruit 3. Windows alternative in computers 4. “Europa ____” movie (1990) 5. Disease in Philip Roth’s “Nemesis” 6. Licorice-like flavor 7. Future atty.’s exam
8. *Michael Jackson’s spooky classic 9. Disorderly retreat 10. M lange 11. “Silent Spring” subject, acr. 13. Make ill 14. Subsequently 19. Settle a debt 22. Contrary conjunction 23. End of “incense” 24. In the least (2 words) 25. Birth-related 26. Group of cows 27. JPEG data 28. “To the ____,” or “to a great extent” 29. Roll out the red carpet 32. *Kandy ____ 33. Romanian money
Herrick Memorial Library every Thursday to listen to your child read. This is a wonderful way for children to practice their reading skills. Please call the Library (440-647-2120) to sign up your child for a 15-minute time slot to read to Putter. ● Fiber Arts Group First Tuesday of Each Month @ 1:00-3:00 PM Do you enjoy knitting/ crocheting/needlepoint/ embroidery? Join this newly formed group at the Herrick Memorial Library and work on your projects in the company of fellow fiber enthusiasts. Not interested in fiber arts but still want to come for the company? We’ll also have coloring sheets available to occupy your time. ● STORY TIMES Through October 26. There is still time to register your child for the Herrick Memorial Library’s story times. Introduce your child to the love of books and reading by attending one of our story programs. Join us for stories, songs and other activities designed to develop language, literacy and social skills your child needs for school success. Register by calling 440-647-2120. Baby Story Times: ages birth to 2-yrs.with an adult Wednesdays at 10:30 Family Story Times: ages 2-1/2 to 5-yrs. with an adult. Mondays: 6:00 PM, Tuesdays: 10:30 AM, Wednesdays: 11:30 AM
Oberlin Heritage Center
● Trivia Night is Nov. 10. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the contest at 6 p.m. at First Church UCC in Oberlin. Round up a team of players, or come on your own, and test your knowledge of pop culture particulars, historical minutia, geographic oddities, animal anomalies, and more. Kurt G. Sarringhaus is returning as our premier sponsor and Kevin and Max Greenwood are returning as our MCs. Pricing: $20 for adults ($18 with membership) $15 for kids ($13 with membership) Also enjoy our Early Bird special of $5 off per adult or $4 per kid if you and your teammates register before Friday, November 3 Team captains can register their whole team at
once or advise their players to register themselves. We’ll be in touch with the Captains as soon as they register. Teams this year will be limited to 8 adults, whether they’re playing or not. (Kids under 18 years old don’t count toward the team limit but still need to register.)
Library Trustees regular meetings
● Oberlin Public Library Board of Trustees will meet 5 p.m. Nov. 9. The meeting is open to the public. ● Amherst Public Library Board of Trustees will beet 5:45 p.m. Nov. 13. The meeting is open to the public
Amherst Public Library
For more information, or to register for programs visit amherstpubliclibrary. org or call (440) 9884230. ● Fall Storytimes have been extended by two weeks. Toddler Tales (ages 2-3) are 10 a.m. Mondays Preschool (ages 3-5) are 11:15 a.m. Mondays Waddlers Storytime (up to 2 years old) is 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Afternoon storytime for ages 2-6 are 1:15 p.m. Thursdays. ● Local author Sheldon Higdon will give a talk and sign copies of his book “The Eerie Brothers and The Witches of Autumn,” a middle-grade horror novel at 6:30 p.m. tonight. Copies of his book will be available for purchase. ● Drop off new or gently used craft supplies to Community Room A during library hours from Oct. 23-27. The Craft supply swap will be open to the public 1-4 p.m. Oct. 28. Please bring a canned good or nonperishable food item to benefit a local food bank. Donation of supplies to the swap is not required, but those who donated will have a first chance to “shop” the swap from 12-1 p.m. ● Adult Coloring is 6:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Supplies will be provided, along with a variety of coloring page options for all skill levels, and tea and cocoa to sip on. This program is intended for ages 14 and older.
36. *Stephenie Meyer’s vampire saga 38. Relinquished 40. Spinning toy 41. Gin plus lime cordial 44. Chip dip 46. *”Monster Mash” words, e.g. 48. Tasteless and flashy 49. Gold-related 50. Spill the beans 51. Yorkshire river 52. Kin group 53. Word of mouth 54. California wine valley 55. R&R destination 58. *All Saints’ Day mo.
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Practice writing in runes. Rewrite each of the following words with runes. Then spell each of your spelling words in runes!
The most ferocious Viking warriors were called Berserkers. (That’s where the phrase “going berserk” comes from.) Standards Link: Language Arts: Vocabulary: Understand the origins and meaning of words in English.
Long ago, a people called Vikings lived in what is now Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Rocks and thin soil In 1016, a Viking became king of England. His name was King Cnut. He was a wise ruler who brought peace.
made it difficult for Vikings to grow crops or raise animals for food. The people were often hungry.
I put the king back in Viking!
Viking men built ships and sailed to England and France. There they attacked towns, robbed them of food and took prisoners. Sometimes they stayed and took over the towns. At one time, the Vikings ruled most of what is now England and the Normandy area of France.
Some Vikings even tried to live in America. In 1002 (more than 400 years before Columbus), a Viking called Leif (pronounced “leaf”) Ericson landed with a group of people and set up a village in North America. They stayed about two years. Difficult conditions forced them to leave. Standards Link: History: Explain the aims, obstacles and accomplishments of the explorers.
Give yourself a point for each word you translate into runes.
How many silly things can you find in this bunch of Berserkers?
The letters in the Viking alphabet are called runes. The word rune means secret in their language. Use the runes to find out why the letters were called secret.
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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Newspaper Time Travel
Select three pages from the newspaper. Be sure each page is from a different section. Recreate each page as if it was written in Viking times.
Standards Link: History: Detect different historical points of view.
You have probably seen comic strips or movies that show Viking helmets with horns. But most Viking experts doubt that Viking helmets actually had horns. Can you find the two Vikings that are identical?
11-15 Words: WORD WARRIOR 16 -25 Words: TOTALLY BERSERK! Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Answer questions based on information in text.
Search through the newspaper to find: • Something a Viking might have had. • Something ferocious. • Something that means the opposite of ferocious. Standards Link: Language Arts/Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
This animal was brought along on many Viking sea journeys. If the captain of the ship lost his way, he would let this animal go. It always headed toward land, showing the 18 19 Vikings which way to go. A Viking ship 17 1 often had a flag with this animal’s picture. What was it? Connect the dots and use 16 the runes to find out. 2
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SCORE: Write 5-10 Words: JUNIOR VIKING
BERSERKERS VIKING CNUT S U B M U L O C M E RUNES S R E K R E S R E B SECRET HORNS Y H E L M E T S S S FRANCE M L F E C E G T E N SYMBOL B O I R C N O N T R HELMETS O S E T I N U H E O STONE COLUMBUS L T L K E R A T E H B L I O S E V R U C CURVES LOST R V S E R L E I F K LEIF Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical SOIL words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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This week’s word:
BERSERK
The adjective berserk means to go wild or act out of control. Jason went berserk opening his birthday presents, ripping the paper to shreds. Use the word berserk in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.
ExplorerReport
Pretend you are a news reporter on a trip with a group of explorers. Write a news report about what you are exploring. Be sure to tell who, what, when, where, why and how.