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County gets $927,000 grant for seniors DAVE O’BRIEN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

The Ohio Department of Aging has approved its application for a $927,000 grant that will assist senior citizens in Lorain County with food, housing and other social services, the Board of Commissioners learned Friday. It also learned that one of the top advocates for senior LAUREN citizens KSIAZEK in county government is in her last week on the job after taking a new position elsewhere. The one-time Healthy Aging Grant was made possible through federal funding to the state of Ohio for distribution to each Ohio county, Deputy County Administrator Karen Perkins said earlier this week. Perkins submitted the application for the funding, which she said can be used to help Lorain County senior citizens with food, housing, mental health services, community and living conditions, and social connectedness. Lauren Ksiazek, executive director of the Lorain County Office on Aging, said in an email that she was “so pleased that our county government made this a priority to pursue and secure for older adult residents in Lorain County. “The Healthy Aging Grants are a new line item in the Ohio Department of Aging’s biennium budget, aimed at supporting older adults across Ohio by supporting local services and initiatives,” she wrote. “These dollars, amounting to approximately $927,000 for Lorain County, will go towards initiatives such as food assistance, housing assistance, internet access and digital literacy, and other evidence-based programming designed to support older adults as they age in their community.” Ksiazek wrote that she has been in contact with county officials about her recommendations and insights “into this important opportunity to support older adults in Lorain County.” “I am very appreciative of AGING PAGE A2

Cemetery walk brings history back to life OWEN MACMILLAN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

AMHERST — Dozens gathered in small groups and toured the Cleveland Avenue Cemetery this weekend, but their experience was more educational than spooky. “By My Lantern’s Light” tours through the cemetery were hosted by the Amherst Historical Society and neighboring St. Paul Lutheran Church on Oct. 21 and 22 Actors waited throughout the cemetery, standing beside the gravestone of prominent figures in Amherst and local area history who found their final resting place on Cleveland Avenue. As small groups arrived at each site, the actors would embody the deceased, sharing their story and how they came to live in and shape the area. “Our people love to portray the characters,” Amherst Historical Society Executive Director Sandy Kaiser said. “They really get into the stories, they study … they are interested in acting in a small way, but also imparting history.” While the stories were not scary several of them were tragic, like the story of Jacob Herwig shared by Tim Branscum. “Mine is really a tearjerker, I try to hit them in their feelings,” Branscum said. Branscum told the story of Herwig, a German immigrant who came to own a farm only miles from the Cleveland Avenue Cemetery in the 1840s. Tragedy struck Herwig and his family on July 26, 1863, when

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MAIN: Tom Jewell portrays Clayton Engle during the Amherst Historical Society’s “By My Lantern’s Light” cemetery walk.

ABOVE: Norman Brydon Miller portrays his own ancestor, Joseph Richardson Miller, during the Amherst Historical Society’s tour of the Cleveland Avenue Cemetery in Amherst on Sunday, Oct. 22. seven members of Herwig’s family were killed in a drowning incident in Beaver Creek while taking their horse-drawn carriage to church. Branscum’s eyes grew dewy as he relayed the story as if it truly had happened to him. He even delved into the history that followed the tragic deaths, explaining that generations of

retelling of the story had warped and confused the details. “I just enjoy sharing the history of North Amherst and our town,” Branscum said. “It’s good that people are remembering.” Kaiser said that it was the enthusiasm with which volunteers like Branscum embraced the event that made it special. “(Branscum) was on YouTube

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all week learning how to do a German accent,” Kaiser said. “He came over to the office one day and he said ‘I want to practice my CEMETERY PAGE A4

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OBITUARIES Mary Margaret Sliman Mary Margaret Sliman, 100, died peacefully Monday, October 16, 2023 at Belvedere Assisted Living in Westlake. Hempel Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Frederick ‘Fred’ Henceroth, Jr. Frederick ‘Fred’ Henceroth, Jr., 90, of Amherst, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023, following a long and full life. Hempel Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Eucharistic Miracles to visit St. Joseph Parish STAFF REPORT

AMHERST – A traveling Eucharistic Miracles Display will visit St. Joseph Parish Nov. 5-17. The exhibit features the Eucharistic Miracles chronicled by Blessed Carlo Acutis, an English-born Italian Catholic youth who documented Eucharistic miracles and apparitions around the world on his website. He died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006. The exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, except for during Mass from 4-5 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to noon Sundays. St. Joseph Parish is at 200 St. Joseph Drive, Amherst. On Nov. 14 at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 333 S. Lake St., South Amherst, there will be a day of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following 8 a.m. Mass. A time of contemporary praise and worship music with the band Sanctuary will be at 7 p.m., and the evening will conclude with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and closing. On Nov. 17 at St. Joseph Parish, there will be a day of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following 9 a.m. Mass. Guest speaker former radio host Trapper Jack will present “Eucharist: A Challenging Truth to Swallow” at 7 p.m. along with Taize Vespers presented by St. Joseph and St. Peter music ministries. The evening will conclude with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and closing. For more information, contact St. Joseph Parish at (440) 988-2848.

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FROM A1 their support and action to secure these critical dollars,” she wrote. It was also revealed publicly at Friday’s Board of Commissioners meeting that Ksiazek is leaving for another opportunity. In the same email to The Chronicle-Telegram with her remarks on the grant, Ksiazek said she has submitted her resignation and that her final day on the job is Oct. 27. “It has been an absolute pleasure to serve this organization for the past 13 years, with the last six as the executive director,” she wrote. “I wish the organization and my successor nothing but success in the future. I have resigned to pursue another opportunity, in the aging network.” Commissioner Michelle Hung, a Republican, said at Friday’s meeting that she “wanted to thank and recognize” Ksiazek for her hard work and “wonderful job,” including leading the transition from the Office on Aging’s cramped former location in the county’s Gateway Complex to its new location at 534 S. Abbe Road in Elyria.

Recycled benches donated to Avon’s Every Child’s Playground OWEN MACMILLAN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

Every Child’s Playground in Avon has some new sustainable decor after Avon-based Canvus donated nine of its recycled benches in conjunction with PPG Paints. The benches are made through Canvus’ process of salvaging and reusing decommissioned wind turbines to turn them into visually striking benches, tables and other outdoor furniture. “We are so excited to have Canvus,” Avon Economic Development Director Pam Fechter said. “When I first met them, I was just amazed. “That’s a pretty big burden on society, those wind turbines. So to have somebody here find a use for them … it’s such a creative artistic concept for taking something out of a landfill.” Canvus moved to its Moore Road location in Avon in 2022. Ryan Funk, managing director of business development for the company, said it has had a good relationship with the city. “We have been working with Avon for about a year (on) getting products into Every Child’s Playground,” Funk said. “Obviously it’s a fantastic playground, and knowing they would fit in really well with the art and sustainability and fun nature of our products would be a great fit.” The company was started three years ago in an effort to help the wind power industry find a better way to dispose of its used turbines. Funk said the industry disposes of between 5,000 to 8,000 turbine blades every year, either due to wear or to be replaced with larger blades. “It’s kind of been a well-kept secret that’s becoming more and more public, the issue of the wind blades,” he said. “The blades themselves are massive and they’re made of fiberglass and resin. So they are extremely durable, which leads to a lack of sustainable recycling options.” Historically, the used blades had been disposed of by burning them and turning the ash into concrete or simply by being buried in a landfill. Canvus turns the highly durable carbon-fiber blades into a combination of art and seating. “Being able to upcycle these, with the material being so valuable and durable, the communities we put these products into are ecstatic about the lack of maintenance and not having to replace them every three to five years,” Funk said. “Being able to reimagine these blades into what we call “functional art” and giving them new life in the community is so cool.” Each piece is made by the 25 craftsmen at Canvus’ Avon workshop. In a ceremony on Thursday, the city accepted the donation, after the benches were installed over the

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A Canvus bench painted by Cleveland artist Lacy Talley and donated by Canvus and PPG to the city of Avon. previous week. “It’s fabulous, it’s really a great thing to be a part of,” Fechter said. “It shows how it can touch different lives and what better sales representation for them than to be able to say ‘yeah, just go down the road to the city park and look at the work we can do.’” Two of the benches are custompainted pieces called PAR, or “primed and ready,” by Canvus. “Artists create those portraits,” Funk said. “We bring them from across the country to our Avon studio and PPG provides all the paint and we give them free rein to create what they want.” The two painted benches in Avon were done by Cleveland artists Lisa Quine and Lacy Talley. Canvus is working to bring its products to parks across the area;

another new Willow bench was unveiled in Bay Village’s Huntington Reservation the same day, but donating them to the city that has welcomed the company is special, Funk said. “Avon made products going back into the community, it’s a good story,” he said. “... To be able to see (our work) live and in its natural habitat which is parks and playground and schools, and in Avon, there is such a sense of pride.” Both the city and Canvus agreed their partnership is far from finished and Fechter said even the Every Child’s Playground project could continue. “What we would really like to do is get some of our own local artists and eventually have them paint some of the other benches that don’t have murals already,” Fechter said.

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Amherst’s Witches Wednesday back for second year LAUREN HOFFMAN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

AMHERST — Downtown streets were cloaked in darkness and sparkles as witches descended upon Amherst’s bars and alleys for the second annual Witches Wednesday. Hosted by Judy Recknagel and Peggy Sinibaldi of the Mermaid’s Tale and 5 Points Tavern, respectively, the event Wednesday evening was born out of a love for Halloween and small businesses. “I wanted to do something that would be fun but also help out small businesses and this idea just kind of came up,” Recknagel says. “It has been going great and it has been wonderful to see all the witches come through.” While last year’s event was limited to just decorat-

ing a witch’s hat, Recknagel and Sinibaldi announced earlier this year that a first, second and third prize in the costume category would also be up for grabs. “We had so many people dress up last year that we knew we had to make it a category this year,” she said. “It is just awesome to see this event grow and we can’t wait for next year already.” With 45 preregistered witches and many more joining in on the fun, over 200 witches and their families took to the streets to celebrate. Additionally, the Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA), where people could buy opencontainer alcoholic beverages, was put into effect for the event — a change that both business owners and visitors said they enjoyed.

“The DORA has really been wonderful,” says Sinibaldi. “We have been having a lot of people buying DORA cups so much so that we had to purchase more stickers so we could continue to sell them.” The event culminated in a gathering outside Cole’s Public House, where hopeful witches waited for their turn in front of the judges. “It is just really, really fun,” guest judge Kim Haney said. “I dig my special parking spot and it has been really cool to see everyone dress up and participate.” Haney also thanked participating businesses for their donations to the prize baskets in the hat and costume categories. “I love that we are able to support small businesses with this event and it is so awesome to see everyone’s decorations.”

Halloween activities around Lorain County Amherst Township Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. Halloween parade, 2:30 p.m. lineup; 3 p.m. start at South Amherst Middle School, 152 W. Main St., South Amherst. The route will go east from the school on Main Street and turn onto North Lake Street to the soccer field. Amherst Trick-or-treat, 11-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. Amherst costume contest and annual Halloween parade, registration starts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at 480 Park Ave., Amherst. Judging will start promptly at 4 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the costume contest will be held at the Amherst Fire Station, 414 Church St., Amherst. Prizes available from Studio Q Photography, Sugar Buzz, Olde Town Pizza, Kiedrowski’s Bakery, Hot Dog Heaven and Amherst Cinema. The annual Halloween parade begins immediately following the costume contest. In case of inclement weather, the parade will be canceled. Avon Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Avon Lake Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Carlisle Township Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Columbia Township Trick-or-treat, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Elyria Trick-or-treat, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Grafton Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Kipton Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. LaGrange Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Halloween Fair, family-friendly spooktacular event brings back the haunted walking trail, train rides, food booths, games and more. Tickets are limited and available by presale only. Tickets are only $5 per person, with children 3 and younger free. Tickets are available through loraincountymetroparks.com/Halloween, by calling (440) 458-5121, or 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Carlisle Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Road, LaGrange. Hours are 4:30-10 p.m. (parking gates close at 9:30 p.m.) Event dates are: Fri., Oct. 27; Sat., Oct. 28. Family friendly trail is 4:30-6:30 p.m.; spooky trail is 7-10 p.m. Lorain Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. New Russia Township Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 Tuesday, Oct. 31. North Ridgeville Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Tots Trick or Treat, starting at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at North Ridgeville City Hall, 7307 Avon Belden Road. March in a parade and receive a treat.

Pre-register at the city of North Ridgeville website under the Parks and Rec link. www.nridgeville.org. Ages 5 and younger. Registration is required. Oberlin Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 Tuesday, Oct. 31. Halloween parade starting 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Oberlin College Mudd Library parking lot, ends at Tappan Square. Events at Tappan Square include the Oberlin High School Marching Band, cider, doughnuts, treats, a magician, balloon animals and more. Rochester Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Sheffield Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Traditional checkpoint for candy, 7-9 p.m. at the Sheffield Fire Department, 4340 Colorado Ave., Sheffield. Sheffield Lake Trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Traditional checkpoint for candy, 7-9 p.m. at the Sheffield Fire Department, 4340 Colorado Ave., Sheffield. Vermilion Trick-or-treat in Vermilion is Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Wellington Downtown Trick or Treat, 10:30-noon Saturday, Oct. 28, in the village square. Additional vendors, games, and contests 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Events will be held in the Town Hall if inclement weather.

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Jenny Arntz named Ohio Main Street Director of the Year STAFF REPORT

During its annual meeting Heritage Ohio named Jenny Arntz of Wellington as its Main Street Director of the Year. Arntz, the executive director of Main Street Wellington, was recogJENNY nized ARNTZ for the accomplishment on Friday in Dayton. Heritage Ohio is the state’s official historic preservation organization and also oversees the Main Street program. Patti Young of the Main Street Wellington Board of Directors nominated Arntz for the award, calling her instrumental in the organization’s work to promote, celebrate and preserve Wellington. Arntz has been the head of the organization since 2015. “(Arntz) inherited a successful Main Street program that had lost its heart,” Young wrote in her nomina-

tion. “Her ability to befriend people, listen to complaints and praises, organize the office and step up and get whatever needed to be done, done was nothing short of amazing.” In her nomination letter, Young touted Arntz’s work on Wellington’s 2018 bicentennial, assisting film crews that traveled to the village in 2021 and 2022 and myriad fundraisers and business promotions. Recently, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce ceased operations and Arntz led Main Street in adopting and maintaining many of the programs and events the chamber had run. “For her tenacious determination and her love for her hometown Wellington, Jenny should be recognized and applauded for the organization she has fostered and grown,” Young said. “She has advanced the Main Street program with her fertile, creative mind and her ability to juggle lots of activities and responsibilities successfully.” There are 20 official Main Street programs and 32 “affiliate” programs in Ohio, and more than 200 across the country.

Wellington man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 Capitol breach STAFF REPORT

A 22-year-old Wellington man pleaded guilty Oct. 19 to a single felony count of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers for his actions in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In a plea agreement with prosecutors, Clifford Mackrell admitted to assaulting a U.S. Capitol police officer in Washington while rioters were CLIFFORD disrupting a joint MACKRELL session of U.S. Congress convened to certify the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Mackrell was arrested in Wellington by the FBI on March 16, 2021. According to court documents, Mackrell traveled from his home to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Jan. 6 political rally at the Ellipse. At the rally, Mackrell wore a red shirt covered by a heavy

blue-toned, striped jacket and heavy tan-colored gloves. He also carried a black backpack and donned a gas mask. Following the speeches, he marched to the Capitol. Around 2:30 p.m., Mackrell positioned himself on the front line of rioters on the west front of the U.S. Capitol building. While on the front line of rioters, he engaged with and assaulted law enforcement officers from both the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department who were on a line attempting to hold back the mob. At 2:30 p.m., Mackrell pushed back barricades with other rioters, forcing law enforcement to abandon its line and retreat closer to the Capitol building to form a new protective line without the use of barricades. While there, between 2:28 p.m. and 2:35 p.m., Mackrell engaged in multiple assaults and unlawful conduct, which included striking and pushing officers who were engaged in and assisting officers of the United States in the performance of official duties. Mackrell attempted to push an MPD officer, then successfully struck and pulled down the officer’s

gas mask as the officer tried to help hold a line against rioters. In his plea agreement, Mackrell admitted that when he struck the officer and pulled down the officer’s gas mask, he knew the officer was engaged in the performance of official duties. In another instance, Mackrell helped push a piece of what appeared to be plywood into a line of officers, pushing them off the protective line. When the plywood fell, another rioter pushed an officer to the ground. Mackrell then physically confronted other law enforcement officers on the front line by pushing them. Clifford Mackrell is scheduled to be sentenced on March 5, 2024. Mackrell’s father, Michael Mackrell, 41, also of Wellington, was also charged for his actions in the Jan. 6 insurrection. He was charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon. His case is still pending.

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Tim Branscum points to the grave of Jacob Herwig, who he portrayed in the Amherst Historical Society's "By My Lantern's Light" cemetery walk at Cleveland Avenue Cemetery in Amherst.

CEMETERY FROM A1 German accent. ’” Kaiser said another group of volunteers was also crucial to the event; students in Marion L. Steele Amherst High School history teacher Emily Marty’s class. “Marty gets her students involved in a lot of our different events,” Kaiser said. “They do a variety of things, like here they carry the lanterns. They just pitch in, they’ve (also)

been really instrumental in the Amherst Sandstone Village.” The historical society has held an event around Halloween for years, but only moved the event to Cleveland Avenue Cemetery two years ago. With the help of all its volunteers, Kaiser said the historical society will continue to explore interesting ways to keep the history of Amherst alive.

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LMRE breaks ground on new Spencer headquarters STAFF REPORT

Lorain-Medina Rural Electric recently broke ground on its new headquarters. The new headquarters will be in the Spencer Industrial Park, an economic development project on Spencer Road (state Route 301) on property owned by the cooperative in Medina County, according to a news release. “The LMRE board and management have been working hard over the last several years to make this

project a reality not just for our employees, but our members as well,” LMRE President and CEO Ed VanHoose said. “This building, and the Spencer Industrial Park as a whole, is such an important step towards improving the quality of life of all of those in our communities. It was an exciting opportunity to share in the groundbreaking with so many people who have stuck with this project over the years and helped bring it to life.” Work was originally slated to start in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the project. The new space will accommodate

a growing workforce and operational needs, as well as a payment dropbox and meeting space. LMRE has outgrown its current headquarters in Wellington, originally built in the early 1950s, according to the release. The Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative is a nonprofit electric distribution cooperative serving about 16,000 customers in Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Medina and Wayne counties. It maintains about 1,500 miles of underground and overhead lines as well as 15 substations. LEGALS

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Kendal marks 25 years of Ruby Jones scholarship LAUREN HOFFMEN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

Members of the Oberlin community came together Tuesday at Kendal at Oberlin to celebrate 25 years of the Ruby N. Jones Community Scholarship Fund. Created in 1998 as the Oberlin Community Scholarship Fund, Jones’ influence on the program was apparent right away. “Ms. Ruby, as we called her, was really the leading lady behind the project,” said Nancy MacRae, a resident at Kendal and Board of Directors member. “What started as a program at her church quickly grew throughout the community with Ruby leading the charge.” The scholarship is designed to provide need-based financial support to capable college-based students residing within the Oberlin City Schools district with the belief that post-secondary education can enhance their opportunities. “What makes this scholarship program so important is it is not for the students at the top of the class or the students at the bottom who need the push to continue, but rather it is for the students in between,” said Brittany Lovett, vice chair for the committee and

great-niece to Jones. “Through working with the Oberlin School district, (Jones) noticed these students that had the potential to continue education but needed the funds to do so and she moved to make that happen,” Lovett said. The first student awarded a scholarship was Randy Weitzel, who went on to graduate with a degree in criminal justice. Since its beginning 25 years ago, the Ruby N. Jones Community Scholarship Fund has been able to provide more than 70 scholarships and raised more than $450,000. Julian Cross, a 2021 graduate of Oberlin High School, is a past recipient of the scholarship. “The Ruby N. Jones scholarship has been able to make my dream possible and has helped cover the remaining of my college expenses so I am at college for free,” he said. “That was one of the biggest things for me, getting scholarships so I can go to college and the Ruby N. Jones scholarship has made that possible.” The scholarship fund is also unique in that it works primarily on community donations. “When we started in 1998, all the money that we were able to raise for the scholarships came

LAUREN HOFFMAN | The Community Guide

Nancy MacRae, resident of Kendal at Oberlin and scholarship board member honored 2023 recipients of the Ruby N. Jones Community Scholarship during a 25 year celebration event Oct. 23. from donations, and today, in 2023, that is still our leading cause,” said MacRae. “This year we were able to give out four $5,000 scholarships which will be distributed to our students over the course of four years.” The four students awarded the scholarship in 2023 are Audrey

Halstead, Phillippa Brandt, Kevyn Steen and Kennedy Smith. Each mentor will also be provided with a mentor from the scholarship fund board to help through their college process. Students interested in applying for the scholarship can do so by visiting MsRubyScholarship.org.

Applicants must be residents of the Oberlin School District. Those interested in donating to the scholarship fund can do so through either the Community Foundation or the committee’s annual letter fundraiser in November.

Wellington Neighborhood Alliance gets $1M Board of donation from Stocker Foundation Education CARISSA WOYTACH THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

seeking new board member

Neighborhood Alliance is more than halfway to its $10 million funding goal for upgrades and renovations to its buildings and The Wellington school programs, thanks to a $1 board is seeking to fill a million pledge from the vacancy after board President Stocker Foundation. Jessica Reynolds resigned. The Stocker Foundation According to a news announced the allocation release from Amy Sword, Oct. 18 toward the nonschools communications profit’s Child and Famcoordinator, Reynolds is ily Services Continuum moving to Columbus folof Care, which includes lowing a promotion with her programs to close gaps in employer, Columbia Gas. early childhood education Her resignation was effective in Lorain County. Oct. 18. Patricia O’Brien, execuThe board is set to begin tive director of the Stocker interviews for the vacant seat Foundation, said the gift is soon and is required to have the largest the foundation CARISSA WOYTACH | The Community Guide a replacement within 30 days has allocated in the past 43 Stocker Foundation Executive Director Patricia O’Brien, left, presented Neighborhood Alliance of the vacancy occurring. years, and marks the 55th Executive Director Alicia Foss, right, with a check for $1 million to fund renovations and expansion The new member will serve grant given to Neighboracross the nonprofit’s properties and programs on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. until Jan. 1. hood Alliance. “If the appointed member Neighborhood Alliance timillion-dollar expansion community gymnasium. nonprofit’s transformaOver the years, Neighdesires to continue serving, Executive Director Alicia to the Haven Center. Once With the Stocker Fountion, Wednesday’s anborhood Alliance and the he or she must run in the next Foss said the main focus of complete, the J-shaped dation’s gift, Neighbornouncement was also to Stocker Foundation have general election,” Sword said the six phases of projects space will add about 20 hood Alliance has raised build awareness about the evolved in their missions in the news release. “Those across the nonprofit’s additional beds with a lay$5.6 million of its total. ongoing projects and the but have continued their interested in serving on the buildings and programs out better accommodating Other donors include the “best practice vision” to partnership, O’Brien said. Wellington Exempted Vilis to support work for families with children. cities of Lorain and Elyria, address homelessness and The Stocker Foundalage School District Board families in the county — The Rising Titans Lorain County Commisother community needs tion’s grant focuses include of Education should contact from the addition at Haven Collaborative, a partnersioners, Neighborhood Neighborhood Alliance is early literacy, student Superintendent … Edward Center to investing in an ship with United Way of Alliance’s Board of Trustworking toward. engagement, school imWeber.” expansion of its Cityview Greater Lorain County and ees and staff, Nord Fam“When we talk about provement and removing Weber can be contacted building to have space for Lorain Schools, provides ily Foundation, Nordson this, this is not an ‘if’ this barriers to academic sucthe Rising Titans Collabprogramming and resourcCorp. Foundation, Nordhappens but a ‘when’ this by mail at 305 Union St., cess. A cursory glance at orative. es for families in Lorain son Corp. employees and happens,” O’Brien said. Wellington, OH 44090 or by Neighborhood Alliance’s The nonprofit serves with children ages 5 and the Turco family. “So if 2025 is the year that email at eweber@welling services may not immeabout 1,500 children younger. The collaborative Neighborhood Alliance it’s all going to be comtonvillageschools.org. diately seem to coincide, annually between its is housed at 3835 Clifton also received allocations in pleted, what do we have but digging deeper — in Under Ohio law, people Ave., next to Neighborthe state’s 2022 budget. to do as a community to particular, surrounding the shelter, early intervention serving on Ohio school program, Help Me Grow hood Alliance’s childcare O’Brien said while the make sure that happens? work at the Haven Center boards must be district resihome visits, child care space, but a planned adStocker Foundation’s Because there are a lot of and children at the sheldents, registered voters in the center and Rising Titans dition to the building will gift is to support the people who need help.” ter — shows how the pair district and at least age 18. Collaborative. give it its own offices and dovetail together, O’Brien “When we look at what other amenities. said. the families went through Foss hoped it would also “This is not just a capital during the pandemic and help eliminate wait lists for campaign that’s very how the kids were being the nonprofit’s programs. bricks and mortar, this is a educated and the way in By 2025 Neighborhood very transformational kind which the kids experienced Alliance expects to have of project where you start being in the shelter and spent about $10.2 milto track these kids who the trauma that comes lion between six different may be 3 years old when along with that and havphases of renovations and they are here, do they ing maybe a family of additions to its properties. enter kindergarten ready BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETING DATES five with mom and three Those projects include to learn, ready to read? school-age kids and an the already completed How do we track them at ALL MEETINGS WILL BE infant all in one room, Nutrition Kitchen at 265 third grade? Do they keep Live Streamed @ http://oberlinoh.swagit.com/live trying to do three separate Washington Ave., Elyria; those gains? And then we (classes) or virtual learning expanding the Haven know at third grade that’s OCTOBER 26, 2023 .......ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS – 4:00 P.M. – a great predictor if you can with the baby crying in the Center and rehabbing its To Hear an application for side yard variance for a background,” Foss said. dorm rooms; the addition read on grade level at third proposed deck at 228 Shipherd Circle “That being their experiat Cityview for Rising grade, likely you’re going ence of being in the shelter Titans Collaborative and to graduate from high NOVEMBER 1, 2023 ....PLANNING COMMISSION – 4:30 P.M. – school, not engage in risky and how that impacts their renovations to the second 36 S. PROSPECT STREET* education.” floor and gymnasium at behaviors, all those sorts In early September the Washington Avenue of things,” she said. ”And NOTICE: DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL 775-7203 OR E-MAIL: banderson@cityofoberlin.com Neighborhood Alliance site for offices, a senior this project, at a high level, NOTICE REQUIRED: TWO (2) WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE OF MEETING (48 HOURS) CLERK OF COUNCIL’S OFFICE. broke ground on the mulenrichment program and a that’s what this is about.”

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SPORTS

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Send sports news to news@lcnewspapers.com. Deadline for all submissions is 10 a.m. each Monday. Printed as space is available.

Black River hands Columbia first loss RUSS GIFFORD | The Community Guide

LEFT: Black River’s Blake Hopkins knocks the ball loose from Columbia’s Marco Cirigliano along with Justin Moody. LOWER LEFT: Columbia’s Marco Cirigliiano avoids Black River’s Austin Pamer on his way to the end zone. LOWER RIGHT: Black River’s Jayce Hopek picks up a first down on this run brought down by Columbia’s Jacob Sanders (1) and Marco Cirigliano on Oct. 20.

Firelands shuts out Wellington

ABOVE: Firelands’ Mason Laubaher picks up yardage at Wellington behind blocking by Bryce Adkins and Kevin Williams III. RIGHT: Firelands’ Jim Aunspaw picks up yardage at Wellington. The Falcons won 42-0 against the Dukes on Oct. 20.

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BULLETIN BOARD 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.

Amherst Historical Society

For more information or to register for a program, call (440) 988-7255 or email office@amhersthistoricalsociety.org. ● 1930s Living History is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave. It will include 1930s games, music and pastimes, hobo jungle and culture, kids’ activities, a soup kitchen (for a donation), blacksmith shop and the Village buildings will be open for tours.

Workshop Players

● The Awning Company, with Workshop Players, presents “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Pat Price. The play follows drama critic Mortimer Brewster, who can’t believe his eyes when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunt’s window seat. His second shock comes when 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. ● Auditions announced for “The Dining Room” by AR Gurney. Auditions are 7-9 p.m. Nov. 6-7 at the director’s home, 141 Graybark Lane, Amherst. It is in need of three men and three women. The play is set in the dining room of a well-to-do household. The action involves a mosaic of interrelated scenes. The actors change roles, personalities and ages, portraying little boys to stern grandfathers, giggling teenage girls to Irish housemaids. Each vignette introduces a new set of people and events dovetailing swiftly and smoothly into a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor and abundant humanity. Auditions will consist of readings from the script.

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. Performances will be Jan 25-28; Feb. 2-4. For more info, contact the director, Dave Stacko at 440-984-2002 or georg es_12@hotmail.com

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.

Avon/Avon Lake Republican Club

The Avon/Avon Lake Republican Club will host Bob Frantz at 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Knights of Columbus Ragan Hall, 1783 Moore Rd. Frantz is a conservative news commentator, radio and TV personality. Refreshments are available. Guests are $5.

Amherst Lions The Amherst Lions and Amherst Steele Leo Clubs will host a drive-thru lasagna dinner fundraiser at Amherst Steele High

School from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Dinners are $15 each and include a choice of meat or vegetable lasagna, apple sauce, roll and dessert. Cash or check orders will only be accepted. Proceeds benefit the BackPack Program, providing weekend meals for Amherst students in need, as well as other Lions and Leo community projects. Contact the Amherst Lions with any questions via email at amherstohio lions@gmail.com.

Herrick Memorial Library

● READ to PUTTER: Thursdays @ 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. - Putter, our friendly therapy dog, will visit the Herrick Memorial Library every Thursday to listen to your child read. This is a wonderful way for children to practice their reading skills. Please call the Library (440-647-2120) to sign up your child for a 15-minute time slot to read to Putter. ● Fiber Arts Group First Tuesday of Each Month @ 1:00-3:00 PM Do you enjoy knitting/ crocheting/needlepoint/embroidery? Join this newly formed group at the HerrickMemorial Library and work on your projects in the company of fellow fiber enthusiasts. Not interested in fiber arts but still want

THE 1940s ACROSS 1. Sylvester Stallone’s “____ King” 6. And so forth, abbr. 9. Mongolian desert 13. Uniate church member 14. Additionally 15. Modified “will” 16. Heart surgery prop 17. Remains container 18. Follow 19. *Thor Heyerdahl’s raft 21. *Jackie Robinson’s new team, 1947 23. *Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., born in 1942 24. Animal prod 25. Give a nickname 28. Dwarf buffalo 30. Edible corn part 35. Functions 37. *____ Strip on Mediterranean Sea, 1948 39. Roman goddess, patroness of hunters 40. *Moscow ____ cocktail, created in 1940s 41. Beach souvenir 43. Inspiring horror 44. Not long 46. Home to Bryce Canyon 47. Smoothie bowl flavor 48. Become available (2 words) 50. Links hazard 52. Mozart’s “L’____ del Cairo” 53. Back of the neck 55. Transgression 57. *Carmen of “The Gang’s All Here” 61. *United _____, established 1945 65. Popeye’s sweetie 66. *The BAA and NBL merged, forming this ball org., 1949 68. Battle royal 69. Denigrating statement 70. What divots and divas have in common 71. Audience’s approval 72. Lad’s counterpart 73. Number on a birthday cake 74. Not o’er DOWN 1. Poacher’s trophy 2. “Do ____ others...” 3. Bank claim 4. *1947’s “Here Comes ____

to come for the company? We’ll also have coloring sheets available to occupy your time. ● T-Rex Tea Party Monday, November 6 @ 2:00 PM (No School for Wellington Students) School-age children can join the staff of the Herrick Memorial Party in the library’s Community Room for this fun tea party. Please call to register your child at 440-647-2120 by November 2. ● The Underground Railroad in Ohio Monday, November 6 @ 6:00 PM Author Kathy Schulz will speak about her book ‘The Underground Railroad in Ohio’ and Ohio’s importance in the flight to freedom. Books will be available for purchase and signing after the program. ● Library Board Meeting Tuesday, November 7 is the next Herrick Memorial Library’s Board meeting. The Board will meet in the Library’s Board Room at 10:30 a.m. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome. ● Play and Learn! Tuesday mornings, November 7, 14, 21, &amp; 28 @ 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Children, ages 0-4, and their caregivers can enjoy an unstructured play time with a variety of fun, developmentally, appropriate toys that encourage learning and literacy. This is a great opportunity to learn socialization skills and give the adults a chance to share ‘adult time’ together. No registration is needed. ● Veterans Day Closing: Saturday, November 11 The library will re-open on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1:00 PM. ● Afternoon Book Group Thursday, November 15 @ 2-3 PM The Afternoon Book Group will meet on Thursday, November 15 at 2:00 PM. The Group will be discussing the book ‘Every Good Boy Does Fine’ by Oberlin Grad Jeremy Denk. Adults wishing to join the discussion can borrow a copy of the book at the library. Call the library at 440-647-2120 for more information.

Oberlin Heritage Center

● Trivia Night is 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 par-

Claus” 5. King of the Huns 6. Purse for the red carpet 7. High craggy hill 8. Type of dwelling 9. “The ____ Show” (1976-1980) 10. Yorkshire river 11. Hangover memory? 12. 15th of March 15. Tied the knot 20. *Leopold III of Belgium and Christian X of Denmark, e.g. 22. Acorn producer 24. Common newspaper name 25. *”When I See an Elephant Fly” elephant, 1941 26. Steal a throne 27. Misrepresent 29. *Pearl Harbor location 31. Capital of Latvia 32. Narcotics agent

ticulars, 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.)

Amherst Public Library

For more information, or to register for programs visit amherstpubliclibrary. org or call (440) 988-4230. ● Friends of Amherst Public Library Book Sale The Friends of Amherst Public Library will begin their Fall Book Sale with a pre-sale for members on Thursday, Nov 2 from 3:30pm - 8:30pm. New members may join at this time. Regular hours are on Friday, Nov 3 from 10:00am - 5:00pm and Saturday, Nov 4 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. A large variety of books will be available. Adult hard cover books are $1, paperbacks $0.25 or 5/$1, children’s books are 5/$1 and CDs and DVDs are $0.50. Scanners are allowed on Saturday, Nov 4 only. On Saturday, Nov 4 there will be a Special Bag Book Sale for $3 a bag or $5 for 2 bags that will be provided by the Friends. All funds will help to support the Friends community projects, the Library’s programing, and services. For further information, contact the Library at 440-988-4280. ● 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.

33. *Considered first generalpurpose computer, acr. 34. a.k.a. vampire 36. Espied 38. a.k.a. Daminozide 42. ____ Apso 45. Tornado visual 49. Helicopter landing 51. Coal miners 54. Bear of bamboo forest 56. Brother’s daughter 57. Gangster’s gal 58. Hip bones 59. Barbecued anatomy 60. Birds 61. Part of cathedral 62. Cantina cooker 63. Sans mixers 64. Comedian Meyers 67. *”The ____ Sleep,” 1946

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Pie Pathway

Clem Cornwall brought so many pumpkin pies to the party that he’s having trouble seeing what’s in front of him. Help him find his way to the barn. Standards Link: Solve problems by eliminating possibilities.

Use the code to reveal the punchlines. A = 18 B = 17 C = 16 E = 15 F = 14 H = 13

I = 12 L = 11 M = 10 N=9 O= 8 Q= 7

R=6 S=5 T=4 U=3 W= 2 Y=1

What do you get when you drop a pumpkin?

5 7 3 18 5 13

Bats Search

How many bats can you find on this page?

Are black cats bad luck? 8 9 11 1 14 8 6

Dancing Differences How many differences can you find between these two dancing scarecrows?

10 12 16 15

What fruit do scarecrows like best?

5 4 6 18 2 17 15 6 6 12 15 5 Standards Link: Understand context clues.

Make Ghost Bananas

Al Falfa’ s Orchard Orchestra There are at least 10 things that start with the letter H in the above picture. How many can you find?

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Identify initial sounds in common words. Standards Link: Observe similarities and differences.

Hayley Hayseed’s Hat Sandy Scarecrow’s friend, Hayley Hayseed, left her hat at the party. Read the clues to find her hat.

Hayley’s hat has polka dots, but not big ones. Hayley’s hat has a flower on it. Hayley’s hat doesn’t have any round patches. Her hat’s hatband doesn’t have tripes.

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Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Identify patterns.

Draw three pumpkin shapes on a piece of paper. Look through the newspaper to make three groups of words that rhyme. For example: bats, cats, hats, or room, broom, tomb. Cut the words out and paste the groups in the three pumpkin shapes. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow written directions.

Standards Link: Investigation: Use logic to solve problems.

Scarecrow Smiles In each row, draw the scarecrow face that continues the pattern.

Bats & Cats

BARN BROOM CATS CHIPS CLUES DANCING FARM GHOST HATS HAY PARTY PUMPKIN TOMB TREAT TRICKS

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N R A B R O O M P W Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

This week’s word:

CELEBRATION

The noun celebration means a party or gathering for a holiday or special event. Our team had a big celebration following our last game of the season. Try to use the word celebration in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

Best Halloween Jokes

ANSWER: Because it lifts their spirits!

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use a variety of media.

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HauntedHouse Sleepover

Yikes! You have to spend the night in a creepy haunted house all alone. Find 10 things in the newspaper that you will need to make the night more comfortable for you.

Stuff you’llneed:bananas,chocolatechips, minichocolate chips,whipped cream. 1. Peelthe banana, cut it in half. 2. Push chocolatechipsintothebanana tomakeeyesandamouth. 3. Placea cloudof whippedcream ona plate. 4. Standthebanana intheghostlycloud ontheplate.

Write down your favorite Halloween jokes and mail them to a friend or family member.