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Thursday, May 16, 2019

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BULLETIN BOARD Thursday, May 16 • OBERLIN: “The Life of Dale Chihuly” will be presented at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

Henry Adams, Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History at Case Western Reserve University, will speak. He is working with Chihuly on his biography and will discuss the artist’s life and work in blown glass.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

• AMHERST: The Amherst Rotary will host a “Pizza for Polio” fundraiser from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 at the Steele High School cafetorium.

Proceeds will benefit the Rotary International Polio Fund. Enjoy all-you-can-eat pizza from Papa John’s, Ziggy’s, D’Tutanelli’s, and more.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages five to 12, and free for children under age five. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at the Amherst Party Shop, 275 South Main St. There will also be a 50-50 raffle and Chinese auction.

• LORAIN: The Women’s Business Owners Network will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 at Brew ‘n Stew, 630 Broadway.

The speakers will be owners Mary Fields and Mindy Kay on their vision for Lorain and their ventures. The business spotlight will be Theresa Riddell of the Nelson Agency. Food arrangements are TBD. For more information, email Karen Cheshire at wbonlorain@gmail.com.

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Police from all over Lorain County offer a salute to fallen comrades-in-arms during a memorial service in downtown Elyria.

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• OBERLIN: The last gallery talk of this year’s AMAM in the AM series will be presented at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, May 17 at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, 87 North Main St. Kevin Greenwood, the Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art, will speak. Meet in the central gallery of the museum.

• WELLINGTON: The Wellington Salvation Army Unit will host an open house and free lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, May 17 at 181 East Herrick Ave. in celebration of National Salvation Army Week.

All were silent as a red, white, and blue flag was folded in front of large stone slabs engraved with the names of the dead.

Then police officers from all over the county stepped forward to salute the 19 comrades-in-arms who have fallen in the line of duty since 1881.

The deaths touch every local community, and each May the names are intoned during the Lorain County Police Memorial.

Hundreds gathered May 8 outside the old courthouse in downtown Elyria to pay homage to those whose lives were cut short.

The list begins with Oberlin constable Franklin Stone, who died June 5, 1881. It ends with Elyria Ptl. James Kerstetter, end of watch March 15, 2010.

Keynote speaker Justin Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, talked about the ideals that police safeguard: the right to vote, to peacefully protest, to worship.

“But freedom is also about issues that are smaller in scope: Being able to sit on your porch after a long day’s work, or being able to let your kids play down the street with their friends without fear they will be harassed or injured," he said.

“Remembering is what we are obligated to do, for those who are no longer with us," he added.

"This obligation is even more so

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U.S. District Attorney Justin Herdman offers words of respect for police officers who have died in the line of duty. when it comes to those who have fallen while protecting us.”

And it is also important to remember the families left behind, said Herdman, those for whom weddings, birthdays, and holidays will never be the same.

Domestic violence calls lead to more police deaths than any other type of response, he said, vowing to prosecute anyone caught with firearms after being convicted of domestic violence.

He called that stance "homicide prevention."

An average of nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. That's more than 10 million men and women in the course of a year.

One in three women and one POLICE PAGE A2

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OBITUARIES Russell E. Sooy Sr. Russell Eugene Sooy Sr., 93, of Brighton, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the Cleveland Clinic Hospice Center in Akron.

Born on Nov. 22, 1925, in Penfield, he was the son of the late Stanley and Thalia (nee Devereaux) Sooy. Russell graduated from Penfield High School and then served in the United States Army.

While attending a dance in Penfield, Russell met Laura Matcham and it was love at first sight.

The couple settled in Brighton where they built a home together. Russell worked for and retired from Rigid Tool in Elyria. He was an active member of the Brighton United Methodist Church, helping with the onion ring booth at the Lorain County Fair, attending the men’s breakfasts and couples group. He was very proud of the dedication he took in donating blood for many years.

Russell enjoyed being outside, tending to his lawn, and feeding the hummingbirds, and he also helped mow at the church. An avid sports fan, he enjoyed following the Cleveland Indians and watching golf. Russell and Laura enjoyed traveling and besides going to Florida regularly, had been to almost all 50 states.

Russell was a happy go lucky guy and his family and friends will fondly remember his smile, laugh and hug. The homemade ice cream, a joint effort between he and his wife Laura, will always hold a special place in their memory.

Survivors include his children, Russell (Gladys) Sooy Jr. of Alabama and Carolyn (John) White of Akron; son-in-law, Moti Vaswani; grandchildren Lydia (Mark), Anna (Dennis), Daniel (Bekah), Aaron, Katelyn (Jeremiah), Neeta, Phillip (Sarah), Sarah (Mike); great-grandchildren Olivia, Sophia, Emmalyn, Christopher, Joseph, Derek (Danielle) Cody, Lauraly; great-great-grandchildren Palmer, Colten, and Conner; and sister, Lorna Patt of Canton. Russell was preceded in death by his loving wife of nearly 68 years, Laura Sooy; daughter, Marilyn Vaswani; and siblings Arlene Lampe, Wilma Perry, Ireta Cusumano, and Arthur Sooy.

Friends and family will be received on Saturday, May 18, from 4-7 p.m. at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, 370 South Main St., Wellington.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Brighton United Methodist Church, 51011 State Route 18, Wellington, OH 44090. Online condolences may be expressed at www.norton-eastman funeralhome.com.

Carol N. Brummer

Carol N. Brummer (nee Stilgenbauer), 77, of Amherst, passed away May 9, 2019, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Services were held Saturday, May 11 at Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst. Burial was at Evergreen Cemetery, South Amherst.

Golsten to address LCCC grads STAFF REPORT

Allan Golston, president of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the United States, will be the keynote speaker at Lorain County Community College’s commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 18.

The foundation’s work is focused on ensuring all students – particularly low-income students and students of color – receive a high-quality education that leads to success in college and their careers.

LCCC says it's made remarkable strides toward the same goal, including national recognition in 2018 when the American Association of Community Colleges named the local college first in the nation for excellence in student success.

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POLICE

FROM A1 in four men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner, whether it's slapping, shoving, pushing, or other acts.

To Herdman's point, the NCADV says the presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500 percent.

Nineteen percent of domestic violence involves a weapon.

Golston success work to impact every LCCC student," said LCCC president Marcia Ballinger said.

"From our academic advising redesign to our guided pathway model, we have transformed our institution to one that deeply believes in being 'student ready.'

At every level of our college, we strive to meet each student where they are, regardless of barriers or challenges, and help them succeed.

Everything we do is based on getting students to that finish line

– and much of this work would not have been possible without the support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation."

Golston, who originally joined the foundation in 2000 as the chief financial officer, became president in 2006.

He leads the organization's efforts to advance educational opportunity and student achievement for early learning, K-12, and postsecondary students.

LCCC’s commencement ceremony will be held in the Ewing Activities Center and will celebrate the 11th graduating class of early college high school as part of a larger class of more than 2,000 graduates earning certificates, associate degrees, and bachelors and master’s degrees through LCCC and the University Partnership.

What to do if a dog bites you Dogs can bite if they feel surprised or threatened, even cute and seemingly friendly dogs, Lorain County Public Health is warning.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children are more likely to be bitten by dogs and they’re also more likely to be exposed to rabies.

“Model kindness and boundaries with dogs to teach children of all ages to keep safe around dogs,” said county health commissioner David Covell.

Be cautious and kind to dogs to prevent bites – LCHP offers this advice to avoid confrontation and keep everyone safe:

• Avoid dogs that are not on a leash and with their owners.

• Ask the owner before you approach a dog.

• After asking permission, let a dog see and sniff you before petting it.

• Keep two eyes on children when they’re playing with pets.

• If you have a pet, make sure it is up to date with the rabies vaccine from a veterinarian.

• If someone gets bitten by any animal, make sure to clean and care for the wound.

• If it’s a serious bite, take the bitten person to the emergency room. According to the CDC, all dog bites include a risk of getting

rabies.

“We encourage everyone to take steps to prevent animal bites and we’re also here to help when they do happen,” said Covell.

Call Lorain County Public Health at 440-322-6367 if you experience or witness an animal bite. The agency checks up on all reported animal bites in the county and act as an unbiased third party.

A registered sanitarian will check that the animal has an upto-date rabies vaccination, make sure the animal is healthy, and report back to you.

If you do need protection from the rabies virus, LCHP can connect you with a vaccine.

COLUMN

Bringing down the cost of college

Charlotte Straub

Charlotte Goldthorpe "Charlie" Straub (nee Patterson), 71, of Amherst, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019, at her home following a lengthy illness.

Services were held Tuesday, May 14 at Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst. Burial was at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman.

That achievement was due in great part to programs supported by the foundation.

For more than a decade, LCCC has partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to close achievement gaps and increase graduation rates.

The partnership began with funding to support early college high school on the Elyria campus in 2004, which has since made college a reality for more than 500 first-generation college students. Of these graduates, 92 percent earned their associate of arts degree and high school diplomas simultaneously and 97 percent continued their education to pursue a bachelor’s degree or higher.

“The support LCCC has received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has enabled us to scale our student

SHERROD BROWN U.S. SENATOR

If we want hard work to pay off, we have to get the cost of college under control.

When Connie and I went to college, a part-time job was often enough to put you through school. The idea that you could afford that today without mountains of debt would be laughable, if it weren’t one of the biggest economic problems facing the next generation.

In March, I talked with Melanie Drews, a student at the University of Akron, who works two jobs to pay for school and will still face student loan bills when she graduates.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Americans should be able to go to a public university and graduate debt-free.

In order to do that, we have to make college more affordable.

That’s why I introduced the Debt-Free College Act to give states a dollar-for-dollar federal match when they invest in higher education.

Under the partnership, states would receive a one-to-one federal match for their state higher education spending, in exchange for a commitment to help students pay for the full cost of attendance.

The match would help

cover any costs for students – including tuition, room and board, books, supplies, and other expenses – above the family’s expected maximum contribution, without having to take on debt.

Of course we also need to fix this for the millions of Americans who are already staring at huge loan bills.

It’s why I’m also introducing legislation to allow more Americans to refinance their student loans on better terms. It would allow qualifying student borrowers to refinance their student loans down to the rates currently offered to new federal borrowers, and allow those with private loans to refinance into the Federal Direct Loan program.

Finally, we also know that with the high cost of higher education,

many students face unique challenges. I’m introducing the Housing for Homeless Students Act to ensure homeless students, including veterans, can access affordable housing while pursuing their education.

Right now, full-time students aren’t eligible for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, and they can actually lose their scholarships and grants if they switch to part-time education to get affordable housing.

These Americans are working hard to get an education and build a better life for themselves. They shouldn’t be punished for it by taking away their affordable housing or their scholarships.

For hard work to pay off for all Ohioans, we have to get the cost of college under control.

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BULLETIN BOARD FROM A1 Tickets are $20 per person and include chicken and ribs, sides, roll, dessert, beer/soda, and dancing.

Tickets are by presale only. Call Sheri at 440-4520627.

• OBERLIN: Volunteers are needed to help clean up the Oberlin Heritage Center grounds from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 18.

Help is requested with trimming, weeding, yard clean-up, and more. Tools and supplies will be provided, although you are welcome to take your own.

Let director Liz Schultz know you plan to take part at 440-774-1700 or liz.schultz@oberlinheritage.org.

• LORAIN: A craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 at First Lutheran Church, 1019 West 5th St. Admission is $2 or two canned goods for the church’s food pantry. There will also be a bake sale and additional food and beverages will be available for purchase.

• VERMILION TWP.: Adventure Fest will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 at the Vermilion River Reservation Metro Park at Mill Hollow.

There will be a rock wall, Little Green Choo rides, educational displays, a campfire, sled dogs, pioneer games, a paddling pool, gold panning, disc golf and more.

From 10-11 a.m. there will be kids’ bike helmet giveaways on a first-come-first-served basis. From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., there will be a kids’ fishing derby for ages one to 12. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be face painting, pony rides, and performances by the Thor Platter Band. Food vendors will be available.

For more information, call 440-967-7310.

• OBERLIN: A tire round-up will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 18 at the city hall parking lot, 85 South Main St. As part of Pride Day, car, motorcycle, and bike tires up to 20 inches in rim diameter will be collected from Lorain County residents only. Proof of residency will be required.

There is a maximum of 10 tires per person.

An electronics round-up will be held at the same time at the same location.

Turn in your unwanted personal computers, CRT monitors, flat-screen monitors, mice, keyboards, joysticks, printers, plotters, scanners, hard drives, tape drives, computer speakers, cables, circuit boards, and home audio equipment. No televisions will be accepted.

• WELLINGTON TWP.: A Pride Day event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 at the Wellington Township maintenance facility, 105 Maple St. Dumpsters will be available and scrap and freon appliances will be accepted. The township will accept canes, wheelchairs, walkers, eyeglasses, and cell phones. Residents may also drop off batteries from a car or lawnmower. No hazardous or infectious wastes, brush, waste oil, bricks, rocks, concrete, dirt, or any material that is prohibited by state or federal law from being landfilled will be accepted. The township will not be collecting tires.

Pride Day events include blood pressure checks by the ambulance and fire districts. Information will be available from local agencies including Herrick Memorial Library, the Southern Satellite Office on Aging, and more. Refreshments will be served inside the maintenance facility.

This event is in coordination with the Lorain County commissioners and the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District.

• OBERLIN: A free car wash will be held by Oberlin’s Appalachia Service Project team from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 at the parking lot of the former ACE Hardware on South Main

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• OBERLIN: Kendal residents Allen Huszti, baritone, and Dianne Haley, pianist, will give a performance at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

Selections will include Robert Schumann’s “Dichterliebe” and Antonin Dvorak’s “Biblical Songs.” The concert is free and open to the public.

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The Oberlin team will send 43 youth and adults to West Virginia this summer to perform repairs on substandard housing, with the goal of providing warmer, drier, safer places for all. Car wash proceeds go directly to this mission.

For more information, call Kris Carter at 440665-4860.

The rain date is Sunday, May 19.

Wednesday, May 22

Sunday, May 19 • AMHERST: The Amherst Community Chorus will present “A 20th Century Celebration” at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at Heritage Presbyterian Church, 515 North Leavitt Rd. This trip down memory lane will feature the music of each decade of the 20th century. Narrators will briefly recap the history and musical trends as soloists and dancers add to this 100 years of song.

Tickets are available at the door. They are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $4 for students, and free for children under age five. Following the program there will be a raffle and homemade refreshments.

The chorus is in its 23rd year under the direction of Simone and Steve Gall.

• AVON LAKE: A Let’s Get Real Inc. Bowling on the Lake fundraiser will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at Spevock’s Nautical Lanes, 184 Miller Rd. Have fun while showing support for Let’s Get Real, a nonprofit recovery organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

The cost is $25 per person for bowlers and $15 for non-bowlers. Bowling includes shoes, pizza, and refreshments along with raffle items and a 50-50. There will be silent auction items from the Cleveland Browns, Cavaliers, and Monsters, and many more.

For more information, call 440-201-4411 or visit www.letsgetrealinc.org.

• AMHERST: A Baccalaureate Mass for all area high school and college graduates will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 19 at St. Joseph Church.

Caps and gowns will be provided for the Mass if you have not yet received yours. There will also be a graduation photo board, so take a wallet or comparable size photo; it can be dropped off prior to Mass daily in the parish office or at the left front door night slot. Be sure to include the graduate’s name, school, and major.

For more information, contact Diane Syrowski at 440-522-2491 or dianesyrowski@gmail.com.

Tuesday, May 21 • WELLINGTON: The McCormick Middle School and Wellington High School choirs concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21 at the Patricia Lindley Center for the Performing Arts.

• WELLINGTON: Lorain County Community College’s Small Business Development Center will hold a business roundtable from 5-6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21 at the LCCC Wellington Center, 151 Commerce Dr.

• WELLINGTON: Student Achievement Night will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22 at McCormick Middle School.

It will feature student presentations on a wide range of topics, including independent studies, young authors, a solar car demonstration, a robotics demonstration, art work, Egyptian civilization projects, choir and band solo performances. and the Academic Challenge team. Refreshments will be provided.

Thursday, May 23 • OBERLIN: Folk singers William Pint and Felicia Dale will deliver dynamic vocals and instrumental fireworks of contemporary maritime songs and old sea shanties at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

The concert is free and open to the public.

• OBERLIN: An organ concert is memory of Ronald Gibson of the Oberlin Class of 2007 will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at Peace Community Church, 44 East Lorain St. Angela Kraft, a 1980 Oberlin College and Conservatory graduate, international performer, teacher, and composer will play the Bozeman organ dedicated to David and Sigrid Boe. Ron Gibson purchased the instrument and rebuilt it; it was acquired by Oberlin College and became part of the Conservatory’s collection.

A reception will be held after the concert. All are welcome.

For more information, call the Revs. Mary or Steve Hammond at 440-774-3031.

Friday, May 24 • OBERLIN: The Grand Piano Extravaganza will be held at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 24 at Warner Concert Hall, 77 West College St. How many pianos can fit on stage? This annual event features Oberlin Conservatory piano faculty members. Proceeds benefit piano department projects.

Tickets are available through the Oberlin Alumni Office at 440-775-8692.

Starting May 25 • WELLINGTON: Wellington Youth Cheerleading sign-ups will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Saturdays, May 25 and June 1 and Tuesday, June 4; and from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, June 9 at the Wellington fire station, 202 Kelly St. The cost is $140. There is a sibling discount of $25 for additional children in the same family. The cost includes shell, bodyliner, briefs, socks, shoes, hair bow, warm-up pants, warm-up jacket, and a customized backpack. All cheerleaders must attend sign-ups to be fitted for uniforms.

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BULLETIN BOARD FROM A3 Pee Wee Flag Cheerleader is for children in K-2.

There is also cheerleading for grades three and four, grades four and five (rookie tackle football), and grades five and six (tackle football).

For more information, call or text Jessica Reynolds at 440-225-1239 or Whitney Standen at 440213-0420. No sign-ups will be accepted after June 15. Money is due by June 18.

Girls may cheer only competitions for $100 (no games and will not receive warm-ups or backpack).

A mandatory parent meeting and raffle will be held at 7 p.m. on June 18 at the Metro Parks.

Monday, May 27 • SOUTH AMHERST: The South Amherst Memorial Day parade will start at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 27 on Rt. 113.

If you group is interested in taking part in the parade, contact Laurie at samherstclerk@gmail.com or 440-986-2222 ext. 5 by May 17.

Wednesday, May 29 • AMHERST: “Operation: Street Smart” will be presented on Wednesday, May 29 at the Amherst Steele High School cafetorium, 450 Washington St. The program is designed to educate parents, teachers, social workers, community partners, and anyone involved with children about current drug trends, terminology, and paraphernalia. The goal is to arm parents and teachers with the information necessary to recognize the influences of drug culture on children, familiarize them with different drugs, and give insight into how undercover narcotics officers work.

Registration and food trucks will start at 5 p.m. with the program from 6-8 p.m.

Operation: Street Smart has received the FBI Director’s Award for Community Leadership and the Project Know Award. It is sponsored by the Amherst Schools, Mercy Health, The LCADA Way, Robby’s Voice, Amherst police, and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of Lorain County.

Saturday, June 1 • OBERLIN: A community reception honoring the Revs. Mary and Steve Hammond will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 at Peace Community Church, 44 East Lorain St. The Hammonds have been vital members of the Oberlin community for 40 years. They will be honored as they prepare to retire.

Sunday, June 2 • SOUTH AMHERST: A community picnic will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2 at South Amherst Community Park.

Take the family, the neighbor, a story to share, and your own chair. Food, fun, and games will be provided by the village park board, South Amherst Fireman’s Association, police, and Piggy’s Main Street Market.

Wednesday, June 5 • WELLINGTON: The Wellington Genealogy Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5 at the LCCC Wellington Center, 151 Commerce Dr. The program will be”Understanding Military Land Bounties, Pensions, and Service Records, 1775-1858.” It will be presented by Eric Johnson, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and a trustee for the Ohio Genealogical Society. He lectures at OGS conferences and has authored many military books.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

Friday, June 7 • SHEFFIELD: The 11th Annual Sports Physical event will be held from 1-5 p.m. on Friday, June 7

at the Center for Orthopedics, 5001 Transportation Dr. This event is free and open to all students who are required to receive a physical before starting a school-sanctioned program. Last year, more than 800 students from 18 schools received physicals.

To participate, student athletes should download the OHSAA physical form from their school’s website or the OHSAA website and take it with them to the event. Student medical forms, signed by a parent or guardian, will be required as well.

Each student who gets a physical will also receive a goody bag and free T-shirt while supplies last.

Schedule a check-in time at www.center4orthopedics.eventbrite.com. The deadline to RSVP is Monday, June 3.

Ongoing • VERMILION: Grace’s Kitchen provides meals and companionship for those in need in the Vermilion area. Meals are served from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3747 Liberty Ave. Eight local volunteer groups provide assistance in this collaborative outreach. Meals are prepared by churches on a rotating basis, operating under the umbrella of Grace United Methodist Church All are welcome.

• ELYRIA: The Lorain County Waste Collection Center, 540 South Abbe Rd., takes household hazardous waste. It is open from noon to 4 p.m. each Monday, noon to 6 p.m. each Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday.

• WELLINGTON: Coffee with a Cop is held at 11 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at the Wellington McDonald’s on Rt. 58.

Stop in and meet village police officers and have a conversation over a cup of coffee.

• AMHERST: The Meals on Wheels Program provides delivered meals five days a week between 11 a.m. and noon within the city limits.

The cost is $5 a meal. The Amherst Office on Aging can meet most dietary requirements: heart healthy, diabetic, soft. You can receive meals one day a week or multiple days — it’s up to you. Call 440-988-2817.

Volunteers are needed to help deliver meals, both regular route drivers and substitutes. Routes take about an hour. Meal pick up time is at 10:30 a.m.

Volunteers are also needed to work with the Learning Farm, a school and workplace for those with developmental disabilities. They are interested in having volunteers visit and read stories, cook a meal with them, or do crafts.

• AMHERST: The Amherst Office on Aging has medical equipment for loan.

With Medicare not always paying for health equipment that you may need, residents of Amherst are able to borrow donated medical equipment while recuperating from surgery or an injury.

Available equipment includes walkers, canes, shower benches, and more at no charge.

Call 988-2817 for more information or to request or donate equipment.

• BROWNHELM TWP.: The Brownhelm Historical Association holds meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at the historic Brownhelm School and Museum, 1940 North Ridge Rd. Doors open at 6 p.m., a business meeting is held from 6:30-7 p.m., followed by refreshments and social time, and programs begin at 7:30 p.m.

• OBERLIN: The Oberlin African American Genealogy and History Group offers free walk-in genealogy assistance from 1-3 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at The Bridge (in the Backspace), 82 South Main St. • OBERLIN: The Connections peer support group for those suffering from mental illness, depression, and anxiety is offered from 7-8:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each moth at Family Promise, 440 West Lorain St. The group is sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. You must RSVP to office@ nami-lc.org or 440-233-8181 ext. 224.

• WELLINGTON: St. Patrick Church offers a Helping Hands Food Pantry from noon to 3 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month and from 6-8 p.m. on the following Tuesday. It’s located in the old St. Patrick Church at the corner of Adams and North

Main streets.

The pantry is available to residents of the 44090 zip code area who meet federal eligibility guidelines of $24,119 annual income for a household of one, $32,479 for two, etc. Identification and proof of residency (a current utility bill) are also required.

For more information, visit www.helpinghands. stpatrickwellington.com.

• OBERLIN: Oberlin Community Services offers an open food pantry from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday for residents of southern Lorain County who need help meeting their food needs.

A large food distribution is held the second Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

OCS serves eligible residents of Oberlin, Wellington, and New Russia, Carlisle, Kipton, LaGrange, Brighton, Penfield, Camden, Huntington, Rochester, and Pittsfield townships.

A picture ID and proof of address is requested.

For more information, call 440-774-6579.

• OBERLIN: The Oberlin Drum Circle meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 355 East Lorain St. Take your instruments if desired; there are always plenty of extras. People new to drumming are welcome.

• AMHERST: Use the fitness room and walking track for free starting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the Mercy Health and Recreation Center, 41760 Hollstein Dr. The program aims to encourage people to exercise throughout the year. It is sponsored by the Lorain County Metro Parks, WOBL, Mercy Regional Medical Center, and the Lorain County Public Health.

• OBERLIN: The Lorax Committee meets from 7-8:15 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Oberlin Public Library.

All are welcome to join this group, with its mission of protecting the well-being of the trees of Oberlin. The monthly meetings help members emulate the Lorax of Dr. Seuss’s popular book by “speaking for the trees” of Oberlin, which has been awarded recognition as a Tree City, USA. • WELLINGTON: Kiwanis meetings are held at noon each Thursday at Bread-N-Brew, 100 South Main St. • OBERLIN: A reading group meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays at Peace Community Church, 44 East Lorain St. • AMHERST: Soup and salad lunches are held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Amherst United Methodist Church, 396 Park Ave. The low-cost lunch includes soup, sloppy joes, salad bar, hot dogs, and pie.

The church also has a community free pancake breakfast from 8:30-10:30 a.m. the last Saturday of each month. All are welcome.

• OBERLIN: An Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support group meets at 2 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the First Church in Oberlin UCC, 106 North Main St. The group is designed to provide emotional, educational, and social support for caregivers. It will encourage caregivers to maintain their own physical and emotional health while optimally caring for people with dementia.

For more information, call 800-272-3900 or visit www.alz.org.

• AMHERST: Senior Citizens of Amherst is for the city’s seniors to socialize, dine, and be entertained from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Friday of every month at the Amherst Eagles on Milan Avenue.

For reservations and memberships, call Sharon at 440-984-3162. Catered meals are served for $11, followed by a meeting. There are also $10 raffles.

• OBERLIN: Visit the scenic sculpture garden at the Oberlin Green Arts Corner, located in the .13acre site at the intersection of South Professor and Lincoln streets.

It is free and open to the public during daylight hours. OGAC is a not-for-profit dedicated to enhancing outdoor public art and culture.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com or www.travelagencyguide.com.For more information, e-mail mopsmommasofamherst@gmail.com.

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eSports team forming for HS competitors

AMHERST ROTARY

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Basketball is the sport of choice for some.

For others, it's running, soccer, lacrosse, chess boxing, quidditch, wakeboarding, fishing, karate, or stock car racing.

The Digital Age entry to the fray is eSports — competitive video gaming, which has become a billion-dollar industry worldwide.

Teachers Amanda Sears and Brian Rubinski are behind an effort to launch an eSports team this fall at Amherst Steele High School.

"There's a lot of schools doing it, more than what we knew," Rubinski said.

Rocky River has "fielded" its own competitive team for several years, for example, and there are multiple leagues the Comets could join.

The state is even considering sanctioning video games as an official sport, he said.

Even colleges are building their own eSports teams. Ohio State is expected to open a 4,000-square-foot gaming arena this year to compete with other Power 5 schools in a newly-forced eSPORTS PAGE B2

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Honduran children study at Jose Maria Gonzalez Rosa Elementary School in San Pedro Sula, a deadly area of Central America. Rotarians hope to provide a new roof under which they can learn.

New roof, new chance at life JASON HAWK EDITOR

While Amherst grade school students worry about acing the next test or what's on the lunch menu, their peers 3,000 miles away have different priorities.

They need a new roof.

During a trip to Honduras, three Amherst Rotarians saw dazzling vistas and met amazing people.

They also saw the effects of

extreme poverty and gang culture on the Central American nation's people.

Chiropractor Jeremy Watson, Amherst Schools assistant superintendent Michael Molnar, and D'Tutanelli's Pizza owner Dan Nutt made the trip to San Pedro Sula, a city of nearly 720,000 people.

The city has a nasty reputation for crime — in fact, it was considered the "murder capital of the world" until 2016, when Cara-

cas, Venezuela took the title.

Watson, who has traveled four times to Honduras, said homes there have walls topped with barbed wire and sometimes electrical wire. People pay protection money to gangs and if they fail to deliver payment the penalty is death.

There are also many good people, including Rotarians. "Some of those people, it's almost like HONDURAS PAGE B2

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As eSports rapidly gain ground at high schools and colleges, a team is being formed for Amherst Steele students.

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Bryant, J.C., and Sandra Bitar join Ed Oley of Mercy Health in celebrating the public opening of the Bitar Medical Center on Oak Point Road.

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north of the Amherst border and offers lab work, imaging, as well as behavioral health and walk-in services.

“Our vision is to be able to provide this kind of access in all of the communities that we serve,” said Mercy Health Lorain CEO Ed Oley, who last year also opened a new care center in Wellington.

“We thought in both Wellington and here that there were things we could bring to the community that weren't there, things that would be a tremendous benefit for Lorain, Amherst, and Wellington.

Sandra and J.C. Bitar donated the Oak Point land used for the building that now bears their family name.

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J.C. is a retired OBGYN who practiced in Amherst and Lorain for more than 20 years.

“We love to give back to the people in these communities,” he said.

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POWERS CONSTRUCTION

As summer nears, new school takes shape JASON HAWK EDITOR

Wearing hardhats, we checked in May 8 on the tremendous progress workers have made at the new Powers Elementary School construction site on South Lake Street.

Amherst Schools building and grounds manager Chuck Grimmett led the way, showing how the steel skeleton is starting to take on more polish every day.

Yes, there is still mud, water, and bare concrete everywhere. But the structural steel is complete, the roof is largely finished except for detail work, and there's a lot of concrete block in place.

During our visit, the last of three sets of stairs was being installed. Drywall had been hung in the kindergarten and administrative office areas and painting was underway there. And exterior brickwork was about 75 percent complete.

It was also busier than usual. About 80 workers were on site, up from the normal daily complement of 50.

All told, the build is roughly two-thirds of the way finished.

There's been amazing progress since our last visit in January. Make no mis-

This concept art shows what the shared learning spaces will look like for each grade level inside the new Powers Elementary School. Not the garage-door-style partitions for each classroom. take, it's still very rough — but $30 million buildings take time.

If all goes according to schedule, the school will be turnkey ready in October and districts employees can start moving in curriculum and classroom decorations.

Some tough tasks are on the agenda now, Grimmett said. Getting heating and air conditioning up and running will be a tough process, as will installation of the gym floor. The latter is expected

to take a month.

Walking through the construction site, we found an interesting feature already installed in the kindergarten section: overhead garage doors.

When raised, they open classrooms to a central shared space that can be used by the entire grade level. When lowered, they become a decorative glassand-steel wall — and a security feature in the event a lockdown is ever needed.

"They'll be open most of the time, especially for arrival and dismissal. Then the teacher presses a button and the wall closes up," said Grimmett.

Progress was plain to see all over the building.

Bathrooms have been walled in for each kindergarten and pre-K classroom.

Boilers are in place in the mechanical room. Fresh concrete had just been laid inside the freezers that will be used by cafeteria staff. A

stage for concerts, productions, and meetings has been poured.

And everywhere you look, architects have put an emphasis on large windows and natural light.

Full of insights, Grimmett made it clear just how much thought and research has gone into every aspect of the building.

The state facilities commission, which is covering a big chunk of the new PK-3 school's cost, has its standards that must be met.

But the Amherst Schools have chipped in extra money to customize the space, designing open areas for team teaching, additional security measures, a premium rubber playground surface, an outdoor restroom, easier-to-clean vinyl plank flooring, a wooden gym floor, and a booster pump to help with low water pressure.

Teachers have also started getting guided-tour peeks into the new school.

While they have not yet been assigned classrooms — that will be up to principal Beth Schwartz, said Grimmett — they have all been extremely excited to see their new work spaces.

They'll get access to the finished building in November so they can settle in before students report in early January.

eSPORTS

FROM B1 league commissioned by the Electronic Gaming Federation. The university is adding an eSports major as well, citing career opportunities in fields such as game design, programming, and the business of games.

In 2017, Jordan Zakrajsek proved just how lucrative the pursuit can be. As an Amherst senior, he earned a full athletic scholarship to Lourdes University to play eSports, specializing in "League of Legends," a strategy game that draws an estimated 100 million players per month.

With that 21st century vision in mind, the idea for a Steele team found approval from athletic director Casey Wolf, principal Joe Tellier, and assistant superintendent Michael Molnar, said Rubsinski.

Once word got around Steele that there are dozens of games and tournaments at sites open to high-schoolers all over the region, about 30 students expressed interest in testing their skills.

So how does it work?

There are plenty of competitive games out there — "Fortnite," "Counterstrike Go," "Madden Football," "Overwatch," "Rocket League," and "Super Smash Bros." are just a few of the titles that test gamers' reflexes and decision-making skills.

A lot of kids — and adults — are already playing those games online with friends. Forming a team will make gaming a social sport, Rubinski said.

"People you never thought would be in the same sport will be able to compete together and against each other," he said.

"The key thing, like any sport, is there's a lot of competition and you learn a lot of the same skills you would in any other sport," he said. "You learn teamwork, you learn dedication and showing up to practice... Even if you don't go into a professional video game field, much like our high school athletes who play other sports, you're still going to be learning a lot of skills that are transferable to other fields and other environments," In a team setting, Rubinski will also be able to help make sure students are safe when playing in the online arena. He also plans to stress how important it is to balance gaming with physical activity and homework.

"I tell the kids I grew up with gaming, I played a lot, but it didn't take over my life," he said. "I still hung out with friends and family."

Rubinski is recruiting interested students. Parents are invited to an informational session at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at the Steele creative learning center to learn more about the team and to hear from Zakrajsek.

MERCY

FROM B1 lucky in Lorain County to have the facilities that we have.”

“Today is truly heartwarming,” said Sandra.

“We were more than honored to give this land.

Where would be we without good health? Anyone can have a medical emergency and these professionals step forward and take care of us.”

Dan Nutt and Michael Molnar sit among the students at Jose Maria Gonzalez Rosa Elementary School.

HONDURAS

FROM B1 visiting family at this point," he said.

The Amherst trio went south in late February in search of a project the community here can invest in.

They found Jose Maria Gonzalez Rosa Elementary School and will spend the next several months collecting money to help rebuild its tin roof.

About 400 students attend the poor rural school — except when it rains.

Watson said that even though school is compulsory, a significant number of Honduran children don't attend to begin with. Instead, many end up "in the street or washing windows trying to make a few bucks for their families," he said.

Those who do go to school in search of an education and a chance for a better life have to learn in an extremely run-down building, he said.

Amherst Rotarians hope to raise $25,000 for Jose Maria

Gonzalez Rosa Elementary. If there is enough after roofing costs, the money can help replace old windows and electrical wiring.

"It benefits children. That's always something I look for in projects," said Watson. "Yes, it's just a roof on a school but you're allowing these kids to get an education. And an education is what allows the kids to have some success. Especially in a Third World area, this is something that's important."

Part of the push is a public GoFundMe campaign. You can donate at www.tinyurl.com/amherstrotary.

Watson said he knows there is nothing the Amherst Rotary Club can do to solve Honduras' widespread violence or abject poverty.

"You might not be able to help everybody but you can help one.

You can help a kid go to school."

A number of other projects were considered during the Ro-

tarians' trip.

Watson said he, Nutt, and Molnar visited a pediatric oncology site "that was in ruins" as well as a new, state-of-the-art private hospital. They also visited a public hospital where people from poor outlying areas would wait for days to be seen.

Another site on the tour was a former Ronald McDonald House now used to house people seeking medical help. It's a large room with bunk beds — bare but better than sleeping on the grass like many others have to.

The travelers also visited a public school where a woman was trying to start a music program. She donated her salary to help put instruments in the hands of children.

There was another school for people with Down syndrome — "Every time you turn around, everywhere you look, there's another opportunity for a project, an opportunity to give," Watson said.

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PASSING OF ROYALTY

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singers from Heritage Presbyterian Church on North Leavitt Road treated guests on May 5 to "100 Years of Broadway." The performance included songs from from famous productions including “Oklahoma,” “Oliver,” “Hello, Dolly!” “The Phantom of the Opera,” and “Grease.”

Relief after income tax renewal JASON HAWK EDITOR

The morning after the May primary election, Amherst mayor Mark Costilow seemed much more at ease.

That's because voters lined up behind a half-percent income tax renewal that keeps between $1.5 million and $2 million flowing into the city's coffers each year.

For most voters in the city, the tax was the only issue on the ballot.

Costilow said he was thankful that more than 730 people turned out to make their voices heard,

and that the measure passed by a roughly 44 percent margin.

While he had confidence the renewal would pass, there had been a nagging worry in the back of his mind, the mayor said.

Failure would have meant having to scale back on summer road paving, then going for a second try to get the tax passed in November, he said.

A repeat loss in the fall would have meant layoffs, likely including police. "We're not overstaffed at all so it would have really hurt," Costilow said.

In the weeks leading up to the primary election, his office held off on pursuing several projects.

One is the construction of a second road salt storage barn, which is expected to cost around $100,000.

Salt for next winter has been delivered and will go under a tarp — but Costilow has argued the need for a second storage facility like the one on Nordson Drive at the city garage. He wants to stock up on salt to better prepare for nasty weather.

The mayor said he plans to ask city council to approve funding for a salt barn later this month.

Further renovations to council's meeting space are also being eyed. Costilow said he wants to modernize the space.

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The young actors of "South Pacific" pose with veterans who attended a matinee performance of the Steele High School musical.

Nominated for three Dazzles Theater students from Steele High School are up for three prestigious Dazzle Awards.

Playhouse Square in Cleveland will host the awards at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18.

The annual event recognizes outstanding musical theater and arts education across the region.

Amherst has been nominated for Best Student Orchestra and Best Ensemble Chorus for its spring production of "South

Pacific."

Junior Aidan Woods is nominated individually for Best Featured Performer for his portrayal of Commander William Harbison.

Members of the MLS Theatre in Amherst will compete against public and private troupes from Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties.

Dazzle Awards will be presented to productions and stu-

dents in 14 categories, including the “Spirit of the Dazzle Awards” category, awarded to the student who most embodies camaraderie, passion, and an infectiously positive attitude throughout rehearsal week.

The event will be hosted by Fox 8 News anchor Natalie Herbick.

Tickets for the Dazzle Awards are available at www. playhousesquare.org or by calling 216-241-6000.

St. Joseph preschool gets five-star rating St. Joseph Parish School’s preschool program has received a Five-Star Step Up To Quality Award from the state of Ohio.

Step Up To Quality is the state’s rating system for learning and development programs. Five stars is the highest rating.

In addition to meeting all standards of a four-star rating, programs with five stars may also: • Have lower staff-to-child ratios.

• Use child assessment results to plan activities that best support learning and development goals for each child.

• Share assessment results and create goals for children.

• Develop plans to support children as they transition to a new classroom or educational setting.

• Work with other organizations or businesses within the community to support children and their families.

• Have an active and organized parent volunteer group.

• Use input from families and community partners to inform the program’s continuous improvement process.

• Have accreditation by an

approved organization.

Preschool director Bethann Calabrese said children have approximately 1,892 days from birth until school starts, and every day matters. "It is important to us that children develop their self-confidence, social and emotional skills, and a love of learning," said a press release from the school.

Research confirms that the first five years of a child’s life have a direct impact on how children develop emotional well-being in addition to learning and social skills.

Morgan Stock, seen here receiving flowers from Alexandra Medve after being crowned homecoming queen in 2013, is being mourned this week by the Amherst Schools. The 2014 Steele High School graduate died May 9 at the age of 22 after a lifelong illness. Known for a caring personality far bigger than her physical size, Stock was immensely popular at Steele and won the homecoming vote with 90 percent of the ballots. "Those who met her immediately fell in love with her, and there wasn't a single person she didn't love or care for either," said her obituary from Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, Amherst. Stock was laid to rest Wednesday.

POLICE REPORTS • May 7 at 8:22 a.m.: Daniel Carey, 36, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court through the Amherst police department. The original charge was driving under suspension.

• May 7 at 5:36 p.m.: An 11-year-old Amherst boy was charged with domestic violence and unruliness.

• May 7 at 6:31 p.m.: Megan Molnar, 25, of Amherst, was arrested on a warrant for contempt of court through the Rocky River police department, • May 9 at 11:38 a.m.: A representative of Smith Paving and Excavating said someone drove through fresh concrete in a work zone on Cooper Foster Park Road. The incident happened overnight.

• May 9 at 4 p.m.: Police were flagged down by a Middle Ridge Road resident who was having trouble with her adult son. She said he refused to leave with her to go to an appointment at a detox facility. The man was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital.

• May 9 at 4:40 p.m.: Officers received a tip that an Amherst woman was thinking about taking her own life. They couldn’t get an answer at her door and went inside her house. The woman said she’d had suicidal thoughts the past few weeks. She was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital to talk to a professional.

• May 10 at 9:42 a.m.: A male reportedly fell off a Stonehedge Way roof onto a backyard deck. He was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital and flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.

• May 10 at 12:56 p.m.: A 17-year-old girl was reportedly receiving unwanted attention from a 56-year-old Amherst man. He was told not to have any further contact with the teenager.

• May10 at 8:54 p.m.: Matthew Schubert, 39, of Elyria, was arrested on a warrant through the Strongsville police department for failure to appear in court on an original charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

• May 10 at 10:57 p.m.: Aaron Harubin, 25, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Oberlin police department for contempt of court.

• May 10 at 11:15 p.m.: Miguel Rivera, 54, of Elyria, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, driving in marked lanes, and BAC over .08 percent.

• May 10 at 11:25 p.m.: Police responded to a domestic dispute on Middle Ridge Road. It involved allegations of heroin addiction and theft.

• May 11 at 3:36 p.m.: A 16-year-old Amherst boy was charged with misuse of credit cards and unruliness. He is accused of using a credit card that is not his to make purchases.

• May 11 at 5:50 p.m.: A pair of boys allegedly showed two guns they had in a bookbag; they turned out to be plastic toy guns. A 13-year-old and 16-year-old, both of Amherst, were charged with underage consumption.

• May 12 at 12:40 a.m.: Chanelle Lajiness, 34, of Elyria, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, driving under suspension, and turn signal.

• May 12 at 11:40 a.m.: Timothy Fulton, 30, of North Ridgeville, was arrested on a warrant through the Bay Village police department on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.

• May 12 at 2:14 p.m.: The sound of gunshots sent police to Tower Lane. A family thought the shots might have hit their home. Police determined damage to siding was unrelated to the gunfire.

Editor’s note: Though charged, defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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COMETS BRIEFS Softball • In a 13-0 slugfest over Olmsted Falls in five innings, the Amherst girls clinched the Southwestern Conference title for the fourth straight year.

Winning pitcher Madison O'Berg allowed just a single hit and struck out three.

Madison Wormsley had an outstanding evening with a home run, three RBIs, and two runs. Abbey Vorhees was close behind with her own homer, two RBIs, and two runs. Lindsey Reavis had three RBIs and two runs.

• The Comets advanced to the district semifinals with a solid 16-2 win over Berea-Midpark.

Madison O'Berg picked up the win from the mound, striking out five. At bat, she had a double, a run, and three RBIs. Cassidy Kettleman had four runs, a double, a triple, and an RBI. Lindsey Reavis at three runs, three RBIs, and four singles. Kasey McGraw had a home run, three runs, five RBIs, and a double.

• Picking up a suspended May 1 game, the Comets laid into Avon lake for a 14-0 shutout.

Pitchers Madison O'Berg and Madison Wormsley combined to allow just four hits.

Cassidy Kettleman had three doubles and an RBI. Lindsey Reavis had a double

and an RBI. Kasey McGraw batted in two runs. O'Berg knocked out a home run and three RBIs. McKenzie Cornwell had a double.

Baseball • The Comets got out in front of Normandy with a three-run first inning — but it wasn't until the sixth that they put a lid on an 8-4 win.

TJ Staton had an RBI, Caleb McGee had two runs and a stolen base, and Christian Velez had two RBIs. Blake Kendall had two runs and a stolen base, Josh Qualls notched a run, and Dylan Bailey had an RBI and a stolen base.

Jason Monos was the winning pitcher, standing five innings and striking out nine.

• Amherst fended off a near-comeback by Westlake, holding on for a 9-8 win after a seven-run Demons rally in the sixth inning.

Jacob Lezon had a run, a double, four RBIs, and two stolen bases to lead the Comets offense.

Caleb McGee notched two RBIs. Eric Ritter had a run, a double, and an RBI. Josh Qualls had three runs, an RBI, and took a base after being hit by an errant pitch.

Dylan Bailey had a run and a stolen base.

Kyle Dalzell struck out six in a little over five innings

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TJ Staton had a run and two stolen bases in Amherst's 3-1 victory over Vermilion. Eric Ritter and Connor Emch each recorded RBIs. Dylan Eaton (pictured) was the winning pitcher, grinding out six strikeouts in seven innings and allowing just four hits. pitching. Christian Velez went in for the win, picking up a K. • After jumping out to a three-run lead after the first inning, the Comets fell 9-7 to the Olmsted Falls Bulldogs.

TJ Staton and Black Kendall each had a run and two RBIs. Jason Monos had an RBI and a stolen base, and Josh Qualls and Jacob Lezon each had two runs.

Track and Field The Comets boys won the

Southwestern Conference Championships with 113 points. Standout performances included: • Josh Hill placed first in the 1,600-meter race.

• Josh Hill placed first in the 3,200-meter race.

• Caleb Stempowski placed first in the long jump.

• Caleb Stempowski placed second in the high jump.

• The 4x800 relay team of Devin Baumgartner, Brad Kirsch, Josh Hill, and Ethan

Barnes placed first with a time of 8:09.50.

• Dominic Deshuk placed second in the long jump.

• Dominic Deshuk placed second in the 110-meter hurdles.

• Jaret Prete placed second in the discus.

• Bradley Kirsch placed second in the 800 meters.

• Devin Baumgartner placed third in the 800 meters.

• The 4x400 relay team of Devin Baumgartner, Dominic Deshuk, Isaac Davis, and Bradley Kirsch placed third.

The Comets girls finished fourth in the SWC with 88.5 points. Scoring points for the team were: • Taylor Hooks placed first in the 100 meters.

• Taylor Hooks placed first in the 200 meters.

• Sydney Walker earned first place and set a new school record in the pole vault at 11 feet 3 inches.

• The 4x100 relay team of Taylor Hooks, Sidney Hooks, Kylie Olney, and Anna Dudziak took first place.

• The 4x200 relay team of Taylor Hooks, Sidney Hooks, Kylie Olney, and Tori Kubasak took second place.

• Kami Dumais placed third in the long jump.

• Kalyn Potyrala placed third in the 800-meter race.

• Chaley Younkin tied for third place in the high jump.

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OBERLIN NEWS-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019 • SERVING OBERLIN SINCE 1930

Extensive Elm Street project is awarded

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JASON HAWK EDITOR

A $933,983 bid for extensive road and sewer work along Elm Street has been accepted by Oberlin city council.

In what public works director Jeff Baumann termed a "minor miracle," the bid by Underground Utilities Inc. of Monroeville came in well under the estimated cost of $1.3 million.

The project will be the biggest of the year for Oberlin and will affect the portion of Elm between South Professor and South Prospect streets.

The two blocks were ranked as "poor" by city engineer Randall Roberts in a 2017 assessment.

Other streets to get similar ratings have either been repaired or are scheduled for work.

The Elm job will entail replacing a four-inch cast iron water main with about 2,300 feet of sixinch ductile iron waterline, including new valves and fire hydrants.

The city plans to replace any lead of galvanized water service laterals discovered along the way.

Between Cedar and Prospect, workers will also replace the six-inch clay tile sanitary sewer with a new eight-inch PVC sewer.

Baumann said the city is also offering to replace clay tile sewer laterals for property owners along the route at a very low cost.

Select storm sewer catch basins and curbs will be replaced and the entire project area will get new asphalt.

The effort includes installation of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps, sidewalks, and driveway aprons.

Council voted unanimously to award the job to Underground Utilities.

Work is expected to begin June 3.

Council ends fight over tiny pipeline parcel JASON HAWK EDITOR

Jason Hawk | Oberlin News-Tribune

Cars honked for peace as they passed sign-bearing activists Saturday at the corner of West College and North Main streets.

Pleading for peace JASON HAWK EDITOR

With a carrier strike group poised to take action in the Middle East and antagonistic remarks already flying, tensions between the United States and Iran have war worries mounting.

As diplomatic talks between the nations went into a tailspin over the weekend, a small band of protesters stood in downtown Oberlin, asking for peace.

"Stop the war on Iran... before it starts!" read a banner unfurled at Main and College streets.

It has been displayed time and

again over the years as talk of war has stirred, said the Rev. Steve Hammond of Peace Community Church.

"Here we go again," he said Saturday during the weekly noon gathering of a small band of peace activists.

Jafar Mahallati, a presidential scholar in Islamic studies and a professor at Oberlin College, said he believes "most people are doing as much as they can" to promote peace.

"When it comes to an international war, every person, every voice matters, even in a remote village," he said.

But Mahallati — a native of

Iran and a former ambassador who teaches courses in religion, peacemaking, and friendship — also posed a hard question: What is the last true peace America made?

"Nobody has an answer to that question," he said.

Since its birth 243 years ago, the United States has known just 16 years completely free of war, Mahallati recently said.

Recent history has brought a never-ending militarized standoff in Korea, withdrawal from Vietnam, regime changes, support of guerrilla fighters, and invasions IRAN PAGE C2

The book has been closed on an eminent domain fight between the city of Oberlin and NEXUS Gas Transmission.

City council voted unanimously May 6 to resolve a dispute over a tenth-of-an-acre parcel on the city's south side, where the company's controversial natural gas line is already up and running.

In October 2017, NEXUS filed suit in U.S. District Court to gain easements over the land, which lies within the Ramsey right-of-way.

Oberlin officials have long planned to build a water supply line there to foster future economic growth. Ending this particular battle with NEXUS would pave the way for the water line to be constructed, said city law director Jon Clark.

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Jason Hawk | Oberlin News-Tribune

Members of Moms Demand Action march in Oberlin's Big Parade on May 4. Laura Irvin (far left) praised city council last week for passing a resolution opposing rollbacks on concealed carry regulations in Ohio.

Gun stance opposes House bills JASON HAWK EDITOR

Applause broke out in Oberlin city council chambers May 6 after the passage of a resolution on gun control.

The emergency measure takes aim at Ohio House Bills 174 and 178, which could

severely rein in regulations on concealed weapons.

The largest concern is that, should the bills pass, anyone over age 21 could buy and carry firearms without a permit, said law director Jon Clark. The only exceptions would be people convicted of certain crimes.

Another red flag: People carrying guns would no longer have to tell police officers during traffic stops or other incidents.

And Ohio stands to lose common sense regulations such as criminal background checks and mandatory training classes.

Council's official

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protest says the welfare of Oberlin residents "is jeopardized when officers, in the course of their law enforcement duties, are unable to identify who may be in possession of a deadly weapon including a loaded firearm" or when a weapon is placed in GUNS PAGE C2

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AS PROM NEARS....

Farmers' market opens

The Oberlin Farmers' Market will open for the season from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 in the parking lot next to the Oberlin Public Library.

Local vendors sell produce and farm fresh products. The market is open rain or shine and features a wide variety fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, cheese, honey, baked goods, and more.

The market will be available on Saturdays through Oct. 26.

State competition

Junior CJ Middlebrooks of Oberlin received a gold medal in the national programs in action event at the Family Career & Community Leaders of America state competition in Columbus.

Lindsey Oliver of Oberlin received a gold medal in the chapter in review display.

They are among the 12 Lorain County JVS students who will move on to nationals this July in Anaheim, Calif.

Submitted photo

Oberlin High School students have planted 35 orange marker flags at the Young Ancestors Memorial in honor of those whose lives were cut short by car crashes over the years.

The effort is intended to encourage safe driving as Saturday's OHS prom approaches, according to memorial organizer Rudd Crawford. Established in 1998, the memorial is located on the northern edge of the OHS campus and includes more than 100 stones with the names and dates of young people from Oberlin who have died. Crawford is raising money via a GoFundMe campaign at www.tinyurl.com/oberlinmemorial in hopes of raising $2,000 for bronze signs.

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FROM C1 of Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

The current war in Afghanistan, ongoing since 2001, is the longest in U.S. history.

As he stood Saturday holding a sign that said "Honk for peace," Mahallati told us a culture of war-making is causing America to fall behind China in economic development.

But that's just one cost of war, he cautioned — the real costs are the lost chances to make good, quality peace that spurs growth.

A lack of friendship between people or between nations is a tangible cost, Mahallati said.

The past month has been marked by a crackdown by President Donald Trump's administration on Iranian oil sanctions.

In response, Iran's leaders threatened to walk away from some aspects of a 2015 nuclear proliferation deal.

VIGIL FOR PEACE A vigil is held at noon each Saturday on Tappan Square in downtown Oberlin to promote peace. Here are some actions demonstrators say you should take: • Meet Iranian and Middle Eastern people and make friends.

• Engage in person-to-person citizen diplomacy.

• Call representatives and insist on diplomacy.

• Write representatives to ask for the repeal of Congress' authorization to use military force via House Resolution 1274.

• Support Senate Bill 1039, the "Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019," would limit the use of funds for kinetic military operations in or against Iran.

• Write letters to the editor urging diplomacy, not war.

• Attend or host a "teatime for peace" event.

Despite the president's hardline comments on Iran, he and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have offered to talk to the Islamic Republic's leaders but

Iran does not seem inclined.

Instead, Time and other national outlets have reported that Iran has been stirring the pot in Iraq and Syria.

pipeline construction.

Council approved the agreement on first reading with emergency status.

Clark noted that the city is not terminating its appeal of the issuance of NEXUS' certificate by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

That appeal is pending in the Washington, D.C., circuit court of appeals and opening arguments were heard the same day as the council meeting.

A three-judge panel could remand the matter back to FERC

for further conversation, which would take two or three months.

If the judges choose to rule on arguments made in the case, that could take five or six months, Clark said.

John Elder of Communities for Safe and Sustainable Energy congratulated city officials for continuing to fight the pipeline.

He pledged CSSE would continue "to educate the public about the negative impacts of the fracking industry and the need to reform the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."

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FROM C1 He called the value of the disputed land "negligible" — about $800 or $900.

"It seems to me that there's no reason to continue to litigate something that's inevitable for $900 when we have an option to assure our ability to install the water line sometime in the future," Clark told council.

The agreement also gives NEXUS three months to start work on a drainage outlet at the Reserve Avenue headwall. Intended to mitigate flooding, the outlet must be restored to its state prior to

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FROM C1 the hands of someone who has no training.

It also says the "possession and concealed carry of deadly weapons by untrained and unlicensed individuals will do nothing to protect our children, our schools, or the citizens of the city of Oberlin."

The resolution notes that the bills as they

have been introduced to the state House are opposed by the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, Moms Demand Action, and Fraternal Order of Police.

It also points out that former Gov. John Kasich vetoed legislation that preempted Ohio cities' rights to enact ordinances related to firearms — but that current Gov. Mike DeWine does not seem to have the same reservations.

In an April meeting, council president Bryan Burgess called the two bills "madness."

Speaking on the issue last Monday, he recalled a 2015 rally at Oberlin's Park Street Park by a group called Ohioans for Concealed Carry.

"A few dozen gun-toting protesters showed up and faced off with a few dozen sign-toting advocates," he said. "At the time, those people that showed up in the park carrying guns — at least we knew that those people had gone

through classroom instruction, range time, safety training, a background check by the local sheriff. They had proven themselves to be trustworthy enough, at least in the eyes of the state, to carry a concealed weapon."

Resident David Ashenhurst said that wasn't quite true. The 2015 protesters were there as open carriers, so there was no way to know who had proper firearms safety training.

"Once again, Oberlin is on the right side of history," said former congressional candidate Janet Garrett, who also recalled the 2015 protest.

"I was here when that group of gun-toting protesters came to Oberlin and faced us down and it was really a sad day," she said. "It seems like insanity is what is being done in our government right now, but at least not in Oberlin."

Laura Irvin helped found the local chap-

ter of Moms Demand Action, an activist group that seeks ways to prevent Americans from gun violence. She thanked council for the resolution.

"There are 40,000 people a year who are killed in gun violence in this country. In Ohio alone, every year we have 1,400 people die by gun violence," Irvin said.

The final word came from councilman Ronnie Rimbert, a former Marine who knows how to handle a firearm.

"This is very scary stuff — very, very worrisome that anybody can run around with a weapon," he said. "Oh my God. Every time my kids go out, I tell them, 'Be aware what you're doing. Be aware where you're at.' You know, it's so uncomfortable.

You've got to watch everything that's going on around you. You just have to. And we have to stress that on our communities, on our kids, on one another."

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Johnson is Rotary's OHS Senior of April

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DONNA SCHURR OBERLIN ROTARY Photos by Russ Gifford | Oberlin News-Tribune

The Oberlin Rotary Club honors a high school senior each month during the school year and will donate $25 to a charity or project of the student’s choosing in their name.

LEFT: Oberlin's Azare Hairston heads toward the finish line with lightning speed, winning the boys 200-meter race at this past weekend’s highly competetive Patriot Athletic Conference meet.

BOTTOM LEFT: Julia Malakar makes the handoff to Nya Grady-Norman in the 4x100 relay.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Firelands' Mackenzie Allsop runs in the girls 1,600-meter race.

The Oberlin High School senior honored for the month of April was Janae Johnson.

She has participated on the soccer team for three years, serving as captain her junior and senior years. She has also been on the cross country team for three years and is currently competing in track and field, as she has done since her freshman year.

Johnson was named First Team All-Patriotic Athletic Conference, First Team All-Lorain County, and First Team All-Greater Cleveland Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association for soccer for three years. She was named Division 3 Player of the Year this past season for soccer. She was named Third Team All-Conference for cross country this past season.

For the past two years she has been a member of the Foreign Language Club. Outside of school, Johnson is a member of her church’s youth group, attending many events. She helps teach a youth Bible class every Sunday.

Johnson also helps coach a youth soccer camp in Oberlin every summer. This year will be her fifth coaching. Another activity she enjoys is volunteering at the Lorain County Special Olympics.

Johnson plans to attend Muskingum University to continue her soccer career and has received a merit scholarship and Muskie Impact Scholarship. She wants to major in elementary education and minor in Spanish.

After completing college, Johnson hopes to teach elementary school in a low income, high need school district.

POLICE REPORTS • April 30 at 10 p.m.: Two glass pipes with suspected burnt marijuana residue were turned over to police by Oberlin College security.

• May 1 at 9:31 a.m.: An 81-year-old woman was found deceased at an East Lorain Street residence. No foul play is suspected.

• May 2 at 8:37 a.m.: A metal grinder, a bong, a pipe, and a small glass jar with green plant material were turned over to police by Oberlin College security.

• May 2 at 11:05 p.m.: Que Freeman, 21, of Oberlin, was charged with criminal trespass. A police report said he was at Oberlin College, where he is not permitted.

• May 5 at 3:26 p.m.: A vehicle was reported stolen by a person at a South Main Street business. The 1991 Oldsmobile was reportedly involved in a pursuit on I-480. It involved the complainant's daughter, who was not driving at the time, according to a report.

• May 6 at 11:48 a.m.: The front windows of several vehicles on East Lorain Strete were shot by a someone with a low-powered air pistol.

• May 6 at 8:59 p.m.: A driver was given a warning for possession of marijuana.

• May 8 at 12:57 a.m.: April Sword, 22, of Oberlin, was charged with domestic violence. She allegedly smacked a man in the face after a night of partying and drinking that led to an argument in a vehicle, according to a police report.

• May 11 at 12:37 a.m.: Dominic Ferguson, 23, of Lorain, was charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct by intoxication. Police responded to the area between Wilder Hall and Mudd Library and found Ferguson with Oberlin College security, according to a report. He told officers he'd been harassed by a group of males but it had never turned violent despite alleged threats of assault. The report said that while at the police station Ferguson became agitated and smashed a phone against the receiver several times. "Officers had to get physical with Ferguson to control him," the report said.

• May 11 at 5:59 p.m.: A 16-year-old boy with autism left home upset. He was found at Plum Creek near Westwood Cemetery.

• May 11 at 7:42 p.m.: Derrian Yarber, 21, of Oberlin, was charged with obstructing official business, resisting arrest, and possession of marijuana. The charges came when officers investigated an alleged dispute and assault between a man and woman at CVS on South Main Street.

• May 12 at 12:51 p.m.: Trent Guthrie, 28, of LaGrange, was charged with theft. He is accused of stealing candles and cell phone accessories from Wal-Mart.

Editor’s note: Though charged, defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

CORRECTION

Sometimes you get it wrong — as we did in our May 9 story about the Legion Field Community Garden. It incorrectly indicated the property is not owned by the city, and despite our source there is no indication the site was used by the Oberlin high school baseball team or for routine parking. Further, the headline erroneously said the garden is coming back, though (as the story said) no deal has been reached with city council. The News-Tribune and Community Guide apologize for the errors.

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20. *It crashed hard 23. *Insulin’s birthplace, e.g.

24. ____ the season!

25. Rolling country, pl.

27. Mark on Pinterest 28. Change a sketch 30. Tag predecessor 33. Garbed 35. Large amount often followed by “of” 38. Grammy of sports 39. Comforter stuffing feathers 41. *Aimee Semple McPherson action 42. Type of wheat 44. Collier’s work place 45. Dublin land 46. City in Syria 48. *Douglas Fairbanks did it 50. Smokeless tobacco brand 51. Fuss to Shakespeare 52. Last letter 53. *New York’s Harlem ____ 60. Et alibi 62. *1920s art style 63. Distinguishing feature 64. Do like phoenix 65. Chutzpah 66. Anatomical dividers 67. December stone 68. Purse for a formal affair 69. *____ Candies DOWN 1. Deals a death blow 2. Place of origin 3. *Like Lindbergh’s transatlantic journey 4. Ear-related 5. Whose music is featured in “Mamma Mia!”?

6. Talk like a drunk 7. Amusement destination 8. Keen-witted 9. Epsom or Évian-les-Bains 10. It began in 1914 11. *Al Brown to Al Capone 12. Spill the beans 14. Hinduism’s divine feminine power 21. Kind of pie 22. High rocky hills 26. Turkey’s hanging neck skin 27. Baklava dough 28. *Major 1920s electronic device 29. “I Dream of Jeannie” actress 30. “For ____ a Jolly Good Fellow” 31. #5 Across, sing.

32. *Prohibition era estab-

lishment 34. Not stiff 36. Feather glue?

37. Visual system organ 40. Interprets, as in tarot cards 43. Product of lacrimation 47. Promise allegiance 49. Receipt listings 50. ____ ____ one’s ways 51. Garlic mayo 52. Goose egg 54. Like a drink in a snifter 55. *Rights and liberties org.

56. Greek god of war 57. Where a bib is tied 58. Repeat a passage from 59. JFK or ORD postings 61. Barker of Tarzan the Ape Man fame

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Which schools buckle up best?

Ten local high schools competed in the 2019 Buckle Up Bowl hosted by the Lorain County Safe Communities Coalition, which is conducted through Lorain County Public Health.

Taking part this year were Avon, Avon Lake, Brookside, Columbia, Keystone, Lorain, Lorain County JVS, Midview, Oberlin, and Wellington.

“The Buckle Up Bowl spreads the word about seat belt use because the messages and engagement activities come from the students, for the students,” said David Covell, commissioner at Lorain County Public Health.

Student-led efforts included videos, social media campaigns and seat belt pledges. Observational seat belt surveys were conducted before and after the campaign by Safe Communities Coalition members to measure whether usage increased.

Avon High School was named Best Buckled High School because its students have the highest rate of seat belt use at 93 percent.

Keystone High School improved seat belt use by 24 percent over the course of the four-week campaign, which earned the Most Improved Seat Belt Rate Award.

Columbia High School was awarded Most Creative Campaign for a safety-themed door-decorating contest, reckless driving school assembly, and including buckle-up messages in morning announcements.

Jonathan Delozier | Oberlin News Tribune

A number of Lorain County JVS students are joined by their future bosses May 8 as part of the SkillsUSA National Signing Day.

JVS students sign on for jobs JONATHAN DELOZIER REPORTER

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You've heard of sports signings for college-bound athletes — in a twist on that idea, a signing day ceremony was held May 8 at the Lorain County JVS, where students committed to working for various employers.

The SkillsUSA National Signing Day is sponsored by Klein Tools and invites students from all over the country to participate in a tradition typically reserved for athletics.

Nineteen local students who have worked through carpentry, heating and air conditioning, and masonry

trades programs signed letters of intent.

They're ready to work for employers including Amherst's Star Inc., Ohio-based Petrick Property Group, Avon's Trio Concrete Construction, and Cleveland's Stack Heating Cooling & Electric.

Senior Ivan Breckner of North Ridgeville signed with Elyriabased Mr. Appliance.

“I decided to pick heating and air conditioning because it's a trade that's really in demand,” he said.

“I never really wanted to go to college and I felt kind of lost. I chose this to see if I liked it. I'd never even touched a wrench before.

I learned a trade. I gained some

brothers. You get into the trade and it becomes part of who you are.”

Tom Vanover, chief building official with the city of Cleveland's building department, addressed students before they signed on the dotted line.

“The lack of skilled labor is the biggest challenge we are facing right now,” he told students. “We are building more structures than we have people to build them. We need people to build our buildings and you are those people."

"I’m very proud of the step that you have made. You have put in your years and now you get the opportunity to go out into the world and create something.”

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The following summary has been reviewed/approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws.

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Pierre-Louis. 8-19 Recognizing & commending General Johnnie Wilson 8th Grade Girls basketball team on an outstanding season. 9-19 Recognizing & commending General Johnnie Wilson 7th Grade Girls basketball team on an outstanding season.

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55-19 Vacating a portion of east/westerly alley (16ft) south of 5th St and extending 17.5ft westerly to the southwest corner of PP#02-01-004-103-010.

56-19 Auth the issuance & sale of notes in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, not to exceed $2.7M for costs associated w/ the Streetscape Improvement Project.

57-19 Auth the issuance of the sale of bonds in a maximum amount of $9.9M for the purpose of retiring notes issued to finance building improvements, etc. for the Central Service Complex. 58-19

Auth the S/S Director to extinguish easement rights and vacation of a 60’ sanitary sewer easement which is abandoned and no longer needed for muni purposes. 59-19 Amending Ord 48-18 estab compensation/benefits & terms of employment for all managers & professional employees adding new BHP positions. 60-19 Appropriation. 61-19 Auth the Auditor to pay two invoices submitted by the LPD invoking the Then & Now certification process and pay for said invoices. 62-19 Amending Ord 40-19, Section 15.3.7, Mayor- Safety/Service Dir. by adding a new position necessary for the Housing Court Expansion. 63-19 Adopting the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve the request for the reclassification of the northern 3.94 acres of the parcel of real property commonly known as 2250 Cooper Foster Park Rd. from B-1 to B-2. 64-19 Auth the Auditor to pay invoices submitted by the Law Dept that invoke the Then & Now certification process.

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WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019 • SERVING WELLINGTON SINCE 1864

Sweda talks transportation, addiction, local gov’t funding

A DANCE TO REMEMBER

JONATHAN DELOZIER REPORTER

Expansion of public transit into southern Lorain County, response to opioid overdoses, and possible grant funding for village storefront improvements were among the topics discussed by county commissioner Sharon Sweda in a May 9 meeting with the Wellington Kiwanis.

Sweda, appointed to Jonathan Delozier | Wellington Enterprise the board of commissioners in March follow- Lorain County ing Ted Kalo's departure, commissioner Sharon Sweda speaks said it is her desire to expand transit loops for May 9 with the Wellington Kiwanis, Lorain County Transit touching on issues buses into Wellington and surrounding commu- including reestablishment of state nities. funding for comCurrently, the southmunities and the ernmost point for bus merging of Lorain routes falls between County's mental South Amherst and health and drug Oberlin. addiction services “People often think boards. of young people and students when it comes to public transportation,” she said. “But we also need better transportation as a service to our seniors. Better transportation means they're able to stay in their homes longer.”

Mobility and Opportunity for a Vibrant Economy, an organization also known as MOVE Lorain County, also wants expanded public transportation.

The group adopted a resolution in December to seek state grants that would help cover costs associated with improving transportation in the area.

If approved, grant funds would become available in 2020.

“We have veterans groups who have offered to pick up the cost for any veteran that uses public transportation,” Sweda said. “We're working something out with that but we need for everyone to be able to get through the county. The challenge is when folks live far away from these services. Timing of routes and publication of

Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

Making memories that will last a lifetime — that's what prom is all about. Wellington's was held this weekend. ABOVE: King Dylan Andolsek and queen Savannah McKee. RIGHT: Micah Smiley and Richie Ingrassia.

BELOW: Parker Adler and Amanda Spiekerman share a smile.

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Making a promise before prom JONATHAN DELOZIER REPORTER

The painful consequences of intoxicated driving were laid out Friday in a “Prom Promise” presentation by village safety forces and Wellington High School student council.

The day before the big dance, teens acted out a car crash scenario on the stage of the Patrica Lindley Center for the Performing Arts.

The mock drill pretended one classmate died and another was trapped inside a vehicle as rescuers desperately tried to free her.

Roughly a third of fatal crashes involving alcohol and teens happen between April and

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Wellington police chief Tim Barfield takes Grace Duziak into “custody” as part of a presentation on prom time dangers.

June — a time bookmarked by prom and graduation — according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving reports that 1,415 people under the age of 21 die annually in alcohol-related vehicle crashes and that

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a quarter of all crashes involving teens are caused by a underage drunk driver.

Wellington fire chief Mike Wetherbee, police chief Tim Barfield, South Lorain County Ambulance District director Skip Gentry, and Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper Justin Lister shared stories of grim crash scenes they've responded to.

“Some of these pictures you're looking at involve three people dying, a triple fatality,” said Wetherbee as he showed crash photos to the audience.

“We see these images.

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timing has also been a challenge. I think that's an aspect we can handle pretty quickly.”

Sweda touched on the commissioners' decision to merge county alcohol and drug addiction services and the mental health board.

The move will open up roughly $1 million more in funding each year and better address the consistent overlap between mental illness and drug abuse, she said.

“Lorain County is the last county in Ohio to not do this,” Sweda said. “We're still seeing about 60 overdoses in the area monthly. The death rate is falling but the overdoses remain steady. I've heard stories from North Ridgeville firefighters who often have no one on station to take calls because everyone is out responding to an overdose.”

The county still wants to establish a local addiction recovery and treatment center after November's defeat of Issue 14.

That measure, rejected by 52 percent of county voters, would have raised just over $2 million annually for a recovery center at the former Golden Acres Nursing Home property in Amherst Township.

“It's still on our agenda but it's had to be moved down the road a bit,” Sweda said. “There is no plan B as far as a building yet but the goal is still 60 to 66 beds. We know our new merged board will work on this more efficiently than when they were separate.

We're having folks look at the building to reevaluate parts and are talking to vendors about possibly buying space. That would not be to make a profit, though, just to cover overhead.”

Officials have looked into grants that would aid rehabilitation of store fronts in areas including Wellington, Sweda said.

She added that Lorain County has lobbied Gov. Mike DeWine to reestablish state aid to local communities that was essentially cut in half during John Kasich's gubernatorial tenure from 2011 to 2016.

Over that same period, the state's budget stabilization fund, also known as its “rainy day fund,” grew to $2.7 billion.

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Power outage raises questions JONATHAN DELOZIER REPORTER

An equipment malfunction at two village electric substations led to a three-hour power outage late this weekend for all of Wellington.

Electric superintendent Dave Bealer said the outage may have been caused by a breaker failing at the village's Erie Street substation, leading to a blown fuse at the substation located at the corner of Hawley and Cemetary roads.

He said capacity was not a factor in the malfunction. The village lost power from 10:30 p.m.

Sunday to roughly 1:30 a.m. Monday.

“It was not at all a matter of pushing capacity,” Bealer said. “Actually, we could take out that section of line and feed it another way around town and even then not be pushing capacity. Our crews are working today to get to the bottom of what caused the breaker to fail. Right now, we don't know if a fault caused the breaker mal-

function or if the breaker malfunction caused the fuse to blow.”

Bealer said village workers were out Tuesday checking all village poles with the help of GPD Group, an Akron-based engineering firm.

The Erie Street structure is the newest of three Wellington substations, completed in 2017 and meant to help with high-capacity times of the year such as Lorain Couty Fair week.

In 2015, a three-hour, village-wide blackout

was instituted to allow for crucial repairs to Wellington's power grid.

Some residents have reported appliances in their homes not turning back on or operating abnormally since the outage took place.

Bealer said all village power was restored simultaneously Monday morning.

“I haven't taken any of those calls personally but I'm hoping once we got that repair done that everyones' stuff worked,” he said. “It all came back on at the same time.”

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“Drivers get scared when they're getting pulled over and know they did something wrong and then they panic,” said Lister. “Then we could be dealing with a pursuit situation. The driver is putting themselves in danger as well as everyone in the car and anyone else on the roadway at that time. What we see on the road is often the culmination of several bad decisions made in a row.”

The messaging hit close to home for many.

Student council member Maddie Soboslay urged her peers to avoid making one or more bad decisions that could prove to be deadly.

“The adrenaline rush makes it really easy to feel invincible, especially when you're in high school and enjoying something like prom,” she said.

“You're with your friends and you want to seem cool, so you're going to do whatever it takes.

You feel free without your parents. You want to embrace something exciting and it makes a lot of people not think about the results of their choices.”

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Crafting enthusiasts of all ages made their way Saturday to Howk Memorial Park for Main Street Wellington's 21st Annual Gazebo Garden Walk. A wide variety of vendors showed off wares ranging from hand-crafted jewelry and stained glass artwork to homemade dog treats and kettle corn. ABOVE: Janice Leach of Lodi paints one of her many American flag pieces. BOTTOM LEFT: Eliot Graham of Wellington. BOTTOM RIGHT: Abby, Jace, and Sophia McCloskey of Wakeman enjoy some freshly grilled hotdogs.

JVS seeks more freshmen, sophomores JONATHAN DELOZIER REPORTER

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An increase in freshman and sophomore enrollment before this fall is a goal for the Lorain County JVS, leaving some Wellington Schools officials wondering how it could affect their district.

Wellington and JVS school board member Ayers Ratliff characterized the move as an effort to double JVS freshman enrollment from 92 to 180.

“I think we have 19 kids who've applied, not all of them have been accepted but they've applied,” Ratliff said while speaking with McCormick Middle School principal Nathan Baxendale at a recent meeting. “Why do you think so many of our kids have applied to go out of our district to the JVS?” Baxendale said McCormick students often elect a part- or fulltime switch to JVS after exposure to career and technical education curriculum.

A career pathway program including information technology and computer programming courses was introduced this past fall for the first time at McCormick.

“The kids are really interested in continuing these CTE courses

at the JVS,” he said. “Many of the students who switch have also already set a career pathway they want to go on.”

Ratliff has previously suggested that Wellington expand its career and technical programs in a bid to keep more students.

He has cited the success of Lorain High School's in-house curriculum, which includes an STNA program, culinary arts, web design, and medical assistant certification.

JVS superintendent Glenn Faircloth said this enrollment push is not specifically meant to double freshman counts but that it does involve seeking out more fulltime students who would remain at the JVS all day rather than maintaining a split schedule with their local schools.

“Each year we've been adding more and more ninth- and 10th-graders,” he said. “We have so many parents and so many families who've been asking about our programs. Our teachers being able to work with freshmen as they transfer into high school is a great benefit for both sides.”

“We are Lorain County's school district and career center,” Faircloth added. “We belong to the county and we're an asset to every district. We're here to help. We see ourselves as an arm of every

associate school district. We're all in this together.”

Freshmen were not able to open enroll at the JVS until the 20162017 school year.

That change immediately increased the number of full-time students leaving Wellington to 93, a drastic jump from a yearly average of 63 between 2012 and 2016.

Ohio school districts receive approximately $5,000 per student in annual state funding but that money is split between districts when students choose to spend part of the day at another campus such as a vocational school or community college.

Wellington superintendent Ed Weber agreed with Faircloth in viewing the JVS as a partner rather than a competitor.

“I think our concerns can sometimes be wondering if a student is ready to make the decision to go to JVS in ninth grade but they can always change their mind and switch back,” Weber said. “Ultimately, I'm not for or against their expansion. Whatever their board feels is best is best for them and our students are always welcome to come back to our high school.”

“We may add an engineering course down the line that has a connection with JVS, but not yet,” he said.

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There's nothing like a good friend

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Ben Bliss and Tyler Moore each had two hits and a pair of RBIs in Wellington's Senior Night baseball game, leading the Dukes to a 9-2 win over Oberlin. Wyatt Sasack picked up the win from the mound, throwing for six strikeouts in as many innings. It was a tough one for Phoenix pitcher Sam Thompson, who struck out three but allowed nine hits and seven runs in five innings. ABOVE: Wellington's Benny Higgins connects for a hit.

RIGHT: Oberlin's Hunter Clawson throws to first base for an out.

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ABOVE: Wellington's Natalie Calfo and Grace Dudziak congratulate Allie Starner after finishing third in the girls 300-meter hurdles at the Patriot Athletic Conference track and field meet on Saturday. LEFT: Bryce Tegtmeyer races in the boys 4x400 relay.

A PIRATES PROM

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Black River students enjoyed their prom in style, showing a lot of school spirit! Black River's Caleb Poldruhi and Mallory Witucki won the "Cutest Couple" award.

My eye surgeries went well and I don't have to wear glasses anymore. I just have to wear reading glasses. This is the best birthday gift ever!

I'm not used to going without glasses, since I've worn them since I turned 40.

I would like to dedicate this column PENNY’S PANTRY to three special friends. PENNY CASE The first is Rita Dewey, who has taken time out of her daily schedule to take me to all my eye appointments and surgeries. She's such a wonderful lady who I cherish and she's a volunteer for the Office on Aging and helps deliver Meals on Wheels. I don't know how to repay her (and she won't take anything from me!).

The second is Jodi Darby, who has been a great help to me when I was having a difficult time in my life. Her kindness and support — and also rides — have meant a lot to me. I wouldn't have the strength to deal with this if it weren't for her.

The third is Gerry Askew, who took the time out of her very busy schedule to give me rides to places I needed to go, since I don't drive. She's been a friend to me for most of my life. She was like a sister to me and my siblings.

I have appreciated everything these three have done for me. There's nothing like having three wonderful friends like them in your life.

I can't believe how quickly time is passing by.

Soon parents will be having graduation parties for their seniors, so I'll include some appetizer and dish recipes you can fix in their honor.

I found in my many cookbooks some recipes for groups of 50 to 100 and up — you never want to run out of food.

I have a new phone number if you ever need a recipe. It's 330-421-7626.

Until next time, enjoy these recipes!

Barbecue BaconWrapped Water Chestnuts • 2 cans whole water chestnuts • 1 lb. bacon. cut into three pieces per slice • 1 bottle barbecue sauce Drain the water chestnuts and wrap each one with a piece of bacon. Put toothpicks through the ends.

Brush with barbecue sauce over all. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until the bacon is done.

You can do this with chicken livers, too.

Cayenne Pretzels • 1 cup vegetable oil • 1 package ranch dressing mix • 1 tsp. garlic salt • 1 tsp. cayenne pepper • 20 oz. pretzel sticks In a small bowl, combine the oil, dressing mix, garlic salt, and cayenne. Divide pretzels between two ungreased 15x10x1 baking pans. Pour the oil mixture over pretzels; stir to coat. Bake at 200 degrees for 75 to 90 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool completely; store in an airtight container.

Buffalo Deviled Eggs • 6 egg yolks, mashed • 2 tbsp. mayonnaise • 2 tbsp. blue cheese crumbles • 1 tsp. celery, finely chopped • 1 tsp. Louisiana-style hot sauce • 1/8 tsp. each salt and pepper Mix all ingredients and fill in hard-boiled egg white. Garnish with celery and paprika for color. You may have to experiment with the mayonnaise and blue cheese to get

the desired thickness.

Salmon Appetizers • 14 3/4 oz. can of salmon, drained and bones and skin removed • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened • 4 tbsp. salsa • 2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley • 1 tsp. dried cilantro • 1/4 tsp. ground cumin (optional) • 8 flour tortillas In a small bowl, combine the salmon, cream cheese, salsa, parsley, cilantro, and cumin.

Spread about 2 tbsp. of the mixture over each tortilla. Roll each tortilla up tightly and wrap individually in plastic wrap; refrigerate for two to three hours.

Slice each tortilla into bite-sized pieces.

Italian Sloppy Joes • 1 lb. bulk Italian sausage • 1 lb. bulk hot Italian sausage • 4 minced garlic cloves • 1 cup chopped green peppers • 1/2 cup chopped onions • 15 oz. tomato sauce • 2 tbsp. minced fresh parsley • 1 tsp. dried oregano • 1/2 tsp. chili powder • 1/4 tsp. fennel seed • 8-10 sub rolls, split • 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese In a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat, cook sausage, garlic, green pepper, and onion until the sausage is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato sauce and seasonings, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Spoon about 1/2 cup onto each roll and sprinkle with cheese.

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Small Business Week

It's National Small Business Week and the Lorain County Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Development Center at Lorain County Community College are partnering with Main Street organizations in Amherst, Lorain, Oberlin, Wellington, and Vermilion to promote local businesses.

More than 60 local merchants will be participating in a “passport” promotion, aimed at getting residents and visitors alike to visit at least two of the local main streets and spend

at least $10 in three different participating shops. Options range from car washes to jewelry stores and bakeries to candle companies.

Passports are available for pick up at any of the Main Street offices and any of the participating merchants. Check out the Facebook Pages for each Main Street or their websites for participating merchants.

Five prizes will be awarded on May 17 from all returned passports that are eligible, with each basket worth a minimum of $100 filled with local merchandise.

POLICE REPORTS • April 30 at 1:22 a.m.: Officers responded to a suspected overdose on Johns Street. Suspected drugs were taken into evidence but no charges were noted.

• April 30 at 3:34 p.m.: A burglary complaint was filed on Hamilton Street.

• May 1 at 7:07 p.m.: A 13-year-

old boy was charged with domestic violence.

• May 4 at 9:08 a.m.: A semiautomatic firearm was reported missing or stolen from a Wellington home.

Editor’s note: Though charged, defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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