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Thursday, July 4 • WELLINGTON: The Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s Independence Day celebration will be held July 4.

It will start with a pet parade at 11 a.m. There will be food and a beer garden from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; blood donations from noon to 5 p.m.; a dunk tank from noon to 5 p.m.; a classic car show from noon to 5 p.m. in the parking lot of Farm & Home Hardware; a pedal tractor pull for kids ages three to 12 at noon; a concert by the Wheels Up Band from 1-3 p.m.; the Little Miss Firecracker contest at 1 p.m.; games in the park starting at 1 p.m.; a parade at 3 p.m. featuring members of the Wellington Women’s League acting as marshals; a concert by Ava Rowland from 4-6 p.m.; a hot dog eating contest at 4 p.m.; preschool games at 4 p.m.; a frog jumping contest in the park at 4:30 p.m.; and a 50-50 drawing at 5 p.m.

Saturday, July 6 • AMHERST: Read to a therapy dog from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 6 at the Amherst Public Library.

Canine reading buddies are all ears and waiting for you to read to them. All ages can take their favorite book or choose one from the library’s collection.

Monday, July 8 • OBERLIN: Meatless Mondays and Beyond will meet July 8 at the Oberlin Public Library.

Doors open for a vegan potluck at 5:45 p.m. and a presentation will be given at 6:30 p.m.

The focus will be on ways to make vegan meals and cooking easier, healthier, more organized, and different, where at home or dining out. Take a tip or gadget to share or just attend and see what you can learn.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Kimberly Thompson at kimmert2001@yahoo.com or 805245-0730.

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Alena Aguayo waves to crowd after being crowned the 2019 Lorain International Queen.

Twenty-four women representing 14 countries took the stage June 27 in the 53rd Annual Lorain International Princess Pageant. They celebrated their families' national heritage as part of the Lorain International Festival. BOTTOM LEFT: Amaya Staton of Amherst pays homage to her African-American lineage. BOTTOM RIGHT: Nicole Londo supports her Slovak ancestry.

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OBITUARIES John W. Thonen John Wilson Thonen was born in Beaver Falls, Pa., to Rose and Ralph Thonen on Dec. 7, 1947. His family moved to Bellevue, Ohio, when he was a small child. He was the eldest of five children who spent their youth in a “Sears House” next to his grandparents, Beradino and Theresa Pepe. John's father worked for the railroad and was often gone, but his grandfather “Pup” spent countless hours with him as they worked in their garden. Proud of their Italian heritage, they took special delight in their hot peppers!

John graduated from Bellevue High school in 1966 and then attended Bowling Green State University, where he majored in business and computer systems, graduating in 1971. It was at college where he met his wife, Janet Johnson. They married in the spring prior to his beginning officers training school for the Air Force. John became a navigator, eventually serving in the reserves in Columbus, Ohio.

He served in the Air Force Reserve for seven years, leaving as a captain, while living in the Columbus area with Janet and their growing family. He also worked at Rockwell International in IT. In 1980, John, Jan, and family moved to Oberlin, Ohio, and settled into the home they have lived in for almost 40 years. John continued working as a project manager in IT with American Greetings for over 25 years until he retired.

John was active in his community. He served on the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra board, as a guardian ad litem, coached youth soccer, had a Cub Scouts pack, helped with Grenmore Dance Recitals, was a 4-H leader, and prepared taxes for AARP. John loved music and played tympani with Lorain County Orchestra at Lorain County Community College for 26 years. He supported his children and grandchildren in their love of music, buying instruments and attending concerts.

John enjoyed traveling. He and Jan traveled in the states, in Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. He also loved reading and never traveled anywhere without a book. He enjoyed sailing his boat, enjoying the peace and beauty of the lake.

John's favorite thing was being a father, a grandfather, and a great-grandfather. He was a father to Julie (David), Jennica, Joshua, Jonna (Jeremy), and Justin (Meghan); grandfather to Jataria, Michelle, Jeffrey, Joshua, Jasmine, Joslyn, and Amy; great-grandfather to Marlie, Madison, Chayanne, Kaden and Brighten. He was their beloved Papa. He loved them all dearly and wanted the best for them, and prayed to live to see them grow up.

John is also survived by his sisters, Shirley (Bob) and Karen (Carl); and his brother, Pat (Norma). He leaves his brothers-in-law, Robert (Pam), William, and Tim; many nieces and nephews; his “brother,” Denny; dear friends Melanie and Larry, Griff, Cathy, and many others.

John shared 48 years with his wife Janet and had hoped to reach 50. They had many adventures together, raising children, traveling, and sadly, his battle with cancer. He lost that battle on June 21, 2019, but he fought fiercely and bravely until the very end.

John's memorial service was held on Monday, July 1 at 4 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 45 South Professor St., Oberlin. Memorials, if desired, may be directed to the first United Methodist church in Oberlin or the Oberlin Public Library.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.dovinreberjones.com.

Charles A. Skelton

Charles “Bo” Arthur Skelton, age 72, of Chelsea, Mich., died Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at Chelsea Retirement Community.

He was born Oct. 4, 1946 in Oberlin, Ohio, the son of Charles Leroy and Mary Margaret (Kanagy) Skelton.

A multi-sport athlete in Wellington, Ohio, Bo went on to play football at Muskingum College where he graduated with a degree in economics in 1968. While at Muskingum, Bo was president of the Mace club. He was a Mace for life and still of great joy to him was an annual Mace golf outing in West Virginia. Although born and raised in Ohio, Bo moved his family to Michigan and became an avid University of Michigan football fan, attending games as a season ticket holder for 40 years. Bo was a longstanding member of the Chelsea Athletic Boosters and organized the annual golf outing fundraiser, which was renamed in his honor several years ago and had its 28th annual outing this year.

Chuck, as he was known professionally, was senior principal in charge of leisure time and real estate advisory services consulting practices in Laventhol & Horwath's Michigan office. He headed this group from 1983 to 1990. He then started Hospitality Advisors Consulting Group and U.S. Realty Consultants, which he was president of from 1991 to 2019.

Chuck served as chairman of the board of the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau on five different occasions and has served on its board of directors for 20 of the past 35 years. Additionally, he served on the board of directors of the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce for seven years in the 1980s. Continuing his public service, Chuck served for six years on the board of directors of Chelsea Community Hospital serving two of those years as Chairman in the 1990s.

He was particularly involved in numerous hotel and conference center development projects and has conducted seminars on the topic. Chuck developed the Chelsea Comfort Inn and Village Conference Center in Chelsea, Mich., and continues to be an owner. He published “The Lodging Commentary,” a biannual publication on the health of the Michigan lodging industry regarded as the resource for the industry in Michigan. Chuck was a member of Michigan Travel and Tourism Association, vice chair of the Washtenaw County Accommodations Ordinance Commission, and board of directors of Chelsea First.

He is survived by his three sons, Bryndon (Holly) Skelton, Colby (Charlotte) Skelton, and Rourke Skelton; his partner, Kathy Gunderson and her sons, Gavin and Ben Gunderson; six grandchildren, Schuler, Brier, Sommer, Bo, Mia, and Caden; sister, Sandy (Stuart Wills) Piepho; nephews Matt and Ted; as well as numerous extended family members.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 9, at 4:30 p.m. at the Comfort Inn Conference Center in Chelsea. There will be light refreshments and gathering after the service from 5-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Chelsea Athletic Boosters. Arrangements were entrusted to Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea, Mich.

Jennifer Rinehart

Jennifer Ross Rinehart, well-loved and popular piano teacher, died June 25, 2019, age 72.

A longtime Oberlin resident, she graduated from Norwalk High School, received a Bachelor of Music degree from Heidelberg College and Master of Arts in piano pedagogy from Ohio State University. At Oberlin College she was an assistant professor of music theory and served as special academic advisor in the office of the dean of the Conservatory.

Jennifer was an accomplished and versatile pianist, best known for her performances of new and difficult music. She performed often in New York, including at Merkin Hall. At Oberlin she performed on a concert program in honor of Leo Ornstein’s 100th birthday, as part of a concert celebrating George Walker, and, on a faculty recital, John Rinehart’s Oubliee. She recorded often for Opus One Label, and for North/South Recordings played Elizabeth Bell’s Duovarios for two pianos with Loretta Goldberg.

Hundreds of students from beginners to advanced passed through her piano studio. Teaching was her first love — she spoke of her students with enthusiasm and pride and many remained friends for years. Although a specialist in contemporary music herself, she let her students explore what they liked most. She coached them with patience, got them excited about new repertory, and was always positive.

A beloved member of Beth Israel — the West Temple, where she received an adult bat mitzvah, Jennifer helped lead Shabbat services and was piano accompanist for regular services, High Holiday services, and gala productions. She volunteered at the Temple Library, and worked with the Adult Learning Program.

Jennifer traveled widely in the United States and visited Europe. Her most memorable trip was crewing a two-person sailboat on a journey from Alaska through the Inside Passage to Puget Sound.

Closer to home, she was a volunteer usher for the Cleveland Orchestra, was active in the League of Women’s Voters of the Oberlin Area, Friends of Westwood Cemetery, and was an avid gardener.

Jennifer’s circle of friends and family was wide.

She was a selfless champion of those in need, warm, generous, spontaneous, always ready to join in the fun at a moment’s notice. More than anything, she loved and was proud of her grandchildren. Jennifer’s presence and boundless energy will be sorely missed by all who knew and love her. We all cherish her memory.

Jennifer was preceded in death by her parents, James and Ruth Gray Ross. Survivors include her son, John Rinehart, his wife Nancy, and their children Emilia and Benjamin; brother, Dr. James N. Ross Jr.; nieces Stephanie Harris, Amy Tobin, and Lisa Ross; many cousins; and a grandniece and grandnephews.

Donations in Jennifer’s memory can be made to Beth Israel — the West Temple, 14308 Triskett Rd., Cleveland, OH 44111.

A memorial service was held in Kulas Hall, 77 West College St., Oberlin, at 3 p. m. on Sunday, June 30.

A FAMILY SWIM

Trevor L. Marcum

Trevor Lee Marcum, 23, of Amherst, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Calling hours were held Saturday, June 29 at Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst.

Fourth of July survey

Eighty-six percent of Americans are celebrating the Independence Day holiday this week, according to a survey of 1,828 adults conducted by www. topcashback.com.

The poll found the top three ways Americans will celebrate the Fourth of July are: • A cookout, barbecue, or picnic — 72 percent • Fireworks or other community event — 59 percent • Shopping for holiday sales — 26 percent

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Canada geese enjoy the warm weather at New Russia Township Park and Nature Preserve.

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SCOTUS offers no help on gerrymandering JASON HAWK EDITOR

Changes that could affect our Ohio's congressional districts — and who serves as your representative — won't be made until 2022, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision this past week.

In a 5-4 ruling, the highest court in the land said federal courts don't have role in repairing the damage done by state representatives who have drawn voting maps that give unfair advantages to their own party.

Right here in Ohio, a federal court had ordered officials to draw a new voting map before the 2020 general election.

That order came after the American Civil Liberties

Union proved state Republicans had gerrymandered congressional districts.

But the Supreme Court's decision negates the order. It means voters will have to try to keep their legislators honest without help from the legal system.

"The court’s decision to allow the practice of gerrymandering to continue, to flourish, and to evade review by the judicial system leaves it in the hands of those who will continue to abuse their awesome power whenever they can to defeat the will of the voters," said Freda Levenson, legal director for the ACLU of Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Ohio voters already elected to redesign the process used to determine the districts for those elected to the U.S.

House of Representatives.

"Power to legislate belongs to the legislature, or to the people — not to the courts.

Today's decision is in line with these principles," he said.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Ohio District 9) represented parts of Lorain County, including Amherst, until her district lines were redrawn several years ago.

She blamed the Supreme Court decision on conservative justices and said it "undermines democratic participation for millions of Americans in Ohio and across the entire United States."

"By ruling that federal courts do not have a role in deciding partisan gerrymandering claims, the Supreme Court has opened the flood gates for extreme, partisan gerrymandering

to go on completely unchecked in the United States," she said.

Kaptur's argument: Last year, 2,245,403 Ohioans voted to send a Republican representative to Congress and 2,019,120 voted to send a Democrat — 52 percent to 47 percent.

But due to the way districts are drawn to lump partisan voting blocs together, the split vote resulted in 12 Republicans and only four Democrats going to Washington.

That, she said, it why Ohios overwhelmingly voted in 2018 in favor of Issue 1, which paved the way for redistricting reform.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose also acknowledged the role Issue 1 will play.

"Thanks to that effort, soon Republicans and Democrats will begin working for the first

time as true partners in the effort to fairly draw congressional districts," he said. "As Ohio’s chief elections officer, I’m certainly appreciative of the Supreme Court’s affirmation of federalism and the separation of powers, and I look forward to continuing to work with our county boards of elections to administer fair, accurate, and secure elections across our great state."

What LaRose did not mention is that those fair elections will not be in place next fall when 16 Ohio seats in Congress will be in play.

“The bottom line is voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around," said Alora Thomas-Lundborg, staff attorney for the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project.

BULLETIN BOARD Starting July 8 • WELLINGTON: A coding camp for ages 11 to 16 will be held at 1 p.m. on Mondays, July 8, 15, 22, and 29 and Aug. 5 and 12 at the Herrick Memorial Library.

Learn to code Ozobots with color codes and the OzoBlockly programming language. Learn about logic, programming elements and structure, and robotics.

Registration is required as there are a limited number of robots. Register at the library or by calling 440-647-2120.

July 8-12 • OBERLIN: An architecture camp will be offered by the Oberlin Heritage Center from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12 at Depot Park, 240 South Main St. Campers will tour architecture with nearby walking field trips, explore building materials, try construction challenges, sketch designs, create mini structures, and envision buildings of the future.

Scholarship assistance is available to students who qualify for free or reduced lunch programs at school. Learn more or register at www.oberlinheritagecenter.org or by calling 440-774-1700.

animals and habitats that are found in Ohio’s great outdoors. You’ll find that wildlife can not only be found in parks but in our backyards as well!

The free event is for children of all ages.

• AMHERST: The C.S. Lewis and Friends Book Group will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9 at the Amherst Public Library.

Readers will discuss the first two essays from “The World’s Last Night,” which can also be found at www.tinyurl.com/amherstlewis.

For more information, contact Marcia Geary at mgeary@gearylawllc.com or 440-988-9803. All are welcome.

• WELLINGTON: The Herrick Memorial Library board will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9 at the library for a 2020 budget hearing.

The board’s regular monthly meeting will immediately follow the special meeting. Both are open to the public.

Wednesday, July 10

• WELLINGTON: “Maker Mondays” will be held from 1-4 p.m. on July 8, 15, and 22 at the Herrick Memorial Library.

This special crafting time is designed for children ages five to 10. They will be provided with materials to create their own space creations. No registration is needed.

• AMHERST: A scavenger hunt will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10 inside the Amherst Public Library.

Stop by the Spring Street entrance to get an entry form, then go on a hunt through the building. All correct entries will have a chance to win a prize.

• AMHERST: Create your own origami from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10 at the Amherst Public Library.

James Peake will teach kids and teens to do interstellar paper magic, how to take part in future origami activities, and where to find origami resources and supplies. The program is for ages seven to 17; kids up age 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

All supplies will be provided.

Registration is required. Visit www.amherstpubliclibrary.org or call 440-988-4230.

Tuesday, July 9

July 10 and 17

• OBERLIN: “Natural Ohio” will be presented from 3-4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9 at the Oberlin Public Library, 65 South Main St. Using live animals and hands-on natural artifacts, participants will learn about the variety of wild

• WELLINGTON: “Train Like an Astronaut” will be offered at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays, July 10 and 17 at Wellington town hall.

This Herrick Memorial Library program is for children ages eight to 11. Do what astronauts do when they are training to prepare for a space flight.

You will also learn how and why astronauts keep fit while they are in space. Take good shoes for run-

July 8, 15, and 22

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ning and walking as well as a water bottle.

Registration is required and can be done at the library or by calling 440-647-2120.

Thursday, July 11 • AMHERST: A discussion on the Apollo 11 moon landing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 11 at the Amherst Public Library.

Eric Rivet, chief curator of the Western Reserve Historical Society, will speak about the 50th anniversary of the landing, which was the culmination of a 14-year space race between the United States and Soviet Union. He will talk about why we went to the moon, how we got there, and what it meant to the world at large.

• WELLINGTON: Mad Science of Northeast Ohio will present a workshop on space technology at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 11 at the Herrick Memorial Library.

It is designed for children ages five and up. Registration is required. Visit the library or call 440-647-2120.

• OBERLIN: The Low-Vision Support Group will meet at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 11 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Green Room for the audio presentation “Architect Doesn’t Let Blindness Stop Him.” All are welcome.

July 11, 18, and 25 • WELLINGTON: Read to Putter the therapy dog at 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays, July 11, 18, and 25 at the Herrick Memorial Library.

Putter loves to listen to children as they read. Kids can spend 15 minutes reading a book or story to him to build their reading skills. He does not mind if the child makes reading mistakes.

Stop in to reserve a reading spot or call the library at 440-647-2120.

July 11 and 25 • WELLINGTON: The Wellington Writers Group will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, July 11 and 25 at the Herrick Memorial Library.

Join this group if you have a passion for writing in all venues. Take samples of your writing to share.

New members are welcome. Registration is encouraged. To register call 440-647-2120.

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Heading to the pool? Be clean, says Lorain County Public Health Keep cool during hot weather this summer by visiting your local pool or a nearby splash pad!

Swimming and splashing are fun ways to cool off and get active — just make sure to keep your experience clean and cool as you begin the summer, warns Lorain County Public Health.

“Chlorine doesn’t kill all

germs instantly,” said health commissioner David Covell.

He recommends that kids and adults take regular bathroom breaks to help keep pools and splash pads clean.

Chlorine kills most germs, but peeing in the pool can still contribute to a germy experience and make people sick.

Chlorine works by attack-

ing materials in the water, like dead skin or feces – not liquids like urine. Also, once chlorine attacks a material, that chlorine molecule is used up and won’t kill any additional germs.

Pool managers have to add chlorine regularly to control germ levels. Lorain County Public Health sanitarians inspect all public

and neighborhood pools and splash pads to make sure they are as clean and safe as possible.

Do your part by taking bathroom breaks and by reporting any issues to Lorain County Public Health at 440-322-6367.

Five tips to help you enjoy pool time this summer:

• Put on sunscreen whenever you head outside.

• Take bathroom breaks often.

• Keep two eyes on children in the water.

• Pay attention and follow all posted safety rules near water.

• Pack drinking water or find a nearby water fountain to stay hydrated.

OPINION

Make it a bold Independence Day FRANK LaROSE OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE

Throughout human history, nations have been formed based on ethnic identity, religion, and tribe.

The United States of America stands unique because our nation was founded on an idea. Our founders believed in the simple yet revolutionary idea that all people are created equal and free by virtue of being human, that our rights come from the creator instead of any government or king. For many, that equality for all was not realized immediately but required ongoing struggle. A constant work in progress, each generation of Americans strives to perfect our great union.

This weekend we celebrate the birth of our nation. We recall that time in 1776 when these brave visionaries boldly signed a Declaration of Independence which articulated a vision for a new American nation based on the revolutionary idea of

human freedom and self-determination.

In the midst of fireworks, parades, and celebrations, it can be easy to overlook the incredible danger and risk that the signers of the Declaration of Independence faced. A modest, untrained army of farmers and merchants representing a loose union of colonies challenged the most powerful empire on Earth, and few would have placed bets in favor of the colonists. Their victory may seem like a foregone conclusion through the lens of history, but the signers realized that defeat was both possible and certainly fatal. They chose to sign anyway and the world witnessed the birth of a different kind of nation.

The universal principles that the Revolutionary Army fought to defend have profoundly shaped America’s unique history. Where founding principles have been misapplied due to politics and self-interest, as in the case of slavery and denial of female suffrage, Americans have shed their sweat and blood to correct

these wrongs and extend the scope of freedom inside and beyond its borders. Our foreign policy is guided not only by national interest but by a conviction that all people on earth are entitled to freedom and self-government. As a U.S. Army veteran, I have a deep appreciation for how hard-fought and rare this freedom is throughout the world.

Nearly 250 years after our founders declared that “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states,” our nation faces a new set of challenges. From tackling the national debt at home to countering violent extremism abroad, the policy issues we face are daunting and complex.

We have inherited problems from previous generations, to be sure, but we have also inherited a legacy of boldness. The same boldness that inspired colonial settlers to sacrifice and fight for their freedom was evident in the Americans who stormed the beaches of Normandy, who marched for civil rights, who ran to

the aid of others at the World Trade Center towers. It may look different for every generation, but it is unmistakably American.

Today we all share the responsibility for acting boldly to defend the freedom and well-being of our fellow citizens, often without accolades or fanfare. From the police officer who stands in the line of fire to the teacher who strives to enrich young minds and mold responsible citizens, or the military family who proudly supports their mom or dad serving abroad and prays daily for their safe return, we all have a part to play. As secretary of state, boldness means standing up for the most necessary of rights in a free society — the right to vote, to choose the leaders that shape the direction of our nation.

As we celebrate this Independence Day, let us be reminded of the extraordinary boldness that propelled our founders to victory and inspires us to serve the country that we love.

Let us be bold, for it is our inheritance and responsibility.

The long and winding road of freedom We charge you, King George, with “a long train of abuses” designed to “establish an absolute tyranny over these states.”

Our 1776 Declaration of Independence was also a Declaration of Defiance, detailing the high crimes and misdemeanors of a tyrannical despot. The king was accused of “obstructing justice, imposing taxes, and cutting off our trade.”

This spirit of defiance can be traced back to a colonial newspaper editor who shut down his paper rather than comply with the Stamp Act of 1765. A final frontpage editorial stated his case for freedom.

“Liberty is one of the greatest blessings which human beings can possibly enjoy. When we are deprived of this earthly blessing, we are fettered with the Chains of inimical servitude... A

day, an hour, of virtuous liberty is worth a whole eternity of bondage...

May (our) future posterity reap the benefits (of liberty), and may we bless the hands which were the instruments of procuring it.”

Those hands included the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence who “mutually pledge(d) to each other PAST IS PRESENT our Lives, our Fortunes, JAMES BURNS and our sacred Honor.” During the war for development illustrates independence, 6,100 how freedom fosters soldiers died fighting for maximizing our human our freedom and another potential.

17,000 died of disease.

At age 13, Dan was One of the survivalready a skilled hunter ing soldiers was John and navigator of the Hosbrook, my ansurrounding woodland cestor and a sergeant wilderness. Having from New Jersey who learned to read and homesteaded on the write, he started his own Ohio frontier after the school in a log cabin war. He froze to death on the family farm. bringing salt back from When the War of 1812 the fort during a blizbroke out, he was asked zard, casting the mantel to raise a company of of leadership on his son, men to march north to Dan Hosbrook. Dan’s Fort Amanda near Lake

Erie and defend it from British attack. He did so, doubling the size of the fort.

After the war, Dan became a member of the Ohio legislature and both the county surveyor and court sheriff for the Cincinnati area. His accomplishments were cut short by blindness but his offspring provided more county surveyors, engineers, and legislators for both Ohio and Indiana.

I reflected on how Dan and that newspaper editor who so valued freedom would assess our situation today.

They could well judge our political system in a paralysis of self-importance and power struggles.

These pioneers of the past might also judge that the creator who endowed us with those “unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

has been demoted to a secondary and nearly invisible role in our high-tech modern society. When a long-winded, partisan speech ends with “God bless America,” it often seems more perfunctory than personal and sincere.

On the other hand, Dan and the editor came from an era in which full freedom for women, African-Americans, and other groups simply did not exist. Yet the inscription of Leviticus 25:10 on the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia reads, “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.”

“All” in the quotation above can be a tricky word, not in understanding but in implementation. But hopefully the founders of this country, those who forged our Declaration of Independence and stood up in defiance to not-so-good

King George III, put us on a glide path to the fullest freedom possible.

We should be thankful for the freedom we have. We should keep working to maintain and expand that freedom and the maximization of human potential that freedom can make possible. Dan Hosbrook and the defiant editor would hopefully agree.

I heard the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preach many years ago.

But what I hear now is the echo and importance of the stirring end to his “I have a dream speech” — ”Free at last!

Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”

Are we? Are we all?

James Burns is an Ohio native, a retired professor at the University of Florida, and a frequent contributor.

Email him at burns@ ise.ufl.edu.

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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019 • SERVING AMHERST SINCE 1919

PURCHASING POWER

PLAYGROUND PERFECTION

How one day this summer will affect your bill big time JASON HAWK EDITOR

It might be tomorrow or two months from now.

But there will be a day this summer when the sun blazes, the thermometer reading climbs into the high 90s, and Amherst mayor Mark Costilow's phone rings.

The call will come from AMP Ohio, the nonprofit that helps broker the city's energy costs. And he'll cross his fingers and hope that you hold off on doing your laundry just one day or turn down your air conditioner just two degrees.

The day last year was Wednesday, Sept. 5.

The hour was 4 p.m.

And it was the window during which peak power usage was the highest of the entire year, not just for Amherst but the entire region.

Why does it matter?

Because that one-hour window is used to set peak energy costs — that mysterious and often expensive PPA that appears on your power bill.

"If every single person reduced their usage a little bit during those time periods, we could save POWER PAGE B2 Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

What a beautiful day at Maude Neiding Park! We found a lot of kids playing and having a great time on the playground last week as the sun heated the air up to 82 degrees. Here, Anthony Detillio and Garrett Schiess have their ups and downs on the see-saw.

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Deal means better fire coverage JASON HAWK EDITOR

A new deal will put more firefighters and water tankers on the scene of area structure fires.

Amherst is one of six area departments to start providing each other with automatic aid as of July 1.

Others include Oberlin, Vermilion, South Amherst, Elyria Township, and Sheffield Township.

"We all know we've got to help each other, no matter what," said Amherst fire chief Jim Wilhelm.

He described the cooperative deal as "huge" for local residents.

It will affect only six or seven calls a year, he predicts — but they're the big ones that threaten to displace entire families and businesses.

"Let's face it — when somebody's house is burning, they want all the help they can get," Wilhelm said. "That's where

we're going with this, not only for them but for our safety, too. It gives us the ability to put crews in motion rather than standing back and wondering whether you have the manpower to handle some of these big tasks."

For example, if there were a fire at a store in the Amherst Plaza on Cooper Foster Park Road, Sheffield and Elyria township volunteer firefighters would zoom FIRE COVERAGE PAGE B2

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about a half a penny per kilowatt for the entire year, not just those peak times," Costilow said.

Those fractions of a cent can quickly add up to substantial savings.

The mayor sat down with us in late June to pore over a package of public documents showing how the city's energy usage, costs, and investments ebb and flow.

They come as AMP Ohio wants Amherst to buy into a "peak shaving" program — one intended to strategically reduce usage during times when power is most expensive.

The city incurred $3 million in energy costs last year during those "capacity" usage times, Costilow said.

It turned out to be the most expensive year in recent history for power. Amherst spent $10.3 million just to buy power to sell to local residents and businesses.

The good news is that capacity charges are down in 2019. The bad news is that transmission costs — the price of pushing power from one place to another — are rising.

They are a wash, said Costilow, who expects the city's energy costs to be stable at around $90 per megawatt hour through 2023.

There are challenges, however.

"Hydroelectric is really killing us," the mayor said, referring to dams in which the city has bought partial ownership over the past few decades.

The goal in doing so was to save money on the purchase price of power. That hasn't always worked out — the city still owes hundreds of thousands of dollars for a failed power generation project that never panned out, for example.

Another on the Ohio River costs Amherst 15 cents per megawatt hour, which is more than the city charges its customers.

Hydroelectric power is also hideously expensive due to the cost of building and maintaining them, Costilow said.

The largest source of energy for Amherst is coal plants. They make up 37 percent of the city's electricity portfolio.

Still, Amherst's membership in AMP Ohio is keeping transmission costs down by about $3 per megawatt hour and capacity charges at about half what they would be otherwise.

The energy market isn't the only cost that goes into your monthly bill, however. There are also the costs involved with delivering the power to your home.

"We have a lot of repairs. We have a lot of old infrastructure... There's a lot of maintenance," Costilow said. "We're trying to take care of areas that have consistently had problems with squirrels. We need new trucks. That all adds up."

The city's been putting money into solving some of its problems with outages.

They've not been any less frequent in 2019, the mayor admitted, but they haven't lasted as long.

Car crashes, animals, and acts of God remain the largest causes of blackouts, he said.

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Rocket slide getting a facelift JASON HAWK EDITOR

If you grew up in Amherst, chances are you have fond memories of scaling the thousand or so feet — at least it seemed like it — to the top of the old rocket slide at Maude Neiding Park.

Now that beloved playground fixture is getting a $4,000 facelift.

Banks Manufacturing of Grafton has been hired to strip years of peeling paint down to the slide's galvanized steel and apply an epoxy coat and new color.

There are also some loose parts that need welded.

City parks director Don Anderson said the work should easily add 15 to 25 years to the rocket slide's life, giving new generations a chance to blast off.

The only trick is timing.

The project has been in the works for weeks. But it can't be done until there's a couple of days guaranteed to be rain-free and when temperatures don't drop under 55 degrees overnight.

With the wettest year on record for Ohio, that's proven a challenge.

Banks Manufacturing was set to begin in early June — then came huge thunderstorms and flash flood warnings, Anderson said.

He believes the slide is one of the original playground fixtures at the park, dating back to 1958.

"I was talking to a guy at the park and he said, 'You know, my mother has a picture of me on that slide.' That's when I decided we had to get it reconditioned so we can put another 50 years in it," Anderson said.

Playground equipment is notoriously expensive because it has to survive decades of wearand-tear and the elements. By comparison, $4,000 is a good investment, he said.

As a comparison, replacing the wooden play structure at Maude Neiding would cost an estimated $500,000.

Another big parks investment will come in September, when the city will replace a portion of the concrete deck at the Anna Schmauch Memorial Pool.

Anderson said he wants to re-

Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

The old rocket slide at Maude Neiding Park is the source of a lot of fun memories. Now it's getting cleaned up for the next generation of thrill-seekers.

GOOD MEMORIES We asked folks on Facebook to share their memories of the Maude Neiding Park rocket slide: • Hannah Montagnese Patawaran: "That thing used to be soooooooo big and tall!"

• Jessica Gates Loescher: "My grandparents lived on Woodhill. So my siblings and I would spend a good chunk of our summers at their house while our parents were working.

Many days we played on that rocket ship slide."

• Robert Benson: "Liked that slide as a kid. Metal was actually slippery and fun!" place about 10 feet on all sides of the pool and estimates it will cost about $50,000.

That work will be done after Labor Day, when the pool closes for the season.

In the meantime, the city has hired a contractor to remove deadfall limbs stuck in the tall

trees at Maude Neiding.

The trees are healthy. But Anderson said mayor Mark Costiow was concerned about the possibility of broken limbs falling on park patrons below.

Parks workers are unable to reach fallen branches lodged high in the canopy, he said.

CHURCH DIRECTORY All Amherst-area churches are invited to post service times in the News-Times. Send your listing to us via email at news@lcnewspapers.com.

Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

Amherst fire trucks now automatically roll to structure fires in neighboring communities, and get automatic help for big blazes here.

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toward it without having to be asked.

If needed to control the flames, the chief could then call in a second alarm and get additional help from South Amherst and Vermilion.

Wilhelm said at least 15 firefighters should respond to a structure fire in Amherst to operate safely. In the past, there have been times where the crew numbered 12 or 13 until backup was called in.

That raised questions from folks at the Insurance Service Offices and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, the chief said.

The new agreement could result in lower insurance costs for the fire department, he said.

Grass fires, car fires, gas leaks, crashes, and other calls don't fall under the new agreement, just confirmed structure fires.

Keep in mind, though, that the city's firefighters already have mutual aid for those smaller emergencies.

That means Wilhelm can call on neighboring fire departments for help if needed, but it's not provided automatically.

The automatic agreement kicks in with no extra costs but certainly spreads extra benefits to everyone involved, he said.

• Grow Point, 780 Cooper Foster Park Rd., has Sunday services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

• St. Joseph Catholic Church, 200 St. Joseph Dr., has Masses at 4 p.m Saturdays (St. Joseph Church, Amherst); 5:30 p.m.

Saturdays (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, South Amherst); 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 5 p.m.

Sundays (St. Joseph); 9 a.m. Mondays (St. Joseph); 8 a.m. Tuesdays (Nativity); 7 p.m. Thursdays (St. Joseph); and 9 a.m. Fridays (St. Joseph).

• St. Paul Lutheran Church, 115 Central Dr., has traditional worship services each Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and informal services at 11 a.m. Sunday school and Bible study begin at 9:45 a.m. Nursery care is available during worship services and Bible study. Community prayer box and dog station available.

• Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1100 Cleveland Ave., has Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and worship services at 11 a.m. each Sunday. Bible study for all ages is at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays. Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

• Faith Baptist Church, 440 North Lake St., has Sunday school for all ages at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 10:45 a.m.

Nursery care is available during both. Ablaze Youth Group meets at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays.

• New Beginnings Church of Christ, 591 Washington St., has

Bible classes for all ages at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. A training room class for ages two to four and junior worship for kindergarten through fifth grade is available.

• St. John’s United Church of Christ, 204 Leonard St., South Amherst, has worship at 9 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday school for children is held during the service.

• Freedom House, 1240 Park Ave., has services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m. on Thursdays.

Prayer meetings are held at noon on Wednesdays.

• Amherst Church of the Nazarene, 210 Cooper Foster Park Rd., has Bible classes for all ages at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. A prayer service is held at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Next Step services are held at 6 p.m. on Saturdays.

• Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 46485 Middle Ridge Rd., has a traditional Sunday worship service at 9 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45 a.m.

There is children’s programming during both services. Grades six to 12 meet at 9 a.m. only. Summit (young adults ages 18 to 30) meets from 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays at the church.

• Eversprings Missionary Baptist Church, 49536 Middle Ridge Rd., has Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 11 a.m., and Sunday evening services at 6 p.m.

Wednesday services are at 6 p.m.

• Heritage Presbyterian Church, 515 North Leavitt Rd., has Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.

• South Amherst First United Methodist Church, 201 West Main St., offers a contemporary

worship service at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday.

• Elyria Zion United Methodist Church, 43720 Telegraph Rd., Amherst Township, offers a traditional service at 9 a.m. each Sunday.

• Cornerstone Community Church, 111 South Lake St., has Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday service is at 6:30 p.m.

• Community Congregational United Church of Christ, 379 South Main St., has Sunday worship and Sunday school for ages three and up at 10 a.m. Nursery care is provided for those three and under. Communion is offered the first Sunday of every month.

• St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 582 Church St., has Sunday worship service and church school at 10 a.m.

• A Fresh Wind Church, 1115 Milan Ave., has Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. and Solomon’s Porch youth ministry at 6 p.m.

• Amherst United Methodist Church, 396 Park Ave., has Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. For information, call 440-988-8330 or visit www.amherstchurches.org.

• Old Stone Evangelical Church, 553 South Main St., has adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. A free community supper is offered from 5-7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month. A free community breakfast is served from 8:30-10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month. Carry-outs are available at either meal.

• Brownhelm United Church of Christ, 2144 North Ridge Rd., worships each Sunday at 11 a.m.

Sunday school for children is held during the service.

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HAPPY CAMPERS

Travel baseball tryouts

Ohio Rebels Baseball is expanding for the 2020 season to include U-12 and U-11 (May 1 birth date cutoff) programs.

If you are looking for an affordable travel baseball experience, the Rebels will be holding multiple tryout dates. Teams participate in the Cuyahoga Valley Baseball Association and will be involved in more than 20 games plus up to three tournaments throughout the year.

Contact Coach Ed at ohiorebelsbaseball@gmail. com or 440-281-1699 for details.

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More than 100 campers and 50 high school helpers took part in soccer camp in June at Amherst Junior High School. Coach Brett Thompson said the future is bright for Amherst soccer — it was the biggest youth camp ever.

School takeovers in air as Ohio budget stalls JASON HAWK EDITOR

Unable to agree on a two-year state budget by the deadline this weekend, Ohio legislators approved 17 days worth of temporary funding instead.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed the stopgap measure and urged representatives to pass a full budget promptly.

"While I am disappointed that the budget process has extended beyond July 1, I want to assure all Ohioans that state services will not be interrupted in any way,” he said in a news release.

Held in hoc by the squabbling is an effort to stop state takeovers of struggling school districts such as Lorain's.

House Bill 154 was co-sponsored by state Rep. Joe Miller

(D-Amherst), a former Amherst city councilman and Firelands High School teacher, and its language had been included in the budget bill.

It called for a repeal of House Bill 70, passed in 2015, which allows state-appointed — unelected — CEOs to run low-scoring school districts.

To date, Lorain, East Cleveland, and Youngstown school systems have had their elected school boards' powers greatly reduced as a result.

When it reached the Senate, Miller's proposed repeal of those state takeover powers was removed from the budget draft.

Miller sent an open letter to DeWine and his legislative colleagues.

"HB 154 puts an end to the destruction imposed upon districts by rogue CEOs who have been given absolute power of these

impoverished schools, and creates a sustainable, locally-driven process for school improvement," he wrote.

He argued that it's crucial for students and families in Lorain that action is taken to end takeovers before the new academic year begins.

House and Senate negotiations could return the language to the budget bill.

Legislators are expected to return to the table after the Fourth of July holiday to continue hammering out a compromise budget to see Ohio through 2021.

At the moment, it stands at roughly $69 billion.

Their final proposal must be approved by both the House and Senate before being sent to DeWine's desk.

The governor has the authority to veto line items with which he does not agree.

The 2019 Dominic Konopka Scholarship Fund Award has been given to Joe Yochheim of Amherst.

His efforts in the classroom have earned him the opportunity to attend John Carroll University to study exercise science as he prepares himself for physical therapy school.

POLICE REPORTS • June 28 at 2:28 p.m.: Harry Stevenson III, 38, of Elyria, was served with a warrant for failure to reinstate his license and tinted windows.

• June 28 at 4:20 p.m.: Aaron Moriarty, 25, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Elyria police department on a charge of aggravated menacing.

• June 29 at 12:04 p.m.: Officers responded to a possible domestic violence situation on Middle Ridge Road. A report said police found there was a heated argument but no physical violence.

• June 30 at 1:19 a.m.: David Rivera, 43, of Hinckley, Ohio, was charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct by intoxication. He allegedly refused to leave RC's Brewhouse on Church Street.

• June 30 at 11:38 a.m.: A person said they were receiving unwanted phone calls from an ex-boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend was advised to cease all forms of contact with the complainant.

• June 30 at 3:59 p.m.: Vanis Pinson, 23, of Lorain, was charged with theft and possession of criminal tools. She was accused of stealing from Target on Oak Point Road.

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

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Have you ever read the document that sparked the American revolution?

Today is Independence Day. If you've never read the letter stating that the 13 colonies in the New World would no longer be subject to the British crown, now is the perfect time: In Congress, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are

accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People

at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial

by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences For abolishing the free

System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is

unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence.

They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

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OBERLIN NEWS-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019 • SERVING OBERLIN SINCE 1930

BOE bristles at anti-choice education bill

WHO'S GOT THE FUNK?

JASON HAWK EDITOR

A bill calling for pro-life curriculum for Ohio students in grades three to 12 does not sit well with Oberlin board of education members.

House Bill 90 would require schools to teach "the humanity of the unborn child" in health class.

Sponsored by Rep. Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg), the proposal calls for teachers to talk to students about pregnancy, fetal development, and abortion.

The bill as proposed is decidedly anti-choice: It calls for "an abortion-free society" and would bar school employees from telling students about abortion providers, even if a student were to request that information.

It would require the Ohio Department of Health to launch a media campaign with informational materials about pregnancy that state "that abortion kills a living human being."

The bill drew criticism from Oberlin school board members during a June 18 meeting.

"I couldn't believe such a bill would be introduced," said board member Barry Richard, who is assigned to monitor on legislative affairs.

"Whatever happened to separation of church and state? It's religious doctrine that we (could be) required to teach," agreed board member Ken Stanley.

Richard, appearing flabbergasted by the bill, said it has been put forward by the same party that holds the government is too big and interferes too much in personal lives.

He urged residents to call their state representatives to give their opinions on HB 90.

The American Civil Liberties Union has already sided against the bill.

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Photos by Jason Hawk | Oberlin News-Tribune

Funkology brought the funky and the fresh Friday in the first musical party of the Oberlin Summer Concert Series on Tappan Square. Heavy rains raked the city in the hours before the downtown concert but the sun reemerged, a rainbow came out, and steam rose from the streets as the band took the stage to perform hits such as "Car Wash," "Sunshine In My Pocket," and "All Summer Long." The event was sponsored by the Oberlin Business Partnership.

'I ALMOST DIED'

Survivor tells how the Lorain County free clinic saved his life JASON HAWK EDITOR

Steve Otteson had a good job with decent insurance.

Then everything went wrong.

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, he developed an infection in 2017 that caused the flesh on his foot to necrotize, then spread up his leg. Doctors feared it would reach his heart and considered amputation.

When Otteson lost his job and health coverage last year, he literally feared for his life. He had no idea how he'd pay for pump supplies and insulin, which together can cost up to $1,800 per month.

Keep in mind that this isn't Type 2 diabetes, which can be managed with diet and exer-

cise. Otteson's pancreas doesn't produce any insulin, the chemical that stimulates cells to produce energy.

Without it, he and other Type 1 patients can experience seizures, coma, sudden loss of consciousness, organ damage, nerve damage, confusion, and death.

Knowing the risks, he'd been saving up insulin until his insurance expired. Early this year, Otteson's stash ran out.

Steve's wife, Ginger, is also disabled due to a spinal condition and uses a cane to walk. Neither knew what they would do.

They were desperate. They consulted doctors. They talked to a social worker.

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Jason Hawk | Oberlin News-Tribune

Steve Otteson has survived a coma and nearly lost his leg due to complications from Type I diabetes. He said the Lorain County Free Clinic saved his life by supplying him with insulin.

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Speeding tickets

From April 1 to June 30, Oberlin police issued 103 speeding tickets, according to a social media post by the department.

"No, we do not have a quota. No, this is not a revenue generator," it said. "This is in direct response to citizen and resident complaints about speeders in town. We have heard your complaints about speeders on Pyle South Amherst Road, in particular, and have increased enforcement in that area.

"Nobody likes getting a speeding ticket. To be honest, issuing them is not our favorite part of the job either. Oberlin has never been considered a 'speed trap' town. Let’s all do our part in preventing it from becoming one. Please slow down."

Free lunches for kids

Your child can receive free lunch every weekday all summer long through Oberlin Community Services' Summer Food Service Program.

Lunches are available each day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at OCS, 285 South Professor St. No ID is required. Kids can take firsts, seconds, and some for later. If your child is registered for a camp with the Heritage Center, Playground, Get With the Program, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Dubois Math and Soccer, or Common Ground, they will already be provided with lunch.

Donations needed

Oberlin Community Services is in need of baby diapers (size three and up), canned vegetables, and bread to help local residents. Items may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m.

Monday through Friday at 285 South Professor St.

CORRECTION In "No tornado shelter at new school" (June 27), we incorrectly reported that a portion of the $466,000 budgeted for an emergency shelter would have to be returned to the state. The board of education will be able to use that money for general construction of its new PK-5 school. The News-Tribune apologizes for the error.

ABORTION

FROM C1 June 4 before the House health committee, saying HB 90 is "counterproductive, harmful, and ultimately unserious legislation" meant to "satisfy a small segment of voters in our politically gerrymandered state."

"Were HB 90 based on research and facts, it would not include an expansion of discredited abstinence-based education," he said. "Such an extremely narrow focus on human sexuality is already current law in Ohio even though we know it has the opposite effects of what it supposedly intends regarding teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and related matters. HB 90 makes this problem worse."

Planned Parenthood is calling Antani's proposal the "Miseducation and Misinformation Bill."

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FREE CLINIC

FROM C1

day by day, saying, 'My God, what are we going to do?'" said Ginger.

That's when the Ottesons discovered the Lorain County Free Clinic.

Steve said he didn't have much hope when he walked through the door of the health care offices at 5040 Oberlin Ave. in Lorain.

He expected rejection.

What he found was entirely different.

"They gave me test strips and insulin and I've been using that insulin to survive. Without them, I probably would not have survived," Steve said.

The Ottesons described their harrowing experience June 24 in a talk at Kendal at Oberlin.

They were the guests of Paul Baumgartner, director of the free clinic, who talked about the future of Lorain County's health care safety net.

The clinic was founded in 1986 as a temporary haven for the uninsured.

Baumgartner had served as assistant director at Second Harvest Food Bank before stepping taking the reins at the Lorain County Free Clinic in 1995.

Today he chairs the Uninsured Coalition of Lorain County and is past president of the Ohio Association of Free Clinics, which represents 55 such facilities

throughout the state.

The clinic in Lorain leverages the talents of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists who volunteer on their days off to help treat people who have no other means.

"What would go through your mind if tomorrow you woke up and you didn't have access or you didn't have health insurance? That would be a very scary thing," Baumgartner told the Kendal audience.

The patients who find the free clinic are typically 35 to 55 years old and have chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. They are the working poor — 75 percent have jobs but just can't make ends meet.

"They're on the margins," Baumgartner said.

Clinic patients are used to rationing their medications and going to emergency rooms because they can't afford a doctor's office, he said.

Many are also hungry. With mortgages, auto insurance, clothing, and other day-to-day costs looming, food and health care often fall to the bottom of the priority list.

Like the Ottesons, they are not eligible for Medicare or Medicaid.

And they come from every corner of the county. Yes, there is

deep poverty in Lorain and Elyria but also in suburban towns like Oberlin, Baumgartner said.

There are also large pockets of rural poor who struggle with health care costs, he said.

When they arrive at the Lorain County Free Clinic, they find relief. They find dermatology services, diabetes and dietician counseling, experts in women's health, treatment for infectious diseases, opthamologists, and orthopedics screenings and referrals.

Mercy Health, the Cleveland Clinic, and University Hospitals rotate to provide lab work and imaging to the clinic's patients.

Nearly 80 referral specialists in those hospital systems use their skills to help, Baumgartner said.

Together, they are able to provide asthma inhalers, insulin, and other life-saving medications.

And they do it all on private donations and fundraisers with no state or federal government support.

The free clinic operates on a $400,000 annual budget. For every $1 donated, it can provide $8 in medical care.

For more information, call 440277-6641.

"We don't know what we would have done without the Lorain County Free Clinic," said Ginger, looking lovingly at her husband.

"I could have lost him."

CHURCH DIRECTORY All Oberlin-area churches are invited to post service times in the News-Tribune. Send your listing to us via email at news@lcnews papers.com.

• Peace Community Church, 44 East Lorain St., has worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays. The first Sunday of each month is Communion Sunday and there is a potluck lunch after the service. There is Sunday school for ages five to 12 during worship and nursery care available for infants through age four. A peace vigil is held at noon on Saturday on Tappan Square.

• Park Street Seventh-day Adventist Church, 99 South Park St., has Sabbath school at 9:30 a.m. followed by worship at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Prayer meetings are held at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays via the prayer line (details on the church website).

Visit www.parkstreetsda.org for more information.

• Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets at 355 East Lorain St. at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays for worship.

Childcare is available.

• Christ Episcopal Church, 162 South Main St., holds Sunday services of the Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m. and

10:30 a.m. Adult Christian formation is held at 9:15 a.m. on Sundays.

The Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Wednesdays at 8 a.m. Adult choir rehearsals are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

• Grace Lutheran Church, 310 West Lorain St., holds worship service and Sunday school at 10 a.m. on Sundays followed by fellowship and adult Bible study at 11:40 a.m.

• Sacred Heart Church, 410 West Lorain St., has a vigil Mass at 4 p.m. on Saturdays; Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m.; and weekday Masses at 6:30 p.m.

Thursdays and 8:45 a.m. Fridays.

• The First Church in Oberlin, United Church of Christ, 106 North Main St., has Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with communion the first Sunday of each month.

Childcare provided.

Children’s church is at 10:15 a.m. Sunday school will be held for all ages at 11 a.m. For weekly information, visit www.firstchurchoberlin.org.

• The Empty Field Buddhist Community, 5 South Main St., Suite 212, meets at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays. Meetings include two 25-minute meditation periods and book study until 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact John Sabin at 440-574-1570 or jwsabin@gmail.com.

• First United Methodist Church, 45 South Professor St., has adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with infant care available.

• Christ Temple Apostolic Church, 370 West Lincoln St., has free hot breakfast from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Sundays with Sunday prayer from 9-9:30 a.m.

Sunday Academy is at 9:30 a.m. with classes for preschool to adults, followed by concession and refreshments.

Worship and children’s church is at 11 a.m.

Tuesday Bible study is

at 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer is from noon to 1 p.m. First Friday prayer is from 7-8 p.m. Prison ministry at Lorain Correctional Institution in Grafton is at 6 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month.

For transportation, call pastor Laurence Nevels at 440-774-1909.

• Pittsfield Community Church has Sunday worship service at 10:30 a.m. There is a new Mothers of Preschool children’s group.

For more information, call 440-774-2162.

• Rust United Methodist Church meets Sundays with a free community breakfast at 9 a.m., church school for all ages at 9:30 a.m., and worship at 11 a.m.

A noon prayer service is held each Wednesday. Sparrow Bible Study is held Wednesdays at 7 p.m., 133 Smith St. Gospel Choir practices at 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays.

• House of Praise International Church meets at 11 a.m. each Sunday at Oberlin High School with a service as well as children and youth ministries. For details, visit www.hopchurch.org.

• Mount Zion Baptist Church, 185 South Pleasant St., has the Church at Study service at 9:30 a.m. Sundays with the Church at Worship at 10:30 a.m. The Church at Prayer is held at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays.

• Calvary Baptist Church, 414 South Main St., has Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. with children’s church for preschool through third grade. Bible study is held at 6 p.m. on Sundays, with teens meeting at 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday is family night with Men of Action Bible study, Women of Faith Bible study, and teen and JOY Club meetings at 6:30 p.m.

• East Oberlin Community Church has Sunday school at 10 a.m. and Sunday

worship at 11 a.m.

A friends and family meal is held at noon on the last Sunday of each month; take a dish to share. Pastor Chris Vough has office hours at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, followed by Bible study at 6 p.m. For more information, call 440-774-3443.

• Life Builders Foursquare Church meets at the pastor’s residence, 43 East Vine St. Sunday praise and worship starts at 11 a.m. Men’s Bible study is at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. A women’s meeting is held twice each month on Sunday after church.

• Oberlin Missionary Alliance Church, 125 South Pleasant St., holds Sunday school for children and adults at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning worship begins at 10:45 a.m. Weekly workshop begins with Wednesday prayer services at noon and Bible studies at 7 p.m. with pastor Lester Allen.

• Oberlin Friends (Quakers) meet for worship from 10:3011:30 a.m. each Sunday in the education center at Kendal at Oberlin, 600 Kendal Dr. • Glorious Faith Tabernacle, 45637 East Hamilton St., has services Sundays at 11 a.m. with pastors Allan and Rochelle Carter.

Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. Intercessory prayer is held at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays with Bible study at 7 p.m.

• Green Pastures Baptist Church, 12404 Leavitt Rd., has Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship service on Sundays at 11 a.m. A Sunday evening service is held at 6 p.m.

• The Kipton Community Church, 511 Church St., has Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 am. with youth Sunday school at 10:45 a.m. Communion is the first Sunday of the month. The church food pantry is open every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. for our area.

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City lends its name, logo to Per state law, utilities warranty program judge reduces JASON HAWK EDITOR

Are you prepared to handle the cost of a water or sewer line break at your home?

The National League of Cities will soon send a letter to Oberlin residents as part of a city-approved program offering warranties for catastrophic utilities failures.

Infrastructure across the country is getting older and older, especially when it comes to water and sewer lines, said Mike Chambers, who pitched the League's program to city council earlier this month.

"One of the big issues is that while cities and municipalities are doing their part to maintain their main water and sewer lines, you have these miles and miles of lines that are on the residents' property that really no one thinks about," he said.

If a line on private property gets clogged with tree roots or ruptured due to freezing temperatures, the city isn't liable.

Many homeowners don't realize they're responsible for their lines and wouldn't have the money to repair them, he said.

He was granted permission to use the city's name and logo in a direct mail venture.

It will include a public awareness campaign, tips on how to keep utility lines working prop-

erly, and a chance to enroll in an optional warranty program.

The initial cost is $5.75 per month for water line coverage, $7.75 per month for sewer line coverage, and $9.99 per month for in-home plumbing coverage.

The city will receive 10 percent of revenues; that money will be placed in Oberlin's Caring Fund.

If there is a problem with the lines, residents can call a help hotline and a local contractor will be sent to make repairs.

Chambers said there are 700 cities taking part in the warranty program, including 20 in Ohio.

Since launching in 2010, it has resulted in a residential savings of more than $400 million, Chambers said.

Some council members warned that the warranties might not be the right decision for all residents.

"I just want people to be aware there are homeowner policies.

You can buy riders," said councilman Ronnie Rimbert. "There are things you need to look at too as your own personal caretaker of your properties and so forth."

"When I heard about this program, I checked my own homeowners insurance and discovered I'm covered," said councilwoman Linda Slocum.

She cast the lone vote against the city's involvement in the program.

In a follow-up measure, council adopted a new rule about charges

that result from leaks.

All water that passes through a meter will be charged, whether it's used, wasted, or lost through a leak or line break.

The city finance and public works directors are authorized to draft a policy to abate those charges in the case of a leak or line break in the customer's portion of the water service lateral or in the customer's plumbing for which service is provided.

"It's not a full forgiveness. It's a partial forgiveness to encourage that the repairs are made timely and that they're made period, in general," said finance director Sal Talarico.

Based on the latest figures, he estimated unbilled leaks would cost Oberlin about $12,000 per year.

Water leaks can cause monthly bills to run into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars if left unchecked.

"If this hasn't happened to you, I wouldn't wish it on you," said council president Bryan Burgess.

He recalled a tenant that didn't realize the toilet was running.

The water bill escalated from $64 per month to $1,200 and there was no forgiveness program at the time, he said.

"It hits hard when it hits, so absolutely there needs to be an incentive for people to get that work done. It isn't something that can be allowed to carry on indefinitely," Burgess said.

SCHOLARS NOAH BLAND of Oberlin has received a bachelor of arts degree from Ohio Dominican University.

TARA MOORE of Oberlin has been inducted into Marietta College's chapter of Tau Pi Phi, a national business honor society.

Moore is majoring in

accounting.

MELLODY KAISER of Oberlin has graduated from Ashland University with a bachelor of science degree in education.

ANGEL RIDDLE of Oberlin was honored at Wesleyan University's spring prize reception

with the Leavell Memorial Prize for Music.

It is awarded annually to a senior who has done outstanding work in music, and whose work manifests the ideals of the world music program.

Riddle, a member of the Class of 2019 and a graduate of Oberlin High School, is ma-

joring in social studies and music.

JOHN GALL of Oberlin has been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2019 semester at Heidelberg University.

A junior, Gall is studying business administration and sports management.

Gibson's award JASON HAWK EDITOR

Damages awarded to Gibson's Bakery, which won a long and intense defamation lawsuit against Oberlin College, have been cut nearly in half.

Lorain County Court of Common Pleas judge John Miraldi ruled June 27 that the college will not have to pay out the full $44.2 million granted by a jury.

Instead, plaintiffs will split $25 million, according to court records.

The reduction was expected, since Ohio law caps punitive damages at twice the sum of compensatory damages, which in the Gibson's case were set at just over $11 million.

Also capped were non-economic damages, which include the jury's awards for libel.

Miraldi scaled back awards to $14 million for David Gibson, $6.5 million for Allyn Gibson, and $4.5 million for the business.

Lawyers for the bakery filed a brief arguing award caps are unconstitutional. That issue could be addressed by an appellate court.

In a June 19 letter posted on the Oberlin College website, president Carmen Twillie Ambar said the legal process has entered a new stage but stopped short of directly saying the institution will appeal the outcome of the case.

She vowed be as transparent as possible about "the events at the heart of this lawsuit, the suit itself, the path that lies ahead, and the values at stake — for Oberlin and for higher education more broadly."

"We will have much more to say as this process moves forward, and we will continue to listen closely to your questions, addressing them as best we can," Ambar wrote.

"This lawsuit has been hard on Oberlin College and Conservatory, the Gibsons, our students, faculty, and staff, our town, and all who care about us," she wrote. "We will take this moment in our history to absorb the valuable lessons it imparts. We also recognize that we have a great deal of work to do to heal these scars and build trust throughout our extended community. We approach that imperative with humility.

We approach it, too, with optimism that we will emerge from this episode stronger — stronger as an institution, stronger in our relationship with our neighbors, and stronger in our service to the region, the nation, and the world."

The case stems from student protests in November 2016 outside the West College Street bakery.

Demonstrators were upset about the arrests of three black students after a shoplifting incident.

The college has offered a list of its responses to frequently-asked questions about the case.

It maintains the college did not defame or libel the Gibsons, does not condone shoplifting, and has launched a required orientation event called "Community 101: An Obie's Guide to Being a Good Neighbor."

That program is "designed to to help students think through their responsibilities as residents of the city of Oberlin," the FAQ said.

Baker hired as principal at Eastwood Submitted photo

The Lorain County JVS FFA members pose at Ohio State University. Pictured are (front) Emerald Chimileski of Keystone, Kaitlyn Stevens of Elyria, Ky’Lynn Miller of Avon Lake, Savannah Roby of Wellington, Sydney Collier of Clearview, (back) Skylar Mshabbek of North Ridgeville, Josh Morlock of Columbia, Seth Miller of Amherst, Wyatt Collins of Wellington, Nathan White of Keystone, Bailey Zorn of Keystone, William Keller of Midview, and Thomas Keller of Midview.

State Convention honors local FFA members from LCJVS Nearly 10,000 students were dressed in blue and gold in early May at the 91st Ohio FFA State Convention in Columbus.

This annual event recognizes students who have transformed the future of agriculture and earned exemplary awards.

Numerous Lorain County JVS students were recognized for their high achievements during this past school year.

Four seniors and one junior were awarded State FFA Degrees, the second highest level that can be achieved.

Thomas Keller was honored as a Gold Rated Treasurer and Savannah Roby was honored as a Gold Rated Reporter during the ceremony.

The treasurer receives, records and deposits all FFA chapter funds, and the reporter is responsible for keeping a scrapbook that contains all chapter newsletters, published articles and pictures from the school year.

William Keller took second place in the diversified horticulture proficiency event.

Another highlight was listen-

ing to the inspirational words of keynote speakers. “My biggest takeaway was to always believe in yourself and to follow your dreams,” said Sydney Collier.

“There is only one of you and you can’t live someone else’s life, only your own.”

The mission of the National FFA Organization is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

STAFF REPORT

Meisha Baker has been hired to serve as principal at Eastwood Elementary School.

She was tapped by the Oberlin board of education for a two-year contract at $74,000 per year.

Baker is no stranger to the district. She's an alumna.

"Coming up in Oberlin, being able to experience the educational opportunities, having my children experience it — it's always been positive for me," she said.

She is the second new principal to be named in the last couple of months, following the promotion of teacher Shiela Hicks at Langston Middle School.

She also accepted a two-year administrative contract with a $70,000 salary, stepping into the shoes of the retiring Larry Thomas.

Several other administrative contracts were finalized June 18 by the Oberlin board of education: • Jim Eibel, Prospect Elementary School principal, was retained at an annual salary of $93,416.

• Michael Scott, Oberlin High School principal, was retained at an annual salary of $87,714.

• Christopher Frank, OHS assistant principal, was retained at an annual salary of $84,636.

• John Carter, athletic director, was retained at an annual salary of $64,131.

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Thursday, July 4, 2019

Wilbert, Christ Church celebrate new beginnings STAFF REPORT

After 23 years as rector at Christ Episcopal Church in Oberlin, Fr. Brian Wilbert has resigned his post.

Both he and the South Main Street church are ready to explore new horizons, he said.

In a letter to the congregation announcing his decision, Wilbert wrote that he is proud of the ministry they have shared.

"We’ve done some things well and failed at others," he said. "And we’ve walked with each other through times of joy and sorrow, including but not limited to the building of the parish hall porch and Chapel Grove; celebrating the 150th anniversary of the parish and our church building; celebrating the 200th anniversary of our diocese; replacing our steeple bell and steeple cross; helping to build Bellwether Farm while raising funds to support our music ministry, a shared curate’s position with St. Andrew’s, Elyria and and outreach through the Mission Endowment; the very recent addition and dedication of the new Resurrection Rose Window; developing sustaining relationships with our

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▲ Fr. Brian Wilbert ◄ Fr. Brian Wilbert with the 2019 Vestry of Christ Church: (front) James Howsmon, Joe Luciano, Ann Beach, Dawn Yorko, (back) Barbara Pierce, Wilbert, Alison Ricker, Katherine Plank, Jonathon Field, Diane Follet, Allen Huszti, and Susan Howell. sisters and brothers at St. Andrew’s Elyria, and Redeemer, Lorain; the formation of a Daughters of the King chapter; introducing same gender marriage — including my marriage to Yorki; changes in parish staff; and the loss of prominent and beloved parish members by virtue of retirement, changing jobs, moving out of state, and death.”

Now it is time for new beginnings, he said.

Wilbert will become an interim priest serving

parishes in the Diocese of Ohio that are searching for rectors.

Christ Episcopal Church, led by its parish governing body called the vestry, "will enter into a time of discernment," working with an interim pastor and diocesan officials to search for a new priest, he said.

A two-day celebration of shared ministry has been planned so the community can wish Wilbert farewell.

A concert in the rector's

honor will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 6 with a reception following at 5 p.m. in the parish hall.

Wilbert's final Mass at the church will be at 10:30 a..m. on Sunday, July 7. A component of this service will be an acknowledgment of the end of his tenure as the priest and pastor of the parish.

A luncheon will follow in the parish hall.

The community is invited to attend both events.

Wilbert recalls interviewing for the rector's position in Oberlin in June 1996. The next week, he received “the nicest, most pastoral rejection letter ever com-

posed.”

A month later he received a phone call from the chair of the search committee explaining that the first two candidates had declined the position, and asking whether he would re-interview. Wilbert was offered the position Aug. 25.

On his first Sunday, when introducing him to the parish membership, the chair of the search committee explained, “Well, Brian wasn’t our first or second choice... but according to the Holy Spirit, he was the right choice.”

Wilbert said there was thunderous applause and he and other members

of the search committee were presented with red T-shirts bearing the phrase “I survived the Rector’s Search 19951996.”

Today, “I jokingly tell my congregation that they have heard my one good sermon over and over and over again,” he said.

The theme of that "one good sermon" is to be the radical, inclusive welcome that God gives the world through the gospel of Jesus Christ, said Wilbert.

To quote from the Diocese of Ohio’s tagline, “God loves you, no exceptions” and “Love God, love your neighbor, change the world.”

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LEGALS DIVORCE NOTICE 19DU085841- Kiana Wright v. Cedric Wright, Jr. Cedric Wright, Jr. whose last known address was 6879 Cinderella Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32210 and present address is unknown, will take notice that on March 22, 2019, Kiana Wright filed her Complaint for Divorce against Cedric Wright, Jr. in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, 225 Court Street, Elyria, Ohio 44035. The Plaintiff has alleged that she and the Defendant were married on February 12, 2014 at Jacksonville, Fl.; that four (4) children were born as issue of the Marriage; C.W., DOB: 7/13/2009, C.W., DOB: 1/21/2011, C.W., DOB:

10/21/2012 and C.W., DOB: 2/21/2015; that the Defendant is guilty of gross neglect of duty and that he and Defendant are incompatible.The matter is set for a Case Management Conference on August 12, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, 225 Court Street, 2nd Floor, Elyria, Ohio 44035.

NOTE: THE DEFENDANT HEREIN, CEDRIC WRIGHT, JR., HAS TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS IN WHICH TO RESPOND TO THE ABOVE COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE AFTER THE POSTING. (6:13, 20, 27, 7:4, 11, 18) LEGAL NOTICE Probate Court, Lorain County, Ohio Case No.: 2018 GM 00012 In the matter of Anthony I. Gonzalea To: Anthony Gonzalez, address

unknown: You are hereby notified that on June 12, 2019 Abigail Hernandez has filed an application to Settle a Minor’s Claim on case number 2018 GM 00012. Pursuant to Rule notice is hereby given that the hearing on the Application to Settle a Minor’s Claim will be held in Lorain County Probate Court, located 225 Court St., 6th Floor, Elyria, Ohio 44036 on: Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

(6:20, 27, 7:4) LEGAL NOTICE MARK WAYNE MINNEY, whose last known address was 14632 S. Island Road, Columbia Station, Ohio and whose present address is now not known, is hereby notified that Wendy Lee Minney filed her Complaint for Divorce on June

24, 2019 in the case captioned: Wendy Lee Minney vs. Mark Wayne Minney, being Case No. 19DR086278 against him in the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, 225 Court St., 4th Floor, Elyria, Ohio, Lorain County, asking for an order granting her a divorce. Said Defendant is required to answer and the case will be on for hearing on September 23, 2019 at 8:30 A.M. before the Lorain County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Justice Center, 225 Court St., 4th Floor, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio.

By Order of the Lorain County Domestic Relations Court 225 Court Street, Fourth Floor Elyria, OH 44035 440-329-5000 (7:4, 11, 18, 25, 8:1, 8)

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WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019 • SERVING WELLINGTON SINCE 1864

$275K grant for Dukes academics

TRAVELING EXHIBITION

JASON HAWK EDITOR

A $275,000 grant will expand Advanced Placement courses and provide for additional SAT and ACT testing over the next three years at Wellington High School.

The district has received an Expanding Opportunities for Each Child Grant from the Ohio Department of Education.

As a result, AP biology and chemistry courses will be offered to teens in 2019-2020 and AP statistics and computer science classes will be added in 2020-2021.

"The more knowledgeable teachers are, the better they can teach students," said district superintendent Ed Weber.

Teaching more rigorous subjects is good for teachers — if you always teach algebra I, for example, your expertise in higher math might start SCHOOL GRANT PAGE D2

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Village workers and volunteers have laid a wheelchair-accessible path through the grass at Union Park and buried posts to support the Vietnam Moving Wall. The display will span 253 feet and stand six feet tall.

See the Vietnam Moving Wall JASON HAWK EDITOR

The names of more than 58,000 war dead are listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Next week, you'll be able to search the ebony surface of the a half-sized replica, the Vietnam Moving Wall, for the names of Lorain County's 98 casualties, including the six who once called Wellington home.

It will be displayed around the clock from July 11 to 15 atop a platform at Union Park on South Main Street.

The Moving Wall has been touring the country since 1984, when it debuted in Tyler, Texas. We talked to Brandt Smith of VFW Post 6941, which was behind the effort to bring the wall to Wellington.

He said hosting it is important because many Vietnam veterans still struggle with their homecoming, the way they were treated, and acceptance of their honorable service.

"There's a lot of guys who still don't feel like they were welcomed back into civil society. It's important that we bring this wall to remind people of the sacrifices that were made," he said.

Fighting in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia stretched from November 1955 to the fall of Saigon in April 1975.

To date, 58,318 Americans are confirmed as killed in action, including those who went missing or died as prisoners of war.

An estimated 1.35 million people were killed during the years the United States was engaged in the war, according to Guenter Lewy, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Some scholars, such as Indiana University and Yale University professor Rudolph Rummel, suggest the total war dead may have numbered up to nearly 3.6 million.

Young Americans, just out of high school, were unprepared for what they experienced when they left their parents' homes and found themselves in a war zone, Smith said.

When they returned home, those who had survived found themselves in the midst of a culture war.

"They went over there and they did what their fathers and their uncles and their older brothers did in Korea and World War II. The difference was that when they came home, their parents received a great welcome home," he said.

Veterans of previous generations returned to ticker tape parades and confetti raining in the streets.

Vietnam veterans were welcomed by hostility, protests, and MOVING WALL PAGE D2

SPECIAL EVENTS • The Vietnam Moving Wall is expected to arrive with a large honor guard escort around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, traveling north on Rt. 58 into Wellington.

• The names of 98 men from Lorain County who died in Vietnam will be read at 6 p.m. each day during the Vietnam Moving Wall exhibition.

• Grief counselors from Western Reserve Military Cemetery will be available for veterans throughout the day on Saturday, July 13.

• A pinning ceremony for Vietnam veterans will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. Sign-ups will start at 3 p.m. The ceremony will also feature speakers.

• A candlelight vigil will be held at 10 p.m. on Sunday, July 14.

50 YEARS LATER The United States is in the midst of a 13-year commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. The somber observance started in 2012 at the direction of the Department of Defense.

TO THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR INDEPENDENCE: THANK YOU

THE SPIRIT OF ‘76 BY ARCHIBALD WILLARD SUBMIT YOUR NEWS TO: NEWS@LCNEWSPAPERS.COM

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SUN, SPEED, AND STEM

Back in black

Wellington Schools treasurer Tina Gabler projects that the district's cafeteria program will start 2019-2020 with a healthy balance.

She told the board of education on June 25 that preliminary numbers show it will not begin this fall in the red.

"It takes a team," she said, commending cafeteria workers for their efforts.

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to erode, he said.

"When teachers get better at teaching, kids learn more in the same set of time," Weber said.

Every WHS student can take an AP class, he suggested. And every teacher can lead one.

Just don't expect grades to shoot through the roof overnight. The first year an AP class is offered, most students won't ace the test. Classes the second and third years will do much better as teachers grow into the new material, he said.

The grant will also be used to offer both the ACT and SAT to all juniors at no cost.

For years, Wellington offered college-bound students only the ACT; in 2018-2019 it was only the SAT. It's an opportunity for kids to boost their college application portfolios but also for the school district to boost its state report card grades, Weber said.

When Wellington launched its PSAT testing for eighth-graders two years ago, teachers found they were scoring above the national average.

That led to a question: Why are kids struggling on their state tests in later years?

Efforts in the last couple of years have aimed to improve performance among high-schoolers as the district wrestled with D and F state report card grades.

"We think that the Wellington school system's young people would achieve on today's state report card nothing less than a B," said Weber.

He said internal data suggests the district could get a C this year and perhaps a B next year.

Weber believes that in two to three years, every graduate will have a college acceptance letter.

Within five years, the goal is to have every student receive a state certification stating they have an employable skill.

The ODE grant will also be used for college visits tailored for AP students, said principal Tina Drake.

Weber credited Drake with writing the proposal that netted her school the $275,000 grant.

MOVING WALL

FROM D1 accusations of being "baby-killers," Smith said.

"It leaves a definite imprint on your psyche. It leaves you with a lot of guilt. And that's something that a lot of the guys from Vietnam deal with," he said.

They were already worn and damaged by the horrors they'd witnessed — at the time, post-traumatic stress disorder wasn't acknowledged and the troops' trauma was chalked up to "shell shock and the thousand-yard stare," he said.

Smith served in the Army from 1993 to 2000, when he was discharged as a single parent. After Sept. 11, 2001, he joined the Ohio National Guard and served from 2002 to 2009.

He recalled serving as a young private under commanding officers who had been in Vietnam.

"Those were some guys that, I tell you what, I respect the hell out of, because what they went through in their careers, you couldn't even begin to understand," he said. "It blows me away that they had that much dedication and loyalty to the country to put that kind of time in after the treatment they received when they came home."

A CHANCE FOR HEALING Oral histories of Vietnam veterans will be recorded throughout the week the Moving Wall is in Wellington, said organizer Brandt Smith.

The goal is twofold. First, he wants to preserve firsthand accounts of the war and service personnel's experiences for future generations. Second, it will be an opportunity for veterans "to get past your demons," Smith said.

He hopes talking about the war will help exorcise some of the pain veterans have internalized. Smith said many buried their trauma under "a tough, stoic image they felt they had to portray" after returning to the United States.

For many who served, that unreleased pain has led to drug and alcohol problems, mental illness, homelessness, and suicide.

Studies have varied and 29 states do not track whether those who take their own lives are veterans; however, estimates put the death toll among those served in Vietnam at 22 per day.

"Unless you deal with your issues, they stay your issues," Brandt said.

He intends for the oral histories collected next week to be edited into a documentary that will be played at a Michigan museum under construction by the people who operate the Vietnam Moving Wall.

Photos by Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

Two teams of young engineers from McCormick Middle School include Jonah Stump, Joseph Fox, Drew Denger, Nathan Fox, Lexi Tansey, Tatum Deidrick, and Keyanna Hagler.

They left Friday for Washington, D.C., to race cars that run on solar energy.

Kids compete in Solar Sprint JASON HAWK EDITOR

They were ready for some fun in the sun — because its rays power the shoe box-sized creations they've worked so hard to build.

Seven fifth- and sixth-graders from McCormick Middle School boarded a charter bus Friday morning to head to Washington, D.C. Their goal: Compete in the National Junior Solar Sprint, which focuses on developing kids' interest in science, technology, engineering, and math.

The entire sixth, seventh, and eighth grades in Wellington competed this year to build the fastest, most creative, and best-crafted solar vehicles possible.

Two teams rose to the top. Jonah Stump, Joseph Fox, Drew Denger, Nathan Fox, Lexi Tansey, Tatum Deidrick, and Keyanna Hagler advanced to regional competition and won the shot at nationals.

Tatum Deidrick boards the bus, ready to head to Washington, D.C. Parent Mary Claire Fox said their trip was funded by grant money — and principal Nathan Baxendale said McCormick has already won the grant again for next year.

Stump said his team developed a car with a single wheel. The idea is that fewer wheels means less friction, resulting in more momentum. "That

took some work," he said.

The team, comprised of the sixth grade boys, christened their vehicle "Royalty" because it's purple and yellow, based on colors used by ancient Roman emporers.

"One of the harder things is that because it has just one wheel we had to adapt to the directions," Stump said. "If

it would have been two or four wheels, it would have been completely different. We had to solve problems for just one."

"It takes a good weight ratio to make the least rotations and the most speed," said Krosse.

"You have to make the most of your sun power."

Royalty can zip 20 yards in just 4.2 seconds, he said.

The fifth-grade girls created a purple "Candyland" themed car.

Deidrick said trying to get the solar panel to stay on straight was a challenge. She spent a lot of time trying to engineer a solution using a paper clip and said she thought the result was a lightweight vehicle that could move quickly.

The McCormick students said they were looking forward to sight-seeing in the nation's capital, including the White House.

Denger said he wanted to visit the National Archives to see the Declaration of Independence.

CHURCH DIRECTORY All Wellington-area churches are invited to post service times in the Enterprise. Send your listing to us via email at news@ lcnewspapers.com.

• First United Methodist Church, 127 Park Place, has summer worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays and contemporary services at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.

Caregivers Support Group meets at 2 p.m. on the first Monday of each month. Free community meals are offered from 5-6 p.m. on the last Monday of each month.

• St. Patrick Church, 512 North Main St., has Masses at 6 p.m.

Saturday and 8:15 a.m. Sunday.

Weekday Masses are at 8:45 a.m.

Monday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. For more information, call 440-647-4375.

• Fellowship Church, 44777 St. Rt. 18, Wellington, has Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with kids’ classes. Wednesday night group study and Foundation Youth ministry meets at 7 p.m.

• First Congregational United Church of Christ, 140 South Main St., has Sunday service at 10 a.m. The first Sunday of each month is family worship and communion.

• Camden Baptist Church, 17901 St. Rt. 511, Camden Township, has Sunday school at 9 a.m. and worship at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays.

AWANA and “Ignite” (junior and senior high), meet at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesdays. Adult prayer meeting and Bible study begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. A nursery is provided for Sunday services.

• Brighton United Methodist Church has Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Bible study is held at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. For more information, call 440-828-0773.

• Rochester United Methodist Church has Sunday worship at 9 a.m.

• Wellington Freewill Baptist Church, 205 Woodland St., has Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Sunday evening services are held at 6 p.m. and Wednesday services are at 7 p.m.

• United Church of Huntington, 26677 Rt. 58, has Sunday services at 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., as well as Sunday school classes for all ages at 9:30 a.m. Nursery care is available during worship services and the Sunday school hour.

• Lincoln Street Chapel, 139 Lincoln St., has Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.

• New Life Assembly of God, 108 West St., has Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. A Wednesday evening family night at 7 p.m. includes Bible study, youth group, girls ministries, and Royal Rangers.

• Penfield Community Church, 40775 St. Rt. 18, has Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday

worship at 10:30 a.m. Kidz Klubhouse for children and Fusion for youth will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Sundays.

• Bethany Lutheran Church, 231 East Hamilton St., has Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m. with Sunday school and adult Bible class at 9 a.m. For more information, call 440-647-3736.

• First Baptist Church, 125 Grand Ave., has Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays. The 24/7 Youth Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at the youth barn. Children’s programs and adult prayer meeting and Bible study are at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the church. A nursery is provided for all services.

• Christ Community Church, 212 West Herrick Ave., has Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. For more information, call 440-647-7641.

• Brighton Congregational Church, 22086 State Rt. 511, has Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m.

• Pittsfield Community Church has Sunday worship service at 10:30 a.m. There is a new Mothers of Preschool children’s group. For more information, call 440-774-2162.

• Angels Unaware Bible study is held at 7 p.m. on Mondays at the LCCC Wellington Center. It provides a study from Genesis to Revelation. For more information, call 419-681-6753.

Thursday, July 4, 2019

School donations

The following gifts have been received by the Wellington board of education: • $60 from Brighton Township to the Wellington High School band for marching in the Memorial Day parade.

• $500 from the Wellington American Legion for the athletic department.

• $250 from the Sons of the American Legion for the athletic department.

• $100 from the Amherst VFW for the athletic department.

• $50 from the Disabled AMVETS of Elyria for the athletic department.

• $100 from the American Legion of Elyria for the athletic department.

• $100 from the Sheffield Lake VFW for the athletic department.

• $500 from the Wellington VFW for the athletic department.

• $500 from the Wellington Eagles for the athletic department.

• $1,037 from the Wellington Wrestling Federation for the athletic department.

• $1,200 from the Wellington Softball Parents Club for the athletic department.

• $100 from Dorothy McHugh for Wellington High School's Community Service Day. • A sample of bottle cleaner valued at $30 from Jen Robke of the Germ Free Company for Brenda Bosley's classroom.

• $250 from Forest City Technologies for the McCormick Middle School Junior Solar Sprint Project.

• $500 from Mohr Stamping for the McCormick Middle School Junior Solar Sprint Project.

State: You can help prevent mosquito bites and diseases This summer, Ohio Department of Health director Amy Acton urging people to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites and the diseases they may carry. The most common diseases spread by mosquitoes in our state include West Nile virus and La Crosse virus.

“If you’re going to be spending time outside, you need to be thinking about prevention and protection,” said Acton. “Taking simple precautions can prevent potentially serious diseases caused by the bite of infected mosquitoes.”

Here are some tips to avoid mosquito bites: • Use Environmental Protection Agency-registered repellents when going outdoors.

• Wear light-colored clothing, long sleeves, long pants, and socks when outdoors.

• Consider avoiding outdoor activities during peak mosquito biting hours.

• Mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing, so spraying clothes with an EPA-registered repellent will give extra protection.

• Treat clothing and gear such as pants, boots, socks, and tents with a product containing permethrin, or buy permethrin-treated clothing or gear. Do not apply permethrin directly to skin.

• Mosquito-proof your home: Install or repair screens on windows and doors to keep mosquitoes outside.

• Help reduce the number of mosquitoes around your home by emptying standing water on a regular basis from flowerpots, gutters, buckets, pool covers, pet water dishes, discarded tires, and bird baths.

SCHOLARS TAYANA FOWLER of Wellington has been named to the dean's honor list for the Spring 2019 semester at Cedarville University.

Fowler is a broadcasting and digital media major.

RACHEL BARLETTA of Wellington has been named to the president's list for the Spring 2019 semester at LeTourneau University.

She is a junior majoring in psychology.

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Zbornik's research goes international JONATHAN DELOZIER REPORTER

Work by Wellington Schools psychologist John Zbornik will soon be published in British Portuguese to be used by students in Brazil and potentially throughout South America.

Zbornik wrote a dissertation on reading anxiety in 1988, creating a scale to measure the condition in children using a 45-item questionnaire and focusing on three areas that anxiety can stem from: curiosity, aggression, and independence.

In 1991, that scale and questionnaire were published by Reading Improvement and in 2016 the research was included in the Early Childhood Education Journal.

A colleague of Zbornik's, Luciane Piccolo, then asked permission to translate the work into British Portuguese and distribute it to students abroad.

“We got accepted to be published last week,” said Zbornik.

“Dr. Piccolo, myself, and many other colleagues will be included in the article. They're taking my original reading anxiety scale and have shortened it from 45 to 20 items. It's going to be much more usable and user-friendly in areas of research and remediation of emotional learning problems.”

Research by Zbornik speaks of factors inside children's households and among their peers that can lead to reading anxiety. For example, coming from a home that rejects outside ideologies or fear of aggression from peers for not reading as well as they do can

Jonathan Delozier | Wellington Enterprise

Wellington Schools psychologist John Zbornik's work on reading anxiety in students is set to be published for students in Brazil and possibly in wider areas of South America. have a huge effect.

A “fear of independence” can arise from not wanting to alienate friends and family through having a heightened reading level, Zbornik said.

“Emotion is just as important as cognition when it comes to educating a human being,” he said.

“You have to be in tune with their emotional state and their intellectual state. If you don't combine those two or aren't aware of the importance of combining those

two for students, you're going to miss the boat.”

Zbornik has worked in Wellington for six years and is contracted through the Educational Service Center of Lorain County.

In 2017, he was named School Psychologist of the Year by the Elyria-Lorain Association of School Psychologists.

A two-part interview with Zbornik discussing reading anxiety can be found on YouTube at https://goo.gl/SGpwCP.

Healthy summer festivals

Fairs and festivals are exciting and offer fun things to see and experience, including artwork, music, games, and rides. One of the biggest draws to these events is the fun, varied selection of food and drink.

Lorain County Public Health makes sure that these food vendors — whether a food truck, trailer, or tent setup — follow the same food safety rules as a restaurant in order to help protect your family from food poisoning. “LCPH inspects all food vendors in order to make sure they have a valid license and a safe water source. LCPH also makes sure vendors have a place to wash hands and that they keep food at safe temperatures,” said health commissioner David Covell.

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Thursday, July 4, 2019

Wellington Enterprise

AWARDS NIGHT Photos by Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

The red carpet was rolled out June 25 at Westwood Elementary for a host of honorees.

The Wellington school board paid tribute to a number of athletes, donors, and volunteers whose efforts have made the district a better place to live, work, and learn.

Members of the Pitts family are recognized for establishing an endowment in honor of Dorrell and Hazel Pitts. It will support agricultural-related grant opportunities within the Wellington Schools.

Their daughter, former board of education member Sally Stewart, said her parents were always supportive of education and dedicated to farming.

Junior Allie Starner placed second in the 100-meter hurdles and third in the 300-meter hurdles at the Patriot Athletic Conference track meet this spring. She advanced to regional competition in the 100-meter event. It's the second straight year she's earned a trip to regionals.

Michael Casella, a 2019 graduate of Wellington High School, placed second in the shot put for the Dukes at the Patriot Athletic Conference track meet this spring. He went on to regional and district competition, placing third.

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Four Eagle Scouts were recognized for completing projects that help the Wellington Schools: Sam Becher, Henry Biltz, Paul Hornbeck, and Michael Koubeck. Their efforts resulted in new picnic tables, "buddy benches" for kids looking for friends to play with, and new paint for Dimitri's diner downtown.

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Hannah Downs, who graduated in June, was presented with a plaque in honor of the incredible 782.5 community service hours she amassed during her high school career.

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