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Village water, sewer rates likely to jump “We have to stop the bleeding we see within the village.”

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Wellington Councilman Gene Hartman

WELLINGTON — Water rates could jump 20 percent and sewer rates could go up 15 percent over the coming three years if Village Council moves forward with planned hikes.

If approved at Council’s next meeting, Wellington customers’ January utility bills would reflect a 10 percent increase for water and a 5 percent increase for sanitary sewer costs.

“We have to stop the bleeding we see within the village,” Councilman Gene Hartman said last week.

Aging water meters are a big problem — the older they get, the less accurate they are, and that means the village isn’t collecting the right amounts.

Wellington has aspirations to replace its water meters. That’s an undertaking with a lot of

unknowns, since it’s unclear how many units have skewed inaccurate over the years.

In early December, Water Superintendent Greg Frenk told Village Council that while the records are incomplete, he believes more than 1,100 meters are at least two decades old.

He floated the possibility of moving to radio-read meters that would actually save money —

meaning everyone would get a new meter — a plan that seemed to appeal to Council.

But the process of changing over some 2,000 residential and commercial customers will be costly, and officials need to first figure out how to cover the bill.

That’s where rate increases come in.

The village has already raised its rates several times in recent

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years. Water rates increased 5 percent in 2018 and the same amount in 2019, then by 3.5 percent in 2020; sanitary sewer rates jumped 10 percent in 2018 and 7.5 percent in 2019.

Officials have argued that without new meters, revenue will continue to drop as readings become less and less accurate.

That would mean raising rates anyway, just to keep up.

Jerry Vanderground, who lives on Waterfowl Court, said he UTILITY RATES PAGE A3

Shelves bare of test kits JASON HAWK EDITOR

Bruce Bishop | Oberlin News-Tribune

Barry Stewart and Brian Hanlon make their way to the number one position at the Angry Snowman Pickleball Tournament held last Thursday at SplashZone in Oberlin. Quickly growing in popularity, pickleball combines elementary of tennis, table tennis and badminton.

Crushing demand is keeping most store shelves wiped clean of at-home COVID-19 rapid tests.

“If calling about at-home COVID-19 tests, we are currently out of stock,” a recorded greeting said Friday morning at Discount Drug Mart in New Russia Township — a result echoed at other pharmacies in Lorain County.

“Everybody needs a test now,” said pharmacy technician Kristy Kenska, describing the mad rush she’s seen.

Manufacturers delivered big shipments just before the holidays, but that stockpile is long gone and at-home tests are incredibly scarce, she said.

While demand continues to rise, stores aren’t getting regular deliveries of new tests, said Kenska. When one does arrive, it’s sold out immediately — there are usually customers waiting in the parking lot first thing in the morning.

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Born at 12:54 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Kasen Thomas Campbell was the first baby born in Lorain County in 2022. He was born to Jorgie Martin and Michael Campbell of Lorain at Mercy Health Lorain Hospital, weighing 7 pounds and measuring 20 inches long. “Kasen means the world to us and more,” his parents said in a statement delivered through the hospital system. “We can’t wait to start this new life journey with our new baby boy.”

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OBITUARIES Michelle Norris

James Albert Raesler

Michelle Norris, 62, of Wellington, passed away Friday morning, Jan. 7, 2022, after a long illness.

Michelle was born on the last day of the 50s, Dec. 31, 1959, in Bryan, Ohio.

She was a graduate of Elyria West High School.

Michelle worked at the Wellington Bakery and later at the Wellington McDonalds.

She had an artistic talent and loved to color and paint.

Michelle was a very giving person who loved her family very much.

Michelle is survived by her husband of 38 years, Bill; their son, Matthew (Sally) Norris; two grandsons, David and Gabriel. She is also survived by a large extended family of relatives and in-laws who will miss her greatly.

Services were held Tuesday, Jan. 11 at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, 370 South Main St., Wellington.

Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery. The Rev. Willy Bias officiated.

Expressions of sympathy may be shared online at www. eastmanfuneralhome.com.

James Albert Raesler, 78, of Amherst, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, from complications of heart failure. Jim was born June 15, 1943, in Amherst. He lived in his childhood home on West Street all but seven years of his life.

He graduated from Marion L. Steele High School in 1961. He was awarded his diploma in Higher Accounting and Finance from the Oberlin School of Commerce June 1963, and an Associate of Applied Business June 8, 1967, (two days before his wedding) from Lorain County Community College. He worked at The Nordson Corporation as a Tool and Die Maker and retired after close to 40 years in 2005.

He was an avid Cleveland sports enthusiast, especially basketball. He enjoyed watching the Cavs and listening to the Indians on the radio. He was his children's and grandchildren's greatest supporter. No matter what sport or activity they chose, he always tried not to miss any of their games or performances. Jim played soccer in the Amherst Adult Soccer League. He was a referee for Lorain County Soccer Association and the Assistant Coach for his son's Amherst Youth Soccer team for many years.

In his earlier years, he enjoyed boating, fishing, woodJeanne Pease, 89, longworking, and working with stained glass. He was the 'fix time resident of Oberlin, it' man for the family. After retirement, he loved spenddied Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, ing time with family and friends, new and old, at the in Helena, Montana. She family's Vermilion lake house. He liked to kayak on the grew up in Toledo, and marlake, watch his grandchildren enjoy the beach and watch ried high school sweetheart the sunsets. He was an avid reader and loved listening to Donald Pease in 1953 while music. The one thing that was most important to him was at Ohio University. They the time he would spend with his family. Family always spent a year in England came first, no matter what. He was a lifelong member of and two years at Fort Lee, St. Peters United Church of Christ.

Virginia, before moving to He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 54 years, Oberlin in 1957 when Don Peggy (nee Kirkpatrick); daughters, Tracey (Steve) Evans became editor of the Oberof Westlake and Becky (Scott) Stewart of Delaware; son, lin News-Tribune.

Michael (Angela) of Lorain; grandchildren, Alex, SamanJeanne actively supported tha and Lucas Evans, Nathan and Megan Stewart, Jacob Don at the newspaper and through 30 years of public and Natalie Raesler and Aaron Boothe (Debbie's son). office. She made many friends throughout her life and Jim was preceded in death by his daughter, Deborah kept in touch with hundreds of them. Jeanne loved living Raesler and parents, Earl and Frances (nee Sanders) in Oberlin and could often be seen walking around town, Raesler. sitting outside Gibson's bakery, and at community events.

Due to COVID, a private immediate family burial She was an avid fan and supporter of the Lorain County service will be held graveside at Crown Hill Cemetery. A Fair, and never missed a day even after Don left politics Celebration of Life will be held for Jim and his daughter, and her daughter was out of 4-H. Debbie at a later date.

Don and Jeanne made many trips across the country by The family suggests that memorial contributions be Amtrak, a tradition Jeanne carried on after his death. She made to The Deborah Raesler Scholarship Fund, 541 West volunteered at Welcome Nursing Home and library book St., Amherst, OH 44001 or St. Peters United Church of sales.

Christ, 582 Church Street, Amherst, OH 44001.

After Don's death in 2002, Jeanne continued living in For those unable to attend please visit the funeral home's their Oberlin apartment until moving to AbbeWood Senior website to share a memory and sign the guest register, Living in Elyria in January 2020. She enjoyed living there www.hempelfuneralhome.com. until October 2020 when she moved to Helena, Montana, to be near her daughter and son-in-law.

MELISSA ANN IGOE (nee Jackson), 45, of Amherst, Jeanne is survived by her daughter, Jennifer (Gene) passed away Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at her home following Eastvold of Clancy, Montana; her sister, Barbara (Robert) a brief illness.

Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

Bowers of Columbus; sister-in-law, Pat Pease of Houston; nieces and nephews, and many friends.

THOMAS L. ROBEY, 94, of Vermilion, passed away A gathering to celebrate Jeanne's life will be held at Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at Samaritan Medical Center in a later date. Burial will be in Westwood Cemetery in Ashland, following a full and meaningful life. ArrangeOberlin. ments by Hempel Funeral Home.

If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Oberlin Public Library, Oberlin Community Services, or a SARA CATHERINE LOCKHART (nee Creed), 90, charity of the donor's choice. of Lorain, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at Mercy Regional Medical CenAfter a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease, RONALD TUCKER, 85, passed away in his home ter, Lorain, following a full and meaningful life. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home. on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

KENNY R. TODD, 63, a resident of Henrietta TownJOHN M. JAMIE, 61, of South Amherst, passed away ship, passed away Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, following a brief illness.

Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at Mercy Regional Medical Center Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home. in Lorain, following a brief illness.

Jeanne Pease

THELMA “SUE” WILSON (nee Bailey), 80, of Amherst, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at her home, following lingering illness. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

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‘The Birdman of Oberlin’ Join avid birder Diana Steele, the northeast regional director at the Ohio Ornithological Society, as she explores the life and times of Lynds Jones at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The free program will be presented via Zoom. Pre-registration is required at www.tinyurl. com/BirdmanOfOberlin.

Jones (1865-1951), who graduated from Oberlin College in 1892, began teaching ornithology at his alma mater — the first course of its kind ever offered at an American college or university. Not only was he a professor at Oberlin for nearly four decades, Jones also had a tremendous impact on the fields of ornithology and recreational birding, and is responsible for many of the common practices that recreational birders take for granted as “standard practice” in the field.

Track steps to win The 2022 Winter Warm Up Challenge will run from Jan. 15 to Feb. 14, according to Thrive! Southern Lorain County.

The group was last year’s champion, and wants to win again. The challenge is issued by Lorain County Public Health, and asks teams from Wellington, Keystone and Midview school districts to see who can tally the most steps. The goal is to promote health activity and fight obesity, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

Sign up at walks.loraincountyhealth.com.

The team that racks up the highest average step count will be crowned Feb. 18. Superintendents and principals of the losing districts’ teams will spend a day of shame wearing the winning team’s school colors. The person on each team who reports the most tracked steps will receive a gift certificate from a local business.

Hit the Findley trail A winter hike will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 from the campground pavilion at Findley State Park on Route 58, south of Wellington.

Join park staff, Friends of Findley and members of the Lake Plains Chapter of the Buckeye Trail Association for a 5K or 10K hike starting at the Hickory Grove and Wyandot Trails. Hiking sticks, sturdy shoes or boots, weather appropriate clothing and water are recommended for winter hikes.

The Friends of Findley will provide cornbread and bean soup after the hike. Donations will be accepted.

Wellington School board Two new members were sworn in Tuesday, Jan. 4 to serve on the Wellington Board of Education. Jennifer Kazmierczak and Phillip Mohrman were elected in November to serve four-year terms.

Longtime incumbent Ayers Ratliff also took the oath of office after winning re-election.

Jessica Reynolds will serve as president of the Board of Education in 2022, and Kevin Stump will serve as vice president.

The next school board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at the McCormick Middle School cafeteria. The meeting can also be watched via Zoom.

Memorial Day parade planning A meeting to organize Wellington’s 2022 Memorial Day parade and service will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20 at The Spirit of ‘76 Museum, 201 North Main St. The meeting is open to the public.

Davidson takes Virginia job Former Oberlin Board of Education member Kimberly Davidson, who was appointed in 2020 to serve after former member Deon Regis resigned, has taken a new job.

George Mason University has named Davidson its new ombudsman, a new position created to help expand the culturally inclusive campus environment, starting in February.

“I love how young Mason is and how it is imbued with a sense of innovation and dedication to thoughtfully responding to the needs of its stakeholders,” Davidson said in a university announcement. “I’m happy to be joining the family at George Mason University and grateful for this incredible opportunity to help the university shift into a new period in its growth.”

Davidson has 20 years of experience in higher education administration at Oberlin College, where she served in a number of rolls over the years. For the past five years, she had been Oberlin’s ombudsman.

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Spike is ‘straight up’ County receives clean audit Contact tracing can’t keep up with rapid COVID spread, says Lorain County Health Commissioner Mark Adams JASON HAWK EDITOR

Mark Adams was still catching his balance the afternoon of Jan. 4, a few minutes after being briefed on a new COVID-19 variant called IHU that’s surfaced in France.

Named for the research institute where it was discovered — the Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Mediterranee Infection — the mutation had been found in 12 people in Marseille.

The news was the last kind the Lorain County health commissioner wanted to hear. With exploding case counts already overwhelming contact tracing efforts and pushing health care workers to their limits.

The 21-day trends for new cases and hospitalizations across Ohio had hit a new peak that day, as 20,411 new infections were recorded.

“Our spike is straight up in the air,” about twice as tall as the worst day during last winter’s surge, Adams said.

But the numbers are also, admittedly, unreliable, tracking incomplete data.

They only reflect people who chose to get tested once developing symptoms, and those who could find tests.

With testing kits wiped out from drug store shelves, and plenty of asymptomatic carriers out there, the real numbers are much higher, said Adams.

The past three weeks had

Health Commissioner Mark Adams been a whirlwind as the omicron variant took over, he said. Delta took months, but omicron swept the country like wildfire.

That’s left hospital workers gasping. The situation is “to the point it’s breaking the backs” of doctors and nurses, Adams said.

Still, the vaccines are a dividing line among those who are hospitalized; 97.5 percent didn’t get any COVID shots.

That doesn’t mean it’s safe out there for many who were vaccinated. The protection offered by last spring’s shots is wearing off — down to about 35 percent now — though the vaccines help ward off the worst outcomes.

Omicron is also causing headaches because appears to “jump” the vaccines easier than delta or the original COVID strain did, Adams said.

“I get a lot of people who call and say, ‘See, the vaccine isn’t helping me.’

But it is helping,” he said.

“It’s keeping you out of the

hospital.”

Lorain County Public Health has also reached a breaking point. According to Adams, the virus is now spreading so fast that contact tracing is worthless.

It’s effective if his staff can track down people who have been exposed to the disease within 24 hours, and warn them to quarantine. But with so many cases, LCPH can’t hit that time frame.

Adams has told Lorain County school districts — those that have chosen to resume classes already — that if they too are too busy for contact tracing, they should simply warn the families of all children in an infected child’s classroom.

Schools are still responsible for reporting student and staff cases. That’s not off the table.

But LCPH isn’t pushing mask mandates at school — even though its own staff is back to masking. It’s not recommending major changes to daily educational operations. And it’s not telling schools to shut down.

Adams said those decisions are still up to each school.

The data, he said, shows the spread isn’t happening at school but at home.

Vaccinations among the youngest eligible children has at the same time hit a wall. Only about 21 percent of kids ages 5-11 in Lorain County had gotten the shots, and “we’re just not seeing many more come in,” Adams said.

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But the Ohio Department of Health has also flooded public libraries with free tests, providing 1.4 million in December and more than 5 million throughout 2021.

The Amherst Public Library received a shipment of 462 on Monday, and all were gone within two and a half hours, according to spokeswoman Becky Denes.

It immediately placed a request with the Department of Health to get more, and is waiting to hear back, she said.

Denes said just about every phone call to the library these days is from a test-hunter — and librarians have started answering the phone with a kind, “Hello, we don’t have any more tests.”

She described hearing from residents who live 30 minutes or more away, and who are desperate to find a rapid test anywhere.

“It’s really hard to say, ‘Yeah we have them,’ because we can’t promise they’ll be here when you get here,” she said.

Test kits are given on a first-come, firstserved basis with a limit of four per patron, and when they’re gone, they’re gone.

Janet Hollingsworth is director of Wellington’s Herrick Memorial Library. Its last test kits from the state arrived in October, and ran out in mid-November.

In the previous week, Herrick had received close to 400 calls asking about availability, Hollingsworth said — she didn’t have any to give.

She said the state is prioritizing shipments to larger libraries that serve more patrons. As the smallest library in Lorain County, Herrick is at the bottom of the list.

That doesn’t mean she’s given up trying. Hollingsworth is waiting for word on whether her standing order will be filled.

“I asked for a minimum order of 500.

Whether I get that in, I don’t know,” she said.

Rapid tests aren’t the only way to go.

Polymerase chain reaction — or PCR — tests are much more accurate, but the results take longer.

They are typically used by hospitals, and require laboratory processing. Mercy Health Lorain Hospital only offers testing right now for patients who have a Mercy primary care provider. University Hospitals “are no longer providing COVID-19 testing for patients in our emergency departments, unless admission to the hospital is anticipated, and will only be testing symptomatic patients who require medical evaluation in our urgent cares.”

Many pharmacies can, however, do PCR testing. On average, each can do 30 a day, said Lorain County Health Commissioner

Mark Adams.

If you do go to a pharmacy, be prepared for a wait, he said: “There have been lines out of pharmacy doors that have never happened before, that I’ve never seen.”

Stephanie Wiersma, president and CEO of Lorain County Health & Dentistry, said her organization can handle up to about 50 PCR tests every day in a drive-thru clinic at its Broadway location in Lorain.

“We’re seeing the demand stay as high as it’s been the last several weeks, and it’s not letting up,” she said.

Drive-thru testing is by appointment only, and it can take one or two days to get in, said Wiersma.

On Friday, LCH&D was reporting a positivity rate of 35 percent.

Wiersma said that unlike with at-home antigen tests, there’s no shortage of PCR testing supplies.

LCH&D uses rapid tests only for first responders such as LifeCare Ambulance crews, as well as its own staff. Like everyone else, the organization has had trouble finding fresh stock.

Even Lorain County Public Health is short. The county health department doesn’t provide tests to individuals, but helps get them to law enforcement, and agencies such as El Centro and the Lorain County Urban League.

Adams said a normal shipment includes 600 antigen rapid tests. That allotment from the state has been cut in half, with the remainder going to schools, where they will be used for sports and other extracurricular activities.

Adams’ advice, though, is to skip antigen testing altogether; if you have symptoms, you’re sick and should isolate.

“More than likely, as fast as it’s moving around, you might as well assume you have COVID,” he said.

He is also concerned that PCR testing is being overused “as a convenience rather than a diagnostic tool.” Adams said people using PCR testing to be cleared for travel, sporting events and concerts are “really bogging down the system.”

The exception, he said — if you’re a first responder or are in another critical job, have symptoms, and if you already had an antigen test come back negative, you should get a PCR test to ensure you don’t have COVID. The situation is supposed to change.

President Joe Biden’s administration has pledged flood the market with 500 million free antigen test kits in the next couple of weeks.

Americans will be able to order test kits online and have them delivered by mail.

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An audit of three countywide issues on the November 2021 ballot revealed a 100 percent accuracy rate in counting, according to numbers released by the Ohio Secretary of State's Office last week.

Audited were: • Issue 1, a 0.3-mill, five-year levy to benefit the Lorain County Crime/Drug Lab and the county Coroner's Office. That issue failed with 20,449 votes for it versus 22,043 against it, according to complete and official results from the Lorain County Board of Elections.

• Issue 2, a 0.06-mill, five-year levy for tuberculosis care and treatment in Lorain County. It passed with 24,436 votes for versus 18,006 votes against, according to complete and official election results.

The state mandates that counties collect funds and coordinate treatment for those with tuberculosis, or TB. • Issue 4, a proposed additional 3 percent hotel bed tax on visitors staying in Lorain County hotels. That issue failed by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, with 27,716 votes against it versus 14,147 votes for it, according to complete and official election results.

County commissioners said the tax would be used to raise $700,000 to create an

11-member board to start planning a convention center in Lorain County to attract business and tourism.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose's office announced a 100 percent accuracy rate in the counted ballots as a result of the audit.

A total of 43,661 ballots were cast by Lorain County voters Nov. 2. That's a 20.15 percent turnout among the county's 216,676 registered voters.

State law mandates a post-election audit.

Board of Elections Director Paul Adams said the board has done post-election audits since 2008. That means not just counting the ballots cast, but also looking at how many people signed each poll book, how many absentee ballots were cast and other investigations.

"It's more than just counting the ballots when you're doing an audit," he said.

LaRose said counties that used a percentage-based audit had a 99.9 percent accuracy rate: "When I took the oath of office, I had a clear mission — to ensure Ohio voters have confidence their voice was heard in honest elections," said LaRose, a Republican first elected in 2018. "The transparency of this process, conducted by election officials from both parties, and the accuracy of the audit results should reinforce every voter’s belief that their vote mattered and was counted accurately. Ohioans can be proud that our state runs secure and fair elections."

UTILITY RATES FROM A1 agrees that the village needs to combat rising costs.

“What I do not want is to pay in part the cost of others’ meters,” he told Council.

His water meter is five years old.

Vanderground said that if Council moves ahead with a plan to change meters, they all should be changed, no matter how old they are.

That’s how Frenk wants to see it done.

He said the project would be a change to fix a long-standing problem with newer technology that not only would fixing billing issues, but would potentially be able to automatically detect water leaks.

“A problem can also be an opportunity,” he said.

Hartman stressed that the project is still in its infancy, and plans have yet to be approved. There is no purchase agreement yet, or details on how new meters could be phased in.

But he and Mayor Hans Schneider promised transparency with residents as those details solidify.

“We know we’re going to please some people, but never please everybody,” Councilman Mark Bughman said.

Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, Council will next meet Tuesday, Jan. 18.

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Green Circle sends fig plants to homebound seniors CAMDEN TWP. — Green Circle Growers donated 300 fiddle leaf fig plants to homebound seniors during the holiday season.

Workers from the enormojus greenhouses at U.S. Route 20 and State Route 511 delivered the plants on Monday, Dec. 20 to the Enrichment Centers for Huron County.

The senior center has locations in Willard and Norwalk, where older residents can take part in group activities like arts and crafts, as well as a mentorship program with local schools so they can stay engaged with the community.

The center’s services also include delivering hot meals Monday through Friday to the homebound, offering transportation to those who need it and providing outings for groups to see baseball games and take day trips.

Last year, the center partnered with Green Circle Growers to provide seasonal poinsettias to the homebound, which resulted in a partnership.

“We wanted to create a wow moment during this season to bring joy and happiness to those who may need it most during the holidays,” said Enrichment Centers for Huron County Director Steve Beal. “We are so grateful to Green Circle Growers for allowing us the chance to spread happiness this year with plants and to expand our holiday gifting with something recipients will continue to enjoy all year long.”

Bathroom threat at Steele A threat discovered in a bathroom sent Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst into lockdown last Thursday morning.

A student found a message written on a stall wall in a girls restroom, Principal Joe Tellier wrote in an email to parents. According to multiple sources, the threat said, “This school will pay. Everyone will die.”

Police searched the school. After investigating the situation, the lockdown was lifted and students resumed their normal school day, Tellier told parents.

“As always, school security will continue to be our top priority,” he said.

CLASSIFIEDS AUCTIONS STORAGE CONTENTS AUCTION!

Pursuant to the requirements of the ORC, section 5322.02. Notice is given to Shannon Hykes, last known address 301 Superior St., Sandusky, OH 44870 that contents of storage unit 110, of Wellington Self-Storage, 512 S. Main St., Wellington, OH 44090 will be offered at auction on JANUARY 27, 2022. Time of auction will be 1:00 PM. The following is summary of those items to be auctioned: Hutch top, chair, fan, hoola hoop, TV trays, assorted bags and boxes.

STORAGE CONTENTS AUCTION!

Pursuant to the requirements of the ORC, section 5322.02. Notice is given to Trish Artwell, last known address 508 E. Herrick Ave., Wellington, OH 44090 that contents of storage unit 100, of Wellington Self-Storage, 512 S. Main St., Wellington, OH 44090 will be offered at auction on JANUARY 22, 2022. Time of auction will be 1:00 PM. The following is summary of those items to be auctioned: White crib, high chair, stroller, baby items, kids toys, bags of clothes, computer desk.

STORAGE CONTENTS AUCTION!

Pursuant to the requirements of the ORC, section 5322.02. Notice is given to Jean Hayes, last known address 132 1/2 W. Herrick Ave., Wellington, OH 44090 that contents of storage unit 59, of Wellington Self-Storage, 512 S. Main St., Wellington, OH 44090 will be offered at auction on JANUARY 27, 2022. Time of auction will be 1:00 PM. The following is summary of those items to be auctioned: Office chair, walker, bench, rocking chair, assorted totes and boxes.

STORAGE CONTENTS AUCTION!

Pursuant to the requirements of the ORC, section 5322.02. Notice is given to Sue Rucker, last known address 128 Hamilton St., Wellington, OH 44090 that contents of storage unit 85, of Wellington Self-Storage, 512 S. Main St., Wellington, OH 44090 will be offered at auction on JANUARY 27, 2022. Time of auction will be 1:00 PM. The following is summary of those items to be auctioned: Maytag washer and dryer, bed, dresser, shelves, dining table, chairs, quilt, sleds, Gazelle exerciser, assorted totes and bags.

STORAGE CONTENTS AUCTION!

Pursuant to the requirements of the ORC, section 5322.02. Notice is given to Gary Wylie, last known address 47266 St. Rt. 18 W., Wellington, OH 44090 that contents of storage unit 44 & 45, of Wellington Self-Storage, 512 S. Main St., Wellington, OH 44090 will be offered at auction on JANUARY 27, 2022. Time of auction will be 1:00 PM. The following is summary of those items to be auctioned: Hoover steamer and attachments, glass hutch, TV, TV trays, TV cabinet, end tables, dressers, bed, assorted totes and boxes.

LEGALS PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on January 3, 2022. The complete text of each item may be viewed or purchased in the Clerk of Council Office @ Lorain City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain,

OH, during normal business hours or contact Nancy Greer @ 204-2050 (Nancy_Greer@ cityoflorain.org). The following summary of legislation passed has been reviewed/approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws. *Resolution 1-22 Enacting the Rules of Council for the 2022/2023 term. Reso. 2-22 Authorizing the city to increase its purchasing authority by us-

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Programs, State of Ohio Dept. of Admin. Services agrmts, and other state or national programs allowable by ORC. Reso. 3-22 Authorizing the S/S Dir. to sell municipally owned personal property no longer needed for public use which is obsolete, etc. Ord. 1-22 Auth S/S Dir. to make applic to ODOT for 90-10 funding for planned safety improvements and accept grant funding; Ord. 2-22 Waiving city fees and other related costs associated with projects being completed by the City of Lorain. Ord. 3-22 Authorizing the S/S Dir. to enter into a contract for reconstruction of E. 28th St. From Grove to Tacoma. *Ord. 4-22 Auth S/S Dir. to apply & enter water supply revolving loan account on behalf of Lorain for construction of the East Lorain Waterline Project. (*Denotes legislation was passed as an emergency.)

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Elections officials in ‘waiting mode’ due to redistricting war JASON HAWK EDITOR

SHEFFIELD TWP. — There is a chance the May primary election could be delayed, or even split in two.

The Ohio Supreme Court is handling twin cases that challenge the constitutionality of new voting maps. The plaintiffs accuse state Republicans of gerrymandering Ohio House and Senate districts as well as U.S. congressional districts for political gain.

Until those cases are resolved, “We’re in waiting mode,” said Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams.

He and Deputy Director James Kramer — a Democrat and Republican, respectively — talked last week about the pressures the situation is placing on their office.

Candidates for county and state legislative seats have until Feb. 2 to file to run, and congressional candidates have until March 4. The Board of Elections has a March 18 deadline to get overseas and military ballots out.

If the Supreme Court upholds the new district maps created this fall, those dates will stay in place.

“But if the Supreme Court makes a decision that overturns the maps, then it’s a whole new ball game,” said Kramer.

Filing deadlines would have to be pushed back to give time for new maps to be drawn, and that could result in new election dates, too.

It wouldn’t be the first time, said Adams.

In 1992, Ohio’s primary election was moved from May to June due to redistricting problems, he said.

In more recent decades, similar situations have led to discussions about possibly holding separate elections for Ohio and U.S. legis-

lative offices.

“It’s not unheard of that other options might have to come to the table depending on whether or not there is some ruling by the court,” Adams said.

The inevitable result of splitting an election would be low voter turnout, he said. It would also cause complications for his office.

With the existing deadlines approaching Lorain County elections workers are already in a squeeze.

They have to know who is eligible to run in each district, and who is eligible to sign candidates’ petitions.

In some cases, changing the maps could change who decides to seek office.

“If you put yourself in the shoes of a person that’s looking to run for one of these positions, it’s a big decision,” said Adams. “You have to think about, number one, is this something I want to do? What does that district look like?”

That’s the case for state Rep. Joe Miller, D-Amherst, whose 56th district has been absorbed into that of neighboring state Rep. Dick Stein, R-Norwalk.

Miller said he plans to run for the Ohio General Assembly, but doesn’t know whether that means trying to take on Stein in a district that polls heavily Republican.

Facing the prospect of almost certain defeat there, he is considering leaving the House for an Ohio Senate bid.

“Many, many of the Democratic incumbents were gerrymandered out of their districts and put up against a Republican incumbent in a new district,” Miller said.

Candidates have other challenges, said Adams. They’ll be canvassing for signatures in freezing temperatures, and as COVID-19 cases are spiking.

“So from the standpoint of the

candidates, the closer you get to that filing deadline, the more difficult it is for them to rally all of their people together, go out, get those (petitions) circulated and signed,” Adams said.

Residency rules might also change. Normally, candidates must live in their district for a year to be eligible to run; under state law, changing the maps this late in the game would reduce that to a 30-day requirement.

County elections workers also have to change their records to reflect which registered voters live in each district, a precinct-by-precinct process that is done manually.

State legislative and Congressional districts must be redrawn following the census every 10 years to reflect Ohio’s changing population.

More than 70 percent of Ohio voters passed ballot issues in both 2015 and 2018 to stop those maps from being unfairly manipulated for political gain. As a result, the Ohio Constitution now includes new antigerrymandering requirements.

Ohio Supreme Court justices will decide whether the new maps adopted by state Republicans violate the rules.

The plaintiffs — with the League of Women Voters in the lead — have argued the district boundaries give Republicans an 80 percent share of Ohio’s congressional seats by splitting counties and strategically grouping Democratic voters into fewer districts.

The current maps, unless overturned, are also projected to deliver Republicans veto-proof supermajority rule of the Ohio House and Senate.

The 80-20 split doesn’t match voters’ attitudes statewide, the plaintiffs argue. Ballots show that split is closer to 54 percent in favor of Republican candidates and 46 percent in favor of Democrats.

Wracked by supply chain issues, Hemlock Cottage closes its doors JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — After 40 years in business, Hemlock Cottage has closed its doors.

The furniture store had operated for the past two decades on Route 58 on the village’s far southern side. Owner Carol Hodgson said saying goodbye is the hardest decision she’s ever made.

“I would love to come back if the world changes, but the world’s getting worse,” she said.

Keeping the store open is impossible without inventory, said Hodgson. While

the COVID-19 pandemic deepened the issue, she said getting new merchandise in has been a problem for years.

“Every time we order something, it takes six or seven months to get it,” she said — and without stock to sell, Hemlock has been unable to keep up with rent.

The last day for Hemlock Cottage was Saturday, Jan. 8. A long line of customers shared tears with Hodgson, took baked goods and flowers as parting gifts and searched for one last purchase to remember the store by.

With doors closed, Hemlock is spending this

week preparing for an online auction to liquidate what is left. Remaining items will be sold at www. bidrustbelt.com under the name “Great Finds Wellington.”

Had supply lines been stable, Hodgson, who is in her 70s, said she would have operated the business another decade. So long as furniture shipments stagnate, there is no chance of a comeback.

Even then, spiraling costs have taken a toll.

Hodgson said she believes Hemlock Cottage is part of a long domino line that is falling as the United States economy grapples with inflation.

“You’re going to see a lot of stores closing, because you can’t run a store without merchandise,” she said. “And just look at all the businesses that have cut hours or can’t stay open some days because they don’t have people to work.”

She also said imported goods have hurt business, and believes consumers should support Americanmade products.

There were other factors that made it tough to stay open, though — such as losing her husband, Blair Hodgson, to cancer in September 2020. They had owned and operated the store together.

‘Yacobozzi Way’ named as longtime Amherst school board member goes JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — The road from Milan Avenue to Amherst Junior High and Powers Elementary has been named “Yacobozzi Way” in honor of the Amherst Board of Education member who served in the post for 43 years.

Ron Yacobozzi is one of only 15 school board members in Ohio to serve that long.

After failing to win re-election in November, his final meeting came at the tail end of 2021, when he was presented with the green street sign as a gift.

“When you do 43 years, you are in an exclusive

club,” said Reno Contipelli, northeast regional manager for the Ohio School Boards Association.

Yacobozzi thanked fellow school board members for their commitment and the sacrifices they make.

In an emotional farewell speech, he said he’s tried over the past four decades to give his best and has become a better person for it.

“Regardless of what we do in life, in the end all that matters is if you look in the mirror and honestly tell the person that you see that you’ve done your best,” he said.

Superintendent Steve Sayers praised Yacobozzi for his “big picture perspective” that has benefit-

ed the Amherst Schools’ 3,700 students and 425 employees.

He said Yacobozzi has been involved in making tough decisions that, while painful at the time, were commendable. In difficult times, decisions to close school buildings and shrink staff to avoid financial disaster have paid off, Sayers said.

“It’s a very complex organization with lots of moving parts,” he said.

“But you have always focused on what is in the best interest of the district as a whole and of the community as a whole.”

Being an elected officials is a great responsibility, and can lead to many sleepless nights, said

school board member Rex Engle.

He recalled heated discussions between its members, but said the board always stayed united.

Because of Yacobozzi’s work, Amherst has moved in the past 14 years from the brink of state takeover to stability, said Engle.

The meeting was also a goodbye for Valerie Neidert, who was not reelected after 12 years of service.

“The election was devastating to me, to say the least,” she said. “This school district is a huge part of my life. My kids can’t understand how I can’t continue when I live, eat, sleep, breathe Amherst Schools.”

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Plans in motion for $1.3M paving project Cleveland, Milan avenues to be redone this summer JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — The entire stretch of Cleveland and Milan avenues inside the city limits will be paved this summer.

When bids for the job were opened this past Friday, Karvo Companies of Stow was the apparent winner. It asked for $818,000 to complete the work, while other three other bids ranged upward to $955,216.

Amherst Mayor Mark Cos-

tilow said Karvo is likely to win the contract after the company’s proposal and calculations are double-checked.

Plans for the massive asphalt project have been in the works for years. Cleveland and Milan avenues connect in front of Town Hall, running through the center of town from Route 58 in the east to Quarry Road in the west.

With one of the few bridges over Beaver Creek, it is also among Amherst’s busiest routes, providing access to its downtown stores and restaurants, city offices, schools, parks and several residential neighborhoods.

But the thoroughfare has also

seen better days.

“The road is starting to fail,” Costilow said. “It’s nice to get ahead of failures before they happen. The more you can do before complete failure, the less expensive it is.”

Save for engineering and $25,000 in administrative costs, the entire bill will be covered by grants from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency and Ohio Public Works Commission.

In an emergency vote Monday night, City Council approved spending an additional $400,000 from federal infrastructure funds on sewer work between the entrance of Maude

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Neiding Park and Jackson Street.

Aaron Appell of Bramhall Engineering said the clay sewer lines that lay beneath that stretch of road likely date back to the 1940s. He backed Costilow’s description of the lines as “some of the oldest sewers we have in town” and said they badly need replaced.

“Time is definitely of the essence to get this done,” Appell said.

That work will begin in March or April, fixing the problem before new asphalt is laid. Paving is scheduled to begin as soon as the school year ends.

The last day for Amherst stu-

dents is May 26.

Costilow previously told City Council that finishing paving before buses roll again in the fall is a safety issue.

Paving will be done in the day, and will result in intermittent closures.

Costilow said the goal is to keep traffic open as much as possible to prevent tie-ups: “You can do one half of the road and then the other,” he said. “There will probably be small closures, but nothing lengthy.”

The Milan Avenue bridge will not close — extensive repairs to the structure were already completed in 2020.

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ELYRIA — Lorain County Commissioner Matt Lundy will serve as the president of the Board of Commissioners this year, confirmed by a 2-1 vote.

Commissioner Michelle Hung, a Republican, nominated Lundy, a Democrat, as president of the board. Hung held the post last year, her first as an elected commissioner.

Hung was named vice president of the board, also in a 2-1 vote. Lundy supported that motion.

Commissioner David Moore, also a Republican, voted against both measures. He opened nominations for the posts by saying that commissioners usually serve as president and vice president in rotation.

Having served as vice president of the board in 2021, Moore nominated himself for president in 2022. Neither Hung nor Lundy supported him.

Lundy also was unanimously appointed chairman of the Lorain County 911 Review Board, replacing Hung.

Monday's events got the heads of the two major county political parties talking.

In an unsolicited email to The Chronicle-Telegram, Lorain County GOP Chairman David Arredondo said he attended Monday's organizational meeting "and was disappointed that Commissioners Hung and Lundy teamed up to elect Mr. Lundy as Chairman of the Commission."

"Lorain County needs to get back on track with the responsible, conservative governance they expected when they elected two Republicans to the Commission in 2020," Arredondo wrote. "To get Lorain County back on the track of responsive and responsible government, Republicans are committed to replacing Matt Lundy with a true public servant who has the best interests of our citizens and the employees of the county as a guiding principle."

In response, Lorain County Democratic Party Chairman Anthony Giardini said the Republican track record over the past year is not a good one, and Republicans "ought to worry about the two they already elected," he said.

The Republican commissioners outnumber Lundy 2 to 1, but the past year for the Republicans "has been less than stellar in terms of controversy and operations of the county," Giardini said.

In the four years prior to 2020, there were three Democratic commissioners and "almost zero controversy" in Lorain County politics, he said. Since then, "every single major appointment" made by Hung and Moore has been a failure, Giardini said. The county is on now its third administrator in a single year and multiple department heads have been fired or replaced, including at 911 and Lorain County Job & Family Services, since the Republicans took over on Jan. 4, 2020, he said.

"One year into Republican majority control, just read the headlines of The Chronicle-Telegram over the last 12 months," Giardini said, "and then read the headlines over the last four years and you tell me. I'd like to ask Mr. Arredondo how more of that is a good idea."

The board will continue to meet at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday, with the first or third Tuesdays of the month being reserved for public hearings. The next regular board meeting is Jan. 19.

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Students accepted by early decision at Oberlin College OBERLIN — A surprise visit from Oberlin College’s albino squirrel mascot on Wednesday, Dec. 15 carried some good news for seven Oberlin High School students.

Yeobie the Squirrel, along with Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Manuel Carballo and Associate Director of Admissions Josh

Levey, announced to Victoria Adair, Katherine Doane, Katrina Ganson, Anna Fritz, Kaitlyn King and Charlotte Lee that they had been accepted by early decision to Oberlin College.

Danilo Vujacic was also accepted, but was absent from school the day of the event.

The Oberlin College team went

to Vujacic’s home to present him with his admission letter in person.

“Wednesday was a huge celebration for these students as Oberlin College came and paid a visit with their mascot to let all seven students who applied for Early Decision know in person that they have been accepted,” said OHS guidance counselor Jennifer Bracken.

Grand jury indictment in Oberlin man’s shooting STAFF REPORT

ELYRIA — A Lorain County grand jury has handed up an indictment of multiple felony charges in connection with the shooting of an Oberlin man in Avon Lake in Summer 2021.

Eynique Patterson, 21, of Philadelphia, is facing two counts of felonious assault, two counts of aggravated burglary and three counts of kidnapping stemming from the

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June 4 incident.

He is in custody on unrelated charges in Delaware, according to Avon Lake police.

Police said he would be transported to Lorain County to answer to the felonious assault, aggravated burglary and kidnapping charges after his out-of-state charges are resolved.

Patterson is accused in the shooting of Lee Martin of Oberlin, who police say was shot at the Coachman’s Trail condominium complex.

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Martin was driven by a friend who witnessed the shooting to University Hospitals Avon Health Center, and later was transported by ambulance to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.

He was released from the hospital June 13.

According to documents unsealed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court this fall, Patterson was first identified as a potential suspect when police matched his social media accounts with an

account that Martin’s friend told detectives he communicated with to arrange a marijuana deal.

The friend told police that the suspects arrived at the drug deal but ended up robbing him and Martin at gunpoint, according to the affidavit.

He said that Martin was shot after an “attempt to struggle,” the affidavit stated.

Police wrote in the affidavit that Patterson denied any involvement in the shooting.

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‘Everybody’ means me, too, this COVID test says “Everyone will get it eventually,” David Covell told me back at the start of the pandemic.

There was no malice in his voice, just quiet confidence. It wasn’t conspiratorial, simply factual.

The Lorain County health commissioner, after more than three decades in the field, knew what to expect from contagious diseases.

The goal with COVID-19 from the outset was never to eradicate the virus. In recorded history, only two diseases have ever been wiped off the face of the Earth: smallpox, which some experts is responsible for more human deaths than all the other infectious diseases combined; and rinderpest, which spread among cows, buffalo, deer and antelope.

That messaging has been somewhat lost in the shuffle in the nearly two years since the pandemic upended “normal” life.

As case counts explode and testing kits disappear like flapjacks, it needs to be stressed again. When public health experts have told me again and again that COVID will become “endemic,” they’ve meant it will eventually float around infecting everybody on a regular basis, but in a much-weakened form.

There were a lot of unknowns when COVID appeared on the scene. At the outset, public health experts had several clear-cut aims: to stop hospitals from being overwhelmed, develop vaccines that worked and would soften the punch the virus delivered and give the little bugger time to grow up.

All “good” viruses, according to Lorain County Community College microbiology professor Harry Kestler, “grow up.” They mutate. They change. And that’s a good thing.

Ideally, viruses don’t want to kill their hosts.

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That’s bad for business. So over time, they gradually become less deadly and better at spreading around, since reproducing is their raison d’etre.

That’s good for us, and certainly good for me.

Early last week, after returning to work from a holiday vacation, I tested positive for COVID-19.

I’m not particularly worried, since I have been vaccinated. Again, lost in the messaging from the start has been that vaccines wouldn’t make everyone completely bulletproof, but greatly lower the threat of death or hospitalization.

It feels like public health experts, desperate to see as many people vaccinated as possible, downplayed that bit, whether consciously or subconsciously. They were invested in saving lives, and keeping hospital beds open for truly vulnerable people.

Even if it was with the best of intentions, the “everyone will get it eventually” part was not the clarion call doctors wanted to put forward, I think.

The result has been a great deal of cloudy thinking out there — too many loud voices incorrectly claiming that the existence of breakthrough cases means the vaccines don’t work.

For my part, Moderna did its job. My symptoms have been light and I’m not anxious about whether I’ll wind up on a respirator.

The first sign something was wrong was a headache, the kind I always get when a head cold is coming on, then a noisy cough, extreme fatigue, runny nose and plugged-up ears.

Those were sensations I’d managed to escape for a long time. Come to think of it, I hadn’t been sidelined on the couch with a box of tissues and a bottle of Robitussin since this whole thing began. Before the pandemic, it was a three- or four-times a year ritual.

After testing positive — I’ve always been good at tests, my father cracked — I isolated in my basement den. It’s been a hard life there, with the couch and lounge chair, shelves of books, the big-screen TV, video games, computers and more action figures than you can shake a stick at.

This wasn’t exactly new.

I’ve been working from the comfy den for months instead of going to the office.

Have laptop, will travel.

Isolating away from my kids has been the worst part. I love those little dudes, and as of this writing it’s been seven days since I’ve been able to wrap my arms around them.

Covering the news — now, that’s been much more difficult, and I feel disconnected. Watching public meetings by video stream and doing all interviews by phone or Zoom isn’t ideal; you lose out on the real contact.

Giving you information is what I do, and I want to provide you with as much as I can cram in before my wife pulls me kicking and screaming from my keyboard.

So hopefully all will return to normal before long.

And hopefully you will take care of yourself, your family, be vaccinated and we’ll see each other again face-to-face soon.

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Some fire departments had record calls in 2021 DYLAN REYNOLDS THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

As local fire departments crunch the numbers and look back on the last year, many are confirming what they already observed throughout 2021 — they were really busy.

In fact, several local departments say they responded to an all-time high number of calls last

year.

Avon Fire Department Chief David Swope said calls were up nearly 12.5 percent in 2021 compared with 2020’s numbers, setting a record. According to data the department shared online, Avon fire personnel responded to 3,620 calls for service in 2021, including 2,904 EMS calls and 716 fire calls.

“I don’t see an end. We have two nursing homes that are in

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planning right now, and nursing homes do account for a good percentage of our calls,” Swope said. “… It has nothing to do with congregate care, necessarily, it’s just, if you look at that demographic, they tend to fall more and need more emergency (care).”

Avon City Council voted in December to impose a temporary moratorium on additional special use permits for assisted living

facilities, nursing homes and independent living establishments for seniors due to worries about the demand those facilities place on emergency responders.

That could help limit the growth in call volume for the immediate future, but Swope said the fire department is preparing to remain busy.

“We’re replacing one of our ambulances to keep three,” he said. “But we’re trying to be able

to have the staffing to run three ambulances all the time. Because our percentage of what we call double headers, or multiple calls at the same time, is about 40 percent of the time we have more than one squad working on emergencies at the same time.”

Data posted online by the North Ridgeville Fire Department also showed a record-breaking year.

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Edmonia Lewis, acclaimed artist and one of the first Black students at Oberlin College, will be honored on a new U.S. Postal Service stamp starting Jan. 26.

The “forever” stamp will be the 45th to appear in the Black Heritage Series. According to the USPS, it is intended to pay tribute to the first AfricanAmerican and Native American sculptor to gain international recognition.

The stamp will debut in a ceremony at the SmithsonProvided image ian American Art Museum in A Black Heritage Washington, D.C. Series “forever” It will feature a painted portrait of Lewis based on a stamp will debut Jan. 26, paying tribute to photograph taken sometime artist Edmonia Lewis, between 1864 and 1871 in one of the first women Boston, shortly after she left of color to study at Ohio.

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“She really stands out because of her accomplishments, having some challenges in her experiences,” said Ken Grossi of the Oberlin College Archives. “That didn’t hold her back. She went forward and did a lot of good LEWIS PAGE B2

Jeanne Pease dies at age 89

Widow of former News-Tribune editor and Congressman Donald Pease KEVIN MARTIN THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

OBERLIN — Jeanne Pease, an Oberlin resident for over 60 years and the widow of former eight-term U.S. Rep Donald J. Pease, passed away Sunday in Helena, Montana, at the age of 89.

A native of Toledo, she married her high school Donald Pease in 1953 while they were both attending Ohio Photo courtesy of Jennifer University and moved Eastvold to Oberlin in 1957 Longtime Oberlin resident where her husband Jeanne Pease passed away became editor of the on Sunday, Jan. 9 at age Oberlin News-Tribune 89 and is pictured with after short stints in her late husband, Donald England and Fort Lee, J. Pease. The couple was Virginia. married for 48 years.

Jeanne actively supported Donald at the newspaper and through 30 years of public office where he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977-1993. The Peases' daughter, Jennifer PEASE PAGE B2

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Elected in November, new Amherst City Council members Stephanie Smith Pinskey and Chuck Winiarski are sworn in Jan. 3 by Oberlin Municipal Court Judge Thomas Januzzi during a ceremony in Council chambers.

Oberlin College adjusts to winter COVID dangers STAFF REPORT

OBERLIN — Winter term at Oberlin College will begin Jan. 25 and run through Feb. 17.

The college is has closed its dining halls, made meals grab-and-go and is providing online options for all winter term classes,

according to an announcement from President Carmen Twillie Ambar.

“We are making this change to give ourselves the maximum amount of time for our entire campus to get booster shots before the spring term,” she said.

All students, faculty and staff will be required to have completed booster shots by Feb. 18, which

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Students who return to campus in the first part of 2022 — whether for winter or spring term — will be tested for the virus, according to an announcement from Ambar to the campus community.

“We’re also adding capacity for voluntary walk-in COVID testing

this winter and spring,” she said. “So those of you who have concerns, you’ll have a more convenient testing opportunity available to you.”

Mandatory masking policies will remain in effect.

Places were mask discipline has slipped are also where multiple cases of COVID-19 have cropped up, she said.

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FIRE CALLS

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North Ridgeville fire personnel responded to 4,638 calls in 2021, compared with 3,968 calls in 2020 — a 16.9 percent increase.

A post on the department’s Facebook page stated that the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the increase in calls but was not the only factor.

“The major contributor is with any increase in population comes an increase in calls for service of all varieties,” the department wrote.

The Amherst Fire Department also broke its record for calls in 2021, responding to 1,073.

“Medical calls were the most

substantial increase,” said Assistant Chief Brandon Dimacchia.

Fire crews assist LifeCare Ambulance crews in the city, and the COVID-19 pandemic definitely increased the number of runs, he said.

Avon Lake Fire Department also had a record-breaking year, Chief Jeremy Betsa said last week. The department had already broken its record for calls at that time, with a few days still left in the year.

More than 3,000 runs had been completed in 2021, Betsa said.

The high call volume in 2021 was not a phenomenon found only in suburban cities. Carlisle Town-

ship Fire Department Chief Steve Higgins said the 850 calls his department received in 2021 were an increase of 65 compared with 2020, also an all-time high.

“It was across the board. We had more fires, more crashes, more EMS calls,” Higgins said. “It wasn’t any one thing.”

The exact cause was hard to determine, he said. Without one obvious factor that led 2021 to be a record-breaking year for the Carlisle Township Fire Department, Higgins is hoping the trend may not continue.

“Maybe this year will be a little better,” he said.

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work.”

Lewis grew up in Upstate New York; her mother was an Ojibwa Chippewa woman and her father was a freed slave.

“The work she produced during her prolific career evokes the complexity of her social identity and reflects the passion and independence of her artistic vision,” the Postal Service said.

She began her studies at Oberlin College at the age of 15. She did not graduate, however — in 1862, Mary Jane Patterson instead became the first woman of color to earn a degree from Oberlin.

According to biographies, Lewis was subjected to racism and sexism at the college. In 1862, two of her friends became ill after Lewis served them wine, and she was later accused of poisoning them.

At her trial, where she was defended by Oberlin

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College alumnus John Mercer Langston, the first Black lawyer in the state, the charges against Lewis were dismissed.

Shortly after being acquitted, she was assaulted by white vigilantes and left for dead, according to the Smithsonian.

About a year later, Lewis was accused of stealing artists’ materials from the college, and was again acquitted due to lack of evidence. Just a few months later, she was charged in connection to a burglary.

Lewis was unable to earn her degree; at least one account claims she was barred from enrolling for her final semester.

Grossi said the situation she faced was “unfortunate.” Today, the college honors her as the namesake of the Edmonia Lewis Center for Women and Transgender People, which strives “to be a part of the struggles for

social justice worldwide,” according to the college website.

Lewis moved to Boston in 1864, where she studied sculpture. She created the likenesses of abolitionists and Civil War heroes — her personal hero was John Brown, who led a doomed slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry in West Virginia and was later executed.

She also became a focal point for the abolitionist movement in Boston, being profiled and interviewed by journals such as The Christian Register and Independent.

Lewis’ star rose when she traveled to Rome, where she spent most of her career working with marble. Author Kirsten Buick in a 2010 biography said her best-known works focused on historical and biblical themes; Lewis was Roman Catholic.

Among her most famous

works is a huge sculpture depicting the death of Cleopatra. She also drew on characters from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, “The Song of Hiawatha.” In 1877, President Ulysses S. Grant commissioned Lewis to do his portrait.

Grossi said that despite her experience at Oberlin, she is viewed through modern eyes as important, and has been the focus of exhibitions at the Allen Memorial Art Museum.

“As the public continues to discover the beautiful subtleties of Lewis’s work, scholars will further interpret her role in American art and the ways she explored, affirmed or deemphasized her complex cultural identity to meet or expand the artistic expectations of her day,” the Postal Service said.

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The U.S. Postal Service is reminding customers of the importance of keeping walkways, sidewalks and areas around mailboxes clear from snow and ice so letter carriers can provide safe and timely mail delivery.

Snow and patches of ice in front of mailboxes can make it difficult for letter carriers to safely deliver the mail. Residents maintaining a clear path to the mailbox — including steps, porches, walkways and street approach — will help letter carriers maintain consistent delivery service.

Customers receiving curbside delivery should also ensure clear access to their mailboxes for letter carriers who deliver from the street.

Postal employees make every reasonable effort to deliver mail in many difficult weather conditions, according to the USPS: “With your help, we can keep our letter carriers, your neighbors and your property safe,” it said.

PEASE

FROM B1 Eastvold, of Clancy, Montana, described her mother as someone who was an incredibly caring person, putting others before herself, and who drew great joy from living in Oberlin where into her retirement years could be seen walking around town, sitting outside Gibson’s Bakery and enjoying everything the community had to offer.

“Living in Oberlin brought her great joy. She would often relate by email what she called a ‘perfect Oberlin day,’ whether it was running into an old friend, someone approaching her to recount how Dad had helped them years ago, watching the Big Parade, or admiring artists at work during a Chalk Walk. She also loved attending concerts on Tappan Square and at the college (Oberlin College).”

Eastvold added that she never missed a day at the Lorain County Fair, even after her retirement and her husband’s passing.

Jeanne along with her husband enjoyed making many trips across the country by Amtrak trains and she enjoyed volunteering at Welcome Nursing Home and library book sales.

In a draft obituary written in the early 1990s shared by Eastvold, Donald described what he admired most about his wife: “In her ability to connect with people, she was simply a remarkable person. An unfailingly sunny disposition, an infectious smile and an extraordinarily sympathetic ear were her stock in trade."

The Pease name also is in Medina County, with the Donald J. Pease Federal Building in the city of Medina.

In a statement, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown remembered Jeanne for her kindness.

“I am so sorry to hear about Jeanne’s passing. She and Don were two of the kindest, most decent people. Those who knew Jeanne knew her as kind, humble and a caring partner who stood beside Don for the whole of their nearly 50-year marriage,” Brown said. “Her passing is a real loss to Oberlin and to all who knew her.”

Brown succeeded Donald Pease in the U.S. House of Representatives in Ohio’s 13th District following his retirement in 1993. Brown served seven terms before his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006.

Rick Zarbaugh, a friend of the family for more than 50 years along with his wife, Debbie, said Lorain County is at a tremendous loss with her passing calling her “Mrs. Lorain County Fair” for her unwavering support of the Lorain County Fair, and described her as an honorable woman who cared deeply about her community.

“She was the quiet member of the campaign. She was always at Don’s side and everybody loved her. I used to joke that she was the only one you couldn’t elect because she was such a sweetheart,” Zarbaugh said.

Pease lived in Oberlin until January 2020, relocating to AbbeWood Senior Living in Elyria and moved to Helena in October 2020 to be closer to her daughter and son-in-law.

Oberlin City Council President Linda Slocum remembered Pease sitting in Council chambers and her pleasant, supportive demeanor, and reiterated her faith that the democratic system of governance works.

“She was just a lovely, lovely woman.”

Jeanne is survived by daughter Jennifer (Gene) Eastvold of Clancy, Montana, sister Barbara (Robert) Bowers of Columbus, sister-in-law Pat Pease of Houston, nieces and nephews, and many friends.

A gathering to celebrate Jeanne’s life will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Westwood Cemetery in Oberlin.

If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Oberlin Public Library, Oberlin Community Services, or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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DEFENSE SPELLS VICTORY FOR DUKES

BRIEFS Girls Basketball • Once the Clippers warmed up, it was all over. They moderately outpaced the Phoenix 9-4 in the first period before going on a 21-4 tear the second. From there, Clearview kept building steam to a 53-22 win, spreading the points around. Clipper Madison Pennington led all scorers with 14 points. Elizabeth Canseco led Oberlin with 9 points, with a single bucket and 7 free-throws.

• Amherst held off a fourth-quarter surge to defeat Elyria 51-48. Kayla Ferancy and Natalie Pleban each put up 12 points for the Comets.

Boys Basketball • The Comets clung to a 58-57 victory over Southwestern Conference foe Olmsted Falls. Jordan Koury had 20 points, while George Gotsis added 16 and Nick Hamrlik had 12.

Charlie Ciolek led the Bulldogs with 13 points.

Ice Hockey

Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

The Cardinals were held to single digits in all four quarters last week, as the Dukes racked up a 35-22 victory on the road. Brooke Lehmkuhl led Wellington with 13 points, and had backup from Amanda Spiekerman with 10.

Brookside’s Shyanne Shinsky led all scorers with 16 points, sinking two from outside the arc and four from the foul line. ABOVE: Wellington's Savannah Gundert and Tori Paramore combine to get a steal at Brookside. LEFT: Wellington’s Morgan Lehmkuhl gets to the basket at Brookside.

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• Amherst lost 7-3 to Hudson.

Thomas Hall had two goals and Nick Ciura had one for the Comets.

Tender River Ambroz had 21 saves for Amherst.

• The Comets defeated Hudson 7-5. Joey Kramer opened the scoring and found the back of the net again in the third period. Other Amherst goals came from Avery Winkelman, Nick Ciura (2) and Justus Owens.

Goalie River Ambroz had 24 saves for the Comets, while Ben Cole had 31 for Hudson.

• A Joey Kramer goal in the third period ensured Amherst a 2-1 victory over Mentor. It built on a first period goal by Nick Ciura. Tender River Ambroz had 20 saves for the Comets.

Wrestling • Amherst defeated Berea-Midpark 57-21 in Southwestern Conference competition. Results by weight class include: 106 pounds: Vananthony Trunzo (Amherst) pinned Danny Curtin (Berea), 1:59 113: Ryan Trowbridge (Amherst) won by forfeit 120: Eli Mendez (Amherst) won by forfeit 126: Aiden Santiago (Amherst) won by forfeit 132: Logan Banyas (Amherst) pinned Ian Taylor (Berea), 3:58 138: Charlie Porter (Amherst) pinned Keith Gibson (Berea), 1:21 144: Austin LaForce (Berea) pinned Alex Fabiku (Amherst), 3:02 150: Jacob Bally (Amherst) won by decision over Noah Silva (Berea), 6-1 157: Ike DiVincenzo (Berea) pinned Richie Tennant (Amherst), 3:43 165: Bishop Fryson (Amherst) pinned Carter Hinman (Berea), 0:41 175: Ray Robinson (Amherst) pinned Noah Finley (Berea), 3:29 190: Matthew Bachie (Berea) won by decision over Ronnie Chandler (Amherst), 5-3 215: Connor Eddy (Amherst) pinned Lance Lease (Berea), 2:28 285: Mason Nemec (Berea) pinned Braden Carpenter (Amherst), 2:20

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Keystone's Todd Bowdy wrestles Firelands's Kaden King in the 150-pound class on Thursday, Jan. 6. King pinned two opponents to help the Falcons win 39-36 over the Wildcats and 58-24 over Columbia to open the Lorain County League dual meet season.

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BANNER NIGHT FOR ROBERTS

Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

A Lorain County League showdown between the Dukes and Cardinals was full of surprises last week, with Brookside taking an 80-74 win at the end.

Wellington may have jumped out to a 24-11 first period lead, but Brookside flipped the tables in the second, going 30-13 to lead at the break. The second half was a dead heat. Jayden Roberts had a standout performance for the Dukes, leading all scorers with 29 points on 14 buckets and a foul shot.

Luke Vannucci had 15 points and Riley Reyna had 13. For the Cardinals, Nolan Waechter ran up 20 points, largely from outside the arc. Marcus Frazier had 14 and Zion Young scored 10 points for Brookside. LEFT: Jayden Roberts gets his second dunk of the game at Brookside. CENTER: Luke Vannucci gets the layup in heavy traffic. RIGHT: Drew Unangst moves with the ball.

FIERCE FIGHT FOR LCL DOMINANCE Photos by Russ Gifford | Amherst News-Times

A fierce battle between two titans erupted Saturday when Firelands Keystone met on the court.

The Falcons had to fight every inch of the way to earn a 46-42 victory in the Lorain County League contest, which may well have been a preview of the conference championship game. Lauren Valerius led the Firelands squad with 16 points; Larren Rounds had 14 and Abbey Schmitz had 13. For the Wildcats, Delaney Peters had 15 points and Helayna Houston had 13. LEFT: Firelands’ Bella Simmons passes out of pressure

by Keystone’s Helayna Houston and Brooklyn Barber. BELOW: Firelands’ Abbey Schmitz fires for three points.

RAIDERS ROLL OVER PHOENIX

Photos by Erik Andrews | Oberlin News-Tribune

The Raiders offense entered the court hot on Saturday and left it the same way, with a 58-23 win over Oberlin in Lorain County League action. The Phoenix failed to find their stride, and were held to single digits in every period. Sanayah Wilborn had a team high 7 points for Oberlin, while Columbia was led by Elise Champagnewith 17. LEFT: Columbia’s Mallory Hottell blocks the shot by Oberlin's Elizabeth Conseco and is called for a foul. RIGHT: Candice Locklear feeds the pass into the low post as she's guarded by Columbia's Elise Champagne.

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Back-to-back wins for Phoenix ERIK ANDREWS CORRESPONDENT

Oberlin's boys basketball team picked up in 2022 right where it left off before the holiday break — in the win column.

Games against Lorain County League foes Brookside and Clearview both resulted in Phoenix victories, running coach Kurt Russell's team record to 6-3 overall and 6-0 in the conference.

Hosting the Cardinals, hot shooting hands on both teams keep the scoreboard clicking throughout the contest.

Fortunately, when it counted, the Phoenix converted additional opportunities securing multiple offensive rebounds to pull away for a 90-77 win.

Controlling the glass at both ends of the floor, junior Isaac Thompson (25 points, 12 rebounds) and first-year Josiah Bowen-Pride (18 points, 10 rebounds) posted double-doubles for the hosts.

Andre Yarber (15 points) and Ty Locklear (13) chipped in to continue the undefeated run in conference play.

Against Clearview, Oberlin had its best game of the season from beyond the arc, converting eight three-point attempts to easily outdistance the Clippers 67-18.

Locklear led the point parade with 25, including five three-pointers.

Photos by Erik Andrews | Oberlin News-Tribune

LEFT: Oberlin's Marius Harrell rises above his coverage to take a shot. ABOVE: Oberlin's Ty Locklear creates room.

CLOSE ENOUGH TO HURT

Photos by Kristin Bauer | Amherst News-Times

Trailing 31-15 at the half, the Comets turned the game around Friday but not quite the tide, falling just short in a 60-57 loss to Elyria. Jordan Koury led the Amherst roster to a near-comeback, with 18 points on the night to lead all scorers. His teammate, George Gotsis, racked up 16 points and George Fayer had 10. Omar Palos scored 16 for Elyria, the only Pioneer to cross into double digits. ABOVE: Pioneer Ryan Walsh eyes a shot while guarded by Amherst's George Gotsis and Jordan Koury. LEFT: The Comets’ Austin Kucirek looks to stop Elyria’s Mateo Medina.

PIRATES ARE DENIED A COMEBACK

Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

The Pirates almost sank the Dukes’ ship last week, rebounding from a 30-19 deficit in the first half to trail by one going into the final period. Cayden Hinderman-Powell (14 points), Logan Clifford claw (12 points) and Johnny Kray (12 points) helped Black River stay in the mix. Jayden Roberts’ offense was too strong; with his 26 points, Wellington held off the Pirates’ assault for a 60-57 victory. Sean Whitehouse had 12 points and Jacob Weegmann had 10 for the Dukes. LEFT: Wellington's Jacob Weegmann heads for the lane. RIGHT: Black River's Cayden Hinderman-Powell tries to get past Wellington's Luke Vannucci.

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This week’s word:

INSTALL

The verb install means to set up for use or service.

Don needed to install the program according to the instructions.

Try to use the word install in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

Does math matter?

Is easier always better?

Look through the newspaper for examples of inventions that make the lives of people today easier than lives 100 or more years ago. Write a paragraph explaining whether you think this makes lives better or worse in today’s world.

Hot and Cold

Standards Link: Reading/Writing: Draw evidence from informational text.

Do we really need to learn math? What’s your opinion?