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Ohio voters could see $13 minimum wage on fall ballot JASON HAWK EDITOR

A proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution seeks to raise the minimum wage to $13 by 2025. The Ohio Attorney General's office announced Tuesday that a petition Ohioans for Raising the Wage had both 1,000 valid

signatures to be considered and a "fair and truthful" summary of the ballot language that would go before voters. Now the backers of the amendment need to get 422,958 valid signatures from registered Ohio voters by July 1 to place the issue on the November ballot. It must also pass scrutiny by the Ohio Ballot Board. The minimum wage in Ohio for

BULLETIN BOARD Thursday, Jan. 30 • OBERLIN: An “Outside the Box Shoes” sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the main lobby of Mercy Health Allen Hospital. It is sponsored by the Mercy Health Allen Auxiliary.

Starting Jan. 30 • WELLINGTON: “Let’s Talk About Metabolic Syndrome” will be presented in January, February, March and April at the Lorain County Community College Wellington Center, 151 Commerce Dr. The first session will be held from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 in room 119. It will be led by Lisa Augustine, interim dean of health and wellness sciences at LCCC. She will provide information on how to reduce risk factors and enjoy a healthier, more productive life through movement, healthy eating and stress management. There will also be a raffle with a cahnce to win LCCC culinary lessons, a water bottle, T-shirts and a basket of other goodies. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that include high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels and which can increase a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke. Presentations are free and open to the public. Registration is required; email Augustine at laugusti@ lorainccc.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 1 • OBERLIN: “A History of Race and the Right to Vote in Reconstruction Ohio” will be presented at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Oberlin Public Library Community Room, 65 South Main St. BULLETIN BOARD PAGE A3

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most workers who don't get tips is $8.70 per hour. It was just raised by 15 cents on Jan. 1. With voter support, the amendment would gradually ratchet up the minimum wage for four years, then it would continue to rise each year to match inflation. The $13 per hour being sought falls short of the demands of the "Fight for $15" movement, which

calls for a national strike on behalf of about a third of workers in the United States who would benefit from a $15 per hour minimum wage. But it would still make a significant difference for Lorain County and others. The median household income in Lorain County is $58,613, according to data from the 2018 Census.

That works out to $28.18 per hour for a single-income household or $14.09 for a two-income household. A full-time worker making the minimum wage in Ohio takes home $18,096 per year — that's $3,234 under the federal poverty line, according to Policy Matters Ohio. Ohio doesn't rank in the top WAGES PAGE A2

Cleveland Catholic Bishop Nelson Perez returning to Philadelphia STAFF REPORT

Nelson Perez's stay as bishop of Cleveland turned out to be a short one. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, announced Thursday morning Perez was named archbishop-elect of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He will replace Archbishop Charles Chaput, who is stepping down after reaching the traditional retirement age of 75. Perez will be formally installed as archbishop Feb. 18. There is no word yet on future governance of the Cleveland Diocese, which serves about 677,000 Catholics in an eightcounty area. "I am deeply grateful to the Holy Father for this appointment and his confidence in me," Perez said in a statement. "It is with great joy tinged with a sense of sadness that I accept the appointment — joy that I will be returning to serve the archdiocese in which I was ordained to the priesthood, where I served as the pastor of two parishes and where I held several leadership positions within the archdiocese, and sadness that I will be leaving an area and the incredible people in Northeast Ohio I have come to love deeply.” Perez was born in Miami, but grew up in New Jersey, earning a bach-

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Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland speaks to students during Mass at Elyria Catholic in 2017, shortly after his installation. elor's degree in psychology from Montclair State University and after teaching at Colegio la Piedad, a Catholic elementary school in Puerto Rico, he received a master's degree and doctorate from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. After he was ordained, Perez served as a parochial vicar at St. Ambrose Parish in Philadelphia. He was also

assistant director of the Office of Hispanic Catholics, founding director of the Catholic Institute for Evangelization and pastor of St. William Parish in Philadelphia. He then became pastor of St. Agnes Parish in West Chester, Pa. Perez was installed as bishop Sept. 4, 2017, tapped to replace Bishop BISHOP PAGE A2

Need tax help? AARP offers free assistance STAFF REPORT

Tax season is here, and if you're looking for a little help then the AARP Tax-Aide program may be able to provide it. It enlists volunteers to provide free income tax preparation assistance for senior citizens and people with low to moderate income in Lorain County. Volunteers will offer help from Monday, Feb. 3 through Wednesday, April 15. They can help prepare your individual federal, state and school

district tax returns. No farm, rental or business returns. Volunteers took classes in early January and were required to pass an Internal Revenue Service test. Assistance is given by appointment only. You must call ahead to the site you plan to visit. There are 11 AARP Tax-Aide sites in Lorain County: • The Amherst Public Library, 221 Spring St., 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 440-9884230. • The Avon Senior Center, 36786 Detroit Ave., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays. Call 440-934-2417.

• The Avon Lake Public Library, 32649 Electric Blvd., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Call 440-933-8128. • Cornerstone Church, 2949 West River Rd., Elyria, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. Call 440324-1202. • The Lorain County Office on Aging, 320 North Gateway Blvd., Elyria, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Call 440-3264800. • The Grafton Library, 983 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays. TAX PREP PAGE A2

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FBI agents search home on Cleveland Avenue • B1

Have a spare million bucks? Schools seek donors • C1

Archibald Willard Masonic mural being restored • D1

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WAGES

Manning receives national security award

half of states when it comes to the minimum wage. Twenty-seven other states and the District of Columbia have higher minimum wages. Washington, D.C., leads the way with a $14 per hour rate, followed by California at $13 and Massachusetts at $12.75. California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey are all on track to hit $15 per hour by 2025. New York is also raising its minimum wage to $15 but on a schedule tied to the inflation index.

The National Security Leadership Award was presented last week to State Senator Nathan Manning, R-North Ridgeville. It was given by Mission: Readiness Ohio to recognize Manning's support of investments in early childhood care and education in the state's operating budget. "It is critically important that we continue to create opportunities for Ohio's young people," he said. Retired Major General Paul Sullivan said fewer than 30 percent of young adults qualify for the military, which presents a national security challenge. "Research informs us that high quality programs focused on infants and toddlers as well as preschool can significantly improve their life outcomes and prepare them for service in the military or workforce," he said. “We thank the legislature for addressing this issue with historic investments in critical early childhood programs.” Mission: Readiness Ohio is part of a national military leadership organization comprised of retired admirals and generals. It was launched in response to a Pentagon statistic that approximately 71 percent of young adults are ineligible for the military due to fitness, education or legal qualifications. Manning represents the Ohio Senate's 13th District, which includes Huron and Lorain counties.

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Richard Lennon, who had retired due to illness. Lennon died a little more than two years later. Prior to that, Perez had been serving as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, where he was episcopal vicar for the Eastern Vicariate, representing the Diocesan Ordinary and overseeing 66 parishes. He was also episcopal vicar for Hispanic Ministry, overseeing 54 parishes that ministered to the Hispanic community in the diocese, encompassing two counties on Long Island.

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Mission: Readiness board members Brigadier General Charles Dillard and Major General Paul Sullivan, both retired, present State Senator Nathan Manning with the National Security Leadership Award at the Ohio Statehouse.

TAX PREP

FROM A1 Call 440-926-3317. • The LCCC Lorain Learning Center, 201 West Erie Ave., parking on 4th Street, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Call 440-233-7240. • The North Ridgeville Senior center, 7327 Avon Belden Rd., 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays. Call 440-353-0828. • The Oberlin Senior Center, 90 East College St., 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Call 440-775-1504.

• The Ritter Public Library, 5680 Liberty Ave., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. Call 440-574-3493. • Wellington Town Hall, 115 Willard Memorial Square, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays. Call 440-647-4626 ext. 5. You'll need to take the following for yourself and your spouse, if filing jointly: • Picture ID and Social Security cards. • A copy of last year's federal and state income tax returns.

• All W-2 forms from each employer, if earned a salary. • For SSA-1099 showing Social Security benefits you received. • All 1099 forms showing interest, dividends, pensions, annuities, etc. • All receipts or canceled checks for medical and dental expenses, contributions and similar records if itemizing deductions. • Any forms related to health care insurance.

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LEGALS

FREE HEAT Cozy and Convenient 1 and 2 bdrm MAPLE GROVE APTS 186-192 N. Oberlin Rd. 440-775-3098

SERVICES Floor Repair/install carpet, wood, laminate, vinyl or ceramic. 440-935-4778

HELP WANTED NEEDED IMMEDIATELY CAREGIVERS IN LORAIN COUNTY, MEDINA & PARMA Enjoy helping seniors? Hiring compassionate, dependable, experienced In-home caregivers to provide personal care, companionship, housekeeping services & more to elders in their homes as needed. Must have reliable transportation. Flexible hours. SENIORS Helping SENIORS® In Home Services 440-935-3848 CaringSeniors@yahoo.com SeniorsHelpingSeniors.com

FOR SALE LOWREY Oak console piano. $125. Exc. cond. Oberlin 440-775-7976

INVITATION FOR BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF LORAIN, OHIO ONE-TIME PURCHASE OF SCOTT SCBAs (SCOTT PAKS) AND RELATED Sealed bids will be received by the Fire Department, City of Lorain, OH: TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIVING BIDS: Until 11:00 a.m. EST, February 13, 2020, Lorain Fire Department, 1350 Broadway Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052. TIME AND PLACE FOR OPENING BIDS: 11:15 A.M., EST, February 13, 2020. Lorain Fire Department, First Floor Meeting Room, 1350 Broadway Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052. For the purchase of approximately: 28 Scott Air Pak X3 Pros, including: Backpack, Harness and Regulator Assy,, two 45-minute 4500 psi cylinders, 1 mask and one radio interfaced voice amplifier; 48 Additional Face Pieces 27 Vehicle mountings to be adjusted to accept new Equipment (four Tower 1), (four Pumper 1), (four Pumper 3), (three Pumper 4), (four Pumper 7), (four Pumper 5), and (four Pumper 2) All in accordance with specifications now on file at the Fire Department. Bids must be accompanied by Certified Check or Cashier's

Check or Letter of Credit equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, or a bond for the full amount of the bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and a performance bond properly secured. Should any bid be rejected, such instrument will be forthwith returned upon proper execution of a contract. Cash deposits will not be accepted. The bid check/bond should be enclosed in the sealed bid, but in a separate envelope clearly marked 'BID CHECK/ BOND' with the bidder's name & address on the bid check/bond envelope. Each bidder must ensure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, handicap, sex or national origin. All bidders must comply with the provisions of the American with Disabilities Act. Bidders shall be required to comply with all Federal and State laws and regulations concerning these matters. Bid blanks and specifications may be secured at the Fire Department (440) 204-2220. Bidders are required to use the printed form which will be available upon application. The Fire Chief reserves the right to make separate or combination awards and to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bids received. By order of the Fire Chief. L.C.C.G. 1/30; 2/6/20 20657619

LEGAL NOTICE

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 2329.44, the following individuals are hereby notified that the Lorain County Clerk of Courts is holding excess funds resulting from the sale of real property in the cases listed below. The listed individuals may be entitled to claim some or all of the balance. For more information, contact the Clerk's Finance Department at: 225 Court Street, Room 108, Elyria, OH 44035 or by telephone: 440.329. 5625. STEVEN JOHN BURNS Case no. 00CV125192 BA MORTGAGE VS BURNS Balance: $2,820.03 EDWARD LEMMERS WENDY WILLS Case no. 00CV125583 LEMMERS VS WILLS Balance: $730.03 RONALD J SPARKS ANN M SPARKS Case no. 01CV128015 BA MORTGAGE VS SPARKS Balance: $2,836.46 GEORGE E FRENCH MARNA M BLAIR FRENCH Case no. 01CV128074 NORTHERN S&L VS FRENCH Balance: $916.65 BEVERLY A PAGE Case no. 01CV129782 WELLS FARGO VS PAGE Balance: $2,908.63 LEURA MOORE Case no. 01CV130155 EQUICREDIT VS MOORE Balance: $2,678.65

RANDY L NEPTUNE NINA GABORA Case no. 02CV130583 MERS VS NEPTUNE Balance: $2,701.50 GARY L YATES ROBIN L YATES Case no. 02CV131823 WELLS FARGO VS YATES Balance: $1,037.12 PHILIP J OBBISH, JR CORRINE K OBBISH Case no. 02CV131911 FIFTH THIRD VS OBBISH, JR Balance: $2,416.97 NATHAN C FORD AKA NATHAN L FORD Case no. 02CV132567 CREDIT-BASED ASSET SVCING VS FORD Balance: $3,476.20 HEIRS OF JOHN W ROSS AND/OR OZELLA ROSS Case no. 04CV137897 AMERICAN VS ROSS Balance: $3,597.29 FRED M HOLFELDER DAWEN HOLFELDER Case no. 04CV138588 GMAC MORTGAGE VS HOLFELDER Balance: $1,657.48 GORDON I WRIGHT CAROLE WRIGHT Case no. 04CV138881 FIRST FEDERAL S&L VS WRIGHT Balance: $2,841.84 SALVADORE FOGLIANO CLAUDIA FOGLIANO Case no. 05CV144426 MERS VS FOGLIANO Balance: $2,757.64 GARY RAWBON YVONNE I RAWBON

Case no. 06CV147320 CITIMORTGAGE VS RAWBON Balance: $1,257.76 L.C.C.G. 1/30/20 20657079

PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on January 21, 2020. 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 has been reviewed/approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws. Reso. 7-20 Recognizing & commending the Lorain Steele City Youth Football League for their success at the 2019 United Youth Football National Championship. 8-20* Designating the award of active and interim funds for the City of Lorain. 9-20 Intent to acquire & improve the private roadway adjacent to Oak Hill Blvd & auth the Engineering Dept to proceed w/ prep of plans, specifications, estimate of construction costs and property assessments. Ord. 4-20* Auth Lorain Municipal Court to accept a grant of $50k from Ohio Supreme Court & execute all necessary documents. 5-20* Amending Ord. 69-17 & Section 913.303 (Sanitary Sewer Rental Charge). 6-20* Appropriation. 7-20 Authorizing payment of a moral claim to Barbara Watson @ 4134 Woodstock Drive not to exceed $1800 (*Denotes

legislation was passed as an emergency.) L.C.C.G. 1/30; 2/6/20 20657509

LEGAL NOTICE (Citation by Publication) To: Loretta Neff 14735 Lorain Ave. Lot 106, Cleveland Ohio 44135 You are hereby notified that a Complaint or Motion containing a request for Divorce has been filed in the Lorain County Domestic Relations Court regarding case #19DR086800. A hearing on this Complaint or Motion is scheduled for: the 9th day of March 2020 at 10:30 a.m. before the Honorable Magistrate Adam J. Bryda of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division, located at 225 Court St. Elyria, Ohio 44035 You are hereby ordered to appear before said Court on the date at the time listed to show cause why this request for divorce should not be granted by the court. By: Michael C. Neff L.C.C.G. 1/16-23-30; 2/613-20/20 20656664 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with O.R.C. Chapter 929, notice is hereby given that Lorain City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, February 10, 2020 at 6 p.m. at the Lorain City Hall Bldg., Council Chamber, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, to consider a renewal application for the placement of farmland (pp#'s 05-00-081-000-035, 05-00081-000-003, 05-00-081-000-

017) consisting of approx. 60 acres located on the s.w. corner of S. Broadway and Rt. 254, in an agricultural district in the City of Lorain. (Janet Eschtruth, applicant.) A copy of the proposed application and documents will be on view for public inspection prior to said hearing in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 103, City Hall Building, Lorain, Ohio. NANCY GREER, CMC L.C.C.G. 1/23-30/20 20657026

INVITATION TO BID 1. Sealed bids for Power Plant 1000kVA Transformer Replacement will be received at Oberlin City Hall, 85 South Main Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074, at the office of the Public Works, until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 14, 2020, at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. 2. The proposed Work consists of furnishing the following material and equipment: Replacement of Oberlin Municipal Light & Power System (OMLPS) 1000kVA transformer with a new 1000kVA transformer provided by OMLPS. 3. The contract documents and specifications are available in pdf format and can be sent via e-mail by requesting them from the office of the Engineer, GPD Group, Ashley Howerter, ahowerter@ gpdgroup.com. The e-mail subject shall be: "City of Oberlin - Power Plant 1000kVA Transformer Replacement Bid Specifications". 4. All bids shall be signed and submitted on the forms

found in the contract documents. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Bid for City of Oberlin Power Plant 1000kVA Transformer Replacement", addressed to the attention of Doug McMillan, OMLPS Director and delivered prior to the stated bid opening date and time. Bids received after the stated bid opening date and time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened to the sender. 5. Each bid must be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty Bond to the satisfaction of the City, or a certified check drawn on a solvent bank, in the sum of 10% of the amount of the bid, made payable to the City of Oberlin, Ohio, as a guaranty that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured. 6. The City of Oberlin reserves the right to accept the lowest and best bid, to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in the bids received, and to purchase that equipment which, in the sole judgment of the City, will best suit the City's needs. 7. All bidders must comply with the provisions of Ordinance No. 951 AC CMS (Equal Employment Opportunity Reports) and with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The estimated cost is: $70,000.00 Robert Hillard, City Manager L.C.C.G. 1/23-30/20 20656934 CLASSIFIED HOTLINE: CALL 440-329-7100

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BULLETIN BOARD FROM A1 Ric Sheffield, Professor of Legal Studies and Sociology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, will discuss how African-Americans risked life, limb, and livelihood to claim their places at the polls. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Oberlin Heritage Center and the Oberlin African-American Genealogy and History Group. â&#x20AC;˘ WELLINGTON: A winter hike will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Findley State Park, 25381 State Route 58. â&#x20AC;˘ WELLINGTON: Celebrate National Candy Day from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Herrick Memorial Library. Kids ages seven to 12 are invited to make candy to eat or share. To register, call the library at 440-647-2120. â&#x20AC;˘ AMHERST: Read to a therapy dog from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Amherst Public Library. Canine buddies are all ears waiting for you to read to them. All ages can take their favorite book or choose one from the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection.

Monday, Feb. 3 â&#x20AC;˘ OBERLIN: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The United States Census: Why Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Importantâ&#x20AC;? will be presented from 6:30-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 at the Oberlin Public Library. It will feature U.S. Census Bureau Partnership Specialist Richard Romero. The event, sponsored by Lorain County Rising, is free and open to the public. â&#x20AC;˘ AMHERST: Make valentines at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 at the Amherst Public Library. You can turn scraps of paper, buttons, beads and other â&#x20AC;&#x153;junkâ&#x20AC;? into beautiful valentines to give away. All supplies will be provided to create up to five valentines per attendee. This program is open to all ages, but an adult must accompany children under 12. Registration is required; visit www.amherstpubliclibrary.org or call 440-988-4230.

Tuesday, Feb. 4 â&#x20AC;˘ CARLISLE TWP.: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Birding Research in Costa Ricaâ&#x20AC;? will be presented at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the Carlisle Reservation Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Rd. During this Black River Audubon Society program, Tyler McClain will discuss his experiences and conservation efforts while birding and working in Costa Rica, a trip that was made possible by a partial Black River Audubon grant for a trip organized by National Audubonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hog Island staff. This program is free to the public. â&#x20AC;˘ HENRIETTA TWP.: The 2020 Cub Scout Pack 435 Cake Auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the Firelands High School gym. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted.

Starting Feb. 4 â&#x20AC;˘ OBERLIN: A three-part course focusing on the philosophy of mind will be offered at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, Feb. 4, 11 and 18 at Kendal at Oberlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heiser Auditorium. Richard Hall, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University, will speak. The first session considers the dualist (mind/body) concept dominant in our culture. The second surveys materialist theories of mind, while the third evaluates recent non-dualist views. To register, call Lorain County Community College at 440-366-4148. The fee for class 4102 is $20.

Wednesday, Feb. 5 â&#x20AC;˘ BROWNHELM TWP.: The Brownhelm Historical Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Historic Brownhelm School and Museum, 1940 North Ridge Rd. Doors will open at 6 p.m. A membership meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 7 p.m. A program called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ohio: Mother of Presidemts,â&#x20AC;? featuring

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tion is required. â&#x20AC;˘ OBERLIN: Soulful Sundown, an informal, interactive spiritual circle, will be held at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 355 East Lorain St. It will feature stories, music and activities for all ages.

Saturday, Feb. 8

Eric Rivet, chief curator at the Western Reserve Historical Society, will start at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. â&#x20AC;˘ OBERLIN: A national conference call focused on preventing war with Iran and de-escalating hostilities in the Middle East will be held at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Kendal at Oberlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heiser Building Green Room. A 7:30 p.m., write postcards and discuss current issues. At 8 p.m., join the Friends Committee on National Legislation phone call for background information and updates from U.S. Congress members and experts working to prevent war. The event is sponsored by the FCNL Oberlin Advocacy Team. â&#x20AC;˘ WELLINGTON: The Wellington Genealogy Group will meet at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the LCCC Wellington Center, 151 Commerce Dr. The meeting will be a show and tell. Take something to share with everyone. Monthly meetings are free and open to the public.

Thursday, Feb. 6 â&#x20AC;˘ AMHERST: The MLS Theatre Company will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much Ado About Murderâ&#x20AC;? at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Amherst Steele High School. General admission tickets are $10. Students and senior citizens are $5. Rich but rotten Carlton Larrabyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest joke is a Halloween party where everyone dresses as a character from Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plays. Guests arrive, unaware that he has been gruesomely bludgeoned to death in his study. Since this is an audience-participation play, the murder is revealed to the audience before the characters of the play know about it, but all might not be as it seems. You can help question the characters and solve the crime! â&#x20AC;˘ OBERLIN: The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Huge Linen Saleâ&#x20AC;? will be held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the main lobby of Mercy Health Allen Hospital. It is sponsored by the Mercy Allen Auxiliary. â&#x20AC;˘ OBERLIN: More than 100 Japanese woodblock prints will be on display through June 14 at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, 87 North Main St. New information about the works will be presented in an Allen After Hours program at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6. The lecture, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many Ways of Seeing: The Mary Ainsworth Collection,â&#x20AC;? will be given by Kevin Greenwood, Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art. A reception will follow this free program and galleries remain open until 7:30 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ NEW RUSSIA TWP.: A Firelands Band Bosters and Firelands Lions Club reverse raffle will be held from 5-11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the New Russia Township Hall, 46300 Butternut Ridge Rd. Each raffle ticket costs $75 and gets an individual admission to the raffle, a chance to win cash and dinner catered by Sterks. There is a one and 300 chance to win $10,000 and a one in 30 chance to win $100 or more. You do not have to be present to win. â&#x20AC;˘ WELLINGTON: The Black River Band Boosters will hold a night at the races fundraiser from 6-10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Wellington Eagles, 631 South Main St. Enjoy betting on funny horse names, 50-50 raffle, side boards and basket raffles. Admission is $25 and is for ages 21 and over. It inclueds dinner, dessert, beverages, snacks, keg beer and one drink ticket for the cash bar. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $20 to name a horse that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll hear the MC announce throughout the race. Tickets are available from the Black River Band Boosters members or at www.blackriverbands.org. â&#x20AC;˘ WELLINGTON: A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Caring Heartsâ&#x20AC;? concert will be held from 7-10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Patricia Lindley Center for the Performing Arts, 627 North Main St. Local musicians will perform to benefit social services for seniors in the Lorain County Office on Aging Southern Satellite Office coverage area. There will be music, raffles and refreshments. Acts include Ava Rowland, Mike and Lauren Phillips, Conk Band, Alex Coker accompanied by Jeffrey Jaskolka, Maddie Karban, Drew Burns, and Dave Parsh. Kiwanis member Terry Mazzone will serve as master of ceremonies. The event is sponsored by the Friends of Senior Citizens and Lorain County Office on Aging.

Annual Valentine Tea celebrates women's rights

Get ready for some Petticoat Justice! The year 2020 is the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed the right to vote for many American women. Grab your "Votes for Women" sashes and buttons and spend a rousing afternoon full of good friends and great food when the Lorain County Historical Society holds its annual Valentine Teas at the Hickories Museum in Elyria over the weekend of Feb. 7-9. Find yourself in the company of Lorain County women who were involved in the cause of women's rights, as you take part in the Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertaining program. Then be seated in one of the beautiful rooms of The Hickories â&#x20AC;˘ ELYRIA: Bishop Nelson Perez will speak at the inau- mansion to enjoy three courses of tea delicacies. Servers gural First Friday Forum of 2020 on Feb. 7 at the Spitzer will deliver tea sandwiches, scones, and desserts to your Conference Center, Lorain County Community College, table, as well as plenty of the special Hickories blend of 1005 North Abbe Rd. hot tea. A luncheon buffet will be served at 11:30 a.m. with the There are four teas to choose from: speaker at noon. Reservations are $20 and must be made â&#x20AC;˘ Friday, Feb. 7 at 11:30 a.m. be 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3. You can pay at the door or â&#x20AC;˘ Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. mail your check to First Friday Forum of Lorain County, â&#x20AC;˘ Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. 320 Middle Ave., Elyria, OH 44035; call the reservation â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday, Feb. 9 at 12:30 p.m. line at 440-244-0643; or email ffflorain@gmail.com. Tickets are $30 ($27 for LCHS members) and are availâ&#x20AC;˘ OBERLIN: Slow Train Storytellers will host an event able at www.lchs.org; by sending a check to the LCHS at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at Slow Train Cafe, 55 East office at 284 Washington Ave, Elyria, OH 44035; or by College St. calling 440-322-3341 with credit card information. The theme is hibernation. Email kgwaite@gmail.com to On the day of the teas, shuttle service will be availsecure a place to tell your story. able to The Hickories from the parking lot of Washington â&#x20AC;˘ AMHERST: A toddler playtime will be held at 10:30 Avenue Christian Church, 301 Washington Ave., Elyria. a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the Amherst Public Library. Contact the LCHS office at lchs@lchs.org or 440-322Toddlers and their caregivers can drop in. No registra3341 for more information.

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Open Wide and Meet Your Teeth Read the descriptions of each kind of tooth and then label the tooth chart at right.

upper teeth

• Incisors—The teeth at the front of your mouth are called incisors. They have sharp edges to help you bite into food, like a pear.

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• Canines—The really pointy teeth on either side of your incisors are called canines and they help to tear off food into bites, like meat.

lower teeth

• Molars—At the back, are your molar teeth. These big, bumpy teeth help you chew food before swallowing it.

Dental decay in baby teeth can negatively affect permanent teeth and lead to future dental problems.

The information on today’s page was provided by the American Dental Association. For more great information and ideas for starting your children on a healthy oral care program go to ada.org

Nothing But the Tooth Teeth stay in the mouth because, like trees, they have roots that hold them in our jaws. Tooth roots are usually long and smooth. Front teeth usually have only one root. Back teeth can have as many as three. Do the math to complete this diagram of a tooth.

People only have two sets of teeth, so we have to do our best to look after them by brushing twice a day with toothpaste and avoiding sweet drinks and snacks.

When will I get permanent tee my th? Incisors: 6-8 years old Canine 9-12 yearss:old First molars: 9-11 years old Second m 10-12 yearsolaorsld:

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root pulp crown enamel dentin nerves and blood vessels

Why do we lose our baby teeth? People get two sets of teeth because as you grow, your mouth gets bigger.

3. Which is the right amount of toothpaste to use? A. A“pea-size”amount B. A thumb sized amount C. A big-toe sized amount

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Give Kids A Smile® Morethan 5.5million children have received free oral health services through Give Kids ASmile sincethe national program began in 2003. To get contactinformation forthe Give Kids A Smile program nearest you,call 844-490-4527 or visit adafoundation.org

Healthy teeth give you a great smile and prevent painful problems. Use this chart to keep track of your brushing this week. 1. Find a brushing buddy at home. 2. Ask your buddy to color a sun in the correct box each time you brush your teeth in the morning and a moon each night. Can you earn both each day?

Note to Parents: An adult should brush andfloss a child’s teeth until he orshe is at least 6 years old. By age 6 or 7, children shouldbe able tobrushtheir own teeth twice a day with adult supervision. Brush your own teeth with your children. Practice flossing together and stay healthy as a family!

Look through today’s newspaper to find: a big smile a healthy drink a healthy food a healthy person someone getting exercise Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

7. Should I brush my gums and tongue? A. Never B. Every day C. When you feel like it

W E H C H R O O T S

B R U S C T C S H R

R T W R W A U O T O I A O M N T D O E S

This week’s word:

DECAY

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The verb decay means to weaken in health.

C E H T M T U I D N

Her eyesight was beginning to decay with age.

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A L U F N I A P Y S Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

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

Tooth Fairy ANSWER: Braces himself!

Standards Link: Language Arts: Understand and use antonyms.

6. How often should I visit a dentist? A. Every 6 months B. Once a year C. Every two years

1. Answer: A Brush your teeth at least two times each day, morning and night.

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Healthy Search

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Select and clip a photo from today’s paper and glue it to a piece of paper. Next to the photo, write five words that describe it. Next to each word write its antonym.

5. When should I floss my teeth? A. Once a month B. Once a week C. Every evening

6. Answer: A You need regular dental visits — every 6 months unless your dentist needs to see you more often.

A Great Smile Starts with Healthy Teeth

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

4. The best way to brush your teeth is: A. Straight up and down B. In small circles C. Side to side

2. Answer: B Use a timer or hum the alphabet song to be sure you are brushing long enough. Use toothpaste with fluoride — it cleans and protects your teeth and makes your mouth taste good.

Some people think that cavities in baby teeth don’t matter, because they’ll be lost anyway. But that’s not true.

2. How long should you brush your teeth? A. Less than 30 seconds B. At least 2 minutes C. 4 hours or more

3. Answer: A A pea-size amount is the right amount of toothpaste to get the job done.

Baby Teeth On Board

1. How often should you brush your teeth? A. At least two times a day, morning and night B. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only C. No more than once a day

4. Answer: B In small circles. Your teeth are precious, imagine you are gently brushing and polishing a treasure.

H E A LT H

5. Answer: C Floss your teeth before you brush your teeth every night. Slip the dental floss between your teeth and along the gumline. Then move it back and forth to remove any food lodged between your teeth.

D E N TA L

Can you pass the Toothbrush Test? Are you as bright as your teeth? Take this quiz to find out!

7. Answer: B You should use a toothbrush with soft bristles and brush your gums and tongue gently to remove any bacteria.

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Mayor plans $2.5M in summer street paving JASON HAWK EDITOR

Close to $2.5 million in summer street paving projects are being eyeballed by Amherst City Hall. The biggest slice of the pie will be for Main Street, both on the northern and southern stretches. Mayor Mark Costilow said he

plans to spend about $1.4 million to pave all the pieces that haven't been touched in recent years. That project will also take in Sunrise, Hilltop and Wildwood drives. Amherst will have to pay for most of the work, but the Ohio Public Works Commission is pitching in about $537,000 in grants to make it happen. Other streets that will get fresh

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blacktop include Habant Drive, the dedicated section of Beverly Drive but not the privatelyowned portion, West Street and Crestline Avenue. Another $100,000 or so will be set aside for spot repairs across the city. Costilow said his budget for summer road work has grown because the economy is doing well.

"The more tax dollars we've grown, at more than five percent each year the past couple of years, it's allowing us to do more," he said. Amherst has a voter-approved fund that pays for street maintenance. But Costilow said about $500,000 of this summer's street cash will come from the city's general fund, pending City

Council approval. The general fund has grown because of income tax collections are up, he said. At the same time, the city has saved money by shutting down its public access cable television channel. New homes have been built at a clip of about 60 per year, and both the Nordson Corporation and Tyson Foods have expanded operations.

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Police Tip pointed to local militia member’s plans for an attack in Virginia JASON HAWK EDITOR

FBI agents searched a Cleveland Avenue home just after midnight last Sunday but made no arrests. Special Agent Vicki Anderson declined to comment on the investigation, saying only that the Cleveland FBI "did have a presence" in Amherst that night, and that there were no charges. A heavy transport vehicle rolled up to the home and a search warrant was used to search the building and vehicles, according to Amherst police Sgt. Mike Murphy. He said a man and woman were told to exit, surrendered without incident and were released after the search. Because neither were charged, their names are not being released. The man was also not charged following a Dec. 29 complaint detailed in an Amherst police report. Arising from an anonymous tip, it said he is part of a 12-member militia group called "Lone Wolves." His Facebook profile includes insignia of the Three Percenters, a far-right paramilitary group that supports gun ownership rights and resistance to what it views as federal overreach. The tipster told police the Amherst man was upset because he believed a debunked rumor that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, planned to use United Nations troops to set up blockades in his state. The Lone Wolves were "going to attack them because the militia group does not want foreign troops on U.S. soil," according to the report. The source also told police the militia groups FBI SEARCH PAGE B2

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Volunteers have spent the last two weekends salvaging floorboards — about 430 square feet worth — from the old Powers Elementary School gym. The sections were moved across the street to Steele High School, where they were installed as the new floor for the district's alumni and history room. Curated by Steele teacher Russ Marty, the one-room museum is used to enshrine the school system's past, including yearbooks, videos, sports memorabilia, pictures, newspapers, signs and more. Marty said architect Michael Witte, a member of the Amherst Class of 1975, donating his time, expertise and equipment to make the flooring preservation project happen.

Hidden Valley lawsuit sent back to county court CARISSA WOYTACH THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

A development's lawsuit against Lorain will continue, after the appellate court reversed a Lorain County Common Pleas decision. In 2013, two residents from the Hidden Valley development in Amherst Township sued Lorain over its sewer fees, alleging the development had been over-

charged for decades. One of those residents, Christine Winrod, died unexpectedly last year. On Tuesday, a Ninth District judge remanded the case back to the county level, ruling the trail court failed to analyze whether the case met the standing of a class action suit. Lorain Law Director Pat Riley said Friday the ruling reduces the city's exposure — rather than fac-

ing a class action suit, there are only two plaintiffs in the case. Matt Dooley, one of the attorneys representing those in Hidden Valley, said the case will go on. Lynda Ashley is still a named plaintiff and lives in Hidden Valley. "The case is hardly over," he said. "We continue to press on, and we will be filing the appropriate motions with Judge Betleski to continue to certify this

class." Residents of Hidden Valley are not the only ones disputing outof-city sewer rates. Residents in Amherst Township Mobile Home Park have threatened a lawsuit regarding their sewer bills, but have yet to file in the court. Dooley explained it would not be possible for residents in the mobile home park to become part of Hidden Valley's potential class action suit.

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"Hidden Valley became a customer of the city of Lorain through a specific agreement between the developer and the city," he said. "Our specific case is really about those residents. There's about 850 homes and we're probably say thousands of residents." Once remanded back to Judge Mark Betleski, it will be up to him to recertify it as a class action suit.

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$7.5M anti-power outage project goes to PJM, federal commission

Valentine’s Day surprise

The Veterans Club at South Amherst Middle School recently teamed up with Hugs for Soldiers of Duluth, Georgia, to send cards filled with hugs and encouragement to deployed soldiers just in time for Valentine's Day. Staff members Lauren Budweg, Nakita Doane and Debra Neal run the club to teach students to support soldiers. Students of choral director Wendy Johnson joined in the effort. The club's “adopted” troops, who are deployed thousands of miles away from home, need to be reassured that America cares about them, said Neal, who is the Purple Star adviser for students who attend SAMS. Ohio has recognized Firelands as being a militaryfriendly district.

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A $7.5 million construction plan that could put an end to most citywide blackouts in Amherst is now under review. Electricity flows into the city from just one main First Energy cable, located along the Norfolk & Southern Railroad tracks on the southeast side of town. The project would provide a second power feed from the west — that way, if one fails, the other can keep the lights on. Approval rests with PJM Interconnection, an organization that controls the wholesale electricity market for 65 million customers in 13 states and the District of Columbia. According to Mayor Mark Costilow, PJM will decide whether the cost of the second power feed is

2020 Drama Camp

The MLS Theatre Company's 2020 Drama Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Amherst Steele High School. Any child in grades two to eight are welcome to attend. There will be an advanced theater camp track for students in grades six to eight. Kids will learn both technical theater and acting through games and workshops. The cost is $45 and includes a T-shirt. Students will need to take a lunch. There is limited space and only the first 60 students will be accepted. The registration deadline is Feb. 8. Registration forms can be found on the theater department's page on the Steele High School website. For more information, email mlspresident1422@ gmail.com or mlsvicepresident1422@gmail.com.

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justified. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will also have a say in whether the project moves ahead. "This is our best case, where financially it's best for Amherst if it goes through," Costilow said. The city has wanted a second power feed for decades but hasn't been able to afford one. That changed last year when American Municipal Power Transmission offered to buy Amherst's 69-kilovolt lines as another link in its "chain," helping to move energy from market to market across the state. AMPT is in the process of engineering the project, said Costilow. It's put forward the $7.5 million plan, with alternatives that could go as high as $10.7 million. The PJM decision is about how that expense will be covered. The basic idea is to spread out the

expense over 12 million regional customers instead of just Amherst's 6,000 households. Assuming no delays from PJM or FERC, construction of the second feed wouldn't begin until 2021. In the meantime, Amherst electrical foreman Rich Smith is nervous. He said First Energy has "a very aged system" feeding power into Amherst and the company has no plans to rebuild its existing feed for five to seven years, which could mean more blackouts are looming. The most recent came the morning of Dec. 29. First Energy reported 2,600 customers without power, but Smith said all of Amherst is considered one "customer." The problem originated under a transmission line that feeds the city, located on Route 113 in South Amherst.

A second power line would more than likely have prevented the outage from affecting the city's residents, he said. "We're at their mercy still until we get this second feed," Smith said. Costilow said there should be no interruption in service as the second power feed is built. When it's time to go live in 2022, "it will be as simple as a few switches," he said. "This is really important to us, this second line," Costilow said. "Every bit of our life is connected to electricity. Nobody has a manual cash register anymore. You can't look at prices without electronic scanners. "Our gas pumps need electricity. Our cells phones. Without electricity, we're at a standstill — all our businesses, all our industry."

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Tickets are on sale now for a duck race fundraiser to benefit the Amherst Marching Comets. It will be held Saturday, Feb. 29 at Amherst VFW Post 1662, 165 Cleveland Ave. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. and a 7 p.m. post time. The dinner menu includes fried chicken, pulled pork, green beans, mashed potatoes, roll, salad, dessert and beverage. Draft beer is included in the ticket price of $25. Tickets must be purchased by Feb. 13. There will be basket raffles, alcohol raffles, side boards, a 50-50 raffle and other games. You can also name a duck for $20 and if your duck wins the race, you'll win $40 and a trophy. Duck whistles will also be sold to help you cheer your pick to victory. For more information, call Sandy Pack at 440-5223557 or email ddoddles68@yahoo.com.

What is famous?

Amherst was in the national spotlight Jan. 21 as a clue on the long-running television trivia game show "Jeopardy!" The category was "Spaces," and host Alex Trebek read this answer: "In the 1970s, Ed Mullinax Ford in Amherst, Ohio, had the world's largest one of these indoor spaces, holding 120 cars." The correct question for $1,000 points: What is showroom?

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AMVETS Post 47 Commander Mike Kachure and Barb Smith, secretary of the Amherst Veterans Mural Association, presented Sgt. Ben Biskie's widow, Marcie Biskie Adair, and son, Benjamin Jr., with a plaque and two Gold Star flags Friday at Vermilion High School. Sgt. Biskie was inducted posthumously into the district's Hall of Fame nearly 17 years after he was killed by an explosive while on patrol in Iraq.

Firelands school board

In the first Firelands Board of Education meeting of the year, Mike O'Keefe was chosen to serve as president of the board. Tim Myers was chosen to serve as vice president. Both served last year in the same capacities. Meetings for the remainder of the school year will be held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 10, March 9, April 20, May 11, June 8 and July 13. They are held at the Board of Education office at South Amherst Middle School and are open to the public.

POLICE REPORTS • Jan. 6 at 6:55 p.m.: Frank Eakle, 23, of Lorain, was charged with domestic violence and criminal damaging. • Jan. 7 at 12:54 a.m.: Basil Jawad, 20, of Cleveland, was charged with possession of marijuana. • Jan. 7 at 5:59 p.m.: Officers investigated a fraud complaint regarding disputed charges at Pure Gas on Cooper Foster Park Road. • Jan. 7 at 11:55 p.m.: A Brookside Apartments resident who put holes in a wall was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital for assistance. • Jan. 8 at 8:04 a.m.: A woman said her ex-boyfriend attempted to violate a protection order. • Jan. 9 at 12:15 a.m.: Katelyn Potts, 25, of Lorain, was charged with theft

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following a complaint at Speedway on Route 58. • Jan. 10 at 12:55 a.m.: Nicholas Roldan, 23, of Elyria, was charged with possession of marijuana and a traffic violation. • Jan. 10 at 12:15 p.m.: Police investigated a complaint against a boy at Amherst Steele High School who allegedly made inappropriate actions and comments against his exgirlfriend. • Jan. 10 at 1:15 p.m.: A 15-year-old Amherst girl was charged with possession of electronic cigarettes at Steele High School. • Jan. 10 at 10:45 p.m.: Natosha Eyer, 35, of Lorain, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, weaving and marked lanes. • Jan. 11 at 4:28 p.m.: A woman filed a harassment

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complaint against an exboyfriend. • Jan. 11 at 5:49 p.m.: A complaint of possible fraud involving income tax filings was made. • Jan. 11 at 8:05 p.m.: Tyrell Bailey, 26, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant for assault through the Lorain Police Department. • Jan. 11 at 11:41 p.m.: Brian Cuson, 43, of Oberlin, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, open container, BAC over 0.17 percent, and marked lanes. • Jan. 12 at 2:16 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a fight at RC's Brewhouse on Church Street. • Jan. 13 at 7:13 p.m.: Sandra Dotson, 54, of Cleveland, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court through the Brookpark Police Department. • Jan. 13 at 10:17 p.m.: Kirt Berstling, 46, of Amherst, was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication following a complaint at Giant Eagle on Kresge Drive. • Jan. 14 at 9:46 p.m.: Andrew Plowman, 59, of Sheffield Lake, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, BAC over .08 percent and marked lanes. • Jan. 14 at 12:22 a.m.: Kevin Shupe, 32, of Amherst, was charged with possession of drug abuse instruments. The charge came when police responded to a possible overdose.

• Jan. 16 at 12:44 a.m.: Lupita Awilda, 21, of Lorain, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and traffic violations. Christopher Snider, 18, of Oberlin, was charged with underage consumption. • Jan. 16 at 7:05 p.m.: An unwanted intoxicated man was removed from a Brookside Drive apartment. • Jan. 17 at 2:33 p.m.: A man walked into First Federal Savings of Lorain on Park Avenue and started shouting at employees. • Jan. 17 at 3:36 p.m.: Two people entered Cheap Tobacco on Cooper Foster Park Road and asked to view the water meters. They were not city workers and refused to provide identification. • Jan. 19 at 5:09 p.m.: Brian Mead, 50, of Lorain, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and expired plates. • Jan. 18 at 7:20 p.m.: Kimberly Lyngaas, 41, of Amherst, was arrested on a warrant through the North Royalton Police Department for failure to appear in court. • Jan. 18 at 9:14 p.m.: Evan Sanders, 24, of Amherst, was charged with theft, misuse of a credit card, and obstructing official business. Editor's note: Though charged, defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Comets diamond to get new scoreboard JASON HAWK EDITOR

A new baseball scoreboard is on the way to the varsity field on Washington Avenue, hopefully in time for the start of the Comets' Spring 2020 season. The first home game is set for March 28. Amherst Athletic Director Casey Wolf is crossing his fingers and hoping weather cooperates with construction workers. The Board of Education signed a $22,153 deal on Monday, Jan. 13 with Daktronics, a South Dakota-

based company that manufactures scoreboards. The Steele Home Run Boosters chipped in for almost the entire cost of the project — $18,153 — leaving taxpayers covering just $4,000. That's about what it was going to cost to make repairs to the old scoreboard, said Steele Principal Joe Tellier. "They were looking at repainting and doing decals, things like that. It was probably going to run right around $4,000," he said. The old scoreboard has power issues. It's accuracy has been going downhill, too — the score and inning

numbers haven't always been reliable, Tellier said. Those are longstanding problems, he said. The existing scoreboard is about 15 years old, according to Wolf. The new one won't be a highdefinition screen or come with many frills. It will definitely be more pleasing to the eye, and will be able to display the visiting team's name, said Tellier. But $22,000 isn't a lot of money for a scoreboard, he said. Durability is where the cost goes — it will be built to withstand ice, snow, rain and high winds for the next couple of decades.

Make it five SWC titles in a row Nothing can stop the Comets swimmers — just ask their Southwestern Conference competitors. The Amherst boys splashed their way to a fifth straight SWC championship title Saturday, winning seven of their 11 events. Amherst was first with 439 points, eclipsing second place Avon Lake's 231 and third place Westlake's close 230. Sophomore Chase Aruskevicius had four big wins to propel Amherst to victory, claiming the fastest times in the 500-yard free and 100 backstroke races and helping his team win the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay. Comets senior Kevin Heyd won the 100-meter breaststroke for the second year in a row. He also finished second in the 200 individual medley. In the girls competition, Avon Lake won their third straight SWC title. The Amherst girls finished fourth behind Avon and Westlake. Sierra Dorobek won the 500 free and the 100 breaststroke races for the Comets.

Boys Basketball • A one-point victory is still a victory, as Amherst celebrated with a 57-56 win over Lakewood. Ty Weatherspoon had a game-high 21 points and Christian Pfeiffer chipped in 10. For the Rangers, Pete Patsouras had 19. The Comets ended the first quarter with a 20-9 advantage, but the fourth quarter was a different story, as Lakewood went 20-11. Girls Basketball • Faith Lewis led the Comets to a 53-39 win over Lakewood, picking up 15 points on the way. Anna Cairns had 12 points, Lexi Alston had 11 and Amaya Staton put up 10 points in the rout. • Amherst dominated Midview in all four quarters Saturday, finishing with a 56-41 victory. Amaya Staton had a game-high 19 points, and teammates Lexi Alston and Anna Cairns cleaned up with 11 and 10, respectively. The Middies' Izzy Patarini had a nice night as well with 18 points. Boys Bowling • Amherst finished fourth on Sunday at the NSBC JV Tournament with 2,335 points. Nathan Palos had the second highest game (230) and third high series (395) for the tournament. Other scores: Logan Stewart 337, Thomas Heider 322, Chaz Woskobnick 213, John Pando 198. • Amherst defeated Brookside 2,238 to 2,053. The Comets were led by Zachary Zakrajsek with a 400 series. Other scores: Zachary Dull 384, Logan Stewart 381, Antonio Rodriguez 379, J.P. Gregory 339.

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Amherst Steele High School's John Belak swims in the 200 yard individual medley race while competing in the Southwestern Conference championship meet on Saturday, Jan. 25. Belak placed third in the heat.

COMETS WRESTLING Amherst 34, Midview 34 • 113 pounds: Ayden Rivers (A) dec. Tyler Dye, 4-1 • 120: Devon Vandal (M) pin Aiden Santiago, 5:06 • 126: Colton Bell (M) tech. fall Elijah Mendez, 17-0 • 132: Noah Mendez (A) dec. Avery Snyder, 11-8 • 138: Ben Calo (A) pin Owen Bier, 0:37 • 145: Brandon Bratovich (A) def. James Huntchinson, by default • 152: Andrew Philion (M) tech. fall Rich Tennant, 18-3 • 160: Bishop Fryson (A) pin Michael Hamm, 1:16 • 182: Dustin Wells (M) pin Nick Jackson, 1:30 • 195: Braden Carpenter (A) pin Tyler Smith, 1:51 • 220: Lavell Gibson (A) maj. dec. Nicolas Skolnicki, 15-4 Midview 47, Westlake 30 • 113 pounds: Tyler Dye (M) pin Ben Widowski, 0:47 • 120: Hatem Zayed (W) dec. Devon Vandal, 9-2 • 126: Cole Yuhas (W) pin Colton Bell, 4:00

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• 145: James Huntchinson (M) pin Aiden Ashburn, 2:43 • 152: Andrew Philion (M) pin Niko Magda, 2:58 • 160: Hunter Ashburn (W) pin Michael Hamm, 2:58 • 182: Moe Zayed (W) pin Tyler Smith, 2:00 • 195: Mo Zayed (W) dec. Dustin Wells, 13-10 Amherst 39, Lakewood 27 • 126: Rubyn Semedo (L) maj. dec. Elijah Mendez, 13-4 • 132: Noah Mendez (A) pin Eddie Gillick, 0:15 • 138: Ben Calo (A) pin Peyton Bulidt, 1:13 • 145: Rich Tennant (A) pin Garrett Schweter, 0:31 • 152: Matt Bowen (L) pin Brandon Bratovich, 1:20 • 160: Bishop Fryson (A) dec. Kevin Coffman, 7-1 • 182: Shamique Bryant (L) dec. Nick Jackson, 7-1 • 195: Spencer Reynolds (L) pin Braden Carpenter, 0:58 • 220: Brandyn Bates (L) dec. Clay Carpenter, 2-1 • 285: Lavell Gibson (A) pin Ayyoub Ayoub, 0:46

MANNING LEADS MIDDIES

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Amherst's Josh Croston drives to the basket beside Jonny Manning of Midview in the first quarter. Only Christian Pfeiffer broke into double digits against the Middies, and he did it in style with 17 points. That wasn't enough for a Comets win. After leaping to a 15-6 advantage in the first quarter, Midview went on to a 52-41 victory, with Jonny Manning posting 18 points and Marcell Young with 15. Aden Gregory had 12 points.

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Girls Bowling • Amherst defeated Brookside 1,946 to 1,568. The Comets were led by Makayla Velasquez with a 396 series. Other scores: Hannah Aschenbach 351, Katelynn Romancak 339, Katherine Dull 306, Trinity Miller 257. Ice Hockey • Nick Ciura brought the pain. Hitting the ice Thursday, Jan. 23, he scored four of Amherst's six goals — that's called a Texas hat trick — in a shutout of Kent Roosevelt. Jacob Kramer took an assist from Ciura and Avery Winkelman to draw first blood at the top of the first period. He scored again in the third, but otherwise it was Ciura's show. The Rough Riders returned fire on Comets goalie Brady Grove, only to be denied 19 times.

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BE MY VALENTINE ACROSS 1. *Abélard to Héloïse 6. C.E.O.’s degree 9. a.k.a Snowmobile 13. Make amends 14. Over, poetically 15. Garlic unit 16. ____ lazuli 17. New, prefix 18. Bumpkin 19. *St. Valentine’s Day Massacre city 21. James Bond’s drink of choice 23. Building annex 24. Galsworthy’s “The Forsyte ____” 25. MD, familiarly 28. Land of Nod, in relation to Eden 30. Hire for work 35. Part of an eye 37. Feudal laborer 39. Request from Amazon 40. Waterproofed canvas 41. Bunch of bees 43. Black cat, e.g. 44. Apollo of “Rocky” 46. Roofed colonnade 47. X in a letter 48. Medicinal herb 50. Tangerine-grapefruit hybrid 52. Tennis barrier 53. Hold as a conviction 55. End of a fuse? 57. *____ Valentine, a.k.a. humorous Valentine 61. *One of star-crossed lovers 65. Beyond’s occasional partner 66. E.T. transporter 68. Wombs 69. Hansen’s disease patient 70. Young canine 71. *Flirt 72. *They used to be each other’s Valentines 73. Attempt 74. Passover meal DOWN 1. Barber’s supply 2. Arizona’s neighbor 3. Serengeti antelope 4. *Like a bottle of champagne 5. “Goodwill Industries” business 6. *Unfortunate consequence of kissing? 7. Busy as a what?

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Third grade teacher Karen DelVecchio's class enjoys a book read by Amherst police officer Brian Bowers. He is assigned to patrol the district's elementary schools full-time.

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8. *Pleasant bouquet smell 9. Vegas bandit 10. Mischievous Norse deity 11. ____-tempered 12. Sub station 15. *Roxane’s pen pal 20. “Heart of ____,” Blondie’s hit 22. Well-kept secret, for some 24. Strata, sing. 25. *Go ____, or split the cost of a date 26. Estrogen maker 27. The smallest dwarf planet 29. Uses a Singer 31. Get the picture 32. Short for administrator 33. Goslings, when they grow up 34. *German artist or Young’s partner

36. “Singes” in “La Planète des Singes” 38. *Mr. Right, pre-kiss 42. Tiny European republic 45. Jackie Robinson, e.g. 49. Princess tester 51. “My two cents,” pl. 54. Do like Vesuvius 56. *Héloïse to Abélard 57. Wide river valley 58. Wild goat 59. Uh-uh 60. “The Three Faces of ____,” pl. 61. Printer button 62. Old paint hazard 63. Gaelic tongue 64. *Wedding cake layer 67. “___ Elise”

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Schools hunting for big-money donors to help with auditorium, field house and football stadium JASON HAWK EDITOR

If you're a millionaire looking to leave a mark on athletics or the arts, the Oberlin City Schools want to talk. Educators there are looking for donors to help pay for a new auditorium, field house or football stadium. "We need to be out looking for people who want to leave behind a legacy," said Board of Education member Ken Stanley. The district is already building a new elementary school to open in Fall 2021. But educators are also looking five to 10 years down the line at a second phase of construction that would put all grades on one campus. In a strategy meeting last Thursday night, a small group of district leaders talked about raising funds for highpriced items state funding won't help cover. When a new school is built, the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission will chip in for costs related to academic spaces. "Anything extra above the state standards that you might want, we have to raise the money," said Dan DeNicola, who after retiring as operation manager now advises the district. The existing Oberlin High School has an auditorium. The Board of Education has discussed building a new high school sometime in the next decade if funds are available. But state cash can't be used for a performing arts space. Treasurer Robert Rinehart said the district needs to establish a fundraising committee to seek out donors now. Architects have already pinpointed where an auditorium could fit into the Pleasant Street campus' puzzle, he said. With local money in the neighborhood of $3 million, Oberlin could build the auditorium first and connect a new high school to it eventually, said Rinehart. That idea suited Stanley, who is interested in splitting DONORS PAGE C2

'Phase two' already weighing on school officials' minds JASON HAWK EDITOR

Fingers are crossed for a dry spring and summer to keep Oberlin's new elementary school on schedule for an Aug. 1, 2021 opening. Treasurer Robert Rinehart said the North Pleasant Street construction site has to be enclosed by December to stay on track. That means the walls and roof have to be up so crews can keep going with shelter from the harsh winter elements. Rinehart said there's little room in the budget for overtime in the event of delays. Falling behind early in the year could easily rack up $1 million in overtime costs, he estimated nervously during a strategy meeting last week. The concrete foundation hasn't been poured yet for the PK-5 school, which will be built just south of where Oberlin High School sits. But already, district officials are deep in talks about a new 6-12 building that would put all grades on one campus. School board members have expressed hopes that property taxes from the NEXUS gas transmission pipeline will help pay for that second phase of construction. The pipeline was estimated to kick in $9.5 million per year to Lorain County, but its owners filed an appeal with the Ohio Department of Taxation in December, seeking to roll back the amount to $5.8 million. That would mean a drop of $744,000 per year in the amount promised to the Oberlin City Schools alone. Board of Education members are still hoping NEXUS taxes will lighten the burden on homeowners, though — the question is how much, and whether another levy will be needed to pay for a 6-12 school. Rinehart said right now the plan is to keep OHS and Langston Middle School operable for five to seven more years. That's not long in construction terms. It takes three to four years to plan and build a new school. There's also the possibility Oberlin could hit the jackpot with state funding and get a large offer from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission. PHASE TWO PAGE C2

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Amnesty Vinson, a senior in the bakery and pastry arts program at the Lorain County JVS, fills pastry with tiramisu Sunday. More than 2,000 people attended at open house at the Pittsfield Township vocational school, where students got to see labs and demonstrations. Students can sign up for an Excel Career Camp on Feb. 29 — it's a free career exploration program for students in grades eight to 10 who attend one of the JVS's 13 associate school districts. For more information, visit www.lcjvs.com.

'Wild Beast' defies stereotypes WHAT: “The Wild Beast of The Bungalow” WHEN: 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 and 2 WHERE: Warner Concert Hall, 77 West College St., Oberlin TICKETS: Free JON BENSON FOR THE NEWS-TRIBUNE

For the longest time there’s been an inherent snobbery with the world of classical music and opera that anything new is nothing more than a fool’s errand. That antiquated mindset continues to be challenged and dismantled one performance at time at Oberlin College and Conservatory where new works often find life. This is the case of the upcoming Oberlin Opera Theater premiere of “The Wild Beast of the Bungalow,” which runs through Feb. 2 at Warner Concert Hall. Each free performance is followed

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"The Wild Beast of the Bungalow," seen here during rehearsal, isn't what you might think an opera should be. Director Christopher Mirto said the genre shouldn't be approached with preconceptions. by a talk-back with members of the artistic staff, student performers, and the creative team. “I was super drawn to this production because it’s quirky, funny, dark, weird and moving,” said director

Christopher Mirto, who is also an Oberlin Opera Theater assistant professor. “The show is a triptych of short OPERA PAGE C2

Oberlin College students return STAFF REPORT

New student orientation begins today for the spring semester at Oberlin College. Winter term ended Tuesday, and residence halls open Saturday for spring students, so expect to see a flurry of activity around town this weekend. Classes will start Mon-

day, Feb. 3. Returning student enrollment will continue through the end of the week. Then all eyes will turn toward graduation. Oberlin College seniors have until Feb. 12 to finalize declarations for their majors, minors and declarations. After midterm exams, spring break will run from Saturday, March 21 through Sunday, March 29.

When students return, only about a month and a half of school will remain. Classes end May 8, then final exams will be given until the spring semester ends May 17. Final grades for graduating seniors are due in the registrar's office by May 21. Commencement exercises are scheduled for Monday, May 25, which is Memorial Day. No commencement

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speaker has been announced yet. Last year's address was given by Apple Vice President Lisa Jackson, who served as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama. Other keynote speakers in recent years include humorist David Sedaris, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, opera COLLEGE PAGE C3

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Winter reading program

An adult winter reading program runs through March 8 at the Oberlin Public Library. When patrons read five books, they get a completion prize as well as a lottery prize to win one of our three grand prizes: • A Roku and a $50 Netflix gift card. • One of two Kindle Fire 7's. • A "Night on the Town" prize that consists of a $50 gift card for The Feve, a $30 Apollo Theater gift card, and a $20 Slow Train gift card. Any book is acceptable — audiobooks, ebooks and even books from home. You must be 18 or older to register. For more information, call 440-775-4790.

Adult coloring contest

Unleash your inner artist with the Oberlin Recreation Department's adult coloring contest, which runs through Friday, Feb. 28. Pick up a coloring sheet at the office, 69 South Main St., anytime in February and color it with colored pencils, crayon, markers or any other medium you wish. Turn it in by 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 to be entered for a chance to win prices in five age groups. For more information, call 440-775-7254.

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FROM C1 the cost with donors. "If somebody's going to give us $1 million or $1.5 million, they don't want to wait a dozen years. They want to see it built in their own lifetime," he said. That's exactly what happened in neighboring Wellington, where businessman Bill Brumfield gave $1.25 million toward a $2.5 million performing arts center. It was opened five years ago alongside the new McCormick Middle School, and named in honor of his late wife, Patricia Lindley. Other districts have seen corporations step up. Take Amherst, where Mercy Heath agreed to pay $240,000 over 10 years for the naming rights to the Comets' football stadium. That money is being used this year to cover about half the cost of a new concession stand and restrooms. Rinehart said a football stadium for the Oberlin Phoenix would cost about $3.2 million, and that's just the field and bleachers. Superintendent David Hall previously put the price closer to $5 million, but that would be for an artificial surface. This past fall, games were played at Oberlin College, and that's expected to continue in 2020. But Rinehart said the college has declined to sign a long-term deal. There is always the chance the college will withdraw its offer to let the Phoenix use its facilities, he said, and then Oberlin would be without a place for home games. School board discussions through the fall explored the possibility of a field house. Those structures typically provide indoor soccer, basketball or volleyball courts. But a field house would cost around $3.5 million, according to ThenDesign Architecture, and that price tag proved too high to be considered at Oberlin's preschoolthrough-fifth grade building. Stanley said private donors might see it differently. He called for a committee to be formed to seek out donors willing to help with an auditorium, stadium or field house. "There are people who would put money into a football field who wouldn't put it into an auditorium, and vice versa. And that's OK. But I'd want to shop it around and see who wants to help us with either one," he said. Discussion also touched on the needs of the Phoenix soccer teams. DeNicola said that in the next couple of years he wants to find a way to provide a lighted field for players, preferably next to OHS. Floodlights would cost about $300,000, he estimated. "(Athletic director John Carter) said for the 2020 season we can get by without lights, but we'll need to have them the next year" for scheduling purposes, he said.

OUR Family asks for three-year Legion Field garden extension JASON HAWK EDITOR

A three-year contract is in the works to keep OUR Family in charge of Oberlin's Legion Field Community Garden. A majority of City Council members voiced support last week for the work the Elyria-based nonprofit has done at the West Hamilton Street site over the past year. OUR Family — or Fathers and Mothers Involved in Local Youth — took over the city-owned garden in 2019 after Council chaffed at problems under previous management. OUR Family leader Bobby Taylor Jr. told Council his group put $9,800 and about 500 volunteer hours into repairing and revitalizing the garden and wants to keep it going through 2023. "It was really a labor of love and we had a lot of volunteers and we a lot of great things that happened," he said. The mission is to improve access to healthy, fresh food, while teaching

lessons about sustainable practices, he said. OUR Family grew 129 pounds of food last year. Per the group's agreement with the city, it was donated to Oberlin Community Services and then distributed to families in need. Now OUR Family has asked for one change to its contract: It wants to sell 25 percent of the produce grown there to help cover its costs. Taylor said the group has been awarded two grants to pay for supplies and staff members' labor. They've built a system to capture rainwater, redesigned the Legion Field garden's layout, ran gardening classes and held a harvest celebration. A $600 fundraising campaign will also help build raised beds, he said. Nearly 100 students from Oberlin College, Lorain County Community College and Lake Ridge Academy visited to help garden and learn about sustainability. Taylor said OUR Family wants to explore more opportunities with schools in the next three years. Council members threw support

Premiums up in city's new policy JASON HAWK EDITOR

Insurance premiums have significantly increased in 2020 for Oberlin's general liability, police, vehicles, public officials and property. City Council rushed a vote last week to renew its coverage ahead of a Feb. 15 deadline. Since 1988, Oberlin has been in an insurance pool

with about 500 other cities, according to Finance Director Sal Talarico. Last year, that pool authorized a reappraisal of the property the city owns, and it resulted in much higher valuations. "Our values did become more reflective of their true value," Talarico said. That meant premiums and deducibles rose, too. For example, if one of the city's power generators were completely

destroyed, it would now mean paying a $100,000 deductible. To put that in context, Talarico said the total replacement cost would be $2 million to $4 million. Workers spent a great deal of time looking at how to handle the insurance increase while also improving coverage, he said. In some cases, there was actually a savings. Oberlin vastly improved

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FROM C1 "At some point, our number will come up" for state funding, school board member Ken Stanley said. But right now, Oberlin is moving down the state's priority list, not up — and it's because OFCC officials see the NEXUS money in the wings, he said. Rinehart said he's already talked to local groups that might be interested in buying Oberlin's old elementary buildings. Under Ohio law, school systems have to offer other educational groups a chance to buy schools before demolishing them. One community school in particular is growing and might be able to make use of Eastwood Elementary, Rinehart said.

behind the progress made in the past year. "You did a great job. You really turned something that was not so great into something that's really special, I think," said Councilman Kelley Singleton, who had been critical of how the garden was run under previous management. He also asked whether the city's $2 million insurance policy for the space is sufficient if produce will be put up for sale, worrying that if someone becomes sick, it could lead to a lawsuit. Law Director Jon Clark said anyone can file a suit, but he believes the coverage is sufficient. Councilwoman Kristin Peterson said she isn't surprised the garden was well-managed in 2019, because she saw the work OUR Family did with the Boys & Girls Club. "I hope the garden continues to grow and flourish. I tend to be of the position that if community members want to do something, the city should look for ways to make it happen," said Councilman Ray English. The new contract was sent to a second reading.

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its flood coverage while while saving nearly $70,000 this year, according to a memorandum to Council. The city has blanket coverage for $81 million in property, said Talarico. A positive to come out of the changes: If a building burns down or suffers another kind of loss, the insurance company will now immediately issue payment for its replacement at the appraised value.

Phoenix roundup Too fast, too furious — that's how the Oberlin boys basketball team played Friday night, running over the Pirates for a 67-49 Lorain County League win. Black River just couldn't force the Phoenix into a lower gear, especially late in the game. In the final five minutes, Oberlin opened up a double-digit lead and put the Pirates in the rear view mirror. Trajen Chambers put up eight points in the first quarter, which ended 13-2, and the Phoenix built their lead with a 19-point run. Chambers ended the night with 19 points and six rebounds. Second half play was much closer — the third quarter was a twopoint affair while the fourth ended 15-14 — but Oberlin already had the distance it needed, and capitalized on Pirates turnovers to keep it. Black River's Devon McLean scored a game-high 21 points but was still somehow overshadowed by Chambers' speed. Aaron Hopkins put up 14 points for the Phoenix and Giles Harrell had 12.

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FROM C1 operas that focus on an 11-year-old girl, who has a wild imagination. Each

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part is a little bit different. It’s all kind of in the shadow of her parents dissolving their troubled marriage.” “The Wild Beast of the Bungalow” was written by Rachel J. Peters (music) and Royce Vavrek (libretto). In the first part of the opera, titled “Mermaid in a Jar,” the protagonist develops a complicated relationship with her pet mermaid. The second act deals with her hobby of taxidermy and love of prairie dogs. This is followed by the main character not only getting chicken pox but then imagining the shingles coming to life as a barbershop quartet. Yeah, this isn’t Puccini. “It’s probably not your stereotypical opera,” Mirto said. “Rachel has a

very exciting sense of the way she thinks about composition. The storytelling is really interesting. She kind of moves across several genres. She’s heavily influenced by musical theater and there are probably some very noticeable musical moments.” “The Wild Beast of the Bungalow” is the inaugural work of the Oberlin Opera Commissioning Project, which is funded through donation with a mission to bring two new operas to be written and produced in Oberlin. “This will be the first official full production, cast, design team and orchestra to breathe life into this piece,” Mirto said. “As far as I can tell, this is the first time we ever commissioned a new opera to be written. This says that

Oberlin as a conservatory is staying relevant, exciting and current, and wants to stay involved in the way that the field is changing.” Audience members should leave their preconceptions about opera at the door, Mirto said. “The way I think about opera is I try to approach it as a part of the theatrical canon, like it’s part of storytelling,” Mirto aid. “Plays, musicals and opera all live in the same land. Their goal is to communicate something about the human condition to an audience that is alive in a room. “That to me makes it seem more manageable. That’s the way to move past the idea of it being stuffy, inaccessible and just for rich people.”

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Trio comes up big on Senior Night ERIK ANDREWS CORRESPONDENT

Oberlin's three senior wrestlers each found a measure of success last Thursday night. Orion Douglas, in the 152 pound weight class, and Fallon Cook (113) each went 1-1 on the evening. Riley Horning (220) recorded a pair of wins, including a first period pin. Douglas' win also came via a third period pinfall. While there were some individual successes on the mats, the Phoenix lineup card that fills only half the weight classes puts the team at big disadvantage. Oberlin dropped the two Lorain County League Erik Andrews | Oberlin News-Tribune matches to Columbia (60Oberlin wrestling seniors Orion Douglas, Fallon Cook and Riley Horning 18) and Clearview (48-30). were recognized prior to their double dual matches last Thursday.

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Todd Portune, a 1980 graduate of Oberlin College who went on to serve as a Hamilton County commissioner for nearly 20 years, died Saturday at his home in Green Township near Cincinnati. He was 61. At Oberlin College, he lettered in track, football and cross country. Portune was named MVP of the track team twice, setting seven school records, and was inducted into the college’s hall of fame in 1998. Majoring in government, the Democrat served as a Cincinnati City Council member and in 2014 weighed a run against Gov. John Kasich. “Todd was a tireless champion for all people, and has left the world a better place through his long legacy of care and love for Hamilton County,” according to a statement from his family.

Oberlin food survey

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FROM C1 singer Jessye Norman and First Lady Michelle Obama. Commencement and Reunion Weekend will feature the Grand Piano Extravaganza, Illumination, a champagne social for alumni and graduating seniors, student film screenings and several alumni reunions, including the 50th anniversary for the Oberlin College Class of 1970

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Darrien Barnes grabs a board in traffic for the Phoenix. Oberlin picked up a 68-57 nonconference victory over Open Door last week, cruising to the final buzzer on the strength of an imbalanced 49-24 first half. Giles Harrell led Oberlin with 14 points, Trajen Chambers had 13 and Ty Locklear and Aaron Hopkins each scored 11. In the second half, junior Darreon Barnes came off the bench to put in eight points. The Patriots were led by Gavin Dobbins with 21.

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Firelands' Jacob Schmitz picks up two points during the Falcons' 73-49 win Saturday night at Open Door. Schmitz and Mitchell Hodges kept the Patriots panting and trying to keep up in the paint, while Jackson Talbott hit his target again and again from outside the arc.

POLICE REPORTS • Jan. 3 at 12:10 a.m.: A jar containing a glass pipe and a grinder were turned over to police by Oberlin College security. • Jan. 3 at 3:50 a.m.: Skylar Howell, 20, of Lorain, was charged with theft following a complaint at Walmart on US Route 20. • Jan. 3 at 12:03 p.m.: A college student reported a theft from her home during winter break. • Jan. 3 at 8:12 p.m.: Duwan Boulware, 50, of Oberlin, was charged with domestic violence. • Jan. 4 at 11:30 a.m.: Electronics were reported stolen from an East Lorain Street residence. • Jan. 4 at 2:06 p.m.: Kory Everett, 22, of Elyria, was arrested on a warrant through the Oberlin Muncipal Court for failure to report to jail. • Jan. 6 at 5:19 p.m.: Marlon Smith, 22, of Lorain, was arrested on warrants for parole violation through the Adult Parole Authority and contempt of court for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle through the Lorain Police Department. Police said they confiscated counterfeit currency from him as well. • Jan. 6 at 9:51 p.m.: Two pipes, a grinder and a tube with containers of suspected marijuana were turned over to police by Oberlin College security. • Jan. 7 at 12:20 p.m.: A woman said she was followed at Walmart by two men who wanted to abduct her, and later her account of the ordeal went viral on Facebook. Officers who

watched surveillance video from the store said the men were not paying attention to the woman, bought about $250 worth of items and "appeared to be doing their everyday shopping." • Jan. 9 at 12:21 a.m.: A breaking and entering and burglary complaint was made on Groveland Street. • Jan. 11 at 12:26 a.m.: Officers responded to a domestic dispute involving a complaint from a juvenile. • Jan. 11 at 2:28 a.m.: Police responded to a complaint about a smoke alarm sound coming from an apartment owned by First Church and in the process of being torn down.

• Jan. 12 at 3:41 p.m.: Eric Merriman was arrested on a warrant through the Hickley Police Department for aggravated menacing. • Jan. 13 at 3:53 p.m.: A man said his father used his personal information to buy cable and internet service in Nebraska. • Jan. 13 at 11:25 p.m.: A suspected overdose victim was treated by paramedics on State Route 511 at North Pleasant Street. She was placed in an ambulance and a short time later tried to run out the rear of the vehicle, but was subdied by medics and firefighters. She was taken to Mercy Health Allen

Hospital for treatment. Police said the woman had also overdosed on Jan. 5 in Wellington. • Jan. 14 at 10:38 p.m.: A manager at McDonald's on South Main Street said she was assaulted by a customer. Police said they are familiar with the suspect due to previous interactions. • Jan. 15 at 9:04 a.m.: Jose Algarin was arrested on a warrant through the Wellington Police Department for failure to appear in court. Editor's note: Though charged, defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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WHS test scores earn status upgrade from state JASON HAWK EDITOR

Test scores have improved enough in the past few years that the Ohio Department of Education has bumped Wellington High School up to "independent" status. "It's exciting" to move out from under a watch that required local

educators to submit monthly updates to the state, Principal Tina Drake told the Wellington Board of Education last week. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Ohio and the U.S. Department of Education use three categories to track the progress schools make with students — independent, focus and warning. WHS had been branded a focus school for more than five years,

according to Superintendent Ed Weber. The reason? Ninth and 10th grade standardized test scores, which are measured over a threeyear period. Weber said English and language arts has been the subject teachers and students have stuggled the most with at the high school, "and continues to be, although they've done a lot of

improvement." Drake pledged to continue to work on test scores, hold high expectations for students and use AP classes to raise the bar. She said staff have worked hard to find out where kids are struggling and get them to the level they need to be at. What has made the difference is "the buy-in from the kids and the consistency and continuity from

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the staff," she said. "We wouldn't be successful if the kids didn't trust and believe in what we're doing in the building." Teachers stay after school for tutoring. And every Thursday there is an adjusted bell schedule to allow for a 40-minute intervention time when the entire building works on assessments, HIGH SCHOOL PAGE D2

Disciplinary talks underway in McCormick lunchroom gaffe JASON HAWK EDITOR

Photos by Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

01: Wendy Partridge of the Intermuseum Conservation Association invites visitors to a Cleveland lab where an enormous Archibald Willard painting is being painstakingly restored.

The union representing a cafeteria worker who seized a McCormick Middle School student's lunch over a $6 debt has retained a lawyer to represent her. "It's a little quick for that, but maybe because of the gravity they felt they needed to," Superintendent Ed Weber said last Wednesday. Typically attorneys are brought into the picture after disciplinary steps are taken, not before, he said. The incident, which happened in mid-January, was caught on video. Weber confirmed a complaint made by parent Brian Babb on social media, which alleged the child's lunch was taken while he was eating. Weber said it was a clear violation of a two-year-old district policy that allows students to accrue debt of up to $20 before being red-flagged. It would be the principal's job — not that of a cafeteria worker — to step in after that. "We have taken steps to correct that matter and to LUNCHROOM PAGE D2

Experts restoring Masonic mural for The Spirit of '76 Museum Nonprofit could help wipe out DID YOU KNOW? all meal costs

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A nearly 150-year-old painting by Wellington's most famous Mason will soon be coming home. Artist Archibald Willard was hired sometime around 1875 to create a huge mural for his Masonic brothers in Bellefontaine, Ohio, a small town between Lima and Columbus. The 13-foot-wide cotton canvas shows the construction of Solomon's temple in Jerusalem. It's been painstakingly restored over the past six months by experts at the Intermuseum Conservation Association on Detroit Avenue in Cleveland. "We've done close to everything we can here at the lab, so our next step will be assembling it again in Wellington," Paintings Conservator Wendy Partridge said Friday. The enormous image was made with a glue-based paint, an inexpensive medium often used on tents and theater curtains. It's water soluble, so ICA workers

Restoration expert Andrea Chevalier talks about the hard work that has gone into cleaning and repairing a work of art that will go on display at The Spirit of '76 Museum. gently padded more than a century of dirt from the mural's surface with cosmetic sponges. "We had to do it really, really gently," Partridge said. "This very fragile

• The Intermuseum Conservation Association was established in Oberlin in the 1950s and remained there, next to the Allen Memorial Art Museum, for about a half-century before moving to Cleveland. • The Archibald Willard mural being restored is too large to fit through the doors of The Spirit of '76 Museum. It will be rolled up to be moved, and assembled in a frame inside the Wellington museum. • Willard was a self-taught artist, according to Paintings Conservator Wendy Partridge. The Masonic mural doesn't look much like his other works, which leads her to believe it was based on reference pictures of other paintings. • "He's our most famous member ever," said Mason Scott Markel. Willard was a member of the Wellington Masonic Lodge from the 1860s to the 1890s.

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Residents say HOA board is AWOL Note: Since this story was published in our sister paper, The ChronicleTelegram, we've been told the HOA trustees scheduled a meeting for homeowners on Feb. 20. JASON HAWK EDITOR

Residents of Wellington's Parkside Reserve development are raising questions about the homeowners association that is supposed to govern their properties.

"I live in an HOA that both exists and doesn’t exist,” said Jerry Vanderground, a resident of the development, during a phone interview last week. Vanderground said no one has sought dues for years, maintenance has not been done to common areas and no membership meetings have been held. Cheryl Kobisky of Northwoods Avenue asked Wellington Village Council on Tuesday to step into the dispute. She said to have never received a bill for fees from the HOA

and that board members refused several times to let her see the financial books. "Nobody wants to pay into anything now because they don’t trust these people,” she told Council. “I’m not saying that these are bad people, I’m not. I think probably they got this thing dropped on their lap and they don’t know what to do.” Mayor Hans Schneider said the village has no say in Parkside Reserve’s operation. PARKSIDE PAGE D2

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New police station

Wellington officials have applied for $250,000 in state assistance to help offset the costs of renovations for a new police station on East Herrick Avenue. Village Manager Steve Dupee told Council Jan. 21 that "it was important to demonstrate need" for the money. The grant money, if received, would help pay for full-depth repairs to the station's parking lot, as well as the construction of a storm shelter that wasn't originally going to be part of the project. The station is still in the design phase and construction is not expected to start until 2021.

Poling promoted

Wellington police officer Josh Poling has been promoted from sergeant to lieutenant. A Jan. 21 vote by Village Council made the advancement effective immediately. Poling steps into the big shoes left by former Lt. Jeff Shelton, who retired after serving 25 years.

POLICE REPORTS • Jan. 3 at 12:33 a.m.: Richard Fletcher, 39, of Sullivan, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, BAC greater than .08 percent and following too closely. • Jan. 4 at 8:45 p.m.: Cynthia Speelman, 53, of Wellington, was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication, as well as a felony count of assaulting a police officer. • Jan. 8 at 12:33 p.m.: A video game system was reported stolen from a Brown Street residence. • Jan. 13 at 8:28 p.m.: Caleb Phillips, 27, of Wellington, was charged with domestic violence. • Jan. 14 at 10:46 a.m.: Paul Granger, 59, of Wellington, was charged with trespass after a complaint by Herrick Memorial Library staff. • Jan. 14 at 1:51 p.m.: A man reported an $873 fraudulent transaction from his band account. Editor's note: Though charged, defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

HIGH SCHOOL

FROM D1 senior essays and college applications. Weber said improving is "a state of mind and a culture," not something that is done once and then ends. "It's not like, OK, we're good enough now and the pressure's off. What I want to challenge (staff) with is the pressure is just getting started," he said. That's a message Weber plans to impres during a Feb. 13 staff meeting. "If you want to convince parents that teachers know best, not state officials, then it's up to them to prove it," he said. "This is our opportunity to say good's not good enough — we want to be great." The same rings true for McCormick Middle School, which is still ranked as a focus school. Five grade levels there must take standardized tests. Weber said grades have been rising the last couple of years, and if they improve again in 2020 McCormick is likely to be rated independent as well.

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FROM D1 make sure our students don't face that kind of situation at school," he told the Board of Education last Tuesday. Weber said he received a report from Principal Nathan Baxendale about the incident, which will allow the superintendent to hold hearings. "It continues to be investigated," he said. The school board met behind closed doors last week to talk about the situation. Any discipline beyond a letter of reprimand would require a board vote. School board members agreed to a special meeting in February so that the issue wouldn't be dragged out another month, Weber said. That meeting has not yet been scheduled. In the few days after the incident was made public, the Wellington school district received $525 in donations to help erase meal debt. One donor — a former Pittsfield Township resident who now lives in Florida — gave $500. He was seething about the problem and wanted to make sure children who need lunches get them. Weber said the gifts come close to eliminating all lunch debt — that includes accounts that were just a few dollars over, as well as those approaching the limit. They "show the tenderheartedness of the community to love and serve all people," he said.

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FROM D1 Feliciano said she does not believe the recent incident, under investigation now by Principal Nathan Baxendale and Superintendent Ed Weber, is the middle school's fault. She placed blame squarely on the shoulders of the cafeteria worker. She said her children told her it's the same worker who denied food to them. Her husband, Jeff Feliciano, is also on board with the plan to launch a nonprofit that would make lunches free. He is a union representative for North American railroad workers, and said his job has taught him how to raise cash for a cause. "The whole thing is not to just ask for money. I want to give back," he said. The couple said they have talked to Wellington principals and want to take the idea to the school board. For now, the best way to help relieve cafeteria debt for Wellington students is to call district Treasurer Tina Gabler at 440-647-7979.

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Cops: Lay off the jokes at Fifth Third Enough with the bank robbery jokes, say Wellington police. Customers who visit Fifth Third Bank on East Herrick Avenue don't need to make "well-intentioned but inappropriate comments about not having a gun, was it you, I am not going to rob you or is there any money left," said a social media post by the department. "This was traumatic and Wellington is better than causing additional stress," it said. Detectives are going

over every shred of information they can get on the case. They swabbed for DNA, took crime scene pictures, searched yards, interviewed witnesses and looked at surveillance video. If you have a tip, no matter how small, call 440-647-2244. Police said the robber was inside Fifth Third for one minute 22 seconds on Jan. 15. According to witnesses, officers missed the culprit by less than 30 seconds.

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A Fifth Third Bank surveillance camera still shows a robber brandishing a revolver on Jan. 15.

BOE cautious with proposal to fix McCormick energy losses JASON HAWK EDITOR

School board members aren't rushing into a $572,000 deal to make McCormick Middle School more energy efficient. While they are alarmed by a report by CCG Automation of Richfield that shows the five-year-old building is using electricity at an alarming rate, they plan to explore all their options. District Treasurer Tina Gabler said she met with Wellington Village Manager Steve Dupee to discuss the issue. "They're looking at our loads and our meters," she told the Board of Education during a Jan. 21 meeting at the school. The same night, Councilwoman Helen Dronsfield said representatives from Efficiency Smart, a nonprofit company the village uses to meet its own energy goals, would meet with

education officials. Superintendent Ed Weber said Columbia Gas may be able to offer an energy audit as well. Maintenance staff took some steps this summer to reduce energy costs at McCormick and Weber said he's already seeing a savings. He does not know whether the savings will continue, however. As for the additional fixes CCG Automation has proposed, the Wellington Schools would have to see savings of about $100,000 per year to make it worth the cost, Weber said. School board President Brett Murner said before the district dives into a contract with CCG, it needs to understand exactly how and why McCormick is leaching so much electricity and heat. The item was set aside while more information is gathered. School vouchers In other business, the Board of Education passed a resolution opposing

the state's EdChoice school voucher program. Westwood Middle School test scores made students there eligible to get vouchers to attend private school starting in 2020. There were about 120 EdChoice-eligible schools last year, and that number has exploded by a factor of 10 under new rules. Wellington opposed that expansion because public tax dollars will be taken from the school district and given to private schools. Financial outlook Also during the Jan. 21 meeting, Gabler reported that halfway through the fiscal year the district is ahead financially. An insurance premium holiday helped, she said. The windfall is due to a lower number of claims. At the same time, revenue to the district's general fund is up, though special education expenses could make it a wash by the year's end.

What's that smell?

Village workers were made aware Sunday of an unusual odor in Wellington's drinking water. Odors in drinking water, while unpleasant, do not necessarily indicate unsafe drinking water. However, as a precaution, the Wellington Water Department promptly collected bacteria samples throughout the village’s water distribution system. All bacteria tests were negative, officials said. Wellington’s drinking water is compliant with all Ohio Environmental Protection Agency regulations and is safe to drink, according to officials. Crews set about flushing hydrants in the southwest quadrant of the Village on Tuesday to address the smell. If you have with the odor or taste of your drinking water in town, call 440-647-3164.

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FROM D1 paint layer, if you would rub your hand over it, you'd get paint on your hand." ICA staff also repaired tears and holes along the large piece's edges, she told visitors from Wellington Masonic Lodge 127 and the Southern Lorain County Historical Society. ICA Director of Conservation Andrea Chevalier said the Willard mural has a sensitive surface, and can easily be scratched and stained. "It shows its age," she said. The restoration was not intended to make the painting look brand new — it's beautiful with vibrant color but still appears weathered. Scott Markel, who is both a historical society board member and a Mason, said the mural will be displayed inside the main entrance of The Spirit of '76 Museum on North Main Street in Wellington. He said it was painted around the

same time as Willard's signature piece, "The Spirit of '76," which shows Revolutionary War heroes marching with drums and fife under an American flag. Willard was a Wellington Mason himself. His commissioned mural was displayed by Bellefontaine Masons for about 30 years, then found its way to other lodges around the state. It was one of three rediscovered in 2016 in the Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield. It took some time to track down the murals' history and the path they had taken over the years, Markel said. He credits local researcher Nicole Hayes of the "19th Century Wellington" blog for solving the mystery. Markel said the Wellington Masonic Lodge will celebrate its 175th anniversary this spring, and he wants to have the restored mural ready for public viewing by then. "I hope to show it to the grand master during his visit then," he said,

beaming. The cost of the restoration project is about $34,000. It's made possible by an $18,000 grant from the Ohio History Connection, a nonprofit formerly known as the Ohio Historical Society. "The more we get in the way of donations, the more we give. It's as simple as that," said Andy Verhoff, History Fund Grant Manager, who toured the ICA lab Friday. "The money we give the money we've gotten from you and people like you." Verhoff said Ohio residents can choose to donate to the state history fund via your income tax return form, or purchasing Ohio "mastadon" license plates. The OHC grant helps with the restoration of just one of the three murals, Markel said. Find out how to donate toward further preservation efforts at www.thespiritof76museum.org/donate.

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FROM D1 “The village really can’t do anything since we don’t require HOA and I’m constantly getting questions about it from irate residents,” he said. As a resident of Parkside Reserve himself, Schneider said HOA board members Sean Buga, Jackie Doehr and Andy Landis have been unresponsive to members’ concerns. His biggest worry is the allegation that the HOA has no liability insurance covering a retention pond on its common property. Schneider said homeowners could be left on the hook if there were an accident. The Parkside board could alleviate fears by calling a meeting, he said — “Just be honest with people. Say hey,

we’ve been in a rut, didn’t know what to do.” When he has called board members, they have told him they don’t want to be in charge anymore, Schneider said. “Did something happen? Is something not squared up?” he said. Schneider said the HOA has put liens on homes that have been sold, recouping fees. “If you sell your house, believe me, they’re going to get their money,” he said. Another resident, Chad Kropff, said he used to receive an invoice for dues once a year, starting at $100 and eventually lowering to $80. That stopped in 2016, when he received a bill for

the prior year’s fees, he said. “I assumed there was so much money in there, they had kind of postponed invoicing for a while,” Kropff said. He is worried that there is no system in place to track who has paid dues and who has not, and no transparency about where the money has gone. “Most people moving in don’t even know there is an HOA,” he said. “The longer this goes on, the stinkier it gets.” The Parkside Reserve development was started in the late 1990s and — after 10 years of control — was handed over from the builder to the residents. Vanderground said he moved to Parkside Reserve

in 2016 and was told there was an HOA, but he never received any further information and was never asked for dues. “No one knows where the money is or what they’re supposed to do,” he said. He proposed that everyone in the neighborhood be given a clean slate, and that the HOA board should agree to hold one membership meeting per year. He said about 75 residents gathered in late 2019 to talk about the situation and build a list of questions they wanted the HOA board to answer but those questions have never been addressed. Buga, who is the president of the Parkside Reserve board, did not respond to a request for comment.

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PIRATES SENIOR NIGHT

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Oberlin’s Victoria Jackson moves with the ball under pressure from Black River’s Lydia Wacker. Seniors Wacker and Sarah Kozik combined for 23 points in a huge Black River Senior Night win last Wednesday over Oberlin, 50-25. After establishing their dominance in an 18-7 opening period, the Pirates girls played it cool in the second, then exploded again in the second half. Kaylynn Maurer contributed 13 more points to the Pirates, while the Phoenix struggled — only Casey Amato broke into double digits with 11.

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Wellington’s Mason McClellan knocks the ball away from Keystone’s Ryan Walsh. Keystone earned sole possession of the Lorain County League's first place slot with a decisive 61-46 win over Wellington on Friday night. The only Dukes lead of the night was a fleeting 6-3 advantage in the first quarter — otherwise, it was the Wildcats in control. Rebounds went almost universally their way, and the 'Cats converted them. Sean Saterlee had 16 points for Keystone and Kollin Rodick chipped in 13. For the Dukes, McClellan had 16 and Noah Diermyer had 11.

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INDOOR TAKING OFF

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Dukes senior Jalen Gibbs, seen here, put up 19 points to lead a 70-32 rout of Oberlin on Saturday in Lorain County League play. Tori Jackson was a bright spot for the Phoenix, netting a teamhigh 14 points, including a pair of three-pointers.

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The Dukes indoor track team competed Sunday in its second meet at Oberlin College, with some members running or throwing in their first-ever competition. Jenna Calfo and Dylan Lawson both made the finals in the shot put. Kaleb Taylor and Cayden Sherepita made the finals in long jump. Natalie Calfo made the finals in the 60-meter dash.

Firefighter goes above, beyond for ailing friend DAVE O’BRIEN

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Whatever their personal or professional reasons, firefighters are among the uniformed public servants who serve their communities in a number of ways. Responding to fires or traffic crashes, heart attacks or gas leaks, they save lives and protect the public. And then sometimes it's the small things they do, even when they're not in uniform, that shows their quality and character. The Benton family of Huntington Township know this better than most when they talk about family friend Dave Roser, a Wellington firefighter who has come to their rescue more than he can know, family members said. Chip Benton, husband to Carrie and father of Eric and JD, was diagnosed about a year ago with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a motor neuron disease also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, with frontotemporal dementia. The prognosis is not good, as most ALS patients live no longer than eight years after diagnosis. With FTD, it is likely he has less time than that. Carrie Benton, who is in the health care field, said a medical professional at the Cleveland Clinic told her frontotemporal dementia in particular is "the cruelest disease you've never heard of." A 50-year-old agricultural technician, Chip was mechanically-inclined. He fixed tractors and brought home more tractors to fix, family members said. Then about a year ago, he started having shoulder pain. Soon, "the man who drew engines and tractors, couldn't draw a clock" during a diagnostic test at the

hospital, Carrie said. The diagnosis left the Benton family devastated. Enter Roser, a lifelong friend of Chip who, outside of his role as a Wellington Fire District member, stepped in to help comfort and support his friend. Carrie Benton said Roser has been present and accounted for whenever the family has needed him. She said at first, she was afraid Roser would be one of those people who came around once or twice, saw the weight of what the family was dealing with, and never be seen again. That could not have been farther from reality: When Chip could no longer drive, Roser helped get him around. He did housework, folding laundry and washing dishes. He helped with oil changes. Sometimes Carrie wouldn't notice Roser had been around helping out until there were chores that got done without her even noticing he had been around the house. One day, when Carrie said she was on the verge of breaking down, Roser offered to take Chip out for ice cream. It helped her nerves, she said. Wondering how she might recognize Roser for these small acts of kindness, Carrie got on the computer and fired off an email to Wellington Fire Chief Mike Wetherbee. He responded by helping put together a surprise award at Saturday's fire district awards banquet and ceremony at the Wellington Eagles club. Wetherbee read Carrie's email to the crowd, showing how he stood by Chip and Carrie through medical appointments and participated in learning how to assist in Chip's care. Roser was "there, present and accounted for," Carrie wrote in the email to Weth-

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Wellington firefighter Dave Roser hugs Erica Benton and her mother, Carrie Benton on Saturday night. Roser received an award, that came after Carrie wrote an email about everything Roser has done to help her husband, Chip, who suffers from ALS. erbee. "He asked questions I hadn't thought of and gave me the opportunity to see the situation through someone else's perspective." "I was confident the reality of the appointment was enough for him to back away but he hasn't," she wrote. "So I guess I need to change my betting on him, betting for him not against him." Wetherbee also had a special plaque made up to honor Roser's actions: "Awarded to Firefighter Dave Roser for his actions displayed throughout 2019 for the Benton family. Upon hearing of the diagnosis of a friend suffering from ALS, you exhibited a show of concern, caring and empathy that touched not only chip and his family but also myself as your fire chief. "The kind words and respect bestowed on you and the district by this family is a shining example of your character and serves as a strong reminder of why we as public servants do what we do in both a profession-

al and personal capacity." "Your actions, while not on duty in uniform, further echoes your dedication, commitment and compassion as a public servant of the citizens you are sworn to protect. The officers, firefighters and board of the Wellington Fire District would like to recognize and commend you for your

exemplary actions." Due to his health, Chip couldn't attend Saturday's event but Carrie said one of his requests was to see Roser recognized before Chip lost the ability to speak or move. Wetherbee helped out with that, she said. The family has had to deal with Chip being too young for Medicare, but has met with U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Lakeville, who came to visit Chip; gone to Columbus to testify before lawmakers; and teamed up with the #AxeALS movement, started by ex-Cal football player, Los Angeles firefighter and ALS patient Eric Stevens. Erica Benton also was participating Saturday night in the 50-in-1 Bar Crawl for ALS, a nationwide fundraising effort like the "Ice Bucket Challenge" of several years ago. Teams in 60 cities in 41 states signed up, and Lorain County's "Team Chip" was one. Chip also made it clear that there will be "no white flags" of surrender, Carrie said. His participation in medical trials at the Cleveland Clinic may one day help someone, she said.

Carrie Benton told those gathered Saturday that she could look out and "see other people who rallied around us, and we appreciate it so much." Wetherbee told the Benton family that he and the members of the fire department are thinking about them "and if you need anything, let us know." The Bentons also have nominated Roser for further recognition through #AxeALS, Carrie said. They also gave him a T-shirt from #AxeALS that reads: "His fight is my fight." "He's definitely been there, and raised the bar for service," she said. "We expected him to leave and he hasn't left. To us that's very important. I can't thank him enough." Reacting to the surprise award, Roser — who was the 2018 Wellington Firefighter of the Year — said he suspected "something was up" before Saturday's awards ceremony. He's known Chip "all our lives" and was modest when thanked for his service to the Benton family. "Whatever it takes," he said.

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