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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES • OBERLIN NEWS-TRIBUNE • WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE Thursday, March 5, 2020
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Volume 7, Issue 10
CSX railroad to start quiet zone work March 23 JASON HAWK EDITOR
WELLINGTON — CSX railroad crews are expected to start installing equipment on March 23 that will allow trains to pass through Wellington without laying on their horns. It's the first of two major steps
that have to be taken this spring to enact "quiet zones" along the tracks. The rail company must put power-out indicators at the Magyar Street, Barker Street and Herrick Avenue crossings. Workers will also put signal bells on crossing arms that don't already have them. Right now only one arm at each crossing has
a signal, said Village Manager Steve Dupee. When CSX has finished, village workers will pick up the ball. Dupee said his employees will install "channelization" strips to direct traffic at Barker and Magyar. They will also build a concrete median for some distance on either side of the tracks on Herrick. Village workers will also install
signs warning pedestrians to be careful. "There won't be any train horns. We want to make sure they're looking in both directions," Dupee said. As long as weather cooperates, Wellington workers plan to do their portion of the project in late spring. Once complete, they'll notify the Federal Railroad Administration,
and 21 days later trains will be barred from blowing horns inside the village limits. Dupee said his best guess is that will happen in June or July. Because of an agreement negotiated with village officials, CSX has until the middle of July to complete its part of the work, so there is a chance the quiet zones could be delayed until late summer.
PORTRAYING POWELL
BULLETIN BOARD Thursday, March 5 • OBERLIN: A preview of Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutti” will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium. Student performers will join Jonathon Field, Director of Oberlin Opera Theater. Performances at Hall Auditorium will be at 8 p.m. on March 11, 13 and 14; and 2 p.m. on March 15. To purchase tickets, call Oberlin College Central Ticket Service at 800-371-0178. There is no registration or fee for the preview. All are welcome. • LORAIN: A book signing and informational talk will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 at Elmcroft of Lorain, 3290 Cooper Foster Park Rd. Many families experience the effects Alzheimer’s disease as on loved ones, but many have difficulty explaining this to children or grandchildren. Author Pam Reese will share her personal and professional experiences in health care, which inspired her book, “Gigi, Are You In There?” Light hors d’oeuvres will be served. RSVP to 440-960-2813 by March 2.
March 5 and 19 • WELLINGTON: The Wellington Writers Group will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, March 5 and 19 at the Herrick Memorial Library. This group is for you if you have a passion for writing and want to develop your craft. Take some of your writing to share and discuss with the group. To register, call the library at 440-647-2120.
Friday, March 6 • OBERLIN: Soulful Sundown, an informal, interactive spiritual circle, will meet at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, March 6 at the Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 355 East Lorain St. BULLETIN BOARD PAGE A3
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Pulling on his old Army uniform, Oberlin City Schools Superintendent David Hall celebrated Black History Month by portraying retired four-star general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. "He's one of my heroes, one of my role models as well," Hall told third-graders at Prospect Elementary School. He read a biography that started with his family's beginnings in Jamaica and continued through Powell's time on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and as commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command and national security advisor.
What you should know about COVID-19 JASON HAWK EDITOR
The coronavirus is spreading across the globe and health experts, while worried, believe it can be contained. As of Monday, there were 90,000 confirmed cases and more than 3,000 deaths worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The toll included the first American fatalities — six people dead in Washington state, four from the same
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of China, one of the worst-hit nations is Italy, where as of Monday there had been 52 related deaths. On the same day in the United States, 96 people had been confirmed to have COVID-19. Most are evacuees of the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship. There are no confirmed cases in our state, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Nor are there any active investigations into suspected cases. COVID-19 PAGE A3
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nursing home. Over the weekend, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee both declared states of emergency as health workers tried to contain the spread of COVID-19. The World Health Organization has declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern. It's spread to France, Germany, Italy, Iran and South Korea in addition to the U.S. The situation is worst in China, where this strain of coronavirus was first documented in Wuhan. Outside
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