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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES • OBERLIN NEWS-TRIBUNE • WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE Thursday, April 9, 2020

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Volume 7, Issue 15

Hospitals are bracing for ‘the surge’ JASON HAWK EDITOR

The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 167 Ohioans as of Tuesday, and the numbers continue to boom.

Statewide, there were 4,782 cases of COVID-19 — that number reflects only the people who have tested positive, but very few

people with symptoms are being tested due to supply shortages.

There were 1,354 hospitalizations as of Tuesday and 417 intensive care admissions.

In Lorain County, there were 119 confirmed cases, 34 hospitalizations and three deaths.

County health officials reported there were 264 total contacts quarantined, 162 people being monitored, 102 released and 21

recovered cases.

The wave is beginning to crest, said Lorain County Public Health Commissioner David Covell.

When it will hit “is kind of a guessing game,” he said Monday — but based on what is happening in New York and other parts of the country, he expects a surge in illnesses and hospitalizations to hit Ohio next week.

The county’s hospitals are

sandbagging against the tsunami now, reassigning doctors. A halt on elective surgeries is expected to free up much-needed medical expertise, Covell said.

At the same time, hospitals are freeing up all the beds they can in anticipation of an admissions flood. They’re working with the National Guard to pick vacant or closed clinics and offices that can be reactivated during the emer-

gency.

Dr. Amy Acton, director of the Ohio Department of Health, has said the COVID-19 crisis is expected to peak here in late April to mid-May. At its height, she said 10,000 new cases a day can be expected.

Lorain County has the seventhhighest number of cases in the SURGE PAGE A4

'WE MISS YOU'

League of Women Voters loses suit seeking more time for spring primary JASON HAWK EDITOR

The League of Women Voters of Ohio filed and lost a suit last week that challenged the state's rescheduled April 28 primary election.

The nonpartisan group contends the Ohio Legislature's "cumbersome" vote-by-mail plan — outlined in House Bill 197 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic — will prevent people from casting their ballots.

"Under the General Assembly's undemocratic election scheme, thousands, if not millions, of Ohioans will not get to vote through no fault of their own,” said Executive Director Jen Miller. "Ohio's inefficient absentee voting system wasn't designed for this massive scale, especially under such an impossible timeframe. We call on the justice system to ensure that Ohio’s primary is constitutional and accessible."

Federal Judge Michael Watson of the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division denied the plaintiffs' request on Friday.

"The Constitution does not require the best plan, just a lawful one," he wrote in his decision. "As is apparent from the briefing in this lawsuit, every group has a different idea of what the best plan would be. But the Court will not declare the Ohio Legislature’s unanimous bill to be unconstitutional simply because other options may have been better."

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan advocacy group with a local chapter based in Oberlin.

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Deanna Walther cheers for her second-graders as they drive through the Powers Elementary School parking lot on Tuesday. Teachers held a "car parade" so they could see their students again.

Powers teachers hold parking lot parade to see their students JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — "Oh, that's Jacob! I've missed you, buddy," Johana Bierek shouted from her car, beaming at a little boy who passed by with a big grin on his face.

She was one of a dozen second grade teachers who. missing their students so much, threw a parking lot parade Tuesday at Powers Elementary School.

Keeping a safe distance to avoid coronavirus contamination, they popped out of sunroofs, waved teddy bears and puppets, raised pom-poms and sported green and gold to greet families that drove through.

"They're like family," Bierek said, waving to PARADE PAGE A2 Student Abdiel Donzales says hello to his teacher.

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FROM A1 kids who beamed from back seats.

Kendra Santoro waved to eight-year-olds, urging them to stay healthy and promising to hold video-chat sessions with them every Monday.

"You hanging in there?" she asked second-grader Abdiel Donzales. "I miss seeing you every day!"

After three weeks with schools closed by executive order, Santoro said she didn't realize how much she missed her kids.

"The first week it was really nice to have a little break and be home. Now it's just getting really sad," she said.

Teacher Deanna Walther said she got emotional seeing kids again on video check-in calls that started Monday. "I had to stop and get it together," she said. "I was so happy to see them, I was afraid I was going to lose it and start crying."

The upside of being forced to teach from home this spring is that she's discovered new tools that she plans to continue using in the fall. Walther said she's hooked on Google Classroom, and plans to use the online platform instead of pencil-and-paper homework next year.

▲ Johana Bierek greets families as they slowly move through the parking lot with windows down. ◄ Teacher Breianne Saylor waves to her kids with a furry puppet.

OBITUARIES Judith J. Clutter

Ronald Eugene Derry

Judith J. Clutter, formerly of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020. She was 84 years old.

Born Judith Marie Janicki on Jan. 23, 1936, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, she is survived

by Reid, her husband of almost 60 years.

She was the mother of Mark Clutter and his wife, Becky of Spencer, Rachelle Clutter and her husband, Dan Kelleher of Edmonds, Washington and Eric Clutter of Medina. She was also the grandmother of Megan and Lauren and had one goddaughter, Kristine Autenreith of Wexford, Pennsylvania. Judy is survived by a sister, Marilyn Oshop of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; brother, Frank (Butchie) Janicki of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Judy had three nieces and two nephews.

Raised in Ambridge in Western Pennsylvania before moving to Amherst and later Medina, Judy was a very kind, quick-witted and loving person who possessed a warm smile. She enjoyed arts and crafts, antiques, shopping, polka music and pierogies. She enjoyed being a mother and grandmother, but thrived working outside of the home as well.

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

Ronald Eugene Derry, 54, of Wellington, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 29, 2020, at his home. Ron was born May 14, 1965, in Winner, South Dakota, to Claude and Judy (Harter) Derry.

He graduated high school in 1983 at Wood, South Dakota. Following high school, he attended the University of Springfield, Springfield, South Dakota for Auto Mechanics. Ron also received an Associates Degree in Accounting from DeVry University in July 2017.

On April 8, 1988, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he proudly served his Country until his retirement on April 30, 2008. He retired as an Aviation Structural Mechanic First Class Petty Officer (E-6). During his active duty service, Ron was highly decorated with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal; Good Conduct Medal (6); National Defense Medal (2); Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal and the Navy "E" Ribbon. Ron achieved his Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist (EAWS) wings. He was also forward deployed to Bahrain, Japan and Diego Garcia and served in the Persian Gulf, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Ron married Susan (Nicoll) on July 6th, 2001 in Angleton, Texas. Ron and Susan resided in Oak Harbor, Washington where Ron was stationed at NAS Whidbey Island for several years while working on P-3 Orions. Prior to NAS Whidbey Island, Ron was stationed at Point Mugu, California, where he worked on F-14 Tomcats. Ron was transferred to NAS Norfolk for his last two years of his 20 year service.

Ron is survived by his wife, Susan; his canine companion, Chloe; parents, Claude and Judy of Winner, South Dakota; brothers, Craig and wife, Cassie of Freeman, South Dakota, Neil and wife, Laura of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; niece and nephews, Tyler Derry, Cory Derry, Laine Derry, Ashley Schumacher and Tegan Derry; great-niece, Raelynn Derry; grandmother, Gladys Harter of Winner, South Dakota; mother-in-law, Maura Nicoll; sister-in-law, Marian Nicoll, both of Medina and numerous uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, Robert R. and Loraine Derry; grandfather, Merle Harter and fatherin-law, Eric Nicoll.

Due to the coronavirus, a memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

Arrangements by Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, 370 S. Main Street, Wellington.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.nortoneastmanfuneralhome.com.

LILLY M. KREBS, 84, a long time resident of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at the Amherst Manor Nursing Home, following a full and meaningful life. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

ROSETTA E. CSINCSAK-BUSH (nee Hill), 96, of Elyria, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 3, 2020, at her home, following a full and meaningful life. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

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LUIS GONZALEZ, 70, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at his home. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

DELORA "DODIE" MAE (Mori) Jones passed away peacefully Saturday, April 4, 2020, at the Laurels of New London. Arrangement by Hempel Funeral Home.

FROM A1 The League said in a press release that it is disappointed in the court's decision.

"We remain deeply concerned that thousands of voters will be denied the vote, given how much must be done for Ohio to conduct a virtually all-mail election for the first time in a state where 85 percent of citizens traditionally vote in person on Election Day," it said. "Voters of color, low-income voters, voters with disabilities, and students are all disproportionately at risk."

The League has pledged to closely watch the execution of the April 28 primary, and to step in if citizens' rights are violated.

Rhys Price Jones, president of the Oberlin Area chapter of the League of Women Voters, is concerned about mixed messages votes have received.

He said Ohioans were assured by Gov. Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton that in-person voting would go forward as planned right up until March 16, the day before the primary.

Voters were told prematurely that polls would close before the state had obtained a court order to do so. A Franklin County judge denied the governor's request, and later that night Acton ordered them closed anyway.

The confusing back-and-forth convinced some voters they'd still be able to go to the polls on June 2. Then the Legislature changed the date to April 28, with no in-person voting option.

"You have to worry about attempted disenfranchisement, whether it's intended or what," Price Jones said.

Now Ohioans are being told they have to request a writein ballot by mail, wait for it to arrive, fill it out and mail it back. Residents with internet access and printers can print their own request forms.

"It seems unnecessarily complicated," Price Jones said.

Requesting a mail-in ballot online, he felt like he "had to be a computer scientist" to complete it. "It was so difficult to follow the directions and know you had done the right thing," he said.

Price Jones said he imagines there will be many ballot requests rejected because they were improperly filled out online.

He said LaRose's office should simply send a ballot to every registered voter statewide — one of the key concessions the League's suit is seeking.

"The possible harm of sending out an absentee ballot to everyone who hasn't voted yet is minimal compared to the harm of having people cut out of the process," he said.

The League suit seeks to make all election-related postage paid.

It also asks the court to set a new primary date to give election officials enough time to prepare, and to extend voter registration to 30 days before that new date as required by federal law.

“Ohio’s new set of rules for the primary election will disenfranchise voters on a staggering scale," said Freda Levenson, legal director for the ACLU of Ohio, which is also involved in the suit.

"The process is a clear violation of the (National Voter Registration Act Of 1993); we demand that the eligible voters who registered to vote between February 19 and March 30 be registered and able to vote in this primary. There is no justification for this ill-conceived law. There is nothing that can possibly excuse the barriers it places in front of Ohioans who want to exercise their basic right to vote.”

Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams said he'd already received 4,000 to 5,000 absentee ballot requests as of last Tuesday, and not all had been processed yet.

About 17,000 of the county's roughly 200,000 registered voters had already cast their ballots, he said.

At this stage, sending ballots to every remaining registered voter as the League desires "would be a monumental task," he said.

There are only a few specific vendors in Ohio who are allowed by law to print ballots and provide envelopes to boards of elections, he said.

Even if the election were rescheduled — again — for the middle of May, it wouldn't be enough time to about eight million ballots printed and mailed to all registered voters in Ohio, said Adams.

Extending the voter registration deadline would introduce a host of new problems into the process, he said, since elections workers are already swamped with processing ballot request forms.

"This is something where we're in completely uncharted territory," Adams said. "Nobody's every had to contemplate reopening voter registration in the middle of the voting period."

Over the last few weeks, workers in his office have experienced "whiplash" from the changes handed down, he said.

Changing the primary's parameters again wouldn't help.

"I get concerned this creates confusion for the voters," he said. "... At some point there needs to be clarity for the sake of the voter."

Adams said he feels confident that Lorain County voters will be able to adjust to the changes and vote by mail.

In 2006, Ohio law changed, and made it legal for anyone to vote absentee. For the past 14 years, the number who choose to do so has exploded.

In presidential elections, about 60,000 to 70,000 Lorain County residents have voted early. Of those, between 45,000 and 50,000 cast ballots by mail, Adams said.

You don't need a printer to request a mail-in ballot, he said. You can write your request on paper and send it to the Lorain County Board of Elections, 1985 North Ridge Road East Lorain, OH 44055.

Be sure to include your full name, date of birth, full registration address (including county) and address where the ballot should be mailed.

You also need to include either your Ohio driver's license number, last four digits of your Social Security Number or a copy of an acceptable form of ID.

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NEW TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Teachers talk about reaching kids in the Age of COVID-19 JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — She didn't study video production in college, but Michelle Jagodzinski is quickly becoming a pro.

She is one of nearly 108,000 teachers in Ohio learning new tech tricks while helping 1.66 million K-12 students through the coronavirus shutdown.

A new go-to tool for Jagodzinski is HoverCam, an arm-mounted recorder used to make videos. The Amherst Junior High teacher said she's used it to shoot geometry demonstrations for her seventh-graders.

"I can still talk and teach as though they were in the classroom with me," she said.

Jagodzinski uploads the videos to a site where she can insert questions that students must answer before continuing — that way she knows who understands each concept.

"I check daily to see who's watching videos," she said. "I have students who, if they don't perform well, I can reach out

to them and give them a chance to try again on another assignment."

These new tricks of the education trade are being explored all across the nation, but the Amherst Schools have a bit of a leg up.

This fall, before anyone was aware of COVID-19, the district made sure every student had access to a digital device. When schools closed on March 16, every child in third through 12th grade was sent home with a Chromebook in hand.

"Thank God we have Google for everything," said Holly Miller, who teaches at Amherst Steele High School.

With schools closed, her house has become a makeshift classroom. And like many other teachers, she is learning to juggle being a full-time teacher with being a full-time mom.

Her young daughter, Ruby, "doesn't understand Mommy has to sit on the couch and do work too," Miller said. "It can be really tough."

Everyone's home situations are different. Some parents have lost their jobs

TREASURER'S OFFICE

Lorain County Treasurer Daniel Talarek has closed his office to the public. It is staffed and all functions will continue, with the exception of receiving cash payments.

Talarek said the office is not in a tax collection at this time and that it is a low-traffic period. Taxes will not become due again until July.

For taxpayers on an escrow program or a delinquent tax contract, payments can be made by mail, online through taxpayers' financial institution or at a drop box on the second floor of the County Administration Building in Elyria. Cash will not be accepted.

PUCO ORDERS RESTRICTIONS

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order last week directing Ohio’s competitive natural gas and electric providers to halt door-to-door and in-person marketing to avoid unnecessary social contact.

Customers of PUCO-regulated electric and natural gas utilities still have the option to enroll with a competitive supplier of their choosing. The PUCO maintains its energy choice website to allow customers to compare offers from competitive suppliers.

Utility customers who have questions or concerns regarding their utility service are encouraged to contact the PUCO online.

Teacher Holly Miller chats with us online about how the Amherst Schools are using technology to keep students on track during the pandemic. or had work hours change dramatically, while many older kids have become de facto babysitters.

A lot of kids are overwhelmed, Miller said.

"They've turned into the daycare worker at home," she said, and teachers are keenly aware that for some families, food, shelter and paying the bills are taking priority over coursework.

The strain families are facing is why Amherst isn't live-streaming classes.

There are periodic video meet-ups "just to assure students that everything it going to be OK," Miller

said.

Jagodzinski said teachers are keeping workloads light — middle-schoolers should be doing a maximum of three hours of homework each day, and high-schoolers should be topping out at four, according to High Schools That Work, an organization that partners with the Ohio Department of Education.

"I'm blown away," said Steele Principal Joe Tellier.

"Overnight, we went from a traditional high school to an online distance learning school."

"As bad as a situation as

But blood drives are not “mass gatherings,” according to Vitalant, but operations essential to health care.

The company is calling on volunteers and organizations to organize blood drives in the coming weeks.

“Our blood collection sites are a ‘first response’ action to this outbreak versus a gathering that needs to be avoided,” said Ralph Vassallo, Vitalant’s chief medical and scientific officer. “If you’re healthy, you’re needed now more than ever. We cannot let it get to the point where there’s no blood available for trauma patients, those undergoing cancer treatment and patients who need regular, ongoing blood transfusions just to survive.”

Sick people should not donate blood, and blood centers do not test for the coronavirus.

Vitalant staff follow rigorous safety and disinfection protocols at its blood drives and donation centers. Giving blood has no impact on the donor’s immune system.

All blood types and components are needed, with a critical need for platelets and type O blood donations.

Platelets have a very short shelf life — only five days.

Type O-negative blood is the universal blood type that emergency room doctors reach for first to help stabilize patients before their blood type is known.

we're in now, it couldn't be better," he said.

Tellier is also using video-conferencing — about eight to 10 hours a day, he said — to give marching orders to teachers.

During the shutdown, the internet has become as valuable as lights and running water, he said. Losing connectivity could be disastrous for educators.

Miller said teachers were worried about families that don't have internet access at home. but all but a handful have found ways to connect.

Tellier said he tells teachers health and safety are more important than hitting learning benchmarks right now.

"It's all about the relationships and taking care of the kids," he said. "You keep checking in on them, and you're just being sympathetic because normalcy at different houses looks different."

The teaching-from-home model isn't perfect, he said.

The biggest issue is that everything takes a little longer than it would with face-to-face instruction: "You're used to having all

PRISONER PROTECTIONS

Amid public pressure for enhanced transparency, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and the Ohio Department of Youth Services have started daily, public reports on the COVID-19 situation in Ohio’s prisons and youth facilities.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and other advocacy groups sent a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine and corrections heads, and the following day received comprehensive status updates about the number of people tested for coronavirus, the facilities in which people have been tested and the number of people in isolation or quarantine.

“This effort should serve as a national model on how government transparency should function during a public health crisis,” said Gary Daniels, chief lobbyist for the ACLU of Ohio.

The ACLU of Ohio will continue to monitor its “email hotline” at covid19@acluohio.org so that people with a loved one behind bars can report concerns about COVID-19 in prisons, jails and youth facilities.

The organization will also monitor the daily reports to examine trends and work to find solutions to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in corrections facilities.

RAMPAGE

BLOOD NEEDED

Fear of the coronavirus is severely impacting the U.S. blood supply as Vitalant in Elyria and other centers across the country are struggling to avoid a critical shortage.

With school closures and business shutdowns, more than 30 percent of Vitalant Ohio’s blood collections anticipated in March disappeared almost overnight.

“We need people to start turning out in force to give blood,” said Peter Marks, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the agency that regulates all U.S. blood centers.

Healthy donors are desperately needed. Schedule an appointment by calling 877-258-4825 or visiting www. vitalant.org.

your files. You're used to having everything at your fingertips."

The rest of the school year is filled with question marks. Administrators know there won't be standardized testing, but are just as much in the dark as the rest of us about whether kids will go back to school, have graduation ceremonies or how final grades will be calculated.

Tellier said he is talking with experts about whether to make some or all Steele classes pass/fail. With the threat of widespread illness and deaths looming, he's leaning toward that option, and no one will be held back a grade, unless they were already failing before the coronavirus crisis began.

"We know, unfortunately, that some families are going to fall on hard times with this... Nobody's going to be penalized academically because of this situation," he said.

Tellier said he hopes school doors will reopen

by August. September lessons will look drastically different than normal, no matter what.

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LEGALS

PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on March 23, 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. 15-20* Amending Reso.

1-20, Council Rules, reducing regular meetings to once a month on the 3rd Monday and suspending public speaking through June 1, 2020. Ord. 22-20* Appropriating a temporary easement of property @ 610 Broadway. 23-20 Auth the S/S Director to enter into a contract for the Lorain Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Connectivity Project. 24-20 Auth the S/S Director to enter into an agrmt w/ Coldwater Consulting for prof services re-

lated to the Lower Black River AOC Remediation & Restoration Program. 25-20* Appropriation- 2020 Budget. 26-20* Amending Ord 5-20 & Section 913.303 of Lorain Codified Ordinances (Sanitary Sewer Rental Charge). (*Denotes legislation was passed as an emergency.)

L.C.C.G. 4/2-9/20 20661056

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF LORAIN, OHIO LOCAL ROADWAY REHABILITATION PROJECT 2020 OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION ROUND 34 CONTRACT A Sealed bids will be received by the Engineering Department of the City of Lorain, Ohio until: TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIVING BIDS: UNTIL - 11:00 AM, Friday, April 17, 2020 Lorain time, Engineering Department, Lorain City Hall 4th Floor.

TIME AND PLACE FOR OPENING BIDS: 11:15 AM, Lorain time, City of Lorain Council Chambers, Lorain City Hall 1st Floor.

COMPLETION DATE: November 30, 2020 Bidders must be listed on the ODOT pre-qualified list for

highway construction. Bidders shall submit a list of available equipment, and labor shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate as determined by the Ohio Department of Commerce for Lorain County.

NO BID WILL BE OPENED WITHOUT THE CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATION OR THE ACCEPTABLE LETTER OF APPLICATION ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE AS DIRECTED. Bids must be accompanied by Certified Check or Cashier's Check or Letter of Credit equals 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.

Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex or national origin. All bidders must comply with the provisions of the American Disabilities Act. All federal minority business enterprise and women business enterprise requirements shall be met. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will to the extent practicable use Ohio products, materials,

services and labor in the implementation of their project.

Bid blanks and specifications may be secured from the Engineering Department, via phone (440) 204-2003 or email veronica_newsome@ cityoflorain.org between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. A nonrefundable fee of $50.00 either by check or money order is required for each set taken out. Checks are to be made payable to the City of Lorain.

Checks are to be mailed via US mail.

The Director of Safety/Service reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

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TIME AND PLACE FOR OPENING BIDS: 11:15 AM, Lorain time, City of Lorain Council Chambers, Lorain City Hall 1st Floor.

COMPLETION DATE: November 30, 2020 Bidders must be listed on the ODOT pre-qualified list for highway construction.

Bidders shall submit a list of available equipment, and labor shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate as determined by the Ohio Department of Commerce for Lorain County. NO BID WILL BE OPENED WITHOUT THE CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATION OR THE ACCEPTABLE LETTER OF APPLICATION ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE AS DIRECTED. Bids must be accompanied by Certified Check or Cashier's Check or Letter of Credit equals 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.

Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not dis-

criminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex or national origin. All bidders must comply with the provisions of the American Disabilities Act. All federal minority business enterprise and women business enterprise requirements shall be met. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will to the extent practicable use Ohio products, materials, services and labor in the implementation of their project.

Bid blanks and specifications may be secured from the Engineering Department, via phone (440) 204-2003 or email veronica_newsome@ cityoflorain.org between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. A non-refundable fee of $50.00 either by check or money order is required for each set taken out. Checks are to be made payable to the City of Lorain. Checks are to be mailed via US mail.

The Director of Safety/Service reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

By order of the Director of Safety/Service

L.C.C.G. 4/2-9/20 20660751

LEGAL AD City of Lorain - Water Main Replacement Program Year 1 - Various Locations The City of Lorain intends

to contract for engineering, surveying, and construction administration services in connection with the replacement of water mains on: Vine Ave. (E.28th St. - E.33rd St.), Woodward Ave. (E.37th St.E.41st St.), E.37th St.(Pearl Ave. - Dale Ave.), and W. 40th St. (Ashland Ave. - Oberlin Ave.).

Engineering, Surveying, and Construction Administration firms interested in being considered for a contract to provide the required services should reply with a statement of qualifications no later than April 24th, 2020.

Statements received after this deadline will not be considered.

Statements of qualifications should include information regarding the firm's history; education and experience of owners and key technical personnel; the technical expertise of the firm's current staff; the firm's experience in designing similar projects; project cost containment, availability of staff; the firm's equipment and facilities; project approach, references; and any previous work performed for The City of Lorain.

Statements of qualifications should be transmitted to: The City of Lorain Office of the City Engineer 4th Floor 200 West Erie Avenue Lorain, Ohio 44052

3 statements of qualification packages are required.

As required by Ohio Revised Code §153.65-71, responding firms will be evaluated and ranked in order of their qualifications. Following this evaluation, The City of Lorain will enter contract negotiations with the most highly qualified firm.

The preliminary project description is as follows: Project Name: City of Lorain - Water Main Replacement Program Year 1 - Various Locations Location(s): • Woodward Ave. (E.37th St.- E.41st St.) • E.37th St. - (Pearl Ave. - Dale Ave.).

• Vine Ave. - E.28th St. - E.33rd St. • W. 40th St. - Oberlin Ave. to Ashland Ave. Description: Provide engineering, surveying, OWDA funding requests / application processing, and construction administration / inspection services in connection with the replacement of watermains as defined.

Project schedule: Anticipated dates for design start/completion: June 1, 2020 / Oct 1, 2020 Anticipated dates for construction start/completion: April 1, 2021 / Oct. 1, 2021 By order of the Director of Public Safety/Service.

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COLUMNS

Learning to let go in uncertain times There is an old fable that has been shared over the years with many variations that I feel bears repeating during these unprecedented times.

It goes something like this: There is a village that had a problem with a monkey stealing food from the villagers. The monkey was very smart and avoided the villagers' attempts to capture it, so the village hired the best hunters in the land — and still the monkey could not be caught and kept stealing the villagers’ food.

Exhausted of energy and ideas, the villagers were about to give up when the old wise man came out of his hut. He placed a bird cage at the center of the village. Inside, he placed a banana and then locked the cage door and left. The

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people of the village were stunned and dismissive to think the old wise man could just place a banana in a locked cage and leave, while the best hunters and trappers of the land could not catch this monkey.

The next morning, they found a monkey holding onto the banana in the birdcage. The bars were large enough for the monkey to slip its hands in, but not large enough for it to pull its hands out while it held the banana!

It’s obvious that all the monkey had to do was let go of the banana, but because it viewed the banana as its possession, it lost its freedom.

Over the course of the past few days, life has changed a great deal. Inconvenience, fear, anxiety, have all entered our culture. Our very ways of life that we have grown so accustomed to has stopped.

Simple things we have taken for granted — entertainment, attending school, practicing our faith publicly, freedom of travel — have all been stopped. There are more

questions than answers it seems and the future remains uncertain.

But what I am certain about is during this challenging time, it provides us a great opportunity. This sudden and dramatic pause in our routine may be a great teaching moment for us all.

We have a choice, just like the monkey. We can choose to hold on to our possessions and previous way of life or we can be present in the moment, seek clarity, and adjust and adapt to make a difference in the lives of others.

I have three kids at home.

A new business that may not get off the ground this year as it depends on groups of people gathering together. I have a wife that is a doctor on the front lines of this virus and am scared for her and those who depend on

her for care and treatment.

I have a mother who turned 81 and out of concern for her we chose to not celebrate her birthday together instead choosing to Facetime. My kids have missed their friends, field trips, camps and doing normal things.

I worry, I’m anxious. I simply don’t know.

And out of all those unknowns, that’s where I found my clarity. Like the monkey, I was holding on to the past, what was routine and familiar, as my security blanket.

What I have decided to do (and it’s a work in progress) is to embrace the moment.

To let go of my anxieties and longing for the familiar and simply be present in the moment.

This is a great opportunity for each of us to press pause and determine what things

in our lives we might be holding too tightly. It also is a great opportunity to reflect and take an inventory of all that we have to be grateful for. Think back a few weeks ago of all the things we complained about or felt we “had to do.” And now, with those same things taken away, how much we long to do them and wish we had the opportunity. I am confident and hopeful a great deal of good will come from this moment.

Our freedom and our clarity comes when we choose to let go and be present!

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The peace and friendship that gives quality to life The ideal of a peaceful world or a peaceful person is desirable indeed! Even though we may grow by the stimulation of conflict and we may not be able to avoid all conflicts in the present culture, we do need to have ways of managing it. We hope to promote a more peaceful world.

Nonviolent action is worth studying and practicing. Our society is fraught with violent models and JOYCE PARKER stimulation.

COMMUNITY PEACE BUILDERS What a wonder it would be if we paid more attention to so many models who work on creating good and inspirations for friend- environments for caring ships and healthy loving relationships. For this we relationships. In our town, are grateful. we have plenty of people The concept of friend-

ship is known to most people. It is a desirable and positive experience. We know what a friend is and recognize the truth in the phrase “to make a friend, be a friend.” Could we assume that friendship is the ultimate goal in all peaceful relations? It is upon that basis that Oberlin College professor Jafar Mahallati teaches and lives to help create more peace on earth.

During the last decade, he and a college student organization called the Oberlin Friendship Circle have organized an event each April that brings people — young and notso-young — together for a Friendship Day Festival at

the college. Oberlin City Council and peace activists such as the late Al Carroll of the Kendal community also supported this occasion since its beginning.

As with any festival, there is food donated, art objects donated, little booths with things to do that help people get acquainted, and talks given for peace and friendship.

Part of Mahallati’s family who are Iranian-Americans have been present to share friendship. He works on the issue of world peace and friendship in Iran as well and believes that human salvation and happiness cannot be exclusive.

Amid the political stresses,

it is comforting for people in both the U.S. and Iran to know how much so many people of each nation want peace and friendship.

Every little bit of nurturing and friendship that we can introduce into our society for healthy, positive relationships will surely add to the peaceful atmosphere that we all wish to live in.

We all want a better world, not a toxic one. Human beings need shelter, warmth, food, security, freedom from fear, belonging, acceptance, esteem and respect. These latter needs are familiar and essential to universal friendship.

So there’s a lot of wisdom in the motivation for

building friendship. It’s essential for the quality and for the meaningfulness of life. It is the ultimate goal of peace building. There are plenty of “divides” that we encounter, but we can work on listening to each other and finding the common ground that exists — as friends do.

I feel that trust can be reestablished in many places and we can do our part for creating the change we want to see in the world.

Friendship matters!

Joyce Parker is secretary of Community Peace Builders, and has been an active member over the past decade.

Mayors, businesses feeling the way through shutdown JASON HAWK DYLAN REYNOLDS

The "quarantine cops" aren't going door to door to enforce Ohio's shutdown orders.

But mayors and police in Lorain County have been fielding complaints about some businesses that are staying open.

"There's a mix of businesses struggling to stay open that are on the fence of whether they should be," said Amherst Mayor Mark Costilow.

Most stores still operating under exceptions in the state's orders are are doing what they can to promote social distancing, he said.

For example, Discount DrugMart locations are installing see-through shields at checkouts.

Others are trying to keep up with increased demand.

Costilow said Tyson Foods on Cooper Foster Park Road is a large factory that he believes will be aggressively hiring.

Vaping supply retailers and craft stores are examples of stores that probably should close, he said.

"Some have tried to get attorneys to try to figure out how they fall into an essential category," Costilow said.

Amherst Police Chief Joseph Kucirek said at the end of last week that county health officials had

not given definite orders on which "gray area" businesses must close.

He said he's expressed concerns to the Ohio Attorney General's office about businesses he believes are open on technicalities, but should close.

Kucirek said some niche retailers are staying open because "five percent" of their stock is exempted under the state's order, but 95 percent isn't.

Costilow said that for now he is giving businesses the chance to make the right choices. "I don't want to be in lawsuits later, but on the other hand I don't want people getting sick, either. It's a horrible place to be," he said.

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Both Costilow and Kucirek expressed worries that warmer weather and complacency will lead to more pandemic violations over the next few weeks.

"I think we're in a calm right now, almost a normalcy developing. I think that's going to change," Costilow said, anticipating more enforcement is coming.

Avon has received some calls and emails about compliance with the state's essential business order, and Mayor Bryan Jensen said he's been directing concerned business owners and residents to Lorain County Public Health.

“We have had a couple businesses call me and ask what I thought, and I send them over to (Health Commissioner) Dave Covell,” he said.

Jensen said he had heard complaints about overcrowding at the city’s Costco and Heinen’s stores, but he said crowd-

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ing has been addressed by the stores since last weekend.

The concern is understandable, Jensen said, because nobody knows how long they will have to weather the storm of the pandemic.

“It’s still a little scary for everybody because it doesn't look like it is going to end any time soon,” he said.

North Ridgeville Mayor Kevin Corcoran said all businesses in the city are complying.

Some residents called the city upset about businesses they thought were operating against the orders — but Corcoran said “the challenge is they didn’t actually know the exceptions to the order.”

A common complaint relates to construction workers along Center Ridge Road, where a caller believed it was unsafe for the workers to be on the job amid the pandemic.

FROM A1 state, which means we could see hundreds of new ones per day.

Covell said distribution sites are also being identified for “when the vaccine comes.” The Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, for example, would be a prime site, he said.

A vaccine is a long way off, though. Some laboratories are getting ready for the first human trials, but a massproduced solution is 12 to 18 months away, experts such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Instiute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have warned.

Covell said he wants Lorain County residents to take the threat posed by the virus seriously, and assume it’s already present in every community.

He reiterated Monday, however, that he would not release a breakdown by ZIP code of where existing cases have been confirmed.

“Construction was one of those things that were exempt under the law,” Corcoran said.

Some cities are praising businesses for making the right decisions — Elyria Mayor Frank Whitfield and Wellington Mayor Hans Schneider, for example.

Oberlin Police Chief Ryan Warfield said he isn’t seeing Oberlin businesses violate the closing and stay-at-home orders.

“Oberlin is doing very good,” he said. “I’m impressed everyone is trying to obey the governor’s orders.”

Warfield said residents have been paying attention.

He also said he is finding that youth are having a harder time occupying themselves.

“One of the toughest things is the young people going to parks and wanting to play basketball,” he said.

Brookie Madison contributed to this report.

NO EGG HUNT

The Amherst Lions and Leo clubs' annual Easter egg hunt, which usually draws thousands to Maude Neiding Park, has been canceled due to the pandemic.

PROM RESCHEDULED The Amherst Steele High School prom has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 27 from 6-11 p.m. at LaCentre in Westlake.

Graduation remains scheduled for May 23, according to Principal Joe Tellier.

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Oberlin College commencement canceled JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — Spring commencement for Oberlin College students will not be held on Tappan Square in May. "It is very disappointing to say that this year, we will be unable

to experience Commencement & Reunion Weekend in the same way, due to the impact of the coronavirus," President Carmen Twillie Ambar posted on the college website.

"At Oberlin, I recognize the endless ripples this decision will create for seniors, who fully deserve recognition for their

academic and musical accomplishments. Parents, grandparents and other family members, even the city of Oberlin, all will be impacted. The ramifications reflect the importance of a weekend that is distinctly Oberlin."

Most years since 1957, graduates have gathered on Tappan Square on Memorial Day to re-

ceive their diplomas, and alumni have returned for reunions.

The swift spread of COVID-19 has ruined such traditions for institutions across the country. Lorain County Community College has canceled its commencement ceremony, which was scheduled for May 16.

Yale, Stanford, Purdue and

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many others have canceled, while others such as Ohio State are still holding hope they can reschedule.

Some schools are turning to virtual ceremonies to give seniors a way to celebrate.

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TRUE HEROES

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Alex Lewis, a fifth-grader at McCormick Middle School in Wellington, drew this picture for all the health care workers putting their lives on the line to fight the coronavirus. He was inspired "because doctors and nurses are fighting for us right now and saving lives. They are heroes."

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With Kendal at Oberlin locked down, resident Charlotte McGowan is working to give a message of hope to those outside the retirement community. She's organized a "socially distant poster brigade."

On Monday about 50 residents lined up around the main entrance of the Heiser Community Center, staying six feet apart and holding posters with messages for the outside. McGowan, who moved to Kendal with her husband Terry a year ago, wore a headband with bunny ears and held a sign that read “Still hopping along.” Since residents cannot visit their friends in the Stephens Care Center, room numbers have been posted on windows so they can stop by to wave, smile and shout greetings from outside. Resident Don Parker wrote a song called “COVID You Sly Corona” — sung to the tune of “You Are My Sunshine” — and at 3 p.m. residents in one of the neighborhoods go out on their patios and sing the upbeat lyrics. "Individually in our cottages, many of us are anxious and depressed. The weight of it is building because we are high risk, but there is a lot of gratitude. Being at Kendal is like being in a safe place, a bubble, and we know we’re privileged,” said Parker.

Cases start adding up in small village JASON HAWK EDITOR

Construction, demolition still rolling but police eye playgrounds JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — Work is underway on a $500,000 concessions facility at Amherst's Mercy Health Stadium.

Classical Construction of Maple Creek had a bulldozer and excavators moving earth last week at the site next to Marion L. Steele High School.

"They're over there digging," said Amherst Schools Building and Grounds Supervisor Chuck Grimmett on April 1.

"They're on schedule. They started on time, but whether it all finishes on STADIUM PAGE B2

WELLINGTON — Two more coronavirus cases were confirmed this past week in Wellington, bringing the count as of press time to four.

Mayor Hans Schneider announced the village's third case last Thursday.

"Although it’s been quiet, it was just a matter of time until we received word of another case here in Wellington," he posted in a message on social media.

"Please keep the residents affected, their families and our community in your thoughts and prayers, he said.

"We will get through this and we will do it together. It truly takes a village."

The fourth was revealed Saturday. Schneider said the victim was resting at home with light symptoms.

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VIRTUAL EGG HUNT

Here's a way to enjoy time with the whole family and Oberlin community while social distancing.

Decorate your egg, snap a photo and hang it in your window.

Then go on an egg hunt around your neighborhood to see how many you can spot.

The event is sponsored by OberlinKids. You can compete by decorating large egg cut-outs any way you want, and enter as many times as you like.

There will be a "most creative" prize awarded in age groups for kids up to age three, four to six, seven to 10, 11 to 16 and ages 17 and up. Prizes include toys, books and gift cards.

To enter, email your egg-cellent photo to jkeathley@ oberlinkids.org, text it to 440-371-0113 or share it on the OberlinKids Facebook page.

Be sure to include the artist’s name, age and contact information.

The contest runs through 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15. Winners announced at noon on Friday, April 17.

For more information about OberlinKids and to complete free milestone screenings for your children up to age five, visit www.oberlinkids.org.

OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER

The following programs have been postponed or canceled by the Oberlin Heritage Center due to safety concerns: • Spring break camp has been canceled.

• The OHC Annual Meeting has been rescheduled for July 8.

• Smithsonian Museum Day has been canceled.

• "A History of Redlining and Housing Discrimination in Oberlin" has been postponed until Oberlin College student presenter Colby Fortin can return.

• "Upstairs/Downstairs Tour docent training is canceled. If you are interested in learning when it is rescheduled, contact Amanda Manahan at tourinfo@ oberlinheritage.org.

STATE DISASTER DECLARATION

Federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Ohio to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by COVID-19.

The funding is available to the state and eligible local governments, as well as certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective measures.

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FROM B1 mark May 25, 2020, that reflects the student-first orientation of Commencement. We have what we believe to be a great idea, but we would like to work with Student Senate before we unveil it."

She said a combined commencement weekend will be held next year for the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

Oberlin College was also poised this spring to celebrate the 50th reunion of the Class of 1970. Those alumni will be invited to celebrate next year.

The college launched 500 remote learning classes on March 30, including some that will study the impacts of COVID-19.

Conservatory of Music students are receive private lessons and coaching remotely, and curriculum changes were made to allow students to complete requirements such as recitals.

The student life department has also launched a "remote gathering place" called RemObies. It offers ways for students to connect with tutors, watch webinars on building resumes and preparing for interviews, get mental health guidance and stay in touch with each other through virtual pen pals, game nights and open mics.

"In these unprecedented times, even as we have had to be apart, we have pulled together in extraordinary ways," Ambar wrote.

Oberlin City Council President Linda Slocum called the cancellation of the traditional spring ceremony a sad development.

"It's huge for our businesses here who count on that busiest week of the year," she said.

"I can understand they need to do this. But the impact on our city is great," she said.

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He has repeatedly called on residents to restrict their contact with others, practice social distancing, wash hands often and sanitize often-touched surfaces to prevent the virus from spreading.

New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, echoed by Schneider, call for Americans to wear face masks while in public, such as trips to the grocery store.

"This virus spreads easily and we should assume that everyone we come in contact with has it," Schneider said. "We should remain calm but be vigilant in our approach in protecting ourselves, our family, our friends and our fellow residents."

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Oberlin City Council and administrators use the online platform Zoom to stream a special meeting on Wednesday, April 1.

Oberlin test-drives virtual meetings JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — Using webcams, City Council members met in cyberspace for the first time ever last Wednesday night, casting emergency votes from home.

Oberlin officials were among the first in Lorain County to test-drive virtual meetings.

There were some hiccups in the rollout — speakers' words were periodically drowned out by bursts of static, and the stream went choppy on occasion.

The Ohio Open Meetings Act normally requires officials to attend meetings in person, but that rule has been relaxed by the General Assembly during the coronavirus pandemic.

"These are challenging times for each one of us. We find strength in community. Together, we will weather this storm," Council President Linda Slocum said at the start of the session.

Public bodies must still conduct their business openly. Oberlin Law Director Jon Clark said residents must still be able to hear and observe meetings.

Ohio law does not require councils and boards to allow the public to speak. There was no hearing of the public in Wednesday's meeting, but Slocum said the city is working on a protocol to allow residents to participate in virtual sessions.

Council used the online meeting to approve an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 39. Its members keep the city's electric, water, wastewater

treatment and trash collection operations running.

Those jobs can't be done from home, so Oberlin is putting workers on staggered shifts to limit the odds that COVID-19 could put them all out of commission.

The workers have been split into two teams, trading off shifts every week for at least 30 days.

Council also approved a $60,000 contract with Neighborhood Alliance to provide senior services to Oberlin residents.

It also voted to make some changes to the $40.6 million budget for 2020.

They include money to repair the fire department's ladder truck, replace the East College Street sanitary sewer, enclose the West Hamilton Street ditch and refurbish the city's street sweeper.

Salvation Army not shutting down JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Rumors that the Salvation Army unit in Wellington is being closed due to lack of funding are false, according to the organization's regional office.

"We're not closing. We're not stopping services.

We're just trying to keep

our employee there safe," said Jodi Keller, manager of special services for Greater Cleveland.

The East Herrick Avenue location is offering services by appointment only during the COVID-19 crisis, she said.

Keller said the Wellington unit's lone employee, Joyce Scott, is in an age range that's at heightened risk for contracting the

coronavirus. To protect her health, another worker will take over limited duties on a temporary basis.

The Wellington location mainly offers assistance with utility shutoffs and renter evictions to people who live in the 44090 zip code. Need for those services is low because of state orders halting those kinds of actions, Keller said.

Thrive Southern Lorain County, an organization funded by the United Way, said last week on Facebook that "the SA Headquarters has made the difficult decision to close down the Wellington office (and others) due to funding being reduced."

Keller said donations are down a bit, but said income had nothing to do with the temporary change.

Firelands sixth-grader earns Ohio 4-H Horse All-Star Award Twenty-two teens were awarded the 4-H Horse All-Star Award in a ceremony earlier this year at the Ohio 4-H Center in Columbus.

Callie Finnegan, a sixth-grader at South Amherst Middle School, was the youngest this year — and perhaps the youngest to ever, according to staff. The award is presented to 4-H members ages nine to 18 who complete all eight of the organization's state horse events.

Finnegan competed in the state Horse Bowl last April, and in June she competed in Ohio 4-H hippology and horse judging. In the state horse communications project, she earned fifth overall for junior competitors. She showed her horse, Cinnamon, at state fair and earned fifth for in-hand trail, ninth in showmanship for her age bracket, and 10th in reinsmanship.

At the Ohio State Fair Horse Skillathon, Finnegan earned third for 10-year-olds. She competed at the state groom and clean contest and her team earned ninth overall in the senior division. She also finished her eighth activity when she rode her horse, Sunny, at the State Competitive Trail Ride.

At the award ceremony, Finnegan earned a softshell jacket, certificate, and a trophy donated by Quarter Horse Congress. One of three recipients from Lorain County, Provided photo Finnegan is a member of the Four Leaf Clovers 4-H Club Lorain County's Callie Finnegan is perhaps the where her horse advisers are Ruth Davis and Heather youngest-ever recipient of the Ohio 4-H Horse Croushore.

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FROM B1 time hinges on the governor's orders."

Construction firms are "essential" and allowed to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

If all goes well, contractors will start pouring concrete at the stadium next week and will stay on target for an Aug. 1 completion date, Grimmett said.

But he worried that Gov. Mike DeWine could put travel restrictions in place, potentially derailing the project.

Classical Construction, headquartered near Millersburg in Holmes County, may face difficulty if DeWine clamps down on intra-county travel to stop the spread of the virus, Grimmett said.

Across the street from the stadium, the now-abandoned Powers Elementary School is ready to be torn down.

Grimmett said the power was disconnected in late March and a

team was there April 1 to remove the hazardous material from electrical panels. All that remains to be done is to have the gas service removed from the property, and then demolition can begin.

His maintenance workers are taking other steps to protect the public during the coronavirus pandemic. Basketball hoops have been removed from the school system's outdoor courts, tennis courts have been locked and the high school track has been closed to runners.

Playground equipment at Nord Middle School on Lincoln Street was taped off to stop children from playing there.

DeWine ordered playgrounds closed in March. "Still, last night there were people having their kids out there playing, so now we've had to take steps," Grimmett said.

Amherst Police Lt. Dan Makruski said officers are patrolling Beaver Creek Reservation Metro Park and Maude Neiding Park.

The playground at Beaver Creek is closed with yellow caution tape. The Maude Neiding playground didn't have similar protections last week when we checked.

So far, there hasn't been an enforcement issue, Makruski said, although police have talked to a few people about the danger posed by using equipment during the outbreak. "We try to educate them and inform them as much as they can," he said.

Mayor Mark Costilow said he hasn't been alerted to gatherings at parks in the city that could result in police action.

"We're seeing a lot of people walking around, but not in groups," he said.

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Cops break up party, hand out stay-at-home charge JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — A big party in violation of Ohio's limitations on public gatherings was broken up last Sunday night at Days Inn on Route 58.

Responding to a complaint about a bash being held in two rooms, police rolled in at 1:41 a.m. and found about 20 cars in the parking lot.

"As I drove into the parking lot, there were multiple cars leaving the area that were all completely full of occupants," wrote Sgt. Jacob Perez.

Officers tried to stop several cars, but the drivers wouldn't

stop, according to a report.

Perez estimated that more than 50 people fled in vehicles or on foot when they saw police.

The two rooms were evacuated by officers at the owner's request.

Because so many people were involved and to protect officers from unnecessary exposure, everyone was just asked to leave without charges being pressed.

"There were just so many people — it's kind of like when you have a bar fight... You don't arrest everybody. It's may be much safer for everyone involved to disperse them all," said Amherst Police spokesman Lt. Dan Makruski.

He said officers had to balance enforcing the law with personal

safety concerns because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There was no evidence the gathering was a "coronavirus" party held to show defiance of strict orders issued by Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Deparment of Health Director Amy Acton to limit the spread of the virus, Makruski said.

There was one arrest: Prince Cross, 18, of Lorain, was wanted on a warrant through the Lorain Police Department. The original charge was inciting violence.

A few hours later, just after 4 a.m., Amherst police levied their first charge of violating the state's stay-at-home order.

Travis Kershaw, 27, of Amherst, was charged with operat-

OBERLIN POLICE • March 16 at 6:12 p.m.: A woman said her house was entered and belongings were "thrown around." Several items were reported stolen.

• March 16 at 11:56 p.m.: A vehicle registration tag was reported stolen.

• March 17 at 7 p.m.: Julia Morris was arrested on a warrant through the Lorain County Sheriff's Office for contempt of court and another through the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office for a charge of possession of dangerous drugs.

• March 17 at 11:59 p.m.: Police responded to a domestic dispute on Groveland Street.

• March 18 at 8:40 p.m.: Police sought an arrest warrant for a suspect would allegedly trespassed at Oberlin College and claimed to be looking for a face mask to wear.

• March 19 at 10:18 a.m.: A North Main Street resident told police that a neighbor exposed his genitals and was masturbating on his front porch.

• March 19 at 3:20 p.m.: A South Main Street woman said she found a tied-up condom filled with an unknown substance on the sidewalk leading up to her house.

She suspects it's part of an ongoing neighbor dispute.

• March 19 at 8:13 p.m.: Police responded to a custody dispute.

• March 20 at 1:32 p.m.: A vehicle was damaged overnight on South Main Street.

• March 20 at 11:28 p.m.: Marilyn Breeden was arrested on a warrant through Oberlin Municipal Court for contempt on an original charge of theft.

• March 21 at 1:19 a.m.: A man overdosed on heroin and was revived by naloxone and having air pumped into his lungs. He was taken to Mercy Health Allen Hospital for treatment.

• March 22 at 11:10 a.m.: A laptop computer was reported stolen from an East Lorain Street home.

• March 23 at 4:12 p.m.: Amber Santiago was served with a warrant for failure to appear in court to face a theft charge.

• March 25 at 7:10 p.m.: A man reported losing between $7,000 and $9,000 in a phone scam.

• March 27 at 2:43 a.m.: Police responded to a domestic dispute involving a juvenile.

• March 27 at 9:48 p.m.: A Smith Street man said he was struck in the face while playing video games with friends.

• March 28 at 3:17 p.m.: A large package was reported stolen on East College Street.

• March 31 at 12:58 p.m.: A Reserve Avenue woman said a neighbor was at her back door with a baseball bat, threatening her family. The suspect, who has a history of mental illness, allegedly said he was going to a "machine gun and kill everyone in the house." He was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

WELLINGTON POLICE • March 17 at 7:56 p.m.: Police responded to a menacing complaint on Taylor Street.

• March 18 at 7:41 p.m.: A 15-yearold boy was reported missing. Officers checked the area but did not find the teen.

• March 18 at 8:55 p.m.: Dustin Pickworth, 27, of New London, was arrested on a warrant through Oberlin Municipal Court on two counts of theft. The arrest came after an unconscious Pickworth was revived with naloxone at Certified gas on

West Herrick Avenue.

• March 23 at 10:21 p.m.: A man said his Mill Street apartment was ransacked and items were missing.

• March 24 at 11:41 p.m.: Police responded to a domestic dispute on Parkside Reserve Street.

• March 26 at 9:40 p.m.: The Huron County Sheriff's Office contacted Wellington police about a man in their jail who said he was sexually assaulted in the village in March.

SCHOOLS PROVIDE FOOD

EMERGENCY FUNDING

The Amherst Schools have expanded food service to any student within the district during the COVID-19 pandemic.

School social worker Jill Maiorca has been working with Second Harvest Food Bank to provide food resources to the most vulnerable students and their families. Last week, she provided food to 80 families in the district: 365 people, 201 children, and 164 adults.

Maiorca supplied boxes of nonperishable food items for meals for several days as well as some fresh items such as apples and potatoes.

If any family is in need of additional food, reach out to her at jill_maiorca@ amherstk12.org.

Grab-and-go schools lunches are available to Amherst students in preschool through 12th grade every Monday and Tuesday at the new Powers Elementary.

On Mondays, one lunch is served. On Tuesdays, multiple lunches are served to last through the remainder of the week.

Lunches are served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the preschool door on the west side of the building. Parents should enter through the junior high school entrance off Milan Avenue, drive through the side parking lots and pull up to the side door of Powers.

To receive a lunch, fill out the Google form at www.amherstk12.org under “District News." A new Google form will be available by Thursday of each week for the following week.

For more information, email Nutrition Services Supervisor Deanne Pastva at deanne_pastva@amherstk12.org.

Lorain County Health and Dentistry will receive funding for emergency planning and COVID-19 efforts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

More than $3.2 million went out to 51 Ohio community health centers.

LCH&D can use the funds to purchase supplies such as personal protective equipment.

LCH&D temporarily suspended operations at four sites, halting all but emergency dental care, and laid of 34 medical and dental staff members.

“At LCH&D, as with every nonprofit, our staff is the heart and soul of our organization," said President and CEO Stephanie Wiersma in a news release.

"These decisions were among the hardest we have ever made in our almost 20-year history. The current times are so challenging.

Three locations are still operating as full-time health centers: 412 East River St., Elyria, 1205 Broadway, Lorain, and 3745 Grove Ave., Lorain.

The company's South Main Street site in Oberlin has been temporarily offered for Mercy Health to use as a flu clinic.

It is now open to serve patients with flu-like symptoms, which may include fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat or body aches.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

Before going to the flu clinic, call the Mercy Health hotline at 888-700-9011.

Do not go to any Mercy physician practice if you have flu symptoms or think you may have the flu.

ing a vehicle while intoxicated, state refusal and prohibited operation of an all-purpose vehicle.

He allegedly was riding an ATV in the area of North Main Street and Hilltop Drive.

A passenger, Nicholas Hart, 26, of Amherst, was charged with "Violation Prohibited Rule of Health Dept. Pandemic" — refusing to stay at home.

Makruski said Kershaw didn't get the same charge because he was riding around outside his own house and on his own property. "It wasn't clear enough" that he had violated the pandemic order, he said.

Hart's arraignment in Oberlin Municipal Court has been set for April 17.

Amherst Police Lt. Mark Cawthon said officers have to use discretion when deciding how to enforce the stay-at-home order.

"This is uncharted territory.

We've never in this state had restrictions like we have," he said.

Amherst officers have been instructed not to stop anyone for just a suspected pandemic violation — but if during a traffic stop or criminal investigation they discover someone had no valid reason to be out, that's a different story.

"There are probably going to be challenges of is this a violation or isn't it a violation. We really don't have a baseline yet," Cawthon said.

AMHERST POLICE • March 9 at 9:32 p.m.: A 12-year-old Amherst boy was charged with domestic violence and aggravated menacing. He was taken to the Lorain County Detention Home.

• March 10 at 2:56 a.m.: Randy Hubbard, 41, of Elyria, was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication following a complaint at University Hospitals Amherst Health Center.

• March 10 at 4:34 p.m.: A person was sent to the hospital for treatment after a possible drug overdose.

• March 10 at 11:48 p.m.: A telecommunications harassment complaint was filed by a person who said they received threatening messages via Facebook, including a demand for money.

• March 11 at 9:21 p.m.: An Amherst woman was taken to the hospital due to a mental health crisis.

• March 11 at 9:41 p.m.: The back door of Lorain Music Company on Milan Avenue appeared to have been tampered with.

• March 13 at 12:59 a.m.: Officers responded to a domestic dispute on Woodhill Drive.

• March 13 at 5:15 p.m.: Kaelee Basnett, 28, of Lorain, was charged with theft following a complaint at Target on Oak Point Road, where she was an employee.

• March 13 at 9:41 p.m.: William Swiers, 43, of Amherst, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, blood-alcohol content over .17 percent, weaving and improper turning.

• March 14 at 12:10 a.m.: Officers responded to a disturbance complaint on Crosse Avenue.

• March 14 at 2:32 a.m.: Regina Balko, 62, of Amherst, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, bloodalcohol content over .08 percent, marked lanes and turn signal.

• March 15 at 2:19 a.m.: Scott Dennison, 43, of Elyria, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, blood-alcohol content over .17 percent, weaving and driving in marked lanes.

• March 15, time unclear: Police received a domestic violence complaint.

• March 16 at 1:08 a.m.: A Middle Ridge Road woman said she was pushed by an ex-boyfriend.

• March 18 at 12:24 p.m.: A item was reported stolen from a Jackson Street porch.

• March 18 at 10:09 p.m.: Ronni Hackney, 23, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Lorain Police Department on charges of assault.

• March 19 at 6:40 a.m.: Izayah Turner, 19, Walter Turner, 22, Giovanie Vazquez, 29, and Christian Huertas Rios, 23, all of Lorain, were charged with disorderly conduct. The charges came after a crash allegedly led to a fight in the parking lot of Tyson Foods on Cooper Foster Park Road. Izayah Turner was arrested on a

warrant through the Lorain County Sheriff's Office for contempt of court.

• March 19 at 6:18 p.m.: Aaron Kudlo, 30, of Amherst, was charged with criminal damaging, criminal tools and carrying concealed weapons. He allegedly used a cutting tool in the electronics department at Target on Oak Point Road.

• March 20 at 12:17 a.m.: Eva Elkhanoufi, 26, of Lorain, was arrested on a drug-related warrant through the Lorain County Sheriff's Office.

• March 20 at 4:16 p.m.: A license plate was reported stolen from a North Leavitt Road resident.

• March 21 at 2:28 a.m.: Officers responded to Springvale Drive for a domestic dispute.

• March 21 at 3:50 a.m.: Police and firefighters responded to a furnace fire on Sipple Avenue. It was contained to the basement.

• March 22 at 4:33 a.m.: Officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Linn Road.

• March 22 at 6:05 p.m.: Caroline Miranda, 40, of North Royalton, and Ronald Luca, 40, of Amherst, were charged with child endangering. The charges came after a young child wandered away from home.

• March 24, time undisclosed: A wallet was reported stolen from a vehicle at Tyson Foods on Cooper Foster Park Road.

• March 25 at 12:44 p.m.: A cashier at Aldi on Kresge Drive fell victim to a quick change scam.

• March 26 at 2:10 a.m.: Christina Burnett, 43, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Lorain Police Department for failure to appear in court.

• March 27 at 7:32 a.m.: Alexxus Carrion, 25, of Elyria, was arrested on a warrant through the Lorain Police Department on a charge of domestic violence.

• March 27 at 7:42 p.m.: An Amherst man with mental health issues was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital.

• March 27 at 9:13 p.m.: Police responded to a domestic dispute at Motel 6 on Route 58.

• March 28 at 1:54 a.m.: Officers responded to a disturbance between Milan Avenue residents.

• March 29 at 1:19 a.m.: A man attempted to end his life and was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital for treatment.

• March 30 at 8:17 p.m.: A 16-year-old Amherst boy was charged with unruliness after a complaint by his grandmother.

• March 30 at 10:10 p.m.: Travis Small, 28, of Lorain, was charged with violating a protection order.

• April 1 at 12:43 a.m.: Police responded to a domestic dispute on North Lake Street.

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

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Use the clues to fill in the missing letters. The letters in the second vertical row reveal the punchline to this riddle:

Have a buddy give you each type of word to fill in the blanks. Then, read the story aloud for lots of laughs!

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Circle every third letter to reveal the answer.

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6 =I

5 =R

1 =U

13 = B

15 = G

14 = N

11 = S

10 = V

9 =D

8 =H

12 = P

21 = T

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Bobbi Bunny saw her brother carrying a ________ basket ADJECTIVE

of _________ . “________ !”

INTERJECTION

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she cried. “How will we make

Do the math to reveal the answer to this riddle:

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with nothing but __________

1. Your teacher writes on a blackboard with this.

2. What ghosts like to do to houses.

3. A reward for winning.

4. Farmers plant these to grow crops.

5. Another word for engine.

6. The opposite of below.

7. What you are when you need rest.

8. A very large expanse of sea.

9. What is left after something burns.

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Standards Link: Vocabulary: Spell grade-level appropriate words correctly.

Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums and differences.

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Baxter said, “Don’t worry, Sis. I have a _____________ ADJECTIVE

idea!” He painted a sign that said: “Buy one __________ , NOUN

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The Bunny Buddies have hidden marshmallow chickies all over this page. How many can you find in two minutes?

Now have your buddy try.

Who found the most?

The letters along the correct path reveal the answer!

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miles around as word spread.

Baxter and Bobbi soon had enough money to buy a _________ ___________ of ADJECTIVE

Scrambled Easter Eggs Look through the newspaper for letters that spell “Easter Eggs.”

Cut them out. With your buddy, take turns mixing up the letters and spelling a new word. A player gets one point for each letter used.

Standards Link: Spelling: Recognize common spelling patterns.

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“Who knew there was a market for ____________ ?”

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said Bobbi as they walked to the _____________ .

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Each of the Bunny Buddies below has at least one look-alike, except for one. Can you find the unique bunny?

Unique up on it!

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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Standards Link: Spelling: Recognize common spelling patterns.

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U L Y N N U B T A K Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Easter Scientist

Silly News Story

Mix and match news stories to create silly stories. Select a who, what, when, where, why and how from different stories. Write a silly news story with these facts. For extra silliness, use quotes from other news stories.

ANSWER: Basket-ball

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write in a variety of forms and genres.

Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word BASKET in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row.

Some spaces have been filled in for you.

If you were a scientist and could invent something to help the Easter Bunny, what woud it be? Explain how it would work.