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Former fire chief indicted JASON HAWK EDITOR
Former South Amherst Fire Chief Ronald Schmitz has been indicted by a grand jury on counts of theft in office and tampering with records, both felonies. Schmitz, who goes by Al to avoid confusion with his father, the former may-
or, had served on David Leshinski the department was not aware more than four of any potential decades. He had wrongdoing, he been chief for 18 said. years. “Some fire“Due to the fighters did not current demands like his leaderof my full-time ship style, and Al Schmitz job, I feel I need of course you’re to step down and always going to retire,” said a resignation get that,” Leshinski said. letter dated Jan. 20. Then two investigators At that time, Mayor from the Lorain County
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prosecutor’s office approached him and Fiscal Officer Michelle Henke. Leshinski said they revealed they were looking into allegations that Schmitz had not attended training sessions he was required to complete, but remained on the payroll. There was no incident involving missing money or material resources, he clarified.
County Prosecutor J.D. Tomlinson confirmed the indictment counts but declined to comment further, or say why his office decided to start the investigation. He said more information will come out in court filings. Leshinski said there has been no interruption in fire protection in the CHIEF PAGE A4
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BRIGHTON TWP. — One deadly crash and a slew of injuries have convinced the Ohio Department of Transportation a $2.8 million roundabout is needed at the intersection of state routes 18 and 511. But Brighton Township trustees aren’t on board with the idea. They are attempting to fight the construction project with a petition that as of early last week had garnered 100 signatures. The goal, said Trustee Steve Urbansky, is to get state Rep. Dick Stein, R-Norwalk, to use his influence to call off the roundabout. “We are very much against it,” Urbansky said. “There are two churches and the township hall right there, and a roundabout would be too close to them. We feel it’s not a very big intersection for a roundabout.” There is also a public pavilion located on one corner, and several trees planted in memory of former residents that should not be disturbed, he said. ODOT District 3 spokeswoman Crystal Neelon said the project is in its early conceptual phase. But her language indicated plans are already set — construction is scheduled to begin in April 2026 and will last about five months, including a 70-day closure of the intersection. Neelon provided a diagram showing 17 crashes at the intersection since 2015. One was fatal, and 11 others resulted in injuries. ROUNDABOUT PAGE A3 Classifieds, legals, display advertising, and subscriptions Deadline: 1 p.m. each Monday Phone: 440-329-7000 Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday
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Lucile, a 10-day old kitten, drinks from syringe with help from Friendship Animal Protective League Adoptions Supervisor Heath Knable feeds Lucile on Thursday, April 28.
Friendship APL seeks emergency volunteers to provide kitten care JASON HAWK EDITOR
ELYRIA — You may think there’s no such thing as “too many kittens,” but Hannah Schramm and Shelby Dowdell respectfully disagree. They smiled ear to ear last Thursday while snuggling a trio of little furballs, sleepy gray and white two-week-olds, inside the Friendship Animal Protective League on Murray Ridge Road. Cute as they might be, the shelter is overflowing. Spring is kitten season, and this year it’s been slammed with an influx of tiny newborns and expecting moms. The nonprofit is searching high and low for volunteers to provide emergency
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Voters support $6.8M renewals JASON HAWK EDITOR
AMHERST — Steve Sayers wanted to retire with the legacy of leaving the Amherst Schools on firm footing for another decade. Voters gave the longtime superintendent his wish Tuesday, overwhelmingly passing two huge renewal levies that ensure $6.8 million per year will keep rolling in for the district. “I’ve said it before, this is a community that supports and values education and they’ve stepped up once again for our students,” he said around 9 p.m. when unofficial Election Night results had been tabulated. Issue 1, a 4.9-mill property tax that generates $2.8 million per year, passed 3,074 to 1,647 (65.11 percent to 34.89 percent). It will continue to cost homeowners $121.20 per year, or $10.10 per month, for every $100,000 their property is worth. Issue 2 is larger at 6.51 mills and generates $4 million per year. It passed 2,923 to 1,780 (62.15 percent to 37.85 percent). It will continue to cost homeowners $199.37 per year, or $16.61 per month, for every $100,000 their property is worth. Combined, the levies represent about 20 percent of the Amherst Schools’ operating budget. In the run-up to the election, Sayers said the district simply couldn’t afford to leave that much funding behind. On Tuesday night, he admitted that educators had been sweating about the levy’s outcome, particularly with inflation making it more expensive to run the school system. The fact that two big-millage levies were on the ballot at the same time “was cause for concern,” but he remained optimistic voters would pull through, and his positivity was rewarded. “I’m so thankful and grateful for the support of our community,” Sayers said. “… We’re going to continue to be good stewards of the LEVIES PAGE A2
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foster care at home. That’s no easy job — at just a few weeks old, kittens need to be bottle-fed every two hours and kept warm constantly, said Schramm, 23, of Cleveland. “If we can’t provide that, we turn to foster homes,” she said. “And most shelters across the country can’t usually provide that, because we’re not here 24 hours a day.” Dowdell, 21, of Elyria, has worked at Friendship APL the past three years. She said as soon as the weather warms, female cats find toms who are happy to help them get pregnant. Gestation lasts as little as 60 days, which means female cats can have up to five litters a year.
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OBITUARIES Carl W. Bewig We mourn the loss of Carl W. Bewig who passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Carl was born in St. Louis, Missouri where his family and community life nurtured his love for learning, music, theater and the written word. These passions took him to Oberlin College where he graduated with a BA in History. While at Oberlin College, he met and married Mary, his lifelong friend and wife of 30 years. He went on to earn his Masters in Education at Washington University in St. Louis. His first job as a high school American history teacher launched an illustrious career dedicated to helping young people find their path in life. Carl returned to Oberlin where he became Director of Admissions at the College and the Conservatory of Music. Oberlin remained their family home for nearly 20 years where they raised their two daughters. Carl moved on to become Director of College Counseling at Phillips Academy Andover where for over two decades he continued helping young people realize their potential. In 2001, he met and subsequently married his great love, William. They built a rich life together in Haverhill, Massachusetts, filled with travel and culture. Over Carl's lifetime he launched careers, believed in people, gave them second chances, and was a true role model and mentor. From Webster Groves, to Oberlin, to Andover, and to Haverhill, Carl developed and nurtured an enormous web of friendships that span the globe. He never forgot a face or a name. He was a force, a presence and often described as larger than life. He is survived by his husband, William; daughters, Wendy and Laura; grandchildren, Lila, Isabelle, Clea and Samuel; sisters, Mary and Barbara; son-in-law, Stewart; loving nieces, nephews and cousins, and concentric circles of friends the wide, wide world over. May his memory be a blessing. There are no funeral services scheduled for Carl at this time. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Please check back here for updates as they are available. Dewhirst & Boles Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Methuen, MA 01844 is entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Carl's name to organizations in your community that support educating and mentoring young people. Please visit www.dewhirstbolesfuneral.com to sign the online guest book. DARLENE P. HONEYCUTT (nee Partin), 82, of Amherst, passed away Sunday,, April 24, 2022, at the Ganzhorn Suites of Avon following a full and meaningful life. LEROY STUART LOVELACE, 90, of Elyria, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, at Mercy Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home. MICHAEL “MIKE” A. PLATO, longtime Amherst resident, died Friday, April 29, 2022, at home with his wife, Karen by his side. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home. HELEN WILLIAMS (nee Gibson), 83, of Grafton, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022, at her home following a lengthy illness. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.
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Blood tests show most Americans have had COVID-19 by now JASON HAWK EDITOR
More than half of the United States population and three-quarters of the nation’s children have had COVID-19, according to a study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Based on an analysis of antibodies in some 74,000 blood samples from all over the country, the federal health agency estimates that 58 percent of Americans — roughly 192 million people — have had the disease. The study only measured the type of antibodies that come from actual infections, not from vaccines, said its author, Dr. Kristie Clarke of the CDC’s COVID-19 Epidemiology and Surveillance Taskforce. Having antibodies doesn’t necessarily mean you’re protected from further infections, she said in a press briefing. But it’s clear that previous infection does provide some level of protection against severe illness and hospitalization, she said. Doctors still do not know how long that infection-induced immunity lasts. The CDC is encouraging everyone to stay up to date on COVID vaccinations. In Lorain County, about 52 percent of residents have either recently had COVID-19 or are currently vaccinat-
ed against it, Health Commissioner Mark Adams said. He said the county is now in the fourth week of a wave of omicron infections that he had expected to come in February. After “burning itself out like a match” in January, the virus has had a hard time finding vulnerable hosts, which slowed it down tremendously, Adams said. Now numbers are on the upswing again, though the new wave is nothing like what was seen at the start of 2022. “It was something we were kind of waiting for,” said Adams. “We knew that as soon as we opened back up, we’d have our spring breaks and everything else.” Local hospitalizations are still low, he said, despite evidence that COVID is still very much saturating the community. Tests find the amount of virus present in Elyria and Lorain sewers has jumped by 300 percent, even though case counts don’t reflect that at all. Adams said that means people are carrying COVID around even though they feel fine. It’s routinely being found in tests of “healthy” people being checked for air travel, event clearances or to protect immuno-compromised family members, he said. But no longer are Lorain County health workers seeing obviously sick people show up asking to be tested,
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resources that are provided to us.” A team of volunteers that helped get out absentee ballots, put up signs and wage a social media campaign made all the difference, he said. There are no other levies on the horizon for the Amherst Schools, Sayers said. The district has a continuing permanent improvement levy, and with both renewals in pocket the outlook is bright. “These two are key to our ongoing financial stability,” he
he said. Seasonal allergies may be masking mild COVID symptoms for some, he said. There’s also a “stomach flu” making the rounds that’s not a flu at all — it’s an adenovirus, like the common cold — but people who have it are testing negative for COVID. Across the U.S., deaths from the coronavirus had dropped to about 300 per day as of April 27, according to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. She said hospital admissions related to the virus had also reached a low 1,600 per day, but were beginning to slowly trend upward again; they had increased 9 percent over the prior week. Cases nationwide had also jumped by about 25 percent, but that figure is somewhat unreliable. Walensky said many people are using antigen rapid tests that aren’t as accurate, making it hard to tell just how many cases there are. People who carry the virus without any symptoms are still very much in danger, said Adams. COVID can cause diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other pre-existing conditions to spiral into deadly territory. The good news, he said, is that the virus is no longer spinning off new subvariants that worry scientists. The longer it follows that pattern, the closer it takes the world to the end of the pandemic.
said. “They’ve kept us stable for 10 years, and barring unforeseen circumstances they’ll keep us stable for another decade.” Sayers has been superintendent in Amherst for 14 years, starting at a time when the schools were struggling to stay in the black. Last year the Board of Education extended him a contract for three more years. But saying he wanted a little more time for family and travel, Sayers announced earlier this month that he will step down Dec. 31.
Speed limits on state routes through the village of Wellington have recently been re-evaluated by the Ohio Department of Transportation. ODOT made some changes last week, placing new limits on South Main Street. A 25 mph zone for northbound travelers now begins at the north entrance to Park Place; a 35 mph zone now starts at the entrance to Elms Retirement Village for southbound travelers. Mayor Hans Schneider said the changes were made to align with Ohio statutes. Development of Union School Park where the old McCormick Middle School once stood has no bearing on speed limits, he said — they are expected to remain as they are today unless state guidelines change.
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FROM A1 village. Dennis Hevener, a veteran firefighter who joined the department full-time in 1979, was promoted to chief earlier in the year, and John Crawford was named assistant chief by Village Council last week. “The main thing is we’re under new leadership now,” Hevener said in an interview. “We’re going to continue to serve the residents of the village and the townships we have contract with. Nothing’s going to change, or hopefully they’ll get
better.” He said all South Amherst firefighters are up-to-date on required training. Since the allegations against Schmitz, the department has changed the way it tracks training hours, with documented certificates that are placed in personnel files. “We’re holding people accountable,” Hevener said. While he declined to comment on the indictment, Hevener said there had been a lot of discontent with
how Schmitz ran the South Amherst Fire Department. Now his focus in on building relationships with neighboring fire departments, which Hevener said will include group trainings. Schmitz was arrested by Lorain County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday and has been released on $5,000 bond. Lorain County Court of Common Pleas records do not list the next date he is scheduled to appear.
“You have an obligation. You have to keep up with what is requested or what is required of you. That is something you have to take upon yourself.” South Amherst Mayor David Leshinski
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Routine lockdown at JVS PITTSFIELD TWP. — A “yellow” lockdown was used last Wednesday morning to give drug-sniffing dogs time to check lockers and other areas inside the Lorain County Joint Vocational School. The lockdown raised some questions since it was unannounced, but JVS Communications Director Heidi Clevinger said it is done twice each year. K-9s from the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office did not alert to any potential drugs or threats, she said. They were in the school for less than 30 minutes.
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“Buzzing By to Say Hi” will be Main Street Wellington’s First Friday theme from 4-7 p.m. on May 6 in the village’s downtown. The event, sponsored by the Lorain County Bee Keepers Association, invites participants to gather bee and honey related materials at participating businesses to enter for a chance to win a prize. The LaGrange Community Band will play from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and additional groups and local businesses will promote information, sales, giveaways and more. Several craft vendors will be set up early in the square and Town Hall to provide a sneak peek at their items for the next day’s Gazebo Garden Walk, which will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the crossroads of Route 18 and Route 58. The show will feature arts, crafts, antiques, flowers, garden accents, edibles, quilts, jewelry and more. Established in 1998, the Gazebo Garden Walk is the day before Mother’s Day.
Honoring the fallen
The 2022 Lorain County Police Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 6 on Courthouse Square in downtown Elyria. It is an annual tribute to the men and women who died in the line of duty. All are welcome to attend.
WHS holds ‘grand march’
The first prom “grand march” in Wellington High School history will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. The public is invited to watch attendees walk into Tom’s Country Place, 3442 Stoney Ridge Rd., Avon, where prom will be held. Prom attendees should arrive at 4:30 p.m. for check-in.
Author holds book signing
A meet and greet, reading and book signing with children’s author Dolly Viscardi will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at The Carlyle Gift and Flower Shop, 17 West College St., Oberlin. Viscardi is a 1968 Oberlin High School graduate and a retired special education teacher. The Carlyle Shop will donate proceeds of the event to the Oberlin Schools Endowment Fund in honor of Katie Smith, a longtime employee who was close friends with Viscardi.
Garden club holds plant sale
The Amherst Garden Club’s annual plant sale will run from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 7 at the Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave., Amherst. Perennials, hosta, herbs, grasses, bulbs, ground covers and other garden items will be available, most priced between $1 and $5.
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Ohio Driver’s License →Good Driving Record →High School Diploma/GED →Must Pass Drug Test/Physical ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF LORAIN, OHIO WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM OWDA FUNDED PROJECT WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM - YEAR 1 WEST 40TH ST., EAST 37TH ST., WOODWARD AV., VINE AVE. WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT Sealed bids will be received by the Law Department of the City of Lorain, Ohio until: TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIVING BIDS: UNTIL - 11:00 AM, Friday, May 15th, 2022 Lorain time, Law Department, Lorain City Hall 3rd Floor. TIME AND PLACE FOR OPENING BIDS: 11:15 AM, Lorain time, City of Lorain Council Chambers, Lorain City Hall 1st Floor. COMPLETION DATE: 24 MONTHS FROM NOTICE TO PROCEED 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
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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 ensure 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. Electronic packages may be secured, via email Joseph_ Pritchard@cityof lorain.org or the city website, www.cityoflorain. org/Bids.aspx. 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. 4/28; 5/5/22 20700737 PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on April 18, 2022. The complete text of each item may be viewed or purchased in the Clerk of Council Office @ Lorain City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, during normal business hours or contact Breanna Dull @ 204-2050 (Breanna_Dull@ cityoflorain.org). The following summary of legislation passed has been reviewed/approved
by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws. Resolution 19-22 Honoring the celebration of Autism Awareness Month, the Autism Speaks Kindness Campaign and the support of people on the Autism spectrum. 20-22 Honoring & commending Fr. Glepko upon his retirement from Nativity BVM. 21-22 Proclaiming April 28, 2022 as “Workers’ Memorial Day” in the City of Lorain. Ordinance 61-22* Auth & Directing the S/S Director to enter into a contract w/ Crossroads Asphalt Recycling Inc. to repave a parking lot at Central Park. 62-22* Auth & Directing the S/S Director to enter into a contract w/ Ohio Paving & Construction Co. to repave the parking lot & basketball court & install fence @ Harrison Cultural Centre. 63-22 Auth S/S Director to enter contract w/ lowest & best bidder for the eastside waterline replacement project. 64-22 Auth S/S Director to enter into amendment to contract previously entered into w/ Anser Advisory for the BRWWTP primary clarifier rehab project. 65-22 Auth Mayor & S/S Director to enter into cooperative agreement w/ Amherst for prelim engineering for Lorain/Amherst Gateway improvement project. 66-22* Auth the Auditor to pay an invoice submitted by LFD which invokes the Then & Now Certification process. 67-22 Amending Codified Ord. Ch 375: Snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles and all purpose vehicles, Section 375.03 “Code Application, Prohibited Operation” (*Denotes legislation was passed as an emergency.) L.C.C.G. 4/28; 5/5/22 20700815
The Lorain County Community Guide Bulletin Board is for local nonprofit and not-for-profit events. Items are published on a space-available basis and will be edited for style, length, and clarity. Send your items to news@lcnewspapers.com. Plants are grown and donated by club members and friends. Anyone with plants to donate to the sale should email sherryl119@hotmail.com or any club member for further directions. The plant sale is the club’s only fundraiser and funds are used to beautify public gardens throughout Amherst. The sale will be held rain or shine.
Black River flea market
The Black River Schools and Black River Ruriteens will hold their 2nd Annual Spring Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the Black River Education Center parking lot.
Beagle club holding fundraiser
The Lorain county Beagle Club will hold its spring flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at 24147 Gore Orphange Rd., New London. It will feature 35 vendors both inside and outside, offering tools, crafts and antiques. Breakfast and lunch will be available.
Amherst library meetings
The Amherst Public Library will hold its 2023 budget hearing, a records commission meeting and a regular meeting starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 9 at the library. All are open to the public.
Tracing native genealogy
A presentation on Native American family research will be given at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 9 when the Lorain County chapter of the Ohio Genealogy Society meets online. Judy Nimer Muhn, professional genealogist and owner of Lineage Journeys, will be the presenter. She specializes in French-Canadian, Acadian, Native American and Michigan research. Muhn conducts research for clients and offers presentations in churches, libraries and organizations around the world. This virtual program is open to members and the public. To take part, contact meetings@loraincoogs.org to be added to the invitation list and to receive the online link.
Oberlin library meetings
The Oberlin Public Library will hold its 2023 budget hearing, a records commission meeting and a regular meeting starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 at the library. All are open to the public.
Republican Leaders Night
The Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club will make county Commissioner David Moore and several candidates available at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 at the Father Ragan Knights of Columbus Hall, 1783 Moore Rd., Avon. Candidates include Avon Lake Municipal Court Judge Darrel Bilancini, who is running for the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas; Jeffrey Riddell, who is running for Lorain County commissioner; and Rodger Roeser, who is running for Lorain County auditor. The cost to attend is $5 for guests.
‘The Wizard of Oz’
North Pointe Ballet’s production of “The Wizard of Oz: The Ballet” will run from May 13-15 at the Lorain Palace Theatre, 617 Broadway, Lorain. The show is Janet Dziak’s ballet interpretation of the story of Dorothy and her new friends as they dance their way down the yellow brick road to find there’s no place like home. This production features special theatrical effects, including characters taking flight. Audience members will see professional dancers perform alongside students from local dance studios. Participants from North Pointe Ballet’s A Chance to Dance program will join the cast during a special sensory-friendly matinee on Saturday, May 14, featuring accommodations such as reduction of loud or jarring sounds, reductions in flashing or strobe lights, modification of the house lights during the performance and extra staff and volunteer support. After sold out field trip performances of previous productions, the ballet is offering a field trip performance as well. This performance will take place on Friday, May 13 at 10:30 a.m. With 520 students already planning to attend, there is still space available. Contact Leanna Mullen at leanna@northpointeballet.org for more information and to book seats. Tickets can be purchased at www.northpointeballet.org/oz or by calling (440) 245-2323. Questions on tickets can be directed to kayla@lorainpalace.com.
Big Parade to hit College St.
The Big Parade will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 14 in downtown Oberlin. The theme is “feast.” The oarade will begin at the former Eastwood Elementary School, travel down College Street and end at Tappan Square. To take part in the parade, email biggest.parade@gmail.com or just show up at 10:30 a.m. at Eastwood on the big day. Stick around afterward for a festival of fun, food and music
starting at noon.
‘Stamp Out Hunger’
After a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive will return on Saturday, May 14. It is run locally by the National Association of Letter Carriers Cascade Branch 196, which serves Elyria, North Ridgeville, Wellington, Oberlin, Grafton and New London. With help from Postal Clerks-Rural Letter Carriers-Retired Postal Employees and donors across the county, it aims to fill local food banks. Letter carriers will collect non-perishable food items. To help, on the day of the drive simply place a bag with donations by your mailbox to be picked up. Food will go to the Salvation Army in Elyria and New London, Community Care in North Ridgeville, Christ Episcopal Church in Oberlin, Our Lady Queen of Peace Helping Hands in Grafton and Well-Help in Wellington. The drive has collected more than 1.88 billion pounds of food from across the United States in the past 20 years. The need is great: More than 42 million Americans are unsure where their next meal is coming from. More than 12 million are children feel hunger’s impact on their overall health and ability to perform in school. And nearly 5.2 million seniors over age 60 are food insecture, with many who live on fixed incomes often too embarrassed to ask for help. Food banks and pantries often receive the majority of their donations during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons. By springtime, many pantries are depleted, entering the summer low on supplies at a time when many school breakfast and lunch programs are not available to children in need.
Farmers market opens May 14
Opening day for the Oberlin Farmers Market will be Saturday, May 14. Located in the parking lot of the Oberlin Public Library, the market will operate from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through Oct. 15. It specializes in fresh produce, farm-raised meats, natural sweeteners, baked goods and handmade crafts.
Try some wine and chocolate
Main Street Amherst’s annual Wine and Chocolate Walk will be held Sunday, May 15. It will start from the Main Street Community Center, 255 Park Ave., and continue to participating business locations in the city’s historic downtown. Registration and sign-in will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $30. For more information, visit www. mainstreetamherst.org.
Enjoy funny business
A comedy night fundraiser for Oberlin Business Partnership will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 20 at New Russia Township Lodge, 46300 Butternut Ridge Rd. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. with live music before the show. Featured comedians include Kevin Whelan, Carrie Parsons and Jason Moliterno. There will be a 50-50 raffle, prize raffle, free snacks and a cash bar. Tickets are $25 each by May 13 and $30 after that date; or $175 for a table of eight. Register at www.oberlin.org or in the Oberlin Business Partnership office at 23 East College St.
Beautify Lorain County
Lorain County Beautiful Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 21. Formerly known as Pride Day, the event is a chance for volunteers to clean up litter, do plantings and take part in other neighborhood enhancement projects. For information on options in your community, call (440) 328-2249.
Memorial Day service
Oberlin veterans organizations will observe Memorial Day with a 10 a.m. program on Monday, May 30 at Wright Memorial Park on East Vine Street. The keynote speaker will be Lorain County Health Commissioner Mark Adams, who is a Coast Guard veteran. The event will also be streamed live at stream.oberlinschools.net.
Learn to clean headstones
A gravestone cleaning workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 4 at Rugby Cemetery on North Ridge Road in Brownhelm Township. The Brownhelm Historical Association will teach participants how to properly and safely clean and treat headstones. The admission fee includes instruction as well as a small cleaning kit to take home for use on family headstones. Tickets are $25. Purchase them at www.tinyurl.com/ RugbyCemetery.
South Amherst alumni banquet The South Amherst alumni board has announced its annual banquet will be held on Saturday, July 16. It will honor the classes of 1970,1971 and 1972. Invitations will be sent out after Memorial Day and must be returned by June 24. If you have changed your address, be sure to contact Barbie Standen at (440) 988-3505. Donations are also being accepted for the alumni board’s scholarship fund.
Expanded waste pick-up
Republic Services will begin providing weekly bulk pick-up in the city of Amherst, according to information from City Council President Jennifer Wasilk. The expanded service starts Wednesday, May 11. Residents can put out a maximum of four bulk items.
Wellington woman, 78, dead in Route 20 crash CAMDEN TOWNSHIP – A 78-year-old woman is dead following a one-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 20 Monday, according to the Elyria Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Around noon, troopers were called to the scene of Route 20 just west of Gifford Road for a vehicle
that went off the road, striking a tree. Ellen Patterson of Wellington was pronounced dead at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin by Metro Life Flight. Authorities believe Patterson suffered a medical emergency while driving a Jeep 2011 Grand Chero-
kee, becoming unresponsive before going off the north side of the road. The crash remains under investigation. The Elyria Post was assisted on scene by Camden Township Fire Department, Central Lorain County EMS, Metro Life Flight, and Elyria Towing.
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Mr. Russell goes to Washington President Biden congratulates the National Teacher of the Year JASON HAWK EDITOR
OBERLIN — Growing up with a stuttering disability, President Joe Biden remembers who was there with a kind word — his teachers. “I look back on my life. I think beyond my family — my sister, my brother, my mom, my dad — the people who made a difference in my life in a fundamental way were teachers,” he said in a news conference last Wednesday afternoon to honor the nation’s top educators. Sitting just a few feet away in the White House was Oberlin High School’s own Kurt Russell, the 2022 National Teacher of the Year. The East Room was filled with runners-up for the honor, teachers of the year from each of the other 49 states. Teaching is one of the hardest jobs in the U.S., Biden said, and there are too many politicians trying to score points to further their own agendas. America’s teachers spend their lives trying to lift up children, he said, and they should not be targets in a culture war. “We ought to give you a raise,” Biden told the teachers of the year. In the Oberlin High School library, a small group of students and teachers gathered to watch the National Teacher of the Year ceremony on a live feed from the White House. They received a behind-closeddoors message from Biden. Being on a live video call with the president was a strange experience, said freshman Matthew Dewitt. “It’s a small town here. Stuff like this doesn’t happen too often,” he said. Classmate Winston Melzer was there to cheer loudly for Russell as his teacher was recognized on the national stage. “I think it’s a revolutionary feat because you don’t really see a lot of people of color up there killing it the way Mr. Russell is right now,” he said. “I just think it’s a great position in general for anyone to have, but this is a long time coming for him.” Standing behind a lectern emblazoned with the seal of the president of the United States, Russell thanked Oberlin Schools and his wife, children and mother for supporting him. He also marveled at what his co-workers have been able to do through the trials of the past two years. Russell said he’s witnessed teachers pour unwavering kindness, love and hope into their students. He named Denita TolbertBrown, his fellow teacher of 24 years, for acts of kindness such as offering hugs and granola bars to struggling students.
Photos by Kristin Bauer | Oberlin News-Tribune
ABOVE: National Teacher of the Year Kurt Russell speaks live from the White House on Wednesday, April 27, rubbing elbows with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden in the East Room. His students gathered in the Oberlin High School library to watch the event live on a big screen. BELOW LEFT: Denita Tolbert-Brown, a fellow teacher of Russell’s for 24 years, wipes a tear from her face after Russell mentioned her on a live televised broadcast from the White House. BELOW RIGHT: Oberlin High School students and staff gathered in the high school library to watch.
At hearing Russell praise her in the White House, TolbertBrown’s eyes went wide and her jaw dropped. “Very emotional,” she said later, a huge smile on her face. “My mother, I’m sure, is overjoyed.” While watching Russell sitting within arm’s reach of the leader of the free world, she had to keep pinching herself: “I’m just numb every time I hear the president say his name. It’s Kurt, my friend Kurt.” Russell also name-checked his former eighth grade math teacher, Larry Thomas, who was the first Black male teacher he’d ever seen. He remembered Thomas sporting an afro and dressing
impeccably in a suit and tie every day — an image of professionalism that Russell has modeled himself after. Now the focus has shifted to the next generation. Russell said he tries to persuade students to see themselves as he sees them, with unlimited potential. “I am truly blessed to be a part of a profession that transforms and legitimizes student voices and plants the groundwork for a more culturally responsive education,” he said. Russell, who grew up in Oberlin and has taught at the high school for a quarter-century, teaches courses in U.S. history, African American history and race and gender oppression.
He coaches the Phoenix varsity boys basketball team and serves as adviser to the Black Student Union. After being selected as Ohio’s Teacher of the Year, he emerged as one of four finalists for the national title, which is awarded annually by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Other finalists included Autumn Rivera of Colorado, Whitney Aragaki of Hawaii and Joseph Welch of Pennsylvania. First lady Jill Biden said the lives such teachers change go on to transform the world. They instill not only knowledge but confidence in young minds, said the first lady, who is a community college educator.
“What makes your work so special is you: the love and the joy that you bring to it,” she told the assembled teachers. “The empathy and the understanding. The sheer power of your presence. You do this work because it’s part of who you are. You have a calling.” During the depths of the pandemic, Americans got a taste for just how hard teachers work, Biden said. Mothers and fathers got to try out the job themselves when schools closed their doors and living rooms temporarily became classrooms. “They understand what you’ve been saying for years — that you’re professionals, all of you,” Biden said.
PROM IS A BIG NIGHT FOR BEAUTIFUL COUPLES Joe Colon | Amherst News-Times
The Marion L. Steele High School senior prom was held Saturday night at Crocker Park. Before the big dance, many seniors visited Oberlin College to have photos done against the background of the exquisite architecture. Pictured are Emma Nagy and Cassidy Kettleman, Thomas Hullman and Avianna Samples, Ray Robinson and Brianna Sadler, Brianna Waldecki and Erin Vontell, Eliza Marcano and David Cairns, Kyle Dumais and Rachel Miller, and Lacie Stottlemire and Jake Montgomery.
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Alumni share memories of South Amherst school KEVIN MARTIN and ANGELO ANGEL
HENRIETTA — Generations of South Amherst middle and high school alumni shared memories Sunday in a farewell walk-through of the 111-yearold school set to close this summer. With class photos dating back to 1932 lined across the hallways, the community was welcomed to self-guided tours for “One More Visit,” as the district named the farewell event. The building located on Route 113 will be phased out of use by the district with students moving to the new Firelands High School campus on Vermilion Road. Christina Gentile, a 1970 graduate of South Amherst High School, reminisced while standing in the classroom that used to house the home economics department. The South Amherst school system was independent before merging with Firelands in 1988. “We had a really good basketball team and then Firelands beat us,” Gentile said. “We had Jim Stevens, Bob Allsop and Don Jones. We had a really good year and then we met Firelands, our arch rival. And then when we merged, we all cried and threw stones,” she joked. A cheerleader in high school, Gentile is one of six siblings to attend South Amherst High School. “We would stay after school and we'd have to plan a skit. We practiced and that's when you did cheers, you didn't just stand on the sidelines,” Gentile said. “And so we would stay after school sometimes until 10 o’clock at night. Nobody was here and the janitor was already
Photos by Angelo Angel | Amherst News-Times
ABOVE: Alumni check out trophies of yesteryear during a tour Sunday at South Amherst Middle School. Serving as the village’s high school before merging with the Firelands Schools in 1988, the building will be vacated this summer as the district consolidates its operations on its Vermilion Road campus. LEFT: Rachel Duab takes a picture of her 2005 middle school class photo. gone. Nobody cares: we left the school locked the door and we walked home.” Gentile also remembered South Amherst’s theater department with productions that were open to all grades including all
students, reminiscent of community schools. “I wouldn't change my childhood for anything. It was the best. We walked to school. We walked home and we were outside all the time,” Gentile said.
With the future of the building still undermined, Gentile added that she hopes they can at least save the gymnasium for the community. Hannah Summerville-Miller and Rachel Duab met at South
Amherst Middle School in the sixth grade in the 2000s and have been friends ever since. They haven’t been back since graduating and said it was good to see it one last time time. Grabbing lunch at Hot Dog Heaven in Amherst before they arrived, they looked for their class picture on the cafeteria wall. “It's very comforting that it smells exactly the same. It was a lovely place to go to school,” Summerville-Miller said. It’s just very nostalgic, comforting you know. Sad to see it go but they need a new school. So I mean, it it needed to be done even when we were here.” Duab joked that while the styles may have changed in the past few years, the school itself was a lot like they left it. “It's extremely nostalgic. Not much has changed. So it's been kind of nice to just look around and see everything that we experienced there,” Duab said. Firelands Superintendent Mike Von Gunten said it was wonderful to see so many alumni return Sunday to revisit the building’s century of history. “It's great to see former graduates from both South Amherst as well as Firelands High School come back and reminisce and share some memories. As you can see we've got a strong interest in the class pictures that are here we're just happy to open the building up for our community and let them share in what's sort of a final goodbye,” Von Gunten said. He said negotiations to sell the building to California-based Industrial Realty Group remain underway. As part of its bond issue to build the new high school, the district has $787,000 set aside for abatement and demolition of the building, and the future use of the site remains unclear.
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THE 1950s ACROSS 1. a.k.a. vampire 6. Asian cuisine pan 9. Type of tide 13. Make more attractive 14. Lawyers’ grp. 15. China grass 16. *”West Side Story’s” Tony and ____ 17. Mourner’s acronym 18. Utilizing 19. *a.k.a. “The King” 21. *Kitschy art movement begun in ‘50s (2 words) 23. Mortar carrier 24. Back of the neck 25. *Kelly or Chanel 2.55, e.g. 28. Hurtful remark 30. “____ Margery Daw,” nursery rhyme 35. Paper unit 37. Duds 39. Eurasian antelope 40. Guesstimate phrase (2 words) 41. Unaccompanied 43. Disgust with sweetness excess 44. Brandish 46. Track competition, e.g. 47. Frustrated driver’s recourse 48. Legendary King of Pylos 50. Tsar, tzar or ____ 52. Greek letters on campus 53. Deprivation 55. Greek R 57. *”A Streetcar Named Desire” star 60. *Popular type of 1950s restaurant 64. Pro athletes’ move 65. Sea in Spain 67. Narcotics agent 68. Stringed instrument of India 69. Brewpub offering 70. Shakespearean “ergo” 71. *Gwendolyn Brooks’ “Annie Allen” entry, e.g. 72. *Doris of “Que Sera, Sera” fame 73. Disinfectant brand DOWN 1. Statue of Liberty: “I lift my ____ beside the golden door” 2. Sixth month of civil year 3. Encore! 4. *Like Maureen O’Hara and Samuel Beckett
101 Willard Memorial Square, Wellington Board meeting The library board of trustees will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10. This meeting is open to the public. Gardening for Well-Help The library is planting a vegetable garden in the stoneedged flower beds at the front of the building to benefit people who are hungry. Librarians are inviting people who love to garden and are willing to volunteer time to help plant, maintain and eventually harvest the produce for Well-Help recipients. A gardening class teaching the “square foot” method, which uses a small space with lots of plants, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21. Call (440) 647-2120 to register for this class. Be sure to take your own hand tools and gloves. Read to Putter Putter is a visiting therapy dog who loves to listen to young people practice their reading skills. He is available at 3:15 p.m. on Thursdays. Parents and caregivers can call (440) 647-2120 to sign up their young readers for a 15-minute time slot and help them to build their reading skills and confidence.
5. Not digital 6. On one’s guard 7. ____-Wan of “Star Wars” 8. Fraternity K 9. *Space program established in 1958 10. Arabian chieftain 11. Are not 12. Margaret, for short 15. Raja’s money, pl. 20. Changes to a manuscript 22. Military moves 24. Fail to care 25. *_____ v. Board of Education 26. Eagle’s nest 27. Kr and Xe on the periodic table, e.g. 29. *Postwar prosperity 31. Per person 32. Farm structures
33. Ancient market 34. *”Rio Grande” and “Rio Bravo” star 36. Lose skin 38. *Egypt’s disputed canal 42. Sir Richard Starkey of the Beatles 45. Like certain Debbie 49. Unit of absorbed radiation 51. Relating to nose 54. Frances McDormand’s Oscarwinning 2020 role 56. Estrogen producer 57. Spiritedness 58. Equal to distance divided by time 59. Actor Driver 60. Squirrel’s nest 61. Units of work 62. International Civil Aviation Org. 63. Hall of Fame Steelers coach 64. Cooking meas. 66. Fla. neighbor
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Another shot at sewers for frustrated South Amherst JASON HAWK EDITOR
SOUTH AMHERST — After being burned time and again for nearly two decades, Village Council members appear frustrated and suspicious of a new $40 million plan that may potentially pay for sewers on Lorain County’s west side. South Amherst officials have been strung along since 2004 on the promise of development at
the former Cleveland Quarries. That project, which at times in the early 2000s was supposed to be worth upward of $1.25 billion, has never materialized, and neither have the sewers that would have serviced it. Now county commissioners are applying for $20 million in federal infrastructure grant funding through the office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Cleveland. That bid is far from a sure thing, said Don Romancak, the county’s storm water and community
development coordinator. “I wish it were easy,” he told Village Council in a meeting last week. “I wish it were something that we could say, ‘All you need is this.’ But unless you have a printing press that can print U.S. currency, we are stuck.” South Amherst officials, including Mayor David Leshinski, vented at Romancak — they were upset his office hadn’t included the village in its fresh attempt to grab federal money. Several said they only learned
that plan existed by reading about it in the newspaper. Leshinski said he felt South Amherst was “a red-headed stepchild” that was left out, even though village residents desperately need sewers. All over town, their septic systems are failing, said Councilman David Troike, who went on the offensive against Romancak. He said broken septic systems are putting increased pressure on South Amherst’s storm sewers, which are also crumbling.
Sticky situation
“Our storm sewers, we already know, are aging. They haven’t been touched in 50 years,” and the water has to go somewhere, Troike said. Similar conversations were held last July, when county officials and engineers visited South Amherst to talk about the prospect of extending sewers to the village. At that time, Romancak said he was trying to lock down a Tax Increment Financing District SEWERS PAGE B2
Oberlin College alumnus testifies in Depp-Heard defamation trial JASON HAWK EDITOR
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Firefighters work on the smoking wreckage of a semi, one of two that caught fire last Wednesday night on the Ohio Turnpike, causing drums of glue to explode.
Glue barrels lit up semis on Turnpike JASON HAWK EDITOR
AMHERST — Highly flammable glue being transported in 55-gallon drums drove intense flames into the night sky Wednesday, April 27, consuming two semi tractor-trailers on the Ohio Turnpike. The adhesive was being trucked east in a 2018 International, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The vehicle had a breakdown around 8:20 p.m. Amherst Fire Chief Jim Wilhelm said the driver, identified by state troopers as Jamar Peterson, 34, of Hemet, California, pulled over when his drive shaft blew. He didn’t make it all the way onto the berm, though. That’s when a second semi — a 2015 Volvo driven by Jovan Anastov, 57, of Miramar, Florida, struck the stopped truck, the Patrol said. It scraped the side of the first truck, sending up a shower of sparks that started a fire, according to
Wilhelm. “The intensity of that fire heated the (glue) barrels up, and they went up in the air in mushroom clouds,” he said. The second truck was carrying rubber mats, which also caught fire, causing a thick, oily smoke to flow over the highway, he said. It came to a rest about 200 yards away, and the twin fires burned two football fields apart. Firefighters could clearly see the towering flames and black clouds when they reached Middle Ridge Road, where there is an entrance to two Turnpike plazas. “It looked like the worst thunder storm you’d ever seen in your life, just hanging there,” Wilhelm said. Kitti Lavonn of Lorain drove by the fire just after it started. Even though she was passing in the opposite direction several lanes away, she said she could feel the heat. “It was like standing in front of the oven,” she said. Lavonn said she was worried for
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An Oberlin College graduate has testified in the defamation case brought by movie star Johnny Depp against ex-wife Amber Heard. Terence Dougherty, who now lives in Manhattan and is chief operating officer and general counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, testified on how his organization’s legal department was involved in reviewing an oped penned by Heard that has been debated during the trial. Depp, known for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean,” is suing for $50 million, claiming Heard, of “Aquaman” and “Justice League” fame, destroyed his reputation and career. She in turn has filed a $100 million counterclaim. Over the course of three weeks, the trial has ranged from accusations of physical attacks to questions about drunken benders. It’s spanned readings of graphic text messages, audio of Depp threatening to cut himself, their therapist’s description of “mutual abuse” while the two were married and Depp’s claim that Heard defecated in the bed they shared. A key exhibit is the 2018 op-ed by Heard, which was published in The Washington Post. It was titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change”. It doesn’t mention Depp by name. But in the piece, Heard wrote that she had like many women been “harassed and sexually assaulted by the time I was of college-age” and kept quiet. Eventually, she decided to speak out despite fear of being blacklisted in Hollywood, Heard wrote. Dougherty graduated in 1991 from Oberlin, where he majored in history and English and also studied viola da gamba at the Conservatory of Music. He went on to earn a juris doctor from Columbia Law School in 1998. Before working at the ACLU, he DEPP-HEARD PAGE B2
Jackson wins 2nd Carroll memorial book scholarship MARY HAMMOND COMMUNITY PEACE BUILDERS
OBERLIN — Ophelia Jackson, a rhetoric major at Oberlin College, was awarded Community Peace Builders’ Al Carroll Memorial Book Scholarship in an April 23 ceremony after the organization’s weekly peace vigil on Tappan Square. The memorial scholarship honors the contributions of its namesake, a 1958 graduate of Oberlin College who moved to Kendal at Oberlin in 2003 after working as a physicist with Bellhaven Labs on Long Island, New York. Carroll dedicated his retirement to the work of peacemaking and became one of the founding members of Community Peace Builders in 2004. He facilitated the group the last few years before his death in 2019. Jackson intends to complete a concenOphelia tration in peace and conflict studies. Jackson “A self-described empath, I’ve always been fascinated by interpersonal dynamics of harmony and disharmony –from the playground to dinner table to global context,” she said. “At Oberlin, I’ve been able to explore this curiosity as an academic practice, as well as a way of personally experiencing the world, studying political theory, philosophy, psychology and sociology to engage critically with the big questions of peace and justice.” She is beginning a newly created internship in peace CARROLL PAGE B2
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FROM B1 deal that would have diverted taxes to help pay for sewers, with the Firelands Schools chipping in. That plan doesn’t seem to be on the table anymore. And South Amherst officials are chaffing, saying they feel their needs are not a priority — that the county is only interested in big-money projects like the so-called Sandstone Mega-Development in neighboring Amherst Township. It calls for 770 new homes and 44 acres of commercial land between the Ohio Turnpike and Route 113, just east of Route 58. Council members noted the newly proposed sewer, which would travel south along Baumhart Road, is being spurred by the prospect of a large industrial development in Vermilion. Land on the northern end of Baumhart is rumored to be targeted for construction of an Amazon Fulfillment Center, though officials have declined to specify what company they are negotiating with. If that line is built, it would turn down Middle Ridge Road and then hit Quarry Road, where Industrial Realty Group has for years been slowly advancing plans for nearly 50 milliondollar houses. Romancak said the sewer would be gravity fed, and pump stations would need to be built “to work with the geology that you’ve been blessed with” — the difficult terrain of the sandstone quarries. It would be a 48-inch line to make sure it has the capacity to serve not only South Amherst, but a great deal of commercial, industrial and residential growth, he said. If half the project cost is covered by federal dollars, the county commissioners would put forward $10 million from their budget, and a non-school TIF would be needed to cover the rest, Romancak said. The county would not assess residents or the village per linear foot for construction or charge tap-in fees, he said. A federal grant award announcement could come within four months, Romancak said. If $20 million goes to the Baumhart Road sewer, it could take another six months before funds would be in hand to allow it to progress further, he said. Councilwoman Jeri Leigh Siss was irritated by the prospect of possibly having to wait another 10 to 15 years before sewers are finally a reality in the village. She said that’s another full generation of residents that would have to deal with failing septic systems. Romancak admitted he’s appeared before Council for years with no answers. “Unfortunately, it’s going to take money and the money has to come from somewhere,” he said. He said South Amherst is not a wealthy community that can afford to sink tens of millions of dollars into building its own sewer system. But neither is it poor enough to qualify for Community Block Development Grants through the state.
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Veterans at the Spirit of 76 American Legion Post 8 in Wellington presented a $1,000 donation to the American Legion Riders on April 12 for their Legacy Run. The run will bring awareness to the American Legion Legacy Scholarship Foundation, which provides help to children of soldiers killed since 9/11 and children of 50 percent or greater disabled veterans. The run will take place June 23-26 and will travel throughout Ohio. Riders will stop at selected Legion posts as well as memorials to lay wreaths in remembrance of all fallen veterans. All donations will be presented to Ohio's department commander at the end of the ride and will also be presented at the National Legacy Run in August. PICTURED ARE: Post 8 Commander Richard Kwiatkowski, Post 211 Commander and A.L Riders Director Mike Schrull and Post 211 Adjutant MaryKay Menduza.
$10,000 in grants for Wellington STEM projects WELLINGTON — McCormick Middle School recently received two $5,000 grants to expand learning projects through Ohio STEM Learning Network Classroom Grant Program, funded by Battelle. The grants will create sustainable science, technology, engineering and math projects to benefit students for years to come. Fourth- and fifth-graders are already working periodically with Project Lead the Way curriculum, said Prin-
cipal John Telloni. The grants will allow teachers to continue exposing students to technical learning, which is an academic goal at the middle school. “The activities provided through this grant will give our students the opportunities to be involved in creative thinking and problem solving activities that will foster a growth mindset and develop 21st century skills,” Telloni said. “These grants will also help us serve our students by promoting projects that
help students make connections with the community and to design something that will be impactful for the infrastructure of our area.” McCormick will have two projects: “Let Teachers and Students Make Mistakes” will help fourth-graders learn more about STEM, while fifth-graders will be involved in an energy-efficient vehicles challenge. Classrooms receive grants of up to $5,000. In total, there were 151 awards totaling $687,500.
Energy audits Home energy audits by Providing Oberlin With Efficiency Responsibly have resumed. Funding assistance is available to Oberlin residents to help make their homes more energy efficient and save money in the process. For more information, visit www.poweroberlin.org. To schedule an audit, contact Greg Jones at (440) 935-0995 or oberlinpower@gmail.com.
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To that end, she pledged $3.5 million in donations to the ACLU, Dougherty said. “We were aware very early on that her intention to contribute the $3.5 million to us was half of her $7 million divorce proceedings,” he said. As of the date Dougherty’s
deposition was recorded, the ACLU had received $350,000 directly from Heard, another $100,000 from her in the form of a check from Depp and $850,000 funneled through donor-advised funds. That’s $1.3 million in all. Dougherty testified that
$500,000 came through a fund believed to be associated with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, whom Heard dated while separated from Depp. The first of the donations attributed to Heard arrived in or shortly after August 2016, Dougherty testified. When the
ACLU reached out in 2018 to learn why Heard had stopped making contributions toward the $3.5 million pledge, “We learned she was having financial difficulties,” he said. The other half of the divorce settlement was supposed to go to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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Adams to oversee modern and contemporary art at Oberlin’s Allen museum FOR THE NEWS-TRIBUNE
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Dalton Rimbert appears on screen in his scene in “Law & Order: SVU.” It was viewed at a watch party at Crocker Park in Westlake.
Oberlin’s Dalton Rimbert hits air on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ KEVIN MARTIN THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM
WESTLAKE — Oberlin native Dalton Rimbert is realizing his dream, which is 13 years in the making, appearing in an episode of "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" lat Thursday night. Rimbert, the son of former Oberlin City Councilman Ronnie Rimbert, was joined by friends, family and creative collaborators for a watch party in Westlake at 1st Team Actors Studio. His character runs a halfway house for misguided women in New York City in the episode titled “Tangled Strands of Justice” in the show’s 23rd season. Rimbert filmed the episode in New York in March and only a month later he was giving out high-fives as his character came on
screen 40 minutes in. At the risk of sounding cliche, he told the audience in attendance to go after their dreams and do the work and show up. He has wanted to be an actor since he was 19, and celebrating his network debut has been overwhelming and emotional. “I started this journey when I was 19 years old. I told my parents I want to be an actor. And they’re like, 'All right, we support you, but you’ve got to get the classes and stuff like that.' And then 13 years later to finally be here, this means a lot to me," Rimbert said. Rimbert has been studying and taking classes at 1st Team Actors Studio at Crocker Park in Westlake for the past two years, and said the process has been critical to his success. “They’ve been instrumental in the whole
process and then just this while last week, everyone reposted that I’m going to be on the show, showing love and support. I keep getting emotional talking about it because so many people are genuinely happy for my success,” Rimbert said. Hooking up with an agent, the process happened very quickly, getting a script and booking the role two days later. Bryant Carroll, an instructor at the school, has worked with Rimbert and could not hold back his excitement. “He murdered that s---,” Carroll said, reacting to the performance. Rimbert was cast in the show without a callback based on the video audition he submitted and developed with Carroll. “I don’t think people realize how crazy that is,” Carroll said.
County giving $1.5 million in ARPA money to small businesses DAVE O’BRIEN THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM
ELYRIA — A total of $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds has been set aside by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners for another small business stimulus program. The county has started offering small businesses that meet certain criteria the opportunity to apply for the competitive grants of between $5,000 and $20,000, said Rob Duncan, director of the Lorain County Community Development Department. Duncan told commissioners at their April 26 meeting that there are still a number of small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through May 27, small businesses may apply to the Community Development Department through its website, or pick up a paper application at the Board of Commissioners' offices during business
hours on the fourth floor of the County Administration Building, 226 Middle Ave. in Elyria. Eligible businesses must have 50 or fewer full-time or full-time equivalent employees; have a physical location such as an office, retail location, restaurant, home business or warehouse in Lorain County; must be registered as a business with the Ohio secretary of state; and must provide a copy of federal tax returns for 2021, among other requirements. The money can be used to pay back rent, utilities, for new equipment, computer software upgrades and more, Duncan said. His department would sort through the applications and present those meeting all the criteria to commissioners for approval. Questions may be directed by phone to the Community Development Department at (440) 328-2323. If there is money left in the program, a second round of applications could be announced in June, Duncan said.
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OBERLIN — Sam Adams stepped into a new job Sunday, joining the Allen Memorial Art Museum as the Ellen Johnson assistant curator of modern and contemporary art. Specializing in global contemporary art and Euro-American modernism, they have a decade of experience in museums and universities. Adams, who prefers nonbinary pronouns, recently completed a three-year curatorial fellowship at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts. They earned their undergraduate degree at New York University and went on to the University of Southern California for their master’s and doctoral degrees. Their dissertation focused on installation art and theater set design in Cold War Germany. While completing their doctorate, Adams held positions as a research associate for the chief curator of modern and contemporary art departments at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; graduate research assistant at USC’s Max Kade Institute for Austrian, German, and Swiss Studies; research assistant in the Nazi-Era Provenance Project of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles; and research fellow at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Most recently, Adams was in Munich as a post-doctoral fellow at the Central Institute for Art History. A devoted art history instructor and mentor, Adams has taught at Emerson College, the Rhode Island School of Design, Maine College of Art and Design, and Tufts University, among other institutions. “Sam’s experience in all aspects of museum work and their desire to connect the AMAM’s collection of modern and contemporary art with socially engaged practices will ensure vibrant experiences for Oberlin College students and the public,” said Andria Derstine, the AMAM’s John G. W. Cowles director. Adams has built an impressive body of curatorial work centering queer and feminist practices, as well as artists who are Black, indigenous and other people of color. Two of their exhibitions at the deCordova featured monumental textiles by
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RAIDERS WIN THIS ROUND
...BUT NOT THIS ONE
Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise
Columbia’s consistent hitting led to a 6-2 win over Wellington in Lorain County League action. Dukes pitcher Riley Reyna gave up the loss, allowing nine hits in six innings, while Cody Davis had the win for the Raiders but still with eight hits allowed in six innings. Reyna and Wayde Bowman each crossed the plate to up the Dukes tally, but Columbia had runs from Chris Davis, Josh Delisle, Jacob Sanders (2), Owen Menge and Cody Davis.
Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise
Perseverance paid off for the Dukes in a hard-fought 6-5 victory over Lorain County League foe Columbia. Mallory Pickering grabbed the win from the mound, striking out five and allowing eight hits in seven innings. Pickering also anchored the Wellington batters, nailing three hits of her own and rounding the bases twice. Pitcher Jessi Morlock took the loss for the Raiders; she also had two RBIs. Caitlin Wilkins had three hits and a run for Columbia.
ABOVE: Wellington’s John Kinter and Columbia’s Tom Reljin await the call at second base. Reljin was called safe on the play.
ABOVE: Wellington’s Tori Paramore steps on second base for the force and throws to first to complete the double play.
RIGHT: Riley Reyna sends the ball to the plate.
LEFT: Mallory Pickering winds for the pitch.
SENIOR DAY VICTORY
CLEARING THE HURDLES
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Amherst tanked Elyria 8-4 on Senior Day, staying tied for first place in the Southwestern Conference. Sierra Dorobek picked up the win on the mound, striking out eight Pioneers in seven innings. Eliza Marcano had two runs, two RBIs and a double to lead the offense. Brianna Sadler had two RBIs, a run, a double and a triple. Cassidy Kettleman stepped up with two runs and a double. Rachel Miller had a run, two RBIs and a double; and Kristen Kelley and Brianna Waldecki each crossed home plate once. ABOVE: Seniors Rachel Miller, Cassidy Kettleman, Brianna Waldecki, Brianna Sadler and Eliza Marcano. BELOW: Lacie Stottlemire makes a head-first slide into base.
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The Pirates hosted the Phoenix this past week in Sullivan. ABOVE: Black River's Olivia Todd clears the final hurdle in the girls 100-meter hurdles. BELOW: Black River's Andon O'Neal clears a hurdle in the 300-meter hurdles.
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BIG BLOWOUT
Angelo Angel | Amherst News-Times
Firelands wiped out Columbia 9-2 on the Raiders’ home turf. Aiden Newman pitched five innings for the Falcons, striking out seven and allowing a single hit. Meanwhile, Gavin Varndell, Nate Draga and Kyle Ransom all doubled for Firelands. ABOVE: Fireland’s Cory Ransom swings for the ball at Columbia Park.
PICTURE PERFECT
Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise
Tyler Moore could not be denied. Batting against the Phoenix, he hit for five RBIs and four runs to lead Wellington to a 23-0 win over the Oberlin on the Dukes’ Senior Night. Braden Hamer had four RBIs and two runs, Drew Unangst had three RBIs and two runs and Riley Reyna had three RBIs and a run. Hamer also pitched a perfect five innings — no hits, no errors, no runs and nine strikeouts, although he did allow Oberlin runners to takes bases three times on balls.
ABOVE: The 2022 Wellington baseball seniors before the start of action against Oberlin. BELOW: Wellington's Riley Reyna slides headfirst into third base before Oberlin's Alex Bible can apply the tag.
Kristin Bauer | Amherst News-Times
Nic Chernitsky threw a no-hitter, Elyria’s first in a decade, leading the Pioneers to a 6-1 victory Monday over Amherst in Southwestern Conference action. George Gotsis earned the Comets’ single run after belting a grounder out to far right field to open the game, then stealing second and third. An error at third base was Elyria’s only mistake of the game. ABOVE: Amherst second baseman Martin Polonkay tags out Elyria's Jordan Holmberg and then throws out Christian Dobies at first.
COURTS ARE IN SESSION
FOSTER GOES HARD
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The Oberlin Phoenix tennis team took to the Oberlin College courts this weekend against Division 1 foe Rocky River. Outstanding play up-anddown the line-up led to a thrilling 3-2 win for the locals. Winning at each singles level were Oliver Knijnenburg (first), Grant Martz (second) and Vagelis Ananiadis (third), all in straight sets. In doubles, Evan Bandy and Silas Jenkins dropped a close three set affair, while Asa Rosen-Jones and Iliana Bennett fell to their Pirates opponents. ABOVE: Iliana Bennett stokes a backhand return against Rocky River.
Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise
Clearview had no answer for the Black River batters as the Pirates rolled to a 10-0 victory in Lorain County League action. Carter Kocik, Hunter McJunkins, Ethan Foster and Evan Ladina each had two RBIs in the slugfest. Foster was also the winning pitcher, striking out 11 opponents in his six innings on the mound. ABOVE: Black River's Carter Kocik is greeted by Coach O'Connor as he rounds third base after his home run.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Recognizing jail staff To the editor: As your sheriff, I have many areas of responsibility and although the general public no doubt identifies the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office more so with law enforcement as a result of visibility, as sheriff one of my most important mandated responsibilities is in the operation of the Lorain County Jail. In recognition of National Correction Officer and Employee Appreciation Week, May 1-7, please join me in thanking the men and women that do the jobs of correction officer, medical staff, mental health staff, records personnel and maintenance staff, along with contracted vendors from Keefe Commissary and Tiggs Canteen that provide commissary and food service. These men and women provide a vital service every day in a unique and difficult setting to the citizens of Lorain County without the fanfare and respect that they truly earn and deserve.
I tip my hat to all of you for the work you perform and the dedication to your professions. Phil R. Stammitti Lorain County Sheriff
Thanks for relays’ success To the editor: The 66th Annual Comet Relays took place on Saturday, April 23. Fifty-six teams and over 2,500 attendees enjoyed a beautiful, sunny day. The success of this tradition is in large part due to the dedication of countless past, present and future Amherst volunteers. Meet managers Rob Glatz and Keith Whitman and Athletic Director Casey Wolf would like to thank the following volunteers that made our meet a success: Art Roose, Scott Pecze, Liz Cimaglio, Sally Wagner, Margaret Shea-Turner, Amy Henderson, Steven Stepp (The Rain Doctor), Katelyn Kasler, Carrie Lucas, Melissa McQuate,
Wendi Lowe (Finish Line Queen), David and Nancy Strauser, Teresa Perez, Sharon Van Viel, Elena Sayers, Amanda Berrios, Megan Wilson, Theresa Szczepanik, Janet Guggenbiller, Muzz Towne, Bob and Cathy Glatz, Tim and Carolyn Glahn, Terry Myosky, Michelle Kirsch, Anne Gerke, Rosa DelValle, Amanda Messner, Lukas Fichtner, Gabe DelValle and Jess Glatz. The meet was dedicated to Muzz Towne, who has volunteered at the pass gate for the past 35 years! The meet was also dedicated to the memory of Milt Place, a longtime distance coach from Medina. All meet information and complete dedication bios can be found at www.cometrelays.com. Coach Glatz would also like to thank the following major www.runamherst. com sponsors: Paul and Olivia Sliman of Slimans Jeep; Cookie McLoda of Parsons Insurance; Chris Russo of Hot Dog Heaven, Brew Kettle, Hastee Tastee and The Amherst Cinema; and Steve Stepp of www.theraindoctor. com. Rob Glatz and Keith Whitman
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World Press Freedom Day
WRITE THE HEADLINE: May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day. People around the world will celebrate the importance of a free press to a democracy. Freedom of the press gives ________________ the right to __________ the truth with a promise that they will not be punished for doing their job by the government.
In certain countries, that is not the case.
The News Literacy Project provides a list of 10 questions to help people do research on the internet. Below are three of those questions. To see all 10, go to the source link below.
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Freedom of the press also means that people have the _________ to express their opinions or beliefs in publications.
Facts can be checked with research, and these days a lot of people use the internet for their research. Unfortunately, not all information on the internet is true and accurate. Here are some tips to help you do research on the internet more carefully.
Write the article here (or use a separate sheet of paper):
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NEWS OR NOT? Look through the newspaper for articles that a government might want taken out. Cross them out. What’s left? These two people are talking about one of the articles you crossed out. Write what you think these people are saying. Good article! People need to read this because
I disagree! This should not be in the newspaper because
Facts Help People Understand the World There are many difficult and confusing things going on in the world. Sometimes it is hard to know what to think. One tip is to look for the FACTS. (Example: The house is red is a fact. The house is beautiful is an opinion.) FACTS are pieces of information based upon things that can be measured, proven or seen by anyone.
OPINIONS describe how someone feels about a thing or event. Opinions can vary from person to person.
Circle the FACTS in GREEN. Circle the OPINIONS in RED. Tomás is a fast reader. Tomás can read 100 words in 30 seconds.
The apple weighs 5 ounces. The apple tastes good.
Trees are prettier in the summer than in the fall. Trees need water and sunlight to grow.
The movie was filmed on location in Canada. The funniest scenes you’ll ever see are in this movie.
Standards Link: Literacy: Differentiate between fact and opinion.
Freedom of the Press
The Founding Fathers of the United States believed so strongly in the importance of a free press, that they protected that right in the First Amendment of the Constitution. There were 10 Amendments, or additions, added to the Constitution in 1791. To find out how many Amendments have been added since 1791, color the spaces with two dots red.
JOURNALIST FOUNDING OPINIONS FREEDOM FATHERS PROMISE PROVEN WORLD PRESS TRUTH RIGHT FACTS MEDIA FEELS READ
A Day to Reflect and Remember World Press Freedom Day is a day to think about the importance of a free press and to remember those who have fought and sacrificed for the press to be free.
Journalism Careers
Look through today’s newspaper for the names of the following: publisher editor managing editor editorial page editor an opinion columnist a reporter Standards Link: Understand newspaper format.
A R R F A C T S P S T O E D F H R M R I
H M A E G I U E O M E E E I D S T D V O
R L R L E O H I E R S P R E S S M A N P
J O U R N A L I S T
W S N O I N I P O S
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
b. Is there a byline (an author’s name) attached to this piece? c. Go to the website’s “About” section: Does the site describe itself as a “fantasy news” or “satirical news” site? d. Does the person or organization that produced the information have any editorial standards? e. Does the “contact us” section include an email address that matches the domain (not a Gmail or Yahoo email address)? f. Does a quick search for the name of the website raise any suspicions?
Source: newslit.org
This week’s word:
DEMOCRACY
The noun democracy means a system of government typically elected by a majority of the people. In a democracy, it’s important for the people to vote in every election. Try to use the word democracy in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.
Money Problem
ANSWER: Tea shirts!
Standards Link: Write in a variety of formats.
a. Is it a well-known source?
F O U N D I N G P E
Letter to the Editor
Look for newspaper articles that give information that you think is important for your community. Write a letter to the editor thanking them for that information. Let them know that you appreciate their freedom to report this.
Consider the source of the information:
Write out a word problem involving money. Remember to include your answer.