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Loaded gun found on JVS property “There was no intent to harm anybody or shoot anybody.”

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Lt. Robert Vansant, Lorain County Sheriff’s Office

PITTSFIELD TWP. — An eighth-grader was found with a loaded gun in her purse on the Lorain County JVS property last Thursday morning, according to Lt. Robert Vansant of the Lorain

County Sheriff's Office.

The 14-year-old was charged with conveying a deadly weapon on school grounds, which is a fifth-degree felony, and was taken to the county detention

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home.

Sheriff's deputies determined the gun belongs to the girl's father, who declined to pursue a theft charge.

"There was no intent to harm

anybody or shoot anybody," Vansant said.

The girl told investigators she had planned to give the firearm to another student, he said, but how he intended to use it remained

unclear Friday.

The incident happened at a farmhouse at the front of the JVS property near State Route 58, just south of the Oberlin city limits. It is leased to the Educational Service Center of Lorain County and used as the Pathways to Success GUN PAGE A3

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Howard Hanna realtor Stacy Pandy shows Michele Stump and her family a home near University Avenue in Elyria on Friday evening.

Realtors react to ‘crazy’ demand JASON HAWK EDITOR

The housing market is on fire, sellers are raking in the dough and buyers are whipped into a frenzy as they desperately make high bids.

"There's a massive swarm of buyers for not many listings," said Charles Callicoat, a North Ridgevillebased realtor for Century 21. Homes are easily going for $10,000 to $40,000 over the asking price because competition among buyers is so heavy, he said.

The average price of a single-family home in the United States has climbed to an all-time high of $334,500, according to numbers released April 22 by REAL ESTATE PAGE A3

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Madalyn Mull and Lauren Alley, best friends since preschool (as proven by the picture below), have been named co-valedictorians of the Wellington High School Class of 2021.

Best friends since preschool, Mull and Alley named co-valedictorians JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — They've done everything together since preschool.

Now best friends Madalyn Mull and Lauren Alley are graduating from Wellington High School as the co-valedictorians of the Class of 2021.

"It's really amazing, honestly," Alley said. "Maddie and I have been in a lot of the same classes together and have been friends for a long time."

The duo met at age three, and remember immediately being drawn to each other.

Over the years, they've played club soccer and

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co-secretary and treasurer.

Their families are close, so the girls have even traveled together.

"We just get along. We always have pushed each

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been part of Dukes championship soccer teams, joined National Honor Society together, both serve on Student Council and are splitting duties as class

other to be better," Mull said.

"We're very similar.

We're both very driven and focused on our goals," Alley agreed.

The key to their long friendship and success: Stay away from drama and trust each other, the girls said.

Now both have achieved top academic honors, with tied 4.505 GPAs. That means they'll share the spotlight on Sunday, June 6, when Wellington High School seniors step across the stage to receive diplomas in an outdoor ceremony at the Dickson Street stadium.

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OBITUARIES Agnes V. Ebaugh Agnes V. Ebaugh of Wellington, passed away at the Elms Retirement Village on Friday, April 30, 2021, after 102 years of a loving and fulfilling life. Born on March 27, 1919, to the late Joseph and Mary Kinkopf, Agnes lived in Cleveland and Avon Lake for many years before moving to Wellington.

A devout Catholic, she was baptized at St. Ann's and was a member of Saint Patrick Catholic Church.

Agnes attended the Cleveland Institute of Art and loved painting. Known as a local artist, her pieces are treasured by family and friends alike. Agnes loved to bring people together. She organized family reunions and also helped with many events for the VFW and CBI. Agnes is survived by her children, Mary Dorinski of Lorain and Fred Bevi of California; grandchildren, Suzanne, Deborah, Renee, Monique, Jeff, Christine, Aimee, Melissa and Grant; great-grandchildren, Jaxon, Gavin, Bryanna, Tyler, Adeline, Henry, Dru and countless nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Zachariah Ebaugh; son, John; daughter, Michelle and siblings, Mae, Dorothy, Joseph, Elizabeth, Catherine, Harriet, Evelyn, Margaret, Robert, Richard and Constance.

A Mass will be held Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Saint Patrick Catholic Church, 512 N. Main Street, Wellington, with Father Trask officiating. Burial will take place at 2 p.m. at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. All attending will be asked to wear a mask and practice social distancing.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Elms or Sprenger Hospice, both at 136 South Main Street, Wellington, OH 44090.

Expressions of sympathy may be expressed at www. norton-eastmanfuneralhome.com.

Rheba G. Hammond Rheba G. Hammond, beloved wife of Glenn R. Hammond (surviving) of Brookville, Pennsylvania, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

She passed peacefully, after a brief illness in Naples, Florida, at the age of 84.

Rheba was born in Amherst on July 31, 1936.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Gertrude Klingenmeier and her brothers, Fred and Reiny.

On Feb. 14, 2021, Rheba and Glenn celebrated 62 years of marriage. Rheba loved life and was a joy to everyone who knew her. She was a ray of sunshine sharing the love of Jesus wherever she was. She truly was a woman of faith who loved her family dearly.

She leaves behind her loving family of two sons and their wives, Rocky and Shelly Hammond and Eric and Donna Hammond; six grandchildren, Joel, Seth, Aaron, Erica, Matt and Rebekah; eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Rheba is also survived by her sister, Charlotte and husband, Dale Beetler.

A memorial service celebrating her life will be held Friday, May 28, 2021 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 101 Main St., Brookville, Pennsylvania.

Rheba passionately loved and supported children. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Hospital or Shriner’s Hospital in her honor.

JEANNE C. DUNCAN (nee Wilson), 90, of Amherst, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family, following a full and meaningful life. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

CAROL LEE SHAWVER, 82, of Amherst, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 26, 2021 at her home, following a full and meaningful life. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

Charltons opening The Duke Shop WELLINGTON — When Heidi Charlton was a kid, she remembers going to The Duke Shop downtown to buy school spirit gear.

That store is long since gone, but now Charlton's family is ready to revive its name and mission.

The Duke Shop will open Friday at 133 West Herrick Ave., stocked with maroon and white T-shirts, varsity jackets, joggers, sweatshirts, leggings, cups, baby onesies and bibs.

"We thought this was a way to get more involved with the athletic program," Charlton said.

She's a 1986 Wellington graduate and still feels school spirit. Her adult children, Paige and Rebecca, are also grads.

Her youngest, Justin, is a sophomore standout on the Dukes football, basketball and track teams.

The odd man out is Heidi's husband, Dennis, a Black River alumnus who played basketball, baseball, football, wrestling, track and golf for the Pirates in his heyday.

After he retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 33 years, the store was intended to keep Dennis busy, Heidi said.

But the Charltons don't need it to be their primary source of income, so they have no qualms about giving a portion of every sale to the Dukes athletics programs.

"The schools have to do a lot of fundraising, and we know they get tired of asking," Heidi said. "It always seems the sports struggle, and

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Dennis and Heidi Charlton will open The Duke Shop school spirit store Friday at 133 West Herrick Ave. Wellington is such a sports town."

In Ohio, public schools own the trademarks on their team names and logos. The Charltons said they are operating with the blessing of Wellington Schools Athletic Director John Bowman and Superintendent Ed Weber.

"So hopefully we can be the official store of the Wellington Dukes," Heidi said.

She wants to convince the Board of Education to make her the exclu-

sive dealer in Dukes-wear.

The Charltons also hope to branch out and provide school spirit gear for other local districts, including nearby Black River and Keystone.

But for Heidi, Wellington will always come first. She said the small town's residents are close-knit and bond over not just Friday night football, but all Dukes athletics.

"That's just Wellington. You just root for everyone. even if your kids aren't on the field," she said.

Schools, Kiwanis honor K-Kids WELLINGTON — The Westwood and McCormick Middle School K-Kids were honored by the Wellington Board of Education on April 20, marking their 11th anniversary of providing service to their schools and the community.

Club advisers Cathy Kurtz and Cindy Kodosky, along with school board member Ayers Ratliff, were also honored as the Kiwanis Club of Wellington’s first recipients of the newly-established Champion of Children Award.

The K-Kids received their charter in 2010 from Kiwanis International President Alan Penn at a special ceremony at a Board of Education meeting.

The official program from that ceremony included names of students who remained active in Kiwanis-sponsored service leadership programs throughout their school careers, and who will be graduating from Wellington High School this spring.

Kodosky, a third grade teacher at Westwood, and the late second grade teacher Nancy Ratliff were the original club

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K-Kid award recipients pose at the April 20 meeting of the Wellington Board of Education. advisers.

Nancy Ratliff continued as a club adviser after retiring in 2015. She died in 2018.

Ayers Ratliff has served as Kiwanis’ liaison to K-Kids since its inception and said he has only missed a handful of meetings throughout its history.

The resolution adopted by the school board commends the K-Kids for $2,200 in sales toward Kiwanis’ annual Morris Furcron Memorial Peterson Nut Sale drive. Their collective sales help Kiwanis fund a $1,000 scholarship

for one Wellington High School senior.

The K-Kids also participated in community series drives, including collecting Pennies For Patients, pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House, bedding for the Good Knights of Lorain County and two food drives for Well-Help.

The K-Kids joined Kiwanis in their new signature project and donated $7,500 to the recently established Wellington Kiwanis Foundation for new playground equipment at Westwood and throughout the community.

They also contributed

$1,000 to the Summer Food Voucher Program.

The Kiwanis Club created the Champion of Children Award recently to honor a community member for their donation of time, talent or treasure to improve the lives of children in the Wellington community. The recipient may initiate a program or event that improves the lives of children by providing services needed or enjoyed by children.

The K-Kids trio each received an engraved Champion of Children Yeti mug from Farm and Home Hardware.

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Tyson gives 200 COVID GUN FROM A1 vaccines to local workers alternative school for students with AMHERST — Tyson Foods provided 200 COVID-19 vaccinations Friday at its Cooper Foster Park Road plant.

The company tapped Matrix Medical to deliver doses to eligible employees as well as their family members, according to a news release. Vaccinations were voluntary for workers, but highly encouraged.

“We are actively committed to ensuring the vaccine is accessible to our team members and their families,” said Amherst Plant Manager Brand Shaw. “We’re focused on educating and encouraging our team members to be vaccinated and will continue to leverage both onsite events and our relationships with local health departments to continue making the vaccine easily accessible.”

More than 40,000 Tyson Foods employees have been vaccinated so far at more than 100 events held onsite at Tyson facilities or in nearby community facilities nationwide.

The company has 141,000 workers as of its June 2020 quarterly report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Tyson said it has invested hundreds of millions of dollars worth of protective measures at its facilities since last spring. They include walk-through temperature scanners, workstation dividers, social distance monitors, employee testing and expanding health and medical staff.

Tyson Foods' operations have been dogged by the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. More than 10,000 of its meat processing plant workers were diagnosed with virus in the first five months, according to the Food & Environment Reporting Network, and the company has been sued over the deaths of several of its workers.

In December, Tyson fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant for allegedly betting on how many workers would get sick with COVID, leading to an independent investigation headed by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Genealogy meeting

"A Case Study: A Mystery First Cousin" will be presented at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 10 in an online meeting of the Ohio Genealogy Society's Lorain County chapter.

Learn the methodology and steps needed to uncover who a person is in your autosomal DNA match list. Learn how to manage those tough ethical dilemmas and hear ideas on how to responsibly hold the knowledge of a family secret.

Kelli Bergheimer — who is a writer, teacher, editor and national genealogical speaker — will present the program.

This online program is open to members and the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Those interested in joining the program should contact meetings@loraincoogs.org to be added to the invitation list.

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LEGALS PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on April 19, 2021.

The complete text of each item may be viewed or purchased in the Clerk of Council Office @ Lorain City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, during normal business hours or contact Nancy Greer @ 204-2050 (Nancy_Greer@ cityoflorain.org). The following summary of legislation passed has been reviewed/approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws.

Resolution 17-21 Recognizing & commending Jim Janasko for his dedication & service to the City of Lorain. 18-21 Auth the S/S Dir. to apply for, accept and enter into a agrmt w/ ODOT for construction of the Lor-611 Three Intersection Safety Improvement Projects.

Ordinance 60-21* Auth the S/S Director to enter into agrmt to settle/resolve all claims raised in civil action filed by 31 city employees against the city.

61-21* Auth the purchase of 9 Dodge Chargers & 5 Chevy Malibus through State Purchasing w/o bid not to exceed $650k. 62-21* Auth the S/S Director to accept grant of $100k from Nord Family Foundation

to acquire parcels located at former Stoveworks site & execute all docs. 63-21 Amending Ord. 2-01 & Ch. 1504.23 of Cod. Ords, est a fee to cover the costs incurred for inspections of electrical meters. 6421 Auth the S/S Director to take all action necessary and enter into an agrmt for grant funding w/ H2OHIO Grant Program from ODNR for Martin’s Run wetland & stream restoration. 65-21* Auth the S/S Director to advertise for bids for the sale of real property no longer needed for municipal purposes. 66-21 Est. new Ch. 1701.07 of the Cod. Ords.Commercial Reinvestment Tax Abatement Application Fees.

67-21* Appropriation (*Denotes legislation was passed as an emergency.)

L.C.C.G. 4/29; 5/6/21 20681417 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO - TRUSTEES OF THE OBERLIN LODGE NO. 380, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF OHIO, PLAINTIFF VS. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, NEXT OF KIN AND ASSIGNS OF WILLIAM F. COBB, DECEASED, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, CASE NO. 21CV202839, NOTICE OF SUIT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND TO QUIET TITLE. The unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, next of kin and assigns of William F. Cobb, deceased and the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, next of kin and assigns of Nadiene J. Cobb deceased whose names and addresses are un-

known and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, take notice that on the 23rd day of February, 2021, The Trustees of the Oberlin Lodge No. 380, free and accepted Masons of Ohio filed a Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Lorain County, Ohio in Case No. 21CV202839 of the docket of the Court, the object of which is to request that a certain restriction contained in a deed for real property located at 12354 State Route 58, Oberlin, Ohio 44074 given to Plaintiff by William F. Cobb and Nadiene J. Cobb, dated June 6, 1970 and recorded at Vol. 1006, Pg. 896 of the Lorain County Records be declared, null, void and unenforceable; that the Court declare that Plaintiff holds title to the property free and clear of the restriction; that Plaintiff’s title in and to the property be quieted against any claim or interest of the Defendants or any of them and all others claiming through or under them; that the Defendants be required to set up their claims, rights or interests or be forever barred and for all such further legal and equitable relief to which Plaintiff may be entitled.

The above named Defendants are required to answer within 28 days after last date of this publication which shall be once a week for six (6) consecutive weeks or they may be denied a hearing in this case and judgment may be entered against them.

Jon D. Clark, Esq. (Sup. Ct. #0061130), Severs and Clark Co., L.P.A. 5 South Main Street, Suite 100, Oberlin Ohio 44074, (440) 774-1278, email: jclark@severs-clark.com.

L.C.C.G. 5/6-13-20-27; 6/3-10/21 20681883 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CORRECTION Please be advised that Lorain City Council will host a virtual public hearing on Monday, May 17, 2021 @ 5:30 & 5:45 p.m. to discuss applications to rezone 1605 Broadway Avenue from I-2 to MU, Zachary Johnson & Milton Velazquez, Applicants (ZCA-#4-2021) and 1105 W. 21 Street from B-2 to MU (PPN#02-01-006-148-019), Miguel & Rose Castro, Applicants (ZCA 6-2021) To join this virtual meeting please visit www.cityof lorain.org, Government Tab, City Council, City Council, Other Board’s Meetings for an attendee link.

The Lorain City Planning Commission met on April 7, 2021, and recommend approval of both items to Lorain City Council. Copies of all documentation related to this proposal will be on view for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of Council, 200 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. Please contact Nancy_Greer@cityoflorain.org for additional information.

NANCY GREER, CMC L.C.C.G. 5/6-13/21 20682006

behavioral issues.

ESC Superintendent Franco Gallo said only a handful of students attend classes in the farmhouse.

There were only eight learning in person when the gun was discovered.

A teacher noticed the girl had a purse, which was out of character, he said, and became suspicious, remembering a conversation from the day before.

An account provided by the sheriff's office said two teachers had "a conversation with this student about

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money, guns, and other topics" on Wednesday, and the girl mentioned she owed a boy money over a bet.

The girl allegedly told one of the teachers the boy didn't want to be paid in cash, but with a handgun.

"There was no disturbance," no threats were made, the weapon wasn't brandished and no other contraband was found in the girl's possession, said Gallo — "If anyone was in danger or anything like that, it would have been a whole different story."

But the sheriff's office said the gun was loaded with a 15-round

magazine, along with an additional magazine in the holster.

He said ESC policy in this type of situation calls for the student to be suspended and recommended for expulsion.

Vansant said the situation was resolved without the need for a lockdown.

Glenn Faircloth, superintendent of the Lorain County JVS, said the vocational school did not lock down or evacuate either.

"There was no threat to the JVS. No student ever crossed across there," he said.

REAL ESTATE

FROM A1 the National Association of Realtors.

While housing inventory has dropped by a little more than 28 percent across the country, prices are up 17.2 percent over the past year and sales volume is up 12.3 percent.

"It is crazy. I feel victorious if I can even book a showing," said Nora Mauk, a Re/Max realtor who lives in Avon.

Houses are selling the same day they hit the market, she said. Clients will ask to get in to see a house as soon as it's listed, but it's often already under contract.

Properties are typically now on the market only 18 days before selling, compared to 29 days last March, according to the National Association of Realtors.

"Consumers are facing much higher home prices, rising mortgage rates, and falling affordability," said the organization's chief economist Lawrence Yun — but they're continuing to look anyway.

"It used to be easy.

Write an offer, negotiate it, and you got it. Now you have to get into the house the first day or it's gone," said Vanessa Linden, a realtor for Howard Hanna in both Lorain and Cuyahoga counties.

In many cases, demand for showings is so high there are no appointments available, numerous realtors said. It's become common for a decently-priced house to get 30 or 40 showings in a three-day window.

"We are seeing the craziest seller's market I've seen in my 18 years," said Tammy Koleski, another Howard Hanna agent.

It used to be standard practice for buyers to bargain down from the asking price, she said.

Now the list price is just the starting point for a bidding war.

Because homes most often go to the highest bidder, buyers have just one shot to throw out the largest number they're

"There's this frenzy going on right now where people are just bidding really high.

They might get into a home, but it's going to be a very long time before they have equity."

Realtor Nora Mauk

comfortable with. But Koleski said that to make their offers more attractive, they're also forgoing usual requests such as home inspections or help with closing costs.

The result is a wave of offers for every house that hits the market.

Koleski said there are sometimes as many as 20 or 30 for a single house.

"A home has never been worth more than it is now, at this moment in time," she said.

The problem is that the housing stock is severely lacking, realtors said — that means that for every offer accepted, there are usually a dozen or more rejected.

That's left some buyers, especially those without a lot of financial muscle to flex, losing bids time and time again.

Callicoat said one of his clients is on their eighth offer without luck. Koleski said she heard a tale of another who's been trying for seven months and made 37 offers so far.

"It's disheartening when you're a buyer and it just isn't working out," Koleski said. "I just prepare mine for failure so that when their offer isn't accepted, they know they are still in a beautiful place, they're not alone and this isn't their fault."

Realtors are also feverishly looking for new homes to hit the market.

Linden said not only are they too few to go around, but the ones that surface aren't always in the right places.

For example, she has a lot of buyers who want houses with an acre or more, and those are few and far between. Others are hunting for homes in smaller towns like Wel-

lington, LaGrange and Grafton, which are especially hard to get into because of the numbers game, Linden said.

"It's frustrating. It's just the market right now and they understand," she said.

Mauk said families with children tend to want to stay within their own school district.

That's not always possible, because they're also competing with house-shoppers from out of state, typically with bigger budgets, who see Ohio as an extremely affordable place to move.

That's especially true of Lorain County, which is viewed as an inexpensive place to live while still being Cleveland-adjacent, said Koleski. And Lorain County property taxes are lower, too — she said clients are often drawn to North Ridgeville after comparing taxes across the county line in Olmsted Falls, for example.

According to Realtor. com, the average list price for homes in Lorain County is far under the national average, at $174,900 — or $103 per square foot — as of March, showing a 1.7 percent upward trend year over year.

Listing prices range from an average of $99,500 in Lorain to $438,000 in Avon, and the median sale price for the entire county was $152,000.

As of the most recent data, there are 1,279 homes for sale in the county, 106 of which were newly listed within the past week. About 40 percent of all homes for sale are in either Elyria or Lorain.

Every home buyer has

a different list of priorities. Mauk said her clients are focusing on Elyria, Lorain, Sheffield and Sheffield Lake.

Koleski said Amherst, Avon, Grafton and North Ridgeville have been hot spots of interest for her clients.

But realtors said they have noticed househunters are increasingly willing to compromise, putting top priority on finding an affordable home and hoping to open-enroll to their preferred schools.

Callicoat said the COVID-19 crisis has changed the game.

"People are realizing they can work from home," and are less concerned with where they choose to live, since commuting isn't as big a factor.

What buyers aren't interested in, Koleski said, is new construction.

Materials have grown prohibitively expensive during the pandemic, and people want to move in fast rather than wait seven or eight months for builders to finish.

Yun and the National Association of Realtors said that without an increase in the number of homes available, the wealth gap will continue to widen. Renters will increasingly be left behind to struggle while homeowners make big gains in equity.

That's already happening, said Koleski.

"It's absolutely insane.

Rental rates are higher than ever because people are selling their houses and can't find anywhere to go," she said.

Landlords see the situation as an opportunity to hike rent, she said.

Some are also seizing on the opportunity to sell their properties for a bundle, Mauk said. A lot of her clients are renters who have been told they need to move because their house has been sold.

In many cases, it's become less costly to own than to pay an elevated monthly rental rate, both said.

FRIENDS

FROM A1 mean saying goodbye for Alley and Mull.

Both have decided to attend Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio — a decision they swear they reached separately.

Alley plans to study nursing, with the goal of becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner. She will also play soccer for the Cardinals.

Mull plans to study chemistry, a decision she said was greatly influenced by science teacher George Rosekelly.

"He had the ability to make chemistry, which would normally be a very difficult subject, very challenging, to make it fun," Mull said.

Salutatorian honors for the Wellington Class of 2021 have gone

to Jillian Laposky, who has been fast friends with Mull and Alley since kindergarten, and battled side-by-side with them on the Dukes soccer team.

"Having gone through so many years with them as two of my best friends, for all of us to make it and get these honors together is really special," Laposky said.

She plans to attend Muskinghum University to study economics or business.

She’ll also play soccer. The Fighting Muskies belong to the same conference as Otterbein, so Laposky said she'll undoubtedly end up facing off against Alley on the other side of the field.

Wellington has also named Joseph Dudziak as its Lorain County

JVS honor student.

At the vocational school, he has studied culinary arts and is getting hands-on experience through job placement at Nemo Grille in Avon.

Dudziak said it's been tough work to stay at the head of the class this past year, because of the disruption caused by the pandemic.

"At first I was kind of skeptical, because it's been rough for me and a lot of other students I know," he said.

After graduation, he plans to pursue a career at a Cleveland steel mill, with his JVS training as a fallback, though Dudziak said culinary school is an option he hasn't completely ruled out.

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Remembering The family is going to eat healthier Monday nights with Ethel Because of my job, I've encountered some of the nastiest scoundrels and warmest-hearted heroes in Lorain County.

Ethel Moyers, who died last week due to complications from COVID-19, was on the "more or less a saint" end of that spectrum.

Ethel was a writer for the Morning Journal. We sat side by side at Amherst City Council meetings for years.

Back then — particularly during the tenure of Mayor John Higgins in the early 2000s — those meetings were contentious. The agendas were always full of business (a lot has changed) and the elected officials were always full of fire. It wasn't boring.

But with 30 or 40 items to grind out and at least a couple of arguments, Monday nights were long and stressful. Amherst Council President Jennifer Wasilk, who represented the city's fourth ward at the time, said she remembers how Ethel would always keep an eye on the clock, growing restless as 7:30 p.m. meetings lumbered toward her 10 p.m. deadline.

I remember that too. It's not that Ethel was agitated — she just wanted to get questions answered and the story in front of readers. She'd jump during any small break in the meeting to grab a comment here or there, or clear up some confusing language.

"She was a very gentle person who always seemed to have very thoughtful questions when she interviewed members of Council and the administration," Wasilk said.

What struck both of us about Ethel's demeanor is how she caught people off guard. She was always disarmingly kind, and it got the job done.

That's not to say Ethel was a pushover. She pried answers out just fine. I watched Council members try to dodge her, and cave because she looked like Amherst's unofficial Grandma. You can't dodge Grandma.

In little conversations before meetings or during recesses, I got to know

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Ethel pretty well. We learned we shared a Welsh heritage, and puzzled out that though my wife's maiden name is Moyers, they weren't related at all.

I also found out Ethel was connected, and knew her town well. She was a member of the historical society, a charter member of Heritage Presbyterian Church and served as president of the Amherst Women's League.

I even interviewed Ethel once for a human interest story about her uncommon hobby of collecting paper napkins. I'll admit I couldn't quite wrap my head around it, but I collect Star Wars paraphernalia, so who am I to judge?

Ethel spent about 20 years covering meetings and writing feature stories for the Journal. I was there for the final five or six — time all blends together — sitting elbow to elbow with her at the media table in Council chambers. Toward the end, it was clear she was exhausted by the bickering and politicking, but kept going because covering the city's business was a civic duty.

Ethel is the kind of person COVID-19 has stolen from us. At 79, she was especially vulnerable to the virus.

When I get angry about people being lax with masks, refusing to wear them at all or spouting off about how masks are unnecessary, it's people like Ethel I think about. They are good people who were there for their communities.

There are too few Ethel Moyerses left in the world. We need to stand up for them like they've stood up for us.

SCHOLARS The following Amherst students have been named to the dean's list for the Fall 2020 semester at Ashland University: • ARDITH AMON, a 2019 graduate of Amherst Steele High School, is majoring in political science.

She is the daughter of Jennifer Amon.

• JESSICA BARNES, a 2018 graduate of Amherst Steele High School, is majoring in middle grades education.

• SEAN COUGHLIN, a 2018 graduate of Amherst Steele High School, is majoring in middle grades education. He is the son of Craig and Julie Coughlin of Amherst.

• JULIA ZVOSECZ, a graduate of Amherst Steele High School, is majoring in middle grades education.

• MARIANNE FERENCE, a graduate of Amherst Steele High School, is majoring in special education.

• ZACHARY WARTH, a 2016 graduate of Amherst Steele High School, is majoring in middle grades education.

• MADYSON KESSLER, a 2020 graduate of Lakewood High School, is majoring in middle grades education.

• ANGELA MAYNARD of South Amherst is majoring in early childhood education.

I have a turkey to bake when my grandsons come again. We are eating healthy from now on.

My 12-year-old grandson gained eight pounds while he was here last time — he already wears men's medium clothing.

We'll be doing a lot of walking, because I need to lose some weight also, especially for my knees.

I kind of spoil my grandkids. They remind me of my good memories growing up, and also of my husband. We had two short years together as man and wife before he died at the young age of 24.

He loved my cooking, and especially my mom's.

What a feast we had at the holidays at my parents' home! He had never learned to dance — my mom asked him to dance with her, and dragged him onto the dance floor one time down at the AMVETS. He couldn't stay off the dance floor after that.

He's been gone 52 years now. A lot of people were shocked that I never remarried, being so young, just 23. But I never found anyone else I would want to be married to.

My kids and grandchildren are my life now.

They make it so wonderful. We are all so very close.

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I sure hope all the people who read my column are staying safe and healthy. Please wear your face covering and pray for this pandemic to end. You all are in my thoughts and prayers.

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Cajun Oven Fries • 3 tsp. oil • 2 tbsp. hot pepper sauce • 1 tsp. each dried thyme, cumin and paprika • 4 potatoes, cut into wedges • Salt and pepper to taste Combine oil, sauce and seasonings in a large bowl; toss with potatoes. Arrange potatoes in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle to taste with salt and pepper. Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes, turning once, until tender.

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Books, biscuits and executions I knocked on the door, holding a bouquet of bright yellow flowers for the minister’s daughter.

Would she even remember me?

The door swung open, and Miss Mathew said.

“Come in, come in.” Yes, she remembered.

Miss Mathew was 86 years old and had lived her whole life in this church manse in Scotland. My wife, three sons, and I had attended last Sunday’s worship service of the Free Presbyterian Church, known as the “Wee Frees” and successor to the Seceder Church that my Scottish Lowlander family had belonged to several centuries ago.

But this is a story of biscuits and a book — very heavy biscuits and a very old book.

Miss Mathew’s parents and siblings were long gone, and she took immense pride in showing me through the house, including the parlor with a grand piano, a white marble mantel over the fireplace and exquisite vases balancing the pieces of heavy furniture.

“I keep it just the way it was,” she said proudly.

Miss Mathew disappeared into the kitchen.

She soon emerged pushing a serving cart with a pot of hot tea and a stack of biscuits with butter and jelly — but only one

cup and one plate. Clearly, I was expected to eat the stack of big, round, heavy biscuits. “Now you eat,” she commanded, hovering over the serving cart.

Miss Mathew finally settled into a chair near the serving cart as we chatted about church history and her family, and while I kept eating biscuits. I didn’t want to disappoint her.

There was a large bookcase behind a nearby couch, the books being her father’s collection of works on theology, epistemology and metaphysics, useful for sermon preparation. I saw my chance. I pointed to one of the books, asking Miss Mathew about it so she would turn her head and give me a chance to slip one of the two remaining biscuits into my coat pocket.

I had the biscuit halfway home when Miss Mathew glanced back.

I smiled sheepishly and reached for the butter knife. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

When the biscuits were finally gone, Miss Mathew got up and swung the couch in front of the bookcase around so I could inspect all of the books, including those behind the couch. One was about the Scottish

THE PAST IS PRESENT JAMES BURNS

martyrs of the 1680s, known as the Killing Times since Scots who denied the supremacy of King Charles II were often executed. Miss Mathew well knew the story of the “two Margarets.” Margaret Wilson was 23 years old, Margaret Lauchline 63 years old.

When both women refused to take the oath of allegiance to the king, soldiers took them to a nearby beach and staked them in the sand as the tide was coming in. The women would be given one last chance to swear allegiance to the king.

The older Margaret was staked closer to the incoming tide, the soldiers reasoning that if she still refused the king’s loyalty oath and drowned, the younger Margaret — having her full life ahead of her —

would be more likely to take the oath.

They were wrong.

Margaret Lauchline, 63, did drown. But, having proved that they meant business, when the king’s soldiers repeatedly asked the younger Margaret, Margaret Wilson, “Who is your king?” each time she resolutely answered “Christ is my king” until the incoming tide also took her life.

When it was time for me to take my leave, Miss Mathew asked me if any of the books in her father’s collection were of interest. I mentioned several, including the one about the two Margarets and other Scottish martyrs of the Killing Times.

“Well then,” said Miss Matthew triumphantly, “well then, you must have it.”

I meekly protested that I shouldn’t take this 1778 book, but Miss Matthew pushed it into my hands and, pressing my fingers around it, added with a wink, “Now, now, no one will ever know, will they?”

I still have this book, and at times feel that I also still have the biscuits.

James Burns is an Ohio native, a retired professor at the University of Florida, and a frequent contributor. Email him at burns@ise.ufl.edu.

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Census data shows Ohio Support high for will lose seat in Congress

ELECTION RESULTS In the Guide’s coverage area *Election Night results are unofficial until certified by the Lorain County Board of Elections.

Issue 3 Oberlin city 1.3-mill renewal for current expenses For: 658 (88.56 percent) Against: 85 11.44 percent) Issue 4 Oberlin city 3-mill renewal for garbage collection For: 664 (89.01 percent) Against: 82 (10.99 percent) Issue 5 Oberlin Public Library 3.25mill operating renewal For: 734 (87.38 percent) Against: 106 (12.62 percent) Issue 10 Amherst Twp. 1-mill renewal for roads and bridges For: 131 (77.51 percent) Against: 38 (22.49 percent) Issue 11 Brighton Twp. 1-mill renewal for road improvements For: 36 (73.47 percent) Against: 13 (26.53 percent) Issue 12 Camden Twp. 2-mill renewal for fire and EMS For: 112 (80 percent) Against: 28 (20 percent) Issue 13 Camden Twp. 1.5-mill renewal for road work For: 113 (80.71 percent) Against: 27 (19.29 percent) Issue 20 Central Ambulance District 1.15-mill renewal For: 919 (86.86 percent) Against: 139 (13.14 percent) Issue 23 South LC Ambulance District 3.25-mill renewal For: 298 (82.78 percent) Against: 62 (17.22 percent)

Other local results of note Vermilion mayor Incumbent Jim Forthofer survived preliminary challenges by Jerry Kyle and Daniel Roth. As the top two vote-earners in the nonpartisan primary, both Forthofer and Kyle will now advance to a November showdown for the job.

Forthofer said Tuesday’s results were “pretty unambiguous,” and thanked voters for endorsing his agenda and setting the course “for what I hope to do for the next four years.”

Clearview levy An attempt by the Clearview Schools to renew an emergency levy failed by 24 votes. There were 123 people who voted against the levy and 99 who voted in favor of it, or 55 to 45 percent.

The funds would have been used to help cover operating expenses in the district as part of Clearview’s roughly $15 million budget.

Oberlin Public Library renewal JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — Readers turned out Tuesday to keep the Oberlin Public Library's 3.25-mill operating levy on the books another five years.

Turnout didn't set any records, but the library still enjoyed overwhelming support for its $726,646 per year renewal push. It passed 734 (87.38 percent) to 106 (12.62 percent), according to unofficial results posted Tuesday night by the Lorain County Board of Elections.

Director Darren McDonough said he's never seen Oberlin voters turn down a request by the library. He didn't rest until nearly all votes were counted, and the tax issue had an insurmountable lead.

"I'm just not going to take anything for granted, especially with COVID and in this political climate," he said. "You kind of have it in the back of your mind that things can go wrong."

McDonough said he's refused to celebrate early

since his first levy campaign. That night, after a watch party, he went to bed thinking the levy had failed miserably — only to wake up the next morning to discover the results had accidentally been flipped.

This time, half the Oberlin library's day-to-day operations budget was on the line.

With passage, residents will continue to pay $87.82 per year for every $100,000 worth of property they own.

McDonough said patrons appreciate what they get for that amount, even with services reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daily hours were extended to 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. as of Monday, and McDonough said he anticipates fully restoring hours and services in the next couple of months as the vaccination rate climbs.

In the past five years, the library has circulated nearly a million items, according to campaign literature. The library also operates The Bridge, Oberlin's community technology center located on South Main Street about a block away.

County sees lowest primary turnout in recent memory LAINA YOST

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Turnout was dismal for the May 4 primary election in Lorain County, the lowest voter participation in recent history.

In a county where more than 134,000 people are registered to vote, only 8,870 voters turned out.

That’s 6.6 percent of registered voters in the county — the lowest primary turnout in at least two decades.

There were still 195 outstanding absentees and 40 provisional ballots at the end of Election Night.

Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams said the turnout wasn’t too surprising. When there’s a large number of renewals on the ballot, Adams said there usually isn’t a large number of people that turn out.

Council primary races also don’t generate a large crowd.

The cycle right after a presidential election is also typically the smallest because large city mayors are not up for re-election, Adams said.

Only one city in Lorain County had a mayoral election — Vermilion. That city drew higher turnout numbers in the county.

It will be another two years before Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville and other cities pop back up for mayoral elections.

Although there were small margins between each race, Adams said recounts are not determined by the number of votes. They are determined by the percentage of difference.

If a race only received 100 votes, even a one vote difference wouldn’t be enough to trigger a recount.

Precincts remained quiet throughout the day. The Elyria police station, home to voters in the 5th Ward-A precinct, didn’t see any voters before 3 p.m.

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Ohio will lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to preliminary 2020 population data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week.

The Census Bureau released the populations for each state, which informs how many House seats will be apportioned per state. Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the U.S. House among the 50 states.

Redistricting data is not expected to be released until September, so the geographic boundaries of each seat still are unknown.

Usually that data is made available in April, but delays attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and catastrophic weather events pushed out the data releases.

Ohio’s population grew by about 300,000 from 11.5 million to 11.8 million, a 2.3 percent increase. However, that’s at a slower rate than some other regions throughout the country.

The United States population as a whole rose to over 331 million, an increase of 7.4 percent over the 2010 census. That is the second-slowest rate in the nation’s history, the lightest growth since the period between the 1930 and 1940 censuses.

Ohio came close to maintaining the seat it will lose. It was the second runner-up to keep its 16th congressional seat, directly behind New York.

This apportionment will impact at least the next two presidential elections as Ohio will have one less electoral vote to cast.

Texas gained two congressional seats; Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, Florida and Oregon all gained one additional seat.

Ohio was not the only state to lose a seat, particularly in the Midwest.

Michigan, Illinois and Pennsylvania all lost one seat. The Midwest region grew 3.2 percent over the last decade, much lower than other regions across the United States.

West Virginia, New York and California also will lose one seat each.

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, said the expected news is “unfortunate.”

However, with a new bipartisan map-drawing process approved in 2018, Kaptur said the state legislature has an obligation to adopt a bipartisan map.

Kaptur's own district could be subject to a redrawing, as it is commonly known as the "snake on the lake," stretching from Toledo to Cleveland.

“It is on all of us to hold accountable to that promise every single Republican in power at the state level in Ohio,” Kaptur said in a statement. “We have a once in a decade opportunity to redraw Ohio’s district lines in a way that reflects the makeup of our state, keeps communities whole, and puts voters first. Ohio is among the most egregiously gerrymandered states in the country ... Simply put, we cannot squander this opportunity to do right by the voters and strengthen our democracy.”

Ohio has been steadily losing congressional seats. In 2010, Ohio lost two House seats after the census. The loss of another seat in the 2020 census had been widely predicted because of the state's stagnated population growth.

Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams said this is something many people have been thinking would happen for the last five or six years.

With it becoming official, Adams said it presents a big question for election officials: What does the new redistricting process look like with the Ohio constitutional amendment, and how does that play out across the state?

He said the new redrawing process is complicated, likely to avoid gerrymandering in the state. But Adams said the system is untested, so no one really knows how it will play out.

The delay on the rest of redistricting data

is also going to cause issues. Census Bureau officials said those numbers would come "no later than" Sept. 30. The longer it’s held back, Adams said the longer that makes the remapping process.

Beginning with 2022 elections, House districts which will be redrawn to hold equal population within each state. Ohio has a Sept.

30 constitutional deadline to redraw its districts. There is a federal deadline of Nov. 20.

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, has proposed another constitutional amendment to extend the deadline in the Ohio Constitution, which voters would have to be approved in an August election.

However, the state could also ask its Supreme Court to approve a new timeline, like Michigan. No solutions have been agreed upon in the Ohio statehouse yet.

The delay also could mean complications with candidates running for office.

Redistricting changes have to be in place for the 2022 primary election. Candidates will need to file petitions by the deadline in February. That means they need to start gathering signatures by at least December to early January.

Adams said candidates could be pulling petitions to run for offices and not even know the boundary lines of where they’re running.

And there will be a big education component to voters, particularly for the local boards of election. Adams said it will be important they get voters the right information on the changed districts and boundary lines for voting.

Despite the complicated new process, Adams said he is hopeful the new lines will alleviate gerrymandering. Right now, Lorain County has three congressional districts held

by Jim Jordan, Marcy Kaptur and Bob Gibbs.

The new redistricting process kicking in this year limits how counties are split into multiple districts and requires more support from the minority party to put a 10-year map in place. If state lawmakers can’t agree on that plan, an existing bipartisan commission would take over. If that failed, the majority party could pass a map that’s only in effect for four years.

The Census data won’t just mean changes for congressional seats. After those lines are redrawn, Adams said cities will redraw ward lines. The primary election in 2023 will have redrawn city lines.

Adams said it’s a two-year period for election officials with a lot of changes.

He won’t have to do much when the redistricting data is eventually released in September. The General Assembly and committees created by the Ohio Constitution will work on redrawing the lines.

Once that work is done, Adams picks it up in Lorain County and updates records to make sure voters are in the right place.

The Board of Elections then needs to get the information out to both voters and poll workers. Adams said it’s not uncommon that voters won’t learn about the change until they’re directed by a poll worker.

In a statement, Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Matt Keyes said the data underscores the need for an updated electoral map in Ohio.

“We know the electoral map in Ohio will look different in coming elections, now it’s incumbent on Ohio Republicans to stop playing politics with the process, listen to the will of Ohio voters and create fair maps,” he said.

The League of Women Voters of Ohio executive director, Jen Miller, called on mapmakers to start hosting public hearings for experts and Ohio residents to discuss mapmaking reforms passed in the last decade, as well as best practices for creating fair maps for the state.

Common Cause Ohio Executive Eirector Catherine Turcer said the apportionment data marks the “official redistricting kickoff,” in a statement on behalf of the Fair Districts Ohio group she helps lead.

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Q&A: Is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine safe?

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son for people who are homebound or homeless or other folks who it might be difficult to do a second shot. Instead, what we're going to do is give them options.

They can either take the first dose, or we'll also give them the option to do a dual dose scenario. The other thing we're going to do is we'll still have some mass clinics that will have Johnson & Johnson available, so people will be able to decide, do they want the one shot, or they can still choose Moderna or Pfizer."

ELYRIA TWP. — The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is back on the table after a 10-day halt to its use in the United States.

Plans are underway to resume use of the one-shot vaccine in Lorain County. As of press time, there were plenty of appointments open for a mass clinic on Saturday, May 8 in which both Moderna and Johnson & Johnson doses will be available.

Q: Did the nationwide pause or the CDC's findings signifiBut the short pause on the latcantly slow down vaccination ter's use has fostered doubts for efforts across the country? many who had previously considA: "It happened to occur right ered getting the shot. around the same time we were Federal officials ordered a stop starting to get saturated with to its use April 13 after six cases people who really wanted to David Covell of a rare and severe kind of blood get vaccinated.

And so now the clot were reported. They were people who were on the fence, it could found in six women between the ages of have affected them with whether they want 18 and 48, with onset within a couple of to get it or not.

It's important to remember weeks of getting the Johnson & Johnson this: Neither the Moderna or the Pfizer vaccine. (vaccines) had anything to do with the Now the Centers for Disease Control and pause for Johnson & Johnson.

There's Prevention say there is "a plausible causal relationship" between that specific vaccine three vaccines out there. All of them do a great job of preventing COVID. Take the and the blood clots. one you're comfortable with, and the one However, it's extremely low — the odds that's available. In our county, all three are about 7 in 1 million for women ages vaccines are available for anybody who 18 to 49, and even lower for other ages or wants them." men.

Lorain County Health Commissioner Q: Are you concerned the pause sent David Covell sat down last week to give out the wrong message, and will his perspective on the situation, and talk damage the vaccine's credibility? about plans to use the Johnson & Johnson A: "There's always going to be concerns vaccine here: around vaccine hesitancy. Yeah, the pause should have told people that if they reQ: Is the Johnson & Johnson ally take safety seriously — because they vaccine safe? paused it over just 15 total cases out of the A: "They have decided that this rare millions that have gotten it — that should blood clot scenario is not enough to instill confidence in folks. But unfortuoutweigh the benefits of the vaccine. So nately there will be some hesitancy over they've now reintroduced it."

Johnson & Johnson because of that. That's OK, because you can still choose Pfizer or Q: How could blood clots could be related to the vaccine?

Moderna, and there are plenty (of doses) A: "Really, the interaction between the out there." vaccine and everyone's immune system is all different, which is why each of us Q: Would you now recommend has a little bit of a different reaction to our against women, especially those unvaccines. And so in certain cases there is a der 50, receiving the J&J vaccine?

A: "Not necessarily. I think when (the very rare chance you could develop one of Advisory Committee on Vaccine Practices) these rare blood clots... When they detect reapproved it, they gave some guidance the blood clot for any reason, whether it's associated with a vaccine or not, they have around blood clot issues, and if there were a treatment they use. And what they found concerns there. But here's what I would recommend: If there's any hesitancy for was one of those treatments (heparin) wasn't a good idea with this particular type a woman of a particular age group, and they're not sure, Pfizer and Moderna are of scenario, this particular type of blood available too. It's really about getting one clot. So they're going to advise doctors, you're comfortable with." don't use heparin when someone's gotten the vaccine, because that interaction was part of the problem."

Q: Why should people get a vaccine that poses any health risk, no matter how small?

Q: What does that mean for plans to use the J&J vaccine in Lorain A: "Just remember the risk of COVCounty?

ID-19 and a bad health income far outA: "We're going to adjust a little, mostly weighs any side effects of any individual because people might be concerned. We vaccines. That risk is much higher than the were planning on using Johnson & Johnrisk of any one of these rare blood clots."

Oberlin City Schools kids gifted new shoes STAFF REPORT

OBERLIN — New athletic shoes were donated to Oberlin City Schools students in late April by the Lorain County nonprofit Soul to Sole.

It gave about 430 pairs of kicks to kids across Lorain County. Those who received them in Oberlin are students at Eastwood and Prospect elementary schools and attend the Boys & Girls Clubs Virtual Learning Center.

Since it was founded in 2007 by Laurie Bove and Lori Campana, Soul to Sole has provided more than 29,000 pairs of shoes to Lorain County children between the ages of 6 and 18.

The nonprofit's purpose is to work with community organizations such as the Boys & Girls Clubs, Save Our Children and Big Brothers/Big Sisters to Provided photo identify children of lowMilo Taylor, a third-grader who attends school in income families who need Oberlin, tries on a new pair of sneakers donated new athletic shoes.

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Oberlin schools will collect just half of maintenance levy through 2026 JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — A promise to collect only half of a $446,000 per year levy intended to pay for school maintenance was extended last week by the Oberlin Board of Education, in what its members called an

act of good faith.

The school board voted unanimously to continue collecting just 1 of the 2 mills approved by voters this past November.

That means the owner of a $100,000 home in the Oberlin city school district will continue to pay $26.89 per year instead of $53.78 through the end of 2026.

Treasurer Robert Rinehart said the pledge was a response to concerns among residents about the possibility of further tax increases.

But as part of a deal to help pay for Oberlin's new elementary school, the state requires the Board of Education to keep a 2-mill upkeep measure on the

books, said board member Anne Schaum.

"We think through cost savings and other creative uses of funds we don't need that money," she said. "As long as we don't need it, we've promised not to collect it."

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This screencap from last Thursday's episode of "The Price Is Right" shows Andrew Kinzel, who would go on to win $49,000 in prizes.

Wellington HS grad wins two cars on ‘The Price Is Right’ JASON HAWK EDITOR

It looks like Andrew Kinzel is the right guy to take on a shopping spree.

The 2011 Wellington High School graduate hit the jackpot on "The Price Is Right," winning $49,000 worth of prizes in an episode that aired Thursday, April 29.

Kinzel's luck started with a bid that won a digital camera, and carried him through "Gridlock!" where he won a Hyundai Accent.

When it came to the big wheel, two rival contestants “I will never went bust and Kinzel auforget what tomatically was thrust into I was feeling the Showcase Showdown.

That's where the 28-year- during that old bid $26,300 on a package that included patio moment.” furniture, a trip to New OrAndrew Kinzel leans and a second vehicle — a Nissan Versa.

Kinzel's wager was just about $550 off the mark, making him the big winner of the day.

"I will never forget what I was feeling during that moment," he said in a phone interview from California, where he works in professional sports game presentation. "It was like, 'I don't deserve this.' I was so stunned and grateful."

The episode was filmed March 23, and the month-long wait for it to hit CBS was tough, Kinzel said: "It was a hard secret to keep."

Nor has he been able to drive either of his shiny new cars around. "The Price Is Right" prizes aren't processed until after the air date, and immediately after the show Kinzel got an email about claiming his winnings.

He said he'll likely sell one of the cars — after all, insurance in the Los Angeles area, where he now lives, isn't cheap, and parking is tough to find.

Kinzel said he'll also be taxed for the $49,000 prize value worth of income next year, and he wants to be able to cover the tab without any problems.

The best part of the experience, he said, was chatting with host Drew Carey. Kinzel's parents, who still live in Wellington, grew up in the same neighborhood as the comedian and went to high school with him.

That's one reason Kinzel said he chose to wear a "Cleveland Against the World" T-shirt on stage while on the game show.

He also wanted to pay tribute to the sports teams he previously worked with.

Prior to moving west, Kinzel worked behind the scenes to present games for the Cavaliers, Browns and Indians.

During the show, he excitedly told Carey, a native Clevelander, that he used to play the "Price Is Right" theme over the ballfield speakers when the Indians would win.

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Concept drawings show a much larger Hot Dog Heaven in the same colonial home style as the restaurant that burned down in late August 2020.

Russo ready to rebuild restaurant JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — Bids to rebuild Hot Dog Heaven were opened Friday and owner Chris Russo said he planned to break ground within 45 days.

The restaurant, a Cleveland Avenue landmark for generations of Amherst Comets fans, was destroyed in a grease fire last August.

Its charred remains were demolished in December.

Now Russo has Amherst Planning Commission approval for the new restaurant. Barring supply chain issues, he said he hopes to have a bigger, better version up and running

by November or December.

"The concern right now building is supplies, materials," he said last week. "The cost of everything is a disaster."

Concept drawings show Russo

living up to his promise to rebuild Hot Dog Heaven in the same style as the century-old house that had been home to the restaurant since 1976.

Architect Jim Yorks used old pictures of the house to mirror its aesthetic as much as possible, Russo said.

"When I talked to Jim, it was all about how we could make it continue to look like a house instead of a commercial space," he said.

All the hallmarks are there, from the colonial architecture to the color.

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Mama Jo Pies to build a new bakery customer(s) for their clientele," said Nick Ross of Ross Builders.

The property will be fronted by a 2,500-squareAMHERST — Mama Jo Homestyle Pies has cooked foot sales area with "more of a residential feel," he up a plan to move out of said. the aging Amherst An additional Plaza and into a 14,600 square feet new kitchen on the will hold the bakcity's south side. ery, a two-bay box Construction of truck garage and a a 17,000-squareloading dock. foot facility was Johanna "Mama approved last Nick Ross Jo" Mann launched Wednesday night the business in by the Amherst 1993 in Vermilion.

Planning CommisFive years later, sion. It will sit on the bakery moved an undeveloped to its present lot next to Kiddie 14,000-square-foot Kollege on state location on Cooper Route 58, south of Foster Park Road, Middle Ridge Road Mark between Save-Aand just a short Costilow Lot and Tractor way from the Ohio Supply Co. Turnpike.

Today, Mann's children "This will put them Ken and Jenna run the at a more suitable locaoperation. Demand for tion to reach a lot more JASON HAWK EDITOR

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Mama Jo Homestyle Pies, located in the Amherst Plaza on Cooper Foster Park Road, plans to move to a new building on Route 58 near the Ohio Turnpike. their pies — which are still made from scratch — has grown, especially around the holidays.

Mayor Mark Costilow said he is thankful the bakery is remaining inside the city limits.

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‘Saving Jar’ Author gives Oberlin kids a crash course in financial literacy JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — Author Chelsea Addison had a big question for the little people learning last Thursday at Eastwood and Prospect elementary schools.

"What do you know about saving money?" she asked.

A former first and second grade teacher in St. Louis, Missouri, Addison wrote "Savannah's Saving Jar" about a 10-yearold challenged to start a new business for a class project.

The character launched Terrific Slimerific to make slime from simple ingredients, learning about startup costs, budgeting and sales along the way.

For Addison, the story was a fun way to introduce kids to the topic of financial literacy.

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Oberlin Eastwood and Prospect Elementary School students participated in a Zoom event where they were able to virtually meet author Chelsea Addison, who wrote a childrens' book about financial literacy. Each student received their own copy of the book to take home. students via the video chat platform Zoom, talking about overhead and profit margins.

Oberlin kids each received a copy of the book to take home — the district bought 430, one for every student and staff

member.

The purchase was funded in part by a state literacy grant the Oberlin City Schools received from the Ohio Department of Education in 2020.

Students also made their

own savings banks in art class.

"We wanted this to be an interactive event, and what better way than to have the students, through art class, make their own savings bank?" teacher Donna Shurr said.

Celebrate heroes at First Friday in Wellington "Hometown Heroes" will be the theme of Main Street Wellington's First Friday event from 4-7 p.m. on May 7 in the village's downtown area.

It will offer a tribute to public safety personnel at the South Lorain County Ambulance District, Wellington Police Department and Wellington Fire District.

Participants are encouraged to mask up and pick up a passport at Kiley’s Tree and Bucket Truck

Services truck, parked in the Village Square lot on the corner of routes 18 and 58. Meet K-9 Duke, learn about safety, get give-away items and see safety forces' vehicles and equipment.

Visit one or all of the 15 participating businesses and organizations to have your passport stamped. Return it to the Main Street Wellington tent before 7 p.m. to get raffle tickets for the stamps, and a chance to win a

prize basket worth more than $50.

Shoppers can earn more tickets by making purchases that day and showing receipts, but no purchases are necessary to enter.

This event will also kick off sale of Spirit of Wellington raffle tickets, with 100 percent of proceeds going to Wellington’s safety services. The winning tickets will be drawn at the conclusion of the July 2 Spirit of Wellington First Friday.

6. Cooking grease 7. Hammer holder?

8. D’Artagnan’s hat decoration 9. Weevil’s target 10. Not in favor of 11. Capital of Switzerland 12. Chapter in history 15. As opposed to turn-off 20. 1960s abstractionism 22. Rainbow shape 24. Like ones between 13 and 19 years old 25. *Griswold family patriarch 26. Mushroom caps 27. Egyptian symbol of life, pl.

29. *Jay is to Claire as ____ is to Haley 31. Flood survivor 32. Father of psychoanalysis Sigmund 33. Garlicky mayonnaise 34. *Both father in “Mary Pop-

pins” and father in “Father of the Bride” 36. Unfledged hawk 38. Casino chip 42. Pine 45. ____ of dog!

49. “I ____” at the altar 51. Middle Earth and Kingdom of the North, e.g.

54. Courage in the face of danger 56. Smokeless tobacco brand 57. Short skirt 58. It was Brezhnev’s domain 59. Unplayable baseball 60. Old in Scottish 61. Cuzco valley empire 62. Straight pour from the bottle 63. Chill in front of TV, with ‘out’ 65. Ovine mom 67. Beluga yield

FICTIONAL FATHERS ACROSS 1. Like Annapolis Academy 6. Pine juice 9. One in a manger 13. Like a good athlete 14. Modern address 15. Printer cartridge contents 16. Cate Blanchett’s movie “____ on a Scandal” 17. 2nd largest living bird in world 18. U in UV 19. *Honoré de Balzac’s “Le Père ____” 21. *Nemo’s dad, named after a sport fish 23. “____ of the morning!”

24. Seaside bird 25. Tax accounting specialist, acr.

28. Back of the neck 30. Chew the fat 35. Country dance formation 37. Greek goddess of fertility 39. Waterwheel 40. *Drunk and, incidentally, Huck Finn’s Pap 41. Metallic sounding 43. Quite a stretch 44. Place to dry out 46. Like the White Rabbit 47. Dr. Robert Bruce Banner’s green alter ego 48. Sun-____ 50. Toothy wheel 52. Bad-mouth 53. Made a rug 55. Low-____ image 57. *Simba’s father in “The Lion King” 60. *Luke’s and Leia’s father 63. Golfer’s sun protection 64. Romanian monetary unit 66. Introverted one 68. Follow as a consequence 69. Pooh’s wise friend 70. Territory in China known as Las Vegas of Asia 71. Young woman 72. *”That ‘70s Show” dad 73. One-room school house “notebook” DOWN 1. A Bobbsey twin 2. Awestruck 3. *The Godfather’s given name 4. Heads-up 5. Wound

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The board also voted to pay $31,500 to Midwest Installation Group to move the contents of Prospect and Eastwood elementaries to the as-yet-unnamed new school on North Pleasant Street.

The move won't include desks and chairs, since the district plans to buy furniture for the new building, said Rinehart: "Everything in the classrooms will be new."

The exception will be a limited amount of preschool equipment that is still in excellent condition, he said.

Superintendent David Hall said an evaluation is underway in the elementary school libraries to see what books and other materials will be moved, and which are no longer needed.

"That's going to be a lengthy process for all four media staff members to go through everything," he said.

The district has received a grant to help buy new library materials, according to Hall.

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They include a second floor veranda, a four-season room and an upstairs space for overflow seating or children's birthday parties.

The main thrust was to get "the magic of Hot Dog Heaven," Russo said — that included making sure there would be shaded outdoor seating and anchors built to hold the giant fiberglass Santa Claus that's become an Amherst holiday tradition. The site plan was designed with winter garlands and lights in mind.

Russo purchased three nearby houses. The plan is to demolish them to provide a much larger restaurant footprint with triple the parking and a drive-thru lane.

In the meantime, he is looking for donors to help redecorate the restaurant's walls. The high school sports memorabilia inside was lost to flames, and Russo is hoping to get his hands on photos and other green-and-gold mementos.

Anyone who wants to chip in can reach out through the contact form at hotdogheavenohio.com or by calling (440) 988-7404.

"Everybody's super excited about that building. We get a lot of interest, a lot of inquiries," Russo said. "(Founder Jack) O'Flanagan really started something that people enjoyed."

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FROM B1 Jo plans to build, and pledged to invest there.

Even though Planning Commission members supported the project, they felt one aspect was half-baked — drawings by North Ridgeville-based LS Architects did not continue an access road that exists in front of neighboring businesses.

"I hate to have an access road to nowhere, not extended," Costilow said.

Ross said the property is limited by wetlands immediately to the west. The bakery had to be inched closer than expected to Route 58, and the design needs to include 36 parking spots for customers and employees.

"They have really busy seasons," he said. "They have Thanksgiving and holiday times. They have customers lined up out of the door, waiting for pies. To change the parking lot, we can't because of what their needs are and the wetlands behind the building."

Commission members Charlie Marty and Terrence Tomaszewski were joined by Building Inspector Dave Macartney in calling for some kind of access road to keep traffic off the already-busy highway as much as possible.

"It's going to be a nightmare with the traffic backed up on 58," Marty said, agreeing with Costilow that Amherst can't afford another snarl like the one that often forms in front of Blue Falls Car Wash near the Lorain city line.

The commission offered conditional approval of the project, provided Ross and LS Architects President Leon Sampat work with the city to explore options for an access road that could cut into the city's right of way.

Ross confirmed his firm's drawings for the site also set aside two areas for future expansion of the bakery.

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McFarlin is named Oberlin Oberlin College opens Rotary’s HS senior of April certified kosher kitchen The Oberlin Rotary Club honors a high school senior each month during the school year. These young people are recognized for character and positive attitudes. The Oberlin Rotary Club will donate $25 to a charity or project of the student’s choosing in their name.

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Lillian McFarlin

The Oberlin High School senior honored for the month of April is Lillian McFarlin.

She has played trumpet in the OHS marching and pep bands, serving as drill captain and squad leader in her senior year. McFarlin said she's loved every part of being involved in the band, especially the years she was able to share the experience with her older sister.

She has also run mid-distance events on the Phoenix track team, helping to break the school record for the 4x800 meter relay in her freshman year. McFarlin also played two years on the Oberlin soccer team.

Outside of school, McFarlin has worked at the Americas Origami Shop

in downtown Oberlin and as a dining room attendant at Kendal at Oberlin. She said she enjoys talking to Kendal residents and how appreciative they are for everything the employees provide. This was especially true, she said, while residents were in quarantine during the pandemic.

Beginning in the eighth grade, McFarlin joined her older sister on the Akron Crooked River Roller Derby team. This was a natural fit because she loves sports and has skated almost since she could walk. McFarlin said she believes roller derby is very empowering for women — it doesn’t value one particular body type, and requires intense strategy and game play.

Believing in service, Mc-

Farlin has been a member of the Interact Club, the community service club of Oberlin High School, sponsored by the Oberlin Rotary Club. She said her best memories of Interact Club are working on the BackPack Program; she also served as the club’s membership chair. McFarlin applied for and received a grant to supplement the usual BackPack offerings with special treats for the holidays, and received another grant to provide sanitary period products to students at OHS. McFarlin has volunteered at Oberlin City Fresh, distributing shares of fresh and organic foods to residents at reasonable prices.

She has participated in clothing drives for families in need in Lorain, as well as beach and park trash clean-up at Lakeview park.

Academically, she has appeared on the honor roll every semester of her high school experience and was inducted into the National Honor Society.

McFarlin plans to attend Oberlin College with a global health concentration. She also plans to later join the dental hygienist program at the University of Michigan.

HERRICK MEMORIAL LIBRARY Plans to reopen Staff are working toward reopening the library following its second mandated shutdown, and Director Janet Hollingsworth said she is grateful for the public's patience and patronage over the past several months.

The target opening date is Monday, May 10, when 90 percent of the staff will have received COVID vaccinations.

Hours of operation will revert to Herrick's pre-COVID schedule.

The number of people allowed inside the library at once, and the time they are allowed to remain, will still be limited — but the doors will no longer be locked and appointments will not be needed.

Face masks will still be required for the health and safety of both patrons and staff per the state and local health department.

Patrons who are not comfortable entering the building to find materials can call the library and have staff gather requested materials for curbside pickup. All borrowed materials will still need to be returned to the library’s outdoor book drop and quarantined for three days before being sanitized and placed in the collection.

Board meeting The library board will meet virtually at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11.

The meeting is open to the public. A link to join the meeting online will be posted Monday, May 10 on the library's website.

New resources Two new databases have been added to the library's website for patrons to use: Gale Legal Forms and Miss Humblebee’s Academy.

Both are free and can be accessed at www. herrickliboh.org by clicking on their icon on the left side of the page.

Gale Legal Forms contains some of the most popular Ohio legal forms that the Wellington public uses in easy-to-search formats.

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Second Harvest recognizes its dedicated volunteers NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Second Harvest Food Bank showed appreciation for its volunteers Friday, April 23 at Aut-O-Rama Drive-In. The event honored those who have offered their time and skills to ensure families are able to receive food during the pandemic.

This past year, Second Harvest's volunteer activities have taken many turns due to COVID-19. With the stay-at-home order last March, the nonprofit's Nordson Food Distribution Center was closed to the public, including its dedicated volunteers.

To handle the high demand, Second Harvest found support from the Ohio Army and Air National Guard to provide food assistance to families across the region.

“Volunteers are the heart of our organization.” said Julie Chase-Morefield, president and CEO of Second Harvest. “Their dedication and commitment allowed us to reach out in ways we never imagined possible this year.”

Through the year's many changes, volunteers stepped up to pack food boxes, move product and distribute food in unprecedented numbers, she said.

Volunteers were able to rejoin the food bank's efforts in August. Even though Second Harvest closed volunteer opportunities for almost five months, volunteers still donated 11,461 hours and packed more than 1.1 million pounds of food and grocery products.

Volunteer awards were presented during the recognition event. The highlight was the

recipient of the Jimmy L. Davis Spirit of Community Award, named for after the late Second Harvest board member who personified a spirit of volunteerism throughout his life.

This year’s volunteer of the year award was presented to Barry Buck, who has served as a volunteer for more than 25 years with the Lorain Lion’s Club. He continues to volunteer with the group, for other nonprofit organizations and, during retirement, volunteers weekly at Second Harvest both at the facility and at mobile pantry distributions.

The Harvesters Award is presented annually to a volunteer group that has made a significant contribution to Second Harvest during the previous year.

"No group exemplifies this more than the 2021 recipient, the Ohio Army and Air National Guard, whose service to Second Harvest over the past year has been nothing short of extraordinary," the nonprofit said in a statement.

Soldiers and airmen working from Second Harvest's Lorain base of operations have distributed 5.5 million pounds of food and grocery products, packed more than 75,000 food pantry boxes and served more than 50,000 hours delivering, packing and distributing to families at-risk for hunger.

The most significant impact was felt at the food bank's drive-thru mobile pantry distributions, setting up tens of thousands of pounds of food in heat, cold, rain and snow for safe and efficient distribution across the region, Second Harvest said.

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OBERLIN — Oberlin College will broaden its commitment to Jewish life and scholarship this May when it becomes one of only a handful of liberal arts colleges throughout the country to offer students a certified kosher kitchen experience.

“This has been a long time coming and it was a collaborative effort that made this happen,” said President Carmen Twillie Ambar. “AVI Fresh, Chabad at Oberlin, and Oberlin Hillel have been wonderful partners in this process and we are so excited for this new community space where students can come together for a meal and explore cultural experiences through food and conversation.”

AVI Fresh, the dining service contracted by the college, is finalizing details on a partnership with Chabad at Oberlin and Rabbi Shlomo Elkan, who will serve as the kosher administrator and certify Heritage Kitchen as kosher.

“Having an organization that understands and is invested in the culture of this college aids in the journey of certification,” said Lilkeisha Smith, AVI Fresh director of operations for Oberlin College.

“I believe we share the same goals of bridging culture and a safe space for seeking spiritual identity through food. I’d like to think of this partnership as a collaboration of knowledge and how together, we hope to tell this beautifully woven story of a rich heritage through food.”

Rabbi Shlomo and Devorah Elkan serve as co-directors of Chabad at Oberlin, which opened its doors in the fall of 2010.

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Rabbi Megan Doherty, director of Hillel and Jewish Campus Life, Devorah Elkan and Rabbi Shlomo Elkan, co-directors of Chabad at Oberlin. promising their religious values and standards,” said Shlomo Elkan. “It honors Oberlin's commitment to diversity and fostering religious and spiritual communities in their length and breadth.

This also brings promise for new conversations and new perspectives to be added into the tapestry of discourse and Oberlin College.”

With approximately 23 percent of Oberlin students identifying as Jewish, the college recognized there was a need to expand its dining options.

Third-year student Jesse Noily said he believes the opening of Heritage Kitchen will allow him to be more connected with campus life and still adhere to his faith.

“As a part of Oberlin’s religious Jewish community, a certified kosher dining option feels like a huge step in helping me and students like me engage fully in campus life,” said Noily. “I’m grateful to both the administration and Rabbi Shlomo for all they’ve done in aiding this process and I look forward to seeing how this initiative will help to allow students from all backgrounds to engage in their Jewish identity and practice.”

The opportunity for all Jewish students to eat together in one place is

important to third-year Noah Plotkin, who was concerned about possibly having to change his housing and dining plans in order to keep kosher.

“I was afraid I would have to move off campus, but the kosher kitchen certification allows me to continue to eat with my friends and community," he said.

Heritage Kitchen will meet the demand to provide a kosher menu to 400 students per week and will be available to all students through the college’s dining meal plan.

While the menu will be designed for people who keep kosher, it will be open to every student and it also will meet the needs of many Muslim students.

“It is wonderful that Oberlin has committed to meeting the dietary needs of all students, including those whose religious practice requires a specific standard of kashrut—adherence to the Jewish dietary laws," said Rabbi Megan Doherty, director of Hillel and Jewish Campus Life. “I am so excited to have a certified kosher kitchen on campus that will operate on the same schedule as the dining halls and be open to all students. I can't wait to see what kind of communities and educational opportunities can be built with this new resource.”

Hall honored for years of work with students of color OBERLIN — David Hall, area,” said Betty Maceo, chair superintendent of the Oberlin of the National Alliance of City Schools, was honored Black Superintendents Parent Saturday at the Ohio Alliance of Commission.

Black School Educators annual Hall grew up in Middletown, banquet in Columbus.

Ohio, and served 20 years in Nominated by the Lorain the Army National Guard, County Alliance of Black including a 2004 tour of duty School Educators, he received in Iraq. His teaching career David Hall an award for showing outstandstarted in Michigan, and he has ing contributions to students of color. since served in Lorain as an assistant “Dr. Hall (received) this award principal, elementary and high school because of his demonstration of being principal and assistant superintendent. an exemplary school administrator by He has served the past six years as showcasing excellent leadership within superintendent of the Oberlin City Ohio and specifically the Lorain County Schools.

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Jacob Weegman had three RBIs and two runs to push Wellington's score up to 8-0 over Columbia on April 27. Wyatt Sasack had two RBIs, and Cameron Brinker had two runs. Also crossing the plate were Tyler Moore, Riley Reyna, Wayde Bowman and Drew Unangst. ABOVE: Wellington’s Riley Reyna sends the ball to the plate. BELOW: Wellington’s CJ Polen winds for the throw to first base.

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The Black River Pirates hosted the Oberlin Phoenix in a meet held April 28 in Sullivan. LEFT: Black River’s Treyce Wood turns the corner just ahead of Oberlin’s Evan Hudson. RIGHT: Oberlin’s Pippa Brandt races in the 200-meter race.

OSWALD LEADS THE CHARGE

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Maile Oswald ran roughshod over the Raiders on April 27, pounding out four RBIs and scoring a run, helping the Dukes secure a 14-2 victory. She was also the winning pitcher, striking out five in as many innings. Columbia's Elise Aniol and Sydney Bevelacqua each crossed home plate, but it was the Dukes' day. Scoring runs were Teddi Hardoby (3), Tori Paramore (2), Payton Regal (2), Kennedi Benko, Jenna Pasadyn (2), Mikayla Paramore, Maddie Lewis and Autumn Rhodes. LEFT: Wellington's Maile Oswald goes the distance in the circle. RIGHT: Mikayla Paramore makes a diving catch.

GIVE THEM A SIGN

ABOVE: Wellington's Josh Higgins and Columbia's Austin Stair look to the umpire for the call. Higgins was called safe at second base on the steal.

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Emily Wenzell, an intervention specialist at Amherst Steele High School, and teacher's aide Maria Tomusko place a sign in front of senior Jeffrey O'Brien's home ahead of his graduation. Amherst school staff put signs out in the evening, hoping to go undetected and have soon-to-begraduates wake up to the surprise. The new tradition was started last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Principal Joe Tellier said he liked it so much he wants to make it permanent.

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POLICE REPORTS AMHERST

• April 1 at 7:24 p.m.: Police were flagged down about a man who was passed out in a vehicle in the Motel 6 parking lot on Route 58. The man regained consciousness and was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital for treatment.

• April 2, time undisclosed by police: While doing a walk-through at Target on Oak Point Road, an officer learned three vacuum cleaners had been stolen.

Looking at security footage, he identified the suspect as "a notorious thief throughout the Lorain County area."

• April 2 at 3:34 p.m.: Dalton Boso, 26, of Elyria, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department. The original charge was driving under suspension.

• April 2 at 5:33 p.m.: An Amherst woman said someone fraudulently opened two bank accounts in her name.

• April 2 at 10:04 p.m.: Police investigated a sexual assault complaint.

• April 2 at 10:04 p.m.: Officers responded to a domestic dispute at Rite Aid on Route 58.

• April 3 at 1:42 a.m.: Terry Parker, 33, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department.

• April 3 at 2:45 a.m.: Emily Carmon, 24, of Westlake, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, blood-alcohol content over .08 percent, failure to wear a seat belt and stopping vehicle.

• April 3 at 5:17 p.m.: Kamari Crooks, 21, of Lorain, was charged with possession of marijuana and driving under suspension. Rikayzha Burroughs, 19, of Lorain, was charged with possession of marijuana.

• April 3 at 11:58 p.m.: Patrick Wilson, 48, of Lorain, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, state refusal, driving the wrong way on a one-way street and open container.

• April 4 at 2:21 a.m.: Dylan Mccrann, 19, of Lorain, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding.

• April 4 at 10:28 p.m.: Amherst police intercepted a vehicle that had allegedly been involved in a shooting incident with another car in Lorain. Police conducted a felony stop on Oberlin Avenue just north of Cooper Foster Park Road, and two suspects were taken into custody by Lorain police.

• April 6 at 1:54 p.m.: A fuel theft was reported at Sunoco on Route 58 near Cooper Foster Park Road.

• April 6 at 3:09 p.m.: A 43-year-old man went into full arrest on Woodhaven Drive and died.

• April 7 at 9:53 p.m.: Jenny Mcewen, 36, of Lorain, was arrested on a felony warrant for obstruction of justice through the Lorain County Sheriff's

Office.

• April 8 at 2:13 a.m.: Richard Kurtz, 53, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

• April 8 at 4:28 p.m.: Victor Hernandez, 31, of Worthington, was charged with violating a temporary protection order.

• April 8 at 7:19 p.m.: Najee Benton, 26, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear in court on traffic charges.

• April 10 at 11:36 p.m.: Thomas Harris Jr., 44, of Lorain, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

• April 12 at 12:38 p.m.: An identity fraud complaint was filed involving an attempt to access unemployment benefits.

• April 12 at 3:52 p.m.: An identity theft complaint was filed. It involved the arrival of a card that had not been requested from a bank the resident did not use.

• April 12 at 4:47 p.m.: Matthew Siniard, 35, of Lorain, was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication.

• April 12 at 8:35 p.m.: Officers responded to a possible drug overdose at Motel 6 on Route 58. A woman was revived with naloxone and was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital for treatment. Jared Mills, 30, of Lorain, was charged with violating a protection order.

• April 13 at 5:18 a.m.: An unknown person allegedly tried to gain access to a room through a window at Days Inn on Route 58. The renter, who police said has a valid concealed carry permit, said he racked a round into his handgun, which scared the intruder away.

• April 13 at 11:03 p.m.: Patrick O'Connell, 34, of Amherst, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, state refusal, open container and a lights violation.

• April 14 at 4:40 p.m.: Jacob Young was served with a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear in court for a trial. He faced charges of petty theft, obstruction, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

• April 14 at 5:59 p.m.: Police responded to an unresponsive male in the back parking lot of Days Inn on Route 58. Chaz Landes, 30, of Vermilion, was charged with drug abuse instruments.

• April 14 at 11:15 p.m.: A missing child was reported.

• April 15 at 5:04 p.m.: Cory Griffin, 42, of Amherst, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, state refusal, failure to control, criminal damaging and open container.

• April 17 at 1:18 a.m.: Mitchell Curtiss, 33, of Kipton, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, weaving and marked lanes.

• April 17 at 2:05 p.m.: Hector

Santiago was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, blood-alcohol content above 0.08 percent, marked lanes, weaving and no turn signal.

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• April 2 at 1:08 a.m.: A woman reported her juvenile daughter missing.

• April 5 at 5 p.m.: James Moore, 40, of Wakeman, was arrested on a felony warrant through the Wellington Police Department for contempt of court.

• April 5 at 5:45 p.m.: Bobbie Barnett, 40, of Wakeman, was charged with theft after a complaint at Walmart on US Route 20.

• April 8 at 9:05 p.m.: Two grinding devices with suspected marijuana residue, along with hemp rolling papers, were turned over to police by Oberlin College security.

• April 9 at 7:31 p.m.: Jorge Talbot, 39, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Elyria Police Department on a felony count of assault.

• April 9 at 9:34 p.m.: Anthony Zakowski, 47, of Lorain, was charged with criminal trespass on Berger Court, where he had been barred by the Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority.

• April 10 at 6:50 p.m.: A security worker at Walmart on US Route 20 detained a woman on suspicion of theft.

Because the woman paid restitution before leaving the store, the matter was referred to the city prosecutor for consideration before charges were pressed.

• April 10 at 8:45 p.m.: A man said he was robbed at gunpoint on East College Street.

• April 10 at 8 p.m.: Javonte Adams, 29, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court on original charges of theft and obstructing official business.

• April 11 at 4:25 p.m.: Officers investigated a reported assault on a juvenile in a car in the parking lot of Walmart on US Route 20.

• April 15 at 3:25 p.m.: Timothy Goodson was charged with theft following a complaint at Walmart on US Route 20. He was also wanted on warrants for contempt of court through the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas and failure to appear in court through the Huron County Sheriff's Office.

• April 17 at 12:15 a.m.: A North Main Street resident said a man he'd known about a month went into his home, pushed him out of the way and stole $40 before fleeing on foot.

• April 17 at 9 p.m.: Zion Hicks of Oberlin was arrested on a warrant through the Elyria Police Department on an original charge of criminal damaging.

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

On a trial basis from June to August, Well-Help will change its hours to 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday evenings. The Wellington nonprofit will not have morning hours on Wednesdays.

Chicken barbecue

The Rochester Volunteer Fire Department will hold a chicken barbecue from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 22 at the fire station on Eagle Street.

The menu includes a half chicken, potatoes, corn and roll for $10. There will also be a 50-50 raffle and gift basket raffles.

Route 58 to close

A portion of Route 58 between Route 162 and Stewart Road in Huntington Township will close Monday, May 10 for railroad crossing repairs, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The detour route for vehicles traveling north will be west on US Route 224 to Route 511, north to Route 162 and east to Route 58; and the reverse for motorists heading south.

The project's estimated completion date is Saturday, May 15.

Support Dukes golf

A four-player shamble will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start on July 24 at Echo Valley Golf Club, 21056 Quarry Rd, Wellington, to support the Wellington Dukes Golf Parents Club and Wellington Fullbackers.

The cost is $70 per player or $280 per team.

Skins are $20 per team, mulligans are $20 per team. Dinner and two drink tickets will be included for each player.

Each player will tee off. After you select which shot to use, players will play their own ball through the hole. Teams will use the two best scores. There will be a cash payout for first and second places based on the number of teams entered, with a 24-team maximum.

To sign up, contact Tom Guyer Jr. at (440) 3095016.

Oberlin library meeting

The Oberlin Public Library will hold its 2022 budget hearing followed by a records commission meeting and a regular meeting virtually via Zoom at 5p.m. on Thursday, May 13.

The meetings are open to the public. Visit www. oberlinlibrary.org for access information.

Who was ‘Mountain Man’ Jim Bridger?

A free presentation on “Mountain Man Jim Bridger” will be given at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at the Amherst Historical Society’s Sandstone Hall, 113 South Lake St. Bridger was one of the greatest path finders of the American West. Hear his epic story of the fur trade in the early 1800s. Clad in buckskins, using colorful dialect in the first person, a Bridger re-enactor will relate his true life adventures as a trapper, pathfinder, explorer and scout who fought Native Americans. Learn about his prominent role in the ordeal of Hugh Glass as portrayed in the recent movie “The Revenant.”

Light refreshments will be served.

Reservations are required. Call the Amherst Historical Society at (440) 988-7255.

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Eating more sugar leads to weight gain and obesity.

This can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and diabetes.

Source: angelinstitute.edu

Eating too much sugar makes it harder for your white blood cells to kill germs. That means that eating too much added sugar can lead to getting sick more often.

A lot of the added sugar people consume can be found in sweetened drinks.

Drink unsweetened tap, bottled, or sparkling water, unsweetened low-fat milk or tea, or 100% fruit juice in limited amounts*. * Depending on age, children can drink ½ to 1 cup, and adults up to 1 cup of 100% fruit juice.

The American Heart Association recommends a maximum of 6 teaspoons (25 grams) of added sugar per day for kids.

Source: heart.org

he average American eats about 17 teaspoons of added sugar every day. This adds up to over 57 pounds of sugar a year!

PARENTS: New government guidelines say that no more than 10 % of our daily calories should come from added sugar. For kids that is less than about 6 teaspoons per day.

Use Nutrition Facts labels to track the amount of sugar your kids are consuming.

Note: food labels do not distinguish between natural and added sugar.

Do the math to find out the amount of calories each drink contains and how many minutes of walking it would take to burn off the calories in each drink.

Have a parent or friend read this story aloud. Each time one of the fruits below is mentioned, do that motion for 30 seconds.

Then, trade places as you read the story aloud. = hopping in place = stand on one foot = jumping jacks = run in place

= sit ups = somersault

One sugar packet = .1 oz (3 g)

= touch your toes

Chocolate Milk

8 oz (237 ml)

CONTAINS:

9 SUGAR PACKETS

Juice Drink

20 oz (591 ml)

CONTAINS:

23 SUGAR PACKETS

Soda

Sports Drink 20 oz (591 ml) Energy Drink 16 oz (473 ml)

20 oz (591 ml)

CONTAINS:

CONTAINS:

22 SUGAR PACKETS 12 SUGAR PACKETS

CONTAINS:

17 SUGAR PACKETS

80 + 80 =

150 + 155 =

160 + 82 =

70 + 55 =

140 + 90 =

21 + 13 =

33 + 33 =

20 + 32 =

15 + 12 =

15 + 35 =

CALORIES

MINUTES OF WALKING

Did you know that some brands of canned tomato soup have 20 grams of sugar? That’s as much as two doughnuts!

Always read the Nutrition Facts labels before taking a bite or sip.

CALORIES

CALORIES

MINUTES OF WALKING

Total Fat 16g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 135mg

CALORIES

MINUTES OF WALKING

24% 0% 6%

Total Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 480mg

MINUTES OF WALKING

1% 0% 20%

Total Fat 1g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 720mg Sugar 6g

Sugar 12g

Sugar 3g

CALORIES

MINUTES OF WALKING

25% * 1% * 37% *

Look through the newspaper for 10 words that describe sugar.

Write them here:

*as prepared

One day, Mr. Citrus parked on a steep hill. When he opened the truck’s customer window, fruit began rolling off the counter and down the hill.

Strawberry after strawberry rolled alongside oranges and apples. Luckily, Mr. Citrus was able to catch a large box of grapes before it also tumbled away.

The rolling fruit picked up incredible speed. At the bottom of the hill sat Officer Stan, enjoying a slice of watermelon at the park.

Suddenly, poor Stan was pelted with strawberries, lemons, apples and oranges, knocking him off the park bench.

Look at these examples.

Which food has the most sugar per serving?

Which item had more sugar than you thought?

Mr. Citrus’ food truck was very popular. The truck was designed to look like a giant orange and each day he’d drive to business parks at lunch time. People would buy fresh watermelon slices, bunches of grapes, apples and more.

Total Fat 4g Cholesterol 15mg Sodium 105mg Sugar 22g

Did you know that there are more than 50 names for sugar that can be found on food labels? Use the Secret Sugar Code at right to reveal some of the most common.

6% 5% 4%

Total Fat 6g Cholesterol 5mg Sodium 360mg Sugar 2g

8% 2%

Total Fat 9g Cholesterol 0mg

16%

Sodium 250mg Sugar 2g

As he wiped smashed apple bits off his uniform, he called his sergeant on his radio.

“You’re not going to believe this, Sgt. Pear, but I was just attacked by an escaped fruit salad!”

Standards Link: Physical Education: Use a variety of basic and advanced movement forms.

This week’s word:

CONSUME

The verb consume means to eat, drink or buy something.

Kids should not consume more than six teaspoons of added sugar daily.

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

Healthy Snacks

ANSWER: So he could have sweet dreams.

Standards Link: Language Arts: Understanding meanings from context clues.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow written directions.

DETECTIVE DOUGHNUTS SWEETENED D D C S M R E G D D MAXIMUM E S E R B L O O D M AVERAGE TOMATO N Y L T A H U K E A LABELS E R L E E G T C G X SUGAR T U S A H C U I A I HEART E P R N P E T S R M GERMS E T U C T U I I E U BLOOD SYRUP W T O M A T O V V M CELLS S L E B A L E S A E SOUP Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical SICK words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Sweet Story

Find a newspaper article about something happy or positive. On a piece of paper, write down the who, what, when, where, why and how in the news story.

14% 0% 10%

Write an advertisement for a healthy snack. Why should kids choose this instead of chips, candy and other unhealthy snacks?