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MEMORIAL DAY

Across generations, heroes served on every battleground BILL OXFORD AMERICAN LEGION

Every crisis has new heroes. During the 9/11 attacks, they were the first responders running into burning and crumbling buildings as others ran out. Now, during the coronavirus pandemic, the most visible heroes are the health care professionals who are saving others and risking their own lives while doing so.

These heroes have much in common with the people that we honor today – America’s fallen veterans. They are men and women who have sacrificed their own lives so others could live. They are both elite and ordinary.

They are elite in the sense of character. Giving your life so others could live is the ultimate definition of selfless.

They are ordinary in the fact that they represent the diverse fabric of our country. They are rich and poor, black and white, male and female. They come from every ethnicity and background. In short, they looked like anyone of us.

As we celebrate the selfless and untiring performances of the health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, it brings to mind the military medics, doctors and nurses who sacrificed their lives while treating others on the battlefield.

One such hero was Pharmacist Mate Third Class Jack Williams. The Navy Reserve corpsman was only 20 years old when he landed on Iwo Jima 75 years ago.

On March 3, 1945, James Naughton, a Marine in Williams’ unit, was wounded by a grenade. While under intense enemy fire, Williams dragged Naughton to a shallow depression and treated his wounds. Williams used his own body as a screen and was shot four times.

Yet he continued.

After he treated Naughton, Williams dressed his own wounds. He then proceeded to treat another Marine despite his own immense pain. While heading to the rear, he was hit by a sniper’s bullet and killed. For his actions, Petty Officer Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor.

We also remember Army veterans like Lt. Sharon Lane. According to her biographer, Philip Bigler, Lt. Lane threw herself into her work as a nurse. While serving in Colorado, she requested a transfer to Vietnam. “There, at least, you are busy 12 hours a day, six or seven days a week,” she said in a 1968 letter to her parents.

Her dedication was obvious, even as she treated enemy Viet Cong soldiers who would return the favor by kicking, cursing and spitting at their American captors.

In the early morning of June 8, 1969, Sharon’s tour MEMORIAL DAY PAGE A3

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Hope still alive for county fair JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Don't assume the cancellation of the Ohio State Fair spells certain doom for the 175th anniversary of the Lorain County Fair.

The Ohio Expositions Commission announced last week that the state fair, previously set for July 29 to Aug. 9 in Columbus, can't be held because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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"Knowing how easily the virus spreads in large groups, we believe it is the safest path forward for the health and safety of all Ohioans,” said Andy Doehrel, who chairs the commission. “The financial ramifications of hosting a reduced-capacity Fair would be too great, and we need to protect the great Ohio State Fair for future generations.”

Kim Meyers, president of the Lorain County Fair, was unfazed by the news.

"That really has no bearing on us," he said.

"We're still told that we can prepare and get ready," he said. "We're doing that, and we're still waiting on an official order and direction from (Gov. Mike) DeWine."

The Ohio Department of Agriculture has the authority to cancel county fairs, and so far no such direction has been handed down.

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AMHERST — More than 50 people, among them many Vietnam War veterans, gathered Saturday at the Lorain County Vietnam Veterans Memorial on North Lake Street for an annual memorial service for the 98 Lorain County men who died in the Vietnam War. All 98 names etched on the memorial were read aloud, with a bugler sounding taps immediately after. Reading off the 98 names were Timothy Butti, Mike Schrull, Matt Nahorn and Bill Brokop.

The memorial service had been canceled in early April due to COVID-19 pandemic precautions, but organizers and those in attendance pulled it off while maintaining social distancing recommendations, wearing masks and limiting close contact.

Speakers Joe Horvath and Don Attie, both prior Lorain Veterans Steve Manheim | Chronicle of the Year, also paid emotional Don Attie speaks at the reading of 98 names at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Lorain County in Amherst.

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THE POWER OF FOUR

Triplets plus one graduate together JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — When most other graduates had to take the stage alone, the Ignagnis still had each other.

The four siblings made a crowd as they received diplomas together as members of the Oberlin High School Class of 2020.

"It wasn't the solo trip that everyone else had to make," said their mother, Peggi Ignagni.

Vincenzo, Blaise and Noelle are triplets and brother Nickholas is eight months older.

As they graduated May

Jason Hawk | Oberlin News-Tribune

Siblings Nickholas, Vincenzo, Blaise and Noelle Ignagni are all members of TOGETHER PAGE A3 the Oberlin High School Class of 2020.

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OBITUARIES Daniel Kent Arthrell

Howard "Turp" Jay Cobb III

Daniel Kent Arthrell passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in the town of Los Cabos, Mexico, while on vacation with his wife of 46 years, Claudia Crittendon Arthrell. Daniel was born in Oberlin on Sept. 2, 1946, to George and Millie Arthrell.

He moved to Tulsa in 1969 to gain experience which led to his 40 year career with the Community Service Council. Daniel received his Bachelor's and Master's from the University of Tulsa, where he studied Criminal Justice and Organizational Psychology. Daniel was a force for good in Oklahoma and will be remembered for his work in child abuse prevention, public health and his unconditional positive regard for humanity.

Daniel is survived by his wife, Claudia; his son, Justin, his wife, Kelly and their two children, Ash and Sage of Santa Fe, New Mexico; his son, Mykey, his wife, Margaritte and their two children, Millie and Simone of Tulsa, Oklahoma and his brother, Bill of Cleveland.

Services were held at All Souls Unitarian Church on Nov. 30, 2019.

In lieu of flowers, donations to All Souls or Northeastern Oklahoma Community Food Bank.

Howard "Turp" Jay Cobb III, 77, of South Amherst, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at his home due to natural causes. He was born Feb. 7, 1943, in Macon, Georgia. Howard lived most of his life in South Amherst.

He graduated from Marion L. Steele High School with the Class of 1961. Howard was part of the first graduating class to complete all four years at the new high school and for the past several years, he was part of his high school reunion committee.

Howard was employed as an aerospace mechanic at NASA, beginning in the early 60s when NASA's main mission was to land on the moon. His work involved solving problems with rocket engine mechanics. He retired from NASA in the mid-90s. He also owned and operated Cobb H-D Repair in Lorain for 33 years, where he was able to continue his passion for mechanical problem solving. Howard was a Harley Davidson and BMW enthusiast who loved building, repairing, and riding motorcycles. He was a former president of Amherst Meadowlarks, a member of the BMW Motorcycle Club and a previous member of Amherst Sportsman Club.

When he wasn't working, Howard enjoyed spending time with his life-long friends. During high school, HowHELEN L. (HUTTINGER) REINHARD passed ard played football and continued to meet up with some of away Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Kingston Residence his old teammates until his passing. Howard was an avid of Vermilion. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

Civil War buff. His friends describe him as knowledgeable ARTHUR BARRON MCGUIRE, 88, lifetime resident on a wide variety of topics, but history and politics were among his favorites. Howard was very proud of his grandof Lorain, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at Ohio daughter being a professor, and he loved to watch his Veterans Home in Sandusky following a brief illness. grandsons ride motorcycles. As a father, he could always Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home. be relied upon to give sound advice even during the most difficult of situations.

ROBERT LEE HUTCHISON, 84, of Lorain County, Survivors include his children, Kelly Jo Cassidy of went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Lorain and Howard "Jay" Cobb IV of South Amherst; Amherst Manor Nursing Home. Hempel Funeral Home is grandchildren, Melanie Henderson (Derek) of Dublin, handling the arrangements.

Charles Cobb and Deegan Cobb of Amherst; siblings, Michael Cobb (Kim) of Amherst, Candy King (Kelly) of DAVID C. ROESCH, 80, and a resident of Amherst, South Amherst and Kathleen Vandersommen of Norwalk. passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Autumn Aegis He was preceded in death by his siblings, Charles A. Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Hempel FuCobb, John R. Cobb, Mary Helen Cobb and his parents, neral Home is handling the arrangements.

Howard Jr. and Helene Cobb (nee Katona).

Private family services will be held with public memorial services to be announced following COVID19 restricMedication disposal pouches tion.

The Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Please visit the funeral home's website to share a Board of Lorain County is offering free Safe Medication memory and sign the guest register www.hempelfuneralDisposal pouches by mail to residents of Lorain County home.com. until June 5 or as supplies last.

A safe medication disposal pouch “deactivates” drugs, rendering them inert and safe for disposal through regular home trash. Disposing of medication safely prevents misuse, or accidental exposure by children or pets. The MHARS Board is offering the pouches free by mail within Lorain County in response to COVID-19, because right now there is reduced access to typical medication-collection spots. This April's Drug Takeback Day was postponed because of COVID-19.

“Since most of us are home due to precautions for COVID-19, we can use this time to assess the safety of our own medicine cabinets,” said Jinx Mastney, Opioid Response Outreach coordinator for the MHARS Board. “Old and unused prescriptions and medications can be dangerous if left around the house.”

For a free disposal pouch, contact Mastney at 440-2829920 or jmastney@lorainadas.org.

MASK GIVEAWAY

VIETNAM

FROM A1 tributes to the late Sam Felton of Lorain during comments Saturday.

The U.S. Marine Corps veteran of three tours in Vietnam, and a recipient of the Navy Cross for valor in combat, died Friday at age 70. Felton had attended the annual memorial service the Saturday before Memorial Day for more than 30 years, Attie said.

Steve Manheim | Chronicle

Janet Michal distributes masks at the Great Mask Giveaway Saturday at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Oberlin. Organizers collected masks from people who sew them and made sure they got in the hands of anyone who needed them.

Health officials get complaints as businesses reopen JASON HAWK EDITOR

Restaurants and stores suspected of flaunting Ohio's COVID-19 regulations as the state reopens are getting visits from local health officials.

Lorain County Public Health received 17 complaints the weekend of May 18, most about food service workers not wearing masks.

That was the claim leveled against one chain restaurant in Amherst, for example. Officials spoke with the manager and learned line cooks were wearing masks around their necks "due to fire hazard issue," according to a spreadsheet provided by county Health Commissioner David Covell.

Other complaints ranged from "no masks, no distancing, no barriers" at an Elyria discount store to "allowing dine-in customers and servers not wearing masks" at a fast food restaurant in Lorain. A Sheffield bar was allegedly "open and letting people drink inside the last two nights," according to another complaint.

At a big box store, complaints Saturday included "people shoulder to shoulder, parking lot full, employees' masks pulled down if even wearing one, not washing carts, two lines next to each other between registers. The registers are too close together."

While the names of those businesses are public record, we've chosen not to print them because none were given written warnings, fines or other penalties.

Covell said businesses have embraced feedback from the health department so far, since the mission has been to help them reopen safely.

"As long as the business is trying to comply, that's really what we're looking for," he said.

Making sure business owners understand how to selfpolice the state's pandemic rules has been the hardest part, Covell said. They have to figure out how to keep customers at least six feet apart, which in some cases has meant moving tables and making other changes to routine.

None of the complaints centered on Wellington businesses, but village Police Chief Tim Barfield took to social media last Wednesday to warn that "the enforcement could mean the loss of business and liquor licenses."

"I would much rather have you self-police than see you fined, financially harmed or permanently closed because of the enforcement that is already present and continuing," he wrote.

Barfield said that he would not send any Wellington officers into businesses to take official action, but will handle each case himself.

He made the decision "because this is a delicate subject for constitutionally-minded officers" and he didn't want to risk the relationship police have with the business community.

The chief's post spurred more than 120 comments throughout the day, revealing deeply divided feelings among residents. Many called the state's pandemic response tyrannical, unconstitutional and illegal.

Some took aim at Barfield, while others criticized DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton.

Covell said he's well aware that not everyone is happy about pandemic restrictions.

"People need to understand that we're all in this together, and we need to work together to have businesses survive without causing risk. Doing that in an effective way is important," he said.

Views on pandemic powers are tied to political leanings, according to a study by College Finance. Triggered by the pandemic's effects on campuses nationwide, the study found 72 percent of Democrats feel people aren't worried enough about COVID-19, and Republicans are more than twice as likely than folks on the other side of the aisle to believe public officials have done too much in response to the crisis.

The health department's actions are reasonable, said Covell. They're constitutional too, according to a 127-page manual prepared for the Ohio judiciary and Bar by Judge Robert Ringland of the 12th District Court of Appeals.

Available on the Ohio Supreme Court website, the document was created to prepare for a catastrophe like 9/11, COMPLAINTS PAGE A3

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Drive-in services one way churches are experimenting JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — Churches are eager to return to normal services, and have spent the quarantine period exploring creative ways to reach the flock.

Take Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Amherst, where Pastor Steve Mayes has been experimenting the last few weeks with a driveup service format.

Cars can park and tune in to the church soundsystem through FM radio, listening as Mayes delivers sermons outside. About 25 cars have taken part each week since Mother's Day, he said.

"That was pretty encouraging to me," said Mayes.

"At least they can see

one another and wave, not getting out of their cars and going over to each other.

They feel like they're sort of coming home," he said.

It's not that different from a normal service, he said, just with ushers wearing masks and gloves to collect the offering and hand out song sheets.

The format will continue through at least May 31.

When it's time to move back inside, whether June 7 or some later date — Mayes said he's in no rush — folks will still be able to park outside and tune in, if they feel that's the best route. The sanctuary inside has been reconfigured to allow 50 to 60 people to spread out and meet health guidelines.

Meanwhile, Catholic churches across the Cleve-

"Eye in the sky"

If you're heading out on the Ohio Turnpike, beware — the Ohio State Highway Patrol intends to use plane surveillance to spot speeders this summer.

Trooper Bryan Dail plans to spot speeders and radio down to his fellow officers on the ground who cite the suspected violators.

land Diocese reopened their doors for in-person services Monday.

"People are really excited," said Fr. Charlie Diedrick of St. Mary Parish in Elyria. "Livestreaming the masses but not being able to be together has been difficult for us."

Fr. Joe Scalco at St. Jude said staff taped out marks on the floors of the church to show where physical distancing must be.

The churches are following guidelines that the Cleveland Dioceses put out.

They must operate at less than 50 percent occupancy and pews much be taped off to promote safe physical distancing.

Laina Yost contributed to this article.

Excessive speeding in work zones is a primary reason there are crashes, according to the Turnpike. There were 604 enforcement stops made for drivers of passenger vehicles and 36 enforcement stops were made for drivers of commercial vehicles in 2019.

There were 369 drivers cited for driving in excess of 90 miles per hour last year.

COUNTY FAIR

FROM A1 DeWine, a perennial fan of summer fairs, has talked about his desire to keep them in place this year despite the pandemic, said Meyers, who also serves as a director-at-large on the Ohio Fair Managers Association. The governor especially wants junior fairs to go forward.

"It's a work in progress and we'll have to see going forward," DeWine said of fairs in a daily coronavirus press briefing.

Several task forces have been appointed to examine how animals, entertainment, vendors and other aspects of fairs can continue this year, Meyers said.

OFMA directors, Ohio legislators and business owners are all involved.

Hundreds of vendor contracts were signed for the Lorain County Fair in February before the scope of the pandemic was understood. Grandstand concert acts still haven't been finalized long after tickets normally would have gone on sale.

A huge problem will be balancing social distancing with ticket sales. Meyers said the grandstand holds at most 4,000 people, and having to basically sell only half the seats would hurt.

It costs a couple hundred thousand dollars to pay for the big Monday and Tuesday night musical acts, and the fair has to be able to recoup its money, he said.

Gate sales could also suffer if people don't feel comfortable venturing into a packed fairgrounds, or if health officials cap the number of people allowed inside, he said.

Meanwhile, dozens of other festivals have already been preemptively can-

celed across Ohio, including the Festival of the Fish’S June event (organizers say it will be rescheduled) and Corn Festival here in Lorain County.

Meyers said those events are much smaller than the county fair, shorter in duration and concentrated into much smaller areas — which is why he has hope the Wellington fairgrounds will still be able to open from Aug. 23-30.

But neither do those community celebrations draw the same numbers as the Lorain County Fair, which typically has admissions around 115,000 to 120,000.

By comparison, the Ohio State Fair drew 934,925 people in 12 days last year.

Meyers said there are nearly three months before the county fair begins, and he hopes the virus is under control by then.

"We hope for the best. We understand so much of this is out of our control," he said. "We have to be optimistic. We still think there's a bit of time."

No matter what happens, the fair will look and feel different in 2020. Meyers said there will be pandemic precautions in place, including social distancing guidelines, sanitizer available and a stepped-up cleaning regimen.

After meeting last Thursday afternoon with county Health Commissioner David Covell, he said there was a clearer picture — it's likely the face will make cloth face masks and plastic face shields available for those visitors who want them, for example.

While security and sheriff's deputies will be on hand to help, Meyers said it would largely be on fair-goers to police themselves. "We think there would be compliance," he said.

TOGETHER

FROM A1 15 in a socially-distanced ceremony due to the COVID-19 crisis, they got to do what almost nobody else could — they threw their caps in the air and wrapped their arms around each other.

It was a fitting end to childhood, said Noelle.

"Throughout our academic career, we've done a lot together and helped each other a lot, especially with homework," she said.

"Now we get to celebrate all our accomplishments together too."

Going through high school together made the Ignagnis incredibly competitive, she said, which is one reason Noelle and Vincenzo are among the top eight Oberlin students, who all received valedictorian honors.

The triplets-plus-one are all International Baccalaureate candidates and have pushed each other to higher

standards. "It's added this whole level of competition, and it's a small district, so we're in a lot of the same classes," Noelle said.

Blaise said their drive to outperform each other has even become a friendly joke at OHS. At awards ceremonies when honorees were called in alphabetical order, classmates come to expect a long parade of Ignagnis in the middle.

There have also been disadvantages to rising through the grades shoulder-by-shoulder, Blaise said — they've never gotten that year-older sibling's advice on which classes to take, and the four all learned how to fill out college applications at the same time.

There's always been a steep learning curve, he said, because every school experience has been brand new.

The Ignagnis have also

discovered how very different they are.

While they all helped anchor the Oberlin marching band, their other interests have varied.

Vincenzo plans to study fish and wildlife conservation at Montana State University and play ice hockey.

Noelle will major in international study and public policy at Ohio State University.

Nickholas will study music therapy at Ohio University, where he'll continue in the marching band.

And Blaise plans to study chemical and biomedical engineering at Ohio University, hoping to one day expand medical options for people in rural and lowincome areas.

"They've been together since they were in utero and now they're getting ready to go their separate ways," said their mother.

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Virus history project

The Oberlin Heritage Center is working with Oberlin College and the Oberlin African-American Genealogy and History Group to interview Oberlinians and record their experiences so future generations can understand the coronavirus pandemic.

Organizers are seeking volunteers to help with the short interviews, based on a list of 10 questions, which will be done by phone or online. If you would like to volunteer, contact Laurel Price Jones at lpricejones@gmail.com.

COMPLAINTS

FROM A2 Hurricane Katrina, earthquakes or "an influenza pandemic rivaling the influenza outbreak of 1918."

"Many experts predict such an outbreak could disrupt society and its institutions for six to nine months, requiring us to plan for even long-term catastrophes," Ringland wrote, eerily predicting the COVID-19 outbreak.

The U.S. Constitution doesn't address public health powers, which means that by default they belong to the states. That interpretation is backed by 1902 and 1905 cases enshrining the power of states to enact and enforce quarantine laws.

The Ohio Constitution explicitly provides the General Assembly with the ability to put emergency public health measures in place, Ringland wrote. The Ohio Department of Health is given "ultimate authority" to impose quarantine and isolation by statute.

That doesn't mean no legal bounds are put on the state's powers. For example, a Lake County judge ruled last week that Acton

exceeded her authority by ordering gyms to shut down in March.

Two Lorain County gyms — Coca Crossfit in North Ridgeville and Hoisting Steel Strength and Fitness Club in Amherst — were plaintiffs in the suit.

Barfield urged businesses that disagree with enforcement of public health rules to "seek a legal solution prior to any potential action."

"Please seek a legal recourse through the courts preemptively and not when all that you have worked so hard for is at stake," he said.

To date, health officials have been only responding to complaints. Covell said they will transition back to their regular inspection schedule over the next couple of weeks.

In the meantime, he said Lorain County residents shouldn't let the spread of COVID-19 accelerate again. They can help prevent more cases by wearing masks, staying home when sick and washing hands often.

MEMORIAL DAY

FROM A1 of duty ended. A Soviet-built rocket struck the hospital. Lt. Sharon A. Lane was killed in action at age 25.

If she were still here, her skills as a nurse might still be benefiting us during the current crisis. But not all of the heroes working during the COVID-19 pandemic are in the health care industry.

Grocers, first responders, delivery workers and drive-through restaurant employees are just a few of the many people that we rely on to provide vital services for society while risking their own safety.

The military also has heroes in every occupational field. Truck drivers, cooks and administrative clerks have all paid the ultimate price. At sea, on land or in the air – military service requires great risk.

Roy Knight Jr. was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. On May 19, 1967, he was shot down while attacking a target on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. He was posthumously promoted to colonel.

Last year, a joint team from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency discovered and later identified Col. Knight’s remains.

When his remains arrived at Dallas’s Love Field, a crowd had gathered to witness the dignified transfer of the flag-draped casket from the Southwest Airlines jet into the receptive arms of the military honor guard. One observer reported that the entire crowd fell silent.

The Southwest flight was piloted by another Air Force veteran, Col. Knight’s son, Bryan. Bryan Knight was only fiveyears-old when he said goodbye to his father as the elder Knight left for Vietnam.

This is yet another legacy that these heroes leave behind. A legacy that includes their sons, daughters, grieving parents, grandparents and friends.

Their heroic acts are sometimes performed to protect those with whom they serve. Corporal Jason Dunham was a squad leader with the Third Battalion, 7th Marines in Iraq.

On April 14, 2004, his squad approached a Toyota Land Cruiser. After his squad discovered AK-47s in the vehicle, the enemy insurgent exited and engaged

in hand-to-hand fighting with the unit.

The driver dropped a grenade.

To save his fellow Marines, Cpl. Dunham made the ultimate sacrifice. He threw himself on the grenade and tried to use his helmet to shield the blast. Severely wounded by the grenade’s fragments, Cpl. Dunham was taken off life-support eight days later.

Cpl. Dunham died so other Marines could live. He, too, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry.

Approximately one million men and women of the U.S. military have lost their lives in defense of our nation since the founding of this great Republic. Not all have died from enemy fire. Some have died from diseases that have too often festered around war zones. Oftentimes, deaths from disease and accidents outnumbered casualties caused by enemy weapons.

During the Spanish American War, 60 soldiers of the all-black 24th Infantry Regiment volunteered to serve as nurses.

Thirty-six of them would later die of yellow fever or malaria. A generation later, the flu would kill nearly 16,000 U.S. soldiers in France during World War I. Another 30,000 American servicemembers died in stateside camps.

These men and women could have isolated safely in their homes. But they knew they had an important job to do. A mission to accomplish. They were all on a mission to serve.

Even when the enemy is an invisible virus or a microscopic germ, the sacrifices made are just as meaningful. The U.S. military has already lost service members to COVID-19.

This Memorial Day as we continue to honor those who fell for us in battle, let’s also pause to remember those who have also sacrificed their lives while serving others.

May God bless them and may God bless you for remembering them here today.

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OPINION

North and South, right and left Summer 1863: The Civil War was raging. Fear raced through Indiana and Ohio like wildfire when General John Hunt Morgan crossed the Ohio River with his elite unit of Southern cavalry.

Cries of “Morgan’s Raiders are coming, Morgan’s Raiders are coming” echoed from farm to farm, town to town, sending shivers through the local populace — one of whom was Mayme Ulrey’s PAST IS PRESENT grandmother.

JAMES BURNS I had been referred to Mayme as an excellent source of local history and stopped to see her in Owensville, Ohio, on my way back to Florida with my family. Mayme, age 95, greeted me warmly and welcomed the chance to tell me about her grandmother’s confrontation with Morgan’s Raiders.

“Grandmother met Morgan’s men at the doorway to her house. She kept a small store of dry goods which would have been of value to Morgan’s Raiders. But they never got that far. Grandmother looked the lead man straight in the eye and said: ‘Sir, I have been told you men are all Southern gentlemen. No gentleman enters a lady’s house unless invited. And you, sir, have not been invited!’”

Morgan’s men were taken aback by this sudden burst of female bravado. They eyed each other, then straightened their shoulders, and turned their horses aside, passing on by with a renewed sense of Southern dignity and pride triggered by a well-timed dose of Yankee ingenuity.

A second Civil War story evolved from Mayme’s listing my name and address in a weekly column she was writing for a small local newspaper. Anyone with information about my Burns ancestral farm in that area could contact me. A man named Robert Brown did just that, saying that he had solved the mystery of the missing letter. What letter? What mystery?

It seems that my great-uncle, John Harvey Burns, received a letter from a friend who was a Union soldier in the Vicksburg campaign. Uncle Harve read the letter while standing in front of the fireplace, placing the letter on the mantel when finished. But when he returned a few minutes later to retrieve the letter and share it with the rest of the family, the Vicksburg letter had disappeared. Repeated searches came up empty, the letter having apparently vanished into thin air.

But it hadn’t. Robert Brown found it a century or so later. Brown had bought our ancestral Burns farm and set about rebuilding the house’s fireplace, taking it apart brick by brick And there amongst the bricks he found an old letter, brown with age and further darkened by years of smoke. Soon after Uncle Harve had put the letter on the mantel, evidently a gust of wind from an open door had blown the letter down a small crack between the mantel and the wall. Miraculously, the soldier’s letter had survived, though not read again for well over a century after Uncle Harve had received it.

The Civil War tore this nation asunder, dividing us North and South. But hopefully anecdotes like Mayme’s grandmother’s facing down Morgan’s Raiders and the letter lost in the fireplace are Civil War memories that will warm all of our hearts — North and South, right and left.

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.

Why Should You See A Financial Advisor?

The social distancing and stayat-home orders necessitated by the coronavirus have led many of us to feel isolated. Still, we’ve fought back through social media, “virtual” gatherings and walks in the neighborhood, where we could greet friends and neighbors (from 6 feet away). But when you’re dealing with the financial effects of the virus and you’re investing alone, you could encounter some problems that may prove costly.

Of course, with so much investment-related information available online, on television and in any number of periodicals, it’s not surprising that some people feel they can invest without any assistance. But the volatility of the financial markets over the past few months has also pointed to the dangers of going solo in the investment world. And you might find that a professional financial advisor can help you in several ways, including the following: Taking emotions out of investing.

During this period of market turbulence, many self-guided investors are letting their emotions drive their investment decisions. As a result, they sell investments when their price is down, “locking in” their losses. Furthermore, if they then stay out of the financial markets, they will miss out on the eventual recovery – and some of the biggest gains in market rallies usually occur right at the beginning. But if you work with a financial advisor who has helped you develop a personalized investment strategy based on your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon, you will be far less likely to react to extreme market conditions by making ill-advised decisions.

Maintaining perspective. When you’re putting away money for the future and you suddenly have a lot less

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of it, you might start to wonder if that future is somehow in jeopardy. But if you’ve been working with a financial advisor and following your investment strategy, you’ll know that you don’t have to immediately cash out those investments that have lost value, and you may not need to liquidate them for decades if they were designed for a long-term goal, such as retirement. By the time you do need to sell them, their value may well have appreciated significantly. And if you’ve got a well constructed portfolio, you’ll also own shorter-term, less volatile investments to help meet your current cash flow needs.

Understanding the history of The recent market investing. instability is unique in the sense that its cause – a world-wide pandemic – is so highly unusual, and it hopefully will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Typically, prolonged market downturns are triggered by explainable financial or economic factors, such as the bursting of the “dot-com” bubble in 2000. However, market drops of 20 percent or more – generally referred to as bear markets – are not at all unusual and have happened every few years over the past several decades. Financial advisors are well aware of this history and share it with their clients. And for many people, the knowledge that “we’ve been here before” is reassuring and makes it easier for them to continue following their investment strategies. The road to your financial goals is a long one, with many twists and turns. So you might like to have some experienced company along the way.

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With the virus, freedom isn't free Outside of Beaufort, South Carolina, just north of Hilton Head sits Parris Island.

Parris Island is the training depot for the United States Marine Corps.

Over 20,000 recruits go to Parris Island annually for the chance to become a Marine. This base has a proud legacy of training and transforming men and women into Marines.

Outside of the installation’s gates there is a sign that reads, “That noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” It is a not so subtle reminder to the community and visitors of the surrounding area that there are inconveniences and noises associated with the training that takes place there. A great number of daily disruptions and inconveniences are part of living close to a major military training installation.

There is always a price to pay and a sacrifice to be made for many of the benefits of our American way of life. The sign outside of the base is a reminder to all, that despite inconveniences such as noise, the community and our nation is much better and safer because of the training and work being done on the base. Our American way of life requires sacri-

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fices to protect our freedom. Our freedom comes with a cost.

A great deal of debate continues in our country regarding the opening of our economy and businesses from our nation’s stay at home policies. Unfortunately, what is often being portrayed as battles between groups of extremists on opposite ends of the spectrum. What gets lost in the debates, the protests, and noise is the question of what freedom is.

Freedom without responsibility or discipline is not liberty. Freedom without responsibility or discipline is not patriotism. Freedom without responsibility is narcissistic, egotistical, selfish and self-serving.

The path to true freedom

and liberty always requires discipline and an understanding that in order to truly live free we must be willing to sacrifice some of our personal freedoms for the sake of others.

The fight against this pandemic has been portrayed as a war by many of our leaders. Wars have consequences. Wars have suffering. Wars require sacrifices and in many cases wars last years if not decades. Wars require ordinary citizens to sacrifice their ways of life, their livelihoods and sadly their lives to pick up arms to defend their homeland in battle. Defending freedom has always required giving up personal freedoms and liberties to protect the freedom for all.

Freedom requires sacrifice to protect the vulnerable, to defend those unable to defend themselves. Sadly, there have been narratives and examples contrary to this understanding.

We have been asked to stay home for less than two months. The economic tolls have been high.

The number of cases and deaths continue to climb.

We have grown fatigued and anxious sitting, waiting, watching. The prices we have all paid, from our children to the elderly,

have been steep. But for us to live free, sacrificing some of our personal liberties is what we have been asked to do.

The question is what price are each of us willing to pay for the other?

How much am I willing to sacrifice for you and your freedom? Wearing a mask in public, staying six feet apart and staying home have been our call to arms. We have been asked to sacrifice many of our personal freedoms to protect one another and to protect those who cannot protect themselves. This is a new type of enemy. This is a new type of war. This is a new type of sacrifice.

This is a new normal, but our freedom remains. It is time to adapt and adopt a new perspective, to use this time to remind ourselves that true freedom is not free.

The next time we see a mask on someone out in public, or better yet, when someone sees us wearing one, let it be a reminder to all that the mask you see is a sign of freedom.

Mike Gocsik is president of Sunnyside Farm, LLC. He is a leadership development consultant that specializes in unique, equineassisted retreats on their family’s farm in Vermilion.

Four mini grants awarded The Lorain County Storm Water Management District has awarded four mini grants totaling $13,211 to Amherst, Columbia, Carlisle and Grafton Townships.

These grants are awarded on a first come, first served basis with an award range of $1,000 to $5,000 each. There is a remaining $11,789 available for other eligible Lorain County townships to receive mini grants.

Amherst Township received a

$5,000 grant to replace six catch basins in the Hidden Valley subdivision that were approximately 40 years old and had started to erode, putting roads in danger of collapsing. The township is providing a local match of $4,200.

Columbia Township was awarded a $1,963 grant for the removal of two 12-inch steel crossover pipes that will be replaced with 12-inch reinforced concrete pipe in preparation for paving on Aldridge and Colfax avenues.

The township will provide a local match of $3,072.

Grafton Township received $5,000 to purchase material to fix an ongoing erosion problem along the west side of Chamberlain Road. The township is providing a local match of $5,213.16.

Carlisle Township received a $1,248 grant to replace two catch basins, one on Calann Drive and the other on Squires Street. The township will provide $312 as a local match.

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LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE DONNELL RUSSELL, whose last known address is 1430 W. 23rd Street, Lorain, Ohio 44052, is hereby notified that

Eva M. Hall has filed a Complaint naming Donnell Russell as a Defendant in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Case Number 20 CV 200605, and is asking that the Court grant an award for damages arising from the motor vehicle accident that occurred on February 25, 2018. Donnell Russell is required to answer within twenty-eight days following six successive weeks of publication of this notice to the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, 225 Court Street, Elyria, Ohio 44035.

Stephen G. Meckler (#0014013) Attorney for Plaintiff 1551 West River Road, North Elyria, Ohio 44035 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of 2020

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on Monday June 1st, 2020 at 7 pm a public hearing will be held on Facebook from the Village of Wellington Council Chambers to review the proposed 2020 Tax Budget. A copy is available for inspection at the Finance Director’s office. Anyone with any questions or comments is invited to call in.

By order of the Council of the Village of Wellington Hans Schneider, Mayor Vanya Pfeiffer, Finance Director

L.C.C.G. 5/21-28/20 20663475 PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on May 18,

2020. The complete text of each item may be viewed or purchased in the Clerk of Council Office @ Lorain City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, during normal business hours or contact Nancy Greer @ 204-2050 (Nancy_Greer@ cityoflorain.org). The following summary has been reviewed/ approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws.

Reso. 19-20 Recognizing & commending Demond Nicholson & LPD Officer Brent Payne for their heroic, lifesaving actions during a motor vehicle accident on 5/5/2020.

20-20 Recognizing & commending the graduating class of 2020. 21-20 Recognizing & commending the efforts and dedication of all teachers during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Ord. 37-20* Auth the S/S Director to convey the real estate describe in Ex. A to

the Lorain Port Authority. 3820* Auth the Auditor to pay an invoice submitted by the Utilities Dept. invoking the Then & Now Certification Exception process ($4000). 39-20 Approving the acceptance of a FY2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplement Funding grant from the Dept. of Justice totaling $68,789. 40-20* Approving the City of Lorain’s PY2020-2024 CDBG & HOME Consolidated Plan along with the 2020 One-Year Action Plan which includes CDBGCV funding. 41-20 Auth the S/S Director to enter into an option to purchase portions of 2 parcels of land owned by Eschtruth Investment llc for the purpose of flood mitigation along Martin’s Run Creek.

42-20* Appropriation. 43-20 Auth the S/S Director to enter into a lease agrmt w/ International City Youth Baseball for the premises known as

Campana Park. 44-20 Auth the S/S Director to enter into a contract with the Auditor of the State of Ohio to conduct a performance audit of the Utilities Dept. 45-20* ReAppropriation. 46-20 Creating certain exemptions to Ch. 909 of the Codified Ordinances w/ respect to the “Waterfront Community Entertainment District” identified by way of Ord. 190-14. 47-20* Auth the S/S Director to enter into a contract for repair work to be done to the 7490 Industrial Pkwy storm sewer w/o formal bidding & advertising. 48-20* Auth the S/S Director to enter into an agrmt amending contract with Agri-Sludge for the hauling and disposal of liquid sludge. (*Denotes legislation was passed as an emergency.)

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A loss felt across 50 years

Effects of Kent State shootings and pandemic resonate at Oberlin College JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — Echoes of the Kent State massacre exactly 50 years prior could be felt Monday as Oberlin College students were sent into the world with a virtual ceremony.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted commencements all over the globe this spring, and prevented the college from carrying out its long tradition on the lawn of Tappan Square on Memorial Day. The Class of 1970 did not have the celebration it expected either, said Chris Canavan, chairman of the Oberlin College board of trustees.

Just 21 days before it was set to graduate a half-century ago, local students were wounded by the news that National Guard solders had fired on a crowd protesting expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia, killing four.

As the nation reeled from the tragedy, Oberlin College canceled classes for the rest of the year.

"As your class said at the time, on the very first page of the commencement program, 'We are acutely aware that our commencement will be taking place at a time of extraordinary tension.' You were speaking to your contemporaries, but you also speak for us today, exactly half a century later," said Canavan.

Across the world, the coronavirus has claimed 345,000 lives, including 98,120 in the United States and 1,969 in Ohio, casting a pall over the Class of 2020's celebration.

In a 39-minute prerecorded video released at www.oberlin.edu/commencement, Oberlin College professors and luminaries did their best to lift seniors' spirits, donning regalia to send congratulations and best wishes.

"We would deeply wish that we could be gathered together on Tappan Square to celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of you, our graduating seniors. But you are with us in spirit," said David Kamitsuka, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

He promised new graduates that after completing the semester remotely, they will enjoy "the most meaningful and joyous first reunion ever."

This year's class includes 519 students earning Bachelor of Arts degrees, 81 earning the Bachelor of Music, 35 receiving double degrees, five receiving Artist Diplomas, one earning a Master of Music degree and one earning a combine Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree.

"You've conducted groundbreaking research, competed on the field and on the court," said William Quillen, dean of the Conservatory of Music.

"You've performed on stages around the globe. You've won distinguished competitions, prizes and medals. And throughout it all, you stood out for intellectual achievement and artistic excellence, your curiosity sand breadth of interest and commitment to service."

Naeisha McClain, a 2020 graduate, delivered a speech to her classmates.

She is a sociology major and Africana studies minor from Columbus,

Oberlin College President Carmen Twillie Ambar speaks about the accomplishments of the past academic year, how it was cut short and what that means for the future.

▲ David Kamitsuka, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oberlin College, speaks to graduates in a virtual commencement video released Monday morning. ▼Naeisha McClain, a member of the Oberlin College Class of 2020, delivers a commencement speech on how change has made her classmates stronger.

Georgia.

"I hope that you are proud of yourselves for making it to this day, and proud of who you have become during your time at Oberlin," she said.

"While we may have experienced so much loss, know that nothing can undermine our accomplishments or the mark that we have left upon our now-alma mater."

Being a part of the Class of 2020 hasn't always been easy, McClain said. At times, it has been up against what has seemed like impossible obstacles, and had to adapt to societal changes as well as changes on campus.

Yet it was through change McClain saw many classmates thrive and chase their dreams, she said.

"It was through watching you all that I remembered that Oberlin's legacy of progressiveness does not happen without the students who have challenged the institution to hold itself accountable — students whose work often goes unacknowledged but enables communities to

grow at Oberlin while also trying to create a better community for those who come after us," she said.

Oberlin College President Carmen Twillie Ambar said goodbye to her third graduating class, and said it was difficult to let students go without shaking the hand of each.

"This has no doubt been a challenging year, but it's also been a wonderful year as we've demonstrated our resiliency and the power of our community," she said.

Ambar said she has observed students in their classes, hosted some in her home, danced at The 'Sco and watched them perform on the stage.

"But maybe most importantly, I've watched your humanity," she said.

"I've watched you do incredible work in your student organizations and your commitment to causes both large and small, and in your effort to assert yourself in the world."

"You have gotten what you needed from Oberlin, and all that's left for you to do is to go out and fulfill your destiny," Ambar said.

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Memorial Day looked very different for one local band director.

Dustin Wiley, director of instrumental music at Firelands High School, traded several marching band performances over the holiday weekend, for a single, solemn rendition of Taps in Monday’s afternoon heat.

Standing in his front yard in his Scout master uniform, Wiley’s notes rang out through Lorain’s west side as he participated in Taps Across America.

At 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, Wiley, along with some of his students and countless others throughout the country, played the 24-note call usually reserved for military funerals and gatherings.

“I feel like it's important to do something and this came up and it was like, well, this is a great way to do something and still be safe and not have to pull all my kids out and all that, I can encourage them to do it

Huge deficit expected this fall by college JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — A deficit of $10 million to $15 million is expected at Oberlin College when the fall semester begins, according to President Carmen Twillie Ambar.

The losses are attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and could amount to much more, she warned in a State of the College address released Sunday night.

The school has vowed to keep all faculty and staff employed through June 30.

Ambar said she will never forget March 12, 2020, which began the "untimely end to a really wonderful year."

"It will be etched in my memory as a college president," she said. "I called an early morning emergency meeting with the deans... And I said, 'I think we're going to have to close the college.' Eleven little words — maybe the most significant words I've said in my 22 years in higher education."

The college ordered 40,000 boxes and told students to pack up their belongings, canceling classes for the remainder of the semester as illness swept the nation.

Ambar recalled spontaneous gatherings full of singing and laughter, as well as sadness in the last few hours on campus. Over the next two weeks, faculty converted 500 classes to remote learning.

Now Oberlin administrators and faculty are busy preparing to reopen campus this fall for in-person classes.

The academic year will proceed with safety in mind, which will mean symptom monitoring, contact tracing and setting aside quarantine facilities if needed. Staff are working to ensure masks are available for the entire campus.

"We're thinking creatively about how to de-densify the campus, our residence halls, our dining halls, common areas, our classrooms," Ambar said in the pre-recorded address. "We'll likely have to extend our academic days.

We'll likely have to extend our work weeks. And we'll probably have hybrid course work so we can maintain social distance."

The experience will be different, and probably won't feature gatherings for concerts and other large events, she said — "But I assure you we will find our way."

Ambar remembered telling students before they left this spring that closing the college would define them all in profound ways, and change the way they viewed the world.

From turbulence and pain come context and perspective, she said. "When matters feel their most chaotic, we invariably find purposefulness and clarity."

Fall 2019 began like many other years, but with the one of the largest admissions classes of the past six years, said Ambar.

Oberlin College saw a record number of Fulbright Scholars and was recognized one of the top Fulbright producers in the nation for the 11th year in a row.

The institution mourned the death of Lorain native Toni Morrison with a 24-hour celebration of her work, and celebrated 50 years of TIMARA, the college's groundbreaking electronic music program.

Ambar also embarked on a 20-city tour to talk to supporters about the college's One Oberlin plan, billed as a longterm academic effort and "a roadmap to financial resiliency."

The college created a more robust winter term with about 1,000 students on campus, about a 30 percent increase from the previous year.

It also created a new minor in music, as well as five new inter-divisional minors between the College of Arts and Sciences and Conservatory of Music.

In terms of fundraising, Ambar said it was an "incredible year" as Oberlin College pursued its goal of raising $30 million by the end of 2020.

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Firelands Band Director Dustin Wiley participates in the Taps Across America event on Monday during the National Moment of Silence, which honored veterans on Memorial Day. from home and it's a nice way to do this,” he said.

The 3 p.m. time was chosen as it is the National Moment of Silence, Wiley said. Put into law in December 2000, the one-minute pause is meant to remind Americans enjoying time

off work during cookouts or parties what the bank holiday is really about.

Normally sounded on a trumpet or bugle, any musician of any skill level was welcome to participate.

“It doesn't lose its meaning if it's on flute,” Wiley said.

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Take Time to Remember

People I SpentTime with During the Pandemic

You are living in an extraordinary time. There is a global pandemic. A global pandemic is when a virus spreads easily from person to person all around the world.

The virus causing the 2020 global pandemic is called coronavirus and also COVID-19.

This Kid Scoop page will help you create a scrapbook of your memories and feelings from this historic time to share with friends and relatives in the future.

Draw a picture of the people you were with during the pandemic.

Use the spacebelow to work with a family member tocreatea photo collage or a list of the things you look forward to doing after the pandemic is over.

Pandemics Cause Change Most likely your life has been changed by the coronavirus pandemic. Maybe your school has closed. Maybe a family member has lost their job and is worried about money. Maybe you miss the chance to be with friends and family members.

Kevin couldn’t get a haircut for a couple of months.

Number these pictures in order.

There have been several pandemics in history and, like those, this too will end.

While there may be some good things about this time, there are probably some not so good things as well. But everything will add up to the memories you will have in the future.

Things I Did During the Pandemic

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Exerciseindoors.

Washmyhandsfor 20seconds.

Playcardswithmy family.

Trynottotouchmy face,eyes,ornose.

Dance!Dance!

Dance!

Ways My Life Changed Write or drawdescriptions in each space below.

School Before Pandemic:

School After Pandemic:

Shopping Before Pandemic:

Shopping After Pandemic:

Home Life Before Pandemic:

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Havepeoplein yourlifebeen extra kindor generous? Who hashelped you during the pandemic?These people are your heroes. Makea list of them below and send them a notethanking them.

HERO NAME:

Standsixfeetaway fromfriendsand neighbors.

Completeoneor morepuzzles.

Useavideochat programtotalkwith friendsandfamily faraway.

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Graph It!

Look through today’s newspaper and circle the words pandemic, coronavirus and COVID-19. Which word appears the most? Make a graph to show your results and put it into your Pandemic Scrapbook!

HERO NAME: HOWTHEY HELPED:

Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

Make your own puzzle! Draw a picture, glue it onto some cardboard. (A cereal box works!) Cut the picture into pieces and give it to a pal to try and put back together!

STUFFYOU’LL NEED: • Glue stick • Cereal box • Paper • Crayons or markers • scissors

Before and After

Look at a photo in today’s newspaper. Tell a family member about what is happening in it.

Next, tell each other what you think happened before the photo was taken. Then tell each other what you think happened after it was taken.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow written directions.

REMEMBER PANDEMIC MEMORIES HISTORY GLOBAL FUTURE HEROES VIRUS WORLD ELBOW COUGH CARDS VIDEO WASH LIFE

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The noun virus means a small particle that can cause disease to spread.

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VIRUS

A good way to prevent getting sick from a virus is by washing your hands with soap and water often.

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

Rememberingthe SchoolYear

What will you remember most from this school year?

Share your thoughts with other Kid Scoop readers.

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Dining rooms open, restaurants pray regulars return STAFF REPORT

Bruce Bishop | Chronicle

A waitress at Oberlin Kitchen cleans a table last Thursday after diners left. She said it had been a quiet day but that was OK because they were working their way into the new rules.

Flipping over their open signs Thursday, restaurants across Lorain County were praying that customers would show up as dining rooms were allowed to reopen for the first time since March 15.

Even though some had been able to carry on the past two months with carryout and delivery orders, sit-down restaurant owners, cooks and servers needed a win.

The check take had doubled by midday at Dimitri’s Corner Restaurant in Wellington as regulars returned, server Megan Potter said.

“It’s very exciting. They like to

tell us about what we missed out on while they were gone,” she said.

The entire wait staff was brought back, she said. Carryout orders were up and there had been about 20 dine-in bills at 1 p.m.

Potter said she doesn’t think business will return to normal any time soon, though, and it will take quite some time for many customers to re-acclimate.

Alice Willard, a longtime employee at the Quarry Cafe in downtown Amherst, said she thought the dam would burst open when dine in resumed Thursday, May 21.

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On parade, but at a distance Restricted WHS commencement, parade Sunday

Virtual observance for Memorial Day amid COVID-19 pandemic JASON HAWK EDITOR

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AMHERST — In a year of few Memorial Day parades, Luke Dempsey said he was proud last Wednesday to carry the red, white and blue down Park Avenue.

Keeping a safe distance from each other, he and nine other Amherst Boy Scouts from troops 427 and 428 marched down the street to Town Hall, escorted by firefighters, police and paramedics.

"We've been doing this as long as I can remember and I hope we're doing it for years to come," Dempsey said.

He grew up watching older boys carry American flags in annual parades. And while most communities have canceled Memorial Day observances amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Dempsey said he was honored to take his turn bearing the standard at the fore of Amherst's line-up.

Geri Rice, who has organized the city's parade for many years, spent weeks figuring out how to stage an event while complying with Ohio's stay-at-home orders.

The solution was filming small groups — 10 or fewer people, as required during the crisis — playing their roles in honoring service members who gave their lives.

In parts and pieces, Melendez Video owner Tony Melendez shot the sociallydistanced parade, as well as segments featuring Mayor Mark Costilow, veteran and police Lt. Dan Makruski, vocalists, the Amherst Veterans Military Honor Guard and local pastors.

The full video can be found on Main Street Amherst's YouTube page.

Photos by Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

▲ Boy Scout Luke Dempsey carries the flag to Amherst's public bandstand outside Town Hall. ◄ Diane Citro and Hunter Young hold a flag outside of Park Lanes bowling alley as the parade passes. ▼ Watching the parade outside Zilch Florist are co-owner Chelsea Sobotka, husband Jon and children Landon and Everett.

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Celebrating 60 years in service!

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Metro Parks map out plans to reopen facilities with caution JASON HAWK EDITOR

CARLISLE TWP. — Aiming to "adapt and proceed with caution" as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions are slowly lifted, the Lorain County Metro Parks have released plans to reopen facilities.

The Miller Nature Preserve in Avon reopened Friday with strict social

WELLINGTON — Roll out the red carpet for the Wellington High School Class of 2020, which will receive diplomas Sunday in a far-from-ordinary ceremony.

Commencement will kick off at 2:30 p.m. in the parking lot between WHS and the Patricia Lindley Center for the Performing Arts.

For graduates and their families only, “... If we have the ceremony will be to do this closed to the general public, said Principal again next Tina Drake. year, I don’t However, it will be live-streamed on Face- want the health book and broadcast on department to country radio station WOBL, 1320 AM and tell us no.”

107.7 FM. Principal Tina Drake "I think it's going to be great, and I really think the families and the kids are looking forward to it," Drake said, thanking the Board of Education last week for allowing her to organize a drive-up event unlike others staged across Lorain County.

Seniors will park in assigned spots, with empty spaces between each vehicle to comply with social distancing requirements. When they are called upon, each graduate will drive forward, exit their vehicle, cross a platform and be photographed receiving their diploma.

Then they will be required to return to their parking space for the duration of the ceremony.

Space will be limited because of pandemic precautions — so much so that the Board of Education will not attend, according to school board member Jessica Reynolds.

No restrooms will be available, and spectators won't be allowed to stand in the grass along the perimeter of the property, said Drake.

"I just want people to honor and respect that this is private for the kids, because moving forward, if we have to do this again next year I don't want the health department to tell us no," she said.

Almost the entire class is on board for the unconventional ceremony. Of the 93 seniors, only four have informed Drake they will be unable to attend due to other obligations Sunday.

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Face masks are strongly recommended for anyone visiting the facility and conservatory. Admission to the 5,000-square-foot, glass-roofed conservatory, which features an array of plant life, is $2 per person.

The menu at the Avon park's Orchid Cafe has been significantly modified, and is available for carryout or patio dining. The cafe is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

At Lakeview Park in Lorain, the Sunset Cafe also opened Friday with outdoor dining. It operates from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.

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'Fortunate' schools ending with plenty of cash, despite state funding cuts JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Despite $229,000 in last-minute state funding cuts due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Wellington Schools expect to end the fiscal year with plenty of cash on hand.

Calling the district "fortunate," Treasurer Tina Gabler said she expects to wrap up June with 94 days of operating cash on hand as a worst-case scenario.

The Ohio Department of Education recommends keeping 60 to 90 days of cash available to cover expenses, she said.

That outlook, as well as the district's most recent five-year forecast, reflects slashed end-of-year payments from the state as a result of the pandemic. Ohio officials are cutting K-12 funding by $300 million over two months.

Gabler said Wellington still has more than $600,000 in outstanding year-end purchase orders. Much of that money is wrapped up in special education services.

Facing similar obstacles, some districts expect to end up in the negative, she said.

Even with the setbacks, she feels there is a "really good potential to still end with a balanced budget for this year."

That could change at any time as schools watch Columbus for more cuts. Gabler said the future of state funding is unclear, with rumors swirling of possible cuts of 25 to 30 percent. The reductions could trail into the 2021 and 2022 school years, she said.

By the time the next five-year forecast is drafted in October, Gabler expects to know more about how income tax collections will suffer. The district relies primarily on property taxes but has an income tax on the books.

As a preview, the Regional Income Tax Authority has already told the village of Wellington to expect a $200,000 drop in revenue as a result of the pandemic.

Mayor Hans Schneider said collections had risen by $72,000 for the first quarter of 2020 — and then the statewide stay-at-home orders were issued and all but essential businesses were forced to shut down.

That tanked village income tax collections by 29 percent compared to the previous year.

The Wellington Schools may get some emergency relief from the CARES Act — $2 trillion in federal aid made available by Congress — but it's too early to even apply for that assistance, said Gabler. The money may come with strings attached, she said — it's intended to help with day-today operating costs, but the language suggests there will be limitations.

Gabler's tenure with the district is winding down as she prepares to retire. Superintendent Ed Weber said interviews for the position are being held this week, and he hopes to have a recommendation for a new treasurer when the Board of Education meets in June.

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Beginning at about 3:30 p.m., it will depart WHS heading south on Union Street. The route is: • West on Route 18 • South on Bennett Street • East on Magyar Street • South on Prospect Street • West on Kent Street • South on Parkside Reserve Street

PARKS

• East on Jones Road • North on Route 58 • East on Pleasant Street • North on Courtland Street • East on Route 18 • North on Barker Street • West on Lincoln Street and back to Wellington High School Drake has been eyeing the weather forecast for the past week, hoping sunny predictions hold out. "I think it will be a go unless there's a tornado," she said.

FROM B1 one‐hour rentals will be available Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and cost $5 for paddleboats, $15 for single kayaks and $20 for double kayaks.

Mercy Health Amherst HealthPlex and Splash Zone in Oberlin are tentatively scheduled to reopen on Monday, June 22.

Both facilities will resume regular business hours apart from Sundays, when they will close for deep cleanings. More information on changes due to state‐ mandated guidelines will be shared before reopening.

Indoor pools at both recreation centers will be available only for lap swimming, and reservations are required.

Splash Zone’s outdoor pool will not open for the 2020 season "out of an abundance of caution for our staff and the greater community," according to a release from the park system.

"Unfortunately, we are unable to comply with the state‐mandated guidelines required for social distancing and reduced gathering sizes in that pool," it said.

All events and reservations at Metro Parks shelters and buildings have been canceled for June.

Virtual programs will continue throughout the summer. Lorain County Metro Parks recently introduced the Yours to Explore box, which contains kid-friendly supplies and activities. The first box offered on Facebook sold out in just two hours.

The remainder of the 2019-2020 season at French Creek Theatre in Sheffield has been canceled. Refunds will be issued to ticket-holders.

The carousel at Schoepfle Gardens in Birmingham will remain closed until further notice.

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the end of the week that may change,” she said.

The small cafe’s regulars are older and customers are being cautious about venturing back into public, Willard said.

Check Please Cafe in Grafton saw moderate success with its dining room reopened. In order to keep physical distancing, owner Tara Vruvas said they went from 16 tables to 12.

She found window panes and put them in sideways to act as a barrier between the booths. Vruvas said at one point in the day, only three tables were empty.

“It's been busy,” she said. “I knew it would be because there were enough people getting takeout that were asking when we open. People want that outside interaction even if it's just to talk about the weather.

And then there were the habit customers who want to come sit at their usual table. People are eager to get back to what they had.”

But Check Please also kept up its takeout and delivery service, which made up a good chunk of sales Thursday. The cafe fills up more on the weekends, Vruvas said, which is where the smaller number of tables could hurt.

Vruvas said it also takes more time to prepare a table for customers. Usually where there are silverware, coffee menus, salt and pepper and other items; the tables are now empty. The entire table, the chairs and the menus must be wiped down and sanitized, which will take more time.

Masks are the hardest part for employees, Vruvas said. She said she didn’t realize how often they look at each other’s mouths to communicate. And in the summer, the kitchen gets hot. Employees working over the grill don’t have to wear a mask, as long as Vruvas submitted a written reason why to the health department.

But as long as she gets to open, Vruvas said she doesn’t mind the extra rules and precautions.

“None of that stuff is a big deal,” Vruvas said. “Thinking about other restaurants, it depends on their layout. I feel like it was detrimental to us, but it wasn't devastating. It was more inconvenient but it wasn't the end of the world. It's going to be fine.”

Takeout and delivery options will remain a fixture at Check Please, which Vruvas started after restaurants were forced to close in March.

Vruvas said it worked pretty well for them, and they hope it will continue to add to their business.

Feedback has been positive, Vruvas said, as people who want to stay in can just order takeout or delivery.

Those ready to get out can come to the cafe.

Kristy Dunn, a server at Black River Cafe in Oberlin, said it was a slow start, but people had to get a feel for whether they were going to dine in.

“We had a couple tables come in who were a lot of my regulars,” Dunn said. “I had a few new cus-

tomers come in that I've never seen.”

Dunn said she had been receiving text messages and Facebook messages about when the cafe was opening and she only expected to see her regular customers.

“Everyone was super excited to come in,” she said. “People are saying thank you so much and that it feels safe.”

Black River Cafe went from 20 tables to eight to abide by the safety guidelines put into place. It has sanitizing stations available and workers wipe tables down every 25 minutes.

The cafe is operating with one server and one cook, disposable menus that are thrown out after each use and a limited menu.

“Hopefully as people feel more comfortable coming out and we get seats filled, then we will be bringing back our bussers and our hosts,” she said. “For right now, there's nothing that one person can’t handle or keep up with with the experience that they have.”

The cafe is allowing eight people per party and is recommending people make reservations, but they will still take walk-in customers.

If not tables are available, they are asking for numbers and for people to wait in their car for tables and seats to be cleaned.

“We still have people who are so loyal to us and I want to thank them because that is why we can open for dine in,” Dunn said.

For Cory Rowland, owner of the Two Bucks bar and restaurant chain, business was looking steady Thursday afternoon. As he traveled between some of his six locations, it looked like between eight and 12 customers were inside each at any given time, but he said a better indicator of how busy it would become would be the evening crowd.

The lone Two Bucks in Lorain County is on Detroit Road in Avon.

“We want to create the atmosphere of as much normalcy as possible,” Rowland said. “We don’t want to appear closed down or different.

We want people to feel comfortable and feel like they’re at the bar and restaurant they loved pre-COVID when they come back so it’s not a completely new or weird space for them.”

But that doesn’t mean the restaurants haven’t taken precautions.

Rowland said staff have been trained on sanitization methods and proper personal protective equipment to wear on the job. Seating arrangements were changed to allow for six feet between tables.

Pizza ovens were purchased for four of the locations, including Avon, to help contribute toward a new focus on takeout.

“Now that we saw what it looks like to be shut down for over eight weeks, we want to be as reliant on takeout as we are on dine in,” Rowland said. “It’s an area of growth for sure. We built a pizza menu for all those locations and we did away with some normal menu items.”

While those menu items may come back in the future, Rowland said the idea for now is to be more

prepared for a takeout business model if dine in is shut down again.

Several of Elyria’s local restaurants chose to wait to open as they prepared dining rooms for the new guidelines, like The Foundry Kitchen and Bar. Wolfey’s Bistro and Pub continued to offer carryout and curbside services, but did not offer inside services Thursday. In a Facebook post, the restaurant said the patio and main dining areas would open soon. Wolfey’s said it was waiting for supplies like sanitizer, face masks and thermometers to be more consistently available before it reopens inside. And in Oberlin, The Feve is continuing carryout and has no dine-in start date set.

Brandon Wheeler, who owns three restaurants in Lorain County — Bootleggers Bar & Grille in Columbia Station, Depot at Union Station in LaGrange and Cole’s Public House Amherst — saw advantages in waiting until next week to reopen the doors.

At Bootleggers Bar & Grille, for example, the kitchen is not in proper condition to reopen due to an ongoing flooring project Wheeler undertook early this month, believing inside dining service would not be permitted until later.

“In order to do that we had to remove all the furniture from the kitchen, everything, and then do the floor, which was a two-anda-half-week process, and then put everything back and maintenance everything,” he said. “We’re just kind of finishing that now.”

But on a more personal level, consideration for the restaurants’ staff also played a role in the decision. Many employees at Wheeler’s restaurants are parents, he said, and he wanted to give them the chance to finish up the virtual academic year with their kids.

The current plan is for all three of Wheeler’s restaurants to open Wednesday, unless a major supply chain issue forces a delay. When the eateries do reopen, customers can expect slightly reduced menus, but nothing extreme.

“The last thing I want is for a customer to come into one of the restaurants thinking they’re going to get something and when we put a menu down in front of them they get something completely different,” Wheeler said.

He said the state mandates have, in some ways, “forced us to treat customers like sheep: Get them in, get them seated, get them out,” and he wants to maintain as much of a sense of normalcy as possible.

The economics of operating the restaurants will be different, Wheeler said, considering his places will be operating at 35 percent lower capacity and beef prices have skyrocketed to more than twice their normal cost.

“Those types of things, those are real challenges we are really scared of,” he said.

Jason Hawk, Laina Yost, Dylan Reynolds and Brookie Madison collaborated on this article.

PARADE

FROM B1 Melendez shot from atop a moving vehicle last Wednesday, filming both the Boy Scouts and Park Avenue merchants who turned out with flags and signs.

The entire operation was done covertly to avoid drawing crowds, said Rice. She said Lorain County Public Health gave its blessing to the plan.

Asked in early May whether Memorial Day parades would violate Ohio's pandemic orders — even if people stood more than six feet apart and wore masks — LCPH spokeswoman Katie Bevan said any gathering of 10 more people was prohibited unless specifically exempted.

Dozens of merchants lined Park Avenue to see the parade pass. All kept their distance and a few wore masks.

"The merchants know they have to be in groups of 10 or less. They know this is not something to invite their kids and grandkids, aunts and uncles and cousins," Rice said.

"I don't want to get mixed up with COVID. We all have to follow the guidelines," she said.

John Sekletar, a Navy veteran who served from 1968 to 1972 and who organizes Amherst's Veterans Day ceremony, called the parade a success.

"To me, it means we can't forget, regardless of the situation. Memories have to prevail," he said.

Optometrist Eric Stocker waves an American flag to show his support for a socially-distanced Memorial Day parade.

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Theater kids ‘staging’ spring musical on Zoom AMHERST — The show must go on, as they say.

Spring plays have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and even Broadway shut down. But 14 young thespians from Amherst Junior High School aren't letting the virus stop them.

During quarantine, they have been busy "staging" a production of "Through the Looking Glass," recording with costumes and props from their bedrooms.

The musical tells the story of Alice's return to Wonderland and encounters with living chess pieces, the Red Queen and the White Queen, Tweedledee and Tweedledum and the monstrous Jabberwocky.

"I'm learning so much. You can't even imagine," said Amherst Junior High Theater Director Valerie Farschman.

Piecing the musical together over the video chat platform Zoom, at the pace of about 90 minutes each school day, has been an all-new experience, she said.

It hasn't been easy, and Farschman said at times she's wanted to pull her hair out in frustration.

The theater group, made of students ages 12 to 14, has taken frozen video, dropped WiFi, bad lighting and other

technical problems in stride, she said.

There's also the issue of syncing up video so everyone is singing at the same time — the only way to make it work is for every performer to record themselves, and edit the files together to match.

That's where Amherst Steele High School juniors Aurora Cupach and Sam Barrett have come to the rescue. Both are members of the television production class, and have the experience and software to make the musical work, Farschman said.

Every segment of "Through the Looking Glass" had to be recorded by Friday. That was the deadline for Amherst students to return Chromebooks to the district as the school year ends.

Farschman said she doesn't know how long it will take to edit the footage, and there is no set date for the one-shot performance to be released online. She is hoping to make it available to the public in June.

"I think they're going to be very proud of the finished product, even though it will not be perfect," she said. "And it won't be perfect because we have so many technical problems, and it's the middle of a pandemic... but it will be done."

"I have high expectations, because I still think this is going to be very good," she said.

4-H officers chosen

School donation

JASON HAWK EDITOR

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The Amherst Community Chorus awarded Regina Wolf a $1,000 scholarship to continue her studies as a musical theater major at Bowling Green a State University. A senior at Amherst High School, she has been active in marching band, wind ensemble, madrigals, concert choir and had the lead in the spring musical production canceled because of the coronavirus.

Seen here with directors Steve and Simon Galls, Wolf is a singer, dancer and actress and has been involved in plays and musicals at school and in summer theater. The Community Chorus has been awarding scholarships for many years to deserving graduating seniors who plan on pursuing a degree in the field of music. The Galls, directors for 25 years, hope to resume the tradition of the community chorus sometime in the future and wish to thank their area friends for their support over the years.

OHS senior wins YOU's 2020 public speaking competition Jakori Brooks-Haynes is the winner of the Youth Opportunities Unlimited 2020 Virtual Youth Career Olympics Public Speaking Competition.

A senior at Oberlin High School, she overcame obstacles to win the competition on May 1, competing virtually against students from 10 Northeast Ohio high schools.

Brooks-Haynes spoke about her journey through high school and her personal growth.

"My mother was a drug addict and my father is an alcoholic. They left me to raise my two brothers on my own. That left me

Jakori Brooks-Haynes emotionally damaged," she said. "Yes, I did lash out from that, and I began to become very reckless and careless. I was

feeling so helpless and powerless."

In her junior year, she realized she wanted to change. thanks to an inschool career program that helps teens focus on graduation, employability and leadership skills.

"All it took was a program and a caring teacher to help me change," she said.

You can view BrooksHaynes' winning speech at www.vimeo. com/409877774.

Based in Cleveland, YOU is a nonprofit workforce development organization that serves teens and young adults.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Schools anchor the community To the editor: The May 21 issue of the Community Guide provided the sad news that Wellington Exempted Village Schools has lost one principal and that our superintendent has applied for a position in another school district.

We came to Wellington by choice in 1970. Our preference to live in Wellington was driven by a desire to live in a pleasant small community with good schools, businesses and infrastructure indicating it should have a promising future and be a nice place to live and raise a family. Wellington remained clean and comfortable, businesses grew and the schools held great encouragement totally satisfying our needs for the initial decades of our residence as our children grew. Academics were sound, including foreign language, sciences, social studies and later on such special opportunities as a summer marine biology class in the Florida Keys. Theater arts and music were well developed and our children gained an excellent education leading to academic scholarships and enrollment acceptance at colleges of their choice.

Police, fire and ambulance forces

developed productively as well as excellently managed municipal utilities and our industrial park. None of this was accomplished on the basis of lowest overall cost.

I am greatly disappointed at the failure of the last two school levies. We are retired, live primarily on a fixed income, and still cannot find it in our logic or hearts to vote against public health, safety and school levies. It is short-sighted and a great disservice to the community to expect the schools to make up for the increasing costs of living that are inevitable. Having good quality schools is something to which we should point with pride, and provide much more than a good education. They reflect the fundamental culture of a community.

They increase property values, lead to increasingly productive opportunities for our children in a challenging world and raise the standard of living for the whole area. In Superintendent Ed Weber we have a leader who had intentions of staying, who is forward looking, a planner with a vision for creating order and progress on a consistent basis. It will be a big mistake to lose him.

Ray Truby

Wellington Fire District grateful for support To the editor: The Wellington Fire District board of trustees, officers and firefighters would like to thank our communities for continued support shown in the recent passage of our operating levy. With a financial dependence on the passage of tax levies, there are never any certainties, and our taxpayers were approached this time under extremely unusual circumstances in the midst of a pandemic and economic turmoil.

This levy replacement will cover our annual operating budget, help purchase gear and equipment that will keep our firefight-

ers and citizens safe, keep our facilities in good condition and help begin the task of apparatus replacement.

Our members remain dedicated to training, and will remain focused on providing the exceptional, professional and courteous service that our citizens demand and deserve. The district proudly provides coverage to the village of Wellington, and the townships of Wellington, Brighton, Huntington, Penfield and Pittsfield.

Once again, thank you for supporting the Wellington Fire District.

Chief Mike Wetherbee

The Four Leaf Clovers 4-H Club in Brownhelm Township has voted on 2020 officers, using online balloting and video chat meetings.

New officers include: • President Jocelyn Bednar • Vice President Sophia Abraham • Secretary Allison Tuggle • Assistant Secretary Amelia Abraham • Treasurer Maddie Byrd • Assistant Treasurer Amelia Abraham • Reporter Callie Finnegan • Health and Safety Officer Addison Beal Ohio 4-H has canceled all in-person 4-H events until at least July 6. Until then, club members will continue to meet online and work on summer projects.

The Amherst Steele Theatre Booster Club made a $3,250 donation, accepted by the Board of Education, to pay contractors for work involved in preparing for the MLS Theatre Company’s spring production.

Canceled

Due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, the Amherst Police Department has canceled this year’s Bicycle Rodeo and Safety Awareness Day. However, there is good news. Target will still donate bicycles that will be raffled off at a later date, TBD.

HERRICK MEMORIAL LIBRARY call the library at 440-647-2120 with your reading requests and staff will call you when they are ready for you to pick up.

Computers will be available Beginning Monday, patrons who need to use a computer for income tax filing, unemployment benefits or other critical needs will be able to reserve a time by calling 440-647-2120.

Reservations are a must and can be for a specific time or 48 hours in advance.

There will be a limit of 30 minutes of computer use and one person to a computer, but staff Herrick staff can make exceptions at their discretion. Patrons must have their library card (no guest passes) and must wear a mask or facial covering over the nose and mouth while in the library.

Be sure to arrive 15 minutes prior to your reserved time so the staff can complete a quick health assessment.

Baby story times Virtual story times for newborns up to 24 months will be available at www.herrickliboh.org and the library's Facebook page beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 1, although you can participate at any time. There will be a link for you to print out a finger play sheet to go along with a YouTube video. There will be nine weeks of story times for your child’s viewing this summer.

Summer reading programs Summer reading will begin at the Herrick Memorial Library on June 1. This summer there will be virtual reading programs for all ages. Register through the Reader Zone link at www.herrickliboh. org or download the Reader Zone app.

The library will also offer a paper version of registering and recordkeeping for children and teens to track the minutes they read, and adults can record the titles that they read. All reading materials must be checked out from the Herrick Memorial Library using curbside service; just

Family story times Virtual family story times for ages two to six will be available at www.herrickliboh.org and the library's Facebook page beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, although you can participate at any time. Call the library to sign up and get a materials packet for your child.

Take and makes Take and make craft bags will be available from June 15 through July 22. A new project will be available each Monday for families to pick up and take home.

The crafts are designed for school-age children. These crafts are an addition to the family story time crafts.

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OHS students advance to nationals Music videos

connect Jersey students with Kendal adults

DONNA SHURR OBERLIN HIGH SCHOOL

OBERLIN — Five Oberlin High School students moved on to the Ohio History Day state contest to present their projects before a panel of judges on the theme "Breaking Barriers in History."

Seniors Emma Kim, Greta Arbogast and Daria Martz presented a documentary entitled “Breaking the Barriers of Climate Change in Higher Education: Oberlin College’s Approach to Sustainable Development." They advanced to the state contest.

All three have previously competed at National History Day and were excited to work together this year on a topic that inspires them to action.

Ewan Inglis and Asher Cipinko presented their group website: “Breaking Barriers: Flying High with Jacqueline Cochron” and received excellent and superior ratings from judges.

Cochran was the first woman to break the sound barrier and the founder of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

The project earned second place in the senior group website division and will also move onto National History Day in June.

Normally the contest would be

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Oberlin High School students Ewan Inglis and Asher Cipinko will move on to the National History Day contest in June. held at the University of Maryland in College Park — but with COVID-19 restrictions, it may also be held virtually as well.

Inglis, a graduating senior, has been involved in National History Day competition for four years and

this is his first time going to the national contest.

Cipinko, also a senior at OHS, has participated for five years in the paper and website categories. This is also his first time advancing on to the national contest.

Steele teens win Buckle Up Bowl Nine schools competed in the 2020 Buckle Up Bowl hosted by the Lorain County Safe Communities Coalition, which is conducted through Lorain County Public Health.

Junior and senior classes at Amherst Steele High School won the event by creating videos to promote seat belt use, all while social distancing.

The winners are awarded a gift card courtesy of the Dominic Zunis Foundation.

Buckle Up Bowl is a student-led competition that empowers students to impact the driving habits of their classmates, friends and family.

Participating this year were

students from Avon, Avon Lake, Columbia, Firelands, Keystone, Amherst Steele, Midview, Oberlin and Wellington.

“The Buckle Up Bowl spreads the word about seat belt use because the messages come from the students, for the students,” said county Health Commissioner David Covell.

Student-led campaigns included videos, social media campaigns and seat belt pledges in an effort to improve each school’s seat belt rate.

Typically, observational seat belt surveys are conducted before and after the campaign by Safe Communities Coalition members. This year because of COVID-19, the Buckle

Up Bowl was done virtually, with students submitting memes, videos and digital artwork.

A seat belt was not used in 50 percent of fatal crashes on Lorain County roads in 2019.

For three decades, the Lorain County Safe Communities Coalition has worked to reduce traffic injuries and death on Lorain County roads.

It continues to engage people about the importance of safe driving and remind everyone who gets behind the wheel to buckle up every trip, every time.

To see the winning videos and other work, visit www.loraincountyhealth.com.

DOWN 1. Big do 2. Eastern European 3. Toy with a tail 4. Thinly spread 5. Tutu fabric 6. Mork from Ork 7. Walk, as through mud 8. Cripple 9. Major European river

Spirit of Wellington raffle

Main Street Wellington is inviting businesses to join in the Spirit of Wellington raffle, with proceeds going back to participating businesses.

The goal is to use gift certificates in the drawing to create traffic and support for Wellington businesses, according to Main Street Director Jenny Arntz.

Tickets will be on sale from June 1-30 and the drawing will be July 3.

First prize is a $500 gift certificate from Krystowski’s.

Second prize is collected $20 gift certificates. Third prize is collected $5 gift certificates.

The idea was inspired by a similar event in Seville, Ohio, said Arntz.

For more information, call Main Street at 440-647-3987.

LAWYER LINGO ACROSS 1. Requests 5. Pub dispenser 8. Feline sound 11. HGTV’s “____ or Flop” 12. Ferdinand, e.g.

13. Like a ghost 14. *Pro ____, or in proportion 15. Miscellany 16. *Elsewhere 17. *Response to #51 Across?

19. Cher has one 20. Marine enchantress 21. Not tac nor toe 22. *Not underwear!

25. *Battery’s companion 29. Literary “even” 30. “____ it ____,” or go full force 33. Quartet minus one 34. Greyish brown 36. Common conjunction 37. Ban from school, e.g.

38. Homesteader’s measurement 39. Complete failure 41. “Stand and Deliver” singer 42. Relating to breastbone 44. Spectacle venues 46. Marcia’s jealous sister 47. Type of assistant, for short 49. Sudden and brilliant success 51. *Courtroom protest 55. Like blue sky 56. Twins, e.g.

57. Was a passenger 58. Shirking work 59. Volcano in Sicily 60. All over again 61. *____ se or ____ tem 62. Bear’s hangout 63. Quiet attention grabber

OBERLIN — A high school teacher in New Jersey recently reached out to Kendal at Oberlin with a gift.

His students, disappointed that their spring musical was canceled because of COVID-19, recorded musical videos of favorite tunes for skilled nursing residents.

“This project is completely being done on their own time. They are not getting any academic credit Lizzie Fuscaldo sings for it. It all comes from the “Edelweiss” for a heart,” said Jeff Hogan, a Kendal at Oberlin theater and English teacher resident in a recording at West Morris Central High posted online.

School.

He contacted Kendal because he knows the daughter and granddaughter of resident Beverly Fordyce.

Students recorded 14 songs for Kendal, some personally addressed to residents. Jara Dell, Kendal’s music therapist, suggested songs like “Blue Skies” and “Zip-A-DeeDo-Dah” that are favorites in the care center.

Since residents have not been able to gather for singalongs, bell choir, music bingo and other musical activities, Hogan's "Heart to Heart" project turned out to be a good solo activity.

Senior Lizzie Fuscaldo, who played the piano and sang “Edelweiss” for a Kendal resident, said she participated in the project in honor of her grandmother, who lived in a New Jersey retirement community.

“When she fell ill, it was hard for her to leave her apartment very much," she said. "But whenever she could, we’d bring her down to the piano at Heath Village, where she lived for many years. My cousins and I would play and sing, and it always put a smile on her face. I’m so grateful to give back to the community that my grandmother was a part of for so long.”

Dell plans to record a thank you video from the residents. “That would complete the circle," she said.

New literacy plan

After a review of five reading programs, the Wellington Schools are expected to choose a new one in June to improve student literacy.

McCormick Middle School Principal Nathan Baxendale said the district has seen some success improving reading skills. The new curriculum would be part of a larger, statemandated plan to further that work, he told the Board of Education on May 19.

10. Ancient Chinese dynasty 12. Stock exchange, in Paris 13. Mollify 16. Anisette, for short 18. Often precedes through, to search 21. Cough syrup amt.

22. Greek Bs 23. Don’t just stand there!

24. Habituate 25. Gives a hand 26. Of a city 27. Tarzan’s swing rope 28. *Reasons to sue 31. Peacock’s pride 32. Genetic initials 35. *Lie made under oath

37. Pre-Ionic 39. Belieber or Parrothead, e.g.

40. Usually not allowed in court 43. Back of the neck 45. *To lure into a compromising act 47. *To annul or suspend 48. Jinn or genie 49. Old Russian autocrat 50. Anis-flavored aperitif 51. Newspaper piece 52. Atom that lost an electron, pl.

53. Words from Wordsworth, pl.

54. Type of salamander 55. European peak

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CELEBRATING SENIORS

We’re featuring local seniors whose final year has been cut short by the COVID-19 crisis! Your senior can be included in an upcoming edition: Send a photo and the student's name, the name of the high school they’re graduating from, plans (college, major, military, work options) and an idea of their aspirations for the future to news@lcnewspapers.com.

BEN BLISS will graduate from Wellington High School. He plans to attend Heidelberg University to study elementary education and will play baseball for the Student Princes.

ARIKA SHEETS will graduate from Vermilion High School. She plans to attend Lorain County Community College to study nursing, and to become a mental health nurse practitioner.

KONNOR SIROW will graduate from Elyria High School and Lorain County Community College with an associate of arts degree. He plans to attend Ohio State University to study engineering.

JORDAN WHITE, formerly of Wellington, will graduate from Corinth Holders High School in Wendell, N.C. He plans to attend Campbell University to pursue a degree in business and play football.

KYLA HERING will graduate from Amherst Steele High School. She plans to attend Lorain County Community College and then Bowling Green State University to major in early childhood education.

MADISON RICHARDSON will graduate from Amherst Steele High School.

She plans to attend the University of Dayton to study biochemisty. She is graduating with honors and has accepted a dean’s honor scholarship.

MORGAN SMITH will graduate from Amherst Steele High school. She plans to attend Lorain County Community College to study early childhood education with a transfer to Ashland University.

COURTNEY SCHNEIDER will graduate from Amherst Steele High School with honors. She plans to attend Michigan State University with a predental major.

RYAN GREENE will graduate from Wellington High School and the Lorain County JVS where he has been studying precision machine technology. He plans to get a job in the PMT field.

KAYLEE BOGGS will graduate from Firelands High School. She plans to attend Walsh University to study psychology.

Her future plans include obtaining a master’s degree in forensics.

CODY GILBERT will graduate from Oberlin High School. He plans to attend Bowling Green State University to study mechatronics engineering technology.

JEREMY LINGER JR. will graduate from Amherst Steele High School. He plans to serve in the U.S. Air Force and wants to be an aviation mechanic.

SENIORS HIT THE ROAD

Photos by Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

Some wore graduation gowns and caps, others slipped into zany outfits, crazy shades or carried outrageous props May 21 as they hit the town in style.

Steele High School seniors made a parade through Amherst, winding through the streets in convertibles and SUVs. The route criss-crossed neighborhoods to the district's campuses, where teachers waited to cheer them on and say their goodbyes. The socially-distanced mobile party was a way for this year's graduates to say goodbye while staying safe.

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