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Youth royalty crowned at county fair

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Luke Forthofer (LEFT) is crowned Junior Fair king on Sunday evening in a ceremonial hand-off by 2020 king Kaleb Carver. He also serves as president of the Junior Fair Board. Kennedy Beursken, receives her Junior Fair queen sash from 2020 queen Jenna Calfo. The new queen said agriculture is an important part of the economy and the daily lives of many residents of Northeast Ohio.

Hail to the new Junior Fair king and queen JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — New royalty was crowned Sunday night as the Lorain County Fair officially opened.

Kennedy Beursken, 18, of Vermilion, was named the 2021 Junior Fair queen, and Luke Forthofer, 17, of Oberlin was chosen as king.

“I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. It was up in my throat and everything,” Beursken said after receiving her ceremonial tiara and bouquet.

A member of the Brownhelm Perfection and BB’s 4-H Club, she has been involved in 4-H for 12 years and joined the Junior

Fair Board in 2019.

Now she is looking forward to embarking on a tour of other county fairs and meeting their royalty.

It’s a job she’s always aspired to. “I want to be a role model, and I want to set the goal now for young people to look up to, just like I looked up to others when I was little,” Beursken said.

Forthofer, who also serves as Junior Fair president this year, has been a 4-H member the past nine years.

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Faircloth says precaution is necessary to prevent school from going online JASON HAWK EDITOR

PITTSFIELD TWP. — Teens can’t practice welding if they’re learning remotely.

Or practice cutting hair.

Or make pastries in an industrial oven. Or fix a tractor engine.

The Lorain County JVS can’t afford to let COVID-19 push its students

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fully online again this year — which is why masks will be mandatory, said Superintendent Glenn Faircloth.

“We need to be five days a week,” he said.

Students, staff and visitors will have to mask up indoors when classes begin at the vocational school Monday, Aug. 30.

They’ll also be required to do a daily self-assessment before arriving each morning. It screens for CO-

VID symptoms, including loss of taste or smell, fever, severe headache, sore throat, chills, cough, shortness of breath, congestion, runny nose, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

Inside the JVS walls, people will be expected to keep a 3-foot distance from each other. Water fountains remain deactivated and hand-sanitizing stations are posted.

“Of course, that’s as of

now,” said Faircloth, who has been watching federal and local health experts for signs the virus will let up. “I’m hoping we can maintain it for the rest of the year, because we need the kids there… it’s a different energy, a different atmosphere when we have the young people in the building.”

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Confederate flag debate resolved as vendor retires JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Critics who have for years taken aim at the sale of Confederate flags at the Lorain County Fair are not protesting this August. Nor are they hosting an “alternative fair” to voice their grievances.

Russell Bissett, the West Virginia-based concessions owner who has sold the flags in the past, did not set up shop at the fairgrounds in Wellington this week.

The cancellation of agricultural celebrations and other festivals nationwide last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on Bissett’s operation, according to Lorain County Fair Director Marie Waite. She said that facing financial hardship, he has retired.

“He decided he was going to quit,” she said. “He’s gone, so hopefully it won’t be brought up anymore.”

Jeanine Donaldson of the Fair-minded Coalition of Lorain County said that wasn’t exactly the victory her group wanted, but “in our mind, that did resolve the situation for this year,” she said.

The coalition would prefer to see the fair board adopt a formal policy barring the sale of the Confederate flag, she said, and has asked an intermediary to reach out with the request.

“We know how we see it, and we want to know how they see it,” Donaldson said.

No other vendor is selling the controversial flag, which is widely regarded as a symbol of racial hatred. With it gone, Donaldson said she wouldn’t have a problem attending the Lorain County Fair once more.

Waite said Donaldson and other prominent local voices who called for boycotts are welcome to attend. She personally would not hold any grudges against members of the coalition — but there are likely other fair organizers who feel differently. “A lot of them on the board are old school and they feel the Confederate flag was part of the war,” she said. “We don’t look at it the way a lot of people look at it.”

Waite said she does not foresee any change in fair board policy with regard to sale of the flag.

She said selling it is a free speech issue. However, the fair specifically prohibits other expressions of free speech, such as protests.

“Protests, public demonstrations, confrontational or threatening conduct, fighting or inciting riot is strictly prohibited,” the fair’s 2021 Premium Book states. Anyone who takes part in a protest or demonstration will be removed from the fairgrounds without refund and banned from re-entry for the week, it says.

Asked why the fair would not extend free speech protections to protesters, Waite said the policy is in place for security.

“When I think of protests, I think of something that gets out of hand. We don’t want that,” she said.

Wellington Mayor Hans Schneider said the flag debate is a fair matter, not a village matter. But he’s still glad to see both sides moving forward.

“I never thought it reflected who Wellington was. It never reflected anything about our residents,” he said.

Schneider said village officials “are big believers in the fair and what it offers to the community,” and he is relieved to see it being held this year.

As COVID-19 cases intensified last summer, he and Village Council President Gene Hartman asked the Fair Board to cancel the fair.

This time around, they have no such reservations.

“Our issue last year was our issue last year,” he said — with vaccines readily available, “we’re at an entirely different point now than we were last year.”

OBITUARIES WILLIAM KEITH RESOR JR., of Lorain, born Oct. 11, 1962, left his earthly home and went to his eternal one on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

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E5C4P3, a Journey tribute band, performs Monday as the grandstand’s big opening act at the Lorain County Fair.

Journey tribute rocks the house JOHN BENSON CORRESPONDENT

WELLINGTON — The question of whether a tribute act could attract a large grandstand audience at the Lorain County Fair was answered pretty definitively Monday night.

Due to the fact the music industry is slowly reopening during the pandemic, many national acts are taking the year off. That’s why fair organizers decided to book popular act E5C4P3 — The Journey for a headlining gig.

“It’s a tricky thing to do,” said Lorain County Fair Board member Joe Buchs, who also is the entertainment co-chair. “When we book these acts it’s so far in advance. Budget-wise, we look at who draws. We previously had E5C4P3 at the back stage. I had people comment we should have them at the grandstand.”

While the local group with a regional presence has drawn Rockin’ in the River crowds in the 9,000-person range, the grandstand was nearly filled Monday, while just over a dozen adventurous folks started out in the expansive general admission racetrack.

The entire venue holds roughly 3,500 people.

Included in the pit area was Wellington resident Ashley Trager and her two

daughters, Laci, 10, and Trinity, 5.

“I’m here because of E5C4P3,” said Trager, who saw Journey in the 2000s at Blossom Music Center. “The lead singer is awesome. We love watching him perform. I’m also here to bring my girls. They adore Journey. We listen to them all of the time.

“I had to send a Snapchat out of them today before we came to the Journey concert. They’ve been bugging me all day about the concert.”

For Trager’s mother-in-law, a Wellington native who saw the Steve Perry-led Journey in the 1980s, Judy Brenner was just happy to be back working as a Lorain County Fair ticket taker.

“I love it,” said Brenner, who has been working the Wellington grandstand for more than a quarter of a century. “I’m happy to be here. It’s great to see the crowds again.”

The multigenerational audience that came out to enjoy live music on a hot and humid summer night greeted the band — Jason Kelty (vocals), Steve Raz (guitar, vocals), Erney Chaney (keyboards), Paul Soos (bass guitar, vocals) and Michael Scott Nelson (drums, vocals) — with open arms.

While the band’s early set included lesser-known radio hits and deeper cuts, eventually E5C4P3 started rolling out the group’s platinum catalog

such as “Lights” and “Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'.” The latter found the singer asking for the crowd to sing the “Nahnah-nah” part. The results were mixed but Kelty thankfully helped them out.

After a brief intermission, the outfit played “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” “Faithfully” and “Open Arms.”

Not only does Kelty dress the part of former Journey singer Perry, but vocally he’d give current spot-on Perry sound-alike and Journey frontman Arnel Pineda a run for his money.

Also, kudos to the group, which had to awkwardly perform roughly 30 yards from the audience.

By the time E5C4P3 played “Don’t Stop Believin’,” the crowd — albeit a distance away — was all theirs.

Overall, the concertgoers seemed pretty happy with the group’s roughly two-hour set.

As for the 2022 Lorain County Fair lineup, Buchs is optimistic. He’s basically telling audiences to “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

“I guess we’re kind of hoping things go back to normal next year,” Buchs said. “We’re taking it as it comes this year to see how it shakes out. We’ve got a decent reputation and had good names over the years. I think at some point we want to continue that but the industry changes a lot, too.”

GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

Members of the 4-H Band get grooving with Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” on Sunday evening, playing during the opening ceremony of the Lorain County Fair. They also played the National Anthem as the flag was presented.

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It’s so hard to say goodbye

Young farmers talk about raising animals for the Lorain County Fair, only to auction them off JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Few people understand the circle of life — and the difficulty of saying goodbye — like the young farmhands who will sell their animals this week at the Lorain County Fair.

Each summer, thousands of dollars change hands at the fair’s auctions for livestock that will go to the butcher block.

Addison Webb, a 13-year-old Firelands student, has raised lambs McGee and Gibbs the past six months knowing full well they’ll go to market.

“Right at the outset, you can’t get emotionally attached,” she said. “I’m going to cry when they go, but it’s just part of the deal.”

She said it’s important for farmers not to grow attached to their animals. It’s been difficult, but Webb said she’s kept her distance while walking her lambs each morning, feeding and grooming them and teaching them how to walk in the show ring.

While they’re not quite as smart as dogs, each sheep has its own personality, she said.

Morgan Adkins, a seventh-grader who also attends Firelands, agreed.

She said there will be

nothing easy about saying goodbye to her cow, whom she’s named Toby Keith.

“It’s kind of difficult, because you’ve grown up with him,” she said. “You know how they live, you know how they eat. It’s basically your forever friend.”

Raising cows requires care and caution, Adkins said — they’re large enough to do real damage if scared.

That means kids who raise steer need to build bonds of trust with their animals, while steeling themselves against the certainty they’ll be sold for slaughter.

“I’ve had to learn to love my animals but not to get too attached,” said Adkins, who has raised Toby Keith, two draft horses and a pig on her grandparents’ farm.

Nine-year-old Adam Shaver of Lodi has raised Samson the cow for nine months, knowing his friend’s fate was sealed.

Shaver tried to put on a brave face Sunday night in Samson’s stall, saying raising his buddy was just business — but then his face fell and the tears came.

It’s the first market animal he’s raised for the fair.

“Every single morning I wake up, have my breakfast, go outside, feed him and water him,” then walk Samson up and down the

driveway for exercise, he said.

The Junior Fair auction for meat chickens, ducks, goats, lambs, rabbits and turkeys will start at 1 p.m. Thursday. The dairy auction will start at noon Friday in Show Barn 4, and the livestock auction for market beef and hogs will start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Barn 9.

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TOP: Addison Webb of Oberlin hops into the pen with one of her lambs, which will be sold this week at the Lorain County Fair. RIGHT: Morgan Adkins of Oberlin spends time with her market steer, which she’s named Toby Keith in honor of the country music star.

Vigil will remember lives lost to drugs LORAIN — A candlelight vigil in memory of the 138 lives lost last year due to accidental overdoses will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at Lakeview Park.

The Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County will be joined by fellow Lorain County Opioid Action Team partners at Lakeview Terrace.

“Each year, the number of Lorain County residents who die from accidental overdose continues to rise and it is a problem not only in our area but around the country,” said MHARS Executive Director Michael Doud. “By increasing the public’s awareness of their proximity to those struggling with substance use disorder and reducing the stigma of drug-related deaths, we can all do our part to reduce the number of our loved ones lost to overdose.”

This year’s event will feature a shoe display memorializing those who have walked the road of addiction and died. Those in recovery and the families of those lost to overdose will share their stories.

Members of the Opioid Action Team and its partners will also be on hand to share important resources. The event is free and open to the public.

A free training session will be held before the event. The Addiction Policy Forum and Recovery Ohio will conduct “enCompass: A Comprehensive Training on Navigating Addiction” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 26.

This virtual training is open to anyone interested in building skills to support and respond to someone in need of immediate help. RSVP at www. addictionpolicy.org/post/lorain-county-encompasstraining.

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“It just feels right to be here with almost no restrictions,” she said. “It’s almost like everything is nearly normal again.”

Other royal court members recognized Sunday include queen runners-up Morgan Dicesare, 17, of Wellington and Anna Shearer, 19, of Sullivan; and king runnerup Steven Jessel, 18, of Oberlin.

They were presented by 2020 king Kaleb Carver of South Amherst, and 2020 queen Jenna Calfo of Wellington.

During the fair’s opening ceremony, the flag was presented by members of the Wellington American Legion and the National Anthem was performed by the 4-H Band.

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Because its students come from nearly all corners of the county, the JVS is in a unique position and has a unique responsibility to contain the spread of COVID, said Faircloth.

“We’re the epicenter for the county,” he said. “Thirteen school districts, essentially 13 cities, feed into us and go back out at the end of the day.”

About 1,500 students will attend the JVS and its satellites this year, which is the school’s 50th anniversary.

They will start the year with a traditional schedule, and hopefully remain that way

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“I just want to help all the little kids — any kid, really,” said Forthofer. “The Lorain County Fair is something I’ve always looked forward to, and a lot of people do.

So I just want to provide them with something that’s great.”

Forthofer has raised market lambs and shown goats in years past, and this year took market steer to the fair.

Beursken has raised market turkeys and hogs, goats and sheep and this year is showing a cat and duck.

After being crowned Sunday evening, she said it felt great just to have the fair back in full swing. Last year’s small,

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After the hardships imposed over the past year and a half, some teens will doubtless need remedial instruction to regain their footing, he said.

Mental health will also be a priority — the JVS plans to work with a number of agencies to make sure students have someone to talk to about their struggles.

Faircloth said his overriding message this year will be one of perseverance.

“Last year was rough, not just for us but the entire planet,” he said. “But let’s get through it together. We’re going to do the best we can to help everyone through.”

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Film explores Native schools

The Indigenous Peoples’ Day Committee will host a screening of “Indian School” at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27 at the George Abram Memorial Pavilion, 40 Edison St., Oberlin.

The film by Robert Roche explores how during the late 19th and 20th centuries, the United States and Canadian governments habitually required Native American children to attend residential boarding schools. Beginning with the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania in 1879, the goal was assimilation.

These schools routinely subjected children, some as young as four, to emotional and spiritual abuse, corporal punishment and worse, according to historians. The students’ alienation from their families resulted in a loss of culture, language, ritual and spirituality, which in turn led to intergenerational trauma and post traumatic stress disorder in many Native families today.

SLCAD board calls meeting

The South Lorain County Ambulance District board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26 at 179 East Herrick Ave., Wellington.

Republican club breakfast

Enjoy breaking bread and socializing with the AvonAvon Lake Republican Club from 8-9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the Sugar Creek Restaurant, 5196 Detroit Rd. There is no agenda but a free exchange of ideas about current events. Future meetings will take place on the first Wednesday of the month.

Each attendee is responsible for their meal. RSVP to Tomie Patton by Aug. 30 at ratherred@outlook.com.

Free school meals available

The Amherst Schools will participate in the Seamless Summer Option during the 2021-2022 school year.

Under this option, all children in the school can receive a breakfast and lunch at no charge and without any application. Federal income eligibility guidelines will also be used to determine eligibility for various additional state and federal program benefits that your child’s school may qualify for. Children from families whose annual income is at or below the federal guidelines are encouraged to complete an application. Eligible families may also qualify for Ohio’s Healthy Start and Healthy Families programs.

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Ordinance 128-21* Auth the mayor to accept the material terms of the OneOhio subdivision settlement pursuant to the OneOhio MOU and consistent w/ the terms of the 7/21/21 National Opioid Settlement & to sign the OneOhio Subdivision participation form. 129-21* Levying special assessments for the improvement of Broadway from W. Erie to 10th Street by constructing a concrete sidewalk, drainage, curbing and handicap ramps together w/ other appurtenances. 13021* Auth a contract w/ Walter Drane & approving the current replacement pages to the Lorain Codified Ordinances through 6/30/21. (*Denotes legislation was passed as an emergency.)

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Patti Grieve and Pam Hyer accept the Clair Hill Award on behalf of their deceased father, Victor Long, at the Lorain County Fairgrounds.

Clair Hill Award goes to the late Victor Long, 4-H hall-of-famer

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WELLINGTON — A longtime LaGrange farmer and Korean War veteran was posthumously honored Sunday with the Clair Hill Memorial Award.

Victor Long, who died last September at age 88, was recognized during the opening ceremony of the Lorain County Fair.

“Tonight’s presentation is a little bittersweet, because the recipient is no longer with us,” said Craig Adams of WEOL 930 AM.

Each year, the radio station and The ChronicleTelegram present the award to someone who has provided outstanding service to the fair.

Long served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1959.

After the war, he married Ruth Cover and settled down on a farm to raise sheep.

Over the years, he was a high school basketball and football official. Long served the 4-H youth agriculture program at the Lorain County Fair for 45 years, starting as a volunteer for the Lorain County

Steer Club.

For decades, he ran clinics to teach children how to care for steer and lambs.

Long was set to be inducted into the Ohio 4-H Hall of Fame in 2020.

That ceremony never took place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Instead, his Hall of Fame award will be presented to his family at 4 p.m. today at the fairgrounds.

Long’s daughters, Pam Hyer and Patti Grieve, accepted the Clair Hill award on his behalf. Their sister, Vicki Holcomb, was

unable to attend.

“We can’t thank you guys enough,” Grieve told the crowd that gathered for the ceremony.

“The fair meant so much to Dad, and anyone who knew Dad knows just where he would be — over there on his bench near the sheep barn.”

With gratitude from Lorain County Printing & Publishing, which owns the Community Guide, Adams presented the family with a wooden clock from Vandemark Jewelers in Elyria, with Long’s name inscribed in silver.

Green Circle Growers announces major expansion, 250 new jobs STAFF REPORT

CAMDEN TWP. — Green Circle Growers announced Monday that it will undertake "the largest physical and employment expansion in company history," with the planned addition of 250 jobs, millions in payroll and 30 acres to its headquarters at US Route 20 and State Route 511.

State and company officials said the plans will create $15 million in new annual payroll and keep $36.8 million in existing payroll.

In a statement, Green Circle Growers said the growth is the largest in its 50year, family owned history.

“The expansion will drive sales through an improved customer experience and accommodate our vision to ‘have a Green Circle Growers’ plant in the line of sight of every consumer in North America," said C.J. van Wingerden, co-CEO of Green Circle Growers.

“The growth will result in more than 250 new jobs, many of which will be at the executive level, including a mix of operations, IT, senior leadership, administrative, management and more; bringing our total local workforce to over 1,150," van Wingerden said. "The jobs will be at Green Circle Growers and our related companies, Express Seed and Fresh2U Transportation & Logistics.”

Green Circle Growers said it has been ranked as a top 10 greenhouse in the U.S. "and accounts for a significant por-

tion of the Ohio floriculture industry."

Its brands also include Wild Interiors and Just Add Ice Orchids.

Over the course of three and a half years, Green Circle also will add 30 acres of greenhouse space to its existing 120 acres.

The project also will involve expanding its main campus office, a new distribution center, and major infrastructure upgrades, "all of which will add to the hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual property taxes Green Circle pays on existing permanent buildings on the company’s campus, having a significant regional impact to cities and schools," the company said.

Staff from the Lorain County Community Development Department, JobsOhio, Team NEO and the Ohio Department of Development assisted Green Circle in making the project a reality, the company said.

Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted also announced that Green Circle Growers was the recipient of an eight-year, 1.624 percent job creation tax credit Monday.

The credit was approved the same day by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority, as one of eight projects in the state that are expected to create more than 1,100 jobs and retain more than 900 jobs across the state. All eight projects are expected to create $57 million in new payroll and $281 million in investments, state officials said.

After the company successfully argued in 2018 that its greenhouses are business fixtures that can be moved and should, therefore, not be subject

to property taxes, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals reduced the company's property tax valuation from about $40 million to $10 million.

The Lorain County Auditor's Office and Board of Revision and the Firelands School District filed an appeal, and the Ninth District Court of Appeals in Akron sided with Green Circle Growers in a 2-1 ruling in March. In a 4-3 vote in July, the Ohio Supreme Court declined to listen to the county and schools' appeal.

Also in the company's plans: • "A substantial commitment to innovative, sustainable growing practices — including rainwater conservation, tray recycling and wood-fired boiler systems powered by scrap wood from local communities."

• "Infrastructure improvements, including a natural gas pipeline extension and electric substation to create the energy sources that enable the growing operational demands while also providing efficient, clean energy."

• "Innovative and sophisticated plant management software and automation to constantly track growing data and maximize yield."

• "A state-of-the-art distribution center that will optimize logistics and serve as the hub of distribution for the North American market."

• "Improved and expanded offices, doubling the current capacity with an eye toward further expansion — to support planned headcount increases and equip employees and visiting customers to be maximally productive and effective."

LCCC hosts faculty fine art exhibit ELYRIA — Lorain County Community College will host an art faculty fine art exhibit from Thursday, Aug. 26 through Friday, Oct. 16 at the Stocker Arts Center, 1005 North Abbe Rd. The show will include ceramics, drawing, printmaking, photography, painting and digital art. An opening reception will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26.

“This exhibit is special because it features faculty who have taught studio art at LCCC during the past two academic years,” said Brenda Pongracz, dean of the arts and humanities division. “I’m excited to see what they all have created during these unusual times. We are very

proud of our accomplished art faculty and are thrilled to share their work with the community.”

Participating artists include Josh Eiskamp, Greg Little, Leigh Hughes, Diane Marrapese, Nancy Halbrooks, Amy Sedlak, Molly King, John Hooks, Walter Grossman, Christian Fredriksen, Lauralee Hutson, Catherine Rozmarynowycz, Donna Coleman, Ryan Craycraft and Brad Blahnik.

The Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery is open during exhibitions from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. Additional viewings can be arranged by appointment; call (440) 366-4140.

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Commissioners fire Williams from top post DAVE O’BRIEN THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

ELYRIA — A divided Lorain County commissioners board fired County Administrator Tom Williams last Wednesday, effective immediately.

The vote, which came after a lengthy closed executive session, was 2-1. Commissioners Matt Lundy and Michelle Hung voted to fire Williams.

Commissioner David Moore voted "hell no."

Commissioners did not immediately name a replacement or interim administrator. Hung did not give a reason for voting to fire Williams, while Lundy blamed "drama and dysfunction" and Moore blamed Hung.

Moore blamed Hung's affair with a subordinate employee, former Lorain County 911 Director Harry Williamson, for Williams' firing.

"I am dismayed for our citizens that Commissioner Hung continues to engage in retaliatory tactics to try to cover up her own transgressions," Moore told The Chronicle a week after he called upon his fellow Republican commissioner to resign.

Moore said the commission's closed executive sessions have been taking several hours for a number of weeks due to disagreements over whether Williams should be fired.

"I've been fighting for Tom's job for almost six weeks now," he said.

Without going into specifics, Lundy said he felt it was necessary to fire Williams so the county could "move in a new direction."

"We need to find a way to bring stability to the organization," the Democrat said after last Wednesday's vote. "I wasn't confident we could achieve that with (Williams') leadership. I didn't vote to hire him. But everybody starts with a clean slate, and I just want the drama and dysfunction to stop. I want stability."

Asked what he meant by "drama and dysfunction," Lundy said, "The bottom line is our focus every day needs to be on government. Doing the work of the people."

"People need to check everything else at the door when they

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Former Lorain County Administrator Tom Williams was fired last week in a 2-1 vote of the Lorain County commissioners. come in here. I didn't create this mess, but I will clean it up. I can't be any stronger in that assertion," he said. "And whatever is needed to get it done, we will get it done."

Hung had only a brief statement when asked to comment on why she voted to fire Williams.

"The board has discussed it, and come to a 2 to 1 vote and it is best for the county to part ways at this time," she said. "We wish him (Williams) well."

Williams had no comment on his firing.

Williams, a former one-term county commissioner, was hired to succeed Jim Cordes, who was let go by the previous board after the 2020 election but before Republicans Hung and Moore took office.

Williams was hired at a base salary of $149,900 annually over his four-year contract, according to a copy of the resolution passed by commissioners in January.

His severance package is equal to 18 months of his base salary, payable in a lump sum within 30 days should he be terminated by the board.

Commissioners would have to fire Williams "for cause" for him not to receive his negotiated severance. They did not specify a cause in comments to The

Chronicle.

Commissioners declined to go into specifics of what was said in last week’s executive session.

According to the conditions of his employment, approved Jan. 4 by Hung and Moore, the only "causes" that would result in Williams losing his severance include a felony arrest or a crime involving "moral turpitude"; "engaging in any fraudulent or dishonest conduct in his dealings with, or on behalf of, the county"; or the use of alcohol or drugs that "interferes with administrator's performance of his employment duties as determined by the county."

Commissioners cited none of those reasons for Williams' termination, leaving the status of his severance unknown.

Lorain County Republican Party Chairman David Arredondo released a statement saying he was "saddened and disappointed by the news of the firing of County Administrator Tom Williams due to the power play of commissioners Michelle Hung and Matt Lundy."

"As a former county commissioner, Tom Williams was the best qualified Republican to fill this position. During his brief tenure, he worked well with all three commissioners for the good

of the county. He did nothing to warrant this irresponsible action," Arredondo said.

"The Lorain County Republican Party worked hard alongside our county commissioner candidates David Moore and Michelle Hung to help elect them last November. As a result of their election, it was expected that Hung and Moore would provide good leadership to move Lorain County forward for the good of all our citizens. Thus far, Commissioner Moore has done so," he said.

"It is my hope and request that Commissioners Hung and Lundy immediately reconsider their vote to terminate Mr. Williams. It is the right thing to do."

Williams served a single term as a Republican county commissioner from 2010 to 2014. During Moore's successful 2020 campaign to serve a second term on the county commission, Williams was his campaign manager.

Hung and Moore formed the first Republican majority on the board since the mid-20th century, and one of the first orders of business in January was hiring Williams to replace Cordes. Williams was hired by a 2-1 vote, with Hung and Moore approving the hire and Lundy, who defeated Williams to get elected commissioner in 2014, voting no.

Lundy said at the time that his objection to Williams' hiring was based on the severance package offered by his colleagues.

In other personnel moves Wednesday, commissioners installed Kurt Scholl as interim director at Lorain County 911 effective Aug. 4, at a pay rate of $34 per hour. They also installed Jeff King as interim director of Lorain County Job and Family Services, with an annual salary of $109,000.

Scholl replaces Williamson while King replaces Tim Carrion. Lundy and Moore fired Williamson and Carrion the same day, Aug. 3.

Hung abstained from that vote, later telling The Chronicle that Moore and Williams had referred to Jan. 4 — the Republicans' first day in office when they replaced numerous county department heads and demoted others — as "Bloody Monday."

Hung said she abstained "because I could not participate or have my hands in another bloodbath."

Two days later, on Aug. 5, Lundy and Moore confirmed that Hung admitted to them she had "a more significant and intimate relationship between herself and director Williamson," a relationship confirmed by a video provided to The Chronicle that showed Hung and Williamson — who are married to other people — kissing each other on the mouth inside a county building Feb. 26.

Lundy and Moore wrote in a joint statement they issued on Aug. 5 that "an intimate relationship involving a superior and subordinate requires immediate action."

When voters chose Republicans Hung and Moore over Democrats Sharon Sweda and Lori Kokoski in the 2020 campaign, "I don't think this was the sort of change they had in mind," Lorain County Democratic Party Chairman Anthony Giardini said.

The previous board of Lundy, Kokoski and Sweda got along well and though they may have disagreed, there was "not this sort of dysfunction," with the Republicans fighting amongst each other, he said.

Giardini said Williams' hiring and eventual firing demonstrates why it's a bad idea to appoint a political campaign manager to a position such as county administrator. Finding qualified candidates who want to step in to take that position, the 911 and JFS directorships might also be a hardship, Giardini said.

"The county is really starting to look bad in this whole thing," Giardini said, "and I really have to wonder who is going to want to step in, what qualified people are going to want to step into these positions knowing the sort of dysfunction we have going on.

It's unfortunate. I think it's making the county look bad and is going to make it more difficult to attract qualified candidates."

Potential lawsuits and the loss of tax dollars that could result "will only add insult to injury.

None of it is going to be good for Lorain County," Giardini said.

Moore said the only way to eliminate drama and return stability to county government is for Hung to resign.

"The only time you're going to get stability is when Michelle steps down," he said.

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WELLINGTON — It only took a few minutes Saturday morning for about 75 backpacks to disappear from Tammy Koleski’s table.

She showed up to Wellington’s backto-school bash with arms full of socks, games, necklaces and candy to give away.

In the last few months, the Howard Hanna realtor has given nearly $32,000 from her own pocket to help Wellington families, buying them pants, shirts, pencils, paper, laundry detergent and a host of other supplies.

“I think people have done with so little for so long that they’re just used to it,” she said.

With help from her sister, Pam Richards, Koleski has helped the school district found the Dukes Care Closet, where families can get a little help meeting their day-to-day needs.

“It’s for things they need to support their home life, and to make school a better place to be, because kids can be more comfortable,” said Westwood Elementary School Principal Janet Kubasak. “We think that with what happened with the pandemic, our families have additional needs they didn’t have before.”

There shouldn’t be any stigma attached to browsing the care closet, she said. Just call up the school and make an appointment for a private “shopping” experience.

Westwood’s care closet is already up and running, and Kubasak said another

is nearly ready at McCormick Middle School. In the next few months, she wants to see open available at Wellington High School as well.

Each will be stocked with clothing, shoes, school supplies, hygiene products, blankets, toys and other goods — all brand new.

Richards knows how to sniff out incredible deals at discount retailers in Wooster, Canal Fulton and other cities, said Koleski.

She’s found cases of water bottles for just $4.50 instead of the normal retail price of $20, clearance racks full of shirts marked down to 75 cents each and entire bins full of cleats for just a fraction of their normal cost.

The sisters started their charitable partnership in 2020 as a way to help Elyria and Midview families during the pandemic.

Now Koleski said she wants to eventually expand the assistance to all of Lorain County, and intends to found a nonprofit called Wee Care Closets.

Seeing principals, teachers and coaches tear up because the donations allow them to help kids makes every penny worth it, Koleski said.

“As long as I’m financially able to, I’ll do it,” she said. “But to have more resources coming in would definitely help.”

Families that would like to donate to or use the Dukes Care Closet can contact Westwood Elementary at jkubasak@ wellingtonvillageschools.org, McCormick Middle School at asherman@wellington villageschools.org or Wellington High at spalmison@wellingtonvillageschools.org.

Oberlin after-school program reinstated, moves to Prospect JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — With the closure of Eastwood Elementary, the Oberlin Recreation Department had nowhere to hold its after-school program this year.

The city announced early this summer that the service would be canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances” — but now a deal with the school system will allow it to resume.

“Obviously, we know it’s needed in support of those working class parents to make sure their children have a place to go that’s going to be supervised,” said Oberlin Recreation Superintendent Ian Yarber.

Each year, about 100 children are registered for the city after-school enrichment program. It offers help with homework, snacks, games and crafts.

Daily attendance fluctuates between 50 and 75, growing during the winter months when harsh weather can slow evening commutes, said Yarber.

Eastwood has traditionally been home to the program. Along with Prospect Elementary, it has been vacated as the new Oberlin Elementary School prepares

to open Monday, Aug. 30.

The city of Oberlin is currently going through the steps to purchase the former Prospect school building. While the property remains in the school district’s hands, City Manager Rob Hillard and schools Superintendent David Hall have agreed to open its doors for after-school use.

That’s a deal that suits Yarber well — Prospect has for years been used for the city’s summer recreation camp, and his staff knows it inside and out.

The after-school program will be available to children in kindergarten through fifth grade. It will run until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday starting Aug. 30.

The cost is $100 per child with a sliding fee schedule for families with multiple children. Sign-up forms can be found at www.cityofoberlin.com or at the Recreation Department office, 69 South Main St. Kids who enroll will be bused across town from Oberlin Elementary to Prospect at the end of each school day.

A release said the program will follow COVID-19 safety protocols set by the school district, including mandatory masks while indoors, social distancing, handwashing and disinfection procedures.

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Help for parents looking for guidance A series of parent information nights will be offered by the Amherst Schools throughout the academic year.

Pulling from the results of a May survey, they are intended to address issues with which parents said they would like guidance. All will be held in the Marion L. Steele High School Creative Learning Center: • “Understanding and Coping with Stress and Anxiety” will be offered from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15 (for parents) and 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22 (for students).

• “Understanding Bullying and Meanness” will be offered from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 13.

• “Helping Kids Learn from Their Mistakes” will be offered from 6-8 p.m. on Nov. 10.

• “How Does the Teen or Pre-Teen Brain Work?” will be offered from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 9.

• “Social Media: What’s Out There and What Do We Need to Know?” will be offered from 6-8 p.m. on March 16.

• A summer vendor fair will be held from 6-8 p.m. on April 27.

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With help from Oberlin children, City Manager Rob Hillard, Recreation Director Ian Yarber, Councilman Kelley Singleton and other officials cut the ribbon the evening of Friday, Aug. 20 at the renovated Spring Street Park.

Ribbon cut at new Oberlin playground JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — As the sun set Friday evening over Oberlin, a new day dawned for its Spring Street Park.

About $200,000 has been put into renovations at the city’s largest park.

The largest chunk was a contract with Snider Rec-

reation of North Royalton for $153,708 to replace old and damaged playground equipment. Another $45,000 went into creating parking along Groveland Street, said city Recreation Director Ian Yarber.

“The Oberlin community should be proud of itself,” he said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. That’s because residents, through

surveys, helped pick the playground’s colors, slides and design.

Tanya Rosen-Jones, chair of the Oberlin Recreation Commission, said her children, now 16 and 18, played a great deal at Spring Street Park. When funding for rehabilitation became available, she said it was clear which one held a special place not just for

her family, but for many others.

City Councilman Kelley Singleton said he has wanted for many years to see new life breathed into the park.

“We’re not going to rest here, though,” he said, pledging to invest in other public spaces — parks are key to drawing more young families to Oberlin.

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Nick Delima runs along Jones Street in Wellington on Friday. Diagnosed with nerve and muscular disorders that cause chronic pain, he’s taken up running as a form of relief and to raise awareness.

‘The 10-Mile Tuesday Guy’ talks about pain and hope JASON HAWK EDITOR

LEFT: Anthony Gore III walks a balance beam on the Spring Street Park playground. RIGHT: Brothers Ethan and Gavin Watson hop from pedestal to pedestal Friday night at Spring Street Park’s new playground.

Motorcycle crash sends Wellington man to hospital STAFF REPORT

A Wellington man was sent to the hospital in serious condition after a crash early Saturday morning in Erie County.

The Sandusky State Highway Patrol Post is investigating a motorcycle crash that happened about 12:30

a.m. It happened on state Route 60, just south of state Route 113 in Florence Township.

Thomas Urbansky, 25, of Wellington, was riding a Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide south on State Route 60. According to a news release, he failed to make a right hand curve and drove off the left side of the road.

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“He’s constantly in pain, and it feels like there are bugs crawling all over him all the time,” said his wife, Rebecca.

A Hawaii native, Delima has lived all over the United States. While in Akron, his pain grew so severe that he ended up in the hospital.

What he’s since learned is that running dulls the agony.

“It clears your mind. You don’t have to think about anything else around you,” he said.

The more miles he puts “A lot of people, on his trainif they look at ers, the farther behind he leaves me, I may look all negative physically in shape. thoughts.

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Now one wall in his Wellington basement is covered in medals from half and full marathons, 5K and 10K races and even obstacle courses like Tough Mudder and Savage.

He’s done charity runs to raise awareness of chronic pain, Parkinson’s disease and ADHD. Both he and Rebecca say they’ll gladly race to benefit Wellington residents and their loved ones.

Since moving to the village last fall, Delima has become known around town as “The 10-Mile Tuesday Guy.” Each Tuesday and Thursday, he goes the distance on Wellington’s streets, sometimes even running north to neighboring Oberlin. Most days he also trains in his backyard, which looks like it was designed by the crew of “American Gladiators.”

The swing set has been turned into an extreme balance beam. There are gymnastic rings for swinging, a rope pully for hoisting 100-pound weights, a hay bale for practicing spear throws and a climbing rope.

“My neighbors probably think I’m nuts,” Delima laughed Friday, pointing to where he climbs along the side of his wooden fence.

There’s no cure for the neurological and muscular issues he lives with. But working his muscles hard has provided relief and a new perspective on life.

Delima said no matter how hard he works out, one day his medical conditions will catch up to him. That’s hardly the point.

“As long as I do what I do, I’m adding more time,” he said. “The message is you can add as much time as you need. Don’t give up on life because you think there’s no cure.”

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Oberlin using federal pandemic aid to add some student supports JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — The new academic year comes with challenges, and the Oberlin City Schools plan to put federal funding to work to ease the stress the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on students.

Cases are heating up again across Ohio. State health officials are watching as schools in Florida, Texas and other hot spots are struggling to cope with virus-related deaths and quarantines.

More may be on the way, but for now Congress has set aside about $190 billion in emergency relief for schools to address the impact COVID

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has had.

Oberlin Superintendent David Hall said his district has used a share of its aid to hire social worker Sarah McCall, and will implement mentoring programs at all grade levels.

Other hires have been made to provide classroom supports to make sure kids get an extra hand, combating educational “slide” they may have experienced while being fully online for a large chunk of last year.

Hall said Oberlin is also looking at creating workshops for parents. They would be aimed at making sure families have all the tools needed for students to succeed.

In addition to federal funds, the district

has also just received a three-year grant to help develop science, technology, engineering, arts and math programming at the elementary and middle school levels.

And the crown jewel this fall will be the opening of the new Oberlin Elementary School on the district’s North Pleasant Street campus.

The $17.7 million building for prekindergarten through fifth grade represents a major step forward for Oberlin, which has struggled with aging facilities over the past two decades.

Facilities manager Jim Eibel said the new school will save taxpayers money. Yes, voters passed a tax increase to finance

the building, but it will be far more cost-effective to operate than the former Eastwood and Prospect elementary schools, he said.

No longer will the Board of Education have to continually pump good money into those now-closed buildings for expensive maintenance, he said. For the foreseeable future, taxpayers won’t have to worry about the expense of repairs to elementary roofs, boilers and electrical systems.

“The new school is a blessing,” said Eibel. “It means we can stop worrying about paying to patch things up every year and put our attention where it needs to be, which is our kids.”

‘It’s good to be home,’ says Betts, settling in at Oberlin HS OBERLIN — Brent Betts is excited to be back.

“I’ve said it several times and it’s going to be my mantra — it feels like coming home,” said the new principal of Oberlin High School.

Betts served as assistant principal and athletic director from 1990 to 1999. He was hired away from an assistant principal position at Avon High School this spring after Chris Frank announced he would leave OHS to become principal at Brookside Middle School in Sheffield.

Now Betts is preparing to welcome students back into the North Pleasant Street high school when classes resume Monday, Aug. 30.

After the havoc caused last year by the COVID-19 pandemic, getting kids back in the building in person, “in a place that feels good,” will be a major step. If students have a positive environment where their social and emotional needs are being met, academics success will follow, he said.

In addition to the principal switch, OHS will have some other staffing changes. Students will meet new art teacher Linda Mayer, intervention specialist Erin Mason and Assistant Principal Ray Southard.

Social worker Sarah McCall has been hired to help the district’s families, and college and career readiness instructors Meghan Jackson and Liam

O’Donnellhave also been brought on board to prepare teens for life after graduation.

“The biggest change when you pull in the driveway is that brand new elementary school (next door), and obviously we’re all very excited about that,” Betts said.

He wants to guide high-schoolers into big brother, big sister-style relationships with young students at the new Oberlin Elementary School across the parking lot. Mentorships could count toward community service hours, he said.

Betts also envisions OHS students being part of reading circles and academic and social-emotional support for their younger peers.

Fall brush collection in the city of Oberlin will run from Monday, Sept. 13 to Sunday, Oct. 10.

Brush must be cut no longer than 6 feet in length and 6 inches around, and stacked neatly in the same direction at the curb. It must be free of wire, metal, stone, nails, rope or other foreign materials.

Not accepted: brush resulting from tree removal or major trimming projects, brush with root balls, Japanese knotweed, non-woody yard waste, unstacked brush, grapevines, rose bushes and stumps.

During brush collection, wood chips may be delivered to Oberlin residents for free. Contact the Public Works Department at (440) 775-7218 for more information.

Vermilion Twp. FD fundraiser

An all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner fundraiser to support the Vermilion Township Fire Department will be held rain or shine from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 1907 State Rd., Vermilion.

The menu includes spaghetti, salad, breadsticks, drink and dessert. The cost is $10 per person, and free for kids ages five and under. Raffle tickets will be sold at the door.

There will be a basket raffle, Spirit Airlines travel voucher raffle and a firearms raffle.

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his disorder no longer exists. He said there are still plenty of great doctors at the hospital system to guide other chronic pain sufferers.

The next step is getting involved in a support group, he said. Many can be found through a simple social media search, or via the American Chronic Pain Association at www.theacpa.org.

While that organization does not have any chapters in Northeast Ohio, it has several in the state that provide support over the phone or by video chat meetings.

Without the proper medical and emotional support, chronic pain can be deadly, said Delima — he said he’s lost friends to the condition.

“It’s never that the doctor is going to say, ‘We lost this person to chronic pain.’ That’s not how it works,” he said.

“The mental part is what gets people with chronic pain.”

Giving in to hopelessness raises can lead to thoughts of suicide, he said. Anyone who finds themselves on that path should call the 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Hotline (800) 888-6161 or National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255.

EMMY AWARDS ACROSS 1. *Emmy Awards attendees or celestial bodies 6. “He ____ and drank the precious words...”

9. Skier’s transport 13. Move like ivy 14. What Alex and Lexington have in common 15. Power glitch 16. White condiment 17. Schiller’s “____ to Joy” 18. Movie “The ____ of the Chicago 7” 19. *”Last Week ____ with John Oliver” 21. *”Lovecraft ____” 23. Excessively 24. Invitation request 25. Part of graduate’s ensemble 28. South American indigenous people 30. Lung pouch (2 words) 35. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s target 37. Stain on Santa 39. Take exception to 40. Highland tongue 41. Bar, legally 43. Tropical tuber 44. Time on the job 46. Grey tea 47. Make a picture 48. Satellite Navigation System, for short 50. Mr. Eugene Krabs, e.g.

52. X 53. *Compilation of nominees, e.g.

55. Uh-huh 57. *”Swingers” actor turned “The Mandalorian” director 61. *Ewan McGregor’s role 65. Soviet entity 66. Flightless bird 68. Princess of #34 Down 69. Type of weasel 70. Lady or Tramp, e.g.

71. Improvise 72. Young herring 73. Printing unit, pl.

74. ‘90s TV sitcom “Boy ____ World” DOWN 1. Sing like Ella Fitzgerald 2. Jack, Janet and Chrissy from “Three’s Company,” e.g.

3. Long time 4. Rekindled

Gymnastic rings hang from a tree in the backyard of Nick Delima’s Wellington home, allowing him to practice swinging for obstacle course races.

5. Faucet 6. Loads (2 words) 7. *Jason Sudeikis’ role 8. Golden parachute recipients 9. U, on the road 10. One from Great Britain 11. Culture-growing turf 12. Bank on 15. Like an ignoramus 20. *Hugh Laurie’s medical drama, nominated 25 times, that ended in 2012 22. Egg cells 24. Great Britain’s anti-mob law (2 words) 25. *”The Queen’s Gambit” game 26. Blood carrier 27. Suggest 29. *Drag ball culture drama 31. Retired, shortened 32. *”Get ____,” Outstanding Comedy Series winner in 1968 and 69

33. Saintly glows 34. *Royalty chronicles, with The 36. Philadelphia’s Ivy 38. Millimeter of mercury 42. “Vamos a la ____” 45. *What one needs to be nominated 49. Itinerary word 51. Old crone 54. Like Elvis’s famous shoes 56. Digression 57. Much ado 58. Against, prefix 59. Violin’s Renaissance predecessor 60. One less traveled 61. Os in XOXO 62. *The Handmaid’s “story” 63. ____ top of ____ 64. Captures 67. *Allison Janney’s show

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High school football is back Friday night’s season openers resulted in some rough starts for our hometown teams

Joe Colon | Amherst News-Times

The Comets tallied a big 40-9 loss Friday night in their first outing of the season, falling to Valley Forge. The Patriots jumped out to a 14-point lead before Adam Henderson could get Amherst on the scoreboard with a 26-yard field goal. The score held there until the half, after which the Valley Forge boys started racking up touchdowns. Finally, with just 5:08 left in the game, Nick Mazze gave the Comets their only TD of the evening with a two-yard run across the line.

Amherst failed to make the PAT. LEFT: Senior RJ Morales lines up against the tough Patriots squad.

MISSING MOMENTUM

EXHAUSTION TAKES HOLD

Erik Andrews | Oberlin News-Tribune

Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

The Dukes couldn’t find their stride Friday night, suffering a 40-12 season opener loss to Western Reserve. The Roughriders controlled the tempo of the game, and put Wellington off balance in the second quarter, just as the maroon and white were starting to get into rhythm. Quarterback Ty Moore threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to fellow senior Jon Brasee in the third quarter to put 6 points on the board. Moore completed a 29-yarder late in the game to Trey Lawson. Both PAT attempts went wide.

ABOVE: Wellington's Jon Brasee avoids a Roughrider tackle after making a catch. BELOW: Wellington’s Brooke Lehmkuhl and Gabriella Miller reach for a shirt tossed to the student section by the Dukes cheerleaders.

The small Phoenix football squad fell victim to fatigue Friday in the season opener, and miscues ultimately spelled a 51-13 defeat at the hands of Plymouth. Coach Mike Akers felt upbeat about his team’s play: "Yes, we had some unfortunate lapses, but overall these young men played hard till the final whistle,” he said. “We've taken several strides from last season and will continue to build on those in the weeks ahead.” Quarterback Andre Yarber put up decent stats, completing 17 of 28 passed for 166 yards and a touchdown — although he was picked off twice. Dayvion Witherspoon picked up a TD and tallied 41 yards on six catches, and 39 yards on seven carries. Nas Rountree had 50 yards receiving and Isaac Thompson had 46. Roman Robinson put one of two PAT attempts through the uprights.

ABOVE: Senior quarterback Andre Yarber looks downfield to wide receiver Nas Rountree during first quarter action.

85 SOUTH MAIN STREET OBERLIN OHIO 44074 AUGUST 26, 2021 BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETING DATES ALL MEETINGS WILL BE Live Streamed @ http://oberlinoh.swagit.com/live SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 .....PLANNING COMMISSION – 4:30 P.M. CONFERENCE ROOM 2 NOTICE: DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL 775-7203 OR E-MAIL: banderson@cityofoberlin.com NOTICE REQUIRED: TWO (2) WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE OF MEETING (48 HOURS) CLERK OF COUNCIL’S OFFICE.

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FOUGHT TO A STANDSTILL

David Sands | Amherst News-Times

Amherst goalie Kyle Dumais makes a crucial save against Rocky River. The Comets fought tooth and nail to hold off the Pirates in a 0-0 tie in the varsity soccer season opener. Dumais ended with seven saves with help from defenders Myles Gerard, Maikel Ramirez, Tony Mercado, Aidan Hylton and Ryan Naelitz. Rocky River barely managed to get away without a loss, deflecting several neargoals from Amherst’s Blake Kubasak.

Provided photo

Hannah Sword, 7, of Amherst, competed in the sub-regionals for her first time at the Drive, Chip and Putt Competition at Westfield Country Club on Sunday, Aug. 8. She scored a 29 in her qualifying round at Mallard Creek Golf Course to qualify. At Westfield, she scored seven on driving and 11 on chipping. She finished the series with a 31 to place third in putting, and ended with a total score of 49. Though she missed the cut to move on the next round, she improved her score by 20 points.

Hannah participated in the Hooked on Golf Kids program at Fox Creek this past summer and received private lessons from Ryan Yoder, the Amherst Comets varsity golf team’s number one man. She enjoys playing tennis and softball as well. Hannah is a second-grader at Powers Elementary.

SCHOLARS EMILY ZICHI of Amherst has been named to the dean's list for the Spring 2021 semester at Cedarville University.

MICHAEL ROACH of Amherst has been named to the president's list for the Spring 2021 semester at Trine University. Roach is majoring in design engineering technology.

MASON DOLL of Amherst has been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2021 semester at Lawrence Technological University.

BRIGHT START FOR DUKES GIRLS Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

Savannah Gundert delivered a quick goal Saturday morning to get the ball rolling on a 7-0 Dukes shutout of Cornerstone Christian School.

RIGHT: Wellington's Amanda Spiekerman and Cornerstone's Abby Prementine battle for the ball on a corner kick.

BELOW RIGHT: Wellington's Nadia Greer moves forward with the ball against Cornerstone.

BELOW LEFT: Wellington's Savannah Gundert shoots under pressure from Cornerstone's Hermella Bennett.

JULIA GANSON of Oberlin was named the recipient of the Norton Prize at Hamilton College’s annual Class and Charter Day. The Norton Prize is awarded to the undergraduate who has demonstrated the greatest capacity for research in chemistry. Ganson, a senior majoring in chemistry, is a graduate of Oberlin High School.

MATTHEW NORTON of Wellington has been inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma at Hiram College. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes college student-athletes who receive a varsity letter in their sport, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full-time semester and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average.

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A cross from Elyria’s Gavin Heighberger to Allen Prechtel put the ball in the right side and the first goal on the scoreboard in the eighth minute Saturday as the Pioneers ran up a 5-1 victory over Oberlin. The Phoenix leveled the match one minute later off the boot of Roman Robinson in a contested scramble in front of the Pioneers net. The quick retaliation woke up the Elyria roster, which controlled play for the remainder of the game, tallying two more goals in the first half and two more in the second. ABOVE: Senior Kieran Thornhill competes for possession with Elyria’s Anthony Barkley.

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TWIN LOSSES

Erik Andrews | Oberlin News-Tribune

Pearl-Hannah Gunn gives a bump. Oberlin’s volleyball team (0-2) fell twice to open the season, dropping the opening match to Garfield Heights 1-2 (25-14, 20-25, 25-27) and the nightcap to Parma, 0-2 (11-25, 14-25). The Phoenix played nose-to-nose with the Bulldogs throughout the match, even leading late in the third set, but Garfield Heights pulled out clutch points at the end to win the final set.

Photos by Joe Colon | Amherst News-Times

High school football is back and bigger than last year, now that COVID-19 safety protocols have been largely lifted. The stands were full of energy Friday night in Amherst for the Comets’ season opener. Fans turned out in full force for the festivities as much as the team, enjoying performances by the marching band and cheerleaders. The senior section was there for the noise, and stayed enthusiastic even as Valley Forge rolled over Amherst 40-9.

Legion to hold 9/11 ceremony

Amherst American Legion Post 118 will hold a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11 in observance of the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks.

It will be held at noon at the bandstand in front of Amherst Town Hall, 206 South Main St. All are invited to pay their respects.

Amherst library meeting

The Amherst Public Library board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13 at the library. The meeting is open to the public.

Class of 1960 reunion

The Midview High School Class of 1960 will hold its 61st reunion at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 at Grey Hawk Golf Club, 665 US Grant St., LaGrange.

A cash menu and cash bar will be available. Reservations must be made by Aug. 28.

To RSVP, call Marge (Tran) Sayers-Rafter at (440) 926-3449.

LCPH opens speakers bureau

Lorain County Public Health has opened a “speakers bureau” to respond to community interest in what the local government agency does.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, its staff have heard many comments such as, “Before the pandemic, I had no idea what public health did in my community,” and “What else does public health do?”

LCPH speakers can address these questions at meetings and programs of organizations that serve Lorain County. There is no cost to participate in the speakers bureau.

Request a speaker at bit.ly/LCPHspeaker or by calling (440) 284-3256.

“We hope that by actively sharing information with local groups, LCPH will broaden awareness of public health and increase understanding of the impact of health on our communities,” said county Health Commissioner David Covell. “Groups may request speakers now through the end of October.”

Presentation topics include health trends in Lorain County, the history of public health in Lorain County, health and the natural environment, the COVID-19 pandemic in Lorain County and growing up healthy in Lorain County.

Groups can select what topic they would like presented, based on their interests. The minimum group size is 15 attendees. Presentations can be seven, 15 or 30 minutes in length. Presentations may be virtual or in person.

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Station to Station run planned for 20th anniversary of 9/11 The Amherst Station to Station run will be held Saturday, Sept. 11 to remember those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terror attacks and the following 20 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A memorial ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the Amherst fire station, 414 Church St. The 5K run and walk will start at 8:46 a.m., the

exact time hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center's North Tower in 2001.

The route will take runners to the Amherst police station, 911 North Lake St., and back to the fire station.

Firefighters, police officers, paramedics and members of the armed forces are encouraged to complete

the course in uniform if able.

Registration is $30 and may be done at www.hermescleveland.com.

Participants will receive a shortsleeve T-shirt, finisher’s medal and snacks.

Packet pick-up will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10 and 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 at the fire station.

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Ask afamily member foreachkindofword to fill in the blanks.Then read the story aloud forlotsof laughs!

On the first ___________ of school, I made a new friend.

We have a lot of _________

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HOWTO PLAY BACK TOSCHOOL BINGO: 1. Make copies of the Back to School Bingo Game andpassthem out among agroupofkids around your age.These could be classmates,teammates, members ofa cluboreven kids who livenear you.

2. Eachkid completes the informationin each square.When you finish this,theBingo Cards will havea lot of information allabout each ofYOU! 3. Share your cards with other kids and spot kids with similar answers.

4. When you spotamatch, put your initialson each other’s cards.

5. Howmany matchescan youfind?

in common!

Favoritesubject:

Birthday:

Favoriteicecream:

WhereIwasborn:

We both love to eat __________ ___________ for lunch almost every day.

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Favoritebook:

Favoritemovie:

And we both carry our lunch in identical ___________ .

My friend is the only person

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Pencilsorpens?

Dogsorcats?

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Placeyouwanttovisit:

Somethingyou’regoodat:

I’ve met who enjoys watching “The __________ __________ Show” more than I do! We also like a lot

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Sofia and Soren have a lot in common. Circle the things that are the SAME about Sofia and Soren.

I’m Sofia.

Thesearejust someofthe thingsIenjoy.

Favoritegame:

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Theseare someofmy favorite things.

The vowels are missing from this famous quote about kindness. Can you replace them all?

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

32nd President of the United States

FAVORITE SUBJECT FAMOUS ADMIRE SHARE VISIT MOVIE BINGO GAME PENS BORN PETS TEAM BOOK DOGS

All About Me

Look through the newspaper for pictures and words that describe you and things you like and cut them out. For example, if you see a picture of a taco, and that is a food you like,, cut out the picture.

Glue the pictures and words on a piece of paper and title it, “All About Me!”

Yesterday, I forgot to bring my ___________ to school. one? That’s right, my new friend! So I was able to finish the _________ book report I’d been working on.

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From theirearliest days,sensory exploration brings delightandwonder.New discoveries expand their minds. When they unlock the joy of reading,their world widens further.

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This week’s word:

ADMIRE

B O N P I O B O G T

The verb admire means to think very highly of someone.

E I F R I N I I E N

Dustin admired the soccer skills of his friend Dylan.

T F A M O U S O W E

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

J V F R S E R A H S

C E D S T E A M T N

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Best Friend ANSWER: Boarding School

Standards Link: Observe and compare using detail.

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S F I G A M E N S D

Same or Different?

Cut out two photographs from the newspaper.

Study each photo. Make a list of ways the photos are the same. Then make a list of ways they are different.

favorite sport is competitive

Guess who had an extra

Standards Link: Use a varietyy of media for art projects.

Missing Vowels

of the same music, and our

What makes a best friend?

Write about the things that make a best friend so special.