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Volume 8, Issue 35

A week of fun at the county fair!

The 175th anniversary of the Lorain County Fair was a blast! Take a look back at the week-long agricultural celebration with tons of photos ►

103-year-old wows judges with her jams

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DYLAN REYNOLDS THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

WELLINGTON — Amherst resident Ann Dolyk impressed the judges at the Lorain County Fair last week with her mastery of preparing multiple varieties of fruit jams.

Her secret? At 103 years old, Dolyk has had a lifetime of practice. Making home-cooked foods, including jams, has always been a way of life for her.

Dolyk proudly went home from her day at the fair with two first-place finishes and one second-place prize.

Her vibrant blueberry and blackberry jams were judged to be the best in show, while her strawberry rhubarb jam was just one spot shy of the top prize.

Her daughter, Diane Nahorn, said Dolyk’s awardwinning creations are made using local ingredients purchased from multiple local Lorain County food stands, and some of the fruit is grown by family members.

Dolyk has become so masterful at making the best tasting jams that she doesn't even look at a recipe while preparing them. Instead, she relies on the wisdom gained through all her years of experience.

"First of all, there is no recipe to follow, so it's a secret recipe,” Nahorn said. “It's a recipe that's made with JAMS PAGE A3 Photo courtesy of Judy Pickworth

Ann Dolyk holds her first-place winning jams at the 2021 Lorain County Fair.

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Copsey Bogle was injured after being thrown from a bull while competing in the rodeo held at the Lorain County Fair on Tuesday evening, Aug. 24.

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WELLINGTON — The bulls were in the mood for mayhem.

The first one out of the pen last Tuesday night did serious damage, leaping, throwing its hind legs high into the air and its rider into the dust.

Copsey Bogle wound up in the dirt as Lorain County Fair spectators jumped to their feet in horror.

The scene played out in mere seconds — Bogle lay there, apparently unconscious, blood trickling from his mouth. Rodeo Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise clowns jumped to the rescue, distracting the furious bull and A rodeo clown scrambles for the goading it back into its gated fence, acting as bait and drawing a enclosure while EMTs were bull away from injured rider Copsey called in to help.

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While a LifeFlight helicopter was called to land on Pitts Road, Bogle was placed on a stretcher and driven out of the grandstand arena.

The violence kept an unlucky streak going for A Bar Rodeo Production. The Blufton company’s bullriders had taking a beating the prior 15 shows, according to an announcement made just before the fair spectacle started.

That’s “because they took time off during the pandemic, but the bulls didn’t,” the announcer said.

When Blayne Hess climbed atop a bull the same night, it was far from his first rodeo, and he did so knowing he, like Bogle, is not invincible.

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Prostitution charges after bust at Motel 6 • B2

Eager students head back to school, get new building • B1

Lorain County Fair stories, photos fill our A section!

OBITUARIES A2 • CLASSIFIEDS A4 • HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS B4-B5 • KID SCOOP B6

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Republicans host speakers

The Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club will host two speakers at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9 at Willoway Nursery, 4534 Center Rd., Avon. A social hour will begin at 5 p.m.

Dan Regenold, a well-known Ohio conservative board member of EmpowerU, will focus on his lawsuit against the Ohio Board of Education and its alleged support for teaching critical race theory, recognition of the 1619 Project and restrictions on speaking at board meetings. Also discussed are the StopCriticalRaceTheory.com Coalition and the resources of EmpowerUOhio.org. Commissioner David Moore will speak about Lorain County issues.

The cost is $5 for guests.

Scenes from the county fair

Fair directors elected

An election was held during the Lorain County Fair to choose board members with three-year terms ending in 2024. Representatives by township will be: • Nicole Claubaugh, Brownhelm • Daniel Linden, LaGrange • Fred Pitts, Wellington • Tim Sickels, Penfield • Richard Ternes, Henrietta • Patrick Twining, Rochester • Marie Waite, Pittsfield

OBITUARIES Deborah A. (Knapp) Patton Deborah A. (Knapp) Patton, passed away Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. She had been a resident of St. Patrick's in Wellington.

Debbie could be found playing cards, bingo and other activities. She loved to cook and make baked items for the residents of the Elm's Nursing Home and the Lorain County Rescue Unit in Wellington. Debbie was a member of the VFW in Grove City and the Eagles in Wellington.

She is survived by her husband, James Patton; daughter, Lisa (Patton) Ward; sons, Nathan Patton and Zack Bidlake and brothers, Gary and Kevin Knapp. She will be remembered and missed dearly by friends and family.

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Maya Feron and Travis Hunter run the Wellington Dukes Band doughnut booth, one of the most popular food attractions at the fair.

ERIC A. BUHSER, 57, of Elyria, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, suddenly at UH Elyria Medical Center, after a short illness. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

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CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF LORAIN, OHIO MARTINS RUN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROJECT In accordance with Ordinance No. 64-21 passed April 19, 2021, sealed bids will be received by the Engineering Department of the City of Lorain, Ohio until: TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIVING BIDS: UNTIL - 11:00 AM, Friday, September 10th, 2021, Lorain time, Engineering Department, Lorain City Hall 4th Floor.

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

SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE: June 30, 2022 Bids must be accompanied by Certified Check or Cashier's Check or Letter of Credit equals to ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, or a bond for the full amount of the bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into, and a performance bond properly secured. Should any bid be rejected, such instrument will be forthwith returned upon proper execution of a contract. Cash deposits will not be accepted. The bid check/bond should be enclosed in the sealed bid, but in a sepa-

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▲ Luther Trammel plays “My Girl” by The Temptations during a free concert. ◄ Emma Mould, 9, a Midview student, sweeps the floor of the Junior Fair fowl barn on Tuesday afternoon. ► A fullyoperational milking parlor drew curious onlookers at the fair. ▼ Raelynn Grills, 7, of Wellington, builds a birdhouse on Kids Day, with materials provided by Reaser Construction.

Documents must be paid on this project. Each bidder must ensure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex or national origin.

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The use of small businesses, minority business enterprises and women's business enterprises is encouraged.

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

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LEGAL NOTICE The City of Oberlin's Audited Financial Report for the year ended 12/31/20 is available for public inspection at the City's Finance Office, 69 S. Main St., or online at the city's website at https://www.cityofoberlin.com/ wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ City_of_Oberlin_20_20_Lorain.pdf L.C.C.G. 9/2/21 20688694

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The Emmerichs and Claubaughs come together to present the 2021 sheep show trophy at the Lorain County Fair.

Family gives sheep trophy to winners for 60 years Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

Julian Petras, 10, of Elyria, and his mom, Gina Petras, congratulate Girly the cavy after taking first place in their round. Julian is a member of the North Ridgeville Ridge Kids 4-H Club.

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Medics lift the injured bullrider onto a cart to be evacuated to the hospital.

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FROM A1 In fact, it wasn’t long ago that Hess himself had been carted away on an ambulance after being thrown from a bull’s back, he said.

Hailing from Arcanum, Ohio, the 19-year-old has been a buckaroo in thousands of shows. He started riding sheep at age five — that’s training wheels in his line of work — and made his way up to calves.

“I love the rush. It feels great, and it’s just amazing fun,” Hess said. “Either it’s for you or it’s not for you. It’s that simple.”

Brian Featheringill, shoot boss and arena director for A Bar Rodeo, said it’s his job to make sure everything runs smoothly.

But there is no way to protect bullriders completely, he said. The danger is real, and he predicted Lorain County crowds would see some buckaroos take hard knocks.

“You take your chances of getting stepped on, kicked, horned. But they’re pretty protected out there, too,” he said.

There was a brief break after Bogle’s injury. When EMTs returned, riders had helmets and padding.

And while the next few were also tossed around like bean bags, none appeared seriously hurt.

A Bar promised clowns, 24 bulls “and

boys who get whooped on the ground,” as Featheringill put it.

What he didn’t promise — and never will — was more than 8 seconds of ride time. That’s how long riders plan to stay on the bulls, and no more; any longer, and the animal gets too angry and too dangerous.

The goal in those few short seconds is to make the bucking look beautiful, said Hess. The better you appeal to the crowd, the more points, while getting sloppy or hanging off the side loses points.

Featheringill, a former rider and bullfighter who has been in the business since age 4, stressed his belief that bulls aren’t victims of the show.

“This does not hurt these bulls at all,” he said. “They’re born and bred to do this.

And if their mamas don’t buck, these boys don’t buck.”

There was other fun to be had at last week’s rodeo, including barrel racing.

Jaycee Tomsik, 8, of Huntington Township, was among the races who dodged around barrels on horseback.

“You try to hang on and just do good, try your hardest,” she said.

In her few short years, she estimated she’s performed in about 50 rodeos, thanks to a family friend who got her involved.

“It’s the adrenaline. It’s one of those things where if you don’t have the heart or thrill, or if you lose that heart and thrill, it’s time to retire.”

Former rider and bullfighter Brian Featheringill, shoot boss and arena director for A Bar Rodeo

JAMS

FROM A1 love, made with the dedication to her family, made with years and years of having done this that only comes with being 103."

Nahorn said her mother’s upbringing shaped her into the woman she is at 103.

“She was born in 1917.

She has been through the Depression as a young girl. She knows what hardship is and she knows how to weather it,” Nahorn said.

In addition to helping raise a family and practicing her cooking through the years, Dolyk formerly worked as a professional secretary in the area.

She also is a frequent reader and avid fan of the Cleveland Indians. In fact, Dolyk spent Saturday at the ballpark watching her favorite team take on the Boston Red Sox. Her love of reading and keeping up with current events prob-

ably helps keep her so sharp, Nahorn said.

Nahorn said Dolyk is in control when making her award-winning jam, but she requires some assistance due to her age.

Because the process of making jam involves handling a very large pot and ladling extremely hot contents into jars, she received help from Zack and Wendy Dolyk, her son and daughter-in-law.

JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Back in 1961, as an 11-year-old girl, Kathy Claubaugh showed lambs at the Lorain County Fair.

Although her older brother, Maynard Emmerich, had started in 4-H much earlier, that was the year her family donated its first trophy to the sheep show’s winner.

It’s a tradition they’ve proudly kept up for the past 60 years.

“This whole thing started, as my mother would say, with a 4-H project that got out of hand,” said Claubaugh, who is now 71.

That first year, she won both first prize and the first trophy. There was some grumbling — some believed it was rigged.

“I took a lamb the second year, and my mother explained that I was not winning the trophy this time, that I couldn’t win it,” Claubaugh remembers. “And even if I did win it, I was not winning it, you know?”

The thing is, she did end up with an-

other first place victory, and even tried to decline the trophy when it was presented.

Fearing another straight win and the accusations it might bring, her mother refused to let her show lambs a third year.

Her father, LeRoy Emmerich, raised sheep for the rest of his life. He also continued to hand out the coveted sheep show trophy.

When he passed away, Claubaugh took up the family charge. Now the duty has been passed to her niece, Lisa Lawlis — and someday will probably go to one of Lawlis’ sons.

It doesn’t cost much, only about $50 per year, she said. Boosting the spirits of 4-H winners is much more valuable.

“We’re just very proud to be part of the Lorain County Fair, and to recognize these great 4-H kids,” Claubaugh said.

“We’ve been very happy we can all be here.”

Kathy’s daughter, Nikki Claubaugh, serves as a member of the Lorain County Fair board. She said the trophy is a mark of pride, and shows just how much the fair means not only to contest winners, but to the people who work hard to bring the agricultural event together each year.

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Fair week in photos

Pictures by Jason Hawk, Angelo Angel, Thomas Fetcenko and Kristin Bauer

▲ Gabe Clement, 13, of Keystone, struts his stuff in a duck costume — but not for any contest, parade or judging, just for the laughs. “It’s hot in here,” he said, panting. “I thought it would be fun for people to look and say, ‘Hey, there’s a duck walking around,’ and get a real kick.” ◄ Cars get muddy at Sunday’s demolition derby, the big finale event for the county fair.

▲ Grace Koopman leads her dog, Star, through an obstacle course during the Junior Fair Dog Agility Show last Thursday. ► Hannah Rossini, 16, of Olmsted Falls, takes her horse Rio for a walk near the Junior Fair show ring to burn off some energy. ▼ Bryan McDonald of Maryland, placed first at the NTPA Grand National Pull on Friday.

▲ Daisy Bockmore poses with her grand champion beef steer on Saturday. ◄ A pair of horses pulls a sled during the Lorain County Fair horse pull near the grandstand Thursday. ► Blayne Hess rides a bull during the bull riding competition in the rodeo held at the Lorain County Fair last Tuesday evening.

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Peter Howard (right) poses with his grand reserve champion market hog.

Fair auction goes hog wild CARISSA WOYTACH THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

Photos by Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

Contest-runner Victoria Dular chats with kids about their fine-feathered friends at the Junior Fair fowl costume contest.

Birds of a feather dress up together JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Peyton Long was all dressed up last Tuesday afternoon, and had somewhere to go.

The 13-year-old Midview student wore a black suit, powder blue tie and a flower on his lapel to the fowl costume contest at the Lorain County Fair. His hen, Cynthia, wore a wedding dress.

Together they made a dashing couple in the show ring, and judges agreed, awarding the pair first prize.

“I figured I’d be the only one doing it, and I wanted her to get some attention,” Long said.

He joked that “the bride” likes to go for long walks and play fetch. Cynthia is a market chicken that Long has raised since June, and planned to sell at auction during fair week.

Second place went to Paxton Wallhead, 11, of Nova. Her chick was nestled down in a homemade Campbell’s chicken soup can, looking like nothing so much as if Andy Warhol himself had done a fair project.

Other kids “flocked” to the fowl contest with

ABOVE LEFT: First place in the Lorain County Fair’s fowl costume contest went to Peyton Long and his “bride,” Cynthia the hen. ABOVE RIGHT: Malik Dockery of Wakeman shows off his chicken, dressed as an Evel Knievelstyle stuntbird. birds in cowboy hats and dresses.

Malik Dockery, 13, of Wakeman, had his bird dressed like legendary stuntman Evel Knievel, wearing a cape and clutching a helmet.

Josephine Kazmierczak, 9, of Wellington, had her chicken all set for a romantic dinner. “Snow White” might not have approved of the menu, though —

Josephine was serving chicken nuggets.

Other competitors included Jade Nicoloff, 10, of Lorain, and her fowl friend, Rocky; and Kimberly Ashton, 11, of North Ridgeville, with her bird Lavender.

Victoria Dular, who ran the costume contest, said its purpose differed greatly from other judging.

“I hope the kids learn

this is a good opportunity for them to have a little bit of fun with their birds and the public,” she said. “People can see them handling their birds, and they know there is fun that comes out of fowl showing.”

Even if they don’t place in the showmanship competition, the costume contest gave kids another chance to earn a blue ribbon, she said.

City kids learn about farm animals CHRISTINA JOLLIFFE CORRESPONDENT

WELLINGTON — They may live in the city, but they are farm kids at heart.

And they were so excited to spend the week at the Lorain County Fair showing off what they had learned through 4-H. “We’re city girls and boys,” 11-year-old Isabella Bernhardt said of herself and her 9-year-old brother, Braeden. “Our grandparents have the farm.”

The siblings, who live in Avon, travel a few times a week to Wooster, where their grandparents raise beef cows and have horses and a small chicken area, to tend to their animals.

“It’s an hour and seven minutes to be exact,” Isabella said of the distance between home and the farm.

But it’s worth the drive considering all that the kids have gotten out of the experience, said Richard Bernhardt, who is not only their dad, but also the 4-H poultry adviser for their club, Another 4-H Club.

“They are a lot more mature,” Bernhardt said. “At the farm, it’s like they have different personalities.

They know the chores come first and that the animals depend on them.”

The Bernhardt kids got involved at the suggestion of their dad, who was in 4-H for 11 years and was the 1993 Wayne County Fair King. His mom was his adviser, so it seemed only

natural to be an adviser for his kids.

“I never showed poultry, but my brother did,” Bernhardt recalled. “I showed steers and beef breeders, pigs, rabbits, horses. Our family was very involved in 4-H.” They still are, despite their city dwelling.

Isabella, a fifth grader at Avon Heritage Elementary School, is in her second year of 4-H and will be showing her market steer, Mason; her feeder calf, Dillon; her hen, Nellie; and her pulet (a chicken younger than one year) at this year’s fair. She also entered a veterinary project in the fair.

Braeden, a fourth grader at Avon Heritage, is in his first year of 4-H after participating in Cloverbuds last year. He was showing his market steer, Tender, and two market chickens, Tweety Bird and McChicken, this week. In addition, he took a rocket project, a First Aid project and a project titled Not Just Knots.

Most importantly, the kids are having a lot of fun with it.

“I love being around animals and I want to be an animal veterinarian when I grow up,” Isabella said.

“Learning how to be safe around them is an important first step. I would love to do all the years of 4-H and follow in my dad’s footsteps and be an adviser.”

Braeden enjoys working with the animals, but he has another farm passion as well.

“I’m trying to fix, or help fix up,

Grandpa’s old tractors,” he said. “I’m not going to be an engineer. I am an engineer.”

Along with a growing maturity level, the kids also have become more inquisitive of the world around them, Bernhardt said.

“They are asking their relatives about their projects and they are wanting to learn everything they can about the projects other people in the club are doing,” he said.

This will be the first time the Bernhardts have shown at the Lorain County Fair due to COVID-19 restrictions last year.

Braeden is most looking forward to “selling your cow for money.”

Thanks to 4-H, he’s also learned a bit about finances.

No matter how much his steer brings in, “half goes in my bank account and half goes to my grandpa because it’s his cow and feed.”

Of course, these city kids have other activities to keep them busy, too.

Isabella plays volleyball, golf and tennis and hopes to get on to the track and swim teams. Braeden plays golf, tennis and basketball and is obviously very into business.

But both kids know they have something special in 4-H. “I enjoy the experience,” Isabella said. “I enjoy being around the animals and showing my knowledge.”

And Braeden, well, he enjoys “taking care of the animals, and the taste.”

WELLINGTON — As the price for his hog climbed higher, Conner Kane couldn't believe what he was hearing.

Conner, 15, broke the record for market hogs at the Junior Fair Auction Saturday morning, earning $15.75 per pound for his grand champion pig.

The pig weighed in at 272 pounds, netting Conner more than $4,200 toward either a car or his college fund, he said.

"It feels good," the Clearview High School sophomore said. "It was a lot of work but in the end it paid off."

Conner has been a member of Amherst Critters and Such 4-H for four years, raising marker hogs each season. His brother bought the hog in memory of George Ray, of Rochester Township.

Grand reserve champion winner Peter Howard, 13, was also happy with the $9 per pound his animal brought at auction, purchased by the Wellington Eagles.

Peter, who won grand champion in 2019, will take home more than $2,400 for his 267-pound hog. He's been in Saddle-lites 4-H club for six years, also raising hogs each year.

His mother, Christina Howard, was happy to see her son get reserve champion and a high price after the trials COVID-19 brought to the fair last year.

Later Saturday afternoon, several grand champion steers also earned their owners sizeable incomes.

Daisy Bockmore’s gand champion modern beef street netted $4.75 per pound, earning her more than $6,400.

Daisy is a member of the Brighton Buckeyes 4-H group and raised a 1,367-pound steer for this year’s fair.

“I feel really good about the result,” Daisy said. “Last year it was a little low, but this year was pretty high so I’m really proud.”

Chance Mezurek won grand champion in both lottery steer and dairy steer competitions, with both cattle breaking records at auction.

His lottery steer, a 1,458-pound Hereford, got $10.25 per pound, while his dairy steer, weighing in at 1,745 pounds, brought in $7 per pound Saturday afternoon. He is a member of the Lorain County Steer Club.

Between the two sales, he made more than $27,000.

“It’s my first year showing cattle and it’s been a hard year,” Chance said. “It’s been a lot of blood, sweat and tears. I’m speechless right now. … Hard work pays off.”

Angelo Angel contributed to this report.

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WELLINGTON — After standing for two decades, a new Junior Fair auction record was set last Thursday for chickens.

Anthony Forthofer, 13, sold his two chickens at a final bid of $2,200, almost double the previous amount. Anthony held the grand champion title for his chickens, so his were first to begin the auction.

As the price rose higher and higher, Anthony's face betrayed his shock. It was his goal to beat the record set by Carly Conrad in 2001, but he hadn't realized it would go so high.

He said the record-setting was the product of five years of hard work.

Chickens are finicky animals, he said.

To prepare for the fair, the chickens need to have the right weight control and right amount of protein.

"They're really hard to accomplish," he said. "… I'm pretty proud of those birds."

Anthony said he's put a lot of love into the animals.

Tamara Forthofer was a proud mother

at the auction, crying after the final bid came through.

"I didn't think it was going to go that high," she said.

She said Anthony worked really hard and that he did the work all on his own, only needing aid when he stayed at his grandparents' house.

Since he was little, his mom said, this is what he's wanted to do.

"It's always been his thing," she said.

Carly Conrad set the previous record in 2001 at $1,350, and she was at the auction Thursday to watch it get broken. She said she was excited to see a new title holder take the spot. Conrad said she was proud of the work Anthony put in.

Justin Excavating was the auction winner for Anthony's chickens.

Anthony isn't done yet. At 13, he has many more years to put into the fair. Next year, he said he wants to come back for another record.

His wasn't the only record set at the Junior Fair auction Thursday. Chelsea Hood also set an auction record with her market duck.

Judge James Walther bought the duck for $700.

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OSU gardeners ask for help saving the monarchs JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Spicy peppers, monster pumpkins, sweet corn and deep red tomatoes — they all owe a debt to the monarch butterfly.

And without the distinctive orange and black insects, the future of local farms will be bleak, according to experts from the OSU Lorain County Extension Office.

Master gardeners Bev Stives and Peggy Vasu volunteered at the Lorain County Fair last week, asking visitors to get involved in saving the monarchs.

“They’re becoming extinct if we don’t do something,” said Stives. “If you take them in, nine out of 10 will survive. If you leave them alone, only one out of 10 will survive.”

Just like honey bees, butterflies are pollinators. Lose them, and fruit and vegetables cannot grow.

“Without insects, our whole ecosystem will collapse. People think they want to get rid of all the insects, but without insects we don’t survive,” Stives said.

The OSU extension on Russia Road in

Elyria runs programs about how residents can start their own backyard pollinator gardens to encourage butterflies.

The easiest step is planting milkweed, Stives said. A lot of farmers used to cut the plant down, but are now letting it grow.

Milkweed is the only food monarchs eat, and the undersides of its leaves are where you’ll find their eggs, which look like tiny white dots.

Stives and Vasu had a small net house at the fair, with eggs, caterpillars and hanging chrysalises inside.

Eventually, fully-transformed monarchs will emerge from those cocoons and migrate to Texas and Mexico.

Some people are tagging butterflies, said Vasu — after the monarchs fly south for thousands of miles, they will mate and die, and the tags will show where they originated.

The monarch population has been struggling for years. It’s recently fluctuated and is trending upward again, thanks in part to gardening efforts.

While climate change and pesticide use remain threats, pollinator gardens along highways, in backyards and in meadows are helping the butterflies make a comeback, Vasu said.

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Back to school

Milan Avenue bridge reopens JASON HAWK EDITOR

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Cynthia Carmona stands with her son, Yaniel Robles, outside the new Oberlin Elementary School on Monday, the first day for students in the district.

AMHERST — Barricades came down Monday morning and traffic was once again allowed to stream across the Milan Avenue bridge over Beaver Creek.

The span had been closed for extensive repairs since June 1, and caused traffic headaches for students as classes resumed at Powers Elementary and Amherst Junior High.

“Every day it was closed made it harder on the school buses going to school, people going to work,” said Mayor Mark Costilow.

The bridge is one of just a few ways over the creek that divides Amherst in two. With it closed, crossing east and west became a chore.

But erosion made the closure necessary, according to engineers. They found its supports eroded by years of flowing water.

“Any time that bridge would have failed, it would have been catastrophic,” Costilow said.

In March, the Lorain County commissioners approved a $628,809 contract with R&I Construction of Tiffin to repair the bridge.

The project was set to wrap up by Sept. 15. The problem is that school in Amherst started Aug. 19, and Milan Avenue is an important route for buses and cars traveling to two of the district’s four schools.

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OBERLIN — Yaniel Robles stood by his mom, Cynthia Carmona, patiently waiting Monday to enter the new Oberlin Elementary School.

“This is his first day with Oberlin City Schools, and he gets to learn in a new building,” his mom said as her son looked toward the playground.

Yaniel, who entered the first grade, said he was excited to make new friends and see his classroom.

“I want to play on the playground too,” he said.

While Yaniel stood with his mom, other students ventured to the playground where they tried out the swings, slides and other equipment.

Second-grader Holly Baughcum ran between the slides and small jungle gym, deciding where to play first.

“She is my only child to go to the new Oberlin Elementary School,” said her mom, Beckey Baughcum.

“There are a lot of staff out here; and it’s not as hectic as I thought it would be.”

Inside Principal Meisha Baker helped students find their classrooms, passing out breakfasts and commending her staff for a great morning.

“I love this building and the teachers and staff,” Baker said as she walked through the hallways. “We have waited a long time for the new

school and to see the reaction of the students' eyes makes the wait worth it. It is going to be a great year!”

Outside Langston Middle School, Principal Sheila Hicks had a surprise waiting for the students, as well as the teachers and staff.

Overnight, she had a company put a display sign in the grassy area that read “Welcome Back to School” with apples, a school bus, books and stars.

“I wanted to do something special for the students and staff since for many of them, this is the first time they have been back in school since March 2020,” Hicks said. “It’s important that everyone feels welcomed back here.”

Throughout Langston, teachers introduced themselves to their students. First-year teacher Ethan Wiblin discussed with kids what it means to be involved, and had students spend time getting to know each other.

Oberlin High School Principal Brent Betts greeted students as they arrived for the first day.

“So far, we’re doing a good job out here today, but we really don’t know what to expect,” he said.

He didn’t expect to run into former students he had when he first came to Oberlin in the 1990s. As one guardian walked with an elementary schoolaged girl, Betts looked at her shirt and said, “Wait a minute, that is a throwback shirt!”

The two looked at each other and

struck up a conversation before she walked the young girl to the new school.

“This is what is great about Oberlin,” Betts said. “I have waited so long to come home to not only this school district, but to the Oberlin community as well. We are welcoming everyone back with open arms.

It’s going to be a fantastic year.”

As teachers, staff and administrators helped students navigate the first day of school, Oberlin City Schools Superintendent David Hall took a moment to take it all in.

“In some ways, it feels like the first day of school for me too,” he said. “Some of our students have been learning remotely since March 2020. We are so excited to have them back in our buildings where they will continue to learn and thrive. And the new elementary school, to see the children smiling under their masks — because you can, you can see it — they are so happy to be learning with their friends once again.”

An open ceremony celebration of the new Oberlin Elementary School will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 210 North Park St. All are welcome to attend as social distancing and masks will be mandated.

“It’s our chance to show the community at large all of the hard work, dedication and detail that went into the new school,” Hall said.

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denies Dovala prison release DAVE O’BRIEN THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has rejected a convicted killer's appeal for release from prison on the grounds she did not receive adequate legal representation.

Last week, judges on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals denied 50-year-old Melissa Dovala's petition for a court-ordered release from prison.

Dovala was found guilty of killing Riley Smath, a 5-month-old boy who was in her care at her Amherst home on Feb. 6, 2004.

She was convicted of murder, felonious assault and endangering children and was sentenced to 15 years to life in Melissa Dovala prison in July 2005.

In court filings, Dovala argued that her former defense attorney, James Burge, was ineffective because he decided not to hire an expert to challenge Riley's cause of death as well as a finding for the time that the injury was inflicted.

"The (9th District) Court of Appeals disagreed, reasoning her attorney’s decision to aggressively crossexamine the prosecution’s medical witnesses" was improper, the federal appeals court wrote in its decision.

Even a lower federal court was divided on the issue.

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Arrests in Motel 6 prostitution bust JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — Four men fell into a trap designed by police and were charged with prostitution-related counts in an Aug. 19 bust at Motel 6 on Route 58.

Steven Rand, 36, of Lorain; Prandip Phukan, 48, of Sheffield Lake; and Orenthal Crawley, 36, of Lorain were charged with engaging in prostitution, a first-degree misdemeanor.

According to Amherst police Lt. Dan Makruski and Sgt. Mike Murphy, the “johns” thought they were meeting up with a hooker.

Thaddeus Salomon, 33, of Marietta — who jail records say is homeless — was charged with promoting prostitution, which is a fourth-degree felony, as well as a fifth-degree felony count of possessing criminal tools.

More charges may be forthcoming as an investigation continues, police said.

The sting was carried out in cooperation with the Cuyahoga County Human Trafficking Task Force and Lorain County Prosecutor’s Investigative Unit.

Amherst police are extremely familiar with trouble at Motel 6, though

Learn about Hog Island

The Black River Audubon Society will host a program by Lara Roketenetz on “The Magic of Hog Island” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at the Carlisle Reservation Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Rd., Carlisle Township.

Roketenetz will present a slide show about her week on Hog Island with a special focus on the sessions she participated in as well as the stars of the show, the Atlantic puffins. She will also discuss the justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion theme that was an important part of this educator’s camp.

Roketenetz is the manager of the University of Akron Field Station, conducting K-12 and public outreach programs on nature and science. She also works parttime for the Pollinator Partnership as the state coordinator for Project Wingspan, a native seed collection campaign. She was a 2020 recipient of the Hog Island Scholarship from Black River Audubon Society.

This program is free to the public. For more information on programs, volunteering or becoming a member, visit www.blackriveraudubon.org.

What’s Cookin’ Wednesday

Pick up a family meal from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Sept.

15 while supplies last at First Congregational Church, 140 South Main St., Wellington.

The “What’s Cookin’ Wednesday” menu includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, salad and dessert. The cost is $12 per person.

Sign up for a library card

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month and a world of possibilities awaits at Amherst Public Library.

A free library card gives you access to books, magazines, movies, video games, graphic novels, downloadable books, online databases and much more. Sign up for a new library card or renew an existing card anytime during the month of September and receive a coupon for a sweet treat, as well as a chance to win a $50 Target gift card. All ages are eligible.

Litter clean-up kits available

The Amherst Pubic Library has a new item available for check out — litter clean-up kits.

Each kit contains everything you need to organize a litter clean-up walk for up to four participants; a fivegallon bucket, hand sanitizer, four safety vests, four reacher tools, four pairs of disposable gloves and four large garbage bags.

they are stopping short of labeling it a nuisance property. Officers have spent their fair share of time responding to the business for reports of overdoses, thefts and fights.

“Based on the other types of arrests that we’ve made at the hotels, including drugs, rapes, that kind of stuff, and us finding other criminals there on warrants, (it) would lead a reasonable person to believe there’s been prostitution there for a while,” Makruski said.

Coupled with its proximity to larger cities, easy access from Route 2 and

low rates, police suspected Motel 6 as a likely place for prostitution.

And any time prostitution is occurring, police should ask whether human trafficking is at play, Makruski said.

Rand has entered a not guilty plea in Oberlin Municipal Court and is scheduled for trial on Oct. 7.

Phukan and Crawley have been arraigned, but have not entered pleas, according to court documents.

Salomon’s case has been bound over to a Lorain County grand jury. His bond was set at $50,000.

Litter clean-up kits are available to borrow in the library or with curbside pickup. Call (440) 988-4230 or log into the library’s online catalog and search “litter kit” to place one on hold. Litter Clean-Up Kits are limited to ages 18 and up and can be checked out for up to three weeks.

Pick up crafts for the family

Take and make craft kits for kids and adults are back for September at the Amherst Public Library.

Each kit contains almost everything you need to make a fun craft — all you’ll need to add are basic supplies like glue and scissors. Kids can pick up a friendly apple craft kit, and adults can pick up a mini fall wreath kit.

Kits are available to pick up in the library or via its curbside pickup service.

Oberlin library meeting

The Oberlin Public Library board will meet at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9 at the library. The meeting is open to the public.

2021 Quilt Show

The Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild 2021 Quilt Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10 and Saturday, Sept. 11, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12.

It will be presented at the New Russia Township Lodge, 46300 Butternut Ridge Rd. Admission is $5 and includes a door prize ticket. See more than 150 quilts, from antique to modern designs.

There will be a raffle quilt on display, refreshments, raffle baskets and a Quilts of Valor exhibit.

Roundabout work to begin

Construction of a new roundabout at State Route 113 and Baumhart Road in Henrietta Township has been in the works for years. Now the Ohio Department of Transportation is set to begin work Tuesday, Sept. 7. It will run through Nov. 21, weather permitting.

State Route 113 will be closed between routes 60 and 58. Baumhart Road will be closed between routes 511 and 2.

The project begins as Firelands Schools students return to classes.

“While not the timing we were hoping for, please be aware of the upcoming 76-day road closure,” the district posted in a note to the community. “This will obviously affect bus routes and parents/guardians who transport their children as detours will occur.”

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Costilow said that in a bid to eliminate traffic problems, workers put in unplanned overtime Saturday to speed up finishing touches.

Shonteea Ford, transportation supervisor for the Amherst Schools, was relieved to see the bridge

reopen.

She said buses have been using alternative routes since the start of the school year, and now affected parents should start to expect their kids to arrive home a little earlier — 10 minutes or so — at the end of each

day.

Drivers won’t struggle to adapt to the new traffic pattern, she said. They’ll revert to their familiar routes with ease.

The Milan Avenue bridge will have to close again next year when the entire stretch of Cleve-

land and Milan avenues will close for resurfacing.

The bridge itself won’t need any work, but new asphalt will go down on either side of it.

The cost of the $1 million project will be almost entirely covered via state and federal funding.

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release in October 2020.

That order was the one taken up by three 6th Circuit judges, who rejected Dovala's most recent petition.

Established law "compels us to disagree with the district court," Judge Richard Griffin wrote.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the law "does not require a defense attorney to present an expert whenever a prosecutor does so" and even "endorsed the very strategy Burge utilized as an alternative to expert-testimony: Crossexamination."

Dovala's defense was hampered because she gave a statement to Amherst police in which she said Riley did not have an accident in her home and there was no one else there to inflict the fatal head injury on him.

"Those admissions limited Burge’s options for undermining the prosecution’s charge that the injury occurred while in her care (or) that

someone else in her home was responsible, by accident or purpose," the federal appeals court wrote.

Burge consulted several medical professionals while preparing his defense, and raised the idea that a congenital birth defect or other genetic abnormality could have led to the child's death.

However, "Burge testified that he raised this possible line of defense with Dovala... she worried what his strategy would be if the test showed no congenital abnormalities," according to the federal appeals court.

Burge not putting a medical expert on the stand in his client's defense was a reasonable trial strategy, the federal appeals court ruled.

Dovala has argued her case for years in state and federal courts.

At trial, prosecutors argued Riley died from a blow to the head while Dovala was babysitting him, though

Burge argued Riley's death could have been caused by his brain pushing against his slow-growing skull, according to Chronicle-Telegram archives.

In a 2010 deposition, Burge testified he had consulted with a neurologist who gave the opinion that the killing was deliberate, according to Chronicle archives.

In 2013, Visting Judge Thomas Pokorny ruled Dovala wasn't entitled to a new trial because there wasn't enough evidence Burge failed to provide an adequate defense.

That ruling was overturned on appeal, but a second attempt by Dovala to have her murder conviction overturned in 2014 met with the same result when heard in front of Pokorny.

Dovala's first parole hearing is scheduled in September, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

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Black River Elementary welcomes new principal SULLIVAN — Adam Griffin has been hired as the new principal at Black River Elementary School.

He previously served as assistant principal of Coventry Elementary School in Portage Lakes, and has more than 20 years of experience in education, including prior roles as a teacher and athletic coach.

“As a district, we appreciate educators who understand the importance of contributing to our sense of community, and Adam brings a passion to his work that will help guide our school, our students and our families,” said Black River Superintendent Chris Clark.

Griffin earned a master of educational administration degree from Ashland University after beginning his educational career at Coventry Local Schools as a math and social studies teacher. He served as assistant principal of Coventry Middle School for 12 years before taking the same position at Coventry Elementary for the last two.

“I’ve spent the last 20 years working with wonderful educators and administrators, and I am ready to take all I’ve learned in that time and incorporate it into my new role at Black River,” he said. “I look forward to joining our dedicated elementary team as we strive to provide our youngest learners with the best experience. This is such a wonderful community, and I can’t wait to meet all of our students and families.”

Biden appointing two Oberlin grads to nat’l labor panel Two more Oberlin College alumni are being named to federal posts by President Joe Biden.

Last week, Biden announced that Edward Hartfield and Joseph Slatever are among the 10 new members he intends to appoint to the Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Service Impasses Panel.

When federal agencies and unions representing their employees become locked in disputes, the panel is tasked with stepping in to find a resolution.

Hartfield has worked 45 years as a mediator, arbitrator, facilitator, election administrator and neutral convenor. He was previously appointed by presidents Barrack Obama and Bill Clinton to serve as a member of the Federal Service Impasses Panel. He has also served as commissioner with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and mediator for the New Jersey Office of Dispute Settlement, among many other similar roles.

Slater is a the Eugene N. Balk Professor of Law and Values at the University of Toledo College of Law. He previously practiced labor and employment law in Washington, D.C., and in 2019 testified before Congress on the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act and the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act. He is a member of the Labor Law Group, a group of labor and employment law scholars, and of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a group of practitioners and academics specializing in labor and employment law.

Hartfield and Slater join two other Oberlin College graduates in being extended jobs this summer by the Biden administration.

In late June, Jennifer Sung was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, where she will provide over cases that arise on the Pacific Coast.

In July, Tamara Cofman Wittes was nominated to serve as assistant administrator for the Middle East at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

20 childcare providers earn healthy designation Twenty childcare providers in Lorain County recently received the Ohio Healthy Programs designation.

Lorain County Public Health and the Child Care Resource Center helped these providers take steps to help prevent childhood obesity.

“It’s best to start healthy habits at an early age,” said county Health Commissioner David Covell.

“Childcare providers play an important role in preventing childhood obesity when they promote healthy foods and physical activity. Many children spend the bulk of their time with these providers.”

Steps towards OHP designation include attending training for administrators, cooks and teachers; implementing a new wellness policy such as reducing screen time; improving menus to include fruit and vegetables daily; and engaging families by sending home healthy recipes, flyers or information about healthy eating or physical activity.

“We’ve changed our menu to have a wider variety of healthier choices and the children are now more interested in the foods we serve” since participating in Ohio Healthy Programs, Neighborhood Alliance’s director Sarah Bishop said.

The following childcare providers have received designation: • Kendal Early Learning Center in Oberlin • Horizon South Elyria Wilkes Villa • Horizon Cascade, Horizon Southside Lorain, Horizon East Lorain, Horizon Elyria Dewhurst • All About the Kids in Elyria • Neighborhood Alliance in Lorain and Elyria • Head Start Hopkins Locke, Head Start Cascade, Head Start LaGrange • Park Place Learning Center in Elyria • Dani’s Garden in Elyria • Child Garden in Grafton and Oberlin • Raquel’s Little Learners in Lorain • Sylvia Oliver in Elyria • Diane’s Day Care and Learning Center in Lorain

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Commissioners give $4M to mental health, drug center DAVE O’BRIEN

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ELYRIA — Lorain County commissioners committed $4 million last week to a planned Crisis Stabilization Center, a one-stop center for those battling addiction and mental illness who otherwise might end up in jail or a hospital.

The vote was 2-0, with Commissioner David Moore voting "present" on the issue.

He accused his colleagues Michelle Hung and Matt Lundy of "changing the narrative" and the board's agenda to take attention away from controversy over an inappropriate relationship Hung had with a former subordinate and the firing of former County Administrator Tom Williams.

The funding is a match to the $4 million the Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County committed to the project in May. Michael Doud, executive director of MHARS, told commissioners the plan is to break ground by the end of the year with construction to take 16 to 18 months on land owned

by The Nord Center at 6140 South Broadway in Lorain.

"There's a lot of attention on this project in Lorain County," he said.

The goal, Doud said, is to use the center to help nonviolent criminal offenders experiencing mental illness and addiction by diverting them away from jails and into a center where they can receive treatment services paid for by Medicaid and the MHARS board.

The MHARS board also voted in May to make nearly $4.9 million in service payments for uninsured patients at the center over the next five years, and $680,000 annually thereafter.

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is providing another $750,000 to Lorain County to assist in providing services at the center, a nearly $9 million, 32-bed facility.

Once built, the center will be a place where families, hospitals or police can send those in mental health or substance abuse crisis for up to 23 hours for observation. Social service workers will then work to find a treatment or other mental health facility for further care.

"At this point, we are ready to move forward," Doud said.

"To say I'm excited doesn't do it justice," Don Schiffbauer, CEO of The Nord Center, told commissioners. He said the center will treat both mental illness and substance use disorder more efficiently than a jail or hospital can, calling the Crisis Stabilization Center "an emergency room" for those afflictions.

Lorain County has great emergency rooms, "and they do the best they can to serve the behavioral health and substance abuse crises that come in," but the center will include social workers, case managers and peer support specialists who have been through addiction or mental illness crises and know those issues firsthand.

"There is a need for this in our community, as seen by 138 overdoses in 2020, and the rapidly growing overdose death rate in 2021 starting as

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Lorain County Commissioners Michelle Hung and Matt Lundy sit next to the empty chair of Commissioner David Moore, who refused to go into executive session Tuesday, Aug. 24. well," said Dan Haight, president and CEO of LCADA Way. "Currently one of the reasons this is a need is we send over 700 plus people out of our county every year to get crisis and or detox, detox services in Cleveland and Erie County, etc., and we need to treat our people here at home."

Haight said Lorain County residents who currently go to Cleveland for a short "detox" stay at facilities there "don't have services or the handholding to get to the right services they need in our own community. They happen to come back here, and then become homeless, don't have services or don't get linked up correctly."

Sixteen detox beds on the second floor of the Crisis Stabilization Center will be available for up to a five-day stay.

What the center will accomplish for those people is to provide links to Lorain County services offered by The LCADA Way, The Nord Center or other MHARS partners: to sober living, residential living and "whatever they need," Haight said.

Dan Urbin, chairman of the MHARS board, said more than 2.4 million Americans are in long-term substance abuse recovery. One of the definitions of sobriety, he said, is to be "considerate and understanding."

"To be able to take those in need to our crisis center, here in Lorain County... is long overdue.

To have a crisis center here in Lorain County would be very considerate and, without a doubt, very understanding," Urbin said.

Commissioner Matt Lundy thanked the MHARS board "for stepping up and making the investment that you're making" and also thanked Commissioner David Moore for going out into the community and reaching out to individuals, hospitals and foundations to try and obtain financial backing for the plan.

"All of you have been deeply committed to this effort and put in a lot of time to figure out how best to make it work," Lundy said. The COVID-19 pandemic "is adding fuel to the fire of the (substance abuse) epidemic our county faces," he added.

"Please understand that addiction is a disease. The brain of those addicted lights up when exposed

to medications, alcohol or drugs. It simply craves more. Addiction has no one face. Even grandparents, grandparents have overdosed and died in this county. Those who battle addiction and mental health issues are our loved ones, they're our neighbors, our work colleagues and our fellow church members. We can't simply just wish them well or only pray for them," Lundy said. "We need to take action."

"This is a very important and special day for the county, I'd just like to thank all of you involved who made this happen," Commissioner Michelle Hung said. "We believe this will touch the lives of who need it the most while easing the burden on law enforcement and our criminal justice system."

"All three commissioners have been working individually on discussions for this project," she said.

"This has been a priority for myself and I appreciate that you guys took the time to talk to us individually and share your ideas on the project," she told Doud, Schiffbauer, Haight and Urbin.

"This is one of the most important decisions and one of the most important investments this board will ever make to change lives in our county," Lundy added.

Moore objects Moore said he expected the meeting’s agenda to discuss county health care benefits.

"I have been working within the business community, with hospitals and foundations" to get funding for the crisis stabilization center "without taxpayer dollars," he said.

He then accused Lundy and Hung of playing politics.

"This is politics 101: When there is a scandal, it's time to change the narrative. I apologize," he said to the officials who presented the plan to the board, "you're being used as pawns, because all three of us support you."

"Today I will tell you right now, I doubt that any businesses will be throwing money when they see what's going on today. The MHARS board had $16 million after I made that statement, we'll throw in $4 mill(ion), $5 mill(ion) for operations, great, that's the first step which I've heard for years.

That every organization out there is waiting for

someone to take that first step. I've heard it from you guys. Finally, someone took that first step, so the MHARS board did take that first step, which is great.

"Where we should step up as a county government is, if you're short, if the community, the business community, the foundations, the people — this was a project that would have brought the county together — Let's just say hypothetically you're short $1 million or $2 million dollars, we've got $1.8 coming" from the county's settlement of an opioid lawsuit in federal court, he said.

Then scandal broke out, with two directors fired Aug. 3 and Williams fired Aug. 18, and the revelation that Hung and former Lorain County 911 Director Harry Williamson had an inappropriate relationship.

"Until that scandal broke and the narrative needed to be changed, and that is what this is today," Moore said Lundy and Hung deflected attention from the ongoing scandal of the last several weeks.

Moore said all three commissioners supported the crisis stabilization center plan, but he could not give it his vote.

"I will not be supporting this, but I will not not be supporting this, I will be voting 'present,'" he said.

Hung and Lundy then voted "yes" for the plan.

"I am present," Moore said when called upon to vote.

The 30-minute meeting then shifted focus, with Hung calling for a closed executive session for "personnel, health care and 911 labor issues."

Moore interrupted her, saying there was no need for commissioners to go

into a closed session to discuss health care.

"We've had one hour the last five weeks, one hour of public meetings, but 13 and a half hours of executive session. I'm sick of these private meetings. I've participated in it, and no more. Health care. What's the issue?" he asked. "It affects 2,200 people, other municipalities, and we're having these meetings about health care in executive session? No, we don't need to do that. I'm telling you right now. Labor issues? There is no labor issues. What is it, 911 negotiations? You can talk to us individually. (Interim County Administrator) Rob Weber has been involved with (former County Administrator) Tom Williams in those meetings since then," Moore said.

Moore said there were no personnel issues that he was aware of, and said he was told those would be taken care of at meetings in September.

"I feel like (Hung and Lundy are) making up a reason to block the public from (seeing) what's really going on. Because I wish these 13 and a half hours (of private meetings) were in public, I really do, people. Because one hour of public meetings versus 13 and a half hours of executive session," Moore said. "People all over the state are looking at us and I'm sick and tired of being a joke.

We are a dysfunctional board and I refuse."

Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor Dan Petticord, the commission's legal counsel, said he believed that changes to the employee health care benefits plan qualify "as personnel issues which are subject to being discussed in execu-

tive session," he said.

"There's good law to the effect that meeting with counsel for purposes of obtaining legal advice is not technically a meeting, so I think that we're fine to discuss the health care plan proposed changes in executive session today," Petticord said.

"So they're going to listen to you today, but they haven't listened to you for the last five weeks?"

Moore asked Petticord.

"OK, just wanted to make sure that's publicly stated."

Lundy and Hung voted to adjourn into executive session, and Moore voted "no." He did not take part in the subsequent fivehour executive session and instead went out to the Lorain County Fair.

Commissioners adjourned their meeting, without Moore and without any additional action.

Following the meeting, Lundy said he and Hung didn't discuss anything in executive session that hadn't already been discussed with Moore present in the past several weeks. He also said commissioners were going over resumes received from those interested in applying for open director-level positions.

Hung said there are three vacant director positions at 911, Lorain County Job and Family Services and the county administrator position, and "these personnel matters required our attention today to facilitate the scheduling of interviews."

"We have also received emails from directors concerning the need to fill positions in their department. Those directors require approval from the board to have (Human Resources) create the job posting. The previous county administrator had been involved in a contract negotiation for 8 months and the point was reached where guidance from the board was necessary today. The board did take the necessary amount of time today to ensure these matters were properly reviewed," she said.

"As I mentioned in my remarks in the past few weeks, the opioid epidemic has been a topic that is a priority for me. The Crisis Stabilization Center has been a topic since January. Commissioner Moore and Commissioner Lundy, as well as myself have been talking for months, individually, with representatives from LCADA WAY, the MHARS board and the Nord Center to gather information about the project," Hung added. "This is a project that will touch the lives of those who need the help the most. It is a project our residents can be proud of."

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Dudziak and Lewis deliver

FOOTBALL The Wellington Dukes won 29-20 over Mapleton, overcoming a 20-14 halftime deficit. Kaleb Taylor had an early 6-yard run across the line to put the Dukes on the board first, and Jon Brasee caught a 35-yarder from Ty Moore for another touchdown. Mapleton had two unanswered TDs and the third quarter cooled — but Wellington relied on Moore to bring home the win with a 51-yard run to the goal and a 5-yarder for good measure in the fourth quarter. Wellington put up 230 rushing yards on the night but just 67 passing, and made good use of an interception and two fumble recoveries.

The Amherst Comets were routed 49-14 by Riverside.

Torre Weatherspoon was responsible for both Comets touchdowns — he ate up 76 yards on a run across the goal line midway through the second quarter, then in the fourth picked up a 35-yard pass from quarterback Christian Heckmann. Adam Henderson ensured both PATs. The Oberlin Phoenix were decimated 56-12 by Lutheran East. Andre Yarber’s arm was good for two touchdown throws — first to Deyvion Witherspoon on a 16-yarder in the third quarter, and then to Jonathan Fraizer for 67 yards in the fourth. Both PAT attempts were no good.

The Firelands Falcons fell to Rocky River 45-14.

After a promising start, with touchdowns in each of the first two quarters, the Falcons sat scoreless through the second half. Kyle Ransom had an 8-yard run across the line and Corey Newark made a 14-yard trip to the goal line to score for Firelands. Ransom completed just four of nine passes on the night for 21 yards and two interceptions, and the Falcons were outperformed 197-227 in the ground game.

Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

An emotional second half goal boosted the Dukes girls to a 2-1 win over the Falcons last week. Hope Dudziak and Maddie Lewis delivered goals for Wellington, with assists from Nadia Greer and Amanda Spiekerman. Whitney Kirshner was the real MVP, though, keeping the Dukes in the game despite a lopsided shooting contest. She had 14 saves compared to Firelands keeper Kenzie Janicek’s one.

Morgan Janicek scored for the Falcons on an assist from Bella Simmons.

ABOVE: The Dukes celebrate Madison Lewis's goal against Firelands to recapture the lead.

The Black River Pirates won a 36-34 nail-biter over Northwestern, with short-yardage fourth quarter touchdowns by Charlie Wells and Joseph McKean making the difference. The Huskies had a late TD pass from Ethan Siders to Cade St. Clair, but the Pirates stopped them from mounting a comeback. Black River was dangerous on the ground, racking up 263 yards to Northwestern’s 57 — but the passing game was nearly a mirror image, as the Pirates struggled to pull in catches.

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Cloverleaf delivered a sound 3-1 defeat to Black River last week, winning 25-18, 25-27, 26-24, 25-16. For the Pirates, Abbie Graves had 22 service points, five aces, 18 assists, seven digs and four kills.

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A FIGHT THROUGH FIVE

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COMETS BRIEFS Girls Soccer • Fairview didn’t stand a chance in the nonconference opener, getting clocked 10-0 by the Comets. Elley Vorhees was the first to score with an assist from Juliet Seng, who later took a pass from Jordyn Bena to make it 2-0. Seng ended with four goals, and Vorhees and Jordyn Bena each added a second goal to their tallies. Miranda Bena, Sophia Blanden and Maddie Gates rounded out the scoring.

• Amherst battled to a 0-0 draw against Shaker Heights on Saturday, despite outshooting the Red Raiders at every turn.

Volleyball • It took just two sets for Amherst to down Brunswick on Saturday. The Comets went 25-15 and 25-16 in the victory.

Ava Haddix had 22 assists, Laken Voss was dangerous with 17 kills, and Boss

and Lindsey McConihe each had 11 digs.

• In a second match Saturday, the Comets dismantled Wadsworth 2-0, winning 25-11 and 25-20. Ava Haddix had 28 assists, Laken Voss had 16 kills and 10 serve receives, and Voss, Lindsey McConihe and Haddiz all came up with 6 digs.

Girls Cross Country • Amherst finished second at the Southwestern Conference Preview on Saturday, with 68 points. Marisa Del Valle and Aurora Wilson led the Comets with seventh and eighth place finishes, followed by Catherine Turner in 14th, Leah Gerke in 20th and Sophia Pecora in 23rd.

Boys Soccer • Allowing three goals in each half spelled a 6-0 defeat for the Comets on Saturday as they faced a strong Strongsville roster.

FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON

Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

It took every single second of last Thursday’s match for the Dukes to pull out a win. They finally did, going 3-2 over Keystone in an up-and-down battle. The Wildcats took the first set 25-17 and Wellington took the next 27-25. From there it bounced to 25-19 Keystone, 25-22 Wellington and back to a 15-11 finish for the Dukes.

ABOVE: The Dukes celebrate the final point to get the win.

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Amherst defends against a shot by North Ridgeville’s Caroline Knopf last week in the volleyball season opener, which took place on the road.

While this rally resulted in a Rangers point, the Comets topped their opponents 3-2, going 25-19, 25-21, 15-25, 18-25, 15-12 on the evening. The match gave the Amherst girls some big stats: Laken Voss had 26 kills, Ava Haddix had 43 assists, Cecily Waynar had 8 blocks and Lindsey McConihe had 28 digs.

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Derrick Andolsek and Maxwell Schatz had goals for the Dukes in a 10-2 loss last week to Firelands. They were overwhelmed by a Firelands line-up that had six scorers step up — Alec Urbansky had a hat trick for the Falcons, and Garrett Yakunovich and Aidan Newman each put two in the back of the net. Rocco Iafolla, Jesse Yankunovich and Merritt Davis ran up the score, while keeper Nathaniel Duke protected the Firelands net with seven saves. Goalie Conor Norton had 18 saves for Wellington.

ABOVE: Wellington keeper Connor Norton deflects a Firelands shot and covers up the ball for the save.

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