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In a letter to Oberlin College alumni obtained by The ChronicleTelegram, Oberlin College President Carmen Twillie Ambar reiterated the college's ability to deliver on aca demics and student services despite the“Whilepayment.this outcome is a disap pointment, our financial plans for this possibility, which included insurance coverage, mean that this payment will not impact or diminish our aca demic or student life experience, or require us to draw down Oberlin’s
OBERLIN — The crowd milling around outside Gibson’s Bakery mid-day last Wednesday wasn’t there to protest.
In the past two years, the group has traveled to more than 90 restaurants around Lorain County and just outside its borders.
Mike West, spokesman for the Cuyahoga County
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information from Gibson’s to com plete the transaction, which is the total amount owed including interest. It Insaid.astatement, Oberlin College spokesman Scott Wargo said while the matter had been painful for every one, the college hopes the end of the litigation will begin the healing of the entire community.
declined to hear appeals from both parties. That leaves the college respon sible for paying more than $36 million in damages. They spring from a civil suit. At the end of a lengthy 2019 trial in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, a jury concluded Oberlin College had defamed Gibson’s in lateThat’s2016.when students pro tested for days in front of
The requests seem to be aimed at preventing those documents from behindSomedestroyed.records,such as detailed precinct-by-precinct voting break downs, must be kept forever. Most, though, can be destroyed after 22 months under federal law.Those documents are handed over to the Lorain County Records Retention Center for disposal on a regular schedule, said Marilyn Jacobcik, a Republican who chairs the Lorain County Board of Elections.
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Director Paul Adams, a Democrat, said his office is receiving three to five requests each day for docu ments related to 2020 elections, financial paperwork going back to 2016 “and basically looking at every thing in-between.”
Bokulich, a Navy veteran and founding member of the Lunch Bunch.
A five-year battle be tween the bakery and neighboring Oberlin Col lege ended in August when the Ohio Supreme Court
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“We didn’t want people to think we were demon strating or rallying or any thing like that,” said Mike
The requests are being received at crunch time, as county workers focus on preparing for the Nov. 8 election. Ballots must be sent by the end of next week to overseas and military voters.
‘Not a protest’
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SHEFFIELD TWP. — An onslaught of requests seeking the release of an estimated 1 million docu ments are burying Lorain County Board of Elections workers, with more coming in every day.
Elections officials have a lot of experience providing records under Ohio law. “In this case, it has been overwhelming for us, and likely across the country as people have been bombarded with this mass number,” Adams said.
The core group, com prised mostly of military veterans, started at Ziggy’s Pub & Restaurant in down town Amherst, said found ing member John Sekletar. It’s a “pretty much conser vative group” that bonds over common interests,
Lunch Bunch backs struggling Gibson’s
They seek access to ballots, poll book data, provisional ballot enve lopes, contracts and even obscure voting machine reports that Adams said his office has never even run.
It was there to spend, spend, spend in hopes of keeping the 137-year-old business alive.
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OBERLIN — Oberlin College has initiated payment of a $36.59 million settlement to Gibson’s Bakery, bring ing a nearly five-year legal battle to a close.OnAug. 30, the Ohio Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the judgment. Oberlin College’s Board of Trustees announced Friday it had elected not to pursue the matter further.Thecollege is awaiting payment
College initiates $36M in payments to bakery
“We value our relationship with the city of Oberlin, and we look forward to continuing our support of and part nership with local businesses as we work together to help our city thrive,” Wargo said.
The situation here fits a trend reported across the nation in recent weeks, especially in states that were battlegrounds in the 2020 presidential election.
but tries to keep midweek gatherings non-political, he said.That was the unspoken rule Wednesday in Oberlin, where politics tend to lean far to the left. Bokulich, a staunch Republican, said he tried not to even think of the words “college” or “lawsuit,” or talk about politics while at Gibson’s.
Members of the Lunch Bunch gather Wednesday, Sept. 7 outside Gibson's in Oberlin. The group goes to eat meals in local restaurants around the county.
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I encourage all citizens of Ohio to encourage their state representatives to vote yes on this bill.
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Another gunman with an AR-15 awaits to murder our children. When he does, the entire nation will instantly subject him to the most withering attack, charitably call ing him insane.
Teachers will practice going into lockdown, and others will roll-play as the gunman’s victims, said Amherst police Lt. Dan Makruski.
It is seeking new volunteers to serve patients and families in hospice and palliative care programs throughout northern Ohio. Various opportunities are available and may vary by location; there are also virtual and non-clinical opportunities to serve.
Electric service must also be terminated.Perkinssaid no 11th-hour proposals have been made to try to save the old building, which started its life as a tuberculosis clinic and eventually was repur posed as a county-run nursing home.
Expect a lot of lights and sirens to break the usual quiet around the middle school and nearby Steele HighWhenSchool.theshooting begins, Amherst police will immediately respond using Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training — or ALERT — to avoid delays. Makruski said the goal is to avoid making the same mis takes seen in real life school killings.
Officials also tried to come
When Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was attacked four years ago, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz shot up the first floor and advanced to the second. Makruski said officers there wasted a lot of time trying to pin down Cruz while his victims bled out, when they should have secured a space to start treading theInwounded.Uvaldethis May, local police entered Robb Elementary School and hunkered down, failing to neutralize 18-year-old Salvador Ramos for more than an hour. Makruski said it was clear Police Chief Pedro Arredondo, who has since been fired, was not properly trained.
Bill would cut oil reliance
cleared of rubble by the end of the calendar Demolitionyear.includes removal not only of the main building, but also a power generating sta tion next door.
number of incidents recorded in 2013.
It is for these reasons and others that I support the Energy Jobs and Justice Act (House Bill 429). Its passage would facilitate Ohio expanding its use of solar and wind energy sources which would lessen the burden of coal, oil, and gas. The bill would ensure much-needed accountability and transparency with the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, and it would invest millions per year in workforce development and contractor equity by directing resources to Ohio communities that have historically faced disinvest ment and will draw in billions per year of new private workforce investment in Ohio.
up with a reuse plan that was fi nancially feasible, meeting with several developers to find a way to keep Golden Acres standing, sheEverysaid.pitch came with one big drawback, said county Commis sion Matt “EveryoneLundy.wetried to sell or even donate the property to said they loved it. They just didn’t want responsibility for the build ing,” he Amherstsaid.Township Trustee
Lorain County Deputy Ad ministrator Karen Perkins, who previously served as the county’s facilities director, said she suspects it will be difficult, however. The building is poised on the side of a hill — one that’s been used by generations of sledders.“Ithink
Both have brick and block walls with sandstone covering just the outside, so the process “won’t be that bad,” Janson said.
Ashley Harigan, principal at Nord Middle School, said no students will be involved in the exercise — they have the day off — but staff across the district will take part.
Experts state that if we increase that to 20 percent in the next several years, a lot of the oil politics that dominate our news cycles and affect us personally may be a thing of the past.
“I learned that we needed to adjust our plans and training to focus on what we do after we stop the killing,” he said.
We must ask ourselves today, "Who is really insane?" and answer "We are!" because we have the power not nec essarily to keep "insane" men from finding some means to kill children but to keep them from being slaughtered with AR-15s.
My wife and I attended a fundraiser for a congressional candidate last week. He pointed out that renewable energy accounts for approximately 10 percent of America’s en ergy sources (actually only 3 percent in Ohio).
If we can reduce our dependency on others, producing all the power we need here at home, we would be creating energy independence which would go a long way to re ducing the current inflation and we can remove our heavy, carbon footprint on the Earth.
“When those things happen in our country, it definitely hits home,” she said.
Who is really ‘insane’?
“It’s part of what we signed up to do as firefighters. We’re going to help as many people as we can,” Wilhelm said. “It’s a sad situation it’s come to this... as many years as we’ve been here, I never thought I’d see the day when we’d have to have bulletproof vests.”
By law, schools hold active shooter trainings every three years, she said. Few districts work with law enforce ment to carry out such elaborately detailed events, though.
“In an emergency, the fight or flight takes over, but you have to fall back on ‘these are our proce dures,’” she said.
herst: Lorain County 911, the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office, the county SWAT team, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, U.S. Border Patrol, LifeCare Ambulance, LifeFlight Mercy Health Lorain Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic, Amherst Utilities Department, U.S. Border Patrol, Lorain County Coro ner’s Office, police from Amherst, Lorain, Vermilion and Oberlin and the Amherst Fire Department.
Hospice seeks volunteers
Columbia Gas workers were busy on the property’s Route 58 frontage Wednesday, disconnect ing gas lines.
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Demolition there was set to begin early this week, accord ing to J.J. Janson, president and CEO of A1 Land Development. But as of Tuesday. no equipment had started Excavatorsrolling.andprobably a wrecking ball will be used to tear down the 91-year-old building, which is constructed of mainly concrete block with a sandstone facade, he said.
The nonpartisan group Everytown For Gun Safety released a report in mid-August that tracked 193 inci dents of gunfire during the 2021-22 academic year. That’s four times the
To start the process of joining the team, visit www.hospicewr. org/volunteer or call (216) 255-9090.
“We’re going to be assisting with getting injured people out of the building,” said Amherst Fire Chief Jim Wilhelm.
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Once work gets going, the building will take about two months to destroy, he said. The entire site is expected to be
it’s going to be a tough demo, just because of the lay of the land,” she said.
AMHERST TWP. — Chain link fence has finally gone up around the former Golden Acres Nursing Home on North Ridge Road after months of delays.
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The report concluded that billions of dollars included in the bipartisan Safety Communities Act passed by Congress should be used to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them in the first place, while fostering safe school environments and creating crisis intervention programs.
Perkins said workers were inside the building Wednesday removing copper and other scrap.Disconnecting utilities is the last item on the punch list before demolition can begin, she said.
That leaves Ohio Edison as the last link in the chain, accord ing to both Perkins and Janson.
Neil Lynch said he too wishes the building could have been re purposed instead of being razed. Residents will miss seeing the uniquely-shaped historical build ingThethere.intention now is to attract an investor to develop the front parcels along Route 58, which have been zoned commercial, he said. The fate of the rest of the property — whether it becomes a park, a shopping area or remains an open field and hill — remains to be seen.
A1 Land Development does not intend to save any of the elaborately scrolled exterior stonework unless a someone steps forward to pay for preser vation. Janson said he would sell sandstone sections, “otherwise, it’s all going into the crusher.”
AMHERST — A “shooter” fir ing blanks will attack Nord Middle School on Monday morning in a drill designed to test the response to an emergency like the one that ended with 21 dead in Uvalde, Texas.
Demolition fence goes up around Golden Acres
Now fencing surrounds the en tire building, closely following
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Security is a topic that weighs heav ily on teachers’ minds, said Harigan — especially when they see news reports of horrific attacks on schools across the United States.
It could also slow the rate at which the site is backfilled with dirt after the shattered remnants of Golden Acres are hauled away, she speculated. Recycling its sandstone could also be a lengthy process.
A range of agencies will play a role in Monday’s training exercise in Am
This is the third time Makruski has spearheaded a massive dry-run in Amherst to prepare for a school shooting.Thelast was in 2019 at Amherst Junior High School.
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County officials said demolition was scheduled to begin Aug. 1, then mid-August — but there was no visible staging at all on the property until this week.
the walls. The western end of the property’s driveway loop re mains open, but the eastern end and paved circle in front of the main doors have been blocked.
“Without a doubt,” there is a need for schools to take steps to be safe places, the report said, but arming teachers should not be on the list.
“An armed teacher cannot trans form into a specially trained law enforcement officer in a moment of extreme duress and confusion,” it said. “In reality, an untrained, armed teacher introduces risks to student safety on a daily basis.”
Elaborate shooter drill to play out Monday at Nord Middle School
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“When you get that style con crete, you use whatever you can so you don’t bust your equip ment all up,” said Janson.
“When a crisis happens, three things are going to end up helping out: either a miracle, uncanny bravery out of nowhere or prior preparation and training,” he said.
It’s not every day his firefighters get an armed escort into an active crime scene. They’ll practice quickly assess ing injuries and prioritizing triage.
The Ashtabula County firm was hired by Lorain County commissioners in May to tear down Golden Acres under a $238,500 toandinsulationasbestoswasscheduledDemolitioncontract.wasoriginallytobeginJune1,butdelayedbytheremovaloffromthebuilding.Moreofthecancer-causingwasdiscoveredinside,tear-downwasrescheduledstartinmid-July.Thatdatealsocameandwent.
Officers were good at entering and engaging the faux shooter, he said — officer Brian Bowers had him down“Butfast.after that comes stopping the dying,” Makruski said. During that training, there were “injured” rollplayers who still had not yet been treated about 25 minutes into the scenario.Forteachers, the most important part of the event will be practicing lockdown procedures and then decid ing how and whether to evacuate, should an opportunity arise.
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He said the Board of Elections is work ing with Lorain County Prosecutor JD Tomlinson’s office to determine whether that’s legally the case, however.
“It will all work out, I’m sure. It’s just a lot of headaches right now,” Jacobcik said.
Adams said he cannot tie the records requests he’s received to any one group. While some have been delivered by hand or postal mail, most have been received by email and under Ohio law don’t have to include the sender’s name.
About a month ago, the Lunch Bunch met with Gibson at Bokulich’s Brownhelm Township home to discuss how they could help“Wehim.want to help Allyn and his mother. They’re slaving up there in the bakery… sweating like mad, trying to keep the busi ness afloat,” Bokulich said.
the West College Street business, accusing its owners of being racist. The jury found that the college aided in that effort.
West said they are doing so at “all 87 other” counties in Ohio, draining resources as workers prepare for the fall midterms.
Board of Elections, laid the problem at the feet of election denier Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow.
In the meantime, students gathered in protest outside the store for two days, calling the store racist and claiming a long history of racial discrimination against students of color by the Gibsons.
The state has proven time and again to have some of the most protected elections in the country, she said. Every step in the process must be undertaken by Republi cans and Democrats working in tandem to prevent partisan meddling, she said.
For example, sometimes voters — just to be sure — will put their full Social Secu rity numbers on forms, said Adams. But he can’t hand those documents over without first being checked and then blacked out.
Then-Vice President and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo was pres ent during the protest and was accused of supporting the protesters, handing out flyers explaining the protest that called the bakery racist. She also was the adviser to the Student Senate, which issued a procla mation in support of the protests.
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“The proprietors are so gracious when we come,” he said. “Just anything to help. It doesn’t matter what political affiliation they are.”
Most Wednesday gatherings of the group attract 20 to 30 people, according to mem ber Larry Cassidy. About 55 showed up at Gibson’sBokulichBakery.saidthe group always encour ages big tipping, since the goal is to help restaurant owners, especially those hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. At Gibson’s, he spent more than $100.
From time to time in the past, there have been challenges that required the board to produce documents, but nothing ever on this scale, Jacobcik said.
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At his “Moment of Truth Summit” last month in Missouri, he asked followers to make mass record requests at election boards nationwide.
Lindell has toured extensively, hawk ing a string of election fraud theories since President Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump in 2020. He even appeared at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in June 2021, touting “stop the steal” rhetoric.Butdespite promising proof of wide spread election fraud that he believes undermined the election, Lindell has not been able to deliver.
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“Like me, the majority of the campus was not here at the beginning of this mat ter in 2016. But it is also true that this case has been difficult for all of us who love this institution and its hometown. I am looking forward to all that is ahead, and remain focused on Oberlin’s core mission of providing a truly excellent liberal arts and musical education.”
Reporter Dave O'Brien contributed to this story.
Gibson commented on how polite and helpful the Lunch Bunch was, but declined to comment further on the state of the business.
But those requests are putting a strain on local elections workers, she said. Regard less, there is a legal obligation to respond to each and every one, even if they are identical.
Adams said records requests appear to be copied from a single source, bearing identical language.
Nor can records disclose who residents voted for. Ballots remain secret.
The other part of the equation is the time it takes to redact private information that under the law cannot be shared.
at the bakery. Allyn Gibson, the son and grandson of the owners, chased him out onto the street, where the two got into an altercation.Twoother students who were waiting for their friend outside joined in and assaulted Allyn Gibson. When Oberlin police ar rived, they arrested the students and let Al lyn Gibson go. The students later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in Oberlin Municipal Court.
State law allows records requests that are “overly broad” to be denied. In his opin ion, many of the ones he’s been getting fit that bill, Adams said.
But Jacobcik said there “seems to be a lot of evidence” that a large number of records requests are the result of Lindell’s urging, though she questions why, since Trump won the Ohio vote.
Bruce Bishop contributed to this report.
The case
In response to Oberlin College's deci sion, the Gibson family and the family's legal team said the win puts an end to the legal fight, allowing them to rebuild.
endowment,” Twillie Ambar wrote.
Judge John Miraldi reduced that to $25 million because Ohio law limits monetary damages in civil cases. The bakery also was awarded more than $6.5 million in attorney fees, and millions of dollars in interest has collected on the judgment as well.The case began when, in November 2016, an Oberlin College student tried to shoplift and buy alcohol with a fake ID
Following the protests, the 100-year-plus relationship between the bakery and the college broke down, and the bakery sued theThecollege.casemade its way through Lorain County courts for two years until the jury's verdict, and both the college and the Gibsons appealed until the Ohio Supreme Court decision.
The website for Ordros Analytics, a company some media outlets have linked to Lindell’s efforts, has sample language it asks people to use to make such requests. It claims to have received voting record files from all over the United States in response, including 41 from Ohio.
The Lorain County elections board itself has nothing to hide, no sinister secrets to safeguard, according to Jacobcik: “I think we have a reputation in the state among elections people who know what’s going on, we have a reputation for the highest integrity,” she said.
Some of the documents being requests “we can and should supply,” Jacobcik said.
“Others may not be.”
Owner Allyn Gibson has made no bones about the financial state the bakery is in today, saying it’s on the brink of closing unless the college starts paying the civil award.Thecollege announced on Thursday that it was ending its legal fight and initiating payment of the judgment and interest.
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In a 4-3 ruling, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor was joined by Justices Sharon Kennedy, Patrick Fischer and Pat DeWine in declining to hear appeals in the case. Justices Michael Donnelly, Melody Stew art and Jennifer Brunner dissented.
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That across-the-aisle effort also helps find voter irregularities. Six people were referred to the county prosecutor’s office
A Lorain County jury decided that the college defamed the Gibsons and their business and awarded a $44 million judg ment in 2019.
for investigation after the November 2020 election, said Adams.
“With Oberlin’s decision to not pursue any additional appeals, the Gibson fami ly’s fight is finally over. Truth still matters, and David has overcome Goliath. While Oberlin College has still refused to admit they were wrong, the jury, a unanimous panel from the court of appeals, and a ma jority of the Ohio Supreme Court decided otherwise. Now, the Gibsons will be able to rebuild the business their family started 137 years ago and keep the lights on for another generation.”
“I have to feel that some of the people doing this, making the requests, are doing so in good faith because they’ve been maybe led to believe there are issues that simply don’t exist,” she said.
“We’re going to do everything cor rectly, and we’re going to work with our legal counsel to make sure we provide the records that we need to and we do it in the proper fashion,” Adams said.
“This award is only possible through the diligent work of the deputies in keeping up-to-date in reading and acknowledging our policies, as well as attending online training and testing show(ing) that each deputy knows and understands our policies and how to apply them in realworld settings,” the sheriff’s office said.
Struggle for racial justice is focus of Evans Home meeting
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There are still some punch list items to complete, said Baumann — but most construction equipment should be removed from the site.
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Avon is next with 189, and North Ridgeville has added 167 new vot ers.“We do have a backlog of registra tions,” Adams said.
A majority of registered voters –56 percent – said abortion will be “very important” in their midterm vote, up from 43 percent in March, Pew
When Benton started college, she knew she wanted to help people, which is why she decided to study criminal justice.Butit wasn’t long before fate inter vened. Her father, Chip Benton, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Additionally, Chip Benton was diag nosed with frontotemporal dementia, a common complication of ALS, accord ing to the Mayo Clinic.
Benton is focused on finishing school, working and spending time with her dad.
discovered he carried the same gene mutation as her father.
Americans are aggravated at the political parties. Democrats are con vinced there will be a blue wave and Republicans are convinced there will be a red Adamswave.saidhe’s even received absentee ballot request forms packed with handwritten notes, giving angry thoughts on social issues.
In late August, the nonpartisan think tank Pew Research also pub lished a report saying abortion has risen in importance as an issue.
Lorain County sees flurry of voter registrations and absentee requests
With congressional seats at stake, midterm elections are always a big draw. This fall, Ohio voters will also choose the next governor, with Republican incumbent Mike DeW ine facing a challenge from Demo crat Nan Whaley, along with several write-ins.Itwillbe a full ballot — there are 23 races with 52 tickets, only two of which are unopposed. They include battles for Ohio attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, Ohio Supreme Court justices, seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Repre sentatives, several state legislative races, local judges, a county com missioner, county auditor and a state board of education race.
Benton switched her major to clini cal laboratory science after her dad’s diagnosis.Shecurrently works at University Hospitals in Elyria as a student techni cian.“Ilove it there,” she said. “I’d love to stay there. In the end, if I end up in a research lab, that would be the ultimate goal.”Winning the scholarship means Ben ton will have “one less thing to worry about when I graduate,” she said. “It’s a huge weight lifted off of my shoul ders.”And she couldn’t be more thankful.
Nichols cast doubt on the Times’ reporting, saying it is based on consumer information databases, surveys and assumptions about gen dered names.
SHEFFIELD TWP. — More than 1,100 local residents had registered to vote since the May primary, ac cording to Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams said Friday.Avon Lake is at the top of the list for new sign-ups, with 266 people added to the voter rolls.
“The decisions we make on elec tion day will have a tremendous impact on future generations,” said LaRose. “Our hope is that this mes sage resonates with every Ohioan and reminds them to get registered and make their voices heard.”
OBERLIN — “Celebrating 100 Years: Latino History in Lorain, Ohio” will be on display from Sept. 24 to Oct. 8 at the Oberlin Public Library.
Awards will be conferred upon people whose dedica tion inspires the commu nity, including 2022 National Teacher of the Year Kurt Russell of Oberlin High School, architect Sandra Madison and Heritage Guardians Linda Robinson Isabel and Marlene Merrill.
An exhibit opening will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23 at the library. Those interested in attending the opening presentation must RSVP to Oberlin Heritage Center Director Liz Schultz at director@oberlinheritage. org by Sept. 19.
There are also 50 issues on the bal lot, including two proposed amend ments to the Ohio Constitution and a string of a list of school, county, city and township levies, alcohol sales options, charter amendments and income tax proposals.
He said nonprofits such as the League of Women Voters are busy trying to sign up first-time voters, too. Others are registering online or at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
It should be noted that LaRose, a Republican, is also seeking re-elec tion with a challenge from Democrat ChelseaAdamsClark.saidthe Lorain County Board of Elections is preparing to handle about 30,000 mail absentee ballots, as many more early in-per son voters and around 120,000 more on Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov.
The newspaper said new registra tions among women were higher only in Kansas, where it increased by nearly 16 Subsequentpercent.reporting by Vox said a greater share of new young voters are Democrats, based on voters un der the age of 25 in states that report party registration. Like the New York Times, it also tied the trend to the high court’s decision to reverse federal abortion protections.
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election is Tuesday, Oct.
“Not only knowing this organization does so much for people struggling with ALS and their families, but also has this huge research aspect that will help families like mine is everything,” she said.
“He’s doing OK,” she said. “He has his good days and bad days, just like everyone else.”
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She was one of four national winners and the only one from Ohio to win the more-than-$17,000 scholarship. Not only did the award mean she would graduate debt-free in May 2023, but it also had a personal meaning.
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OBERLIN — Chain link fence was scheduled to come down yesterday after press time, giving the public access to a new wetland, walking trail and observation deck on MorganOberlinStreet.Public Works Director Jeff Baumann said he’s excited for residents to use the park, which was created by reshaping one of the city’s old reservoirs.
PUBLICLEGALSNOTICE To UNKNOWN FATHER, whose last known address is unknown in Lorain County, Ohio, you have been named as a Defendant in the legal action entitled Patricia Wright, and Mother, Angela Horvath, et al. This action has been as signed Case No. 22 JG 63349 and is pending in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Elyria, Ohio with the Honorable Judge Sherry Glass Thepresiding.object of the Complaint filed in the above-captioned case is for paternal grand parent, Patricia Wright, to be granted custody by their Complaint for Legal Custody of minor child, K. H., born You01/18/2013.arerequired to answer the Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publica tion of this Notice, which will be published one day pursuant to Rule 16 of the Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure. The last publication will be made on the 22nd day of September, 2022. Your time for answer will com mence on that date as service of process by publication will be deemed complete as of the last date of publication. In the event of your failure to answer or otherwise respond within the time allowed by Ohio law and the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, judgment by de fault will be rendered against you without further notice for the relief demand in the Com LCCGplaint.” 8/18,25; 9/1,8, 2070682515,22/22 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please be advised that Lorain City Council will host a public hearing on Monday, October 17, 2022 in the Lorain City Council Chamber at 200 West Erie Ave., Lorain, Ohio. The hearing will commence at 5:45 p.m. to discuss the following ZCAitem: 4-2022 - An application to rezone PPN: 03-00-103-116060 @ 1007 East 39th St. from R-3 to R-2. Peter Tower is the Theapplicant.Lorain
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Lexipol provides risk and policy development, online training and wellness services to public safety organiza tions. The sheriff’s office uses the company for policy management.Deputiesachieved the highest standards in completing training on each policy and spent in excess of 12 hours of training strictly on policy and procedure in addition to the more than 400 hours of additional training each deputy received in 2021.
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Gun policy, violent crime, health care, voting policies, education, Su preme Court appointments and abor tion were all top priorities among registered voters.
The Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society will hold its 2nd Annual Meeting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Martin Luther King Park, Oberlin, and the public is invited.
Wellington Cemetery Board meetings have been changed to 5:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. They are held at the Greenwood Cemetery mainte nance facility, 187 Cemetery Rd., Wellington.
She looked at her dad, who was the reason she was standing there — he wasShecrying.sawher mom, Carrie Benton, across the field and she was crying as well. “They were just super proud and super happy,” Erica Benton said.
disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. According to the Mayo Clinic, ALS often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in a limb, or slurred speech. Eventually, it affects control of the muscles needed to move, speak, eat and breathe.There is no cure for the disease, which is Doctorsfatal.usually don't know why ALS occurs. Five to 10 percent of those with ALS inherited it. In most people with familial ALS, their children have a 5050 chance of developing the disease. That has been the case in the Benton family. Erica Benton’s grandfather passed away from the disease before she was born. Her dad was diagnosed in 2019 and her brother was diag nosed during the pandemic after it was
Vine St. by African-American abolitionist and Underground Railroad operative Wilson Bruce Evans.
Over the summer, a steady stream of parents have taken their children who are turning 18 into the North Ridge Road elections office to be come registered, and to “instill how important it is to vote,” Adams said.
Adams8. said there has been a big rush in people turning in forms to re quest absentee ballots — thousands are being received every day.
Theconcluded.economy is the top voting issue for members of both parties, however. Among people surveyed by Pew researchers, Republicans cited the economy as their biggest concern more often than Democrats.
tour of the Evans fam ily gravesites in Oberlin’s Westwood cemetery will be available.Memberships in the society will be available for purchase on site for those who wish to support the society and participate in the business portion of the meeting.
It’s been transformed over the past year into a natural habitat for birds and small animals, similar to the Lorain County Metro Parks Sandy Ridge Reservation in North Ridgeville, but on a smaller scale.
His staff worked through the weekend to process several hundred ahead of one of the biggest elections in recent memory, which means the number has increased again since this report was originally published in The Chronicle-Telegram.
A study by the New York Times found there has been a 6.4 percent increase in registration by Ohio women since May, when a leak showed the U.S. Supreme Court intended to overturn Roe v. Wade.
WELLINGTON — Standing on the field at PNC Park, her dad by her side, her mom behind home plate, a 24-yearold Wellington resident listened pa tiently as the Live Like Lou 2022 Iron Horse Scholarships were announced.
The exhibit, created through a partnership of El Centro, the Lorain Historical Society and Oberlin College, high lights the initial work of the Latino Lorain History Project and features photographs and oral histories, particularly focused on the history of Vine Avenue in Lorain. It will be on display during National Hispanic Heritage Month. In teractive elements will be incorporated for people to share comments and connect with the Oberlin Heritage Center to share memories about Oberlin Latino history as well.
“I think midterms traditionally are the most high-profile elections we have, with the exception of presi dential,” said Rob Nichols, media spokesman for Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “They have everyone’s attention and there’s a lot
A brief business meeting will follow the program, and directions for a self-guided
In the event of rain, the event will move to the Abram Pavilion on S. Main Street.
She was one of 10 finalists and hear ing her name would be life-changing.
“Erica Benton,” the announcer said.
See Latino history exhibit
“We’d appreciate it if (people) didn’t walk on newlyseeded areas and stayed to the trail. That would be ideal,” he said.
Voter registration across the state is “stuck” at 7,979,000, he said: “We’re doing everything we can to get it over 8 million.”
The meeting will honor the long struggle for racial justice and some of the remarkable people whose work has laid the foundation for restoration of the house built at 33 E.
Both he and Adams confirmed that gender is not reflected on Ohio’s voter registration forms. That infor mation is simply not collected.
LaRose has launched a campaign called “Voting Is About Our Future” to encourage new registrations. It features elementary school-aged children calling on adults to speak for them via the ballot.
His analysis: The biggest driving factor in new voter registrations is the bitterly divisive political atmo sphere across the country.
“That is something I haven’t seen at this level before,” he said.
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The meeting will cover developments in work on the house and plans to turn it into a museum and educa tional center memorializing the Evans family and honor ing the African American experience in Oberlin and beyond.
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The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office received the Gold Standard Award from Lexipol for 2021 on Friday.
11.Registration can be done in person at the Lorain County Board of Elec tions office, 1985 North Ridge Rd. East, Sheffield Township; at olvr. ohiosos.gov; or by mail, so long as it’s postmarked by Oct. 11.
But it’s clear in his mind that something must be done.
“This decision is one in a line of cases that is finally changing these terrible laws across the United States. No one should face arrest because they ask for help,” said Diane O’Connell, community law yer at the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.PatrickWard, Amherst’s assistant law director, said he does not want to open local taxpayers to a similar suit.
Thornsberry said the faster it’s in place the better: “Hopefully by the end of the year, or we risk possibly losing a year of revenue for places that have already come online, like Chik-fil-a and those
Amherst, Lorain search for ways to handle traffic
Laws barring menacing, harass ment, intimidation and assault that could arise from aggressive pan handling are already on the books, said Pecora. He suggested doubling down on the use of those laws may be the more appropriate route.
“I have a duty, obviously to the Constitution of the United States to protect the Constitution as well as our residents,” he said.
In August, Koenig started a TikTok account with the handle @royallyamused, making short videos about the royals — anecdotes about their lives, quotes, tea prefer ences, weddings, customers and family holdings.
A proposed panhandling ordi nance was killed by unanimous vote, with the understanding the city’s attorneys would meet to discuss options for addressing the problem.
AMPT is still trying to convince three homeown ers to sign off on lease agreements happendoesthoughanifsaid.inhavetilowtransmissionright-of-wayprovidingaccessforlines,Cossaid.Thosepartieshiredattorneys.Thecityisnotinvolvedthosenegotiations,heItcouldgetinvolvedthematterprogressestoeminentdomaincase,Costilowsaidhenotthinkthatwill—atleastnotyet.
Stopping panhandlers is tricky business, according to Amherst Law Director Tony Pecora.
Elizabeth became queen at age 25 and reigned for 71 years. She was a check and balance against parliament, Koenig said; on paper, the monarchy no longer holds power, but in reality it operates differently, strategically preventing prime ministers from overstepping their bounds.Aslate as last Tuesday, two days before her death, Queen Elizabeth continued to perform her duties of state.“She vowed to serve her country the rest of her life, which she did,” Koenig said.
He expects to see a lot more commercial development in the target area over the next few years, but said steady growth has to go hand-in-hand with the al leviation of traffic issues.
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A vigil was held around Queen Elizabeth’s coffin on Monday evening at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her body was flown to London on Tuesday night to lie in state in the capital until Monday, Sept. 19.
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More traffic is coming, he predicts.Tothe south, the Sandstone development near the Ohio Turn pike is expected to add 660 new
Councilman David Janik, D-at large, said constituents have re ported being followed by solicitors from the Giant Eagle entrance to the GetGo gas station across the parking lot. More stories of threats by panhandlers near an Amherst restaurant and at Speedway gas station were shared by Councilman
Martin Heberling, D-at large.
Koenig plans to share her insights on the royal family with Northeast Ohio senior communities throughout the fall. She has several library engagements lined up for 2023, including one at the Avon Lake Public Library in April.
Anti-panhandling laws have been successfully challenged in other cit ies by the American Civil Liberties Union.Fighting the issue in Iowa in 2018, the ACLU said it had the backing of a series of court deci sions.“Laws that outlaw panhandling are unconstitutional and wrongly block individuals’ free speech rights and criminalize poverty,” it said in a statement. “As a result, a number of larger cities have begun to repeal these draconian ordinances.”
When regulating speech, it’s gen erally acceptable to have time and place restrictions, said Pecora. But regulating what people can say — even if it’s annoying — is not going to fly.
ing road conditions, count cars during weekday peak periods and try to predict traffic levels for the next 20 years.
In 2019, Council signed a deal to sell its 69-kilo volt transmission lines to AMPT in exchange for construction of a second main power feed, this one servicing Amherst from theThewest.two city-owned parcels where the Milan Avenue substation sits were part of the original contract for the sale of those lines, according to Councilman Brian Dem binski, D-Ward 1. They were removed from the document before Council signed on the dotted line.
it Costilowoutright. said the CIC can be tapped to negoti ate the sale of land on the city’s behalf, but Coun cilman Chuck Winiarski, R-at large, took issue with the arrangement and voted against authorizing the arrangement.Hequestioned why only AMPT was allowed at the bargaining table, and why the city is not using a bid dingWiniarskiprocess.also asked whether negotiations would happen behind closed doors, which was a sticking point during talks for the sale of the 69-kilo voltCostilowlines. said the bulk of negotiations — con cerning the use of the property and the price — will happen in open ses sion, in accordance with the Ohio Open Meetings Act.However, he warned that discussions of pro prietary technology could happen in an executive
“I’m feeling shock and sadness. I’m a big royal fan,” sheThoughsaid. she emigrated a quarter-century ago to San Diego to take a job, and became an American citizen earlier this year, Koenig’s identity remains deeply rooted in Britain.
At the top of the list is wrapping up negotiations with property owners along the path of the transmission lines that will provide power to the city from the west.
Last year, the ACLU won a suit in federal court on behalf of two homeless clients who challenged a panhandling law in Illinois. They had been ticketed and fined after asking passing motorists for help.
AMHERST — You head into the grocery store for a gallon of milk and some bread. All of a sudden, someone is following you to the door, aggressively demanding money.Asking for help is one thing. What Amherst City Council may attempt to stop are run-ins that skew into harassment or even violence.
A lot of new retail, especially restaurants have been attracted to the Route 58 area, and he said a tax increment finance district is being formed to divert tax dollars to pay for traffic improvements.
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Legally, though, the matter is complicated — by hanging out their signs, businesses are inviting people to their private property, which creates gray areas about who is allowed there and what they may do.There are different rules, for example, about what activities can happen in parking lots and inside a store’s walls, he said.
British transplant talks about shock of queen’s death
Today she has cultivated a hobby of speaking publicly on the royal family, a pastime that began with a presen tation at her mother-in-law’s retirement community.
sue with strangers approaching to demand money in Amherst’s busi est commercial areas. It happens almost daily, he said.
“A lot of people think it’s unbearably busy right now,” said Costilow. “It’s going to get busier.”Fiftyyears ago, no one imag ined Amherst would have such a busy stretch of roadway, he said.
“I was surprised by just how much time and energy our police have to spend in that area,” he said.
American Municipal Power Transmission is interested in taking over and expanding the substa tion that sits adjacent to the railroad tracks behind Amherst Eagles Aerie 1442.City Council is inter ested in a deal. Last week, the Building and Lands Committee voted 5-1 in to allow the Amherst Community Improvement Corporation to negotiate on its behalf — in full session Monday night, Council voted 6-1 to give the CIC a go-ahead nod. The move is aimed at reducing citywide black outs that result when Am herst’s sole Ohio Edison
Now safety is the big concern. The busier Route 58 becomes, the more impatient and distracted drivers get, Costilow said. That means more crashes are inevitable.Amherst and Lorain Councils voted unanimously last week to split the cost of a study by Bram hall Engineering, each paying $71,000.Itwillfocus on Route 58 between Cleveland Avenue in Amherst and Tower Boulevard in Lorain, a distance of about 1.7 miles, according to documents fromEngineersBramhall.will document exist
That TIF must be approved by both cities but also the Amherst and Lorain boards of education.
“We’re at that breaking point where soon we won’t be able to just make minor adjustments to lights or add another sign. We’re out of ideas like that,” Costilow said.
session: “The type of transformers, the size, the design, things like that that might not be public,” heCostilowsaid. said he wants the feed to be up and run ning by the end of 2023.
Pecora recognized there is an is
And he cautioned against legis lation that could have unintended consequences. A ban on all solicita tion for money would squeeze out Salvation Army bell ringers, he said, and other charities.
“The queen is a hard act to follow… Polls have been done showing the public will be overjoyed for Charles to step aside and (Prince) William to take the role, but William has said no, we follow the process and Charles will be king,” she said.
A native of Great Britain who has lived in the United States for 25 years, she held her breath last Thursday as word of Queen Elizabeth’s failing health grew increas ingly“Whatdire.struck me was the news from Balmoral (Cas tle),” where physicians attended to the long-reigning queen. “They’re usually very secretive about news around health. It was really unprecedented.”
Shoppers need to be protected from intimidation, he said, but there is also a First Amendment concern.
Amherst Council talks about panhandling in business zone
About a month ago, police Sgt. Jacob Perez approached Council man Chuck Winiarski, R-at large, with stories about how bad panhan dling has gotten at stores around Route 58 and Cooper Foster Park Road.SoWiniarski turned on the scan ner that weekend and couldn’t believe how often officers were dis patched to Giant Eagle and Sheetz.
kind of places,” he said. Lorain Safety/Service Director Sanford Washington said con gestion during rush hour is his biggest concern.
Following a funeral that day, her coffin will be moved to Windsor, where Elizabeth will be laid to rest at St. George’s Chapel.
“To do that, we have to tread carefully and narrow the scope of any action we take here, if any,” he warned.
It didn’t take long for Koenig’s phone to start blowing up with condolences.
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AVON LAKE — Julie Koenig is in mourning.
Just after 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, the flag over the castle was lowered.
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AMHERST — An $11 million plan to provide a second source of electric ity to the city may now involve the sale or lease of a Milan Avenue substa tion to a private company.
“That’s our busiest traffic corridor,” said Amherst Mayor Mark Costilow. “Most of it was designed quite a while ago. We need to find what modernizing it might need.”
People who live in Great Britain are experiencing shock right now at the loss of a leader. For most, Elizabeth was a rock that had been present their entire lives.
AMHERST — Gridlock has become an issue on Route 58, with some 32,000 vehicles travel ing between Route 2 and Cooper Foster Park Road every day.
The interest in all things royal “is astounding to me,” sheButsaid.while she has found fascination stateside with the Windsor family, Koenig said Americans also don’t fully understand the place it holds in British culture and politics. The U.S. doesn’t have a monarchy, so it can be difficult to relate.
“Right now, every time the transmission lines to the east of us go out, the entire city is without electric,” Mayor Mark Costilow said.
Amherst is unlikely to add significantly to the growth. On its side of the border, there are only two undeveloped lots — other wise, the city’s commercial zone is fairly However,built-out.plans by Ray Fogg Building Methods for 500,000 square feet of new industrial warehouses and offices just off Cooper Foster Park Road show hundreds of parking spaces, and Tyson Foods has been growing by leaps and bounds.
Koenig, who lives in Avon Lake, said she knew the end was near when British television presenters disap peared briefly, emerging moments later dress in black.
That depends on a num ber of factors falling in place, though.
Now the queen’s son, Charles, ascends to the throne. While Elizabeth was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, Charles waited in the wings longer than any other successor in the commonwealth’s history.
Now officials from Amherst and Lorain are teaming up, ap proving a $142,000 traffic study and crash analysis for the busy commercial area.
power feed goes down.
homes and a large shopping area over the next several years. To the north, the opening of Meijer on the Lorain border in 2020 has been a magnet for other busi nesses.“Weare working diligently to get this done as quick as pos sible,” said Lorain Councilman Josh Thornsberry, D-Ward 8.
Police Chief Mark Cawthon con firmed those complaints take a lot of time to tackle. Customers don’t deserved to be harassed or ridiculed by panhandlers, he told Council’s Police and Fire Committee during discussion last week.
“So I will be interested to hear what’s changed, why this is necessary now,” he Dembinski,said.who repre sents Council on the CIC, said he favors leasing the land to AMPT over selling
They will also review crash data for the last three years. More than 450 have been reported dur ing that Bramhallwindow.intends to provide four different plans for improv ing traffic and identify potential fundingCostilowsources.saidall options are on the table — road widening, a roundabout, more traffic lights. It’s too early to speculate about what solutions engineers may put forward, he said.
Beset by past scandals, including his rocky relation ship with late wife Princess Diana, Charles has been the target of intense vitriol in decades past. Koenig said time has softened those feelings somewhat — he’s done much to redeem himself, but some resentments linger.
“London Bridge is down,” announced the queen's private secretary, Edward Young, using a code phrase decided upon in the 1960s.
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Ron Kaminski will present the “The Politics of Climate Change in America.” Attendees are responsible for their meals.
• Lorain County Community College is asking for renewal of a 10-year, 2.1-mill levy. Vice President Tracy Green will speak.
The public is invited to hear about the proposals:
Kiwanis to hear levy pitches
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The Oberlin High School Class of 1972 will hold its 50th reunion celebration on Sept. 23-24.
Tickets are $65 each or $480 for a table of eight. They include dinner, an open bar with beer and wine and one big board ticket for a chance to win a $2,000 grand prize. Side boards are $2, $3 and $5.
Learn about the accomplishments of one of the most storied franchises in the NFL at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Amherst Public Library.
The 39th Annual Wellington Harvest of the Arts, a juried craft fair featuring about 70 folk and fine art vendors, will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 at the Herrick Memorial Library, 101 Willard Memorial Square, Wellington. There will be indoor and outdoor vendors, a lunch cafe and a handmade quilt raffle. Admission and parking are free. This is a fundraiser for the library’s community programming. For more information, call (440) 647-2120.
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New Russia Township trustees will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 46300 Butternut Ridge Rd.
Wine tasting for LCH&D
Why root beer? Throughout most of its history Oberlin was a “dry” town, meaning you couldn’t buy alcohol within the city
Each fall, the LaGrange Engine Club puts on a display of yester day’s top technology. Its 51st annual show will be held from Friday, Sept. 16 to Sunday, Sept. 18 at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington.
The purpose is to review requests for quotes for a zoning resolution update. The meeting is open to the public.
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The Brownhelm Historical Association’s Tour of Homes, which had been scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 18, has been canceled.
OHS 50th class reunion
There will be a question time following the program.
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In an attempt to kindle interest, the club is introducing a free junior membership this year for ages 17 and under. The hope is to keep the knowledge of how steam engine history and repair alive a while lon ger, said club Chairman Joe Spahr of Eaton Township.
Princess party at the library
Fall storytimes will run from Sept. 20 to Oct. 26 at the Herrick Memorial Library in Wellington.
Herrick fall storytimes begin
The Battle of Lake Erie
The Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club will hold a break fast from 8-9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Sugar Creek Restaurant, 5196 Detroit Rd., Sheffield.
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Aboutsaid. 20 steam traction engines will appear at the LaGrange Engine Club Show this year, he said. They stand apart because they can move under their own power instead of being pulled by horses.
Trustees call special meeting
The Oberlin Heritage Center will hold “Root Beer and Yesteryear” from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 20 W. Vine St.
Many old steam engines survived the scrap drives of World War II as America collected metal to build its fleets. Those remaining boiler engines are an old farming way of life, he Schworer,said. 62, was raised around steam engines on his family farm in
The entertainment schedule includes outdoor music by Parsh, a band featuring Tom Somsak, Craig Zacharyasz, Dave Mann Wolf, Rick Hetsko and Dave Parsh. From 1:30-2:30 p.m., there will be a “Storytime with Mrs. Evans” in the Little Red Schoolhouse. Camille Hamlin Allen will portray Sarah Jane Leary Evans and share stories of her family and their home still standing at 33 E. Vine St. Each free mini-performance will be ticketed to ensure social distancing. OHC Trustee Brian Wilbert will give an antique phonograph demonstration; there will also be a display of vintage cameras arranged by OHC Communications Coordinator Steven Rice. Visitors can also take self-guided tours of the 1866 Monroe House.
Pancakes for the parks
Proceeds benefit the Lorain County Metro Parks.
• Lap-sit story times at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays are for par ents and babies, ages birth to 2 years. These sessions will help parents introduce books, rhyming, singing and socialization skills.
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The menu includes a half-chicken, potatoes, corn and roll for $12, with proceeds supporting the volunteer fire department. There will also be a 50-50 raffle and basket raffles.
A party fit for a princess will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Amherst Public Library.
Relive Browns history
Information about three levies appearing on the fall ballot will be shared with the Kiwanis club of Wellington at noon on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the South Lorain County Ambulance District headquarters, 179 E. Herrick Ave., Wellington.
Republican club meeting
Grafton Township. For decades, he’s tuned and tinkered with one that’s been in the family for six decades. He knows every inch of the ma chine. “When you fire it up, it’s a living, breathing thing,” Schworer said. “The boiler snaps and crackles. They have a nice, rhythmic sound to them. It’s just like an old friend.”
The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes served with sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee, tea, orange juice or milk. The cost is $8 per person for ages 11 and up, $4 for ages 3-10 and free for kids ages 2 and under. Cash only.
Considered one of America’s “forgotten wars,” the War of 1812 was a consequential period in the early days of our nation. One of the major turning points occurred at the Battle of Lake Erie. Molly Sampson, director of the Maritime Museum of Sandusky, will speak at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Ritter Public Library, 5480 Liberty Ave., Vermilion. She will explore what led to the battle, its legacy and the key play ers. The event is sponsored by the Sons of the American Revolution, Firelands Bicentennial Chapter. The public is invited to attend.
Tickets are $85 each or $150 for a pair and can be purchased at www.lorainhealth-dentistry.org. Each ticket includes a selec tion of fine wine, beer, soft drinks and hors d’oeuvres by Taste of Excellence Catering. There will also be auction baskets and a mystery wine pull.
Fall prime rib dinner
• Michael Doud, executive director of the Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County, will provide an overview of a 0.6 mill, five-year renewal request to provide mental health and addiction services.
Tour of Homes canceled
Mail checks to Father Ragan Hall, P.O. Box 224, Avon, OH 44011 payable to Father Ragan Charitable Foundation. For reservations, contact John Pabin at (440) 725-7369 or john. pabin@gmail.com; or Rudy Breglia at (440) 930-0251 or rudy breglia@gmail.com by Sept. 18. Include your name(s), number attending, phone number, email address and check.
steam engines in operation, he said. Without a new infusion of inter est, the hobby is likely to fade away within the next couple of decades, Schworer worries.
They are designed as interactive programs, teaching parents and their children how to integrate books and reading into their lives. Registration is required and can be done by calling (440) 647-2120.Offerings include:
powering a thresher, buzzsaw or a combine, “it’s new and exciting every time” to see
Go behind the scenes of the band’s Sept. 15, 1964, concert that changed all concerts in Cleveland. Registration is request ed and can be done by calling the library at (440) 647-2120.
The public is welcome. RSVP by Sept. 12 to rudybreglia@ gmail.com. Snacks and refreshments will be served.
A “Fall Fortune” reverse raffle and prime rib dinner fundraiser for student scholarships will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Knights of Columbus Father Ragan Hall, 1783 Moore Rd., Avon.
He was pulled into the world of steam a quarter-century ago via a chance encounter with a steam en gine display at a flea market. Spahr said he was hooked within minutes, and has sought out engine shows everWhethersince.
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Craft your own crown and tutu, and enjoy music and fun activ ities while you party like a princess. This event is recommended for ages 10 and under.
Join Bob St. Clair from Legacy Capital Advisors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Amherst Public Library for “Medicare 101.” He will explain options and answer questions about the program so that you can make the best choices for your health.
Hear an expert beekeeper explain how he easily deals with 50,000 of his closest and sometimes docile friends without experiencing any sharp or piercing effects. He’ll also describe how food is related to what bees do in addition to providing honey and what is threatening bees.
Author and veteran sports writer Marty Gitlin will discuss and show videos of the greatest and most interesting play ers, teams, events and moments since the Browns were born in 1946, including the years of perennial championships in the AAFC and NFL through the 1960s. Watch the exploits of such superstars as Otto Graham, Marion Motley, Jim Brown, Leroy Kelly and Paul Warfield. Relive the Kardiac Kids and Dawgs of the 1980s. Lament and learn more about the loss of the franchise when Art Modell hijacked the club to Baltimore, as well as the struggles after their return through out the twenty-first century.
A barbecue chicken dinner will be held by pick-up only from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Rochester fire station on Eagle Street.
But his personal connection is one that younger generations, raised on gas and electric power, don’t have.
For sponsorship, ticket sales or to make a donation, call Ruby Nelson at (440) 233-0160.
The Friends of Metro Parks of Lorain County will hold a fall harvest breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Carlisle Reservation Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Rd., Carlisle Township.
Buzz About Bees will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Knights of Columbus Ragan Hall, 1783 Moore Rd, Avon.
Cleveland author Dave Schwensen will talk about The Beatles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Herrick Memorial Library in Wellington.
According to the American Heart Association, sudden cardiac arrest is the cause of death for 13.5 percent of Americans, or one of every 74 people. Excluding those that happen at the hospital, 70 percent of heart attacks happen at home, and have a mortality rate of 90 percent. Knowing how to perform CPR properly can double or potentially triple survival rates, according to TheSLCAD.ambulance district is opening its classes to the public. They will be held at 179 E. Herrick Ave., Wellington. To register, call (440) 647-5803.
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Wine Down by the Water” will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 at Sunset Terrace at Lakeview Park in Lorain.
Root Beer and Yesteryear
• Wellington Fire Chief Mike Wetherbee or a representative from the county will provide details of a 911 renewal levy. The county is seeking a five-year, 0.5-mill renewal.
limits. Times have changed, but a fondness for this summer treat hasn’t. The floats will be provided by Oberlin IGA, while free popcorn will be made possible by the Oberlin Athletic Boosters Club and Bethany Hobbs.
LaGrange club hopes 2022 show fires up interest in steam engines
This free, family-friendly event will feature live music, a a historic portrayal, old-fashioned games, exhibits and root beer floats for everyone.
“Steam engines were the mode of power that everybody used up until the gas tractors took over, kind of in the teens and 20s,” said Bob Schworer, a director for the La Grange Engine Club.
Thousands are expected at the fairgrounds — last year, nearly 8,000 people attended the three-day event.Aday pass is $5. Kids under age 12 get in for free with an adult.
A Zoom link will be available. Access the Kiwanis Club’s Facebook page for the link. Attendees are welcome to take a lunch.
“It’s another way of life that’s passed by, and the newer genera tions don’t know anything about it,” he
The Mental Health, Addiction & Recovery Services Board of Lorain County will hold an open house from 5:30-7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 at its offices, 1173 North Ridge Rd. East, Lorain. Learn more about what it does, the work of its providers and how you can help make a difference.Remarks will be delivered at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. There will also be activities for children.
• Family story times at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays are for families with children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years old. These sessions will have stories, crafts and education.
CPR training classes will be offered by the South Lorain County Ambulance District from 6-10 p. m. on the third Monday of each month starting Sept. 19.
What’s the buzz about bees?
Members will meet at 5 p.m. Friday at The Hotel at Oberlin, and on Saturday for dinner at Steel Magnolia restaurant. Sign up by emailing northsho@ix.netcom.com or by messaging the Oberlin High School Class of 1972 page on Facebook.
The wine social will support Lorain County Health & Dentistry. All proceeds will be used to provide primary medical and dental care to vulnerable people in the community.
Rochester chicken dinner
There will also be plenty of farm gas engines, oil field engines, trac tors, crawlers, antique cars and trucks, motorcycles and a black smith shop with demonstrations.
Registration is required and each child should be registered separately. Visit the calendar at amherstpubliclibrary.org or call the library at (440) 988-4230 to register.
WELLINGTON — Steam was the dominant force of the Industrial Revolution, powering riverboats, tractors, mills, threshers and trains for about 150 years before being surpassed by gas engines.
A flea market has historically been a big draw at the show, as is a con signment auction Saturday morning by auctioneer Andy Suvar.
the indictment last week, and quickly arrested Bakker as he left a LaGrange diner, according to Capt. Richard Bosley.
Pilacky said about 50 feet of the boardwalk will extend onto city property to connect to the
AMHERST — The memory of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks were honored Sunday on the 21st anniversary in a ceremony hosted by Amherst’s American Legion Post 118.
“The wetland there is just a really nice place. The birders love walking the right-of-way, especially during migration season, and this is another opportunity for people to have a closer relationship with na ture,” she said.
The suspect was taken to the Lorain County Jail, where he was held on a $15,000 cash and surety bond and a $15,000 per sonal bond.
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She tried to comfort him as he lay on the ground, bleeding.
“The turtles were out this morning. It was just really lovely,” said the nonprofit’s as sociate director, Kate Pilacky, last Thursday. “There’s just a lot going on. If you’re respect ful of nature and quiet, it’s amazing what you might see.”
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The walkway is intended to be a place to observe nature, Pilacky said. Small mammals, snakes, pollinators such as bees and butterflies and more than 50 species of birds — even peacocks — can be seen there, she said.
Post 118 members paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attacks on New York and Washing ton and the actions of first responders who answered theDarrellcall.
Pilacky said it won’t take long to build — she expects it to be ready for the public by Thanksgiving.TheConservancy’s land is located on West Hamilton Street next to the Oberlin Rec reation Complex. About half is covered in prairie plant life, and the other half is part of the Great South Woods.
County Sheriff’s Deputies received a copy of
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Ramsey right-of-way. She said the goal is to connect the other end to a longer trail through the woods in the next year or so as funds are raised.
works. The Oberlin Planning Commission gave its blessing last week for the creation of a 175-foot-long boardwalk trail along the edge of the large wetland on the southern stretch of the conservancy’s property.
The 37-year-old Wellington man faces a single count of obstructing official business, and two counts of felonious assault — one for each of the police officers he raced at with a knife inLorainhand.
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No additional information was available through the court system about when Bakker will appear in front of a judge.
Bakker was flown to Metro Health Medical Center in Cleve land and was released about a weekChrosniaklater. and Geitgey have been on paid administrative leave since the shooting.
Then the situation changed — the footage showed Bakker stomp out his front door with a large kitchen knife in hand and advance on Geitgey, who backed away.When the enraged Bakker paid no mind to warnings, Chrosniak shot him with an electric stun gun. As he shrugged off the shock, Chrosniak switched to her pistol, fired two rounds and then ran to Bakker’s side to hold a towel to his wounds.
“We have finished our inves tigation. The investigation is at the prosecutor’s office,” Bosley said.The report includes not only examines Bakker’s actions, but those of the two officers in volved.Bosley declined to comment on the record about its findings. Tomlinson did not respond to a request for comment.
Bishop, command er of the American Legion’s Fifth District, recounted the events of 9/11 beginning at 8:46 a.m. when it crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center between the 93rd and 99th floor.
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Planning Commission autho rization.Construction of the board walk will be paid for with a Lorain County Public Health grant. It was approved unani mously by Oberlin planners with little discussion, other than what materials will be used.The boardwalk will be acces sible from the Ramsey rightof-way, an old abandoned railroad track that runs from the lakeshore south toward Wellington. The rails have long since been replaced with a paved path.
A better vantage point for hikers and birders is in the
inside his house.
The property is zoned as park land. That means build ing any structure on it requires
A butterfly lands on a prairie flower at the Western Reserve Land Con servancy’s 62-acre property on the south side of Oberlin.
Scott Bakker
Dave Moore pours out wine for participants during a wine tasting fundraiser Saturday at Findley State Park south of Wellington. The Friends of Findley’s 7th Annual Tastings in the Woods featured vintages from several area wineries as well as music by Ava Rowland, KK Farnsworth and Lance Horwedel.
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The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate the shooting.
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Boardwalk to be built on conservancy wetland
Shot by police, Bakker faces felonious assault counts
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The attacks cost the lives of 2,977 people and left more than 10,000 injured. The numbers include 343 firefighters, 23 police officers and additional victims who died from 9/11 related
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ELYRIA — Scott Bakker, who was stunned and then shot by Wellington police during an apparent mental health episode July 23, has been indicted by a Lorain County grand jury.
Chrosniak, who took control of the situation, stayed calm outside as Bakker smashed items and shouted obscenities.
“I’d like to try to get him any help he can get,” she told a neighbor who poked his outside.
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OBERLIN — Walk softly and you’re likely to see mon arch butterflies, rabbits or even a deer or two going about their business at the Western Land Conservancy’s 62-acre pre serve on the city’s south side.
Mercy Health Allen Hospital Director of Community Health Catherine Woskobnick, Coordinator of Parish Nursing Kelly Simenson and President Carrie Jankowski presented baskets and boxes of school supplies to Oberlin City School Superintendent David Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
ceived either two shots of Pfizer of Moderna vaccines or one shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Only about one-third of the population followed up with a booster shot, and just a little over 10 percent have gotten a second booster.Alotof people were waiting for the omicron-specific booster, since that variant has been responsible for the vast majority of the infection since January, said Adams. There is also a lot of “COVID exhaustion,” he said — people are just plain tired of dealing with the stress of the pandemic and are avoiding thinking aboutBetweenit. vaccination and natural immunity from getting COVID, residents of Lorain County have fairly decent armor against the virus, Adams said.
The items were donated by Mercy Health Allen Hospital of Oberlin associates and dropped off by Mercy HealthAllen Hospital Director of Community Health Catherine Woskobnick, Coordinator of Parish Nursing Kelly Simen son and President Carrie Jankowski.
Woskobnick said the school supply drive lasted three weeks.“These are all the tools the students will need to be suc cessful for school,” she said.
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or any awareness they have COVID at all. We’re finding the parents had it first and then the kids are getting it.”The situation has been cooling statewide. A handful of western Ohio counties are back to green for “low”Whilespread.Lorain County is back at red, most surrounding counties have seen the virus retreat. Cuyahoga, Medina, Ashland and Huron are all downgraded to “moderate” yellow, while Erie County remains red.
Lorain County Public Health has started a campaign to promote the follow-up shots, which are designed to renew resistance to the virus.
“Many of us were there. Many of us saw, many of us thank God are too young to know the tragedy that oc curred. That tragic day served as a true test of the Ameri cans and their beliefs and will be remembered always. So on this day, as we observe Patriot Day, and all that it represents, we honor the value of life, those we loved and lost our country's resistance and the strength of the Ameri can spirit,” Burman said.
Lorain County Public Health is also tracking the extremely slow spread of monkeypox, which Ad ams has repeatedly said is nothing at all like ClevelandCOVID.isthe state epicenter for that virus, with 110 cases con firmed in Cuyahoga County as of Friday. Franklin County is second with 37 cases.
Adams said those local cases are not related in any way.
In a tradition dating back to the 1800s Post 118 Com mander Clark Bruner along with the Amherst Fire Depart ment honored the victims with five bell strikes, the way fire departments would signal the death of one of their own in the line of duty.
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Sign up for a card, chance for prizes at Herrick library
Spread of COVID-19 was upgrad ed again to “high” in Lorain County last week, turning it red on a threat map created by the Centers for Dis ease Control and Prevention.
CDC tracking also indicates there were four deaths here during that time frame, but Lorain County Health Commissioner Mark Adams said he’d been notified of no such thing.Asof Friday, county health work ers said 940 local residents had died due to the disease.
Adams said he believes most of Ohio is probably experiencing high transmission no matter what the CDC map shows.
Wastewater test samples show the virus is still heavily in circulation. Those levels haven’t changed much in the last few weeks, he said.
WELLINGTON — The Herrick Memorial Library is celebrating Library Card Sign-Up Month. Use your card and be entered in a prize drawing. Don’t have one for Herrick? Fill out an application, get your card the same day and be entered into the drawing. Use your card as many times as you can during September and you’ll be entered again and again. The more you use your card, the greater the chances to win. There will be one ticket pulled for each of the adults, teens and children’s age categories with appropriate prizes.
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At the same time, there is incredi bly low interest in vaccine boosters.
“We appreciate the kind gesture for our students. These items will definitely be utilized throughout the 2022-2023 school year,” he said. “We are thankful for Mercy HealthAllen Hospital associates for thinking of our students, and for their continued support in making the lives of our students happier and healthier.”
A little over two-thirds of the county’s population is “fully vac cinated,” meaning they’ve re
Mercy gifts supplies to Oberlin schools
OBERLIN — Baskets filled with pencils, pens, crayons and highlighters, along with boxes of notepaper, notepads, folders and binders were dropped off last week to the Oberlin City Schools.
“We must always be on the alert. We must always remember those that have lost their lives in these terrorist attacks. Let us not remember their sacrifices God rest their souls. In closing. I ask you one question. Do you feel safe today,” Bishop said.
Data released last Thursday night showed 686 new cases and more than 40 hospitalizations reported in the county for the seven prior days.
County back to red on COVID map
The CDC says there were 3,304 COVID tests done in Lorain County from Sept. 1-7, and 14.37 percent were positive. About 3.9 percent of area hospital inpatient beds are being used by patients with CO VID-19.Ingeneral, cases are much milder than in previous months, Adams said.“I’ve got people that if they call in sick they’re sick for a day to three days, that’s it — then it’s done,” he said. “Most of the chil dren aren’t feeling any symptoms
Public health officials are continu ing to work with doctors to get the word out to gay and bisexual men, who at the highest risk for contract ing monkeypox. It is transmitted through prolonged intimate skin-toskinThecontact.CDCreleases new COV ID-19 data every Thursday night.
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Superintendent David Hall accepted the donations on behalf of the students.
This map, updated each Thursday night, shows where COVID is spreading rapidly (red), moderately (yellow) and slowly (green).
So far, Lorain County has seven confirmed cases.
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Page B2 Lorain County Community Guide Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 OUTDOOR FUN ACROSS 1. Relating to Vatican’s Francis 6. Denouement 9. HVAC tunnel 13. Lesser Antilles destination 14. Big Island necklace 15. Truth without proof 16. Luciano Pavarotti, e.g. 17. Distressing acronym 18. Acrylic fiber 19. *Outing in a wagon 21. *Overnighting outdoors 23. “____ Te Ching” 24. RC or Jolt 25. Tax pro 28. Lowest brass instrument 30. *Alfresco meal 35. Kaa’s warning 37. This and that 39. Extended family member 40. “The Sun is ____ a Star” 41. Namely (2 words) 43. “The Parent Trap” child 44. Renter’s paper 46. H. H. Munro’s pseudonym 47. Snaky swimmers 48. Geisha’s garb 50. Kids’ construction block 52. Caustic chemical 53. Display displeasure 55. Blunder 57. *S’more cooker 61. *U-Pick destination 65. Yahoo! message 66. Hyperactivity acronym 68. Relating to hilum 69. To the point 70. Make a pigeon sound 71. Silly 72. Ancient eternal life symbol 73. H in British HMS 74. Socially inept DOWN 1. *Promenading route 2. Atlas stat 3. Small and weak 4. Cut short 5. Cowboy’s catcher 6. Additional 7. Opposite of paleo 8. “Xanadu” music genre 9. Village, mostly in South Africa 10. Tangerine plus grapefruit 11. Colloquial “Follow me!” 12. NASA’s orange drink 15. Master’s area 20. Meryl Streep/Philip Seymour Hoffman 2008 movie 22. *Climbing peak 24. Fashion week stage 25. *Sidewalk artist’s medium 26. Mushroom caps 27. Indian black tea 29. Unwelcome reception, pl. 31. Give a quote 32. Handrail post 33. In an unfriendly manner 34. Incense without prefix 36. Comme ci, comme ça 38. *Nature walk 42. Detroit mascot 45. Store as fodder 49. Not their 51. Lady Slipper, e.g. 54. “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” host 56. Horny odd-toed ungulate, for 57.shortBetween Phi and Kappa 58. Bad luck predictor 59. Police informer 60. *Angling reward 61. O in b.o. 62. Having wings 63. Military status 64. Squirrel’s nest 67. Rudolph’s Clarice, e.g. SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE A2 SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE A2
“Our phone is not ringing off the hook,” Adams said.
Christine Burman, president of American Legion Post 118 Auxiliary remembered that day and the resolve of the American spirit.
“We know that a lot of people are underreporting. They’re coming up positive, but they’re not telling anybody,” he said.
illnesses from being exposed to the aftermath at ground zero.
COVID spread fell to yellow “moderate” status the previous week in the county. Adams con tends that was a statistical blip, not a true reflection of what’s going on.
“I just can’t imagine who hasn’t gotten it by the winter, to where there would be a surge,” he said.
to paydirt to show the Comets what was in store for the rest of the night.
Zach Barnhart scored on a 3-yard run, then it was back to big yardage as Charlie Steinmetz took an 83-yard pass from Watchorn across the line without challenge in the second half. Barnhart closed out the scoring by grinding the ball in again from the 1 yard line.
Mason Worcester scored on a pass from Brenda Watchorn, going 86 yards
Comets held to 1 rushing yard
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 Lorain County Community Guide Page B3 85 SOUTH MAIN STREET OBERLIN OHIO 44074 SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 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. BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETING DATES ALL MEETINGS WILL BE Live Streamed @ http://oberlinoh.swagit.com/live SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 RECORDS COMMISSION – 9:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 7:00 P.M. –COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION – 4:00 P.M. – 69 S. MAIN ST. – 2ND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 RECREATION COMMISSION - 7:00 P.M. - 36 S. PROSPECT ST. OCTOBER 17, 2022 PUBLIC HEARING – 6:00 P.M. – COUNCIL CHAMBERS PURPOSE 1: To consider a recommendation by the Oberlin Planning Commission to amend the Zoning Map to change the “P-1”/Public Park and Recreation District Zoning on Parcel No. 0900088105056 on Willowbrook Road to “R-1B”/Single-Family Dwelling District. PURPOSE 2: To consider a recommendation of the Planning Commission regarding proposed amendments to Section 1311.04 Final Plat Procedures for Major Subdivisions SPORTS Send sports news to news@lcnewspapers.com. Deadline for all submissions is 10 a.m. each Tuesday. Printed as space is available.
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The problem was everything that hap penedKeystonein-between.ranup a 41-12 win in Lorain County League play between the neigh boring teams, thanks in large part to Ryne Shackelford’s second-half heroics.
The Comets were outplayed on the ground, where they totaled just 1 yard to the Rangers’ 185. The air battle wasn’t much better, as North Ridgeville held a 208-77 advantage.
The win was the first for this year’s Keystone team. At 0-4, Oberlin is still on the hunt for its first victory as it pre pares to venture to Henrietta Township this week to take on the intimidating Firelands Falcons.
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Adopting a take-noprisoners attitude, Firelands ran up a 5213 win against Lorain County League rival Wellington on Friday night. The Falcons showed no mercy, scoring on every pos session save the last one, when the game was far out of reach.
AJ Stroud’s interception return to the end zone helped the Wildcats cobble to gether 27 points before halftime.
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Joshua Nocella scored both Dukes TDs, first catching a 57-yarder from quarterback Lo gan Wright and then punching one in from just beyond the goal line.
Columbia's Riley Egli and Firelands’ Morgan Janicek go after the ball during a
Shackelford dominates Phoenix
Playing on Firelands’ home turf, Josh Ko vach got the red and white on the score board first with a one-yard scramble and went on to add another 6 points to his personal tally before halftime.
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Weston Strader topped the Falcons leader board with three TDs, while Evan Tester and Kevin Williams notched one apiece — every touchdown resulted from a ground attack — and Rocco Iofolla added a field goal.
He rushed for touchdowns of 1, 15 and 21 yards and added his own 2-point con version on the final foray.
OBERLIN — Jameson Clark’s 22-yard touchdown run put the Phoenix on positive footing in the first quarter Friday, and Isa iah Jones-Smith had to 2-yard run across the goal line to end the game.
AMHERST For the North Rid geville Rangers, a 34-3 victory in Fri day night’s Southwestern Conference opener was a stellar start, setting up a 4-0Forrecord.theComets, it was the continu ation of a dismal trend. Amherst put another scratch in the L column, its 15th straight loss in a parade dating back to Nathan2020.Stewart put the team’s only points on the board, nailing an early field goal from 36 yards out to make it It3-0.was all blue and gold from there.
Even two interceptions and two fumbles forced by the Amherst defense didn’t help.
Kaden Stivason put two on the board, first erasing Oberlin’s lead 7-6 with the help of a PAT from Landen Whitacre, then pushing another TD in from the red zone in the second quarter.
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CLEAR VICTORY
Columbia raced to a 3-0 victory over the Dukes last week, going 25-10, 2517, 25-21. ABOVE: Wellington’s Morgan Lehmkuhl and Brooke Lehmkuhl get a block against Columbia.
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After battling back, Amherst took a fourth-set loss last week to Olmsted Falls. The Comets didn’t make the 3-1 win easy — the Bulldogs won 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22. ABOVE: Amherst’s Kendal Dobbins tries to block a hit from Olmsted Falls’ Gabbie Pellerite.
Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise Goalie Whitney Kirschner had 21 saves to pre vent a loss to the Wildcats, while Keystone keeper Caitlyn Minney had four on her end of the field, leading to a 3-3 tie. Savanna Gundert had two goals and Nadia Greer put one in the back of the net for the Dukes. ABOVE: Wellington keeper Whitney Kirschner grabs the ball on a Keystone corner kick. RIGHT: Savannah Gundert makes a run with the ball through the middle.
The Wellington boys defeated Clearview’s co-ed soccer team 5-1 last week. ABOVE: Wellington's Spencer Brasee makes a run past Clearview's Jameson McCall.
DUKES OVERWHELMED
DON’T WORRY, KIRSCHNER’S ON THE JOB
A HARD FIGHT
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ABOVE: Wellington's Roberto Barnes clears the ball under pressure.
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No, that’s not two Midview squads out there on the field. The Comets shed customarytheir green and gold in favor of solid blue jerseys and socks to raise aware ness of autism while battling the Middies. Amherst came away with a 1-0 ball.movesAbbeyRIGHT:Peters.Midview'spressuretheGabiABOVE:thePlebanGoalievarsityherbythanksvictory,toashotIssyMcGee—firstforthesquad.Natalieensuredshutout.Amherst'sBrezinachipsballunderfromAmeliaAmherst'sCookewiththe
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BELOW: Dukes keeper Connor Norton covers up the ball.
GOAL AFTER GOAL
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It took five sets, but the Dukes came out on top of the North Olmsted Eagles for a 3-2 win. Wel lington won the final frame 15-13 to solidify a 5-2 record on the season. ABOVE: Wellington's Gwenyth VanNatter gets the dig. BELOW: Bella Beck makes the pass.
Six first-half goals and a matching set in the second put Keystone far out of Wellington’s reach in Lorain County League action. Zach Barnes and Gabe Horoshcak each scored for the Dukes, but the Wildcats built a 12-2 win around a four-goal performance by Chase Cuson. Teammates Zander Yoho and Holden Longacre each racked up a hat trick.
Editor Je Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 38, No. 41 Mix and match news stories to create silly stories. Select a who, what, when, where, why and how from different stories. Write a silly news story with these facts. For extra silliness, use quotes from other news stories. Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write in a variety of forms and genres. Silly News Story My Invention Imagine you invented something that helped the world and made you famous. What would that invention be? How would it help the world? FRISBEE CAMERAFLYINGFLOATEDFRICKETMEASUREPLASTIC PLATE CATCHCOURTDODGE YALEALERT DISCSOLD D E D H C AT C S AEETILIIS ABETSETLP A U ONRSL DC ORTA D SI C O EELLP D NR U FP G NIYLFR C MAERATTT T U ET KC RIF MSE DG O D OY Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Can you nd each of these pictures in the big picture? Help this dog catch Frisbeethe.® How many ying discs can you nd on this page?
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The students at Yale University loved William Frisbie’s pies. They even loved his pie tins!
Here is a list of some of them. How do you think each game is played? Look them up and find out if you guessed correctly.
Players count how many throws they take to hit the target. Wherever your Frisbee® lands, you take your next shot from that spot.
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Standards Link: Physical Education: Understands and follows the rules of the game.
When Morrison sold the rights to Wham-O in 1957, the company named the disc the Frisbee® (pronounced FRIZ'-bee).
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Make a course of six or eight “holes” by setting up a series of objects or sites to try and hit with a Frisbee®
Complete the grid by using all the letters in the PLATE in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you.
Look through the newspaper for two items that don’t seem to go together. Think of as many ways as you can to invent something new by combining those two things. For example, what could you make with a combination of a camera sunglasses?and newspaper to locate information.
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Many games are now played with a flying disc.
Tossing empty pie tins became a favorite way to pass time between classes.
In Frederick1948,WalterMorrison and Warren Franscioni created a plastic disc that could fly with better accuracy than a tin pie plate.
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Tie a brightly colored ribbon on a tree or pole as a good place to start. An empty bucket or laundry basket also makes a good “hole.”
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One or more players take turns attempting to hit each target with a ying disc toy.
Add up your score. The player who completes the course in the fewest number of throws wins.
A firm flick of the wrist and the tin floated through the air.
But the metal pie tins hurt when they hit someone. As a safety measure, students started yelling, “Frisbie!” to alert others that they were tossing a tin to a pal.
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Today, the 65-year-old Frisbee® is owned by Mattel Toy Manufacturers, only one of at least sixty manufacturers of flying discs.
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Circle the disc that will continue the pattern in each row. Standards Link: Patterning: Understand and extend patterns.
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