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Thursday, Sept. 26 • AMHERST: “Northern Ohio Prehistory From Paleo to Erie” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26 at the Amherst Public Library.

Local historian Matt Nahorn will speak about northeastern Ohio’s earliest human inhabitants. Prehistoric tribes once called this land home and the tools and other artifacts that they left behind offer a view of their distinct cultures and ways of life.

• OBERLIN: The Mercy Health Allen Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a “Be Pawsitive” fundraiser from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26 in the front hospital waiting area.

Inspirational tees, sweatshirts, hoodies, and more with cancer and pet theme logos will be sold.

• WELLINGTON: The LCCC Wellington Center Family Fall Fest and Open House will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 151 Commerce Dr. Enjoy live music by local artist Ava Rowland, kids activities, free health screenings, games, food, and more. The event is free.

Registration is encouraged; visit www.lorainccc.edu.

Friday, Sept. 27 • WELLINGTON: All former Wellington band and color guard students are invited to play along for pregame at the Dukes football game on Friday, Sept. 27.

RSVP to anovotny@wellingtonvillageschools.org.

Saturday, Sept. 28 • AMHERST: A free breakfast will be served to first responders from 6-9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 at A Fresh Wind Church, 115 Milan Ave. On- and off-duty police officers, firefighters, and EMTs from any area department can stop by for breakfast burritos and coffee.

• WELLINGTON: Coffee with the Mayor will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Bread-NBrew, 100 South Main St. Mayor Hans Schneider and Sen. Nathan Manning will be present to speak with residents and hear concerns and ideas.

• OBERLIN: Enjoy free doughnuts and cider from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Oberlin Public Library to celebrate Banned Books Week.

The Friends of the Oberlin Public Library will serve treats to encourage readers to carefully guard their right to choose the books they read and discourage banning books. Their “Keep the Light On” display describes how books are challenged and reassures readers that BULLETIN BOARD PAGE A2

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After being hit with simulated ammunition, a fake school shooter is frisked and cuffed Monday at Amherst Junior High. Sitting just feet away is school resource officer Brian Bowers, who took down the shooter, portrayed by National Guard Staff Sgt. Dan Smith.

FOUR ‘KILLED’ IN DRILL JASON HAWK EDITOR

"I need dead people," Amherst police Lt. Dan Makruski said Monday, motioning his actors forward.

Mary Dixon and Kim Matuzek stepped up to wait in a doorway at Amherst Junior High, knowing full well they'd be shot — by fake bullets — just a few minutes later.

They were the first to fall when National Guard Staff Sgt. Dan Smith ran inside with an AR-15 in an elaborate drill meant to test emergency forces' readiness for a school shooting.

The ordeal left four people "killed" and 19 others seriously "wounded."

The simulated rifle blasts were loud and unnerving in the junior high hallways. Smith gunned down several victims within a few seconds of entering, then leaped up the stairs with our cameras following.

Among the not-really-dead was Christina Adkins, emergency management liaison for the Cleveland Clinic. This was her sixth time taking part in an active shooter drill and she said it never gets easier.

"One of two things happens. People either freeze or they fight back," she said, sitting in a pool of bright red sugar-water blood.

"The more you go through it, the more you adapt to what's happening — but that doesn't mean it's easier.

It just means you're more prepared," Adkins said.

All through the building, the sound of rifle fire resounded as Smith laid

Teachers playing the role of injured students receive care from paramedics just outside Amherst Junior High. seige. Pop, pop, pop — his two 30-round magazines were empty in no time and a trail of bodies lay where he passed.

"We are in a level four lockdown," principal Andrew Gibson announced over the public address system. When the faux shooting started, he bunked down with a radio and tablet, watching via surveillance cameras as the shooter move through the building.

For the scenario, Amherst police officer Brian Bowers, who is assigned to protect the building, had been called to an emergency at the new Powers Elementary under construction next door. He heard the gunfire

and sprinted across the parking lot.

Just inside the door, he spotted and drew down on Smith, hitting him in the chest. The gunman fired back, hitting Bowers in the leg.

The shooter was sprawled out on the carpet, covered with fake blood, his AR-15 and two pistols just feet away.

"It hurt a little when I got shot," he said, pointing to his shirt, which had been cut open by paramedics treating his wound. "If felt like a paintball."

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INSIDE THIS WEEK Amherst

Oberlin

Wellington

Closed no longer — old Central School reopens

Youth rally on Tappan for global climate strike

Actor Liam Neeson will visit to shoot ‘The Minuteman’

OBITUARIES A2 • KID SCOOP B4 • CLASSIFIEDS C2 • SUDOKU D2

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OBITUARIES Albert J. McQueen

Albert J. McQueen died at Kendal at Oberlin on May 22, 2019, after a short illness. A retired sociology professor at Oberlin College, he was 91.

Born Aug. 22, 1927, in Bennettsville, S.C., McQueen graduated from high school in Newport News, Va., and spent two years at Virginia State College, followed by a term in the U.S. Army.

During his military service, McQueen was sent to Belgium, where he acquired a camera and photographic skills. His proficiency won him third place in a 1947 competition of Army photographers at the Smithsonian. Photography, as well as travel, became lifelong avocations.

Enrolling in Oberlin College in 1949, McQueen graduated with a BA in psychology in 1952. He earned a PhD in sociology from the University of Michigan in 1959.

His work at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research on out of school youth and their families eventually resulted in grants from the Ford Foundation to study African "school leavers," in Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1963 and later in Nairobi, Kenya. He also traveled throughout Africa during the time when many nations had recently acquired independence from their colonial overlords.

Mr. McQueen taught at Howard University and Brooklyn College before returning to Oberlin College in 1966 as a member of the sociology department, where he served until a heart condition led to a medical leave in 1992. He retired in 1996. The second African-American to receive tenure at Oberlin College, Al McQueen was a founding member of the African-American studies department and instrumental in implementing the Special Educational Opportunity Program funded by the Rockefeller Foundation to prepare low income African-American youth for entrance to Oberlin.

An effective teacher and collaborator, McQueen treasured professional friendships with his students, many of whom he encouraged to become successful academics in higher education institutions throughout the United States.

He lectured widely on social change and black families and was instrumental in developing many conferences sponsored by the American Sociological Association.

A social activist during years of turbulent change in the civil rights movement, Al McQueen was active in the local branch of the NAACP and supported change to achieve social justice both within Oberlin College and on a national scale. As a committed Oberlinian, he served on the boards of many civic and social agencies in Oberlin.

As a student and veteran, Al McQueen was one of a group who pressed Oberlin College administration to allow the formation of a student dining and residence co-op.

Now the Oberlin Student Co-operative Association, it remains one of the largest student co-ops in the U.S. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at Kendal at Oberlin.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Resident Assistance Fund, Kendal at Oberlin, 600 Kendal Dr., Oberlin, OH 44074 and to Oberlin College.

FROM A1 libraries are fighting censorship. Included on this year’s banned book list is “To Kill a Mockingbird,” recently named the most loved American book in a PBS poll.

Sept. 28 and 29 • WELLINGTON: The 2019 Fall in Love with Wellington Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.

29 in the village’s downtown area.

There will be games, contests, shopping, food, and inflatables. The festival is sponsored by Main Street Wellington.

Sunday, Sept. 29 • SIX LOCATIONS: The Southern Lorain County Historical Roadshow Tour will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29.

Visit six historical societies to learn about local history and museum treasurers. Visitors will get a stamp at each location for entry into a drawing for a $100 gift card.

Topics include a one-room school house in Belden (Grafton), early homes and schoolhouse in Huntington, dairy farms and creameries from the early 1900s in LaGrange, an early one-room schoolhouse in Penfield, “From Indians to Tornadoes” in Pittsfield, and Archibald Willard and World War II veterans interviews in Wellington. Refreshments will be offered at some locations.

Find historical society and museum addresses at www. pittsfieldtownshiphistoricalsocieity.com.

• CARLISLE TWP.: A harvest pancake breakfast will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Lorain County Metro Parks Carlisle Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Rd. All-you-can-eat pancakes will be served with sausage

and scrambled eggs, coffee, tea, orange juice, or milk.

Chocolate chip or blueberry pancakes will also be available, as well as strawberry topping.

The cost is $7 per person, $4.50 for children ages three to 10, and free for kids ages two and under.

Proceeds benefit the Friends of Metro Parks in support of the Lorain County Metro Parks.

Monday, Sept. 30 • AMHERST: “Let Food Be Thy Medicine” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30 at the Amherst Public Library.

Chiropractor Jeremy Watson of Watson Wellness will speak about the healing properties of different foods and herbs and how to incorporate them into your diet. The program will include a live cooking demonstration and samples.

• OBERLIN: Andrew Garver of Citizens Climate Lobby will present “Carbon Fee and Dividend: A Climate Solution that Could Help Everyone” at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30 at Heiser Auditorium, Kendal at Oberlin.

There is no registration or fee. All are welcome.

Tuesday, Oct. 1 • OBERLIN: The Oberlin Community Candidates Night will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the First Church in Oberlin, 106 North Main St. Hear from candidates for the city’s seven council seats.

Unopposed candidates for the Oberlin school board and Oberlin Municipal Court have been invited and will be introduced at the beginning of the program.

The OCCN is a nonpartisan event made possible with the collaboration of 11 community and college organizations. They are Community Peace Builders, First MORE ON PAGE A3

Denise Simmons

Denise Jean Simmons (nee Philips), 66, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Services were held Friday, Sept. 20 at Beacon Baptist Church. Burial was at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Avon. Arrangements were entrusted to Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst.

Franklin Andolsek Franklin J. Andolsek, 80, of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at New Life Hospice in Lorain following a full and meaningful life. Services were held Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst. Burial was at Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.

Lawrence Franklin

Lawrence "Ike" Burton Franklin, 91, of Fort Myers, Fla., and formerly Huron, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, surrounded by his loved ones. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. Hempel Funeral Home of Amherst is assisting the family with arrangements.

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SWAT team members move slowly from door to door, checking for threats.

SHOOTER DRILL

FROM A1 to face trial.

Patrolman Eric Layfield, who is assigned to Steele High School, arrived a few second later with his own rifle at the ready.

"It was the longest two minutes of my life," he said of the high-speed drive from the Amherst Eagles hall, where he'd been positioned for the drill.

Teachers, cast in the role of students, called out for help. "Why aren't you helping?" one shouted as police officers who stepped past them to frisk and handcuff Smith.

"Come back! Don't leave!"

Long minutes dragged by before Amherst firefighters — those trained as medics and wearing bulletproof vests and helmets — entered with a police escort to assess the wounded.

They didn't stop to nurse gashes and gunshots, only hunted for the most critically injured victims.

It took considerably longer for the Lorain County SWAT team to arrive.

Wearing camouflage and carrying heavy ordinance, they jumped from an armored truck and hurried into the school through a back door.

We followed as SWAT cased the school from bottom to top and down again, throwing open every classroom, bathroom, and boiler room door. They were checking for a possible accomplice, as well as any explosive devices that may have been planted.

With the shooter down, the school emptied. "Students" were directed to evacuate, some heading to a rally point down the street and others running to hide in garages where neighbors were waiting to play their part in the training exercise.

The wounded were carried or wheeled to ambulances. Some were taken to the junior high soccer field, where a LifeFlight helicopter landed.

Amherst police Lt. Dan Makruski organized the drill, which drew observers from all over Lorain County

and even Cleveland Heights.

He said the drill revealed gaps in coordination between emergency response agencies, and he learned a great deal that can be used to improve the way a real-life shooting would be handled.

In a briefing prior to the exercise, Makruski told teachers and emergency personnel that it's not easy being a kid today.

"You think about the challenges our kids face," he said — they are part of an information revolution and live in a world full of drug overdoses, political unease, and an ongoing war in the Middle East.

They have inherited the legacy of the Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland, and countless other school shootings, too. "I didn't grow up in that," said Makruski.

"When's it going to stop? I don't know. But I know we're going to keep doing this as long as we have to," he said.

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BULLETIN BOARD FROM A2 Church in Oberlin Outreach and Service Committee, Kendal at Oberlin, League of Women Voters Oberlin Area, Oberlin Business Partnership, Oberlin College Voter Friendly Campus Coalition, Oberlin Community Services, Oberlin Friends Meeting, Oberlin National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Oberlin Pastors Prayer Fellowship, and Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and Justice Committee. • CARLISLE TWP.: “Boot Tales and Other Appendagesâ€? will be presented at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Carlisle Reservation Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Rd. The Black River Audubon Society will host Gary Gerrone, Geneva and Headlands State Park manager, who will speak on his adventures as a naturalist. This program is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit www.blackriveraudubon.org or call 440-365-6465. • OBERLIN: The Eclectic Book Group will meet at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Oberlin Public Library.

Readers will discuss “Skeletons at the Feast� by Chris Bohjalian. Anyone who has read the book is welcome to attend.

Wednesday, Oct. 2 • WELLINGTON: The Wellington Genealogy Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the LCCC Wellington Center, 151 Commerce Dr. Tom Neel will present “History of New London, Huron County Through Photographs.â€? He is a life-long resident of Huron County, president of the New London Area Historical Society, and library director at the Ohio Genealogical Society.

Monthly meetings are free and open to the public.

Thursday, Oct. 3 • OBERLIN: An Oberlin Heritage Center Upstairs/ Downstairs Tour training session will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Monroe House, 73 1/2 South Professor St. This free docent training workshop will be offered for volunteers interested in learning how to present an engaging 75-minute tour through the Heritage Center’s site, which includes three beautifully preserved historic buildings. You’ll learn about early residents of Oberlin and the extraordinary things they have done throughout the community’s first century (18331933).

Register by Sept. 25 by contacting museum education and tour coordinator Amanda Manahan at 440774-1700 or tourinfo@oberlinheritage.org. • OBERLIN: A First Thursday program focusing on Kano Hogai’s painting “Merciful Mother Kannonâ€? will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, 87 North Main St. The 1888 painting was reproduced on a cloisonne vase on view in the exhibition “The Enchantment of the Everyday: East Asian Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection.â€? The guest speaker will be Chelsea Foxwell, associate professor of art history at the University of Chicago. A reception will follow the talk, and galleries will be open until 7:30 p.m.

The event is sponsored by Oberlin College’s Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. • WELLINGTON: The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will hold a candidates night at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3 at town hall.

It will feature local candidates and explore issues on the November ballot. There will also be speakers on local items of interest.

Refreshments will be provided by the Beta Sigma Phi sorority. • AMHERST: “Medicare 101â€? will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Amherst Public Library.

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Starting Oct. 4 • OBERLIN: Slow Train Storytellers will hold open mic nights from 7-9 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month at Slow Train Cafe, 56 East College St. People ages 18 and up can share their stories in a safe and supportive space. Stories must be true, based on the meeting’s theme, told without notes, and last five minutes or less. Hateful and discriminatory language is prohibited.

Ten will be selected via drawing the night of the event.

The audience will vote on the best story each night and half the proceeds will go to a local charity of the winner’s choice.

To preregister for a chance to tell you story, email Kelly Garriott Waite at kgwaite@gmail.com.

Saturday, Oct. 5 • PITTSFIELD TWP.: The 14th Annual Senior Living Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Lorain County JVS, 15181 State Rt. 58.

It will feature door prizes and giveaways, vendors and organizations promoting health independent living, live entertainment, celebrity guests, seminars, and demonstrations. A complementary lunch will be served for seniors ages 60 and up.

The event is sponsored by the JVS and Friends of Senior Citizens.

For sponsorship, vendor, and volunteer opportunities, contact Virginia Haynes at 440-567-3602 or seniorfairinfo@gmail.com. • AMHERST: A Blessing of the Pets will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the St. Joseph Parish pavilion in honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

Take your pets to be blessed. Be sure to have your dogs leashed. Park behind the church. Those with lesser social graces will be blessed from the car. All are welcome.

For more information, call Fr. Tim O’Connor at 440988-2848 or Pat Sturges at 440-985-1531. • NEW RUSSIA TWP.: The Lorain County Composite Squadron, a local unit of Civil Air Patrol, will host an open house from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Lorain County Regional Airport, 44050 Russia Rd. The entire community is welcome to attend and learn more about Civil Air Patrol. Members of the squadron will be present to greet visitors and explain CAP’s missions for America. CAP offers programs for anyone ages 12 and up with a focus on cadet programs, aerospace education, and emergency services.

For more information, visit www.loraincountycap. org or contact public affairs officer 1st Lt. Kenneth Sink at kennethsink@ohwg.cap.gov or 440-371-2557. • AMHERST: A free community pig roast will be held from 4:30-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Faith Baptist Church, 440 North Lake St. It will include a car show, music, and more family fun. For more information, call 440-988-8255. • AMHERST: Read to a therapy dog from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Amherst Public Library.

Canine reading buddies are all ears waiting for you to read to them. All ages can take a favorite book or choose one from the library’s collection.

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Monday, Oct. 7 • AMHERST: A mixed media art workshop will be held from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 at the Amherst Public Library.

Mary Jo Clark will teach skills and techniques during this creative workshop where all skill levels are welcome. Students will need a set of watercolor pencils, #8 round Taklon brush, a natural sponge, half-inch foam brush, 140 lb. watercolor paper, and an ultra-fine Sharpie or .02 Micron pen.

Registration is required for this program. Call the library at 440-988-4230. • OBERLIN: “The Rise of Populism in Europeâ€? will be presented at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 76 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

Stephen Crowley, professor of politics at Oberlin College, will speak as part of the News and Views series, which is free and open to the public. • OBERLIN: “Scene Vs. Summaryâ€? will be presented at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 at the Oberlin Public Library, 65 South Main St. In this hands-on workshop, participants will examine the difference between scene and summary and the appropriate time to use each. Participants should attend prepared to write and, if desired, to share their work.

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by Frank Lloyd Wright will be open to the public from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 534 Morgan St. Docent talks on the history and architecture of the house are given on the hour. Admission is $10 for adults and advance registration is recommended; visit www.bit. ly/WJhouse for timed tickets and parking details.

The event is sponsored by the Allen Memorial Art Museum. • OBERLIN: Oberlin College student Jesse Noily will give a Sunday Object Talk at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 on Claude Monet’s painting “Wisteria,â€? on view at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, 87 North Main St. Meet in the King Sculpture Court.

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Oct. 4 and 11 • LAGRANGE: Fall fish fries will be held from 4:307:30 p.m. on Fridays, Oct. 4 and 11 at the LaGrange Lions Club, 240 Glendale St.

sociation’s 3rd Annual Civil War Days will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6 at Mill Hollow at the Vermilion Reservation Metro Park.

The event will feature an authentic soldiers’ encampment, demonstrations on period cooking and photography, educational presentations about Civil War-era medicine, uniforms, ladies’ wear, artillery fire demonstrations, and more. Visitors will get a chance to try on period clothing, learn to march like soldiers, drink sarsaparilla, and play old-fashioned games. You may even sit for a tintype photograph made through the exact method used on Civil War battlefields in the 1860s. The historic Bacon Home will be open for self-guided tours throughout the day. The event is free; take a picnic lunch and spend a day learning about one of the most important periods in American History.

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BRAND NEW DAY FOR CENTRAL

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After lying vacant and dark for decades, Amherst's old Central School has had new life breathed into it by Sprenger Health Care Systems.

Old school gets $9.5M second chance JASON HAWK EDITOR

What a difference $9.5 million can make.

Three years ago, the inside of Amherst’s old Central School felt like a cave — its hallways were pitch black, rough walls were covered in dripping water, rusted pipes stuck out at odd places, shattered glass lay everywhere, and wooden planks creaked like a haunted house.

It seemed the building was so far damaged that there was no way it could ever be used again.

We were wrong.

Now the 56,000-squarefoot building, arguably the city’s second-most iconic after town hall, has been restored.

As many as a dozen families are waiting to move in when The 1907 at Central School receives its state license in the next couple of weeks. At capacity, the facility will be home to 80 residents.

The Church Street building has been re-envisioned as a Roaring Twentiesthemed independent and assisted living facility.

There are 40 residential units, all named for jazz and big band artists such as Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Glenn Miller.

The converted former classrooms are each roughly four times the size of a standard assisted living unit — one reason they’re billed as “upscale living.”

Michael Sprenger, owner of Sprenger Health

Care Systems, took us on a tour of the 112-year-old building, which has been closed since 1984.

It’s been restored with the help of $3 million in state historic preservation tax credits. They come with some strings attached — the flow of the old school had to be maintained and its original features celebrated wherever possible.

So in many ways The 1907 still feels like the school Amherstonians remember. Classroom doors and old windows are in plain view, and exposed brick pays tribute to the site’s legacy.

Workers are restoring the front stairwell that

students would climb each day on the way to class. Skylights have been restored to their former glory. And photos of life at Central School dot the walls.

The Sprengers and North Coast Design Build have introduced new attractions as well.

A small health clinic and beauty salon will operate on the first floor. The second floor is home to the Thomas Wolfe Library, named for the famed early 20th century American novelist and decorated with twin aquariums.

The “coup de grace,” as Sprenger termed it, is the third floor bar and lounge, called F. Scott’s — as in

Fitzgerald, author of “The Great Gatsby” — that will be open to the public once a state liquor license is approved.

It’s the perfect place to watch a ball game and sip a martini, Sprenger said.

The 1907’s residents “are professional people just like you and me.

Maybe they don’t want to cook for themselves or maybe they want to live next door to a bar,” he grinned.

The top floor is also home to a soda shop where residents’ grandkids can throw back a milkshake or three.

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Michael Sprenger looks out the second-floor windows at the former Central School — now The 1907 at Central School. Bricked-up windows have been re-opened to allow natural light to flood the old gymnasium.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Birds and bats called Central School's gymnasium home for years. The first-floor space, remembered fondly by a generation of high-schoolers, was decimated by water, its floors so warped there were hills and valleys in the old boards.

Sub-zero temperatures during the especially-harsh winter of 2003 took a big toll, said architect Mike Cloud of North Coast Design Build. When planning the $9.5 million renovation to the iconic Church Street building, he pledged to keep the old stage and the second-floor walking track that circles the gym intact. The area has been converted to a posh dining room — but gone is the small hallway that wrapped behind the stage where many an Amherst student shared their first kiss.

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Homecoming week

The Comets will celebrate homecoming with a parade kicking off at 5 p.m. Friday on Forest Street and traveling down Park Avenue, then around Cleveland Avenue and back to Steele High School. Line-up will start at 4 p.m.

The varsity homecoming game will start at 7 p.m. at Mercy Health Stadium, with the crowning of the homecoming king and queen prior to kick-off. Olmsted Falls and Amherst are each 4-0, so it should be quite the showdown.

Farewell to Powers

Two chances have been scheduled for the public to say goodbye to the old Powers Elementary School on Washington Avenue before it closes this winter.

The first will be from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29.

The second will be Sunday, Dec. 1.

A dedication ceremony for the new Powers on South Lake Street will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17.

Civil Air Patrol promotion

Andrew Phillips of Amherst was awarded the John Curry Achievement and promoted to Cadet Airman on Aug. 27 by the Lorain County Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.

The Curry Achievement is named for the first National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol and a strong advocate for female aviators.

Mindfulness at SAMS

South Amherst Middle School is introducing a few techniques this year to teach students healthy mindfulness alternatives in dealing with stress.

It can be tough to juggle the demands of school, work, and family, and middle school students can feel overwhelmed learning to navigate social situations, academic stress, and responsibilities. Mindfulness is being aware of ourselves and others so that we can choose our behavior rather than react negatively. Simple techniques like stretching and taking deep breaths is sometimes all it takes to “reset” a reactive response into a responsive action.

At SAMS, teachers are practicing mindfulness in the classroom through discussions, breathing, and simple stretching as needed. The goal is to show students they can regulate themselves.

LIGHTING THE WAY

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The Mercy Health Foundation renovated the historic Citizens Home Savings and Bank building on Cleveland Avenue in downtown Amherst.

Mercy Health Foundation opens new office on Cleveland Avenue

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Mercy Health Foundation Lorain debuted its new office space in downtown Amherst last Wednesday, showing off a new look for the historic Citizen’s Home Savings and Bank — and later Fifth Third Bank — building it moved into on Cleveland Avenue.

The new offices include a second floor conference room with seating for about 30 people and a big-screen TV with video conferencing capabilities.

The interior of the building was renovated to be more open, taking advantage of the building's high ceilings.

Mercy Health Foundation is the philanthropic division of Mercy Health. It raises money to offer the hospitals' operating and programmatic assistance, contributes to a variety of inpatient and outpatient programs, and supports community outreach initiatives.

Scott Pember, president of Mercy Health Foundation Lorain, said the division's previous offices were inconveniently placed in the middle of the Lorain hospital, where it was difficult for people to find them.

“We’ve been looking for space for a while,” Pember said. “Something more centralized in the county, because our donors are from all over the county, and something that was visible.”

Local entrepreneur Chris Russo, owner of businesses including The Brew Kettle and Hot Dog Heaven, purchased the building and searched for the right tenant. Pember approached Russo to ask about the possibility of putting the foundation’s new offices there, and the project began.

During the renovations, a vault was removed from the middle of the building that had been used when a series of banks were located there.

Expected to take a few days, the vault ended up taking three weeks to remove.

“It was encased in concrete and

steel. The door alone weighed 5,000 pounds,” Pember said. “They broke several pieces of equipment trying to get it out of here.”

Amherst Mayor Mark Costilow said Mercy Health’s involvement in the community has benefited his own family, as his daughter participates in Project SEARCH, a Mercy Health program that teaches career skills to high school students with disabilities.

He added that he and many Amherst residents had been anticipating someone moving into the building.

“One of the mayor’s worries is empty buildings in town,” Costilow said. “And this building was empty for a significant amount of time.”

He joked about rumors that went around town regarding what kind of business would set up shop in the building.

“You can’t imagine the number of businesses and types of things they said were going to be here,” he said.

“I can’t tell you how ecstatic I am that Mercy Health is here instead of one of those rumors that were on Facebook.”

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Firelands High School guidance counselor Diane Zimmer is the recipient of the Traci Johnston Lighthouse Award for Exemplary Teaching. It was created in memory of Johnston, a longtime teacher who died in 2017 at age 49.

SCHOLARS MIKAYLA FAUTH of Amherst has received a bachelor of science degree in nursing and has been named to the dean's list for the Spring 2019 semester at Mercy College of Ohio.

FRANK FRYSON and HALEY PAVIC of Amherst have been inducted into the Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society at Baldwin Wallace University.

Fryson is a graduate of Elyria High School majoring in accounting. Pavic is a graduate of Treca Digital Academy.

MIKAILA JENNINGS and ZACHARY WILDMAN of Amherst have been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2019 semester at the University of Findlay.

FROM B1 quarries, Central School appears on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1987, after its doors were closed, brothers Tony and Donel Sprenger and longtime friend Bill Starbuck bought the property at open auction.

Michael Sprenger said their intention was to turn it into a shopping plaza. But lead and asbestos inside, along with the high price of renovation, killed the idea.

They tried again at the start of the new millennium but “it was costprohibitive,” he said.

Sprenger Health Care Systems applied and was turned down for historic preservation tax credits twice.

The third time, Sprenger said they “threw a Hail Mary” and were approved for the cash that ultimately made restoration possible.

The old school was gutted. Mike Cloud, president of North Coast Design Build, said its foundation and two-foot-thick sandstone walls were solid and would stand the test of many more years.

An open house for the public will be held from 4-6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 at 474 Church St., featuring free tours, appetizers, and light refreshments.

This is what the first floor of Central School looked like in August 2016 after we first learned it would be renovated by Sprenger Health Care Systems. We went on a tour by flashlight and saw firsthand the awful condition the building was in before North Coast Design Build went to work cleaning it up.

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BREZINA BEATS EAGLES IN THE AIR Photos by Joe Colon | Amherst News-Times

Tyler Brezina threw for 222 yards and four touchdowns, propelling the Comets to a 32-14 win over North Olmsted in Southwestern Conference action. Casey Hamrick had 80 receiving yards and two TDs for Amherst.

Kicker Adam Henderson added a 33-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

LEFT: Kyle Ferguson breaks a couple of tackles Friday for gains against North Olmsted. BELOW: Torre Weatherspoon gains positive yardage against North Olmsted.

LITTLE COMETS YOUTH RUNNING CLUB

The first race of the 2019 www.runamherst.com youth series was Friday, Sept. 13. This race turned out over 300 runners in grades K-6.

The top three runners from each race are as follows: • First place for the sixth grade girls was Paige Miller, followed by Nyah Jesko in second and Gloriana Howard in third. • For the sixth grade boys, Tyler Denn took first,

followed by Benjamin Thompson in second and Matthew Walker in third. • Finishing first for the fifth grade girls was Hannah Drost. Just behind her was Alanna Wilson and in third was Alexandra Sixbey. • The fifth grade boys were led by Matisse Williams, followed by Carter Boone, then Elias Toyoda. • Placing first for the fourth grade girls was Bella Hostler. Second place

was Rebecca George and in third place was Brooklyn Elliott. • The fourth grade boys were led by Jack Coleman.

Alejandro Rivera followed close behind and Landon Boone finished in third. • Olivia Ford came in first place for the third grade girls, followed by Ava Wlodarsky and Emma Haney. • The third grade boys race was won by Landon Becker with Chase Herold

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in second and Carter BanRunAmherst is all smiles during the free Comet yas in third.

Pride Race on Friday, Sept. 13. • In the front for the second grade girls was Ellie • Vinny Niemiec took boys with Emmett Szakats Tellier, followed by Alex first place for the first behind him and Garrett Anthos and Taelyn Nida. grade boys, followed by Parsons in third. • First place for the Wesley Haney in second The next race — The second grade boys was and Parker Darmos in third Cooley Mile — will be Luke Lamoreaux with Alec place. held at 4 p.m. on Monday, Wenger in second and No• Kindergarten girls had Oct. 7 at the Richard S. lan McCall in third place.

Kallah Coleman in first, Cooley Track. This free • The first grade girls Saylor Waddell in second, racing series is open to any were led by Lilly Tellier in and Carolyn Cooksey plac- student in grades K-5 in the first, Eleyna Seakats in sec- ing third.

Amherst Schools. Registraond, and Finley Lamoreaux • Ben Dupaski took first tion is required at www. in third place. place for the kindergarten runamherst.com.

COMETS BRIEFS Volleyball • Avon picked up a threeset victory over Amherst, 25-17, 25-21, 25-21.

Hailee McHugh had 19 serve receives, 15 digs, and an ace. Roslyn Hancock had 10 digs and 10 serve receives. Amaya Melendez and Laken Voss each had 10 assists. • Midview went down 25-22, 25-14. 25-12 on a very good day for the Comets.

Ellie Shenk had 20 digs and 11 serve receives.

Niak Hall put up 14 kills.

Amaya Melendez had 16 assists.

Girls Soccer • The Mustangs defense was too tough to crack and the Comets fell 2-0 to Strongsville.

Amherst deflected a couple of early attacks on goal, then locked down the field until the 51st minute. Strongsville added a second half goal and stifled a couple of promising Sydney Schaeffer runs, playing out the clock. • Nora Wright's goal from 14 yards out, coming off a Lexy Alston assist, kept Amherst in the mix for a 1-1 tie with Avon Lake.

Lightning delayed play and eventually the Comets went into halftime with a 1-0 lead, but allowed a late Shoregals goal on an error. • A hard-fought 2-0 vic-

tory over Berea-Midpark moved Amherst into second place in the Southwestern Conference.

Sydney Shaeffer fed the ball to Anna Dudziak for a 62nd minute goal, and just a couple of minutes later Regan Veard hit a free kick from 30 yards out. • Amherst and Oregon Clay battled to a 1-1 draw.

Juliet Seng played in Anna Dudziak for the Comets, who were later dealt a blow when an Elley Vorhees goal was called back late in the half on a flag.

Boys Soccer • With two goals of his

own, Caleb Stempowski led the Comets to a decisive 5-1 victory over Berea-Midpark in Southwestern Conference play.

Derek Odelli, Danny Vitelli, and Austin Becker also scored for Amherst.

Carter Hancock, Lucas Snowden, Ethan London, Dylan Simulcik, and Alex Pennington added assists.

Camden Gross made six saves to preserve the win in goal. • It was another big day for Caleb Stempowski, who put two in the net during Amherst's 6-2 win over Valley Forge.

Ethan London, Caleb McGee, and Joe Torres

each had goals, and Carter Hancock celebrated three assists, helping Amherst come back from an early deficit. Goalkeeper Camden Gross came up with four saves.

Girls Golf • Two points — that's all

that separated the Comets from Midview in play at Brentwood Golf Course in Grafton. The Middies took the game 197-195.

For Amherst: Ayalis Vicens 46, Rosalyn Friend 48, CeCe Iliff 49, Juliana Gillette 54. • Amherst thumped Olm-

sted Falls 213-183 at Fox Creek. For the Comets: Rosalyn Friend 48, Ayalis Vicens 50, CeCe Iliff 57, Juliana Gillette 58. • Amherst defeated Avon Lake 207-199. For Amherst: CeCe Iliff 48, Ayalis Vicens 49, Rosalyn Friend 50, Juliana Gillette 60.

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OBERLIN NEWS-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 2019 • SERVING OBERLIN SINCE 1930

'FIGHTING FOR OUR FUTURE' ■ Nearly 1,000 gathered Friday on Tappan as part of global call for action on climate JASON HAWK EDITOR

The generations inheriting a warmer Earth took to the streets in 139 countries Friday, calling for action on climate change.

Hundreds of thousands marched in Australia, Germany, Pakistan, Nigeria, Poland, Scottland, and all across the world ahead of a United Nations emergency climate summit in New York City to discuss solutions to the crisis. The UN has labeled climate changes as "the defining issue of our time."

In the United States, organizers of the "global strike" expected more than 1,100 events in all 50 states, including 16 here in Ohio.

"We are fighting for our future," said Sacha Brewer, president of the sustainability club at Oberlin High School, speaking to a crowd of nearly 1,000 gathered Friday on Tappan Square.

She led a delegation of about 30 OHS students in a parade to the center of town, carrying a banner that said, "Change is coming whether you like it or not" and chanting "Climate change is not a lie, do not let our planet die."

Many carried signs or wore breathing masks bearing messages such as "We can't breathe" and "There's no Planet B." "My generation was born into crisis," Brewer said.

"My generation was born into a world that was cursed by pollution and destruction. My generation is scared because a topic so important is frequently sugar-coated and pushed to the side as if we aren't running out of time."

Like many in Generations Y and Z, she is angry that politicians are not making the world's biggest issue their priority.

The message young people have received from politicians and corporations "blinded by greed and power," Brewer said, is that their lives are not impor-

Photos by Jason Hawk | Oberlin News-Tribune

Oberlin High School junior Morgan Harris and senior Lauren Sands stand before a crowd of hundreds Friday on Tappan Square. It was part of the global climate strike, in which young people around the planet joined marches and protests calling for action to curb climate change.

THE CASE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

Faith Ward tant.

"All I can hear is that a dollar is worth more than us," she said.

"We will not be quiet. We will not be bought. We will be listened to. Now is the time for action. Now is the time for change," she said.

Faith Ward is a member of Sunrise Oberlin, a student group at Oberlin College.

For her, the fight against climate change is deeply Bruce Bishop | Chronicle personal. As a native of A crowd of nearly 1,000 people gather for the Oberlin Climate Strike. south Florida, where her Students from the college and the high school along with member of house is sits just four feet the community were on hand for the climate event Friday. above sea level, rising waters pose a daily threat to her family and everyone she grew up with.

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NASA says evidence shows the current warming trend has been vastly accelerated by human activity since the mid-20th century.

Orbital satellites give the space agency a clear picture of what's happening due to the heat-trapping nature of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses.

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• Paleoclimate evidence shows that current warming is happening at about 10 times the rate of Ice Agerecovery warming.

• Earth's average surface temperature has risen about 1.62 degrees since the late 19th century, most of that gain coming in the past 35 years.

• The warmest year on record was 2016.

• The top 2,300 feet of the ocean have warmed on average by about 0,4 degrees since 1969.

• Antarctic ice sheets lost about 127 billion tons of ice per year from 1993 to 2016 and Greeland lost about 286 billion tons per year during that window.

• Glaciers are in retreat around the world, from the Alps to the Himalayas, Andes, Rockies, Alaska, and Africa.

• Global sea levels have risen about eight inches in the past century, while the number of extreme weather events has increased dramatically.

• The amount of spring snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere has decreased over the past five decades and snow is melting earlier.

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Brush collection

The city of Oberlin is collecting brush through Sunday, Oct. 13.

Brush must be cut to no longer than six feet long, with a diameter of six inches or less for limbs, and be stacked neatly in the same direction at the curb. It must be free of wire, metal, stone, nails, rope, and other foreign materials.

Items that will not be accepted include brush resulting from tree removal or major trimming projects, Japanese knotweed, stumps, brush with root balls, unstacked brush, grapevines, rose bushes, and non-woody yard waste.

During brush collection, Oberlin residents can have wood chips delivered for free. Contact the public works department at 440-775-7218 for more information.

Kendal at Oberlin art galleries

• Drawings and prints by Darice Polo, Kent State University associate professor of drawing and painting, will be on display in the Kendal Gallery through Oct. 14.

• Mixed collages by Reid Wood, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts secretary, will be on display in the Friends Gallery through Oct. 13.

• Adult students from Lorna Kretchmar’s FAVA class will display their work in the Community Gallery through Oct. 17.

Oberlin council race slims

To candidates for Oberlin city council have dropped out of the race. David Ashenhurst and Gladys MacIntosh have withdrawn, leaving 12 candidates running for seven at-large seats.

Lorain County Board of Elections director Paul Adams said Ashenhurst withdrew before the deadline to print the ballot, while MacIntosh withdrew after it. Because of this, Adams said MacIntosh will be on the ballot but not eligible for election.

Notices that MacIntosh has withdrawn will be on each voting unit. Adams said notices also will be included with mail-in votes. Even if someone tries to vote for MacIntosh, he said the vote won’t be counted.

Looking for crafters

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endanger her home and the people of the Caribbean, Ward said she sees “the insidious creep of climate gentrification” around Miami, where mostly people of color are left in low-lying areas while developers invest their money in places better protected from rising waters.

Ward also told the crowd how climate change caused severe drought in Cape Town, South Africa, where her father was born and raised.

“We’ve been demanding action from our government for years but it seems as if they don’t care,” she said.

In Ohio, the state Legislature is passing measures such as House Bill 6, a nuclear industry bailout that comes at the expense of sustainable energy, said Ward: “This is why we strike. We know that these policies endanger human lives but fossil fuel companies and the politicians in their pockets don’t care.”

Individual action is not enough when facing a crisis of this scale, she said — young people must stand together to demand protection of indigenous sovereignty, environmental justice for marginalized communities, protection of biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, and a Green New Deal.

A Green New Deal “is a big, bold transformation

of the economy to tackle the twin crises of inequality and climate change," according to the Sierra Club. "It would mobilize vast public resources to help us transition from an economy built on exploitation and fossil fuels to one driven by dignified work and clean energy."

Ward said the young people gathered in Oberlin stood in solidarity with communities all over the world that are "already facing the consequences of decades of apathy, who are already paying for the failures of our legislators with their bodies and minds, who have no choice but to wear masks like you're all wearing right now."

Local activist and former Oberlin city councilman David Ashenhurst was among those who took the stage at the Clark Bandstand.

He said the environment belongs to all generations, but he won’t be here to see the aftermath of climate change’s damage.

He said he accepts blame for the state of the planet on behalf of American baby boomers. "Permit me to apologize for what we're leaving you," he told demonstrators.

"We accept your apology," one person yelled back.

Ashenhurst urged students to register to vote and to make sure they cast their ballots.

Oberlin councilwoman

Kristin Peterson attended the rally and said she was happy to see the energy and commitment from students.

Peterson pointed to some of the recent actions Oberlin city council has taken, such as adopting a Climate Action Plan. She carried voter registration forms with her and said that making sure students are registered to vote “is absolutely critical.”

Many of the speakers spoke about climate hope, and how there isn’t a lot of time left before global warming is irreversible.

Sunrise Oberlin member Julian Mitchell-Israel said it’s easy to lose hope when each summer sets a new heat record, or when the Amazon rainforest is burning.

“We are running out of resources,” he said. “We are running out of options, and out of time.”

He said fixing climate change “someday” isn’t an option anymore. He said while just rallying won’t find the solution, neither will “sitting behind a desk” and waiting for one.

“This strike doesn’t mark a solution, but god damnit it marks the start,” he said.

Anna Silverman, a sophomore at Oberlin College and head of student outreach for Sunrise Oberlin, said the rally was about showing strength in numbers.

"I think that small

towns should definitely be involved in the talk of climate change and support.

It's not just urban cities that are involved in this because we all share the same planet," she said.

"I think a lot can be done in a small town and if every small town thinks that way then a lot can be done all over the world."

Silverman said she doesn't know how to convince climate change deniers to accept the scientific consensus on global warming.

She hopes people will see protests in Oberlin and beyond and understand how passionate young people are about creating change.

Pearse Anderson, press lead for Sunrise Oberlin, said he had expected about 500 people to turn about to the Tappan Square rally.

He is a student at Oberlin College but said, "We don't want this to be a college thing, which is why we're doing it with the community."

"We're all impacted by this, not just 21-year-olds and not just environmental studies majors," he said.

Joining local students in the global strike were several Oberlin businesses: Oberlin Market, Ben Franklin, Agave, Lupita's, Verite Glass, and Ginko Gallery & Studio, he said.

Reporter Sean McDonnell contributed to this story.

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CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS SECTION 00 10 00 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received at the Engineer's Office, ATTN: Mr. Dale Vandersommen, Lorain City Hall, 4th Floor, 200 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052, until 11:00 am, local time, on Friday, October 11, 2019, for the City of Lorain Central Fire Station Building Roof Replacement project in accordance with the Contract Documents prepared by the City of Lorain. Bids will be opened and read immediately afterwards in Council Chambers.

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L.C.C.G. 9/19-26/19 20648920 PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Lorain intends to contract for Professional Design and Build Services in connection with the construction of a new West Side Fire Station No. 7 at the southwest corner of West Erie Avenue and Kolbe Road. Companies interested in being considered to provide the required services should submit three (3) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy of a Statement of Qualifications no later than 11:00 A.M. on October 8, 2019.

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As required by Ohio Revised Code, responding companies will be evaluated and ranked in order of their qualifications and responsiveness. Following this evaluation, the evaluation committee will hold interviews with companies, and the City of Lorain will approve negotiations with the most highly qualified company.

The preliminary project description is as follows: Name of Project: West Side Fire Station No. 7 Location: Southwest Corner, West Erie Avenue and Kolbe Road, Lorain, OH 44052 Description: Design and construction services, and coordination necessary to construct a new Fire Station per all applicable codes.

Special Requirements Or Restrictions: To be considered, each company must submit a response based upon an RFQ packet issued by the City of Lorain

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L.C.C.G. 9/19-26/19 20648839 LEGAL NOTICE (CITATION BY PUBLICATION) To: Lonnie Vinson Last Known Address: 4920 Rosewood Sheffield Lk. Ohio 44054 You are hereby notified that a Complaint or Motion containing a request for Legal Custody has been filed in the Lorain County Juvenile Court regarding the minor child, Owen Vinson, date of birth March 6, 2016, in case number: 19JG57403.

A hearing on this Complaint or Motion is scheduled for: the 4th day of October, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. before the Honorable Terrence Butler of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, located at 225 Court St. Elyria Ohio 44035.

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L.C.C.G. 9/12-19-26; 10/3/19 20647789 LEGAL NOTICE (CITATION BY PUBLICATION) To: Stacey Albright Last Known Address: 1340 Filmore Lorain Ohio 44052 You are hereby notified that a Complaint or Motion containing a request for Legal Custody has been filed in the Lorain County Juvenile Court regarding the minor child, Owen Vinson, date of birth March 6, 2016, in case number: 19JG57403.

A hearing on this Complaint or Motion is scheduled for: the 4th day of October, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. before the Honorable Terrence Butler of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, located at 225 Court St. Elyria Ohio 44035.

You are hereby ordered to appear before said Court on the date at the time listed to show cause why this request for Legal Custody should not be granted by the Court.

An order granting Legal Custody will cause the removal of the child from the legal custody of the parents, guardian or custodian and vest in the person granted Legal Custody of the child the physical care and control of the child, including the right to decide where and with whom the child shall live, and the duty to protect, train, discipline and provide the child with food, shelter, education, and medical care subject to any residual rights, privileges and responsibilities of the child's parents.

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L.C.C.G. 9/26; 10/3/19 20649387 INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for a Four Drum Puller Trailer for the Village of Wellington will be received at the Office of the Village Manager, 98 Johns Street, Wellington, Ohio 44090, until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 18, 2019 at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Specifications and bidding documents may be obtained from the office of the Village Manager, 98 Johns Street, Wellington, Ohio.

Bid documents may also be obtained on the Village of Wellington's website at www.villageof wellington.com. All bids shall be signed and submitted on the forms bound in the contract documents. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Four Drum Puller Trailer".

Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty which shall be either a certified check payable to the Village of Wellington, or a bid bond satisfactory to the Village, in the sum of ten percent (10%) of the bid price.

The Village of Wellington reserves the right to accept the lowest and best bid, to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities in the bids re-

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L.C.C.G. 9/26; 10/3/19 20649400 PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on September 16, 2019. The complete text of each item may be viewed or purchased in the Clerk of Council Office @ Lorain City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, during normal business hours or contact Nancy Greer @ 204-2050 (Nancy_ Greer@cityoflorain.org).

The following summary has been reviewed/approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws.

Reso. No 36-19 Recognizing & memorializing the achievements of community advocate Robert A. Wharton and his contributions to the game of golf.

37-19 Supporting the seat belt pilot program for Lorain City School district buses. 38-19 Creating a Census 2020 Complete Count Committee. 39-19 Amending Reso. 1-18- Council Rule 16- Order of Business to allow for a public comment period. 40-19 Declaring it necessary to improve the sidewalks at 2327 East Erie Avenue. Ord. No 115-19 Auth the S/S Director to enter into a contract w/ Coldwater Consulting, LLC for professional services related to the Black River Dredge Refuse Facility Project funded

by ODNR. 116-19 Auth the S/S Director to enter into an amendment to an agreement w/ Karvo Companies Inc. for the Broadway Streetscape project for an additional services. 117-19 Auth the City of Lorain to enter into MOU w/ the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association- Lorain Police Telecommunications Officers. 118-19 DeAppropriation.

119-19 Appropriation.

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ONE LAST GAME Erik Andrews | Oberlin News-Tribune

Jaydon Harris picks up huge yardage in Friday's homecoming game against Brookside.

He scored Oberlin's first two touchdowns on runs of 84 and 81 yards for a 14-8 lead at the half, but the Phoenix lost the battle 26-20. The Cardinals' Donovan Davis scored four times. Azarie Hairston scored with 1:34 left on the clock and the two-point conversion failed. An onside kick attempt was recovered by Brookside and the clock ran out on the last varsity football game before the old Oberlin High School stadium is torn down.

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Ken Stanley is hoping to swing the battleground state of Virginia this November in favor of Democrats.

Most people here are familiar with Stanley's as role as one of five Oberlin board of education members. But in his day job, he's a political consultant.

We found him last week on Tappan Square just before the start of Oberlin's climate strike, where Ken Stanley he was recruiting volunteers for a trip south this weekend.

In Virginia, he hopes to teach canvassers to be more effective. Winning voters over face-to-face "is a learnable, teachable skill" that's all too often done ineffectively, Stanley said. "People talk at you. Telling isn't teaching."

He also hopes to employ a "vote tripler" tactic, which asks politically active people to each hold two friends accountable for voting.

Research shows swing voters are far more likely to listen to their peers than any political consultant or agent when election time rolls around.

Why Virginia? “It's a Democratic state, but the House and Senate, both because of gerrymandering, are controlled by Republicans, and both by one seat," he said.

Control of the state legislature in 2019 will affect redistricting in 2020.

Virginia is also one of several "swing" states in presidential elections where contests have been fairly close. Others include Ohio, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

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Gold-colored shovels are used to turn over earth at the Phoenix football stadium, which will be demolished to make way for Oberlin's new PK-5 school.

Junior Tessa Newson peels around a Keystone defender on the way to a 1-1 tie.

Emerson Freas scored for the Phoenix, with the equalizer coming from Amelia Whitman.

Goalie Tierra Barbra had a save.

Ground broken for Oberlin's new PK-5 ‘mystery’ school Change can be hard.

As Oberlin board of education president Anne Schaum prepared to turn over a shovelful of earth Friday in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new elementary school, she reflected on the past decade's rocky journey.

It hasn't always been easy, she said. Hundreds of people took part in scores of meetings to decide what path the Oberlin City Schools should take — renovating, expanding, building, and closing schools were all options on the table — and there were plenty of disagreements.

Twice Oberlin put issues on the ballot asking the public for construction cash, only to yank them off before election time. In November, Issue

11 stayed on and voters agreed to put millions toward a PK-5 school.

Now it's time to unify as the district prepares to take the first step toward an entire PK-12 campus, Schaum said.

"Today is a day to remember fondly the time we shared and to look ahead with eager anticipation as we lay the foundation for future generations. We can endure this change together," she said.

Teacher and coach Kurt Russell was among those who stepped to the microphone to say farewell to the old Oberlin High School stadium, which will be razed to make way for the new school.

"Greatness" was the word in his mind, Russell said as he surveyed the hundreds gathered in the bleachers. Oberlin is home to great advisers, great teachers, great coaches, and great athletes.

"We need to make sure that being part of Oberlin, even though the brick and the mortar and the grass will one day not be here, that greatness is still within us," he said.

"The culture that we have to hold on to, being from Oberlin, being who we are, will last forever."

The Phoenix will play three "home" varsity football games this fall at Oberlin College's Knowlton Athletic Complex, while some green space on the far side of the stadium will be kept intact for the marching band and soccer teams to play, said superintendent David Hall.

The home side bleachers will be torn down but the visitor side will be rotated 180 degrees and used for games, he said.

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Here's the rub: There is no guarantee that a new stadium is coming, according to several district officials we talked with.

They said a new stadium would cost millions — Hall put the price tag at around $4 million with AstroTurf.

That means the Phoenix could be playing at the college for years, he said.

A football stadium remains one of many questions up in the air. Even though ground has been symbolically broken just south of OHS, architects have not provided detailed drawings showing how the new school will be situated, or what its design will include.

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An actor with a “very particular set of skills” will be in town in October.

When Liam Neeson hits the silver screen in the “The Minuteman,” some of his scenes will look familiar to Wellington residents. At least two Wellington stores will be used for filming.

Neeson will shoot scenes in Farm & Home Hardware as well as Wellington Music.

Scott Neff, co-owner of Wellington Music at 117 Photo by Georges Biard West Herrick Ave., said the Actor Liam Neeson music store will be convert- will come to town on ed into a gun store for the Oct. 10 to film portions of "The Minuteman." movie. Neff said the location scout approached him and said the store was in the perfect spot in town for the movie.

“I was kind of surprised that out of all the places that they chose our music store,” Neff said.

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Junior Ryan Shultz delivered the killing blow Friday in Black River's 28-25 victory over Wellington, running 38 yards for the winning touchdown. He was one of three Pirates to rush for more than 100 yards in the Lorain County League rivalry game. Quarterback Dylan Kmitt only threw the ball four times but carried it 13 times for 121 yards. After a nine-yard TD by Shultz to open play, Wellington seemed poised to dominate — Ben Higgins connected with Nick Laposky fir a six-yarder to score, then Kaleb Taylor punched the ball in from the 10 a few minutes later. Grace Dudziak added three on a field goal and Higgins went on to carry the Dukes' last over the line from a yard one. Mason McClellan carried the ball 20 times for 104 yards to lead the Dukes, while Higgins' air attack was held at 52. ABOVE: The Dukes’ Kaleb Taylor takes the ball across the goal line. BOTTOM LEFT: Wellington’s Ben Higgins throws a pass. BOTTOM RIGHT: Black River's Dylan Kmitt dives for the score before Wellingtons' Michael Kidd can stop him.

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Contaminated water is a concern for Wellington officials, who at the urging of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency are forming a committee to look at ways to protect the local water supply.

A resolution was passed Sept. 16 by village council, setting up the committee and naming water superintendent Gregory Frenk and fire chief Mike Wetherbee as its first members.

They will look for ways to protect the watershed that feeds the village's 1.3 billion-gallon upground reservoir and provides Wellington with drinking water.

The biggest threat is agriculture, according to Frenk.

That's nothing against area farmers. But the fact is that runoff filled with fertilizer and pesticides pose a concern.

Farming is why village workers wait until February to start pumping new water into the reservoir. They pump an average of 500,000 gallons per day during a twomonth window.

"We picked that time in particular because we've had all the fall rains to wash fertilizer and pesticides off of the fields, into the creeks, and then we've had snowfalls that melt into the creeks," said Frenk.

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Another contender could be entering the broadband Internet market in southern Lorain County.

Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative general manager Ed VanHoose told the Wellington Kiwanis Club on Sept. 19 that his not-forprofit company is looking at whether offering residents high-speed Internet service is feasible.

LMRE is building a "middle-mile" fiber optic network to connect its substations.

Once complete, it may be possible to extend the network to homes along LMRE's service route, VanHoose said.

Many rural customers struggle with limited connection speeds. The cost of running coaxial cable connections to areas where acres of forest separate neighbors has proven cost-prohibitive for most Internet providers.

Fiber-optic speeds could be a "huge deal" for those customers, said Vanhoose.

When it comes to economic development, education, health care, and policing activities, "there is no such thing as too much bandwidth. It does not exist," he said.

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Ed VanHoose, general manager for Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative, said the not-for-profit is conducting a feasibility study for providing broadband Internet to customers.

Faster Internet could also help keep families together. There's a population shift from rural to urban areas because younger generations value the connectivity available in big cities, he said.

Young people need to have broadband "or they will leave and not come back," said VanHoose.

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POLICE REPORTS • Sept. 7 at 5:39 p.m.: Officers received a complaint that two women were standing in the roadway and yelling at each other in the area of North Main and Adams streets.

• Sept. 7 at 5:53 p.m.: A fraud complaint was filed at Verizon Wireless on West Herrick Avenue. More than $3,200 in cell phones and other property was reported stolen.

• Sept. 12 at 8:17 p.m.: Officers were dispatched for a report of a 16-year-old girl being unruly and having psychological issues.

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

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Wellington's Jalen Gibbs digs the ball at Clearview. The Dukes defeated the Clippers 3-0 last week.

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excited to put the village in the spotlight.

“My biggest thought is the impact it’s going to have on the village of Wellington,” Neff said.

Farm & Home Hardware owner Scott Jerousek said Neeson and the boy he’s protecting in the movie will be filmed making a stop to buy clothes in his shop. Not only will his store not have to be rearranged, he said it won’t even close.

“That was the one thing I was a little bit worried about,” Jerousek said. “Not having to close down is huge for us.”

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into something like this. It’s nice that it’s happening in the little town of Wellington.”

Mayor Hans Schneider said the production company has reached out to the village, and that the company will take any necessary precautions for the added buzz in town. He said he expects everything to go well, and that he’s excited to show off the village.

“We certainly aren't going to turn down someone like Liam Neeson or any Hollywood production that wants to spend time in our little community,” Schneider said.

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Jerousek said the crew will film for a few hours, and the store at 120 South Main St. will pause while there is filming. If it does cause a disturbance, he should have plenty of help.

“I’ve got a lot of staff saying they’re more than happy to come help that day,” he said.

While it’ll bring in Neeson and a film crew, Jerousek said he isn’t expecting the appearance to make a large jump in sales.

“It’s not really anything that’s going to help business, but it's just a cool piece for the community,” Jerousek said. "It's not every day that you run

Chemical spills on roadways or train tracks are another danger, which is why Wellington workers have already started placing signs in the township asking for passersby to call the village police station if they see a spill.

Sludge ponds containing biological waste could pose a danger to the water supply if they rupture, said Frenk. Wellington Township trustees have been looking at tightening regulations on sludge ponds, as Pittsfield Township trustees did several years ago.

Fracking is a potential danger. In 2015, in an effort to protect their watershed, Oberlin voters passed a community bill of rights

that bans fracking operations not just within the city limits but for 20 miles in all directions.

Frenk said that to his knowledge, there are no fracking-related operations within the Charlemont watershed right now, however.

Pipelines are another source of potential contamination. Discussing the watershed resolution, village councilman Guy Wells recalled the massive Sunoco gas line break in 2012 that caused about 70 Wellington residents to evacuate.

Frenk said that line runs under the Wellington waste water plant and Wellington Township garage properties. However, that's north

of the water plant, so even if it ruptured, leaked gas wouldn't affect the reservoir.

While there needs to be a contingency plan in place to handle potential sources of contamination, Wellington faces relatively few threats, Frenk said.

"We're very fortunate that our watershed isn't spread over miles and miles and miles. We're fortunate it's kind of short," he said.

The reason the watershed is so small? The continental divide runs east and west through the state, zig-zagging along natural topological lines, and its closest point to Wellington is near Sullivan.

Precipitation that falls north of that line will find its way to Lake Erie, while south of the divide, it will flow to the Ohio River.

"There isn't really anyone upstream of us as a user, like a big city. So we don't have sewer plants dumping into the rivers ahead of us," said Frenk. "We're one of the first users of the water."

But Wells warned that Wellington needs to be wary of "an aggressive dismantling of higher-level" environmental protections right now.

He said officials should be concerned about permits issued for construction projects within the village's watershed.

bership and 15 percent can come from outside sources.

In 2017, there was a change in the tax code that affected not-for-profit cooperatives. It says that if LMRE and others accept federal assistance, those dollars count as revenue.

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to get up and running again, it could endanger the not-for-profit's taxexempt status, VanHoose said.

If the change isn't reversed, it could eventually mean increases to LMRE members' electric rates, he said.

VanHoose is flying this week to Washington, D.C., to lobby for a change in the law.

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Fall in Love with Wellington this weekend JASON HAWK EDITOR

Are you ready to Fall in Love with Wellington all over again?

The festival will return this weekend for its second year, running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday in front of town hall.

Born last year after the cancellation of the long-running Cheese Heritage Festival, it's intended to provided "something that's fun, attractive to all ages," said Main Street Wellington director Jenny Arntz.

"Everyone seems to love fall around here, between the pumpkins, the leaves, and the food. We try to capture that," she said.

It's a great time to meet old friends and new neighbors.

One of the highlights, said Arntz, will be a performance by recording artist Ada Rowland, who hails from Wellington. "Everyone loves Ava. She's kind of the town sweetheart," she said.

Another high point will be an appearance by Anna and Elsa from Disney's "Frozen" for a "snowball" fight using big marshmallows.

Arntz said it'll be "silly and kind of a hoot."

your name.”

Do not open until 2069 Here’s your chance to see a little slice of the town’s personality preserved for another generation to explore: A time capsule will be buried Saturday during the Fall in Love with Wellington Festival.

It will be placed in the ground at 11 a.m. near the gazebo on Willard Memorial Square near town hall.

If you have Wellington memorabilia that should go in the time capsule, take it today or tomorrow to the third floor of town hall, where staff will look it over.

Letters to future residents are also being sought.

Some items already ready to be placed in the small vault include videos of the village’s bicentennial celebration, fire department call logs, and various knick-knacks, said mayor Hans Schneider.

He said he hopes Wellington hasn’t changed beyond recognition by the time the capsule is reopened in 2069.

“There is a place for small towns, no matter the year,” he said. “That’s what our charm is. We are a small community where everybody knows

• 11 a.m.: The Wellington bicentennial time capsule will be buried • 11:30 a.m.: Morris Furcron Outstanding Citizen of the Year will be announced • 12:30 p.m.: Pumpkin pie shake eating contest • 1 p.m.: Kids' games • 1-3 p.m.: Starship Truckers perform • 2 p.m.: Apple/pumpkin bake-off at the fire station • 3:30 p.m.: Singer/song -writer Mallory San Marco • 4 p.m.: Pet Howl-O-Ween costume contest at the fire station • 5 p.m.: Challenge-a-coach course

Saturday, Sept. 28

Sunday, Sept. 29

• Noon: Brian Hayes performs • 1 p.m.: Soup cook-off at the fire station • Noon to 2 p.m.: Visit Princess Anna and Queen Elsa (snowball fight will begin around 1:30 p.m.)

• 2 p.m.: Cake walk • 2-4 p.m.: Ava Rowland performs • 3:30 p.m.: Winners announced for raffles and contests including scarecrow decorating, pumpkin decorating, and coloring contests

'Silo' film at Black River highlights farming dangers The first-ever feature film about grain entrapment will be screened as part of Farm Safety Month.

"Silo" will be shown at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Black River Education Center auditorium. Admission is $5.

Inspired by true events, the movie tells the story of a young man from a small farming town who ends up trapped in a 50-foot-tall grain bin and the town’s fight to rescue him.

It showcases the dangers that are faced in everyday farming communities and how to combat them.

The event is sponsored by the Black River Schools and FFA. “While it is a film and meant as entertainment, it is also very educational," said district superintendent Chris Clark. "There are dangers involved with handling grain and this movie presents them in a way that will make a lasting impact."

Proceeds from the screening will aid in the purchase of a grain bin rescue tube for local fire departments to use and share.

The Black River Schools and FFA are accepting sponsorships for the moving screening. If you are interested in sponsoring the event or making a donation, call 419736-3300.

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MIGHTY DUKES GIRLS Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

The Dukes remained undefeated in the Lorain County League with a 5-0 win last Saturday over the Columbia Raiders.

PICTURED: The Dukes' Natalie Calfo fights for control of the ball with the Raiders' Ally Ross.

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Wellington's Violet Haas runs at the JB Firestone meet Saturday at Black River.

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The club meets at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month from October to May, excluding January, at the Elms Retirement Center.

Dues are $20 for the year and $3 per guest.

The first meeting for 2019-2020 will be a dinner at 6 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the Wellington Reservation Metro Park on Jones Road.

Rita Rollin will cater the event at a cost of $12 per person. Shelly Hill will entertain with a presentation on the monarch butterfly.

For dinner reservations, call Bev Seeley at 440-6474716 or Judy Wosilek at 440-647-8864.

The guest for November will be Wellington clockmaker Tim Simonson. The club will collect canned food for Well-Help.

A member of the Lorain County Historical Society will present “Legends of Christmas Ornaments” at the December meeting.

February's meeting will be held at Farm & Home with DaNita Tuttle planning a craft venture for members.

March is Women’s History month and local resident Nicole Hayes will present

information on women from the 19th century.

The April meeting will feature gospel music by Lori Long.

The May meeting will

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