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Brown, Taft say Ohio’s votes will be known early

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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and former Republican Gov. Bob Taft think Ohioans will know voting results on Election Night.

In a call last week pushing election information and calling for more poll workers, Brown said early votes in Ohio are generally processed first, meaning they're ready to be run through the counter right after the polls close.

Unless the presidential race is within half a percentage point, Brown said Ohio should know its results by 10 or 11 p.m.

Mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Nov. 2 can be counted up to 10 days after the election. Brown said that that's usually a small number of votes.

Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams has said that with residents receiving absentee ballots in the mail, many voters have chosen to return ballot packets by hand to the drop box, rather than send them through the mail.

Lorain County has set records with its in-person early vote totals, a trend reflected around the state. The number of people early voting throughout the state will help put a little less pressure on the election system Nov. 3, Brown said.

"This is an unprecedented election," Taft said. "I'm

OBERLIN — Federal pandemic relief dollars could be used to beef up families' access to the internet, following a City Council conversation last Monday.

Oberlin recently received $295,000 approved by Congress as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act — or CARES Act. City Manager Rob Hillard was seeking ways the money could help local nonprofits affected by the crisis, such as Oberlin Community Services and Oberlin Business Partnership.

Because there are tight controls on how the federal cash can be used, and a strict audit to follow, Hillard suggested putting it toward police and firefighter payroll.

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Larry Broome of Wellington shows how his family tree includes the Connecticut Herricks, who were important players in the Salem witch trials.

Famed Herricks are local connection to Salem trials JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Myron Herrick is one of Wellington's most famous native sons.

He was a banker and financier, Cleveland City Councilman, governor of Ohio from 1904 to 1906 and ambassador to France for President William Taft — today, the Herrick legacy lends its name to Wellington's public library and one of its

busiest streets.

So longtime pharmacist Larry Broome was pleased the Herrick name is rooted on his family tree.

What's more disturbing, and part of a new historical exhibit, is the family's darker past.

"The Herricks were a big part of the Salem witch trials. They were the jury.

They were the law," said Scott Markel of The Spirit of '76 Museum.

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'Patriots Park' planned as revolving art gallery in downtown Amherst In this screencap from a PSA, former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, left, and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, right, solicit volunteers to be poll workers for the upcoming election.

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AMHERST — For the better part of a decade, artist Mike Sekletar has filled the side of a Park Avenue office building with images honoring veterans of World War II, the Korean War, those who died in Vietnam and those fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

That real estate is now completely tapped, but Sekletar's creative energy isn't.

The next frontier will be the creation of a $40,000 sandstone wall, 68 feet long and 8 feet tall, which he's is calling Patriots Park.

The three-panel wall will showcase seven paintings, "on loan" for a year at a time before they go to the patrons who commission them.

"It's almost like an outdoor gallery," he said Friday, sitting in Arabica Bistro next door to where construction is

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OBITUARIES Barbara Sewall Barbara (nee Crandall) Sewall, 86, of Vermilion, passed into eternal life with her savior on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Born on Dec. 20, 1933, in New London, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mabel (nee Walker) Crandall.

Barbara was a 1951 graduate of Brighton High School and a 1955 graduate of Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee. After college, she worked at Bethel Children's Home in Kentucky. That experience at the orphanage helped mold her into a compassionate, caring listener who used her faith in God to help others throughout her life.

In 1957, she married Ken Sewall in Wellington. They then moved to Bloomfield, New Jersey, where she resided for 49 years. She worked in the office of her church, First Baptist Church in Bloomfield, New Jersey for over 25 years.

She leaves behind her son, Dan Sewall and his wife, Julia of Vermilion.

Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Ken and her brother, LeLand Crandall and his wife, Phyllis.

Barbara will be interred with her husband, Ken at Restland Memorial Park in East Hanover, New Jersey. There will be no services at this time.

Eastman Funeral Home, New London, has been entrusted with arrangements and expressions of sympathy may be shared online at www.eastmanfuneralhome.com.

W. Louise Grose W. Louise Grose, 72, of Wellington, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, at Ames Hospice House in Westlake. Born on March 22, 1948, in Lodi, she was the daughter of the late William and Wilma (nee Brewer) Weber. Louise was a lifelong resident of Wellington and a graduate of Wellington High School.

Louise, along with her husband, ran the family mink farm for several years. She also worked as a dairy tester for the State of Ohio. Louise also served as the fiscal officer for Wellington Township and the Clerk for the Wellington Union Cemetery in, two jobs she truly enjoyed.

She was intrigued by ancestry and history and enjoyed traveling to track down her family's genealogy.

She was a member of the Lorain County Lamb and Wool Producers and the LaGrange Hunt Club. Louise also enjoyed farming and mowing the lawn. She always looked forward to the county fair, where she at one time showed ponies and crocks. She also collected antiques, steins, and crockery. Louise also cherished her family and enjoyed following her granddaughters in their activities.

Survivors include her children, Kalyn (Ed) Wise of New London, Kayden Grose of Dublin and Kerric Grose of Wellington and granddaughters, Bailey Wise and Kinsey Grose.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kirke Grose.

A graveside service will be held Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery, Wellington, with Phil Herman officiating. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Wellington Eagles Aerie 2051, 631 South Main St., Wellington.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wellington Cemetery Endowment Fund, 115 Willard Memorial Square, c/o Cemetery, Wellington, OH 44090.

Expressions of sympathy may be shared online at www. eastmanfuneralhome.com.

BILL NORMAN LANDERS, 83, of Lima, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, at Avon Cleveland Clinic following a courageous battle with cancer. Arrangements

by Hempel Funeral Home.

ALBERT RICHARD LACHMAN, 97, a lifetime resident of Lorain, passed away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at his home following a long and full life. Hempel Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

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Where has COVID hit hardest?

JASON HAWK EDITOR

At first glance, Lorain County's COVID-19 hot spots are right where you'd think they'd be.

The tally since March has been largest in Lorain, which has seen a total of 545 cases. Elyria isn't far behind with 451, according to new data released Friday by county health officials.

But raw numbers don't tell the real story, said Health Commissioner David Covell.

Taking population into account, positive tests have been incredibly consistent from community to community, he said.

Whether in large cities, suburbs or farm country, the percent of residents who contract the virus has been more or less the same.

There are some outliers.

Take North Ridgeville, which pound for pound has seen the most trouble. The city of about 34,000 has dealt with 371 coronavirus cases and 36 deaths in the past eight months.

It's not out of the danger zone — in the past couple of weeks, North Ridgeville has had 36 new cases.

"I'm always going to be worried when cases are increasing," Mayor Kevin Corcoran said Tuesday.

"I think that's a concern that's been rising over these last few weeks as I've watched the numbers go up."

He said North Ridgeville's numbers since the beginning of the pandemic are skewed by two major factors. The first is that a large number of frontline health care workers live in the city and have been exposed to the virus.

The second is an outbreak among nursing home residents over the summer, specifically at O'Neill Healthcare. Avon and Avon Lake have had similar issues with longterm care centers.

By contrast, Oberlin has not seen major outbreaks, with just 24 total cases. There have been none at all at Welcome Nursing Home or Kendal at Oberlin assisted living facilities.

"We have gratitude that we've been fortunate enough to keep COVID out of Kendal," said CEO Barbara Thomas, talking about the extreme steps taken to isolate residents from the virus.

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gate. Now residents are starting to venture out again.

Kendal has also just started weekly testing for about half its staff that have direct contact with residents, and its dining area is stacked with boxes of masks, gloves and sanitizer to keep the community protected.

Neither has Oberlin College been an epicenter for viral spread.

While other colleges and universities across Ohio and the United States have struggled and backslid, there have been 19 cases on Oberlin's campus since August, including students and employees. A team of 16 contact tracers works with county health officials to contain community spread.

The village of Grafton is another anomaly.

Health department data shows 77 cases there — 61 among prison inmates and just 16 among free residents.

Other factors are much harder to pin down: Does the number of apartment buildings in a city lead to higher case count? Does poverty? Politics?

Covell said it's impossible to tell how a city's political leanings affect the spread of the virus.

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he said — but there are towns where masks are used more than others.

What's much easier to see, Covell said, is how families spread COVID around.

Family gatherings, mostly small but sometimes growing quite large, are still the biggest "spreader" events in Lorain County, he said.

That trend was particularly visible among the Hispanic population in August, when about 25 percent of cases were tied to quinceaneras and other parties, many in Lorain.

"There were people coming in from other states, and even from

Puerto Rico," Covell said.

Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley also talked about the role of small family events in spreading COVID. He takes to Facebook every Friday to discourage gatherings and remind residents to wear masks, social distance and wash hands frequently.

"It's important to note that we had the first case in Lorain County at Lorain City Hall, one of our police officers," he said.

That forced the city to take the pandemic seriously from the start.

The numbers shine new light on where the virus has been in the past eight months.

Lorain County Public Health has refused to release case counts by ZIP code. Only recently has it made numbers available by community, posting them every two weeks for areas with more than 20 total cases.

But Covell said Tuesday that where cases have been is a good indicator of where they'll continue to pop up over the coming months.

He also urged caution as the holidays approach, warning against holiday parties and asking for Thanksgiving meals to move outside, stay small, space out and have fewer hugs.

The LCADA Way, Nord Center launch withdrawal service LORAIN — The Nord Center and The LCADA Way partnered to make services available to help people manage the substance use withdrawal process.

The service will be available at the Crisis Stabilization Unit at the Nord Center’s campus at 6140 South Broadway.

The service allows for a 24-hour

per day support environment, in which someone can begin or continue the process of withdrawal management.

The program can be beneficial to clients who may be unable to get sober at home or who do not have a safe environment where they can go through withdrawal and be successful.

Peer support workers, people who have been successful in the recovery process, will be available to offer support and engage clients and facilitate a more effective and therapeutic stay.

To access these services, call (800) 888-6161. This phone number is answered by trained crisis responders every day, all day.

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Watson named executive director at The Abbewood ELYRIA — Sharon Watson of Amherst has been named the new executive director at The Abbewood, an independent living and assisted living community in Elyria.

Watson has been with The Abbewood’s parent company, Century Park Associates, for more than two years.

Most recently she traveled in the company’s central region, training associates.

“Sharon’s dedication to mission, vision and values of Century Park made her a nat-

ural choice to lead the team at Abbewood,” said Chris Serdinak, regional director of operations for Century Park Associates.

Watson also has prior experience as an executive director and as a sales and marketing director for a large senior community. She has more than 20 years of experience in senior living and has a previous career in real estate. Watson was born and raised in Elyria and lives in Amherst.

Sharon Watson

said he doesn't have enough information to make that judgment, but "I just know that the ballots didn't get done in time and should have been sent out more promptly."

Earlier this fall, Republicans anonymously told The Atlantic that the Trump campaign has discussed the possibility of asking Republican-controlled legislatures to appoint their own electors, regardless of the final vote tally.

The Electoral College and its delegates formally elect the president of the United States after the Nov. 3 election. Ohio, which has a Republican-controlled legislature, does not have penalties for what are called "faithless electors," meaning they do not back the candidate the public chooses via the vote.

But Brown said he doesn't see that being an issue in Ohio. At least in his lifetime, he said he's never seen an elector stray in the state, and Brown said he doesn't think it will happen this year, either.

Brown and Taft both stressed that people should go vote, particularly with the different options available and in this election year. Taft said that a lot of the races will be "extremely close" and Ohio could be pivotal in the presidential election.

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FROM A1 museum with the huge family tree, made in 1950 and stretching back hundreds of years, Markel became excited by the connections it revealed.

Broome's heritage goes back to Ephraim Herrick, born in 1638 and destined to become part of colonial Massachusetts' most shameful chapters. His oldest son, John, married Bethia Solart, whose sister Sarah Good was the second woman accused of witchcraft in Salem.

Good maintained her innocence, but was declared guilty and hanged to death on July 29, 1692. She had been pregnant during the trial, but the infant did not survive.

John Herrick's uncle was part of the witch trial committee. "The Herricks executed one of their own, and they didn't show any remorse about it at the time," Markel said. "It's a horrible story to have to tell, but it's interesting and it has connections here."

Wellington's ties to the witch trials don't end there.

They include the Rev. Samuel Willard. He was not the same Samuel Willard who fathered famed "Spirit of '76" painter Archibald Willard — instead, the reverend is remembered as the former president of Harvard University, and the pastor of the Third Church in Boston from 1678 until his death in 1707.

This Willard was an opponent of the horrors that unfolded in Salem.

Five years after the trials ended, Samuel Sewall, who had presided as a judge, handed Willard a paper in the Boston church's aisle.

It contained an apology, which Willard read from the pulpit, confessing the trials were the result of mass hysteria.

The Willards eventually made their way to what is

today known as Ohio.

For Markel and other historians, it's no surprise many Wellington families trace their genealogies back to Connecticut — after all, the Connecticut Land Company settled the Western Reserve, 3.3 million acres of land in Northeast Ohio.

Markel said he suspects Broome's vast family tree has other historically significant connections.

Audubon Society program

The Black River Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4 via Zoom and Facebook. Register by visiting www.blackriveraudubon.org.

"Chasing Cranes in China" will be presented by Diana Steele. Rather than visiting all the usual tourist hotspots such as the Great Wall and Forbidden City, the Steele-Thomas family proposed a birding-focused trip. “It would take us outdoors, and to places we would never visit otherwise,” said Steele, a science writer and birder who volunteers as a board member of the Ohio Ornithological Society.

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FROM A1 amazed that over a million people have already voted early, many of them standing faithfully in line socially distanced, of course. With all the absentee ballots, mailin ballots that have been requested, all the early voting, it's going to be over half your votes are going to be cast not on Election Day. So, it really is unprecedented."

Absentee ballots were delayed when Midwest Direct, a Cleveland-based company hired by 16 Ohio counties and two in Pennsylvania to print and send out official election mail, fell behind. Roughly 30,000 Lorain County ballots were backlogged.

Brown said he was concerned about the delay, but that it's up to the boards of election and the Secretary of State — a job he used to hold himself — whether Midwest Direct loses its contracts.

"I'm distressed by it because he didn't do the job he was hired to do and it's caused people to have to wait to get their ballots," Brown said. "I don't know if that means some people won't get to vote that planned to vote and did everything right. But they need to deal with this contractor in the right way."

Brown couldn't say whether he thought the delay was politically motivated. He

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"It has stories that will come out of it for years," he predicted. "It's already taken us in directions we never thought we would go."

A full-sized copy of the document, which was made on architectural drafting paper, can be viewed at the Main Street Wellington office, 118 West Herrick Ave., during the village's First Friday event starting at 4 p.m. on Nov. 6.

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FROM A1 lighten the burden of the pandemic in the community, he said.

Councilwoman Mary Price suggested putting the $295,000 directly toward helping residents access the internet.

"I feel like when the pandemic hit, that was the most sudden and obvious discrepancy, was homes that had regular access to internet and those that didn't," she said.

The gap has been especially evident among students who need access to attend the Oberlin City Schools online, she said.

Councilman Ray English agreed that internet access is important, but was unsure $295,000 would be enough to expand it.

"I think this is a much bigger problem than the available money that we have with the CARES Act funding," he said.

English said communities with wide access to fast internet see economic

growth, and expressed interest in working to improve Oberlin's service.

Councilman Kelley Singleton suggested using CARES Act funds for economic stimulus.

He said some downtown property owners have been "doing the right thing" and waiving rent for businesses since the pandemic started. Others have had tenants fold.

Singleton said $100,000 could be set aside for grants that could help make commercial spaces move-in ready for new businesses.

The discussion did not lead to a vote.

It was intended to give Hillard direction in making a plan for using the CARES Act money.

"What a year, with the pandemic, with lots of decisions being made — good, bad and indifferent — all in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19," Hillard said.

PAINTINGS

FROM A1 expected to start this spring. "And it's not going to be only for paintings that depict the military. It will be that, but patriots come in all shapes and sizes."

Sekletar plans to team up with local artists Brian Goodwin, Kerry Barnvincek and Ryan Shannon to provide images for the wall. He said paintings could honor police and firefighters, doctors and paramedics, philanthropists — anyone who rolls up their sleeves and works to make their community a better place.

His father, John Sekletar, a U.S. Navy veteran, said he would like to see one panel depict the World Trade Center, "so people can see them and remember what happened, and never forget how we handled it together."

The sandstone wall and plaza have

already been approved by Amherst's Design Review Board, Morain Stone and Tile of Amherst has been hired to build it and the property has been set aside next to the existing murals that can be viewed from the municipal parking lot on Park Avenue.

What the Sekletars need now is funding. The Veterans Mural Association they formed is accepting donations to help with construction costs at the Chase Bank branches at 378 Long St. in Amherst and 5971 North Leavitt Rd. in Lorain.

They're also seeking out companies to commission the first round of paintings, which will be priced at $500 and up.

For details, reach out to John Sekletar at (440) 988-5353.

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Try out the candy chute

The Amherst Public Library will have a candy chute in place for early trick-or-treating downtown from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.

One-way foot traffic and social distancing measures will be in place. Be sure to wear your mask.

Biddy wrestling

The city of Oberlin has canceled its biddy wrestling program due to concerns about COVID-19.

“This was a very difficult decision, but we strongly believe this course of action is in the best interest of our families and our staff,” the Recreation Department posted online.

Holiday gift sign-ups

Need a little help spreading holiday joy this year?

Income-eligible Oberlin residents can get it through Nov. 13 by signing up for Thanksgiving food distribution, December holiday food distribution and holiday helping hands gifts for kids up to 17 years old.

To sign up for these Oberlin Community Services offerings, visit www.oberlincommunityservices.org/ holiday or call 440-774-6579.

Oberlin flu clinic

A drive-thru flu shot clinic will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2 at the Oberlin fire station, 430 South Main St. Sponsored by Lorain County Public Health, the free clinic is for ages 16 years and older.

Take an ID, wear a face covering and a short-sleeved shirt. If you’re sick, do not go to any flu shot clinic. Flu shots are paid for by CARES Act funding through the Lorain County commissioners.

To schedule an in-office appointment with LCPH, call 440-284-3206.

Oberlin College gets six positive tests OBERLIN — A batch of six positive coronavirus tests have Oberlin College on alert and several students under quarantine.

"This is not unexpected," President Carmen Twillie Ambar said last week in a message to the campus community. "As the cold and flu season began, and our state’s cases rose in number, the possibilities increased that we would have cases on campus."

The college has conducted nearly 7,500 COVID-19 tests so far this semester, and had recorded 13 positive cases since August.

The last had been Sept. 28, when two positives were identified.

Then came three straight weeks with zero issues. With the help of Mercy Health and a private firm, there were 1,657 negative tests.

Ambar said she knew Oberlin's campus didn't exist in a bubble, and suspected cases would appear in bunches.

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Boy Scouts Troop 414 will pass out plastic bags to every house in Wellington on Saturday, Oct. 31 to collect nonperishable food for Well-Help.

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Closing at sunset

In conjunction with the city of Lorain’s recent order to close its parks at sunset, the Lorain County Metro Parks’ Century Park and Lakeview Park will also close at sunset, effective immediately.

In addition, the parking lot at Century Park will not be plowed for inclement winter weather. In the event of heavy snowfall, Century Park will remain closed.

Must-see TV and movies

“Binge box” DVD sets are now available to borrow from the Amherst Public Library.

Each box contains four to six DVDs for hours of themed movie marathon fun. With collections like “Disney Warrior Princesses,” “The American Military,” “Masters of Horror: Stephen King” and “Somethin’ Sappy,” there’s something for everyone.

Amherst library meeting

The Amherst Public Library board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 at the library. The meeting is open to the public.

Vote for a Solid Investment Strategy Election Day is little more than a week away. As a citizen, you may feel the results will affect many aspects of life in this country. But as an investor, your situation probably won’t change after the votes are counted.

No matter who wins, the financial markets may well show some politically driven volatility, but that often happens around elections, and it typically doesn’t last long. But what about the longer term? How might changes in policy and new legislation affect your investment outlook?

To begin, keep in mind that many campaign promises remain just that – promises.

And even when some of them are enacted, any ultimate legislation may be quite different from what was proposed on the campaign trail.

Still, sometime in the future, we could see election-related changes that could affect your investment strategy.

For example, over the years, we’ve seen many adjustments in the tax rates of capital gains and stock dividends, and it’s likely these rates will change again one day. When that happens, you may need to look at the equities portion of your portfolio to see if you want to make some adjustments.

Many other changes, though, are hard to predict. It’s possible that future legislation could affect specific industries, either positively or negatively.

Such moves could also influence the way you look at certain investments, but if you have a diversified portfolio that contains a broad mix of stocks, bonds and other securities, any actions affecting one particular industry probably won’t cause you to significantly adjust holdings invested in other sectors.

In any case, while it may be a good idea to keep an eye open for things like tax rate changes or how new policies may affect different market segments, your main emphasis, in terms of your investment decisions, should remain on your goals and what you need to do to achieve them.

At least once each year, review your portfolio carefully to make sure your investments are aligned with your goals, whether they are short-term (a new car, a long vacation and so on) or long-term (such as college for your children or a comfortable retirement).

Periodically, depending on what’s happening in your life and the progress of your investment portfolio, you may need to evaluate your goals to ensure they’re prioritized appropriately to help keep you on track toward achieving what’s most important to you.

Over time, your goals may change, too. Perhaps you’ve decided that instead of retiring early and traveling around the world, you now want to turn your hobby into a business. Changing this goal may require a different investment strategy. Or you might change your mind about where you want to live – instead of staying in your home, as originally planned, you might downsize and move to a different area. Your goals may change in many ways, all of which may warrant updating your investment strategies.

Here’s the key point: You’re the one electing to make these changes.

No matter what happens in this or any other election, be sure to “vote” for the strategies that have the potential for a winning outcome.

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Total cases across Ohio exceeded 188,000 last week.

Gov. Mike DeWine has been pleading for Ohioans to be more vigilant, and warning that hospitalizations from the virus have skyrocketed.

On Oct. 20, he said hospitals statewide were treating 1,221 COVID patients, a record high since the start of the pandemic.

"If we don’t buckle down, wear our masks, and take care of each other, I am very concerned that our hospitals will begin to fill up. We pushed this virus down before, and it's up to all of us to do it again," DeWine said.

While Oberlin College's new cases are alarming, they don't hold a candle to what other campuses are experiencing.

St. John Fisher College in New York announced it was going online for the rest of the semester. Officials issued a stay-at-home order against the University of Michigan, and the State University of New York at Oneonta is dealing with a 712-student outbreak.

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A food drive to benefit the Helping Hands pantry is underway through Nov. 18 in Wellington.

Ryan Homes will match the first 200 items donated with $1 each. Drop off canned goods and other nonperishables at the model home center at 232 Heritage Dr., Wellington.

Last Tuesday afternoon, a batch of 47 tests showed positives for four students, one faculty member and one staffer.

The students have been placed in isolation at The Hotel at Oberlin. It has been set aside for quarantined student living quarters, and no guests can rent rooms.

Ambar asked for student support in containing the spread of the virus, asking them to answer their phones so contact tracers can reach those who may have been exposed.

"It is important that we act as a caring community and get people moved to isolation and quarantine if they have been exposed," she said. "If classes were exposed, contact tracers will notify the faculty involved."

Masks have been required in all areas on campus — inside and outside — except in private dorm rooms when students are alone. That strategy is now critical, Ambar said.

Her message noted that cases in Lorain County and across Ohio are on the rise.

JASON HAWK EDITOR

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LEGAL NOTICE DATE: November 4th, 2020 TIME: 9:00 A.M. PLACE: Council Chambers

PUBLIC HEARING Public hearing for Conditional Use Permit as per Section 1131.05 of the Planning and Zoning Code to allow for continuation of salvage facility at P.P.N. # 03-00-103-108-026 and # 03-00-103-108-017 Elyria Ave. South of E. 36th St. west side of road.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA Disposition of minutes from previous Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission Meetings.

B.A. # 23-2020 2802 Broadway Variance requested to decrease minimum square footage required for service station from 22,500 feet to 20,012 square feet. Section 1181.01 (A) Minumum lot area shall be 22,500 square feet, and variance from Section 1181.01 (D) No portion of a service station or it's equipment shall be within 50 feet of a Residential District. B-2 Zoning Kinjal Mistry, applicant.

C.U.P. #2-2020 Conditional Use Permit requested, to allow for salvage facililty at P.P.N. # 03-00-103-108-026 and # 0300-103-108-017 Elyria Ave. South of E. 36th St. west side of road.

PLANNING COMMISSION Disposition of minutes from previous Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission Meetings.

Z.C.A. #10-2020 Submission for Planning Commission's recommendation to Lorain

City Council, for the rezoning of P.P.N. #03-00-103-111-004, (005), (006), (007), (008) and (009) Elyria Ave. South of E. 36th St. and east side of Elyria Ave., from R-3 Residential to B-2 General Business subject to Special Land Use Agreement. Joseph Burda, applicant. Held in abeyance from October 7th meeting.

Submission for Planning Commission's recommendation to Lorain City Council, for revisions to final development plan at Harborwalk to allow for boat storage. R-PUD Zoning Spitzer Great Lakes Ltd., applicant.

Submission for Planning Commission's recommendation to Lorain City Council to add official definition of slum and blighted area to new City of Lorain Planning and Zoning Code. Max Upton Director of Building, Housing & Planning applicant.

Submission to Planning Commission for review of lot split P.P.N. # 02-01-001-108-026 Arizona Ave. Gary Fischer, applicant.

Richard G. Klinar, ACTING SECRETARY, LORAIN CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

IF APPLICANT UNABLE TO ATTEND, PLEASE CALL (440) 204-2034

L.C.C.G. 10/29/20 20672201

PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on Oct. 12 & 19, 2020. The complete text of each item may be viewed or purchased in the Clerk of Council Office @ Lorain City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, during normal business hours or contact Nancy Greer @ 204-2050 (Nancy_Greer@cityoflorain. org). The following summary of legislation passed has been reviewed/approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws.

10/12/2020- Ord. 115-20 Auth S/S Director to enter into MOU w/ IAFF Local 267 for restructuring of wages. 10/19/2020Reso. 38-20* Concurring w/ the expenditure of $2,300,000 of CARES Act funding from the State of Ohio. Ord. 116-20 Adopting the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve the request to rezone a vacant lot located west of 114 W. 17th St. from R-2 to B-2 General Business.

117-20* Auth S/S Director to accept a grant from Lorain County Solid Waste Management District in the amount of $52,651.29. 118-20 Auth the S/S Director to make application to ODOT for 90/10 funding for Planned Safety Improvements at 3 locations on SR611-W. 21st St. 119-20* Assessing the cost to abate nuisance by cutting noxious weeds during the 2020CY. 120-20 Auth the S/S Director to enter into a MOU on behalf of the City w/ USW6621- prevailing wage. 121-20* Auth the Mayor to submit application to the OPWC Integrating Committee for 2021 funding (Round 35) for replacement/ rehab of certain roadways.

122-20 Auth S/S Director to purchase gasoline, fuel, oil & other petroleum products needed for various depts. through the State Purchasing Program commencing 1/1/2021. 123-20 Auth the S/S Director to dispose of obsolete/unused vehicles, equipment & materials through auction, internet auction or scrap. 124-20* Auth Board of Control approval authority for CDBG-CV Small Business Stabilization program & auth S/S Director to sign/release all funds awarded not exceeding $50k. 125-20* Appropriation.

126-20 Est. new chapter 1548 "Portable Storage Units" of the Lorain Codified Ordinances and repealing Ord. 12-19 & Existing Ch. 1548. (*Denotes legislation was passed as an emergency.)

L.C.C.G. 10/29; 11/5/20 20672198

NOTICE TO BIDDERS SNOW REMOVAL Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the South Lorain County Ambulance District Board of Trustees until 11:00 AM on November 9, 2020 at 179 East Herrick Avenue, Wellington, OH 44090 for snow plowing of the District driveways, parking lot and sidewalks when snow is a minimum of two inches for the 2020-2021 winter season. Bids shall indicate a per plowing fee plus de-icer materials needed. For bids to be considered, they must be accompanied by proof of insurance ($1 million minimum coverage) and Ohio BWC certificate of coverage.

The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality of bids in the best interest of the District.

BY ORDER OF THE SOUTH LORAIN COUNTY

AMBULANCE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Amy Szmania, Fiscal Officer

L.C.C.G. 10/22-29/20 20671830

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Please be advised that Lorain City Council will host a public hearing on Monday, November 23, 2020 to commence at 5:30 p.m. in the Lorain City Hall Council Chamber, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, to discuss an application to rezone 141 East Erie Avenue from B-2 General Business to R-2 Residential, (ZCA-9-2020) Tony Horn, applicant; followed by discussion and review of the proposed new Planning & Zoning Code for the City of Lorain, Ohio, and related maps.

The Lorain City Planning Commission met on October 7, 2020, and recommend approval of both items to Lorain City Council. Copies of all documentation related to this proposal will be on view for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of Council, 200 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, Ohio.

Please contact Nancy_ Greer@cityoflorain.org for additional information.

NANCY GREER, CMC

L.C.C.G. 10/22-29/20 20671842

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS SEALED BIDS for the furnishing of the necessary materials and construction of the CONTRACT A GROUND LEVEL STORAGE TANK REPLACEMENT AND/OR CONTRACT B RESERVOIR PUMPING IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CONTRACT C GROUND LEVEL STORAGE TANK AND RESERVOIR PUMPING SITE IMPROVEMENTS WELLINGTON, OHIO will be received by the Village of Wellington, Ohio, at the Office of the Finance Director, 115 Willard Memorial Square, Wellington, Ohio 44090 until 12:00 p.m. Noon (Local Time) Thursday, November 19, 2020 and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The scope of work for this project consists of three separate

contracts as follows: Contract A - Installation of a glass lined steel 303,000 gallon ground storage tank, 53' in diameter with a 19' side water depth.

Contact B - Removal and replacement of three (3) vertical turbine pumps with variable speed drives (VFDs) and 100 hp motors along with removal of a fourth (4th) existing vertical turbine pump. Also included is the addition of a reservoir level monitoring and control system, a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) upgrade to better control the pumping of raw water into the reservoir, as well as roof and window upgrades to the pump station building.

Contact C - Site improvements and site restoration related to the Contract A and Contract B sites including, but not limited to, water and electric conduit installation, drain line installation, fence installation, site embankment construction, concrete pavement installation, existing 300,000 gallon ground level steel tank demolition, site grading, seeding & mulching, and other necessary appurtenances.

The contract documents, including plans and specifications, are on file at the office of the Finance Director for the Village of Wellington, Ohio and the Architect/Engineer -Poggemeyer Design Group, Inc. (PDG). The documents may be viewed and ordered online or obtained from Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Road, Toledo, Ohio 43615, Telephone 419-3855303, www.pdgplanroom. com for the cost of printing to be paid to the printing company at the time the documents are picked up. Shipping and tax charges are the bidder's responsibility and payable directly to Becker Impressions.

The Engineer for the Project is Poggemeyer Design Group, Inc., 1168 North Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402.

All bids must be signed and submitted on the blanks which are bound in this booklet. Bids must state the unit prices in the blanks provided and be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked (as applicable) --- CONTRACT A - GROUND LEVEL STORAGE TANK REPLACEMENT, and/or CONTRACT B - RESERVOIR PUMPING IMPROVEMENTS, and/or CONTRACT C - GROUND LEVEL STORAGE TANK AND RESERVOIR PUMPING SITE IMPROVE-

MENTS --- and addressed to the Village of Wellington, 115 Willard Memorial Square, Wellington, Ohio 44090.

The bid guaranty may be of two forms: 1. A Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond using the form in the Contract Documents.

(The amount of the bid does NOT have to appear on this form.)

2. A certified check, cashier's check or letter of credit in favor of the Village of Wellington, Ohio in the amount of 10% of the bid. If the contract is awarded, a Contract Bond will be required, which is a 100% payment and performance bond.

This procurement is subject to the EPA policy of encouraging the participation of small businesses in rural areas (SBRAs).

After the award of the contract let by competitive bid and prior to the time the contract is entered into, bidders shall submit the affidavit required under the Ohio Revised Code, Section 5719.042 that the bidder was not charged with any delinquent personal property taxes in Lorain County, Ohio.

The successful bidder will be required to pay not less than the highest applicable minimum wage rates as established by the federal DavisBacon Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Village of Wellington, Ohio reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in any bid and to determine the lowest and best bidder.

The use of domestic steel and Made In USA products will be required for all aspects/components of this project.

No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 90 days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids. This project is being partially funded with Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) and Ohio EPA Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) with Buy American requirements.

The opinion of probable cost of construction for Contract A is $570,940. The opinion of probable cost of construction for Contract B is $699,515.

The opinion of probable cost of construction for Contract C is $60,630.

By Order of Steve Dupee, Village Manager

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The Dukes secured their 11th straight win and the sectional title last Thursday night, running 3-0 over Cuyahoga Heights.

Lauren Alley and Madalyn Mull each scored for Wellington, and a bizarre third point resulted when the Cuyahoga girls accidentally scored on their own goal from a deflected shot. Dukes keeper Alaine Bremke finished with eight saves. LEFT: Wellington's Lauren Alley moves with the ball under pressure from Cuyahoga Heights' Lily Frank.

PIRATES WIN

SEASON ENDS

Senior captain Cael Walker placed 10th on Saturday and was third from Lorain County at the district championships.

Led by Perez, Comets qualify for regionals The Amherst boys cross country team finished second at the district championships Saturday at Lorain County Community College.

Freshman Ty Perez was once again the individual champion, winning his eighth race of the season. He ran the muddy course in a time of 17:00 to outlast the second place finisher by 4 seconds.

Freshman Luke Bowlsby placed fourth out of 83 runners with a time of 17:08.

Senior captain Cael Walker was close behind with a 10th place finish and a time of 17:45.

Senior Caleb Cabrera finished 22nd and had a strong second half of the race to cross the line in 18:14. Senior Captain Jacob Raesler fought through a cramp to place 28th with a time of 18:25.

Junior Sebastian Pecora and senior Isaac Davis finished sixth and seventh for the Comets with times of 18:42 and 20:28 and 37th and 70th places.

The Comets will compete at 3 p.m. Saturday in the regional championships at Boardman High School.

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Wellington closed out the season Oct. 20 with a 3-0 an away tournament loss to Smithville, 25-7, 25-5, 25-5. ABOVE: Wellington's Haleigh Polen stretches to keep the ball alive.

LC8 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Erik Andrews | Oberlin News-Tribune

Syncere Shahid, a junior at Oberlin High School, has been named the Lorain County League's Boys Soccer Player of the Year. The Phoenix midfielder and forward finished the season with nine goals and seven assists in 10 games.

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Holy TV show, Batman!

Cardboard Batmobile lands Amherst boy on Live with Kelly and Ryan JASON HAWK EDITOR

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AMHERST — Call him the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, the World's Greatest Detective.

Batman's secret identity is no billionaire playboy, but seven-year-old Trey Riddell of Amherst.

He's got a new toy this Halloween that's drawn national attention — dad Jim Riddell used cardboard boxes to transform a Power Wheels Jeep into a 1960s-style Batmobile.

"He tells me what he wants, and he gets it," Jim said.

It's not the elder Riddell's first big cardboard

creation. Over the past few years, he's transformed boxes into an army tank, police car, fire engine, golf cart and UPS truck.

A huge Batman fan, Trey chose the red-andblack Batmobile design. Jim said his son loved the look, though the seven-year-old has never seen the Adam West and Burt Ward series that ran for 120 episodes on ABC between 1966 and 1968.

On Oct. 12, Jim snapped a photo of Trey and neighbor Lucas Cruz palling around in the Batmobile, and submitted it to "Live with Kelly and Ryan."

Hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are holding a contest in search of the best Halloween BATMAN PAGE B3

Babysitter will get new trial in infant’s killing

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Kelly Keith speaks to a crowd along with her husband Jason near downtown Wellington on Oct. 25.

A prayer for divine guidance DYLAN REYNOLDS THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

WELLINGTON — Healing for the nation and guidance for America’s leaders were two topics weighing on the minds of a group of Wellington residents who gathered near the gazebo in front of Town Hall on Sunday evening.

They were responding to a na-

tionwide call for prayer and fasting issued by Franklin Graham, a Protestant Christian evangelist and the son of the late preacher Billy Graham.

The event in Wellington was organized by members of the Keith family, owners of Colonial Barber Shop on West Herrick Avenue. In a social media post announcing the prayer gathering, the family wrote they were not assembling as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump or former

Vice President Joe Biden, but as concerned Americans.

Kelly Keith said the upcoming election is not the only issue troubling the nation, but the COVID-19 pandemic is another factor that is difficult to rationalize.

“All of this that’s going on, we don’t understand and we will probably never understand. But for those of PRAYER PAGE B2

Council: Oberlin’s long snow ban doesn't make sense in mild winters JASON HAWK EDITOR

OBERLIN — After a decade of mild winters, Oberlin City Council is thinking about changing its longstanding snow ban policy.

As it stands, parking isn't allowed on residential

streets between Nov. 1 and April 1.

Calling the situation "completely crazy," Councilwoman Heather Adelman was among those who called last Monday for restrictions only when a couple of inches of snow fall.

"To have something in place that doesn't really

need to be there for the majority of the time that we have it currently set up, I think we need to look at that really seriously," she said.

Since 2014, there have only been 67 days with more than two inches of snowfall in Oberlin, according to the National Weather Service — that's

0.71 percent of the 937 days the snow ban has been in effect.

Council President Linda Slocum, in a follow-up interview, said the change is clearly tied to global warming.

Some Council members suggested shortening the snow ban to run from Jan. SNOW BAN PAGE B2

$137,500 approved for the smallest business owners hurt by pandemic JASON HAWK EDITOR

ELYRIA — Thirty-one of Lorain County's smallest businesses are splitting $137,500 in grants intended to help them survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

County commissioners awarded up to $5,000 to each last Wednesday, drawing on federal CARES Act funding.

They've set aside $500,000 to

help mom and pop shops, day care centers, salons, spas, entertainment venues, gyms, restaurants and other small businesses struggling to keep doors open.

The number seeking county assistance more than doubled over the course of the previous week, and 74 businesses had applied for grants as of Tuesday, Oct. 20, said county Community Development Director Don Romancak.

He noted that 37 are owned by women and 21 are owned by minori-

ties.

Most are service oriented. Examples include German's Villa in Vermilion, Pogie's Catering in Amherst, Bellamy Salon in Sheffield Lake, Lorain County Habitat for Humanity in Amherst and Ten Point O Gymnastics & Fitness Center in North Ridgeville.

"All of these types of businesses have been hit, and we've got a lot more to continue to go through," he said.

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ELYRIA — A federal judge has ordered a new trial for Melissa Dovala, who was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the death of 5-month-old Riley Smath while she was babysitting the infant in her Amherst home.

Dovala was convicted in 2005 on murder, felonious assault, child endangering and involuntary manslaughter charges, and a series of appeals have ensued in the years since.

U.S. District Court Judge Pamela Barker determined in an opinion and order Monday that “a new trial is the only appropriate remedy” for ineffective defense mounted by Dovala’s trial attorney James Burge.

In Dovala’s defense, Burge argued that Riley’s death may have been caused by his brain growing and pushing against his skull.

Dovala was babysitting Riley for the fourth time on Feb. 6, 2004. Dovala testified that the infant appeared lethargic and tired and was spitting up food, but she did not become concerned for him until Melissa Dovala about 4 p.m. that day.

Riley’s mother arrived at Dovala’s home about 5 p.m. and rushed her son to the hospital, where he died.

Special Prosecutor Mark Mahoney pointed out during the trial that Dovala failed to call 911 when she realized something was wrong with Riley and said she may have taken out the frustrations in her life on the baby.

Barker wrote that Burge did not conduct a reasonable investigation into the cause of Riley’s injuries or the time frame the injuries may have occurred relative to his death. The baby died from blunt impact to his head, according to an autopsy. Then-Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus said during the initial trial that the blows occurred shortly before the baby died.

Child neurologist Dr. Audrius Plioplys provided a medical opinion to Dovala’s post-conviction attorneys that the injury could have been caused up to 24 hours before Riley died.

Barker also found that if not for Burge’s deficient performance, there is a reasonable probability the result of the trial would have been different.

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OBERLIN CITY COUNCIL CLERK’S OFFICE

NOTICE OF CITY OF OBERLIN BOARD AND COMMISSION OPENINGS OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE Vacancies on city boards, commissions, and committees offer Oberlin citizens opportunities to serve their community. There are a number of vacancies on City Boards, Commissions, and Committees.

ELIGIBILITY Candidates must be residents and registered and qualified electors of the Municipality at the time of their appointment.

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Five-member commission conducts practical and impartial examinations, provide a list of eligible employees and arrange for promotions to positions within the Classified Service and hears appeals on disciplinary matters involving Oberlin municipal employees. Meets the first Thursday of every other month, at 5:30 p.m. (Staggered Terms, Full Term 3 years). There are currently 2 vacancies.

FIRE CODE BOARD OF APPEALS Five-member board hears appeals of decisions rendered by the Fire Chief or Municipal Fire Safety Inspector pertaining to the City of Oberlin Fire Prevention Codes. Meets on an “as needed” basis. The board shall consist of the members that comprise the Housing Renewal Commission. The terms of the members of the Fire Code Board of Appeals shall coincide with such member’s term on the Housing Renewal Commission. There are currently 2 vacancies.

FIREFIGHTER’S DEPENDENTS FUND BOARD Five-member board authorized to make all necessary rules and regulations for the handling and processing of claims which may be submitted to it due to a volunteer firefighter’s death or becoming totally and permanently disabled while discharging his/her duty. The board shall perform all such other duties as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 146. Meets on an “as needed” basis.

There are currently 2 vacancies.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Five-member commission protects and promotes the historic character of the City and oversees the appearance of construction and renovation projects, as well as make recommendations to City Council regarding the designation of landmarks and historic districts. Meets the third Tuesday of every other month at 4:00 p.m. (Staggered Term, Full Term 3 Years). There are currently 3 vacancies.

HOUSING RENEWAL COMMISSION Five-member commission hears and decides appeals resulting from any order of decision made by a city administrative office in enforcing housing ordinances. The commission may also authorize variances, provided they do not conflict with the public interest. This board also fulfills the charge of the Fire Code Board of Appeals. Meets on an as needed basis. (Staggered Term, Full Term 3 Years). There are currently 2 vacancies.

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Five-member commission works toward a wholesome attitude of mutual respect and understanding among all people and organizations within the City. The commission may enter into any alleged disputes, disagreements, misunderstandings or acts which involve the unlawful or unfair infringement upon basic human rights or freedoms guaranteed by law and investigate them, presenting reports, facts, findings and recommendations to Council, and serves in an advisory and consultative capacity to the City and to the City administration. Meets the first Tuesday of each month, at 5:15 p.m. (Staggered Terms, Full Term 3 years). There are currently 2 vacancies.

OBERLIN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION (OCIC) Oberlin Community Improvement Corporation is a non-profit corporation formed under Chapters 1702 and 1724 of the Ohio Revised Code for the sole purpose of advancing, encouraging, and promoting industrial, economic, commercial and civic development within the City of Oberlin. Meets the Second Wednesday of every other month, at 8:00 a.m. There are currently 3 public vacancies and 1 private vacancy.

OPEN SPACE AND VISUAL ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION) Five-member commission serves as an advisory body to City Council and shall cooperate with all other City, County and State agencies which are active in the area of open space development and preservation. Meets the Fourth Tuesday of each month, at 5:00 p.m. There are currently three vacancies.

PLANNING COMMISSION Five-member commission holds public hearings pertaining to the plan, design, location, removal, relocation, widening, extension, and vacation of streets, parkways, playgrounds and other public places and approves plats for subdivision of land; and the zoning of the City for any lawful purpose. In addition, the Commission formulates plans for the future physical development of the City. Meets the first Wednesday of the month, at 4:30 p.m. (Staggered Term, Full Term 3 Years). There are currently 2 vacancies.

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Five-member commission serves as an advisory body to the City Council on any and all questions concerning the maintenance, operation and improvement of the public utilities serving the City, both privately and municipally owned. Meets the second Tuesday of every month, at 4:30 p.m. (Staggered Terms, Full Term 3 Years). There are currently 2 vacancies.

RECREATION COMMISSION Five-member commission serves as an advisory body to the Council on any and all questions concerning the operation and improvement of City recreation programs. Meets the third Tuesday on a bi-monthly basis (excluding summer months), at 85 S. Main Street in Conference Room 2 @ 7:00 p.m. (Staggered Terms, Full Term 3 Years). There are currently 2 vacancies.

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY COMMISSION Five-member commission reviews proposed rules and advises City Council regarding the City’s refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste collection program. Meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, at 85 S. Main Street in Conference Room 2 @ 6:30 p.m. (Staggered Terms, Full Term 3 Years). There are currently 3 vacancies.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Five-member board hears and decides appeals resulting from any order or decision made by a city administrative officer in enforcing zoning ordinances. The board may also authorize zoning variances, provided they do not conflict with the public interest. Meets on an “as needed” basis. (Staggered Terms, Full Term 3 Years). There are currently 2 vacancies.

APPLICATIONS

Persons interested in serving may request that an application be mailed to you, download or complete the online version by visiting the City’s website at:

https://www.cityofoberlin.com/application-to-serve-on-a-board-commission-or-committee/ Feel free to contact the Belinda Anderson, the Oberlin Clerk of Council for assistance with the online application via phone at 440-775-7203.

Hard copies of applications can also be scanned and emailed to banderson@cityofoberlin.com or mailed to Attn: Belinda Anderson, Oberlin Clerk of Council, 85 S. Main Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074.

The deadline for applications will be Friday, November 13, 2020 @ 4:30 p.m.

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Burge said Tuesday he still believes he did the best job he could, but he is thankful that Dovala will be back in the courtroom for a new trial.

“I’m always glad for the good fortune of the client,” Burge said.

Burge served as a Lorain County Court of Common Pleas judge for a time following the trial, but he resigned in 2015 after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges related to discrepancies in his financial disclosure forms and now works in private practice.

Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will said he has been in communication with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, which is handling the case, and the attorneys there told him they are considering whether to appeal Barker’s decision.

Assuming Dovala gets a new trial, Will said it would likely be handled by an outside prosecutor due to an ongoing conflict of interest involving Dovala's father-in-law, Don Dovala, who worked for the Prosecutor’s Office.

Melissa Dovala is currently incarcerated at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, and her first parole hearing is scheduled for next month. It is unclear if that hearing will still occur given the order for a new trial.

Attorney Barry Wilford, who has represented Dovala through the post-conviction appeals process, said he is delighted by the judge’s decision.

Wilford compared the legal back-and-forth to “a 15-round boxing match where they knock us down and we knock them down.”

But unlike in a boxing match, he said, “the only thing that matters is if you win the last one.”

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FROM B1

you who are gathered here and watching online (via a livestream), I feel you know who understands and you know where the help comes from,” she said. “... It comes from God and God alone.”

Three people offered prayer at the event. Willie Bias, pastor of the Wellington Freewill Baptist Church, asked for mercy and grace, praying for healing as “hatred for one another” has taken hold in many people.

“The greatest commandment of all is to love you, Lord, with all of our heart, with all of our mind, with all of our strength,” he said.

Jeremy Grove, the son-in-law of Kelly and Jason Keith, prayed for America’s leaders, from Wellington Mayor Hans Schneider and Village Council all the way up to the president.

“No matter what we may believe, Lord, we need to pray for each and every single one of these because the work that they do on a day-to-day basis affects the livelihood of so many,” he said.

Jason Keith called for attendees to seek the face of God as a guiding light, not the face of the next human leader. He urged those listening to focus on caring for one another.

“There is so much division, whether it’s through race, whether it’s Democrat or Republican, or whatever it might be. There is so much division,” he said. “And Christ didn’t come to this world to divide us. He came to unite us.”

At the request of an audience member, all those who were gathered sang “Amazing Grace” led by Heather Grove before dispersing into the chilly evening.

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1 to April 15, or from Dec. 15 to March 15.

Others, like Councilwoman Mary Price, supported an emergency snow ban that kicks in when two inches of snow pile up on the roads.

"I feel like it goes really long stretches without needing to be plowed," she said. "Even when there is snow, it's very rarely heavy."

Communities such as Wellington and North Ridgeville use a two-inch parking ban, according to Oberlin City Manager Rob Hillard.

However, he and Law Director Jon Clark worried that the method would cause confusion, would cause police to measure snow depth before ticketing or would be unfair if a storm moved in overnight while residents were asleep.

Adelman argued that the need for a five-month on-street parking ban has changed since the rule was adopted in the 1970s.

It's too late to do anything about it this year, though — Council's decision came less than two weeks before the 2020-2021 snow ban is to take effect.

There was no vote on a policy change cast last week.

BUSINESSES

FROM B1 Applying is easy, said Romancak — the process takes about 25 to 35 minutes to complete.

A lot of calls about eligibility have been ringing into his office, and he expected to ask commissioners to approve another round of grants yesterday after press time.

Commissioner Sharon Sweda said she has been telling businesses she loves about the grants, and hearing their stories about pandemic-related hardships.

She said many small business owners have talked about the challenge of competing with large companies that can tap vast corporate resources to adapt quickly and stay afloat.

Sweda said she wants as many local shops as possible to grab on to the CARES Act lifeline. "We want to think that next January or next summer, these local shops that we all enjoy patronizing in good times are all still going to be there for us," she said.

Commissioner Matt Lundy said the grants are necessary because politicians in Washington are playing games. He specifically called out Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, for opposing an economic stimulus deal with Democrats.

"It just blows my mind that we have businesses out here struggling to stay alive and the federal government is not finding a way" to financially help them, he said.

Lorain County Administrator Jim Cordes said there is enough CARES Act money available to Lorain County to increase the small business grant pool if needed.

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Five-day return on hold at Wellington Schools District gets $124,000 grant to improve online learning during COVID-19 pandemic JASON HAWK EDITOR

WELLINGTON — Learning at home, even for part of the week, just isn't working for Greg Higgins' family.

With kids ages 9 and 6, he's among the parents who want to see a return to in-person classes five days a week, and last week asked the Wellington Board of Education to reconsider the hybrid model that's been in place since Sept. 14.

"It's understandable. With the pandemic, nobody planned for this," Higgins said.

Most students in the tiny district of 1,200 attend in person just two days a week. Many families have chosen to stay home completely and learn online.

Now they're starting to ask to return to brick-and-mortar schools.

Cassie Safko-West was among the parents who started off the year online and reversed course.

She said her two younger children were allowed to return to school in person last Monday, but her high-schooler wasn't allowed back as the district wrestles with balancing class sizes and safety.

"We are all in uncharted territory here. Public schools are set up for five days a week in person," school board President Brett Murner told families that shared concerns in an open meeting.

The discussion came just a couple of hours after Mayor Hans Schneider confirmed two new COVID-19 cases in the vil-

lage, bringing Wellington's total to 21 since March.

Those cases have resulted in two deaths.

Superintendent Ed Weber said Thursday that the Wellington Schools have pushed off plans for a return to five-day-a-week classes as case counts across Lorain County and Ohio climb rapidly.

"We are fully cognizant of the challenges our families are facing," he said.

The school system's goal is to return in person as soon as possible. He said that likely won't be until new COVID cases fizzle out, or a vaccine can be mass distributed.

For now, teachers and administrators are in a tough position, Weber said.

"We're not where we need

Red Ribbon Week marks fight against drug abuse JASON HAWK EDITOR

ELYRIA — The Lorain County Courthouse will be bathed in red light through Halloween to draw attention to the ongoing fight against drug abuse.

County commissioners issued a proclamation last Wednesday in observance of Red Ribbon Week, a campaign launched in 1985 after the murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration intelligence agent Enrique Camarena.

Following a massive anti-narcotic operation in Mexico, he was kidnapped, tortured and killed by the Guadalajara drug cartel.

In Lorain County, Red Ribbon Week has become focused on the opioid epidemic.

Overdose deaths related to heroin and its synthetic counterparts fell off by 31 percent between 2017 and 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Last year, the county's death toll was 89.

The problem hasn't gone away — there were overdose deaths last weekend in Pittsfield and Elyria townships — and it's taking on different forms, according to Maj. Donald Barker of the Lorain County Drug Task Force.

"One of the things we are seeing a lot more is the counterfeit pills, that they are pressed to look like Percocet or Xanax bars, and they're really fentanyl," he said.

The Lorain County Sheriff's Office contin-

ues to preach the anti-drug message in local schools, reaching out to younger children.

Barker said deputies are seeing children as young as 14 increasingly involved in gangs that traffic in drugs.

"We've got to get to kids younger, because if we're waiting until their teenage years, it appears we're losing a large portion of our population," he said.

The opioid epidemic hasn't gone away during the COVID-19 pandemic. Barker said it's hard to know what kind of effect the virus has had on drug trafficking.

What is more visible is violent crime, which is clearly increasing — and these days, it seems everyone has a gun, he said.

Commissioner Sharon Sweda said the growing gun ownership rate, combined with mental health issues including drug and alcohol use, makes her fear for law enforcement.

"We really appreciate the work that you all do," she said.

It can take a long time to build a legal case against drug dealers, said Commissioner Matt Lundy, who praised the Lorain County prosecutor's office for working to hold criminal accountable.

He also said commissioners have provided a facility for federal agents and Drug Task Force members to work side by side to fight drug trafficking.

"We've probably got the most sophisticated equipment now to track you down and find you, regardless of where you're hiding or selling," he said.

BATMAN

FROM B1 "boxtumes" and offering a $5,000 Amazon gift card grand prize.

The Riddells are finalists, up against eight other cool entries including an angry Godzilla, a cardboard dragon and giant baseball cards.

According to Jim, "Live" producers plan to announce the winner during the Friday, Oct. 30 episode, which begins at 9 a.m. on

WEWS Channel 5. The Riddells don't know whether they won. They'll find out that morning, along with the rest of America.

"We're all excited to see what happens," said Jim. If the Batmobile wins, Trey will get to buy anything he wants with the $5,000 prize, Dad said. He wants a scooter — or maybe a Bat-Scooter.

new teachers, and it hasn't been easy.

Family members can't replace teachers, according to Weber — they can do a lot, but they can't do it all, and that's where parents and grandparents have been getting frustrated, he said.

Emails have steady been sent to the district every day over the past couple of weeks, asking for a return to in-person school, five days a week. "If you're getting a daily email, it's on your mind," said Weber.

Principals are allowing families to start migrating back from all-online to in-person learning.

The trick, said Weber, is doing so safely because space is limited.

In some cases, there's been a waiting list, which he said isn't ideal.

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Trick-or-treat around Lorain County • Amherst: Citywide trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Amherst's Halloween costume contest and parade is canceled for 2020.

• Avon: Citywide trick-or-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Avon Lake: Citywide trick-or-treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Carlisle Twp.: Trick-or-treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Grafton: City-wide trick or treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. The village fire department will not host its annual Halloween parade this year.

• Elyria: City-wide trick or treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Elyria Twp.: City-wide trick or treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• LaGrange: City-wide trick or treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Lorain: City-wide trick-or-treat from 5:30-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. There is

a trunk-or-treat at the City Hall parking lot from 1-3 p.m. that same afternoon.

• North Ridgeville: Citywide trickor-treat, 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and a “Tots Trick-Or-Treat” event is scheduled for kids ages five and younger at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.

• Oberlin: City-wide trick or treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Sheffield/Sheffield Lake: City-wide trick or treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Sheffield Village: City-wide trick or treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Sheffield Twp.: City-wide trick or treat from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Vermilion: City-wide trick or treat from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Wellington: City-wide trick or treat from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

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A survey of Oberlin City Schools students, not parents, revealed 37.5 percent of respondents said they wanted a hybrid model with in-person classes three days a week, while 34 percent said they wanted kids to keep learning from home. A little more than 28 percent said they preferred a return to in-person school five days a week. The Oct. 22 story "Oberlin Schools will go hybrid, winter sports not canceled" gave the wrong attribution. Among parents, 46.7 percent wanted fully online learning to continue in the second quarter of the academic year, while 24.5 percent wanted hybrid learning and 28.8 percent wanted a return to fully in-person classes. The data released in an Oct. 17 meeting reflected more responses than had been released to the public earlier in the month.

to be. We're never going to be where we need to until we get back to normal schooling," he said. While masks and regular thorough cleanings of schools are showing results, the hybrid model is admittedly not, especially with the youngest readers.

A $124,360 grant will help. It was awarded by Philanthropy Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education.

Wellington, Black River, New London, Mapleton and Northwestern schools will team up to use the money in a coordinated response to provide more support to rural elementary students learning remotely.

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Firelands FFA at the Junior Fair MORGAN DiCESARE FIRELANDS FFA

WELLINGTON — The 2020 Lorain County Fair was limited to junior fair animal exhibitors only because of COVID-19 concerns, shows were changed and exhibit times were shortened to limit contact.

Although the Firelands FFA chapter didn’t have as many exhibitors as usual, there were still a lot of successes.

Many members who chose not to show their animal projects sold their animals privately. Since members could not show their still life projects at fair, there was a virtual picture-based show. The members that showed still-life by photo will still receive their normal premiums.

Congratulations to the Firelands FFA members who were award winners:

"Breathe: Mindful Meditation with Art" Relax with mindful meditation at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 with "Spring Moon," a 1932 woodblock print by Japanese artist Hasui Kawase. Open to all, the session is led by Libni Lopez, bilingual staff therapist at the Oberlin College Student Health and Counseling Center, and Jill Greenwood, Eric and Jane Nord Family Curator of Education. Register at amam.oberlin.edu/exhibitions-events/ events.

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Lorain County Junior Fair king Kaleb Carver also earned the Senior Fair Board Scholarship.

Amherst leaf collection

Caleb Ross earned top honors in showmanship with his market chickens.

Horse Awards • Maria DiCesare — 4-H - Champion Senior English Showmanship, Grand Champion Senior Contest Horsemanship, Reserve Champion Senior English Equitation, Reserve Champion Senior Barrels, Honorable Mention Supreme Showmanship, Honorable Mention Reining • Madison Chenoweth — 4-H - Reserve Champion English Showmanship, Honorable Mention English Equitation Senior, Champion Hunter Under Saddle, Grand Champion Trail • Morgan DiCesare — 4-H - Grand Champion Western Pleasure, Reserve Champion Western Horsemanship Senior

Goat Awards • Gabby Zadorozny — Honorable Mention Beginner Boer Goat

Augmented reality museum tour Now you can explore the galleries from anywhere with Allen Augmented Reality. Curatorial Assistant Alyssa Traster gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the museum’s new virtual experience and how it can enhance remote learning and accessibility. Beginning at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, the video will appear on the museum's Facebook feed and Vimeo page. Made possible by a grant from the Freeman Foundation’s Asian Arts & Culture Initiative.

Divergent visions of America Discover the different and sometimes competing visions of America beneath the surface of two mid-19th century paintings. Both works are on view in the experimental installation "How can Museum Labels be Antiracist?" Alexandra Letvin, assistant curator of European and American art, introduces the paintings and Oberlin students present alternative interpretations for them through object labels they wrote. The video will be available on the museum's Facebook feed and Vimeo page starting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19.

Beef and Dairy Awards • Taylor Kenska — Modern Beef Steer Class Champion • Noah Galloway — Fourth in Beef Senior Showmanship

Swine Awards • Garrett Yakunovich — Honorable Mention Beginner Swine Showmanship • Holden Harker — Overall Intermediate Hog Showmanship, Four Overall Hog Heavy Weight Class • Maria DiCesare — Class Reserve Champion Hog

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Court Awards • Kaleb Carver was named fair king and received a $1,000 Senior Fair Board scholarship.

Fowl Awards • Caleb Ross — Champion Senior Market Chicken Showmanship and Reserve Champion Overall Market Chicken Showmanship • Grace Stanley — Reserve Champion Senior Market Chicken Showmanship • Holden Harker — Honorable Mention Senior Turkey Showmanship • Katelyn Konicek – Champion Beginner Turkey Showmanship and Reserve Champion Overall Turkey Showmanship

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The city of Amherst will start picking up leaves on Monday, Nov. 2.

Leaves should be raked to the tree lawn before the first day of the week of your scheduled pickup. Do not put leaves in the street.

Tree limbs, grass clippings and bagged leaves will not be picked up by the city. Yard waste will continue to be collected by Republic Services as part of regular trash collection through Nov. 25.

Scheduled weeks for leaf pickup are as follows: • Nov. 2-6: Amherst streets north of the railroad tracks.

Have leaves on the tree lawn by Nov. 1.

• Nov. 9-13: Streets south of the railroad tracks. Have leaves on the tree lawn by Nov. 8.

• Nov. 16-20: Streets north of the railroad track again.

Have leaves on the curb lawn by Nov. 15.

• Nov. 23-25: Streets south of the railroad tracks again.

Have leaves on the curb lawn by Nov. 22.

Oberlin leaf collection

Curbside leaf collection in the city of Oberlin is now underway and will continue until a majority of leaves are picked up or until there is a substantial snowfall.

Rake leaves to the curb lawn only, not into the street.

For more information, call the Public Works Department at (440) 775-7218.

Help keep the music alive

Joel Polen with his 1966 John Deere 3020 restoration. He competed in the LaGrange Engine Club restoration contest by filling out an online application.

Showmanship • Krystal Scheeres — Erie County 4-H - Reserve Champion Pack Goat, Second place Doe 2 and Under 3, Reserve Champion for Dairy Doe, first place for five year and above, third place Goat Showmanship, Reserve Champion for Dairy

Kid, first place for Senior Dairy Kid, third place Dairy Kid, fourth place for Dairy Kid Still-Life Awards • Joel Polen — LaGrange Engine Club Grand Champion Large Restoration

Brasee’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch 18421 St. Rt. 58 • Wellington • 440-647-6749

OPEN SEPT. 19th - OCT. 31st

Try to find your way out of our Huge Corn Maze!

Get your PUMPKINS While Supplies Last.

No Wholesalers.

Fri. 4pm-10pm Sat. 11am-10pm Flashlights needed at dark.

Sun. 11am-6pm Closed Mon-Thurs

The Oberlin Band Boosters are selling Florida citrus through Indian River Groves until Friday, Nov. 13. All orders can be placed at www.tinyurl.com/OberlinBand.

Citrus will be shipped directly to buyers’ homes either before or after Thanksgiving depending on when the order is placed. All proceeds will be used to support new instruments and maintenance as well as offset costs for the band’s performance tours to Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Anyone who needs help with ordering should email bandboosters@oberlinschools.net. A band booster volunteer will respond to your email.

Virtual Halloween parade

The city of Oberlin has canceled its in-person Halloween parade due to the pandemic.

Instead, it will hold a virtual “parade” on social media.

Email pictures of your Halloween costumes and decorations to recreation@cityofoberlin.com and they’ll be posted to the city’s Facebook page. The deadline to submit pictures is Thursday, Nov. 5.

Back in school they go

Wellington Schools students will now attend on Monday, Nov. 2 and Friday, Feb. 12.

The two dates had been set aside for staff professional development, but will now be instructional days.

Refinancing McCormick

Hayrides

Friday’s, Saturday’s & Sunday’s.

Free Parking!

• Kids Corn Maze • Kids Straw Maze • Pitch Black Straw Maze • Kids Zipline • Straw Slide Petting Zoo

Mechanical Pumpkin Oct. 3,4,10,11,17,18 (Weather Permitting)

WWW.BRASEESCORNMAZE.COM

We are sponsored by: Westwinds Masage - Amherst • Brickyard Bar & Grill - Oberlin Claremar Twin lakes Camping Resort - New London

The Wellington Board of Education voted Oct. 20 to issue $10.4 million in bonds for sale to refinance its outstanding debt for construction of the new McCormick Middle School.

Just like refinancing a home mortgage, the move will allow the district to effectively take out a new loan at a lower interest rate, saving an estimated $2.5 million over the life of the bonds.

Flu shots at the fairgrounds

A walk-in flu shot clinic will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2 at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington.

Sponsored by Lorain County Public Health, the free clinic is for children ages six months to 15 years old.

Take an ID, wear a face covering and a short-sleeved shirt. If you’re sick, do not go to any flu shot clinic. Flu shots are paid for by CARES Act funding through the Lorain County commissioners.

To schedule an in-office appointment with LCPH, call 440-284-3206.

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Dukes band and choir seek blessing to move back inside JASON HAWK EDITOR

Angelo Angel | Chronicle

Francesca Barbee, director of the Hope Collection, opened a fair trade store in Oberlin as part of her nonprofit that collaborates with people from 16 countries The shop is located at 55 East College St.

New fair trade store opens at East College Street venue BROOKIE MADISON THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

OBERLIN — The Hope Collection sells home decor, jewelry and accessory items from other countries, and as a nonprofit organization it has found its home in downtown Oberlin.

“We’re a nonprofit fair trade store,” director Francesca Barbee said. “The store is offering products from 16 countries.

All products come directly from artisans via other colleagues who work in other countries. Every product that is purchased by anyone who comes in, you have the assurance as a customer that the product has been fairly traded. Meaning that the artisan has been paid a fair wage in their local context.”

The store, at 55 East College St., opened in September. Barbee and her family moved back to Oberlin last summer after spending 17 years in Ecuador and starting the nonprofit organization.

“I co-founded the nonprofit organization, INTO, Illuminating Nations Through Offering and Opportunities,” Barbee said. “The nonprofit is what’s sponsoring the store. I have worked directly with artisans in Ecuador for the last 17 years. My family and I returned from Ecuador last summer, 2019, as we have worked more on the ground with the eight partner artisans that we have there.”

Like many new and small businesses, The Hope Collection has been affected by

COVID-19.

“We typically sell via a couple of outlets,” she said. “We sell wholesale to different retail stores in the area, but our greatest sales outlet is selling at conferences and various festivals and expos throughout the year. Obviously with COVID last spring, all of those conferences and festivals closed or canceled for the year and we didn’t see them opening for the near future. We were considering how to move forward as an organization because we have long-term commitments to the artisan we work with in Ecuador.”

And in September everything fell into place.

“The way that we see it, God just put all of the pieces together and we opened up this location in Oberlin,” Barbee said.

The locale offers jewelry, luminaries, household items, office items, personal accessories, scarves, wraps, limited clothing, greeting and stationary cards and consumables.

The Hope Collection also has items that are made from recyclables and environmentally conscious items like jewelry made from upcycled Sari, and paperweights made from recycled aluminum car engine parts.

“We’re communicating to folks that the products are fair trade, handmade and unique gifts that you probably won’t find anywhere else in Lorain County,” she said.

The Hope Collection is open Wednesday through Saturday.

THRIVE! gives worksite walking challenge WELLINGTON — Thrive Southern Lorain County will be sponsoring a Worksite Wellness Walking Challenge for employees in the Wellington area.

The challenge will begin Nov. 1 and run through Nov. 30. It will allow Thrive to address key health issues facing many southern Lorain County residents.

Carol Burke, a facilitator of Thrive, said a 2019 Lorain County Health assessment reported that 32 percent of adults were overweight and 38 percent were identified as obese based on body mass index.

Businesses and organizations in the area are encouraged to form teams to sign up for the walking challenge. Teams must be registered by Sunday, Oct. 25.

To register, teams are to call Main Street Wellington at (440) 647-3987 or email Jenny Arntz at jarntz@mainstreetwellington.com.

Each participant must register with the Lorain County Public Health Walks Portal at www.walks.loraincountyhealth.com.

Each member must log in the number of steps they take on a Fitbit or pedometer each week using the LCPH portal. Thrive will provide walkers with pedometers free of charge for those who do not have a tracking device.

The prize is a $250 Bread-N-Brew gift certificate or a water cooler with three 5-gallon water jugs for one business.

Spirit awards will also be given out to up to three people who must be nominated between Dec. 1 and Dec. 15. Those who win a spirit award have the choice to win either a Fitbit Inspire or a $50 gift certificate to Bread-N-Brew.

Participants are encouraged to get photos of themselves walking and posting their progress to social media and tagging @ thrivesoloco or hashtagging #thrivelcwalkingchallenge.

Points will be earned and go toward the spirit award based on their participation, progress and presence on social media.

WELLINGTON — Fifty-degree temperatures, rain, sleet and bone-chilling winds aren't the best classroom conditions.

Because of COVID-19 dangers, Dukes band and choir students have been learning outside since the start of the school year. Now they want to move inside as wintry weather sets in.

"We believe that we are able to bring our classes inside and do it safely," band director Hayley Sleggs told the Wellington Board of Education last Tuesday.

With some of the smallest in-person class sizes in Lorain County, Sleggs and choir director Sherry Arcuri feel they can keep kids 6 feet apart inside.

State rules for the performing arts will require face coverings at all times.

Musicians can use masks with slits for instrument mouthpieces.

Students would be allowed to play or sing for just 30 minutes at a time to allow for climate control systems to circulate air.

Singers would use a 1,950-squarefoot rehearsal space at Wellington High School and spread out. That should be easy — the largest group at one time would have 11 students, and most groups would be in the single digits.

The largest band group to practice together would have 12 students, and two band rooms are large enough to socially distance.

They would all be required to face

forward so aerosol that could potentially spread COVID would all move the same direction.

Seats would be assigned and chairs would be disinfected after use.

Other districts are wrestling with similar decisions about their music programs.

Some are meeting by video chat, including Lorain and Oberlin, which are holding classes entirely online.

Amherst has choir and band classes of up to 30 students, Columbia and Keystone are practicing outdoors only, Firelands is using its gym and cafeteria to fit its band and Midview's choir is outside and planning to transition inside soon.

Arcuri said Wellington's plan has been proven by other schools to work.

"There is no reported infection from classes using the same or similar protocols," she said.

Board of Education member Jessica Reynolds questioned why the Patricia Lindley Center for the Performing Arts cannot be used for Wellington music classes.

The 600-seat auditorium was built in tandem with the new McCormick Middle School with the expectation the school system would have access to it, and was not intended to be a private venue.

Arcuri said Lindley Center leadership has said the facility isn't available for classes on a regular basis.

The discussion on moving music classes inside was held in a meeting of the school board, but did not go to a vote. A decision was left to Superintendent Ed Weber.

Young carpenters build bat boxes to use at Metro Parks FOR THE NEWS-TRIBUNE

PITTSFIELD TWP. – Senior carpentry students were excited to finish a project they started last school year, creating bat boxes for the Lorain County Metro Parks.

Student Christopher Jones said it was great to be back at the Lorain County JVS. “Overall, it is so great to be back and to be able to finish projects that we couldn’t last year," he said.

In January, Rachel Kalizewski, a naturalist at the French Creek Nature Center, stopped at the JVS to meet with the carpentry program about this project.

“This all started with me looking the JVS up online and simply reaching out to the carpentry program, explaining the project, sharing that all the supplies would be included and now here we are,” she said.

For Kalizewski, the goal of the project was to increase biodiversity in a meadow situated within the park by

Provided photo

Carpentry students Christopher Jones and Lucas Rupert build the bat boxes in their career tech lab last year, before the COVID-19 crisis. providing areas for animals to safely nest. Animals that tend to use such boxes eat a variety of insects, which meadows provide.

"The hope is that these boxes will increase the number of these animals in the park," she said.

For Jones, the project shifted considerably from the time school buildings closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“When we started the bat box project last year, it was a little difficult, but I learned

a lot more over the summer working as an intern at Mitchell Woodworking in Amherst," he said.

“Being able to get these bat boxes built will help give homes for the animals that are losing their spaces to habitat destruction,” said Kalizewski. “I think they turned out phenomenal.

They are going to make great additions to our nesting box project as well as future interpretive programming.

I can’t wait to get them installed.”

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Take a journey through a book downtown OBERLIN — A new "story stroll" has been created by OberlinKids and Lorain County Creating Healthy Communities to promote family fitness and strong reading skills.

Take a journey through downtown Oberlin while stopping at participating businesses to read a children’s book along the way. Each participating business has two pages of a storybook with arrows pointing you in the right direction to the next stop.

The trail is approximately one mile long and starts at America’s Origami Shop and OberlinKids, 23 Eric Nord Way. An interactive map and additional

activities related to the story stroll can be found at www.oberlinkids.org.

The story will be changed out seasonally. Participating businesses may change as well.

“We are hoping that families get out, get some fresh air, engage in the story and support our local businesses along the way“ said Jenn Keathley, director of OberlinKids. “It is no surprise to us that Oberlin stepped up to the task — in fact, we had too many volunteers for this project. So many downtown businesses wanted story pages that we will switch them around each season to include more storefronts."

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How many pieces of candy corn can you find on this page?

It’s a rainy, stormy Halloween night. But Drusilla and her brother Darius are still going to have some spooky fun at home!

Have a friend give you each type of word to fill in the blanks.

Then read the story aloud!

Count Alucard’s castle was a

total mess. Several __________ were floating in the courtyard

fountain. A _________ _______ Drusilla and Darius settled in to watch some spooky movies, but they got way too scared. What did they do instead? Use the code to find out!

1=A 8=K 2 = C 9 = O 13 6 4 14 11 4 1 3 3 = D 10 = P 13 6 4 7 11 4 = E 11 = R 5 = G 12 = S 6 = H 13 = T 8 7 3 12 2 9 9 10 7 = I 14 = Y

Darius made a string of Halloween decorations. Cross out the item that breaks the pattern.

Cross out each letter that appears three times. Unscramble the remaining letters to spell the name of Drusilla’s cat.

10 1 5 4

was tangled in some cobwebs

above the parlour. The staircase

was covered in ____________

______________. An expensive ___________ __________ had been knocked over and broken.

“_____________!” cried Count Alucard. “This mess makes my

Can you find all three of the groups at left on the larger grid below?

blood boil!”

“We’ll help you clean up the

place,” said his niece Rue, as

GROUP 1

his nephew Muerto began to

_____________ the entry way.

Soon, Rue had ______________ through the first floor, replacing

GROUP 2

the suit of armor’s __________.

Muerto cleaned up the courtyard,

How many pumpkins do you see?

planting fresh ______________ all around the castle moat. They

GROUP 3

worked together to remove the

___________ __________ from the castle’s ___________ tower.

By sunrise, the castle looked

______________ , just the way Count Alucard likes it!

Standards Link: Grammar: Use nouns, verbs and adjectives correctly in reading and writing.

Do you like popcorn? Look through the newspaper for words that make you think about popcorn. Try to find three nouns, three verbs and three adjectives. Use the words to write a poem or paragraph about popcorn.

Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word BATS in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row.

Some spaces have been filled in for you.

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

Circle the rows of numbers on this ghastly tombstone that add up to 12. Look up, down, sideways and diagonally.

Standards Link: Mathematics: Add sums to 12.

Halloween Homophones

Homophones are two words that sound the same but mean different things and are spelled differently. Look through the newspaper to find a homophone for each of the following words:

ate

aye

cellar

bury

hall

knight

Standards Link: Language Arts: Recognize homophones; use knowledge of homophones to determine meaning of words.

HALLOWEEN MONSTER PUMPKINS POPCORN STORMY GHASTLY FUN SPOOKY CAT MOVIES RAINY CANDY HOME POEM BIG

N E E W O L L A H W S O J S E I V O M Y P U M P K I N S O L

O O F D H F C Y N T O Y P U P O M A S S

K D O C N R M V T A Y N E Y O H B E E H C A M T Y R S I R G B C S R A I N Y G N Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

This week’s word:

GHASTLY

The adjective ghastly means something that is horrible, shocking or causes great fear.

When it snarled, the werewolf revealed its ghastly yellow fangs.

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

Halloween Jokes

Write down several of your favorite Halloween jokes and send them to a friend!