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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES • OBERLIN NEWS-TRIBUNE • WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019

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BULLETIN BOARD Thursday, Nov. 14 • OBERLIN: The Oberlin Public Library board of trustees will meet at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14 a the library. The meeting is open to the public.

• AMHERST TWP.: “The Jungle Book” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Workshop Players Theater, 44820 Middle Ridge Rd. The Brownhelm Historical Association fundraises all year long to continue its work restoring and preserving historic landmarks in Brownhelm Township. To repay the support the BHA has received throughout 2019, it is sponsoring the performance as a fundraiser that will be used exclusively to fund a scholarship for a Firelands High School senior and purchase books for Firelands Elementary School.

There will be raffle baskets and a 50-50 raffle. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased by contacting the BHA at brownhelmhistory@gmail.com or online through Eventbrite.com or the BHA Facebook page.

• AMHERST: Make glass jar lanterns at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Amherst Public Library.

In the spirit of National Recycling Day, create a unique decoration for your Thanksgiving table. All supplies will be provided for registered attendees. This program is intended for ages 12 and older.

Registration is required. Visit www.amherstpubliclibrary.org or call 440-988-4230.

• OBERLIN: Oberlin Branch 3196 of the NAACP will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Oberlin Public Library.

The Executive Committee will meet at the same venue an hour earlier.

Friday, Nov. 15 • OBERLIN: An informal gallery talk will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, 87 North Main St. Kevin Greenwood, Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian BULLETIN BOARD PAGE A3

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Legion Riders stand vigil Monday in front of a portion of Amherst's mural wall that honors those who have fought in the United States' War on Terror. The wall also pays tribute to those who fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6941 member Dave Sicz plays the bugle for a ceremony Monday in front of Wellington Town Hall, where a 21-gun salute was fired in observance of Veterans Day. Starting at 11:11 a.m. to honor Armistice Day and the cease-fire that ended World War I, American Legion Post 8, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6941, AMVETS Post 162 and the American Legion’s ladies auxiliary joined together for the ceremony. American Legion Post Commander Richard Kwiatkowski said the ceremony was to honor past, present and future veterans.

INSIDE THIS WEEK Amherst

Oberlin

Wellington

City gets $482,000 for Milan Avenue paving • B1

New school gym costs much higher than expected • C1

Police officers prepare for move to longer shifts • D1

OBITUARIES A2 • KID SCOOP A4 • CLASSIFIEDS C2 • CROSSWORD C3 • SUDOKU C3

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OPINION

OBITUARIES

Democracy is supposed to mean choice

Janette Amiee Montoney

You might like Mark Costilow, Dennis Bring, David DiVencenzo, Robert Meilander, Cindy Kurpely or Hans Schneider — and that's fine.

They are the mayors of Amherst, Sheffield Lake, Grafton, Kipton, Rochester and Wellington.

What do they all have in common?

None were sweating on Election Night. All six were unopposed this year, shoe-ins for their offices.

There are usually a handful of local politicians without challengers every election year. But this year, there seemed to be a chilling lack of democracy for voters.

Democracy is supposed to mean having a choice between candidates with opposing ideas or values.

We're supposed to be able to pick one who is closer our own ideals.

When there is no choice, though, can we still claim to be in the world's "greatest" democracy?

Let's take a look at the shocking lack of choice there was last Tuesday night.

Across Lorain County, there were 73 races in which a single candidate was unopposed, from judges to township

THE WAY I SEE IT JASON HAWK

trustees to council members, fiscal officers, law directors, school board members and various other elected positions.

There were another 23 races with two or three seats open, such as councils and school boards, and exactly enough people running to fill them — so no losers, only winners.

And no choices for voters.

In all the townships we cover in western Lorain County, only Brownhelm had a contested trustee race. For residents of 10 other townships, there was no democracy.

It gets worse.

Not a single person filed to run at all for the job of fiscal officer in Brighton and LaGrange townships.

And the fiscal officer job in Elyria Township had only write-ins.

The Black River Schools didn't even have enough candidates to fill three open Board of Education seats, with just two people in the running.

That deficit can sometimes be understood in small communities where there just isn't a large pool of people who are interested in politics.

But it shouldn't be expected in cities where there are plenty of qualified people for leadership roles.

In those towns, where there are always folks ready to argue — at least in the comments section of news articles — you'd expect the marketplace of ideas to produce varied and interesting candidates.

That clearly was not the case, if you look at Lorain County's two largest cities, with combined populations of more than 117,000 people.

In Elyria, only one of six wards had a race. The exception, the Third Ward race, was decided by fewer than 2,000 voters.

In Lorain, Council President Joel Arredondo and seven Council members were totally unopposed.

There were three shoe-in candidates for three exactly open at-large seats.

Only the residents of the city's Eighth Ward had any real choice, with Democrat Joshua Thornsberry winning over Republican Denver Casto in a landslide.

Were there any "winners" for Democracy last week?

Sure there were. Elyria did get a new mayor in an upset, after all, and disrupting the status quo is the ultimate expression of democracy.

But it was Oberlin, often slammed as the county's most liberal town, that could very well also be called Lorain County's most democratic. Residents there had 10 City Council candidates to choose from, with the top seven earning seats. That provided real choice — with results that I think will change the direction of quite a few decisions.

That's what elections should be about. They shouldn't be about the cult of personality, but about our ability to pick people who will take us on a new path.

GOOD MORNING!

Janette Amiee Montoney, 85, of Wellington, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. Born in Brighton, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Theressa (nee Hales) Miller.

She was a Wellington High School graduate and lived in Wellington most of her life. Janette worked at Forrest City for 30 years before retiring. She enjoyed camping and was known for baking, especially her delicious cakes. Family was very important to her and being a mother and grandmother is what she took pride in most.

She is survived by her children, Donna (Ron) Pflum, Douglas Montoney and Dan (Tina) Montoney, all of Wellington and Don (Wendy) Montoney of Grafton; three grandchildren and sister, Rosa Barr.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Earl Richard Montoney.

Services were held Sunday, Nov. 10 at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, Wellington. Burial will take place at a later date at Huntington Cemetery.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.nortoneastmanfuneralhome.com.

DAVID F. RUNYON, 61, of Nova, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at his home. He was born Jan. 5, 1958, in Lorain County. Eastman Funeral Home, 200 West Main Street, New London, handled arrangements.

GEORGE ANTHONY SCHWARZ, 76, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain following a lengthily illness.

Hempel Funeral Home handled arrangements.

ROBERT "BOB" WILLIAM JONES, 69, of Elyria, and a longtime resident of Amherst, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at UH Elyria Medical Center following a brief illness. Bob was born May 19, 1950 in Amherst, where he was raised. Hempel Funeral Home handled arrangements.

CAROLYN M. WALTON (nee James), 72, of Berea, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, following a brave battle with Alzheimers Dementia. Hempel Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Make your bathroom safer

Free grab bars and installation are available through Lorain County Public Health’s partnership with the Lorain County Office on Aging and Lorain County Habitat for Humanity.

Adult residents ages 65 and up can call 440-326-4800 to sign up while supplies last. Grab bars are one way to help older adults prevent falls in their home.

Falls are not a normal part of aging, yet the data shows they seriously impact quality of life.

Lorain County residents age 65 or older visited the emergency room a total of 3,439 times for falls-related injuries in 2018 — that’s an average of nine per day. In the U.S., falls contribute to about $50 billion worth of medical costs every year and are the biggest cause of traumatic brain injury for older adults.

Falls are preventable. Here are four steps to take to prevent falls: • Make your home safer: Add grab bars in the bathroom.

Call 440-326-4800 to sign up.

• Improve balance with exercises such as tai chi and yoga.

Visit www.unitedwesweat.org or dial 211 to find a free class near you.

• Visit an eye doctor every year to be sure your prescription is correct.

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BULLETIN BOARD FROM A1 Art, will focus on works from the exhibition “The Enchantment of the Everyday.” This free program is part of the museum’s AMAM in the AM series on the third Friday of the month.

• OBERLIN: The Oberlin Heritage Center’s annual Trivia Night will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at the First Church in Oberlin UCC Fellowship Hall, 106 North Main St. Round up a team of players or play on your own to test your knowledge of pop culture, sports, music, and more.

WOBL/WDLW morning show host Super Dave Andrews will serve as master of ceremonies. The evening includes food, side games, raffles and prizes. Advance registration is encouraged.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets include pizza and beverage; advance reservations are $12 for adults and $6 for children; or purchase tickets at the door for $15 for adults and $7 for kids. Proceeds support the ongoing work of the nonprofit Oberlin Heritage Center.

Reserve your spot at www.oberlinheritagecenter.org or by calling 440-774-1700.

• OBERLIN: A plastic bag swap will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at Oberlin IGA, 331 East Lorain St. Take three or more plastic bags and swap them for a free reusable bag. The event will be held on America Recycles Day.

Nov. 15-17 • AMHERST: The Friends of Amherst Public Library Fall Book Sale will be held starting with a members-only presale from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at the library.

The sale will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17.

A large variety of adult and children’s hard cover books, paperbacks and DVDs will be available. Scanners will be allowed on Sunday only. A special sale will be held Sunday for $3 a bag provided by the Friends. The funds will help to support the library’s programming and services.

For more information, call 440-988-4230.

Saturday, Nov. 16 • LORAIN: A fall craft and vendor sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at First Lutheran Church, 1019 West 5th St. Shop for Christmas and enjoy a tasty lunch. Baked goods will be available for purchase. Admission is free, but non-perishable food items are always welcome.

For more information, call the church at 440-2446286.

• OBERLIN: Mezzo soprano Blossie Wright and her son Quinn Barbee, bass, will sing spiritual and gospel music, accompanied by pianist Terry Horton at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Lounge.

The event is free and open to the public.

• WELLINGTON: The Wellington Dukes Marching Band will hold its annual concert and dessert buffet at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the WHS gym.

The event is free and celebrates the Dukes’ great marching band season.

• OBERLIN: The Kaleidosonic Music Festival will be held from 7:30-11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Finney Chapel, 90 North Professor St.

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• SHEFFIELD: The Women Business Owners Network will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Sugarcreek Restaurant, 5196 Detroit Rd. Amanda Davidson, Education and Tour Coordinator for the Lorain County Historical Society, will speak on “Notable Women of Lorain County.” The business spotlight will be Alise Excell, licensed massage therapist and financial adviser. Take enough business cards and literature for an exchange.

For reservations and directions, contact Karen Cheshire at 440-967-5503 or wbonlorain@gmail.com.

• WELLINGTON: The Afternoon Book Group will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Herrick Memorial Library.

This month, the group will be reading Heather Morris’s book, “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” a story of two ordinary people living in an extraordinary time, deprived not only of their freedom but also their dignity, their names and their identities.

The group is open to all. Those interested in participating can check out a copy of the book at the library.

• OBERLIN: “Lighting, Light Pollution and Dark Skies at Kendal” will be presented at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

Kendal resident Terry McGowan, a veteran lighting designer and engineer, will talk about simple ways to reduce light pollution and explain how new lighting technology can improve our view of the nightly “sky show.” The event is free and open to the public.

• WELLINGTON: Incoming director of the United Way of Greater Lorain County Ryan Aroney will be the keynote speaker at the Wellington Kiwanis Club’s noon luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Bread-N-Brew Restaurant, 100 South Main St. Aroney is the current marketing and engagement director for the agency and will take over his new role on Dec. 1, replacing the retiring Bill Harper. Aroney joined United Way in April 2011 as a development associate and was promoted to marketing and engagement director in February 2014. He has also spearheaded efforts to strengthen community engagement through targeted donor opportunities and meaningful volunteer projects.

The lunch is open to the public. The cost is $8. Kiwanis meets the first and third Thursdays of each month.

It is a free “musical collage” with more than 250 Oberlin College and community musicians presenting styles from gospel and classical to rock, jazz, early music, marches, and more.

Sunday, Nov. 17 • OBERLIN: A Sunday Object Talk will be presented at 2 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, 87 North Main St. Oberlin College student Momo Suzuki will speak on a series of prints by Yukinori Yanagi, on view at the AMAM. Meet in the King Sculpture Court.

• OBERLIN: The Oberlin Holiday Bazaar will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the New Russia Township Lodge, 46300 Butternut Ridge Rd. Shop for holiday presents with more than 70 craft and product vendors. There will be pizza, coffee, bundt cakes and kettle corn, as well as door prizes from all vendors.

Enjoy visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with pictures available. There will also be free face painting and a 50-50 raffle.

Admission is $3 each or $5 for two. Children ages 12 and under are free.

This event helps Positively Oberlin! keep the town vibrant by supporting annual events such as an Easter egg hunt, Chalk Walk, Summer Concert Series, community picnic, Family Fun Fair and Classic Car Show. It also supports projects such as hanging flower baskets, annual street pole banners, sidewalk flowerpots, streetscape furniture, sidewalk cleaning and more.

Monday, Nov. 18 • AMHERST: Support the Firelands High School Class of 2023 with a dine-to-donate event from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18 at Chipotle, 901 North Leavitt Rd. Tell the cashier you’re there to support the cause. Thirty-three percent of the bill will go to the Class of 2023.

Friday, Nov. 22 • OBERLIN: The folk group Mustard Retreat will perform at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

David Tamulevicha and Libby Glover will perform music inspired by the 1960s when traditional music, activism and the emerging singer/songwriter movement intersected. The event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, Nov. 19 • OBERLIN: “From Milling to Manufacturing: The Modernization of Oberlin Industry” will be presented at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

Oberlin Heritage Center Museum Education and Tour Coordinator Amanda Manahan will offer an illustrated program on Oberlin’s industries from the early 20th century through the present day. This is a continuation of a program on early Oberlin industry that she presented in the fall of 2018 and picks up where the last one left off.

Manahan’s research includes selections from the OHC’s oral history collection.

All are welcome to this free, public program.

• OBERLIN: Meditation, drawing on many traditions, will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 355 East Lorain St.

Saturday, Nov. 23 • PENFIELD: The Izaak Walton League will present a bluegrass concert with the Green Mountain Boys and New River Road from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 21334 Foster Rd. Doors will open at 5 p.m. The cost is $6 at the door.

There will be space for clogging. The night will also feature raffles; hot dogs, hamburgers, bean soup, and more will be available for purchase.

For more information, call Galry McCumbers at 440335-8610.

Sheriff's Auxiliary looking for volunteers A Lorain County Sheriff's Auxiliary training course will be offered starting Jan. 14.

The Sheriff's Auxiliary was organized in 1957 and has thrived through the efforts of volunteers, supplementing the regular staff of deputies and corrections officers.

The auxiliary donated 13,578 hours last year to the sheriff's office through road duty, jail duty, and special details at functions such as the Lorain County Fair.

The class is open to United States citizens who are 19 and older, have a high

school diploma, and are of impeccable character.

Applicants will be required to pass a background check and interview. Upon acceptance, they'll be tasked with completing the Auxiliary Training Academy, which consists of 110 hours of procedures, self-defense, search and seizure and Ohio law.

You can get an application by writing, calling, or stopping at the Lorain County Sheriff's Office, 9896 Murray Ridge Rd., Elyria Township, or by visiting www.loraincountysheriff.com.

The deadline to apply is Dec. 31.

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ENGLAND – Lizzie Daly is a scuba _________, wildlife biologist and a reporter.

Last summer, she and photographer, Dan Abbott, went on a diving trip to ___________ waters around the United Kingdom. Little did they know the excitement that lay ahead.

We checked this story out to make sure it was true. To do that, we checked three separate sources.

When they dove off the ____________ of Cornwall, England, something very large suddenly appeared.

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All are respected sites that confirmed the story is true.

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The barrel jellyfish has many tiny mouths on the poofy cauliflower-like parts of its arms.

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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 2019 • SERVING AMHERST SINCE 1919

Milan and Cleveland project gets $482K pledge JASON HAWK EDITOR

Some serious cash — $482,240 — has been approved to help pave Milan and Cleveland avenues in 2022.

Amherst has been fishing for federal dollars the past two years, hoping the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency would kick in for new asphalt between

South Lake Street and Route 58, a 1.7-mile stretch.

NOACA is a planning agency that helps broker funding for transportation projects, making sure they're also environmentally sound.

It's also famously slow. It took about a decade for NOACA to release money for paving on Cooper Foster Park Road on the Amherst-Lorain border.

Mayor Mark Costilow recently

told City Council the agency has recently "streamlined some of that red tape to make these projects happen a little sooner."

He complimented Sheffield Village Mayor John Hunter, who is Lorain County's representative to NOACA, and who fought to get the funding approved.

"I was expecting nothing, to be honest," Costilow told us.

Part of that is due to the delays he experienced on Cooper Foster.

But he said Cuyahoga County usually gets the lion's share of NOACA funding because at 1.2 million, its population is four times that of Lorain County.

"So it feels like we're constantly fighting those communities for dollars," Costilow said.

Most of the Milan-Cleveland project details are now in the hands of Bramhall Engineering, which works on behalf of the city.

Amherst will have to kick in about $96,000 in local money.

The city will also have to pay 100 percent of the cost for electrical, sewer and storm water improvements it opts to do while the roadway is torn up, the mayor said.

It appears two spots along the construction zone can be skipped.

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EARLY THANKSGIVING

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Daniel Shotter accepts the American Legion Post 118 Legionnaire of the Year Award on Sunday night.

Shotter named Legionnaire of the Year for post JASON HAWK EDITOR

Daniel Shotter was close to tears Sunday night as he was named Legionnaire of the Year for Amherst American Legion Post 118.

Stepping forward to applause from his fellow veterans, he wrapped Post Commander Tom Hauck in a hug, then turned toward the microphone.

"Once I got with the Honor Guard here, I found a family," he said. "I'm so honored to be with you guys. The Honor Guard is my family."

Shotter has been a member of the post for 17 years.

A Pennsylvania native, he served in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam era. He wanted to be deployed there but never got the chance.

After serving, he earned an associate degree in business from Lorain County Community College and retired in 2013 from Ford.

The award was part of the post's annual banquet and was given on the eve of Veterans Day. "We are here today to honor our heroes," Hauck said, "in the midst of patriots" who responded to a call larger than themselves.

Many did not serve because they wanted to, he said.

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'Mayor Mac Cheese' receives write-in vote SEAN McDONNELL THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

The invalid write-in votes are in, and no, your vote for “Mayor Mac Cheese” didn’t count.

Cheese was one of 37 invalid votes residents wrote in the write-in column for Lorain mayor. There were more invalid votes than actual votes for write-in candidate Patricia Flowers, who got nine votes according to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections.

Tied with Cheese were Walt Disney, Jesus, “Giardini”, “my cats,” “none” and Frank Whitfield, who was running for mayor in Elyria, not Lorain.

Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams said write-in votes have to be for candidates registered as write-ins. They also have to write the candidates name right, or get their first or last name right. He said for a wrong name to be counted, there has to be no question about who someone was trying to vote for.

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The Amherst Veterans Military Honor Guard stands ready to offer a 21-gun salute Monday at the city’s Veterans Day ceremony on Park Avenue.

Giving thanks for those who served JASON HAWK EDITOR

Thanksgiving came a little early Monday, as hundreds gathered downtown to give thanks for the men and women who served their nation in uniform.

More than 300 North Ridgeville and 100 Amherst students attended the Veterans Day ceremony held on Park Avenue.

They gathered at the foot of Amherst's mural wall, which pays homage to service members since World War II — while overhead flew an enormous flag that came from the USS Saratoga.

Taking the stage was guest of honor Jim Stark, a former Naval pilot who flew operations in the 1960s during the Cuban Missile Crisis, as well as the Six-Day War between Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan.

"Our primary mission was anti-submarine warfare. We spent the years chasing Soviet submarines around the Atlantic and the Caribbean and the Meditaranean seas," he said, recalling deployments to Iceland, Newfoundland, Spain, Sicily, Canada, Bermuda, Puero Rico and the Azores.

Stark said his 12-person crew hunted submarines using technology that is still in use today — sound buoys that would listen for the Russians underwater, radar that would detect surfaced boats and sniffer gear that would "smell" diesel engines.

"I was proud of my service. I think back with amazement and appreciation that the government took this

Laura Williams, the widow of painter and veteran Jim Williams, speaks in front of a giant replica of his famous "Reflections" painting, which grieves those who died in Vietnam. wet-behind-the-ears college kid, gave him a commission and taught him to fly airplanes," he said.

The Amherst ceremony featured tributes to two veterans who died this year.

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Jim Williams, 84, was remembered for painting "Reflections," the famous painting depicting a grieving man at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The image is

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replicated on Amherst's mural wall, created by artists Mike Sekletar and Brian Goodwin, and Williams was the keynote speaker at the city's 2013 Veterans Day ceremony.

His widow, Laura Williams, called him "the most patriotic person I'd ever met in my life."

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Operation Christmas Child Trinity Evangelical Free Church will serve as a drop-off site in November where shoebox gifts for children overseas will be collected.

The annual event, called Operation Christmas Child, will be held all over Northeast Ohio and more than 5,000 locations nationwide from Nov. 18-25.

Families, churches and groups will transform empty shoeboxes into fun gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. The Samaritan's Purse project partners with churches to deliver tangible expressions of God's love to children affected by war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine.

For many of these children, it will be the first gift they have ever received.

Donations will be accepted at Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 46485 Middle Ridge Rd., Amherst, on the following dates: • Monday, Nov. 18 from 6-8 p.m. • Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 6-8 p.m. • Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Thursday, Nov. 21 from 6-8 p.m. • Friday, Nov. 22 from 6-8 p.m. • Saturday, Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Sunday, Nov. 24 from 2-4 p.m. • Monday, Nov. 25 from 9-11 a.m.

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Junior High School, where new pavement was laid and a turn lane was added this summer; and at the Milan Avenue bridge, where the county plans to make repairs in 2021.

Located just a stone's throw from city hall, the bridge over Beaver Creek is slated for a $690,900 overhaul. Lorain County Assistant Engineer Bob Klimer

said that project will fix erosion damage.

"If you go out there and crawl underneath there, the existing drainage system above it is leaking and it's leaking down through the blocks," he said in September. "So we're going to put in new drainage. We'll end up removing all the asphalt and pavement above it and rewaterproofing it."

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They are ordinary people who rose to the challenge of extraordinary times in our nation's history — and some did not return from the battlefield.

"Nothing can ever replace the hole left behind by a fallen service member and no number of medals and ribbons can comfort the ones left behind," Hauck said.

"Our gathering is just one small spark

and the flame of pride burns across the nation today and every day. It's not a lot. It's just one small way we can honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can live in freedom."

The event at Post 118 included a ceremony in which names of those who gave all were read aloud, then committed to flame.

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Americans' perception of the Korean War when his likeness appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine in July 1950. The iconic image showed Repko, of Amherst, driving a Jeep to the field of battle.

Today that picture is also replicated on the mural wall.

Lorain County Commissioner Sharon Sweda presented proclamations to the families of Williams and Repko.

Retired Naval pilot and author Jim Stark was the keynote speaker at Amherst's Veterans Day ceremony.

Leibacher gets to Play-It-Forward SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-TIMES

The inaugural Play-It-Forward Award for the Amherst Jr. Comets youth football organization was awarded this year to sixth-grader Peyton Leibacher.

Established to give back to graduating sixth-graders, the Jr. Comets Executive Board will pay for the winner’s $400 payto-play fee for the 2020-2021 school year.

The idea was brought forward by fundraising coordinator Mel Gamble at a board meeting while deciding how to give back in some sort of scholarship or fund.

Not wanting to wait for athletes to graduate high from school, the board decided to enact Play-It-Forward to help one sixthgrader each year as they enter the Amherst Junior High School football program.

This year's sixth grade class was asked to hand-write a letter to the board stating life lessons they have learned while with the Jr. Comets as well as ways they help around the community and how they see themselves as leaders on and off the field.

Athletes with more than four years playing time with the Jr. Comets were considered.

Six letters were received and collected

by Vice President Aaron Dotson. Letters were made anonymous, assigned a number and sent to the remaining seven board members for review and consideration.

Once their votes were tallied, the winner was announced in front of almost 300 attendees at the 2019 end-of-season Banquet on Sunday, Nov. 3.

"I have trained at all the summer camps, earning many Amherst helmets that I proudly display in my bedroom," Leibacher wrote in his letter.

He talked about friendships with teammates, coaches, family and the community and how he attends every varsity and junior high football home game. "I help other kids that are struggling run plays, give them encouragement and also hand down my old gloves and cleats," he wrote.

"When my sister cheers, I help out with the chains. I also love playing around with the little kids at the games. I know next

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Peyton Leibacher is the winner of hte first Play-It-Forward Award from the Amherst Jr. Comets youth football organization.

year I am prepared for football. I know how to work hard, support my team, listen to my coaches, and I will put 100 percent in my practice and in the game."

Leibacher was given a trophy to display at home, and a plaque will soon hang somewhere in the halls at Amherst Junior High School for all future Comets to see.

The Amherst Jr. Comets is a youth football organization in Amherst with almost 200 student athletes ranging from prekindergarten through sixth grade. The Jr. Comets offer multiple divisions in the Lake Erie Youth Football League, including traditional flag football and tackle football to modern USA Football modeled programs, padded flag and rookie tackle.

For more information, visit www.amherstjrcomets.com.

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The winter sports season is unofficially underway, as the Amherst Comets ice hockey team defeated Kenston 11-2 this weekend in scrimmage action.

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Ringers generally work in two-hour shifts and provide an invaluable service to needy families in our area. Call 440-370-9403 and leave a message and your number if you can help out. The Salvation Army will call you and schedule a time based on your availability.

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FROM B1 “Anything else is not acceptable,” Adams said. “That’s where you run into all the other names that are added.”

One of the registered write-in candidates is William Bobel, who received 241 out of 287 write-in votes in the unofficial results. Votes came in for “John Boble,” “Bob Bobel” and “Jim Bobel.” Adams said if a voter were to write just a last name correctly, or first name correctly, it could be counted as valid. However, having both a first and last changes the requirement.

“If you have a first and last name, then they both need to be correct,” Adams said. ”If they're not, the person could have really been intending to vote for somebody else. If they just write Bobel, and there were a number of people who just wrote Bobel, that's acceptable, and those were accepted.”

By law, Adams said every polling station has a list of valid write-in candidates. He said the polling places aren’t allowed to post the names, but can give that list to voters if they ask for it.

He said write-in votes will get reviewed, and — in some cases with hard-to-spell names — those votes can end up counting.

“There’s no requirement that it be exactly correct,” Adams said. “As

The Amherst Salvation Army will be supplying Thanksgiving baskets to families in the 44001 area code. If you are in need of a basket, call the Salvation Army office at 440-370-9403 and leave a message no later than Nov. 22 for a turkey and all the trimmings.

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long as you're getting it relatively close and we can determine who you were trying to vote for. It needs to be enough so we can tell the intent.”

An example of an arguably hard to spell name is current Lorain Mayor Joe Koziura. Even though he was not a valid write-in candidate, voters wrote in “Joseph Kozara” and “Kozura Joseph.”

Lorain Councilwoman Mary Springowski received two invalid write-in votes, and Lorain Council President Joel Arredondo appears to have gotten four invalid votes, although not all the votes had his name correctly.

Springowski and Arredondo were disqualified from running for mayor along with Tony Dimacchia, Karen Shawver and Mitch Fallis. They were excluded from the ballot under a provision that precludes anyone who was a candidate in the primary election — whether they won or lost — from being appointed to fill a vacancy on the following November ballot.

The Lorain mayoral race wasn’t the only race with invalid write-ins.

In Elyria Township, there were 39 invalid write-in votes for fiscal officer, according to the unofficial results. A handful of people voted for Stephanie Yonkings, the current fiscal officer, instead of Christine Yonk-

ings, who was the only valid write-in candidate, and the only candidate in that race.

Jennifer Manuel, who ran for the position in in 2017, received 12 invalid votes despite not running in the current election, although some votes did not spell her name right. Christine Yonkings unofficially won with 15 valid votes.

“Me,” and William Bobel also received invalid write-in votes for fiscal officer in Elyria Township.

In South Amherst, David Leshinski won reelection, according to the unofficial results. Write-in candidate Robert James received 92 valid votes.

Of 14 invalid write-in votes, seven of them had the last names “James” with various incorrect first names.

Tied with one invalid write-in vote were “David Dewitt,” “Anyone Else” and “Mike Hawk.”

Adams said invalid write-ins are most common for local elections and presidential elections. He said there will almost always be a write-in option for president, leaving an open box for voters to write silly and sometimes profane things on their ballot.

“That’s usually when we receive the largest number of write-ins, and the most colorful number of write-ins,” Adams said.

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JVS HONOR ROLL First quarter honorees from Amherst include students Matthew Arcuri, Madison Banks, Austin Bentley, Zachary Boesel, Jadyn Brockmeyer, Jessica Buga, Ivelisse Castillo, Brendon Crum, John Curtin, Hannah Deichler, Samantha Figueroa, James Garn, Emily Graven, Chase Handy, Adam Henderson, Austin Hennes, Destiny Hudson, Stephen Hutchison, John Jacobs, Veronica Janoski, Damien Jara, Lucas Johnson, Tyler Laubenthal, Caden McGinnis, Benjamin Mckee, Seth Miller, Autumn Mitchell, Edwin Molina, Maddison Morrow, John Pando, Avery Porter, John Prioletti III, Megan Sayre, Zachary Sprinkle, Alexis Vincent and Michael Wirth.

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After 18 years, Gym space costs more than thought losing stings JASON HAWK EDITOR

Rimbert says he won’t for City Council again JASON HAWK EDITOR

"I was hurt, I'll be honest."

Ronnie Rimbert's voice was strained Friday as he talked about losing the bid for what was supposed to be his last term on Oberlin City Council.

He's served on Council for 18 years and said he wanted to make it an even 20 before retiring from local politics.

With the vote split 12 ways on Election Night, he finished eighth — one spot short of making the cut.

"I absolutely was surprised. I didn't see it coming at all," he said. "And I did my homework."

Rimbert said he believes the college vote made the difference. His name wasn't in the minds of students who showed up at the polls, he said, and he he thinks Ray English, Mary Price and Linda Slocum, who all have ties to Oberlin College, got a boost from that student turnout.t a boost from that student turnout.

Already, Rimbert has ruled out another campaign in 2021. He may leave the city altogether, saying his children have all moved away.

"This is where I thought I would retire and die," he said. "I'm not so sure anymore."

Stung by the election outcome, Rimbert said he still takes pride in many of Council's accomplishments over the years.

A $3.5 million price estimate for a field house blindsided Oberlin Board of Education members last Tuesday as they wrestled with the costs involved in building their dream campus.

Space for kids to run is high on the wish list for the district's new preschoolthrough-fifth grade school, which will eventually be expanded to include all grades.

But money is tight and $17.76 million doesn't buy what it used to, according to ThenDesign Architects.

The firm has pitched options that include up to 15,000 square feet of gym and field house space, with costs at about $250 per square foot.

This drawing by ThenDesign Architecture shows rough estimates for how a field house could fit into a PK-12 campus.

That's far above the $60 rate some school board members had expected — just under a $1 million — leaving them disagreeing about how to move forward.

"The numbers just don't jive for me," said board

member Barry Richard.

The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission has only agreed to help pay for 3,900 square feet of gym space.

Anything above that has to be covered solely at local taxpayers' expense.

That extra money should be put into flooring and other interior upgrades that will prolong the life of the new school, Richard said.

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The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment will perform Friday, Nov. 22 at Oberlin College.

Age of Enlightenment to perform at Finney Britain’s Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment didn’t get this far by playing things by the book.

More than 30 years ago, the period ensemble arose out of a shared vision among its members that there must be a more fulfilling way to make music together.

And so they created their orchestra as a democracy, so that each member would have a voice in their musical direction rather than submit to the will of a single director.

They agreed that artistic expression should trump fiscal expectation. And they insisted that extraordinary music be celebrated with the focus and passion it deserves.

They took up the acronym "OAE," and they took up the mantra "Not all orchestras are the same."

"We're not trying to recreate the past,” said double bassist Cecelia Bruggemeyer. “We're trying to create something that's exciting now, using historic information."

This month, the resident artists of London’s Southbank Centre will step away from their UK homeland and into an exclusive two-engagement tour of the United States: one night in New York City’s Lincoln Center, followed by a performance in Oberlin’s Finney Chapel on Friday, Nov. 22.

OAE will be joined by acclaimed countertenor Iestyn Davies in a performance that showcases three masterpieces of the Italian Baroque: Pergolesi’s "Stabat Mater," Vivaldi’s "Gloria" and Albinoni’s "Oboe Concerto No. 2," featuring soloist Katharina Spreckelsen, one of the leading Baroque oboists of her generation.

The Oberlin performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $35 ($30 for Oberlin faculty, staff, alumni, seniors and members of the military), with $10 tickets available for all students. Get yours by calling 800-3710178 or visiting www.oberlin.edu/artsguide.

Members of OAE will host a free, informal hangout and performance called "The Night Shift" immediately after the show. It happens at the intimate Birenbaum club, on the lower level of The Hotel at Oberlin, 10 East College St. Night Shift capacity is limited, and guests will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Eastwood Elementary School had a literacy night on Thursday, Nov. 7. It included a light dinner and reading activities in classrooms throughout the school. Special Guest La’Shaun Garcia, a local children’s book author, also stopped by to read at the event.

Guilty plea in death of Oberlin man DAVE O’BRIEN THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

One of two defendants charged in connection with the 2018 murder of 38-year-old Barry Spreng Jr. of Oberlin has pleaded guilty to reduced charges.

Gloria Watton, 19, of Prescott, Arizona, pleaded guilty in Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski's courtroom last week to seven felony charges.

They include two counts of complicity to involuntary manslaughter and two counts of complicity to aggravated robbery, all first-degree felonies; two counts of complicity to felonious assault, both second-degree felonies; and complicity to theft, a fourth-degree felony.

All of the felonies except the theft carry specifications stating the crimes were committed in a school zone, which could mean additional prison time for Watton at sentencing.

Betleski didn't immediately schedule sentencing but instead set a status conference hearing on Jan. 13, according to court records.

Watton remains in the Lorain County Jail on $2 million bond.

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Spreng was found stabbed to death early on the morning of Sept. 8, 2018, in the parking lot of Windsor Elementary School in Elyria, where school had been canceled that day due to hot weather.

Warrants were issued that same day for the arrests of Watton and co-defendant Phillip Tucker, 22, of Elyria, as well as for Joshua Hohn, also of Prescott, Arizona.

Watton was found in Tennessee, arrested and extradited back to Ohio

to face trial.

The day after Spreng's body was found, Tucker and Hohn got into a high-speed chase with Oklahoma authorities that ended in a crash when the duo's car, doing more than 100 mph, went off the road and crashed into a utility pole in Oklahoma City.

Following the crash, Hohn was hospitalized with serious injuries and apparently remains in Oklahoma,

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FROM C1 He helped set up Oberlin's Caring Fund, which assists utilities customers hit by illness or financial hardship.

He was also instrumental in helping to acquire the 77 acres needed for the Hamilton Street recreation complex, which gave local kids a city-owned place to play soccer and baseball.

When Mercy Health Allen Hospital was poised to close, Rimbert was part of the Council effort that saved Ronnie Rimbert it. "They already had pink slips out on these folks," he remembers.

And Rimbert said he's especially proud of Oberlin's revenue-sharing agreement with New Russia Township, the first such deal to be forged in Ohio. Trustees get some cash from commercial ventures on U.S. Route 20 to supplement their income because, as Rimbert put it, "They don't get a whole lot of tax revenue from their farm fields."

Not every decision has been a winner. He said he feels soured by talks over how to use Oberlin's Renewable Energy Credit money, which he worries might not be used to help residents who need it most.

Rimbert feels the town has changed almost beyond recognition since he first took a seat on Council in 1999.

People who are African-American, Asian, Hispanic, gay, work for the college, poor, rich — the mix makes Oberlin a vibrant community, he said. He fears that uniqueness is waning, though.

"I was born here, and in my whole lifetime here, I know more people of color who no longer live here.

There are whole families gone," he said.

His advice to the Council that will carry on without him in January: Make decisions for everyone, not any one group of constituents.

"When we make a decision, we make it for the whole community. We don't make it for the north or the west or the east or the south. We make it for everyone," he said.

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These properties are considered Dangerous Buildings and according to LCO 1523.03 shall be considered Nuisances to the City of Lorain.

Pursuant to LCO 1523.05, the Chief Building Official (CBO) of the City of Lorain has declared the properties listed below as dangerous buildings and by virtue thereof public nuisances.

A hearing is scheduled on the 3rd Thursday of November the 21th 2019 at 9 AM at Lorain City Council Chambers on the first floor located at: 200 W. Erie Ave Lorain, Oh 44052 before the Lorain Demolition Board (Board) pursuant to LCO 1523.06 for the purpose of presenting the determination of the CBO to the Board for its determination. All parties who have an interest in such parcels are entitled to attend and participate in the hearing.

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'Bring some coffee mugs' Oberlin moving away from plastic bottles JASON HAWK EDITOR

Bottled water is now a public enemy in Oberlin.

The city may move to stop using plastic bottles at everything ranging from Council meetings to its summer recreation program.

Already, officials have declared they will not have bottled water in meetings where they discuss setting the 2020 budget over the next couple of months. "Bring some coffee mugs," Council President Bryan Burgess told City Manager Rob Hillard.

Why is plastic in the crosshairs?

It's due to the research of Penn State Behrend Sustainability Coordinator Sherri Mason, who spoke last month at the First Church in Oberlin.

In 2018, she led a study that found microplastic contamination in 93 percent of disposable water bottles tested.

Every liter had 10.4 particles bigger than the width of a human hair, and 314 particles smaller than 100 microns that are probably plastic.

Those pieces are so small they can travel through your bloodstream and become lodged in your organs, Mason said.

Plastic isn't just polymer. It contains many other chemicals, such as bisphenol A, better known as BPA,

which can affect the brains of fetuses and children and even alter behavior.

There's also coloring, fire retardants and solvents in the mix, as well as pollution that plastic picks up in the water.

Those endocrine-disrupting chemicals are linked to cancer, autism, obesity and lower sperm count, according to Mason.

"This has health implications as well as the environmental concerns of adding more single-use plastic to our waste stream," said Oberlin Councilwoman Linda Slocum during last week's meeting.

She asked administrators to stop buying bottled water for meetings and gatherings and to look for alternatives to have at city activities.

“Let's lead by example and just say we won't have it here in the city and at our meetings,” Slocum said. “We’ll find a different way.”

Councilman Ronnie Rimbert said consumers won't solve the problem themselves — we have to stop companies from manufacturing the water and the bottles in the first place.

"They've got to go back to glass.

They have to use things like that that we can repurpose. That's how you make the big, big difference on a bigger stage. That's what I believe," he said.

FAST FACTS

• World plastic production grew from 25 million tons in 1967 to 322 million tons as of 2015.

• Over time, plastic breaks into smaller and smaller pieces. But it doesn't decompose — no matter how small, it's still plastic, even at less than a micron in size.

• About half of plastic made each year ends up in a landfill. Only 10 percent is recycled.

• The rest, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, is unaccounted for. A lot is in continuous use in products such as chairs and cars.

• Somewhere between 10 and 15 percent of plastic makes its way into waterways.

• Since 1972, we've known where the largest collection of aquatic plastic can be found — the North Atlantic garbage patch, covering hundreds of kilometers of ocean and drifting about 1,000 miles north and south as the seasons change.

• The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world.

Lake Erie has about 46,000 pieces of plastic per square kilometer.

Source: Sherri Mason

Jewish studies program sees renewal HILLARY HEMPSTEAD OBERLIN COLLEGE

Oberlin College’s Jewish studies program recognizes that Jewish history, culture, religious tradition, and literature is embedded in the larger world.

It’s integral for understanding the history of Europe, the United States, and other parts of the globe, said Ellen Wurtzel, associate professor of history and chair of the Jewish studies program from January 2018 to July 2019.

This year, through a reimagination of programming and reallocation of resources, the program is experiencing a renewal.

The changes will provide students with more opportunities to immerse themselves in the program.

“We’re at a really exciting time with new faculty, new ideas for programming, and a shared language program in Hebrew with Ohio State University,” said Wurtzel. “If you’re a student interested in learning about Jewish culture, history, tradition, and language, you can do it all through the Jewish studies

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Rice Hall, home to Oberlin's Jewish studies program.

program.”

Additions this academic year include two tenure-track professors: Shari Rabin, assistant professor of Jewish studies and religion, and Sheera Talpaz, assistant professor of comparative literature and Jewish studies.

Matthew Berkman will also join the program as a visiting assistant professor of Jewish studies, and religion professor Cynthia Chapman will serve as the program’s new chair.

According to Laura Herron, assistant professor of Jewish studies, the program attracts a diverse group of students interested in religion, politics, history, lit-

erature, and cultural studies.

Because most courses also count toward the college's cultural diversity requirement, students are able to enrich an existing area of study by either expanding its context or honing in on a specialization.

“It’s not just students in the humanities and social sciences who take our courses.

Last year, we had a biology major complete a minor in Jewish studies because the issue of migration resonated.

We also have Conservatory students who want to explore topics like Jewish musical traditions,” said Herron.

Students who earn a major or minor in Jewish studies

go on to a variety of careers.

Some pursue a career in an academic or professional field, while others go on to graduate school, the education field, or work for charitable foundations.

However, some students find even deeper inspiration in the program. Emily Volz entered Oberlin College thinking she would be on a pre-med track and then later go on to become an oncologist. After reevaluating her interest in that field, she dabbled in geology. “But that fell apart pretty quickly,” said Volz.

After doing a summer program in Israel, Volz found the experiences she had pushed her in the direction of Jewish studies. She “found inspiration through a visiting professor of Jewish studies,” and took four classes with that professor. The overall experience eventually led Volz to attend rabbinical school.

Classes offered in the program this academic year include Introduction to Jewish Studies: Sacred Spaces and Promised Lands; New Testament Christian Origins; and Orientalism and the Jewish Question.

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when the kids don't get to go outside and run," he said.

But even Stanley said a $3.5 million price tag would be hard to justify.

"You're the expert and we have to trust you, but that's way different from what I expected," he told architect Abbey Ranieri.

School board member Albert Borroni said the larger gym and field house should be green-lit if money can be found to pay for it.

He said the Oberlin City Schools actually have that money in reserve — it's just a matter of deciding to use it.

But Richard countered, saying that rainy day cash will be needed a few years down the road when spending is expected to outpace income.

A decision has to be made by the Board of Education's Nov. 26 meeting, Ranieri said.

Architects are deep in

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Inside: A media center is being mapped out to bridge traditional and digital formats. "It will be some sort of combination of books and technology," said Abbey Ranieri of ThenDesign Architecture. Planners are designing a "tech-rich space," she said.

Inside: Upgrading flooring to vinyl-enhanced tile is also an option being considered. Placing about 12,000 square feet of more-durable flooring in high-traffic areas such as the main corridor and cafeteria would cost an extra $300,000.

Outside: Canopies to cover the new school's entrances have been priced at about $127,000 each, assuming they are sized at about 950 square feet. the design phase for the asyet-unnamed elementary school on North Pleasant Street, which is slated to open in August 2021.

They spent Oct. 29-30 talking to teachers and gathering detailed information about equipment, storage units and furniture that needs to fit in classrooms.

Civil engineers meet Oct. 29 with city officials to go over permits and utility

connection plans.

TDA is also awaiting word from the state about whether, if Eastwood and Langston Middle School can be sold, demolition dollars can be redirected for construction.

Ranieri said she’s concerned the district will need “all available dollars” for the new school’s basic design with the way prices are trending.

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Conservancy parking lot approved over neighbor’s black history worry JASON HAWK EDITOR

Birdwatchers want a small parking lot on West Hamilton Street, where an old farm field is slowly being seeded with wildflowers and reclaimed as prairie land.

A request Wednesday to lay gravel on a small portion of the muddy field seemed harmless enough to Oberlin Planning Commission members. But it was met with alarm by neighbors who say the site plays a significant role in black history and should be left untouched.

"This farm remains the most intact and untouched of black history in northern Ohio, in Ohio and possibly in the nation," said Nancy Hendrickson, who lives next door in the former Copeland family homestead.

John Anthony Copeland Jr. was an abolitionist who took part in the 1858 rescue of John Price, an escaped slaved who was kidnapped by the U.S.

Marshal. He was among those who marched from Oberlin to Wellington to stop federal slave-catchers from taking Price back to the South.

A year later, Copeland was convicted of murder and conspiracy to incite rebellion for his role in the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, an armed revolt by slaves just before the Civil War. "If I am dying for freedom, I could not die for a better cause.

I had rather die than be a slave," he reportedly said as he was led to the gallows for execution.

Hendrickson, who said she represented the Copeland family's interests, called for a one-year moratorium on any excavation by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy.

She said she understands what Associate Field Director Kate Pilacky and Vice President of Western Field Operations Andy McDowell want to do to provide access to the land, which is set aside forever as a public park.

"But I do not feel that

muddy feet are more important than understanding the black history and the sacrifices this family has made for the community," Hendrickson said.

"This family deserves more than a temporary parking lot. All they are asking for is input."

The surviving Copelands, none of whom live in Ohio, want historians to be involved in decisions on the Land Conservancy's property.

Planning Commission members seemed confused by Hendrickson's request, and asked how a 2,300-square-foot gravel lot would destroy black history.

"I'll be candid. I don't see the incompatibility of putting a porous parking lot down there," said member Tony Mealy.

Commission Vice Chair Eric Gaines said Hendrickson and the Copelands should be pleased with the Conservancy's work. He said he nearly bought the former farm at one point with the intention of building a house there.

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Pilacky said the 60acre site was bought with public funding in 2015 with the intent of conserving it. Oberlin College students have been helping with that effort, spreading flower seeds in a bid to draw birds and butterflies, and clearing ditches. There are also plans to plant 54 trees.

"In order for the public to enjoy this property, they have to have access to it," Pilacky said.

McDowell said the Western Reserve Land Conservancy wants to honor the Copeland family at the field. "Obviously it's worthy of a National Historic Marker location, perhaps," he said.

But he pointed out that Copeland's descendants don't have any ownership or rights to the former farm.

The Planning Commission agreed, approving the parking area.

However, it attached one string to the approval, saying the gravel can stay there for two years before the subject is revisited.

Treasurer says goodbye

Angela Dotson's last day as treasurer of the Oberlin City Schools was celebrated Tuesday, Nov. 5 when the Board of Education convened.

Superintendent David Hall recognized Dotson's work over the years, asking her to "come by and visit, please, as often as possible." She was credited with navigating the district through one of its most challenging periods — passage of a bond issue to pave the way for a new PK-5 elementary school.

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Oberlin College students, What happened to turnout? school board member help turn Virginia blue JASON HAWK EDITOR

SEAN McDONNELL THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

The Virginia Statehouse has turned blue after Democrats took control of the House of Delegates and state Senate, and it did it with a tiny bit of help from Oberlin.

Emma Bally, a junior at Oberlin College, worked with students in early October to call and campaign for three Virginia Democrats: incumbents Wendy Gooditis and Danica Roem and challenger Dan Helmer, who was trying to unseat a Republican incumbent. All three won office.

“It was really, really amazing,” Bally said. “I was just so excited to see the results.”

Bally and members of the Oberlin College Democrats met to phone bank for their party. They asked voters if they were aware of the election, urged them to go to the polls and asked them to vote for progressive candidates.

Regardless of how they would vote, Bally said an important part of the phone banking was getting voters engaged.

“I think it’s just important to have as much voter outreach as possible,” she said.

Bally was doing the work to help the Human Rights Campaign, which describes itself as the largest civil rights organization for the LGTBQ community.

Molly Whitehorn, the regional organizing lead in Cleveland for HRC, said the group itself invested about $250,000 in flipping the state to a “pro equality majority.”

She and seven staff members from around the country flew into Virginia and lived there for about a month and a half, she said. Whitehorn said the HRC leads were lucky enough to get people in their home states involved.

To illustrate how important a single vote is, Whitehorn referenced an election in 2017 where Democrat Shelly Simonds lost a tie vote to Republican David Yancey when a name was pulled out of a bowl to decide a winner. That name drawn ended up being the deciding factor for which party controlled the House of Delegates.

That year, Simonds tied. This year, Simonds won that seat by 18 percent.

“You never know what can make the difference,” Whitehorn said. “It’s never ever a one person show, it's a collective effort.”

Oberlin school board member and political consultant Ken Stanley also made the trip to Virginia to campaign for a weekend. He said part of the reason was to try out a new canvassing technique, the three friends method.

Stanley asked each person he reached out to also reach out to three people they knew. He said, surprisingly, people agreed and did so.

“I was a little skeptical to be honest with you,” Stanley said. “I didn’t expect it to work as well as it did.”

The trend of volunteers crossing state lines is probably here to stay, Stanley said. He said all politics is local, and local politics is now turning into national politics.

“With the way districts are gerrymandered and the way politics works these days, the things that happen in Virginia are connected to us,” Stanley said.

The expectations, he said, is that the newly Democratic legislature will start passing more progressive policies. He said there has even been talk about the Equal Rights Amendment, a constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights for citizens, regardless of sex.

The amendment, passed by both houses of Congress in the early 1970s, was never ratified in Virginia, and never got the amount of states it needed. Now, Stanley said the almost forgotten-about amendment is getting talked about again.

“We just kind of forgot about it,” Stanley said. “But it’s an issue in Virginia. It's still there and now there’s questions about whether or not it passes.”

Stanley said it makes sense for volunteers to campaign outside of where they live because it makes sense to spend their time where it counts — a state that could potentially get flipped.

He said money has crossed state lines for enough time, volunteers should, too.

“They should have the right to go and be where they think they’ll be most effective,” Stanley said.

Bally said she doesn't see out-ofstate volunteers ever replacing local knowledge, but that the experience campaigning in Virginia politics speaks to how combining local and non-local resources can work in the future.

“The thing I learned from this whole experience is the importance of building coalitions,” Bally said. “That was really important to get people involved across these avenues.''

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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It seems everyone has an opinion about how local government is run, but few are actually willing to have their voices counted.

That was the story last week as we watched super-low turnout play a role in elections.

There are 205,513 registered voters in Lorain County. On Election Night, there were 57,280 ballots were cast.

That's 27.9 percent voter turnout, even lower than the 35 to 38 percent expected by the Board of Elections.

Taking the numbers a step further, only about two-thirds of the county's 308,000 total population is registered to vote. That means just 18.6 percent of Lorain County residents overall got involved in making decisions that affect everyone.

Fewer than one in every five people who live here actually voted.

That's a big fall-off from four years ago when, enflamed by the presidential runoff between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, voters headed to the polls in droves.

In the 2016 general election, 143,296 people voted, a turnout of 69.43 percent.

This fall's blase participation had some interesting effects.

In the Elyria mayoral race, independent Frank Whitfield upset Democratic incumbent Holly Brinda. Most wards throughout the city of about 54,000 had just 200 or 300 voters show up.

Whitefield won with a staggeringly-low 3,849 ballots to his name. Brinda earned 3,273 and Bill Grace, who also ran as an independent, took 953.

That means only 7,944 ballots cast from among 33,419 registered Elyria voters, a citywide turnout of 23,77 percent.

In Oberlin, numbers were already expected to by wonky, divided by a field of 10 City Council candidates.

Councilman Kelley Singleton, who won re-election, was surprised by the low turnout there, which resulted in totals under the 1,000-vote line for most in the running.

"I know the college kids didn't come out to vote, but all of Kendal (at Oberlin) did," he said, looking at ward-by-ward canvass numbers released by the Board of Elections.

"It's almost across the board lower, and

they all start adding up."

Singleton said he expected at least another 200 to 300 people to vote in the Council election. Turnout in Oberlin was 23.8 percent, or 2,011 of the city's 8,448 registered voters.

There was a little more engagement in Amherst, where turnout was 28.4 percent. Not only did the city have several City Council races but there was also a proposal to reduce fines for misdemeanor marijuana possession on the ballot.

Still, low turnout contributed to a razorthin win for incumbent Republican Councilman Matt Nahorn in the city's Fourth Ward. He defeated Democratic challenger David Kovacs by just three votes, 345 to 342 — at least for now.

That victory could be reversed in the coming weeks as votes are certified. "You don't know what's happening with provisionals or military ballots, or anything like that," Nahorn said.

And because the margin was less than half a percent, it will trigger an automatic recount.

That leaves both candidates playing the waiting game.

For Nahorn, though, it's not the first time. When he was elected in 2016, he defeated Martin Heberling III by just five votes.

"Voting in general is such an important right and opportunity we have in the United States," he said last week. "(It's) so disappointing when we have that opportunity in this country but so many of us take it for granted, unlike some in other countries."

Nahorn said he suspected turnout would be lower last Tuesday, with no state or national issues or candidates on the ballot.

But he was still taken aback by how much dead time there was at the polls throughout the day.

Tight totals due to low turnout could still also have an impact on the Wellington Village Council race, where newcomer Gary Feron was just barely squeezed out in his bid for one of three open seats.

He trailed incumbent Helen Dronsfield by just 10 votes and incumbent Guy Wells by 11. Those totals, which could shift during the vote-certification process by the Board of Elections, are also enough to trigger a recount.

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Police officers plan move to longer shifts JASON HAWK EDITOR

Police will move from eighthour to 10-hour shifts in Wellington starting Jan. 4, according to a memo from Chief Tim Barfield to Village Council.

"It's believed this is going to make the department more efficient, less stressful to work

for and also help solve a lot of overtime problems we've been having," Councilman Guy Wells said.

"We might end up with a better working department for it."

Longer hours spread over fewer days each week was an idea brought forward by officers.

They originally wanted to go to 12-hour shifts — an idea that Barfield rejected.

Geography a big factor in school levy failure

He cited a study by the National Police Foundation that though 12-hour shifts are popular among officers, they have have big drawbacks.

The biggest is sleepiness, which in practice was shown to increase significantly. The study also found a drop in alertness.

The same study found benefits steming from 10-hour work shifts.

Officers on that schedule get about 30 minutes more sleep per night, with only a slight increase in fatigue. The trade-off was more job satisfaction, commitment and involvement.

"Morale of personnel is an important aspect of any workplace.

Although I don't think morale is bad, the necessity to schedule coverage on eight-hour shifts does negatively impact officers

weekly as we adjusted to more full-time personnel," Barfield wrote to Council.

The Foundation study was backed up by the National Institute of Justice, which is the research and development arm of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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JASON HAWK EDITOR

Reeling from a loss at the polls late last Tuesday night, Ed Weber tried to make sense of the numbers.

Scrolling through the results, the Wellington Schools superintendent noticed that rural voters seemed to be more staunchly against the district's $8.7 million bond issue.

The final tally at the end of the night saw the bid for new cash fail 771 to 1,076.

But did Weber's assessment about rural voters hold up? Curious, we looked to canvass numbers released by the Board of Elections.

There are six voting precincts within the Wellington school district's boundaries. Here's how they voted: • Wellington Village North: 196 for the tax increase, 219 against.

• Wellington Village South: 266 for the tax increase, 273 against.

• Wellington Township: 138 for the tax increase, 214 against.

• Pittsfield Township: 91 for the tax increase, 172 against.

• Rochester: 14 for the tax increase, 46 against.

• Brighton Township: 66 for the tax increase, 152 against.

Obviously, these are pretty small data sets we're dealing with. But a loose look shows Weber's guess holding true.

While the levy and bond issue failed in all six voting districts, the most support came from those who lived closest to Wellington's school buildings, all in the northern Wellington village precinct, and support fell more and more the farther out voters live.

For comparison, we looked to North Ridgeville, where the school system was asking for an addition 7.54 mills.

The request was denied by an eight percent margin — about 462 votes — but the same general pattern held true. We plotted out the numbers against the district's precinct map and confirmed the strongest support for the increase came from areas near schools, particularly around the high school.

That makes sense. Look at most any political map, and you'll see red covering rural areas and blue in urban ones.

Let's invoke the 2016 presidential election as an example: Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly three million ballots, with support coming largely from cities of one million residents or more. But Donald Trump took the White House with fewer votes spread out over more area.

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George Lasko, 84, stands in the McCormick Middle School auditorium as his military branch's song plays Monday. The school choir sang the songs of each branch to recognize veterans in attendance.

Dining with veterans at McCormick SEAN McDONNELL THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

McCormick Middle School held a breakfast and assembly for local veterans, celebrating their service and starting conversations between them and the eighth-graders at the school.

Eighth grade history teacher Joe Saunders is the organizer for the event but noted it has been running for so long that “at this point it kind of organizes itself.”

Saunders said the students take two class periods to organize the

event, work on getting the word out to businesses and decide who will do which jobs. He said the grade splits up into four crews: setup, door greeters, kitchen and cleanup.

“It’s just a small token of appreciation for the sacrifice that the veterans have made and their families have made,” Saunders said.

About 60 veterans attended.

Saunders said the students used to conduct interviews with veterans at the event but lately they have gone with a more casual approach.

“It’s better if they just kind of naturally talk,” he said. “They gain a

deeper understanding.”

Afterward, there's an assembly featuring speakers, students singing and speeches from students on what Veterans Day means to them.

Teacher Jaque Woods remembers being a student at McCormick and going to the assembly. Today, she and teacher Paula Staffeld organize it.

Staffeld, whose father and brother are veterans, said the event gives her a chance to give back.

“It’s just kind of a way I can do a little something for the people in our Wellington community,” she said.

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Bell ringers needed

The Wellington Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign begins Saturday, Nov. 23 and ends Tuesday, Dec. 31.

Volunteers can sign up at www.bit.ly/kettle2019 or by calling Bridget at 440-935-4963 or Joyce at 440-647-7600.

All proceeds stay in the 44090 area. If you can’t be a volunteer, then consider making a donation to kettles at Apples, Farm & Home Hardware or Village Market this holiday season.

Car break-ins reported

Rochester Mayor Cindy Kurpely reported a rash of car break-ins in the village and township area. She urges residents to lock their cares and, if you see anything suspicious, call the Lorain County Sheriff's Office.

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FROM D1 officers the option of working 10-hour shifts. Its own study found no significant decrease in driving safety, shooting performance and motivation for those officers who went to the slightly longer shifts.

A big benefit, especially for smaller departments, is a drop in overtime — as much as 20 percent.

The arrangement will particularly help with investigations of crimes that happen at night. Police will have to work less overtime to stay on and follow-up with victims and witnesses during business hours.

Officers will continue to put in the same number of hours during each pay period but will work 52 day less per year, Barfield noted.

"This has the potential to benefit both the employee and the village because there is the potential that sick time will be reduced," he said.

New shift hours will be midnight to 10 a.m., 4 a.m. to 2 p.m., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 2 p.m. to midnight and 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. There will also be two cover shifts on Friday and Saturday.

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FROM D1 The pattern held true in the 2018 midterm election, when Republicans won 87 percent of rural districts and Democrats took every urban congressional district, winning back the House of Representatives.

It's probably not the country air that makes the difference. Experts chalk up the political divide to a few factors, such as young people gravitating toward life in bustling cities and taking more liberal values with them.

Rural voters tend to be more conservative. They also tend to have a higher rate of home ownership, so when a property tax increase goes on the ballot they may be more apt to turn out to vote it down.

A history of Wellington Schools tax issues THE WAY I SEE IT JASON HAWK

Show us the money!

That's one of the most frequent comments we heard this past week, following the defeat of a proposed $8.7 million Wellington Schools levy and bond issue.

Residents say they are being taxed to death, and the school district has held its hand out time and again asking for more.

But how often has the district asked for cash, and why?

We looked back at 20 years of public records and news archives to see.

• The last school levy issue in Wellington came five years ago in the form of a renewal on the May 2014 ballot. It asked for no new money — but a renewal of 5.27 mills in operating funds for a 10year period, meaning it's still on the books another five years.

The money was passed to stave off a $4.4 million deficit predicted in the midst of the national financial crisis. The deficit was also linked to declining enrollment, state funding cuts and the elimination of pay-to-play sports.

• November 2012: An $11.57 million bond issue was passed to build a new McCormick Middle School. The old building, which has since been demolished, was declared by the Ohio School Facilities Commission to be the worst school building in the entire state.

The money could only be used for school construction, not operating costs. In addition to the levy, the community voluntarily raised $2.5 million for the Patricia Lindley Center for the Performing Arts, with half the cost covered by a donation from the late Bill Brumfield.

• May 2011: Voters passed a five-mill, three-year levy to provide an additional $970,000 per year to the district.

• November 2010: Voters were not won over by a request for $940,000 per year as the Wellington Schools eyed another upcoming budget deficit and the loss of $600,000 per year in state funding.

The Board of Education had asked for a five-mill levy that would stay on the books permanently, which turned voters off. The result was teacher reductions, pay freezes, elimination of ninth grade sports and no more high school busing.

• February 2009: Wellington asked for $26.7 million in bonds, valued at 8.98 mills and to be paid

back over 27 years. That measure failed. Had it passed, the money would have been used to build a K-12 school, auditorium and stadium.

• November 2008: That one-bigcampus idea, estimated to cost $47 million total with less than half coming from the state, was also defeated by voters in a general election decision. It would have cost homeowners $275 per year for every $100,000 of valuation.

• November 2005: The school system asked for an additional 3.94 mills, or about $713,000 per year for five years, to make repairs at its buildings. Chief on that list was fixing the leaking roof at Wellington High School. Voters said no.

• May 2005: The Wellington Schools tried that same 3.94-mill request in the spring, on the heels of $1 million in budget cuts. They were rejected. After both 2005 levy tries failed, pay-to-play sports were implemented.

• November 2004: A 7.83-mill emergency operating levy that would have raised $1.4 million per year for three years was defeated at the polls. As a result, the district made $800,000 in cuts.

This was the last of the levies and bond issues on the ballot for the Wellington Schools dating back to at least 1999.

Old Superette won't 'fall over tomorrow' JASON HAWK EDITOR

It appears reviving the old Superette building downtown may not be as easy as believed.

A structural survey was done in 2014 by Poggemeyer Design Group and found structural damage, according to Village Manager Steve Dupee.

Village Council members expressed concerns last week about the state of the building, located at 215 North Main St.

"You can decorate the walls all you want, but they're about to cave in," Councilman Guy Wells said.

The situation isn't quite that dire, said Dupee in a follow-up interview: "The building's not going to fall over tomorrow," he said.

But the 1868 building will need structural repairs before it can be reopened, as is planned by local resident Elyse Coker.

The state building inspector has identified it as unsafe for occupancy, though it is not condemned, said Dupee.

He said work will be needed on the roof and brick facade. The building needs to be sealed against the elements.

Dupee met with Coker last week to discuss plans for reviving the space, which was built as a carriage factory, served as Parson's Dairy, was most recently home to Superette and has sat vacant for 40 years.

Coker bought the building for $65,000 in 2018.

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FACEBOOK FEEDBACK The Wellington Schools levy failed by a large margin last week, losing 771 to 1,076. We think it's pretty likely the Board of Education will try again in the spring.

So we asked folks on Facebook what they think the district should do to build support, and what steps they think would be effective in swaying voters' minds.

Here's what they had to say: Eric Evans: "There seems to be a misconception that levies have been passed year after year, making the community feel like they are constantly giving money to the schools. There needs to be better education about how often these levies have failed and how few times taxpayers have actually agreed to put more money towards the schools over the last 20 years."

Kristen Skidmore Hill: "People without children in the schools may not know what happened 6+ years ago and how the district has been trying to correct what was done.

They are trying to be financially responsible and accountable now and we need the town support to continue our positive growth."

Stormy Sheffield-Rush: "How about not making some of them for 37 years... that would put me in my grave. I am not signing on for that long and then wham, a few years from now they’ll want some more."

Kimberly Teodecki: "It would be a lot easier for the community to support a levy if we were given more transparency with where our money has already been going. Back-track dollar for dollar so that the community can see that the one percent tax that they already pay is going to the right places and prove that it’s not enough. Too many people believe that the school (district) misappropriates the money it already receives, so what incentive is there for anyone to continue dumping money into what is believed to be a corrupt system? There needs to be a better financial transparency system, otherwise no one is going to trust that their money is going toward anything that is promised."

Lori Cutlip: "When/if a levy passes, use the money for what it is supposed to be used for. I can't tell you how many levies have been passed and yet there is another levy to be voted on. The money needs to be managed better. If it was I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem passing a levy."

Shawn Sword: "What needs to happen is the community needs to get behind the kids and the future! Until that happens this town will continue to be mediocre at best!"

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Jess Jacobs: "People pay enough to live, and already get taxed like crazy. Cost of living has gone up, and it just can't keep coming out of the wallets of taxpayers. We pay enough! I can barely afford to live, so if you want a reason, it boils down to survival. I ended up moving to save money. A solution?

Start thinking outside the box. Taxpayers are treated like nothing but sugar daddies."

John Westfall: "My input is simple! As a part of this community and Wellington Schools for many years and an avid supporter of both and putting five children through the school system, it grows old every couple of years being taxed to the point of bankruptcy! Time to rework things, a better system perhaps? I don’t think anyone has a solution, at least for the short term! All schools in the county are struggling, except maybe Avon, Avon Lake where the communities have deep pockets for the schools to dig from! The state of Ohio and the federal level as well continue to take more monies away from the districts! So no help there either! You can push these levies at people all you want but continued support is dwindling fast! I myself have given enough!

We had the opportunity years ago to have all brand new schools all on one campus and the voters turned that opportunity down!

Now look where we’re at! Keystone did it!

Why couldn’t we? Other schools have succeeded as well! All I know is I’m concerned with constantly putting band-aids on an open wound! I don’t know the answer! Does anyone?"

Jess Jacobs: "People pay enough to live, and already get taxed like crazy. Cost of living has gone up, and it just can't keep coming out of the wallets of taxpayers. We pay enough! I can barely afford to live, so if you want a reason, it boils down to survival.

I ended up moving to Lakewood last April just to save money. And I am, by half. It might not be as nice as Wellington but I love it here. And can afford it, lol. Oh, and Lake Erie is my backyard, I have the best views for half the cost, lol. Everything is so expensive in Wellington from the taxes to the utilities — gas and groceries, too. Don't get me started on LMRE, who is quite possibly the worst utility company out there...

But now that I am in Lakewood, everything is so much more affordable. Everything. I literally cut my expenses in half. One thing Wellington could work on is making it become more affordable to live in again. It used to be- not no more. A solution? Start thinking outside the box. Taxpayers are treated like nothing but sugar daddies, lol. I got sick of it."

New police station is still in the planning phase JASON HAWK EDITOR

It's been a year now since Wellington voters approved an income tax rate increase that will help pay for a new police station.

Officials have been slowly moving through a long design process to transform 147 and 149 East Herrick Ave., which has been purchased for $465,000.

Included in the town's 2019 budget were funds for preliminary design and construction drawings.

Expect final concept plans for renovations and an addition to be presented in January, said Village Manager Steve Dupee.

They're expected to show how a sally port, storage, processing rooms and an armory can be added to the former commercial space.

Extensive work on the building will

begin at the end of 2020 or beginning of 2021, Dupee predicts.

That's because the various portions of the building had lease agreements that will expire in June 2020 and February 2021, according to Mayor Hans Schneider.

Right now, officials are looking at financing for the $1.5 million project.

According to Dupee, it's likely to take the form of a 20-year bond.

Issuing a bond will allow the village to build the police station now and pay it back over time with income tax money.

The existing police station on Willard Memorial Square is so small that even Wellington's relatively small police force has space issues there.

Officers combined locker and dispatch areas. They've washed dishes in the bathroom. They've even stored urine samples in a small refrigerator located near an eating area.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Madison Douglas has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. A 2019 graduate of Keystone High School in LaGrange, she is the daughter of Brian and Valerie Douglas of Wellington and Marlena Douglas of Westlake.

JVS HONOR ROLL First quarter honorees from Wellington include students Taylor Bealer, Cole Beatty, Landon Bella, Cheyenne Cartwright, Brayden Cole, Dominic Danesi, Katerina Dehart, Nolan Elswick, Madam Wispermari Fleming, Kinsey Grose, Brian Hall, Eva Hartwig, Joshua Honoshofsky, Morgan Hunter, Ethan Kelley, Rachel Kropff, Brayonna Leiby, Alex Lowry, Cooper McConnell, MacKaylee McNeely, Travis Mcquate, Madison Mickey, Skyler Mitchell, Madison Mull, Ryan Munyan, Sara Patterson, Haleigh Polen, Jessie Pritt, Lorean Scott, Brittanasha Smith, Tanner Smith, Zachary Snyder, Kaleb Taylor, Karalynn Todten, Dakota White, Kailee Whitehouse, Thomas Williams and Daniel Wilson.

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