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Volume 8, Issue 46

New trial Final Four-midable for Petric?

Activist seeks second chance for man who killed his mother, shot his father JASON HAWK EDITOR

ELYRIA — A disbarred Florida attorney is campaigning for a new trial for Daniel Petric, who at age 16 murdered his own mother and nearly killed his father at their Brighton Township home.

Jack Thompson has crusaded for decades against violent video games, which he has called “murder simulators.”

Now he believes enough evidence has mounted to allow Petric to go back before a jury, or at the very least entitle him to a new sentencing proceeding.

Daniel Petric The core of his argument is that an addiction to “Halo 3” caused Petric to go on a deadly rampage the night of Oct. 20, 2007.

In an Oct. 29 letter to Lorain County Prosecutor J.D. Tomlinson and other court officials, Thompson said Petric “was for months training himself to shoot his parents” and was “addicted to a particularly violent game which rendered him delusional.”

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Amherst players and students celebrate a point in the first set against Olentangy Liberty in the state seminfinals on Thursday, Nov. 11.

Comets give Olentangy a run for their money, but get knocked out of semifinal in three sets

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A turkey takes a walk along Burns Road next to Lorain County Community College in Elyria.

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mherst’s season ended the way it started — fiercely.

In their first state tournament in 30 years, the Comets were wiped out in straight sets by No. 1 ranked Olentangy Liberty.

They didn’t make it easy, though, staying always within striking distance as the Patriots eked out a 25-21, 25-22, 25-23 victory in the Division I state semifinal last Thursday at Wright State University's Nutter Center.

“It was a nail-biter through and through,” said Amherst coach Feli-

cia Sanchez. “One point either way could change the outcome.”

Sanchez took the team all the way to the Final Four in her first year as head coach.

Legendary coach Laurie Cogan won more than 550 games for Amherst over 30 years before taking the reins this fall at Keystone. Sanchez stepped into the limelight after assisting Cogan for several years.

Under her leadership, the Comets went 23-4 this season, went into the postseason ranked 10th in Ohio and made it to the Final Four.

They were sent to the state tournament in style. School was canceled Nov. 11 in honor of the achievement and to allow school staff, students and fans to get to Wright State near Dayton to see the game.

On the court, Southwestern Conference MVP Laken Voss racked up 13 kills and two aces, Nia Hall had 22 digs and nine kills and Ava Haddix had 24 assists and 11 digs.

Cecily Waynar had four blocks and four kills. Lindsey McConihe had 13 digs and Sydney Alto had nine.

— From staff reports

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Ohio turkey farmers share Thanksgiving advice The Ohio Poultry Association and turkey farmers from across the state are sharing food safety tips to keep families happy and healthy this Thanksgiving.

Nearly 88 percent of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation eat turkey at Thanksgiving. The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds, meaning that approximately 690 million pounds of turkey is consumed in the U.S. for the holiday.

Ohio ranks ninth nationally in turkey production with nearly 305 million pounds of turkey produced.

“Turkey is the star of the Thanksgiving table and it’s important to make sure that everyone can enjoy it safely,” said Jim Chakeres, Ohio Poultry Association executive vice president. “By following a few simple food safety steps, Ohioans can protect their friends and families from food-borne illness this Thanksgiving.”

The organization offers up this advice: • Thaw turkeys in the refrigerator, never at room temperature. Whole turkeys thaw at a rate of 4 to 5 pounds per 24 hours. For example, a 15-pound frozen turkey will take about three to four days to completely thaw in the refrigerator.

• Never rinse the turkey. If a raw turkey is rinsed, bacteria can be spread to other foods and surfaces in the kitchen. Instead, cook the turkey to an internal temperature of 165 degrees to kill any bacteria that might be present.

• Don't take the turkey out of the oven until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees at the breast and 175 degrees at the thigh. Make sure the thermometer doesn’t touch bone.

• Thoroughly wash hands with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds and ensure all cooking surfaces have been thoroughly cleaned before and after touching raw poultry.

• Prevent cross-contamination by keeping raw turkey separate from other foods and using separate utensils when preparing the turkey.

• Pack leftovers in shallow, airtight containers and refrigerate within two hours of cooking. Refrigerated leftovers should be eaten within three to four days or frozen and enjoyed within three or four months.

For more information on turkey safety and delicious recipes, visit www.ohioturkey.com or www.serveturkey. org.

OBITUARIES GEORGINA CARRION (nee Guzman), 88, of Hackensack, New Jersey, passed away Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at her home. Arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home.

VERNA META BREMKE (nee Ruprecht), 87, of New Russia Township, passed away Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, at Kingston of Vermilion, following a full and meaningful life.

TO THE EDITOR

Fake prescriptions a growing threat JASON HAWK EDITOR

ELYRIA — Fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine are becoming easier to get, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

And they’re more deadly than other illicit drugs on the market.

In response, the DEA has issued its first Public Safety Alert in six years, trying to raise public awareness of the dangers the designer pills pose nationwide.

“Criminal drug networks mass produce these fake pills in labs, deceptively market them as legitimate prescription pills,” Lorain County Public Health said in a release sounding the alarm.

“These pills are killing unsuspecting Americans at an unprecedented rate.”

County health officials noted a 20 percent increase in opioid overdose deaths from January to April 2021, compared to the same four-month span last year.

They also said a person died every 2.5 days in Lorain County due to opioidrelated overdoses.

LCPH reacted Nov. 4 by holding a training for 20 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants on how to prescribe medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse disorder.

Naloxone — sold under the brand name Narcan — is available to help stop deaths, according to the

Kristin Bauer | Community Guide

Tonya Birney speaks about the proper use of naloxone kits the center has available. The kit has a list of instructions for someone to follow to administer the Narcan nasal spray to a patient as they also call emergency medical services to save someone's life from an overdose.

Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County.

“We encourage everyone to have Narcan, whether they know somebody or they are struggling with a substance abuse disorder themselves,” said MHARS Director of Communications Nancy Kelsey.

The Lorain-based board is working with the county health department to distribute Narcan nasal spray kits. They are designed for use by people with no medical training, and can reverse overdose effects if used in time.

You can get a free Nar-

can rescue kit mailed to you as well as online training. Submit a request at www.loraincountyhealth. com/opioids or visit Lorain County Public Health, 9880 Murray Ridge Rd., Elyria, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

You can also call (440) 322-6367 to make an appointment after hours.

Tonya Birney, dissemination and implementation director for MHARS, said fentanyl test strips are also available.

Since 2013, there has been a 64 percent increase in overdose deaths related specifically to fentanyl,

OVERNIGHT FUN AT THE LIBRARY Angelo Angel | Amherst News-Times

Infrastructure bill is a win

A sleepover party for plush animals was thrown at the Amherst Public Library the evening of Thursday, Oct. 28. Kids left their stuffed friends to hang out with each other overnight in the library on Spring Street.

LEFT: Librarian Nancy Tomek tells children a story before the start of the plush dolls sleepover.

To the editor: Time to celebrate! The infrastructure bill, just passed by both the Senate and House, is a big deal for all states, including Ohio. I just sent senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown emails thanking them for voting for the bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act. What a great investment in Ohio and its economy and citizens!

The bill includes $10 billion just to Ohio for highway funding and bridge repair, high-speed internet services for one million more Ohioans, money to overhaul old sewage and water lines (lead reduction!), $1 billion for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and support for Amtrak – maybe future service cross state between Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati?

I applaud senators Brown, D-Ohio and Portman, ROhio, for helping pass this legislation that will support the restoration and replenishment of the “bones” of Ohio and create many, many well-paying long-term jobs. I am sorely disappointed that Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, chose not to help his state and constituents in such basic and vital ways.

Please commend those legislators who do good work for us and keep pushing those who don’t have their constituents’ needs foremost on their agendas to remember they serve us.

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she said. County Coroner Frank Miller stressed how dangerous designer pills laced with the drug are during a presentation to MHARS earlier this fall.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a big financial toll on many people, said Birney. Those who aren’t able to put food on their table probably can’t afford their medication, either, so they turn to the street market.

The effects of the pandemic created “the perfect storm” for a resurgence in overdoses, said Jinx Mastmey, opioid response outreach coordinator at MHARS. With designer drugs such as these pills, it’s easy to overmix harmful ingredients, she said.

“It’s never just one drug” in the pills, and fentanyl is almost always the fatal trigger, said Mastmey: “A couple grains of fentanyl is enough to take an adult male’s life, or anyone’s life for that matter.”

People in active addiction seek out more and more powerful highs as their tolerance level builds, she said. Chasing the utopic feeling with larger opioid doses is a destructive path.

Birney said it’s crucial that drug users don’t use alone. There should always be another person there with a Narcan kit.

MHARS is also putting energy into its quick response teams to talk to overdose survivors and possible enter them into treatment and recovery programs.

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FROM A1 space marines fighting aliens with high-tech weaponry. At trial, Petric’s obsession with franchise’s third installment was key to his defense — a family member even testified he would play it up to 18 hours a day.

After his parents confiscated the firstperson shooter game from the teen, he took a 9mm handgun from a locked safe at their Peck-Wadsworth Road home.

Petric told his parents to close their eyes because he had a surprise for them, prosecutors said in court documents. Then he shot his father, the Rev. Mark Petric, in the head and turned on his mother, Sue Petric, putting bullets in her chest, right arm and head.

Investigators said Daniel put the murder weapon in his father’s hand before fleeing in the family minivan. When he was arrested, he tried to frame the shootings as a murder-suicide, but later admitted that he — not his father — had pulled the trigger.

Sue Petric died at the scene, but Mark Petric was saved by doctors.

Attorney James Kersey argued Daniel was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury disagreed.

In 2009, then-Judge James Burge sentenced Daniel to 23 years to life in prison.

That was the minimum sentence under state law for conviction on the counts of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and felony evidence tampering.

Though he was tried as an adult, Daniel was still a juvenile, and so the death penalty was not on the table as the maximum sentence.

At the sentencing hearing, Burge made it clear he felt “Halo 3” was at least partially responsible for the shootings.

“I feel confident that if there were no such thing as violent video games, I wouldn't know Daniel Petric,” he said.

He opined from the bench that Daniel “suffers from a serious defect of the mind” and that because video game enemies can be fought over and over, “Daniel had no idea at the time he hatched the plot that if he killed his parents they would be dead forever.”

Burge also stated his “firm belief” that video games can trigger the same physiological responses as psychoactive drugs, “such that when you stop, your brain won’t stand for it.”

A native of Bay Village, Thompson said he has long been interested in the case and praised Burge as a visionary.

The judge predicted “the possible causal link between violent video games and the violent acts by which young perpetrators unwittingly train themselves to kill,” Thompson wrote.

That sentiment has become Thompson’s calling card. He’s railed over the years at games such as “Doom,” “Grand Theft Auto” and “Bully,” claiming they are cultivating a generation of unhinged but deadly accurate shooters.

Now he feels there is proof: The World Health Organization in 2018 determined that “video gaming disorder is a clinical disease, Thompson said in his letter to Lorain County officials.

He provided a link to the WHO decision that has since been removed.

The WHO online newsroom does host a September 2018 article on “gaming disorder” and its electronic variants. The entry says studies suggest the disorder affects only a small proportion of people who engage in digital- or video-gaming activities.

“However, people who partake in gaming should be alert to the amount of time they spend on gaming activities, particularly when it is to the exclusion of other daily activities, as well as to any changes in their physical or psychological health and social functioning that could be attributed to their pattern of gaming behavior,” the article says.

Thompson’s letter claims there is a study currently underway to find what percentage of young people who play violent video games experience behavior changes as a result.

The link has been debated in scholarly circles. An August study published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, for example, claims there’s no solid evidence to connect video games and violent behavior.

“I find no evidence that child reported violence against other people increases after a new violent video game is released,” said author Agne Suziedelyte, a researcher at City University of London. “Thus, policies that place restrictions on video game sales to minors are unlikely to reduce violence.”

The decision about whether to look again at the Petric case rests with Tomlinson.

After reading Thompson’s letter and weighing its merits, Tomlinson said in a written statement that he agrees video gaming can be overwhelmingly addictive, especially for your people.

But what is not clear is whether deprivation from gaming — such as having “Halo 3” taken away, in Daniel Petric’s case — are to blame for the 2007 shootings, he said.

“Indeed, I know of no other case where the results were the same or even similar,” Tomlinson wrote. “Were research to

show a causal relationship between video game deprivation and the level of violence demonstrated by Daniel Petric in this case, that is something that should be considered.

However, I do not believe that such circumstances would likely give rise to a defense in a murder prosecution.”

Video game addiction alone is insufficient to stand up as an insanity defense, he said.

It’s worth noting that Burge is now Tomlinson’s chief of staff at the prosecutor’s office. He resigned from the bench after being convicted on misdemeanor counts of falsifying records and tampering with evidence.

Thompson’s letter said the prosecutor has “an absolute ethical, moral and legal obligation to move the court for a new sentencing hearing” and that Lorain County Court of Common Pleas Judge Raymond Ewers should step in to order a hearing if Tomlinson does not.

The letter also urges Kersey to move for a new trial. Thompson said he would make himself available as an expert witness.

He cannot act as an attorney, however. He was permanently disbarred by the Florida Bar in 2007 over allegations of unprofessional conduct.

“Over a very extended period of time involving a number of totally unrelated cases and individuals, (Thompson) has demonstrated a pattern of conduct to strike out harshly, extensively, repeatedly and willfully to simply try to bring as much difficulty, distraction and anguish to those he considers in opposition to his causes,” said a referee’s report on the matter. “He does not proceed within the guidelines of appropriate professional behavior, but rather uses other means available to intimidate, harass or bring public disrepute to those whom he perceives oppose him.”

The Supreme Court of Florida upheld the disbarment in 2008.

Thompson certainly has developed a reputation.

Before she was the U.S. attorney general, he challenged Janet Reno for Dade County state attorney in Florida, called her a “closet lesbian” and alleged she had mental disorders.

He has targeted hip hop band 2 Live Crew over obscene lyrics, raged against sales of Madonna’s sexually explicit “Justify My Love” music video and helped get “The Howard Stern Show” pulled from the air at one Florida station by filing obscenity complaints with the Federal Communications Commission.

He has been particularly aggressive when it comes to video games, however. As a litigator, Thompson sought hundreds of millions of dollars in suits involving Kentucky and Tennessee shooters who played video games, for example.

He also claims to have predicted that the 2002 “Beltway sniper” shooter, Lee Boyd Malvo, would be a teenage boy who trained using video games — the boy’s abusive mentor, John Muhammad, had been an Army sniper and forced Malvo to play “Halo.”

“The Army used this video game to break down the reluctance of new recruits to kill,” Thompson said. “Virtual reality could then seamlessly melt into real reality. If it worked for Army recruits, then of course it worked for Malvo and it worked for Petric.”

Thompson’s had plenty of other running battles — but few successes.

Mark Petric did not respond to calls for comment about the possibility of a new trial or sentencing hearing for his son.

After miraculously surviving the shooting 14 years ago, he immediately went on record that he forgave Daniel.

He restated that blanket forgiveness in testimony during the trial, and preached it from the pulpit at New Life Assembly of God in Wellington, where he was previously the pastor.

Daniel Petric remains incarcerated at Grafton Correctional Institution, where he has been since June 23, 2009, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction.

He attempted to appeal his conviction in 2015.

The then-24-year-old filed papers arguing the lawyers assigned to his defense failed him. Neither Kersey nor attorney John Otero Jr. fulfilled their legal responsibilities to file an appeal challenging his conviction, Daniel wrote.

He also claimed Kersey persuaded him not to appeal, instead promising that Ohio law dealing with "diminished capacity" for criminal defendants would eventually change and Daniel would get a new trial and a lighter sentence.

Kersey denied making any such promise.

In a brief phone call Friday, Kersey declined to comment on the feasibility of Thompson’s request to revisit the case.

He said he is not currently retained by Daniel Petric.

Barring further legal action, Daniel will not be eligible for parole until Nov. 2, 2030, when he will be 39 years old.

A first parole hearing is tentatively scheduled for September of that year.

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Wellington man’s Capitol attack trial pushed to March Mackrell appeared by videoconference Nov. 3, according to court records, and remains free on a personal recognizance bond.

Accused of being part of the mob that The trial delay is due to time needed stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Welby the prosecution to provide hundreds lington resident Clifford Mackrell’s trial of thousands of pieces of evidence has been pushed back to more related to Jan. 6 defendants. It than a year after the attack. includes thousands of hours of Federal Judge Colleen Kollarvideo footage from surveillance Kotelly said earlier this month cameras, body cameras, digital that “the interest of justice” media tips, news footage and outweighs the need for a speedy videos uploaded to the social trial in this case. media site Parler, for example.

It “outweighs the best interests There are also hundreds of of both the community and dethousands of investigating docufendant, in light of the ongoing ments, according to a Nov. 5 Clifford COVID-19 pandemic and befiling by U.S. Attorney Matthew Mackrell cause the continuance will allow Graves. the parties to review discovery They include interviews with and consider plea negotiations,” the court tipsters, witnesses, defendants and law concluded. enforcement officers.

Mackrell’s next status conference has In the past three weeks, the prosecution been set for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11 in has provided Mackrell and other defenU.S. District Court, District of Columbia. dants’ lawyers with access to 142 files A new deadline of March 22 has been containing Secret Service surveillance set for his trial to begin. footage, 4,204 files from Capitol Police The Lorain County man and 2018 Welfootage, about four hours of body camera lington High School graduate is charged footage from Fairfax County police and with violently entering the Capitol, disorabout 37 hours of footage from Montderly conduct on its grounds, civil disorder gomery County police. and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers To date, it has process more than — and has pleaded not guilty to all counts.

23,000 files containing video that the A report by FBI Special Agent Timothy attorneys for those charged have a legal Kolonick claims Mackrell was among right to see. those who pushed past barricades and It has processed a camera map of the forced Congress to evacuate, delaying a Capitol grounds, aerial surveillance imsession in which Electoral College votes ages, demonstration permits, digital audio were being certified, formally confirmof police radio transmissions, a 673-page ing Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 transcript of radio traffic, Capitol police presidential race. reports and FBI interviews with agents Kolonick’s report said Mackrell, who about their Jan. 6 experiences. traveled to Washington, D.C., to take part By the end of January 2022, prosecutors in a protest, repeatedly struck a Capitol intend to provide portions of several hunpolice officer. Then he allegedly grabbed dred thousand FBI records, Graves wrote. the officer’s gas mask and attempted to “Given the scope of the existing investigaexpose him to a chemical agent that had tion and its ongoing nature, we expect that been released by the crowd. we will continue to obtain materials, which On Jan. 6, Mackrell posted to his Face- we will produce expeditiously,” he said. book page that the government has been The government’s filing acknowledged "corrupted for a very long time now how that Mackrell is not jailed while awaiting about we get rid of all of them because trial, but included information on how he well it is out literal job as american’s to can access evidence “in case his detenkill the tyrannical government. [sic]" tion status changes.”

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Thanksgiving travel to rebound Airports and roads may seem more crowded this year as AAA predicts 53.4 million people will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, up 13 percent from last year.

If the prediction comes true, travel volumes will return to within 5 percent of the pre-pandemic levels seen in 2019, with air travel almost completely recovering from its dramatic fall during the pandemic, up 80 percent over last year.

“This Thanksgiving, people are ready to get back to traveling,” said Bevi Powell, senior vice president of AAA East Central. “With restrictions being lifted and travel more accessible than in 2020, making new holiday memories with family and friends is once again a priority for Americans.”

In all, more than 53.4 million people are expected to travel for the holiday between Wednesday, Nov. 24 and Sunday, Nov. 28. In AAA’s East Central Region — which includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin — an estimated 7.9 million people will take to the roads and another 781,000 will take to the skies.

Ward off the holiday blues “Depression and Anxiety: Warding off the Holiday Blues” will be presented at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 29 at St. Mary of the Woods, 35755 Detroit Rd., Avon.

Depression is an intense feeling of hopelessness that can linger indefinitely. It can feel even stronger during the holiday season due to possible health issues, the loss of a loved one or general stress during this time of year.

This informative talk will feature medical lecturer and patient advocate Tom Strong, who will give updates on treatments and antidotes to ward off the winter blues and help cope with the struggles often faced during the holiday season.

RSVP by Nov. 26 to Shannon Shupp by calling (440) 937-2735 or emailing 71-market@atriumlivingcenters.com.

See ‘Suite Surrender’ It’s 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas have arrived at the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel, entourages in tow, for their wartime performances only to find they’ve been assigned to the same suite in Marion L. Steele’s fall production, “Suite Surrender”

by Michael McKeever.

Featuring mistaken identities, titanic egos, doubleentendres and a lap dog named Mr. Boodles in this riot of a love note to the classic farces of the 1930s and 1940s, performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 through Saturday, Nov. 20 at the school, 450 Washington St., Amherst. For tickets, visit www.tinyurl. com/SuiteSurrender.

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LEGALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Please be advised that Lorain City Council will host public hearings on Monday, December 13, 2021 in the Lorain City Council Chamber 200 West Erie Ave., Lorain, Ohio.

The hearings will commence at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the following items: ZCA-15-2021 - Application to rezone PPN 02-02-026-106001 @ 1247 West Erie Avenue from R-3 to B-2, Mona Hirst is the applicant; ZCA-16-2021 - Application to rezone PPN 03-00-099-104015, 03-00-099-104-014 and 03-00-099-104-002 @ 2261 Homewood Drive from B-2 to MU (Mixed Use), NRP Group is the applicant.

The Lorain City Planning Commission met on November 5, 2021 and recommend approval of the items above to Lorain City Council. Copies of all documentation related to this proposal will be on file 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. 11/18-25/21 20693076

INVITATION TO BID 1. Sealed bids for City of Oberlin Unit #4 Engine/Generator Control System Upgrade Replacement will be received at Oberlin City Hall, 85 South Main Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074, at the office of the Public Works, until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December

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8, 2021, at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

2. The contract documents and specifications are available on the City of Oberlin's website at www.cityofoberlin. com, under Quick Links and RFP and Projects out for Bid. Documents can also be sent via e-mail by requesting them from Oberlin Municipal Light & Power, Cindy Simons, csimons@omlps.org. The e-mail subject shall be: "Engine Control Upgrade Replacement Bid Specifications".

3. All bids shall be signed and submitted on the forms found in the contract documents.

Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Bid for Engine Control Upgrade Replacement", addressed to the attention of Doug McMillan, OMLPS Director and delivered prior to the stated bid opening date and time. Bids received after the stated bid opening date and time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened to the sender.

4. Each bid must be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty Bond to the satisfaction of the City, or a certified check drawn on a solvent bank, in the sum of 10% of the amount of the bid, made payable to the City of Oberlin, as a guaranty that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured.

5. The City of Oberlin reserves the right to accept the lowest and best bid, to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities in the bids received, and to purchase that equipment which, in the sole judgment of the City, will best suit the City's needs.

6. The successful bidder will be required to pay laborers on the job in accordance with the State of Ohio Prevailing Wage determination.

7. All bidders must comply with the provisions of Ordinance No. 951 AC CMS (Equal Employment Opportunity Reports) and with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

8. A Mandatory pre-bid meeting for this project will be held on Thursday December 2, 2021 at 10am at Oberlin Light and Power System, 289 S. Professor St., Oberlin OH 44074.

The estimated cost is: $390,000.00 Doug McMillan, OMLPS Director L.C.C.G. 11/18-25/21

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PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on November 1, 2021. 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.

Resolution 42-21 Recognizing & commending Alicia & Earnest Burke for the efforts and dedication in restoring the Chateau de Charleston.

Ordinance 187-21Auth the S/S Director to enter into a contract w/ lowest & best bidder, Mark Haynes Construction, for the Black River AOC Remediation & Restoration Prog: Aquatic Habitat Restoration.

188-21* Approving the Chief of Police to accept the award of a 2020 Project Safe Neighborhood sub-grant from the Dept of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services.

189-21 Auth the S/S Director to purchase gasoline, fuel, oil & other petroleum products needed for various city depts. through State Purchasing commencing 1/1/2022. 19021 Auth the S/S Director to enter into contracts for the purchase of materials and supplies for the Public Properties Dept. 191-21* Auth the S/S Director to enter into a 3 yr contract w/ Gardiner Service Co. for $86,348/ year for repair/maintenance of heating, ventilation & air conditioning units for various city bldgs. 192-21* Assessing the cost of abating nuisance by removing litter and deposit of garbage, rubbish, junk during current CY. 193-21* Auth S/S Director to advts for bids for the sale of real property no longer needed for municipal purposes. 194-21 Appropriation of money from various funds for the purpose of repayment of monies advanced from the GF in 2020 to eliminate negative cash balances. 19521* Appropriation. (*Denotes legislation was passed as an emergency.)

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Amherst chief, lieutenant candidates to be assessed before Thanksgiving JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — Interviews to choose the next Amherst police chief will be held Nov. 21.

Up for the job are lieutenants Mark Cawthon, hired in August 1992, and Dan Makruski, hired in April 1996.

Both are highly qualified. Makruski provides operations support through training, equipment and supplies, maintenance, jail and evidence. He served on the Lorain County SWAT team for 12 years and has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan several times with the Army National Guard. Cawthon is in charge of the department’s road patrol, directly supervising officers. He previously ran the Amherst K-9 unit.

Both have taught at the police academy at Lorain County Community College and are firearms instructors.

The Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police has been hired to determine who will step into the role vacated

by Joseph Kucirek.

“They’ve met with us. They’ve learned about us and what our needs are,” they have looked at police reports and understand the strained relationship that led to Kucirek’s departure, said Mayor Mark Costilow.

Three or four retired chiefs from across the state will administer an assessment to Cawthon and Makruski, but it’s unlikely to be the standard written test used by civil service commissions, said Costilow.

Instead, he believes the association will put the candidates through a series of workplace scenarios designed to see how they will handle

Mark Cawthon

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the day-to-day pressures of being chief.

It is possible the winner will be announced by Thanksgiving, said Costilow. However, the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police has been given three weeks to make its determination, which puts the deadline at Sunday, Dec. 12.

Costilow said he hopes it doesn’t take that long: “I want to get our chain of command back in order as quickly and reasonably as possible.”

The Amherst Civil Service Commission could still be called upon to step in and make the final decision under certain circumstances — if the retired chiefs are deadlocked, for example, which has happened before.

Interviews will be held simultaneously with sergeants seeking to be promoted into the lieutenant spot.

Candidates for that job are Jacob Perez, Devin Small and Mike Rosebeck.

All are veteran officers. Perez has been with the department since 1999, Rosebeck since 2000 and Small since 2002.

The promotions come after Kucirek chose to retire in early October, 11 weeks into an investigation about low morale at the department.

Learn about eagles Find out about bald eagles during a Bird Talk Walk at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Lorain County Metro Parks Vermilion River Reservation, 51211 North Ridge Rd., Vermilion.

Participants will meet at the walking center on the Bacon Woods side and during the hike will discuss bald eagles, visit the Great Nest display, view a resident nest from a distance and hopefully spot one or two. Binoculars will be provided. The hiking level is moderate and could be muddy and uneven and is weather-dependent.

Preregistration is required by Nov. 19 by visiting reservations.metroparks.cc/programs or calling (440) 458-5121.

4,281 pounds of drugs Law enforcement officers across Lorain County collected 4,281.6 pounds of drugs, including opioids, during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 23.

The Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County announced the total Friday. It far surpasses the 3,833.7 pounds collected in a similar push this past April.

“Lorain County continues to see the adverse effects of improper opioid use that lead to addiction,” said Michael Doud, MHARS Board executive director. “We can all do our part to curb substance use disorder by safely disposing of prescription drugs that could potentially be abused. I thank the many residents, volunteers and public safety personnel who made this event a success.”

The largest collection by weight was done by the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office with 1,150 pounds.

Amherst police were next with 502 pounds, rivaled closely by Avon police with 500 pounds. The Oberlin police collected 425.4 pounds.

The goal of the collection drive was to safely dispose of prescription drugs that are no longer needed so they cannot be abused.

See the lights!

The Lorain County Metro Parks’ Holiday Lights Cruise-Thru will be held this winter at the Carlisle Equestrian Center, 13630 Diagonal Rd., Carlisle Township.

Celebrate the magic of the season from 5:30-9 p.m.

Wednesdays through Sundays from Nov. 26 to Dec. 23; and Sunday to Thursday, Dec. 26-30. The event will not run on Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. The drive-thru event is free, but visitors are asked to take one nonperishable food item to be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank.

Free pack ‘n plays Eligible families can pick up a free Pack ‘N Play from Lorain County Public Health to reduce the risk of infant

mortality.

LCPH received funding to provide Pack ‘N Plays to qualifying families through its Cribs for Kids program.

Babies are safest when sleeping alone, on their back and in a crib or Pack ‘N Play, according to the news release.

LCPH also provides supplemental food for those qualifying for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, low-cost car seats to qualifying residents, as well as lead, vision and hearing screenings. The Lorain County Car Seat program allows qualifying families to buy a car seat for $25 or a booster seat for $10.

For more information, call (440) 322-6367.

Crime prevention advice Amherst police are offering the following tips to help with crime prevention: • Never leave your car running or the keys in the ignition when you’re away from it, even for “just a minute.”

• Always roll up the windows and lock the car, even if it’s in front of your home.

• Park in well-lit areas.

• Never leave valuables in plain view, even if your car is locked. Put them in the trunk or at least out of sight.

Boys and Girls Clubs donations Clothing donations from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Elyria will soon be making their way into closets within Oberlin City Schools.

Each fall, the clubs receive donations of brand new clothing such as polos, T-shirts, sweatshirts, pants, jackets, socks, backpacks and shoes. This year there were more than enough bags of clothing to be shared with students throughout within Lorain County.

“These were bags that had never been picked up and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Elyria asked if we wanted the extras,” said district social worker Sarah McCall.

The items will be stored in care closets located within each school building, she said.

Now the fun begins for students who are using the care closets as part of their senior projects, she said. Their first task was to clean out the current closet at Oberlin High School and separate clothing already there. Next, students will sort through the items in the recently donated bags — worth an estimated $7,000 — and organize all the items to be split among school buildings based on appropriate sizing and need.

“I am so grateful for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Elyria for offering to let us have all of these new items for our students,” McCall said. “My goal is to try to help meet as many needs of the students and families here inhouse without always having to connect them to outside resources. Our students will now have access to these items when needed and the ability to get them immediately at school.”

If you or someone you know can use any of the donated items, email smccall@oberlinschools.net.

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He had been on paid administrative leave since July 23, and tendered a resignation letter that said he felt forced into “early retirement.”

The letter accused Costilow of conducting a witch hunt. “You decided earlier this year that you wanted to remove me as chief, and then, after your decision had already been made, you initiated an investigation to justify your decision,” Kucirek wrote.

Costilow and Safety Service Director John Jeffreys denied that was the case. They said they hired a private consulting firm called LeBrun Management Solutions earlier in the year to look into why officers were leaving Amherst for other jobs, mostly in neighboring Lorain.

LeBrun interviewed former and current employees about the climate at the police department, and found a large number of complaints about Kucirek’s “military-like” leadership style.

Employees felt he led by “intimidation and fear,” according to a report by LeBrun.

A 19-page report later released by city officials accused Kucirek of insubordination. He allegedly ignored orders and deadlines, would not cooperate with other employees, broke standards of conduct and, according to the city, possibly violated labor laws.

When confronted about issues, Kucirek did not take criticism well, the report said.

“You often told the mayor that he is not a police officer, that the mayor does not understand how police departments work and that he should stay out of his (police department) business,” Jeffreys wrote.

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Oak Point Road could see get a roundabout or three CARISSA WOYTACH THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

AMHERST — Drivers on Oak Point Road could eventually see several roundabouts or widened roadways to reduce congestion near state Route 2.

Officials from Lorain, Amherst, TMS Engineering and Bramhall Engineering hosted a public information session last week, unveiling proposals for the “Lorain/ Amherst Western Gateway.”

One of those proposals, which would reduce congestion the most according to TMS’ traffic study, is to replace the intersections at Cooper Foster Park, and Route 2 with roundabouts.

The project, a joint venture from the two cities, is still in its infancy and will need approval from the Ohio Department of Transportation due to its proximity to Route 2.

“At this point we’ve done a preliminary analysis of several options, these were kind of the preferred alternatives that came about,” said Andy Comer, a traffic engineer with TMS Engineers.

Amherst and Lorain will have to decide between the roundabouts or a more traditional roadway widening, which would include adding turn lanes on Cooper Foster Park Road and the exit ramps.

Either project is projected to cost about $14 million, not including any other infrastructure undertakings such as water or sewer line upgrades, Bramhall Engineering project engineer

A proposed improvement to the Lorain/Amherst Gateway includes roundabouts at North Lake Street and the ramps to State Route 2 and at Oak Point Road and Cooper Foster Park Road, as prepared by TMS Engineering and Bramhall Engineering for the cities of Lorain and Amherst.

James Scott said.

The traffic study and designs presented Tuesday were split evenly between the two cities, Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley said, costing just under $28,500.

That traffic study, completed

by TMS Engineering, projected flows out to 2042 to meet ODOT’s 20-year standards, Scott said.

A red line on one of the diagrams showed what happens if

nothing is done, projecting traffic to back up from North Lake Street at the Route 2 east ramp more than 800 feet — near the entrance to the police station.

A yellow line estimating the backup from widening the intersection put traffic at the entrance to the American Legion — about 331 feet back from the eastbound ramp.

A roundabout was projected to cut the line down to 180 feet

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laying off the razor for a good cause.

Join the Brownhelm Historical Association to light the Christmas tree and for caroling at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28 at the Historic Brownhelm School and Museum, 1950 North Ridge Rd., Vermilion.

Sip hot chocolate, sing carols by the tree and visit with Santa in a safe and socially distanced way in front of the historic building.

Miracle on Main Street

No Shave November Amherst police are growing out their beards in support of a colleague. They are taking part in No Shave November to raise money for cancer awareness.

Specifically, they want to benefit the Cleveland Clinic Brain Tumor & NeuroOncology Center in support of Amherst Patrolman Greg Ford, who is fighting brain cancer.

So if you see officers around town looking a little scraggly, know they are

from the eastbound ramp. Similar results were mapped for the other two intersections.

If selected, the roundabout option would be refined, Scott said, and could trade the two circles on the Oak Point Road side for a “peanut shaped” roundabout.

“What the ultimate configuration is will obviously be fleshed out as the design progresses, if that is what is ultimately selected,” he said.

Looking at the traffic study, city officials were in favor of the roundabouts.

“I know they’re more controversial but I think it’s the wave of the future and I’d rather see us not do what we normally do which is be the last ones to get involved in the trends,” Lorain Councilman Josh Thornsberry, D-8th Ward said, noting the worst intersection is at Cooper Foster Park Road in Lorain.

Amherst Councilman Matt Nahorn, R-4th Ward, agreed.

“I know the roundabouts, a lot of people might be wary of them but additional lanes and lights in this particular area probably won’t be the best option because they’re not increasing length, they’re only increasing width,” he said.

The area gets a lot of truck traffic, he said, and a semitrailer can back up the road four to five car lengths, taking that much longer for regular cars to get through.

“I’m cautiously optimistic that a roundabout would probably be the best,” Nahorn said.

The goal is to pick a design in early 2022, but construction would not start until about 2024, Scott estimated.

A public comment period is open through Dec. 9. Residents of either city can send comments to Bramhall Engineering’s Valerie Kilmer, 801 Moore Road, Avon, OH 44011 or email vkilmer@bramhall-engineering. com.

Another public meeting at Lorain City Hall is slated for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13.

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Rebecca Griffin pins a badge on her husband, Brian Griffin, as he is promoted from patrolman to sergeant in a Nov. 8 ceremony at the Amherst police station on North Lake Street. Griffin has been with the department since March 12, 2015. He was sworn in to his new role by Safety Service Director John Jeffries.

AMHERST — A parade will kick off the Miracle on Main Street holiday extravaganza at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, starting from the Amherst Public Library and traveling down Park Avenue to Town Hall.

The evening will include performances by the Madrigals of Steele High and the Amherst Marching Comets, and appearances by Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, youth groups, Comets sports teams and Santa Claus. After the parade, Santa will light the Christmas tree in front of Town Hall.

After the parade, visitors are encouraged to stick around for holiday shopping in downtown Amherst. The Main Street Amherst Community Center will also be transformed into a magical place with model train displays.

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“Every year, our numbers have gone up,” Miller said. “Our congregation has gotten a little smaller, especially during the past year, and I thought our numbers would go down too, but we’ve done really well.”

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ELYRIA — A comb and brush. A washcloth and bar of soap. A toothbrush. A doll or soccer ball.

Those items might not seem like much, but to a child with nothing those items mean everything.

Each year, Operation Christmas Child ships shoeboxes overseas packed with goodies for kids in orphanages at Christmas. Churches, service groups and individuals pack boxes to be dropped off during National Collection Week, which takes place through Monday, Nov. 22 at several locations in and around Lorain County.

Gerri Lynn Miller, 41, of Oberlin, has served for the past eight years as the dropoff center coordinator for Christian Unity Church in Grafton, where her family attends, but she also has a long history with packing boxes.

“When I was in college, I read something about Operation Christmas Child,” she said. “I had a love for working with little kids, and hearing about them in orphanages with nothing for Christmas tugged at my heartstrings. I wanted to share a little love with them. I wanted to share my faith.

It was a simple thing to do and it wasn’t a lot of money to do it.”

While Miller started packing boxes with her mom back in college, when she started a family of her own, her children became part of the tradition as well.

Christian Unity Church held a packing party last weekend, where Miller’s family along with about 30 volunteers helped pack 450 boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Altogether, the church donated about 500 boxes this year.

As a collection site, they will collect between 1,000 to 2,000 boxes, which are delivered to the central drop off location in North Olmsted before being shipped overseas.

The boxes are for children ages 2 to 14. Packers can use a shoebox from home, pick one up at Hobby Lobby, or order online from Operation Christmas Child.

Recommended items for the boxes include: a “wow” item, such as a doll, stuffed animal, clothing, a deflated soccer ball with a pump; personal care items, clothing and accessories; crafts and activities, toys and a personal note.

If someone would like to build a box, but are unsure about what to include, Miller suggests thinking of a child you know and what they might like.

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Patriots Park flyover Biplane, art dedication and Lee Greenwood make for special holiday JASON HAWK EDITOR

AMHERST — A biplane swooped low over downtown Amherst, releasing a tail of white smoke last Thursday just as about 1,500 voices below reached the crescendo of the National Anthem.

Those who gathered in the heart of Amherst to pay Veterans Day respects craned their heads upward to see the Grumman Ag Cat pass.

“It was a big crowd, and I think the mayor got some great pictures looking down,” said pilot Bill Koleno of Legend Aircraft.

His passenger was Mayor Mark Costilow, who threw on a fleece and goggles to soar along from Ashtabula County west, snapping a selfie over Cleveland.

Overcast skies turned blue just in time for the Amherst flyover.

Fox 8 News personality Lou Maglio, returned for the 11th year as master of ceremonies, said he suspected the late meteorologist Dick Goddard had a hand in clearing the clouds away.

“Dick is up there somewhere making sure the weather is great today,” he said — Goddard, an Air Force veteran himself, died last August at age 89.

Maglio has been a central figure in Amherst’s Veterans Day observances since 2011, when a mural depicting the raising of the American flag during the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II was dedicated.

It was created by artists Mike Sekletar and Ryan Shannon, and replicates an iconic 1945 photograph PATRIOTS PARK PAGE B2

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Daniel Krzak eats a Veterans Day breakfast with his grandson, seventh-grader Blake Ritchie, at McCormick Middle School in Wellington.

McCormick kids trade bacon for veterans’ stories JASON HAWK EDITOR

Photos by Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

A biplane buzzes low over downtown Amherst, trailing a line of white smoke. Flying from Ashtabula to Lorain County with pilot Bill Koleno was Mayor Mark Costilow.

WELLINGTON — It’s not every day that Alison Gott puts on a hair net.

But the eighth-grader at McCormick Middle School didn’t mind last Thursday morning as she got ready to serve platefuls of bacon, eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits to veterans.

“It’s just nice for the people who served our country and it’s fun,” she said.

Kids at the Wellington school observed Veterans Day through service, welcoming those who served to a free breakfast and asking them to share their experiences.

“The kids get to see something that’s real instead of in a book,” said teacher Michael Miller. “We can read about it, we can learn about it, we can teach about it — but having the veterans here and sharing their stories, if they’re willing, is something else.”

Some students hosted their own family members. Caleb Hamer sat with his grandfather, Bill Hamer, who was drafted into the Army in 1972. The elder Hamer said he was lucky — he served stateside instead of being deployed to Vietnam.

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TOP LEFT: Vietnam veteran John Sekletar offers a salute during the National Anthem.

ABOVE: Recording artist Lee Greenwood addresses the crowd from a towering screen.

LEFT: Paintings are unveiled at the new Patriots Park art installation adjacent to the Amherst municipal parking lot off Park Avenue.

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SULLIVAN — Black River High School celebrated its eighth annual Veterans Day breakfast last Thursday. The event started at 8 a.m. with veterans receiving free meals from student volunteers.

“We have to honor our veterans,” student volunteer Lily Caron said. “They do so much for our country. They deserve it one day out of the year."

It’s an event popular with local Sullivan veterans like former Navy Electronics Technician Thomas McKean, who served from 1965 to 1969, repairing navigation equipment and radar.

“I graduated from Black River in 1963. So they asked me if I would come and I said yes,” McKean said.

A major coordinator of the event is family and consumer sciences teacher Jenny Demczyk, whose husband served.

She worked directly with Black River’s branch of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America to recruit student volunteers, secure food and make sure people in the Sullivan community learned about the event.

"Veterans Day means a lot to me,” Demczyk said. “My dad's a veteran, my husband's a veteran. And so we asked the principal if there's something we could do. And so for

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Amherst Public Library Stop by throughout the month of November for make it and take it crafts for both adults and children.

Children’s crafts will be a turkey roll for Thanksgiving and adults will make a pressed leaf ornament. All materials are provided. The library is at 221 Spring St. For information, visit amherst.lib.oh.us or call (440) 988-4230.

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by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press.

Every two years another mural has been added downtown, facing the municipal parking lot.

They pay tribute to Korean veterans, those lost in Vietnam and 10 local soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

When his son ran out of wall space, John Sekletar rolled up his sleeves and started collecting donations to build a 68-foot long, 8-foot tall sandstone facade to serve as a rotating gallery.

Nine paintings were unveiled there Thursday, with two more forthcoming. Called Patriots Park, it features paintings of the Statue of Liberty, soldiers far from home, a bald eagle in flight, the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier and more.

The painting that got the loudest response on Veterans Day was by Mike Sekletar, recreating Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famous photo of a Navy sailor deeply kissing a stranger in Times Square at the end of World War II. Darrell Minnich, an Air Force veteran and member of the South Amherst American Legion, said in his mind the paintings represent honor, commitment and love of country.

“Don’t take life for granted,” he said, taking in the artwork. “Don’t take the country for granted.

Don’t take freedom for granted. Freedom is earned.”

The Amherst Browns Backers presented a check for $500 for the upkeep of the art installation, and State Rep. Joe Miller, D-Amherst, presented John Sekletar with a commendation from the Ohio Legislature on behalf of House Speaker Robert Cupp.

“Every day we should be thanking a veteran, but especially today,” he said.

Another supporter was legendary recording artist Lee Greenwood.

In a pre-recorded video that played on a giant screen, he said Patriots Park will be “an unforgettable destination” in Amherst.

Before launching into a rendition of his 1984 classic “God Bless the USA,” Greenwood also took a moment to wish luck to the Comets volleyball team en route to the OHSAA Final Four.

Lorain County Fair executives chosen for 2022 STAFF REPORT

Fair Board directors for 2022 were elected Tuesday, Nov. 9 at the annual meeting of the Lorain County Agricultural Society. They are President Rick Ternes, Vice President Scott Smith, Immediate Past President Marie Waite, and Executive Committee members Kelly Squire, Dan Linden and Joe Buchs.

In addition, the following directors who were elected

by Agricultural Society members in August were sworn in for three-year terms ending in 2024: Nikki Claubaugh, Dan Linden, Fred Pitts, Tim Sickels, Rick Ternes, Patrick Twining and Marie Waite.

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Fred Pitts, Dan Linden, Rick Ternes, Patrick Twining, Marie Waite, Nikki Claubaugh and Tim Sickels.

The 2022 Lorain County Fair will be held Aug. 21-28. Admission prices have been set at $6 at the gate or $30 for a membership or season pass, which includes seven admissions.

Membership and season

passes go on sale Dec. 1 at the secretary’s office on the fairgrounds in Wellington.

Children ages 8 and under will be free at the gate, seniors ages 65 and older and veterans with military ID will have free admission

on Thursday, Aug. 25.

The secretary’s office is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Contact Fair Secretary Charisse Nikel at (440) 647-2781 or info@loraincountyfair.com.

Saunders.

He said hopefully next year, the tradition will return.

In the meantime, he made sure veterans were honored. Saunders called on members of each military branch to stand and be rec-

ognized with applause.

The message sank in for eighth-grader Peyton Teague. She said she worked at the breakfast to “respect the veterans and thank them for everything they’ve done. They deserve some recognition.”

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FROM B1 mostly in Vietnam, dined with his grandson, seventhgrader Blake Ritchie.

“Today I think mostly about the guys I was with,” he said, recalling deployment in the Pacific, including Okinawa.

For decades, the Veterans

Day breakfast has been a tradition at McCormick, and has been followed by an assembly featuring service members. That hasn’t been able to happen the past two years due to the dangers posed by COVID-19, said teacher Joseph

BLACK RIVER

FROM B1 the past nine years, my FCCLA officer team and I plan this event."

The FCCLA is a consistent part of the event, with officers like Vice President of Membership Logan Clifford.

"FCCLA has done this event for a long time. We put on our Veterans Day breakfast and assembly,” Clifford said. It's probably our biggest and most important event of the year in our, in our opinion. It's just something that is really near and dear to our hearts."

A veteran himself, Black River High School Principal Tracy Lambdin supported the idea, believing it was important for students to meet the veterans.

“Kids need to hear it, see it and feel it,” Lambdin said. “They’re seeing these veterans, they hear the stories and they feel the emotion of that time that was given.”

The breakfast was followed by the choir singing the national anthem.

After the choir, the announcer called

forth veterans who were in each branch of the armed services to honor their service. This was followed by a speech from Angelo Nuzzo, a 20-year veteran of the Air Force who retired in 2002 while serving at the Pentagon, with poems and essays from students afterward. The assembly ended with a slideshow about Black River grads who continue to serve, including their name, rank and branch.

Oberlin City Residents Have You Opted In to the City’s Recycling Program yet?

Residents can recycle through our free, subscription-based, curbside recycling program. You will need to opt-in to participate in the recycling program and take the pledge, which includes your commitment to recycle properly. Recycling pick-up is bi-weekly and collected on your normal refuse collection day.

Sign-up at www.CityofOberlin.com/recycling to subscribe online.

For assistance please call Lori at 440-935-0096 or to pledge by phone.

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County sends first tax refund check to Green Circle JASON HAWK EDITOR

CAMDEN TWP. — The first payment in a $4.66 million property tax refund was made last week, with the cash returning to Green Circle Growers.

Lorain County Auditor Craig Snodgrass said he cut a check Tuesday, Nov. 9 for just over $1.1 million to the huge greenhouse operation west of Oberlin, near the Huron County line.

In March, the 9th District Court of Appeals ordered the county, Firelands Schools and Camden Township to pay back the compa-

ny, ruling 2-1 that its greenhouses are not subject to property taxes.

That’s a big hit to the local government bodies that have relied on Green Circle for income. It means the company can only be taxed on a $10 million valuation instead of the $40 million the Lorain County Board of Revision had valued it at.

Green Circle has about 100 acres of indoor growing space and 35 more acres outside. Expansion of another 30 acres was announced in August with the addition of more than 250 jobs, bringing its workforce to roughly 1,150.

But only permanent buildings such as its offices and ware-

house are subject to property taxes, the company said in a statement earlier this year: “… because the greenhouses are temporary and movable, they do not increase the value of the land.”

Snodgrass said a settlement was reached this fall allowing the amount to be paid back in four installments over two years, rather than in one lump sum.

“Hopefully it’s going to be a little more manageable, at least for the township and Firelands school district,” he said.

The county’s portion of the refund will be spread out across many agencies, from children’s

services to the sheriff’s office, mental health and addiction services and the Lorain County Board of Developmental Disabilities, said Snodgrass.

But it won’t be as easy to absorb for Camden and Firelands, rural communities where Green Circle’s tax revenues represent a much larger part of the budget, he said.

The township and school district knew the money might have to be paid back, he said, and put it aside to insulate themselves.

Doing so meant putting projects on hold.

“You take that money out of your budget, you’re going to feel

that,” Snodgrass said.

Now he’s “having conversations with people in Columbus” about further ways to lighten the burden of the property tax refund.

The Ohio Supreme Court already declined to step in, voting 4-3 in July against hearing an appeal from the county and Firelands.

Snodgrass said he intended to make the Green Circle refund a focus this past Friday at a meeting of the County Auditors' Association of Ohio. He said he does not believe the outcome of the appeal was what legislators intended when they updated the tax code in 1992.

Carter ready to take Oberlin Phoenix ‘to a different level’ happen,” he said. “It seemed to us that this was a kind of ‘if you build it, they will come’ scenario. We just had to offer it.”

The need for early-age development is clear, and not just on the basketball OBERLIN — John Carter doesn’t have the world’s largest talent pool to pull from. court. Carter said the Phoenix football team had the talent but lacked the numWith a little under 1,000 students at all bers for a winning season this fall, for grade levels, finding enough talent to fill example. out the Oberlin Phoenix varsity With the bare minimum rosrosters has been tough. It’s not ter, there wasn’t a second string uncommon for Carter, who is the to speak of. Oberlin was always district’s athletic director, to go worn out in the second half, he classroom to classroom looking said, leading to a 2-8 record. for potential players.

Next on the launchpad is a “We’re trying to take things to volleyball program, Carter said. a different level,” he said Friday.

Come January, he wants to see The schools and Oberlin city a girls league for grades 4-6 that Recreation Department have teamed up this winter to launch John Carter can play year-round.

And this spring, his goal is to a basketball league for boys in grades 4-6 and fourth grade girls. Prac- work with the city’s baseball and softball programs, making Phoenix coaches availtices for the 10-week season are underable to the youth sports program. way, with the first game scheduled for In the meantime, Carter said he sees a Dec. 4. bright future evolving for the Phoenix The goal is to develop fundamental wrestling program. Mason Bremke, who skills at an early age. graduated in 2011 and was a star under Long-term, Carter wants to get enough former coach Craig Enos, has been kids excited about playing to have freshhired as the new varsity coach. man, junior varsity and varsity teams at “He’s fiery,” said Carter — and he’s alOberlin High School. ready having an effect. As of Friday, there The effort began this summer, when the were already 14 wrestlers signed up, a big school system held youth camps for all jump from the three who participated last sports. Coaches saw incredible numbers turned out, which signaled to Carter there year.

Carter said that’s the largest wrestling is interest in athletics among younger roster he can remember since joining students.

Oberlin as athletic director.

“That gave us an idea of what could JASON HAWK EDITOR

Peterson is Oberlin Rotary’s standout senior of October The Oberlin Rotary Club honors a high school senior each month during the school year. These young people are recognized for character and positive attitudes. The Oberlin Rotary Club will donate $25 to a charity or project of the student’s choosing in their name.

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The Oberlin High School senior honored for the month of October is Caleb Peterson.

He has played on the Phoenix varsity soccer team all four years of high school and led the team as captain in both his junior and senior years. Peterson has received many awards for his soccer expertise — in 2019, he played for the Lorain County League Second Team and in the Lorain County Rising Star Game. In 2020, he received several county awards, including Soccer Coaches Association Division 3, Second Team, League Scholar Athlete and League First Team.

Peterson also played on the junior varsity basketball team early in his high school career. He attended the Nike Basketball Summer Camp at Denison University 2016-2018.

His classmates just voted him homecoming king.

His academic honors include making the Honor Roll 2019-2021.

He was honored by the Lorain County Alliance of Black School Educators as an Outstanding Student for Academic Achievement for Caleb Peterson three consecutive years.

Peterson has been active in the Black Student Union and currently serves as president. He also represents his class on the Student Council.

Extending his community service beyond Oberlin High School, he has served on the Lorain County Community Foundation Youth Fund Advisory Committee since 2019. He also attended the National Urban League Youth Leadership Summit at Ohio State University in the summer of 2018.

Oberlinians may remember seeing Peterson working at Slow Train Cafe or The Local. He also serves his family by babysitting for his younger sister, a job he says he really enjoys.

Peterson is busy completing college applications for several schools, including Temple University, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, New York University and Northwestern University.

Oberlin announces holiday closures Oberlin city offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Nov. 26 in observance of Thanksgiving.

They will also be closed Thursday, Dec. 23 and Friday, Dec 24 in observance of Christmas, and Friday, Dec. 31 in observance of New Year’s.

Non-working holiday lights, power strips and cords can be dropped off anytime between Dec. 8 and Jan. 10 at the Oberlin Police Department lobby, 85 South Main St., for recycling.

Curbside collection of live (not artificial) holiday trees will begin after Christmas and continue through February. Do not cut up, bundle or place trees in plastic bags. Be sure to remove all decorations before placing trees out for collection.

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Comets Liv Fain and Cassidy Kettleman sign letters of intent to play for Cleveland State and Indiana University, respectively.

Comets all-stars sign Div. 1 letters of intent STAFF REPORT

AMHERST — Three Comets standouts gave their signatures on National Signing Day, agreeing to play for NCAA Division I teams after graduation.

Liv Fain, Cassidy Kettleman and Laken Voss were honored in a Nov. 10 ceremony at Marion L. Steele High School.

The Creative Learning Center was packed with teammates and family as Fain and Kettleman signed letters of intent. Voss signed earlier in the day so she could make one last volleyball practice heading to Dayton for the state Final Four.

Fain will play soccer at Cleveland State University in the Horizon League.

As an Amherst Comet, she’s had 12 shutouts and 130 saves, and was named Honorable Mention All-District and Honorable Mention All-Lorain County as a senior.

She is a three-year varsity letter-winner, has received high academic honors through her career at Steele and has also played for the Cleveland Force club soccer team.

Kettleman will play softball at Indiana University in the Big Ten Conference.

She is currently the 41st ranked senior in the nation by extra innings. In her first two seasons — before the 2020 spring season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — she had a .606 batting average and 1.069 slugging percentage with 120 hits, 73 RBIs, 65 singles, 29

doubles, 14 triples and 12 home runs.

Kettleman was named 1st Team AllOhio as a junior and has also received 1st Team All-Southwestern Conference, 1st Team All-District and 1st Team All-Lorain County honors in both seasons. She was the SWC and Lorain County Division I Player of the Year as a junior.

Kettleman will be a four-year letterwinner in softball, is a member of the Amherst Marching Comets and has received high academic honors her first three years of high school.

She has also played for the Beverly Bandits travel softball team.

Voss will play volleyball at Cleveland State in the Horizon League under her father, head coach Chuck Voss.

As of the signing, she had recorded 1,220 kills, 1,132 digs and 1,075 assists on the court — accomplishing the rare feat of surpassing the 1,000 benchmark for each statistic while in high school.

Voss was named 1st Team All-Ohio as a senior, Honorable Mention All-Ohio as a junior and 3rd Team All-Ohio as a sophomore. She has also been named 1st Team All-District, 1st Team All-SWC and 1st Team All-Lorain County the past three seasons; and was named 2nd Team All-SWC as a freshman.

Voss has been invited to play in the prestigious Ohio Volleyball Coaches Association All-Star Game. She is a fouryear varsity letter-winner in volleyball and will be a three-year letter-winning in tennis, and is also a member of Student Council, an AP Scholar and has received high academic honors.

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‘Difference Makers’ to receive 2022 honors STAFF REPORT

ELYRIA — Four individuals and one organization will be honored Feb. 18 at the Difference Makers Gala and Excellence in Leadership Awards Ceremony.

The event will be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic “with all intent to celebrate those who are continuously making a difference in our community,” according to Leadership Lorain County.

Honoree Jon Veard is president of United Property Management Co. Formed in November 1970, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary in May 2021.

In its first decade in operation, United took over 68 properties that had significant problems and were losing money. Now it owns and manages 78 rental projects in 42 cities and nine states, including more than 5,400 housing units.

Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program, Veard has invested in more than 40 real estate partnerships involving multi-family housing, totaling up to $50 million in development. He won an award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1986 for the $2 million rehabilitation of the old Antlers Hotel in Lorain, and another award for restoring the Steiner-McBride Apartments in Lima.

And his renovation of the historic Duane Building in Lorain won Best of State from the Ohio Historical Society.

He was also recently

Jon Veard

Wendy Caldwell

Anne Schloss

Parris Smith

awarded for the $1 million development of 36 units in Mineral Wells, West Virginia.

Honoree Wendy Caldwell is CEO of Place to Recover, a training and resource center located in Elyria.

She is a licensed chemical dependency counselor and qualified substance abuse professional, and has provided workshops for women in transitional housing at the Elyria YWCA and later with the WE3 collaborative.

From 2010 to 2016, Caldwell co-owned Professional Integrity Consulting and Training, which conducted intervention services for first time intoxicated driving offenders. Less than 6 months into retirement, she was chosen by the Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County to be the project coordinator for a workforce development grant that addressed employment barriers for those in recovery and reentry. In 2019, Caldwell spearheaded Lorain County’s First Restored Citizens Summit.

Just recently, Place to Recover was awarded a faith-based expansion

grant and is partnering with God’s Kingdom to promote breaking the stigma of mental health and addiction.

Excellence in Leadership Award recipient Ann Scholoss is superintendent of the Elyria City Schools.

She spent a number of years as a teacher before becoming an administrator. Before becoming superintendent in 2019, Schloss served as a director in the Academic Services Department and as assistant superintendent.

For most of the past two years, she has led the district through the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. At its height, Schloss prioritized meeting the critical needs of Elyria’s students and their families, and helped deliver more than 2 million meals to families in need.

Schloss now serves on the board of Second Harvest Food Bank, where she continues to address food insecurity in Lorain County.

Emerald Award for Inspirational Leadership recipient Parris Smith is president and CEO of the Lorain County Urban League.

She was named to

the position in 2020, and works to empower African-American and disadvantaged individuals within the local communities.

Smith started as a student within the Lorain County Urban League, and now provides a viewpoint that former presidents could not — raised in Lorain County, she remains dedicated to her community as a founding member of Connections Lorain County and a board member of Leadership Lorain County.

Smith received a certification in advocacy from the National Urban League in 2020 and became a certified housing counselor by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2021.

From 2009 to 2018, she found success as a medical internship coordinator for Mercy Health. She was also active as a program manager and operations manager for the Lorain County Urban League before her promotion to president and CEO. For her contributions, Smith was presented with the Rising Star Award from the National Urban League in 2019. Additionally, she was recognized as

an Outstanding Educator in 2021 from the Lorain County Urban League and receive the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Elyria Unit of the NAACP. The Urban League will also be honored with the Excellence in Leadership Award.

From its earliest days in the civil rights movement, through years of partnership with government and public agencies, it has been “a beacon of hope and a catalyst for change in Lorain County,” Leadership Lorain County said.

The Lorain County Urban League is designed to remove equality gaps through education and youth development; housing and financial empowerment; workforce development; entrepreneurship; civic engagement and advocacy; and health.

The Urban League rose to meet the unprecedented challenges of 2020 by mobilizing the communities hardest hit by the coronavirus, keeping students on a path to academic success, preparing the unemployed for new employment opportunities and helping families keep their homes. It also fought back against a surge of racism.

Job fair Oberlin City Schools will host a job fair from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18 at the Langston Middle School Media Center.

The district is hiring substitute secretaries, custodians, student monitors, paraprofessionals, cafeteria helpers and substitute bus drivers.

Interested parties should take a resume aand any other materials that may enhance your file, such as certificates/licenses from other states.

For more information, call (440) 776-4551.

Open house The Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra and MAD Factory Theatre will hold an open house from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the New Union Center for the Arts, 39 South Main St., Oberlin.

There will be refreshments, musical performances, the 2021 FAVA Members’ Show and open studios. Weather permitting, cocoa and hot cider will be served on the lawn.

Masks will be required.

For more information, call (440) 774-7158.

Thanksgiving deliveries Wellington VFW Post 6941 will deliver Thanksgiving meals to anyone who needs one, regardless of whether they are a veteran.

There are sign-up sheets at Well-Help and St. Patrick Catholic Church. Deliveries will be done from 9-11 a.m. on Thanksgiving, or however long it takes.

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37. It has multiple limbs 39. Mister in Madrid 40. Spare in a trunk 41. Manuscript changes 43. Romantic occurrence 44. Letter-shaped girder 46. Russian mountain range 47. Curved molding 48. HNO3 acid 50. Egyptian goddess of fertility 52. Rub the wrong way 53. CISC alternative 55. Cry of horror, in comics 57. *First language spoken in outer space 61. *Once considered the language of diplomacy 64. Like old cracker 65. What acrimony and acrobat have in common 67. Get ready to drive, on a golf course 69. It’s often rewarded with a medal in military 70. Sturgeon yield 71. Backyards separator?

72. “That was close!”

73. “C’____ la vie!”

74. “Silas Marner” novelist DOWN 1. Pressure unit 2. A year in a trunk 3. It’s sometimes enough 4. Cozy accessory 5. Unquestioning ones

6. Similar 7. H+, e.g.

8. Flax-derived fabric 9. Deserter’s acronym 10. Indian princess 11. Luau instrument, pl.

12. Mosquito net, e.g.

15. Teenagers’ emotions 20. Nitrogen, in the olden days 22. *Greek N, pl.

24. Relating to dreams 25. *”Veni, vidi, vici” language 26. “My wife can vouch for me”, e.g.

27. Prince’s “Raspberry ____” 29. *Pakistani language 31. Make over 32. Eel in a sushi restaurant 33. Annotator

34. *Hellenic language 36. Popular way to cook tuna 38. *Greek H, pl.

42. More like a fox 45. Quaggier 49. Langley, VA org.

51. Be full of anger 54. Rabbit trap 56. Land on patellas 57. Invitation acronym 58. One of Four Corners states 59. Price reduction 60. Snail-like 61. Guitar part 62. Ghana monetary unit 63. Designer Boss 66. Trigonometry abbr.

68. Favorite one

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Akron Children’s specialists now staff special care nursery LORAIN — Staff from Mercy Health Lorain and Akron Children’s Hospital gathered Nov. 9 for a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark an expansion of their partnership that began in 2020.

The same day, Children’s began managing operations of the Mercy Health Lorain special care nursery. Akron Children’s pediatric hospitalists – physicians who specialize in caring for hospitalized patients – will staff the six-bed unit 24 hours a day.

“A special care nursery is for babies born prematurely – at or greater than 32 weeks’ gestation – who may have additional health issues that are not serious enough to require a neonatal intensive care unit,” said Michael McCabe, Akron Children’s pediatric hospitalist. “Our partnership with Mercy Health Lorain raises

the level of care for mothers and their babies, while providing close-to-home convenience for families. We look forward to caring for these Special Care Nursery babies and helping them get off to a healthy start.”

Mercy Health Lorain Hospital is the only Level II special care nursery in Lorain County.

“Mercy Health Lorain has long been known for patient-centered care, and this extension of our partnership with Akron Children’s Hospital is being made with our newborns and their families in mind. We want to make them feel welcome while also offering highly-skilled staff who can ensure the best possible care is available for our tiniest patients,” said Ed Oley, market president of Mercy Health Lorain. “We look forward to

advancing neonatal care to the next level for our region.”

In August 2020, a partnership was announced to bring Akron Children’s pediatric health care services to Lorain County.

Akron Children’s currently provides pediatric primary care in Lorain, Amherst and Oberlin, and specialty services in Amherst.

The Akron Children’s Lorain and Amherst offices will relocate to a new outpatient health center in December. The building is located at 47185 Cooper Foster Rd. in Amherst.

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A ribbon is cut to mark the expansion of a partnership between Akron Children’s Hospital and Mercy Health Lorain Hospital.

Students earn $293K through JVS internship program PITTSFIELD TWP. — As part of the 2021 Lorain County JVS summer internship program, 84 students earned more than $293,000.

Interns worked at 75 local companies that provided mentoring and opportunities for students to practice the technical skills they learned at the vocational school.

Annette McIver, career services specialist at the JVS, said that in 2020 and 2021 she received more emails and phone calls than ever before from businesses that were hiring. She said companies have raised starting wages and increased the number of hours students were offered.

“Businesses benefited by having skilled workers and students benefited by gaining valuable work experience and earning good wages,” she said.

Internship participants are listed by their home districts below: AMHERST • Aubry Haddix, a cosmetology student, worked at The Beauty Lofts at Marketplace.

• John Jacobs, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at Stack Heating, Cooling and Electric.

• Brenden Kelly, a maintenance services student, worked at Don Mould’s Plantation Garden Center.

• Allyson Levenberg, a cosmetology student, worked at UnRuly Salon and Spa. • Aaron Quickle, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at E. H. Roberts Co. • Genevieve Shaffer, Cosmetology student worked at Sculpt Hair Studio.

• Mary Shively, a sports, health and fitness technology student, worked at Sprenger Health Care Amherst Manor Retirement Community.

• Mason Supple, an industrial electricity student, worked at South Shore Electric.

• Devon Wirth, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at Gross Brothers Plumbing, Heating and A/C. • Alina Younkin, a masonry trades student, worked at Wright Construction Group.

AVON • Isabella Wildo, a bakery and pastry arts student, worked at Nothing Bundt Cakes.

AVON LAKE • Matthew Markutsa, an industrial electricity student, worked at Jim’s Electric.

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Kylee Gill of Keystone worked at Pandy’s Garden Center this summer through the Lorain County JVS internship program.

• Edward Shilliday, an industrial electricity student, worked at Jim’s Electric.

BROOKSIDE • Carter Adkins, an auto technology student, worked at Mike Bass Ford.

• Michael Bilczo, an engineering student, worked at Beacon Metal Fabricators.

• Griffin Copley, a precision machine technology student, worked at Wonder Machine Services.

• Dawson Gainer, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at Total Line Refrigeration.

• Bailey Harubin, a commercial truck technology student, worked at Sylvester Truck and Tire Service.

• Garrett Holmes, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at Luxury Heating Company.

• Collin Houpt, an engineering student, worked at Beacon Metal Fabricators.

• Owen Ortiz, a masonry trades student, worked at Trio Concrete Construction.

CLEARVIEW • Isaiah Allen, a landscape and greenhouse management student, worked at Willoway Nurseries.

• Jeremiah Bowen, a landscape and greenhouse management student, worked at Brian-Kyles Landscaping.

• Christopher Petrillo, a precision machine technology student, worked at Contour Tool.

• James Schrenkel, a welding and fabrication student, worked at Tez Tool and Fab. • Alina Velazquez, a landscape and greenhouse management student, worked at Willoway Nurseries.

COLUMBIA • Maximus Drumm, a precision machine technology student, worked at Willis CNC. • Ethan Hagedon, an auto technology student, worked at Brown’s Automotive.

• Riley Rose, a cybersecurity and networking student, worked at the Wellington Schools.

• Bryan Spaniel, a web and graphic design student, worked at Suds Maguires.

ELYRIA • Paige Hale, a collision repair student, worked at Flatline Collision.

• Mihai Murat, a cybersecurity and networking student, worked at the Elyria Schools.

• Timothy Roberts, an industrial electricity student, worked at Jim’s Electric.

• Christina Rutherford, a bakery and pastry arts student, worked at Dairy Queen.

• Mackenzie Taylor, a cosmetology student, worked at Great Clips.

FIRELANDS • Gwennyth Crain, a collision repair student, worked at Ganley Westside Imports.

• Jadeyn Dickel, an early childhood education student, worked at Brilliant Star Academy.

• Aiden Harker, a precision machine technology student, worked at Bettcher Industries.

• Mason Hickman, a precision machine technology student, worked at Coley’s Inc. • Alison Kobulnicky, a sports health and fitness technology student, worked at Sprenger Health Care Amherst Manor Retirement Community.

• Abby Miles, an allied health sciences student, worked at Always Best Care of Greater Cleveland.

• Jason Milks, a welding and fabrication student, worked at Gorski Welding.

• Rachel Roland, a cosmetology student, worked at Jodi Estelle’s Hair Design.

KEYSTONE • Leah Bacsi, a culinary arts student, worked at JoJo Carloni’s Italian Restaurant.

• Jaqueline Carpenter, a cosmetology student, worked at Trendsetters Hair and Day Spa. • Kylee Gill, a landscape and greenhouse management student, worked at Pandy’s Garden Center.

• Joshua Moran, a cybersecurity and networking student, worked at Keystone Local Schools.

• Patrick Murtha, an industrial electricity student, worked at STAR DesignBuild Contractors.

• Riley Rose, a collision repair student, worked at Vinnie’s Collision Center.

• Rieley Toney, a bakery and pastry arts student, worked at Hershey’s Ice Cream Cafe.

MIDVIEW • Makayla Barnhart, a sports, health and fitness technology student, worked at Splash Zone.

• Bethany Clark, a cybersecurity and networking student, worked at the Lorain County JVS. • Peyton Gullett, an allied health sciences student, worked at Lakewood and North Olmsted Urgent Care.

• James Joppeck, a culinary arts student, worked at Texas Roadhouse.

• Anthony Koziura, a commercial truck technology student, worked at Jam Best-One Fleet Service.

• Kennedy Layne, an allied health sciences student, worked at Welcome Nursing Home.

• Luke Machovina, an industrial electricity student, worked at JP Electrical Services.

• Joseph Moore, an industrial electricity student, worked at Electrical Accents.

• Davin Shippy, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at Gene’s Refrigeration.

• Samuel Singleton, a welding and fabrication student, worked at PC Campana/Safe Staffing of Ohio.

• Autumn Snyder, an allied health sciences student, worked at Always Best Care of Greater Cleveland.

• Austin Wade, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at BER’s HVAC, Plumbing and Electric.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE • Lauren Anderson, a web and graphic design student, worked at JC Penny Portraits.

• Matthew Brooks, a collision repair student, worked at Spitzer Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Cleveland.

• Zachary Casey, a carpentry student, worked at Erie Shores Contracting.

• Taylor Conaway, a cosmetology student, worked at Beauty by Bergan.

• Joseph Dominak, a carpentry student, worked at McAllister Construction.

• Abigail Gould, a bakery

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and pastry arts student, worked at Schild’s IGA. • Ajanea Kinter, a culinary arts student, worked at Avon Brewing Company.

• Garrett Melton, an industrial electricity student, worked at Electrical Accents.

• Jaden Perez, an industrial equipment mechanics student, worked at Worchester’s Inc. • Elizabeth Rickard, an industrial electricity student, worked at Jim’s Electric.

• Jordan Sherrill, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at LK Heating and Cooling.

• Jaidyn Vargas, a cosmetology student, worked at Fine Bella Salon.

• Joshua Velez, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at Bay Heating and Air Conditioning.

• Madylin Waugh, an industrial electricity student, worked at JP Electrical Services.

• Carver Williams, a heating and air conditioning student, worked at Westland Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing.

OBERLIN • Korey Russell, a maintenance services student, worked at Kendal at Oberlin.

WELLINGTON • Jonathon Brasee, an engineering design and technology student, worked at Rafter A. • Travis Hunter, a cosmetology student, worked at Krystina’ Grand Strand.

• Jenna Pasadyn, a cosmetology student, worked at Hair and Beyond Salon.

• Bryanna Patton, a cosmetology student, worked at Salon Image.

• Nathan Peabody, a precision machine technology student, worked at NN Autocam.

• Kaleb Taylor, an industrial electricity student, worked at Firelands Electric.

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Lorain County Community Guide

© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 50

Carpenters have a saying: Measure twice.

Cut once. What do you think this sayingmeans?

Whatdoyouwanttobe whenyougrowup?

Haveyoueverthought aboutbeingacarpenter? ave you ever sat in a chair or opened a cupboard or closet and wondered how it was made? If so, you can thank a carpenter!

A carpenter is a person who works mainly with wood.

They can make cabinets, build houses, make furniture, or do other things with wood throughout your home.

If you like making things and working with your hands, a career as a carpenter might be a good job for you. The pay is very good. And since there is a shortage of skilled carpenters, there are many job opportunities for people who want to learn this craft.

Chooseanewspaperstoryabouta place.Writeorpastetheheadlinein thisbox.

Talk about it witha family member.Isit a sayingthat can be helpful outside of being acarpenter?

WHENdidtheeventhappen?

Do you know a carpenter? Ask them about their job.

How do I become a carpenter?

Carpenters learn their tradeby workingin an apprenticeship trainingprogram.It takes about four years to learn what is needed to pass the carpenter test. Some people learn enough to pass the test through work experience.

CarpentersNeed to Be Good at Measuring Whether you are building a doghouse, a bird house, or any kind of building, you need each side to be the same height.

Circlethe things below that you think carpenters make.Then, check your answers by doing the mathproblems below eachpicture.The ones with even-numbered answers are things made by carpenters.

Whatquestionsdidthereporterask tofindoutwhentheevent happened?

Practice Measuring with the Newspaper!

Get a ruler or tape measure and start looking through the newspaper. Find five pictures and measure how tall they are (height) and how wide.

7+9=

12 + 12 =

BONUS: Calculate the area of the picture by multiplying the height by the width.

13 + 4=

Standards Link: Math: Measure using standard units; calculate area.

15 + 4=

18 - 8 =

16 - 4 =

The RightTools MakeWork Easier

Look at the three jobs and the three sets of tools. Draw a line to the tool that is best for each job.

Being a carpenter is a really great job:

Join two piecesof wood with screws.

Paint a doghouse.

Make a temporary fix to a ripped tent.

TOOLBOXTRIVIA:HAMMER

A hammer is a tool for pounding metal nails into objects such as wood. It has a long handle, and a metal head with a flat end for hitting nails. Carpenters use nails to hold pieces of wood and other things together. Sometimes a nail is used as a peg to hang things.

How many nails do you see?

Standards Link: Mathematics: Undertstand base 10 place value.

Nail or Nail?

Are there more hammers or screwdrivers on this page?

Carpenters gettohelp people.

Thepayisverygood.

Carpenters touch most everybody’s lives.

Thereisashortageof carpenters sothereare manyjobopenings.

The word nail has more than one meaning. Our fingers and toes have nails.

And a nail is a tool used to build things.

In both cases, the word is spelled the same, but has different meanings.

These are called homonyms.

Look through the newspaper for five words that have more than one meaning.

Standards Link: Language Arts: Identify homonyms.

CARPENTER DOGHOUSE CUPBOARD MEASURE HAMMER NAILS RULER TWICE CHAIR WOOD WORK FLAT CUT END

C R R U L E R B E U

U I E I N L D I C M P A N D K A R T I E

B H D R O E I A W A

This week’s word:

APPRENTICESHIP

O C O N M O G L T S

The noun apprenticeship means a period of time to learn a trade under a skilled worker.

R C A R P E N T E R

It takes a four-year apprenticeship to become a qualified carpenter.

A W V M H P W F S U

D H C U T G O U S E E E S U O H G O D S

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

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

What do you want to be?

ANSWER: He thought the royal carpenters had cut corners.

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Carpentry Categories

Look through the newspaper for images that show things a carpenter made. Find 10 images and then group them into categories based on similarities. Come up with a name for each category.

Standards Link: Reading/Writing: Draw evidence from informational text.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Write a few paragraphs to explain.