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BULLETIN BOARD Friday, Nov. 29 • OBERLIN: A tree-lighting ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29 at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 17 East Vine St. Santa Claus will arrive on an Oberlin fire engine. After the lighting, enjoy chili, hot chocolate and cookies in front of the Cable Co-op building, 27 East College St., while you wait to meet the Jolly Old Elf. • WELLINGTON: A tree-lighting ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29 at Town Hall.

There will be a performance by Janice’s Dance Studio team as well as cookies, coffee and hot chocolate, sponsored by Friends of Findley State Park. Veterans are invited to help decorate a Christmas tree in the village gazebo with Main Street Wellington.

Saturday, Nov. 30 • WELLINGTON: A Vitalant blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Depot Street parking lot near Route 18.

Every qualified donor will receive a T-shirt and a bag of bath salts from Scent Depot, and will be entered for a chance to win a gift card from Colonial Barber Shop and Heather’s Massage Therapy.

Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 • LORAIN: Lorain Winterfest will be held Saturday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 1.

On Saturday, enjoy ice carving at 3 p.m. at 4th Street and Broadway. A parade will bring Santa Claus to town at 4:30 p.m., running from 9th Street to Veterans Park.

A program will be held at 5:15 p.m. at Veterans Park with the Clearview High School marching band. Fireworks will be launched at 6 p.m. from behind City Hall.

Santa will appear from 6-9 p.m. at Storyland, 129 West 4th St. The Windjammer Band will play from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Ariel on Broadway Hotel.

On Sunday, Santa will be at Storyland from 4-7 p.m. with crafts, face painting and stories. Carriage rides will be offered (donations accepted) from 4-6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 1 • WELLINGTON: “The Wondrous Gift” will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 1 at Howk Park in front of BULLETIN BOARD PAGE A3

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Roger Dorsey shows the volume of donations his nonprofit organization has received from the community. The group has comforters, blankets and sheets piled into a closet that will soon be donated with the 100 beds the organization plans to give out before this Christmas.

100 BEDS OF CHRISTMAS

AMHERST — A modern-day Santa Claus, Roger Dorsey plans to gift beds to 100 children on Dec. 21.

"We want to be able to get as many kids off the floor as we can before Christmas," he said.

If anyone knows what it's like to sleep on a hard floor, it's Dorsey.

Growing up as one of seven children, the Elyria native didn't have a bed of his own. He wasn't homeless, but his parents' meager income only stretched so far.

Today, the retired preacher and former Marine has the means to help others. He runs the local chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit headquartered in an Amherst Plaza storefront.

Inside, volunteers come together to turn wood planks into simple beds for Lorain County kids in need. Blankets, sheets, pillows and mattresses are stacked floor to ceiling, ready for

delivery.

Dorsey said he has a waiting list of 250 families desperate for a simple luxury most of us take for granted — a comfortable place to sleep.

"Bedlessness" is a problem most people aren't aware of, he said.

There aren't any hard and fast numbers, but Sleep in Heavenly Peace, now with more than 230 chapters across the nation, estimates two to three percent of children in the United States don't have beds.

In Lorain County, that works out to 4,000 to 9,000 kids.

In the past year and a half, Dorsey and friends have delivered more than 600 beds here. He's not planning to stop any time soon.

He's gearing up for "100 Beds of Christmas," with deliveries planned in North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Elyria, Lorain, Vermilion and Wellington.

Lowe's staff in Elyria and Rocky

River are planning to help and providing box trucks to serve as Dorsey's sleighs. Donations have poured in from PolyOne Corporation of Avon Lake. And inmates at the Grafton Correctional Institution are building more beds.

Four teams of volunteers are standing by to serve as Dorsey's elves on Dec. 21.

All that's needed now to make this Christmas bright are four Santas — one for each delivery truck. If you want to play "a holly jolly festive Santa," call 208-749-4871.

Especially during the holidays, there are many organizations that help provide food, clothing and shelter to families in need, Dorsey said.

"But you go into these homes and that's all they've got... Kids are sleeping on the floor, sleeping on a pile of

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Not Forgotten Box collection starts LAINA YOST

THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

ELYRIA — Every Christmas season, The ChronicleTelegram’s lobby gets filled with toys for children in the community.

The annual Not-Forgotten Box started Monday, and is open to people and

organizations who wish to donate toys for Christmas.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday, you can drop off toys in The Chronicle’s lobby.

Lucy Velez, who organizes the toy drive every year, said this is a time for community members to give back.

"We are blessed in this

community, so we get tons and tons of toys,” Velez said. “We gets toys from all across the states.”

Every year, the goal is to get 8,000 toys. The past few years have seen that goal blown out of the water.

The drive started 62 years ago at The Chronicle, in partnership with The Salva-

tion Army, which uses its resources to distribute the toys.

People sign up on a list around October, and that list is then used to distribute the toys in the county.

This year, the Lorain County Sheriff’s Citizen Partnership Academy Association gave for the first BOX PAGE A2

INSIDE THIS WEEK Amherst

Oberlin

Wellington

Junior high boys rescue man who fell outside • B1

Clothing and food pantries launch at high school • C1

Village Council is eyeing a $17.4 million budget • D1

OBITUARIES A2 • KID SCOOP C4 • CROSSWORD D3 • SUDOKU D3 • CLASSIFIEDS D4

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Volunteer drivers needed

The Lorain County Office on Aging is urgently looking for volunteers to help in its transportation department.

Drivers needed for transportation assistance to medical and dental appointments. Hours are flexible. Call Ralph at 440-326-4816 for details.

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clothes," he said.

They come from families that are battling unemployment, addiction, bed bugs, transience, have been displaced by fire or are fleeing domestic violence. None are problems caused by the children, he said.

While most deliveries this season will go to Elyria and Lorain, Dorsey said bedlessness isn't an urban problem — "It's just a problem."

Requests for help are coming in from the county's affluent towns of Amherst, Avon and Avon Lake.

About three-quarters of the households requesting help have single parents, or grandparents who have taken custody of their grandchildren, said Dorsey.

"Kids are struggling and fighting with a lot of different things, but they shouldn't have to worry about where they're going to sleep or whether they'll get a good night of sleep," he said.

"I know what these kids are going through.

I know how difficult it is to sleep in a situation like that, get up for school and try to succeed."

To help out or arrange a donation, email roger. dorsey@shpbeds.org.

SANTA'S HELPERS Sleep in Heavenly Peace has found incredible support in Lorain County, according to Roger Dorsey.

Here's a look at just some of the recent gifts that help the nonprofit: • The Nordson Corporation in Amherst awarded a $10,000 grant.

• The Nelson family, which owns Kalahari Resorts, gave $3,000.

• Minnesota-based manufacturer My Pillow gave 84 pillows.

• PolyOne Corporation of Avon Lake gave enough materials to build 50 beds.

• Volunteer support has been overwhelming, Dorsey said: "At every turn, there are more folks that come out. The build we had last Saturday, we almost had too many people there." It included an AT&T Pioneer group, Girl Scouts and four churches. "Every time we have a build, somebody else shows up and gets on board," Dorsey said.

• So many beds have been built for the cause that a 3,700-square-foot space at the Amherst Plaza is at capacity. "Until we get done with the 100 bed delivery, we're full," Dorsey said.

• Leadership Lorain County has helped Sleep in Heavenly Peace find new opportunities through networking. It "put a business face" on the charity, said Dorsey, and members have led monetary and bedding drives.

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FROM A1 time. The group formed in late last year to represent the sheriff’s office.

This holiday season, they wanted to give back across the community and chose the Not-Forgotten Box as one of its starting points. Since they represent the sheriff’s office, they said they wanted to represent the sheriff’s office in a positive light.

And the organization is one of many that gives to the Not-Forgotten Box. The Lorain County Chamber of Commerce also dropped off toys for the toy drive.

“There’s someone out there that’s willing to help,” Velez said. “This community is so great about giving back and helping their neighbors.”

People can give and drop off toys, clothes, food and cash at The Chronicle, 225 East Ave. (entrance off Third Street), Elyria.

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OBITUARIES Edwin Reid Hagerty, Jr.

John G.P. Leek

Edwin Reid Hagerty Jr., 91, formerly of Oberlin, passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, after a brief illness at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. He was born April 19, 1928.

Reid grew up in Uniontown, Southwestern Pennsylvania and was a graduate of North Union High School, Class of 1946. After high school, he served in the U.S. Naval Air Force.

After his discharge from the Navy, he was drawn to the Lorain County area of Ohio by friends due to the job availabilities in the auto industry. He worked at General Motors for a time but ultimately found an opportunity with the newly created Ohio Turnpike.

He retired from the Ohio Turnpike Commission after 30 years of service in the 1980s.

He was an active member of First United Methodist Church, Elyria and a contributor to the affiliated Wesleyan Village, where he resided with his wife, Mary Louise, prior to his passing.

Reid was an avid gardener and spent most of his free time outside planting, pruning, weeding and mowing. We were all rewarded with the vegetables he grew and all reveled in the beauty of his manicured lawn. Other hobbies, of which there were many, included golfing, bowling, classic movies, music and dancing to the songs of the Big Band era. No one knew more about movies than Reid, a love he passed down to his two daughters. He maintained an extensive vinyl collection of classic artists including Perry Como, Jim Reeves, Al Martino, Jerry Vale, Eddie Arnold, Nat King Cole and countless others. He enjoyed many evenings sitting in his den mesmerized by their smooth sounds.

He spent several years on bowling teams and enjoyed the time spent with friends winning some and losing some. His greatest achievement came just this year on April 4th, days away from his 91st birthday. He miraculously bowled a game with five strikes in a row ending with a final score of 232 and his name in the paper. He was thrilled.

Reid was a kind and generous husband, father and grandfather. He was devoted to his many Ohio friends and especially loved his Uniontown family and classmates.

Reid is survived by his wife of 67 years, Mary Louise (nee Linderman), formerly of Butte and Hopwood, Pennsylvania; daughters, Peggy Jean Loczi (Daniel) of Elyria and Lori Lynn Hagerty, formerly of San Francisco, currently of Avon; grandchildren, Eric Daniel Loczi and Meredith Eve Loczi Wilson; siblings, Colleen Rankin, Larry Hagerty (Beverly), Marlene Furman and Linda Smalley and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin Reid, Sr.; mother, Margaret (nee Maust) and sibling, Constance Faye.

"He was an amazing guy who brought fun everywhere he went" - Megan Leonard, grand-niece.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Arrangements were in the care of Dicken Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Elyria.

For online condolences, visit www.dickenfuneralhome. com.

John G.P. Leek, 90, of Sandusky, formerly of Oberlin, passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at his residence. He was born in the Netherlands in 1929.

He and his wife, Mary, emigrated to the U.S. in 1961, became residents of Oberlin in 1964 and a U.S. Citizen in 1968. As Curator of Pipe Organs, he worked at the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College from 1964 to 1976, after which he started his own business as a Pipe Organ and Harpsichord Builder until retirement in 1992.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church for more than 50 years and held functions as Parish Council President, usher and altar server during funerals.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, of 59 years; daughter, Paula Hermes (Richard) of Bowling Green; sons, James (Natalie) of North Olmsted and Peter of Elyria; four grandchildren, Meagan, Aaron, Stephanie and Craig; sisters, Anna Kroon, Marie Bezuyen, Gerda Bakkum, Ina Kleverlaan, Marion de Gram and many nieces and nephews, all living in the Netherlands.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Petrus and Cornelia Leek (nee Brantjes); brothers, Jaap and Piet; sisters, Greta and Cornelia and two nephews.

A Memorial Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 410 West Lorain St., Oberlin on Monday, Novembe 25, 2019 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Fr. David Trask was the Celebrant. Burial was held at New Russia Township Cemetery following the Mass.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in John's name to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 410 West Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074.

Arrangements were entrusted to The Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Elyria, (440) 322-4626.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.laubenthalmercado.com.

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Dianne Kay Moeggenberg

Dianne Kay Moeggenberg, 79, of Wellington, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at her home surrounded by family. Born on Jan. 22, 1940, in Pontiac, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Robert William and Juanita Lorraine (nee Hill) Bibby. Dianne grew up in Michigan, where she graduated high school and attended beauty school.

She later moved to Arizona for 21 years and the last 10 years has spent in Wellington.

Dianne worked as an executive assistant and then as a bank branch manager. She enjoyed spending time in the outdoors, fishing, tending her garden and bird watching.

She was skilled at crocheting and also enjoyed traveling with her family.

Survivors include her loving husband of 39 years, Robert "Bob"; children, Chantel Dianne (Bruce) Austin of Michigan, Iila Dawn (Stacy) Hill of Tennessee and Todd Fritch of Arizona; grandchildren, Kelly, Shannon, Brandi, Mark and Ryan; great-granddaughter, Mariah and a sister, Carol (Bob) Wilson of Florida.

Dianne was preceded in death by her brothers, Philip Brown, Leston Armstrong and Mike Jaynes.

JOYCE ANN SANDERS (nee Canada), 64, of AmDianne always took special care of each person in her herst, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Westbrook life, whether it was family, friends, animals or pets. Each Nursing Home in Westlake, following a lengthy illness. person knew they were loved by her.

Hempel Funeral Home handled arrangements.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Norton Eastman Funeral Home, Wellington, has been HAROLD COCHRAN, loving husband, father, entrusted with arrangements and condolences may be grandfather and brother, went home to join his Lord on shared online at www.norton-eastmanfuneralhome.com.

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at his home following a lingering illness. The Hempel Funeral Home is honored to serve the Harold Cochran family.

To place an obituary, call 440-329-7000.

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Monday, Dec. 2 • AMHERST: A holiday gift bags and tags workshop will be held from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2 at the Amherst Public Library.

OBITUARIES Teresa Kimmel Titus Teresa Kimmel Titus, 63, of Wellington, passed away Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at The Elms Retirement Village, where she lived for the past 14 years. The cause of death was complications from Multiple Sclerosis, the disease she battled for over 40 years. She was born in Findlay, Ohio. Terri is the beloved daughter of Marilyn (nee Willford) Andel of Wellington and Charles Kimmel of Ivins, Utah.

Even from an early age, her parents and everyone else knew there was something special about Terri. She had a sparkling personality that endeared her to all. While attending Wellington High School, she was a triple threat; smart, cute and popular. But she was also genuinely kind and a friend to all. She served as a class officer for four years, was on the football homecoming court her senior year and was chosen Prom Queen in 1975. She was also an honor student and played the flute.

Terri also attended The Ohio State University, where she earned a four year degree in Medical Technology. After graduating in 1979, Terri worked at St. Anthony's Hospital (Columbus) for 10 years before starting a family. Despite the challenges to her health, Terri eagerly embraced motherhood and sought to remain actively involved in the lives of her children, even as her disease progressed.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, Benjamin Titus of Chico, California and daughter, Dr. Haley Titus of Chicago, Illinois, who as a neuroscientist and researcher is working tirelessly to find a cure for MS. While MS played a prominent role in Terri's life, it neither dominated nor compromised her spirit. In fact, Terri's disease in some ways showed us the best parts of her, a combination of grace and grit in the face of adversity, a quiet dignity coupled with a fierce determination to live her life to its fullest and the ability to accept without complaint that which could not be changed.

Terri is also survived by her siblings, Michael D. Kimmel of San Diego, California, Kathie A. Hartman (Russ) of Litchfield and Steven G. Kimmel of Lorain; loving stepfather, John Andel and four step siblings. Terri's best friend of more than 50 years, Mary (nee Arnett) Sobecki of Perrysburg also survives.

Friends and family will be received Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church, 127 Park Place, Wellington, from 10 a.m. until the time of a memorial service beginning at 11 a.m. with Pastor Paul Wilson officiating. A private burial will take place at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to two organizations to which Terri belonged, namely the Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163 or Wellington First United Methodist Church.

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

DONALD "DON" LEO TALLMAN, 83, of Wakeman, passed away Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at his home following a sudden illness. Don was born Aug. 5, 1936, in Tallmadge, Ohio. Hempel Funeral Home handled arrangements.

VIOLET ELNORA Carroll (nee Davis), 75, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at Mercy Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Violet was born July 4, 1944 in Homer City, Pennsylvania and had made her home in Lorain since 1965. Hempel Funeral Home handled arrangements.

CYNTHIA "HELEN" FLEMING-RHUDE (nee Preston), 86, of Florence Township, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain, following a full and meaningful life. Hempel Funeral Home handled arrangements.

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Mary Jo Clark will teach this creative workshop where all skill levels are welcome Students will need to take a set of watercolor pencils, #8 round Taklon brush, a natural sponge, a half-inch foam brush, plain gift bags, 140 lb. watercolor paper and any additional materials that they would like to incorporate into their designs.

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

• LORAIN: Lorain Community Music Theater’s Annual Festival of Carols Christmas Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2 at the Lorain High School Performing Arts Center, 2600 Ashland Ave. The following area high school choirs will perform songs of the holiday season: Firelands High School, Lake Ridge Academy, Lorain High School, Oberlin Choristers, Oberlin High School and Vermilion High School.

Tickets are $5 per person, payable at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Dec. 2 and 3 • AMHERST: A cookie decorating story time will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2 and 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Amherst Public Library.

Children of all ages are welcome to enjoy holiday stories and cookie decorating.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 • NORTH RIDGEVILLE: Lorain County Metro Parks Senior Naturalist Tim Fairweather will present “20 for 20 at Sandy Ridge” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Sandy Ridge Reservation, 6195 Otten Rd. He will share his favorite Sandy Ridge memories as the park celebrates the first 20 years since opening to the public in October 1999. Stories will focus on birds, bugs, people and more birds.

Wednesday, Dec. 4 • AMHERST: Santa Claus will visit the Amherst Public

Give to holiday gift drive

Library at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4.

Enjoy a reading of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” and meet the jolly old elf. Take your camera or smartphone to snap a few pictures! Attendees will receive a gift to celebrate this special Christmas memory.

• OBERLIN: The Care-Givers Support Group will meet from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 355 East Lorain St. Do you care for a spouse, partner, parent, friend or child? Stop by this drop-in format meeting where all are welcome.

• OBERLIN: “Roads, Loans, and Huawei Phones: China-Latin America Relations Today” will be presented at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Norman C. Craig Lecture Hall, 119 Woodland St. Oberlin College alumnus Ricardo Barrios will speak on the who, what, where and why of China’s growing presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. What does China’s presence there look like today? What are China’s areas of focus in the region? What are the strategic goals behind China’s activities in the Western Hemisphere?

Barrios is a fellow at the Center for Advanced China Research and one of the American Mandarin Society’s 2019 Next Generation Scholars.

Thursday, Dec. 5 • AMHERST: Hand-knit scarves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Amherst Public Library.

You’ll learn how to knit with your hands by making a scarf to take home with you. Absolutely no experience is needed. All supplies will be provided.

This program is intended for ages 12 and up. Registration is required; visit www.amherstpubliclibrary.org or call 440-988-4230.

• SOUTH AMHERST: A tree lighting with Santa will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the South Amherst fire station, 105 West Main St. It will feature music by the Firelands High School choir.

After the lighting, kids can sit on Santa’s lap.

• OBERLIN: A lecture by Christina Sharpe, a professor at York University in Toronto, will be offered at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, 87 North MaiN St. Sharpe will speak in conjunction with the exhibition “Afterlives of the Black Atlantic.” Her research focuses on black visual, queer and diaspora studies. Her book, “In the Wake: On Blackness and Being,” explores how contemporary black lives are swept up in the afterlives of slavery.

A reception will follow and galleries remain open until 7:30 p.m.

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The gifts will be delivered Dec. 20 via ambulance during a holiday party at TC Performance, 1965 Recreation Ln., Avon.

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FROM A1 Wellington town hall.

Starting at 4:30 p.m. there will be caroling, free carriage rides, free wassail and cookies along with coffee and hot chocolate. Around 5:15 p.m., actors portraying Mary and Joseph will make their way through Wellington with a donkey, looking for a place to stay the night; not finding a “room at the inn,” they will go to Howk Park, where the program will begin at 6 p.m.

The event is free. The drama will be moved inside in the event of inclement weather.

• WELLINGTON: A breakfast will be held from 8-11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1 at Wellington VFW Post 6941, 207 North Main St. A reverse raffle will be held at 11 a.m. Tickets are $10.

Breakfast is $8 for adults and free for kids ages five and under. First responders also eat free. The cost is discounted for reverse raffle ticket-holders. The menu includes scrambled eggs, sausage, French toast and drinks.

Support the club, auxiliary and children’s Christmas party.

• WELLINGTON: Town & Country will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1 at the Elms Retirement Village, 136 South Main St. The Lorain County Historical Society will present “Legends of Christmas Ornaments.” Guests are welcomed at a cost of $3 each.

For more information, call Bev Seeley at 440-647-4716 or Judy Wosilek at 440-647-8864.

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Stadium to get $500K concession building

THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 2019 • SERVING AMHERST SINCE 1919

AFTER-SCHOOL RESCUE

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Ever clenched your way home from a Comets football game rather than use the portable toilets?

Then here's some great news for you, sports fans: A new restroom facility and concession stand will be built in 2020 at Amherst Steele High School's Mercy Health Stadium.

The Board of Education voted last Monday to solicit bids for the project, which is estimated to cost around $500,000.

"This is one of those things we've been wanting to do for a while but we've bad other priorities," said Superintendent Steven Sayers.

The project is only possible because of a naming rights agreement signed in 2016.

Mercy is paying the Amherst Schools $240,000 over 12 years.

That cash will cover roughly half the cost. Sayers said the other half would likely come from a capital outlay account in the district's general fund, or from permanent improvement money.

He expects to recommend a builder to the Board of Education in January. That meeting date has not yet been set.

If all goes according to plan, sewer lines, plumbing and underground electric lines will be laid during the winter, said Building and Grounds Supervisor Chuck Grimmett.

It's easier to dig during the cold months, he said.

Ground could be broken March 1 or whenever the weather breaks — whichever comes first, said Sayers.

The goal is to have the concessions and restroom facility ready for use by August, he said.

It will be built on the southeast side of the Richard S. Cooley Track.

Because of the location, construction wouldn't interfere with spring track and field events such as the Comet Relays.

The spot was chosen to take Friday night lines away from the main entrance to the stadium, said both Sayers and Grimmett.

They want to improve the flow of traffic and prevent jams.

The existing concessions stand would still be used — they see it being retooled as a school spirit store — but lines there will hopefully be much shorter.

Sayers said the new facility will serve not just the home side but visitors as well.

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Eighth-graders Baylor Gross, Trystan Hoopes, Carson Jeffers, Jacob Morris, James P'Simer, Aaron Swiers, Tre Thomas and (not pictured) Conner Riley are being praised for a Good Samaritan act.

Amherst eighth-graders help fall victim JASON HAWK EDITOR

The last thing they expected to see walking home from school Tuesday was a body lying on the ground.

Spotting Jack Earl sprawled and motionless on his Milan Avenue driveway, eighth-graders Baylor Gross, Trystan Hoopes, Carson Jeffers, Jacob Morris, James P'Simer, Conner Riley, Aaron Swiers and Tre Thomas couldn't tell whether he was still alive.

They didn't hesitate and rushed to his side.

"He was flat on his back. His arms were up," said Thomas, remembering how the scary situation unfolded.

Earl was barely able to speak and seemed confused, the boys said. They assumed he'd hit his head, and his arm was skinned and bleeding.

There was no telling how long he'd been lying there.

Thomas grabbed his phone and called for an ambulance, while P'Simer ran inside Earl's home to find a wheelchair.

They stayed until paramedics arrived, and a couple waited around a while longer to make sure Earl's wife was OK. In hindsight, they said the worst part of the experience was knowing others had walked by where the older man lay and did nothing to help.

It's called "the bystander effect" — people will often ignore an emergency, assuming

▲ Principal Andrew Gibson serves up pizza to the boys as they're recognized for helping an older man who fell in his driveway. ► Amherst Mayor Mark Costilow shakes hands with each of the boys and expresses his thanks on behalf of the city. He invited them to stop by City Hall for a heroes' welcome.

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Brownhelm Santas prep for 88th year

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Brownhelm's Santa Claus tradition started as a way to bring a little joy to families in need during the Great Depression.

Christmas Eve will mark the 88th consecutive year Santa has visited homes in Old Brownhelm Township, bringing a treat for everyone in the community. Families needing help receive special food baskets delivered by volunteer Santas and their elves. For 88 years a group of dedicated volunteers has organized the effort. Up and down the country roads,

volunteer Santas stop in with baskets of food, small gifts and other treats for everyone in the household.

All you have to do is request a visit! If you are interested in donating or volunteering for this wonderful, long-standing tradition, contact Nancy Owens at is247onthego@aol.com or 440-315-4760.

Donations may also be dropped off at the Brownhelm

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Country Store at the corner of North Ridge Road and Baumhart Road.

The Brownhelm Historical Association would like to recognize and reminisce with past Brownhelm Santa volunteers on the evening of Dec. 1.

If you were a past Brownhelm Santa or know someone who was, call Nancy Denslow for more information at 440-967-3699.

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Gigliotti and Ferber wed

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Amber Slotta deadlifts 205 pounds during Saturday's Fitness for Ellie event at CrossFit CopperTop.

Fitness fans raise $2K for St. Jude

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Erica Gigliotti, daughter of Nelson and Tillie Gigliotti of Amherst, and Philip Ferber, son of Dr. William and Elyse Ferber of Amherst, were married on Oct. 5, 2019. The ceremony and reception were held at Georgetown and Vosh in Lakewood. After a honeymoon in Aruba, the couple resides in the Kamm’s Corner neighborhood of Cleveland.

LorMet gives $18K to charity

Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio received $18,000 from Amherst-based LorMet Community Federal Foundation last Tuesday.

It was through an annual member donation matching campaign. Members of the community credit union made contributions in regular banking transactions, which LorMet then matched.

Since 2016, LorMet's donation drive has raised over $50,000 for Second Harvest.

Up for auction

Amherst City Council is putting some old equipment up for auction, hoping to rake in a couple of bucks.

Officials will put "things that aren't worth very much, that are obsolete, we don't use anymore," as Mayor Mark Costilow called them, up for bid at www.govdeals.com.

The site is used by towns across the county. This past week, local government bodies listed a 1990 Ford F-350 brush truck, old-style Motorola radios, three-inch fire hose fittings, a plastic medical box, phones and a television-VCR combo for sale.

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FROM B1 someone else will intervene.

Amherst police officer Brian Bowers, who is assigned to the school system, thanked the young heroes Friday.

Growing up, the Earls were his next door neighbors, and Bowers said that what the junior high students did was an act of heroism.

He wasn't the only one offering thanks. Principal Andrew Gibson bought pizza for the eight students to reward their good work.

And their humility. He said the boys didn't tell anyone what they did — he only learned what happened when the Earls' daughter shared the news on social media.

"They didn't brag about it. They just wanted to do the right thing," he said.

"You don't tell anyone for attention," Hoopes said.

Amherst Mayor Mark Costilow, who has known Earl for decades, shook each boy's hand and told them he was proud.

"To step out beyond your comfort zone and help is truly amazing," he said.

District Superintendent Steven Sayers told the boys he admires them.

Education is about so much more than math and language arts, he said — those subjects are important, but the kind of person you grow up to be is what really counts.

"Thank you very much from the bottom of our hearts," he said.

"I can't wait to see what you go on to do, because you have such leadership in your hearts."

He plans to have the eighth-graders recognized by the Board of Education when it meets Monday, Dec. 16.

In the meantime, the boys said they intend to visit Earl when he returns home from the hospital, where he's undergone surgery.

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Jessica Bartholowmew wasn't even sweating after two straight minutes of rowing.

She made squats and a set of situps look easy. She started breathing heavily as she pumped push-ups, then took to the rings for pull-ups to complete the six-minute circuit.

"It was harder than it looked," she said, chugging a bottle of water.

Bartholowmew was one of 47 contestants putting their strength to the test Saturday at "Fitness for Ellie," a competition at CrossFit CopperTop in Amherst Township to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

The fundraiser was named for little Ellie Collie, who as an infant has battled leukemia and is diagnosed with Down syndrome.

"This, today, means everything to us," said Ellie's grandfather, retired Avon police officer Pete Soto.

Ellie was born in April 2018 and doctors discovered her leukemia just five weeks later.

She was admitted to St. Jude on her first birthday.

Now, at 17 months, she has completed five chemotherapy treatments, with one more to go, and lives in Memphis, Tennessee, where the chil-

One of 47 contestants in the St. Jude Children's Hospital fundraiser Saturday, Jessica Bartholowmew rows her heart out. dren's hospital is located.

Soto said his granddaughter is finally "starting to be able to live the life every year-and-a-half-old kid should."

Ellie will likely have to travel to St. Jude every year for check-ups and possibly treatment until she turns 21.

Soto glowed about the care his family has received from the hospital.

After his daughter had to quit her job to care for Ellie full-time, St. Jude paid for an apartment, food, gas and other needs, he said. He also moved to Tennessee for eight months to help care for his granddaughter.

"St. Jude is no joke," he said. "We donated to them before all this, and they'll continue to always get our money and then some."

Carrie Lambert of Elyria is one of the coaches at CrossFit CopperTop and worked to make Fitness for Ellie happen.

She said the event raised more than $2,000 and every penny will go to St. Jude.

It will be donated in honor of Ellie but will help another family in need, she said.

"This is kind of my baby," she said Saturday, looking around the packed Route 58 gym, where competitors were deadlifting, jumping rope and knocking out squat-thrusts.

Lambert, a special education teacher at the Beachwood City Schools, said she understands the awful pressure Ellie's family has been under.

Her sister has brain cancer.

"I understand the hardship that comes with seeing a loved one struggle," she said. "What's important here for us today is to get the children the kind of life they need to live, they should be able to live."

Bulletproof coating added to HS windows JASON HAWK EDITOR

Ballistic film has been added to the windows at the front of Amherst Steele High School in yet another step to protect students.

The bulletproof coating would stop or slow a bullet, causing glass to spider web instead of shatter, said Principal Joe Tellier.

"Kind of like a windshield when a golf ball hits," he said.

Suntrol Glass Enhancing of Cleveland added the protective layer last week.

It's the same company that was tapped to place ballistic film over windows at Lorain County Community College, said Amherst Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Chuck Grimmett.

"Of course we always say above education, safety is our number one concern," said Tellier.

If kids don't feel safe, they can't learn, he said.

And many today's stu-

dents don't feel safe.

They're part of Generation Z, born after the 1999 Columbine High School massacre. It's a generation that lives with school shooter drills just like their parents grew up with fire drills.

The difference is that there hasn't been a school fire fatality in the United States since 1958 — while there have been more than 350 victims of 180 school shootings in the past decade alone, according to an in-depth CNN report published this summer.

And the number of casualties keeps growing, week by week.

As of this writing, the most recent was Nov. 15 in Pleasantville, New Jersey, where two children and an adult were shot at a high school football playoff game. No one died.

That wasn't the case the day before, though, when two people were gunned down and the injured shooter died the next day.

That happened at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California.

Also this month, a 19-year-old was shot by a masked gunman at a Baltimore high school and lived. A man was shot in the leg at Langston University in Oklahoma.

A University of Central Missouri student was killed when a gun accidentally went off in an on-campus apartment. And a student was shot and killed after a domestic dispute in a Texas State Technical College housing facility.

This year alone, there have been 45 school shootings across the country, 32 of them at K-12 buildings.

Tellier said he worries about that kind of violence in Amherst less than he does about a tornado or fire.

"Odds are, if something bad is going to happen in a school today, unfortunately we know what it's going to be," he said.

Half the battle, he said,

is in building relationships with students so they do not feel hopeless and ostracized.

Sometimes students are referred to new social worker Jill Maiorca to help talk through problems before they fester, he said.

"Building relationships is more important than ballistic glass to be honest with you," he said. "But ballistic glass is one more step we can do."

A $40,000 state grant helped pay for the security measure.

The Board of Education matched that amount and kicked in an extra $4,000.

The total amount not only paid for the ballistic glass but also helped cover the cost of security camera upgrades at Steele, as well as six new ergonomically safe floor cleaners.

"Right now, the floor machines are so bulky that you're always jerking them around and people hurt their backs," Grimmett said.

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Water leak caused delays but won't stop Jan. 6 Powers school opening JASON HAWK EDITOR

An overnight water leak early this month at the Powers Elementary construction site will not delay the new school's opening date.

A public dedication ceremony set for Nov. 17 was canceled. It's been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5 and the first day of classes will follow on Monday, Jan. 6.

"We're still working on the schedule, on these repairs that will be needed with the water leak," said district Superintendent Steven Sayers.

"We are moving full-steam ahead," he said.

When a second-floor classroom faucet burst after workers cleared the building Nov. 1, untold gallons of water flowed out the door and cascaded down the school's central stairwell.

Flooring and steps are being completely replaced. Workers tore apart walls to make sure insulation wasn't

wet and that no mold would form, said Building and Ground Supervisor Chuck Grimmett.

The damage was estimated at between $250,000 and $300,000, though that will be covered by the builders' insurance. The school system isn't on the hook for a penny, said Sayers.

Most repair work will be complete

by Dec. 20, according to Grimmett.

The exception is the stairwell, which will remain closed until spring break.

"It's basically a safety issue because we don't want to have any kind of trip hazards when the new students come along," he said.

The stairway is actually in good shape, but the warranty is voided by the water damage, he said.

This week, workers will start to move furniture and materials into finished classrooms.

Library supplies will be the first to go over, said Grimmett. Then workers will put boxes in classrooms by grade level, likely starting upstairs and moving downward.

"We're at the mercy of what area

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gets cleaned first," he said. Builders will "clean, de-dust, clean every speck of every corner. Then they'll place the furniture in its proper spots."

Teachers will get a shot to settle in on their own time in late December, he said. They cannot do so before the city building inspector grants an occupancy permit.

Sayers said an all-district staff meeting will be held at the new Powers on Thursday, Jan. 2 and staff will get an opportunity to walk through through school.

During paid inservice days that Thursday and Friday, Powers staff will have time to finish staging their rooms and offices, "to finalize everything and make sure we're ready for the dedication, ready for the first day of school," Sayers said.

The move-in process was supposed to start much earlier and the condensed schedule presents a challenge, he said.

"There are certain things you can't control. You just do the best you can," he said.

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Football recognition

Several Comets football players were recognized for their excellent performances this season.

• Aidan Johnson was named First Team All-District, First Team All-Southwestern Conference, SWC Defensive Back of the Year and First Team All-County.

• Alden Steele was named Second Team All-District, First Team All-SWC and First Team All-County.

• Tyler Brezina received an honorable mention AllDistrict and was named Second Team All-SWC and Second Team All-County.

• Clay Carpenter received an honorable mention AllDistrict and was named First Team All-SWC and First Team All-County.

• Josh Croston received an honorable mention AllDistrict and was named Second Team All-SWC. • Kyle Ferguson received an honorable mention All-District and was named First Team All-SWC and Second Team All-County.

• Lavell Gibson received an honorable mention AllDistrict and was named First Team All-SWC and First Team All-County.

• A.J. Woods received an honorable mention AllSWC. • Jared Hellinger received an honorable mention AllSWC and was named Second Team All-County.

• Alex Woods was named First Team All-County.

• Matt Mendak was named Second Team All-County.

VIVID COLORS

SPORTS Girls Bowling • Amherst defeated Firelands 1,808 to 1,093.

Amherst was led by Makayla Velasquez with a 347 series and Katherine Dull with a 343 series.

Other scores: Hannah Aschenbach 325, Katelynn Romansak 273 and Trinity Miller 227.

Firelands was led by Morgan DiCesare with a 221 series. Other scores: Maddy Van Cooney 219, Lesi Leskovska 169, Joy Schlessman 169 and Kate Partlow 137.

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Amherst Sgt. Mike Rosebeck, seen here with Lt. Mark Cawthon, graduated Nov. 15 from the Police Executive Leadership College. It provides leadership education geared to today’s demands and tomorrows needs.

Boys Bowling • Amherst defeated Firelands 2,337 to 1,794.

Amherst was led by Chandon Weinser-Marcano with a 513 series and Antonio Rodriguez with a 437 series. Other scores: Thomas Heider 414, J.P. Gregory 387 and Zachary Dull 257.

Firelands was led by Chris Jackson with a 411 series. Other scores: Alex Kyer 318, Tyler Mullins 315, Damien Hugley 305 and Michael Smith 259.

"European Landscape" was created by Delaney Kitchen, a junior at Amherst Steele High School, under the direction of teacher Tony Trunzo. It was part of the 2019 Lorain County High School Art Exhibit earlier this month at the Elyria Public Library West River Branch.

The show is put on by the Educational Service Center of Lorain County.

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Clothing and food pantries start at OHS JASON HAWK EDITOR

When Celina Bigio noticed a lot of teens wearing clothes that were too small or inadequate for an Ohio winter, she decided to do something about it.

The Oberlin High School assistant principal has launched a clothing pantry in her building and is collecting gently-used shirts and pants, winter coats, backpacks, hangers and laundry supplies.

The school system's mission isn't just education,

said Bigio — it's caring for the whole child.

When students come to school, they need to be prepared mentally and emotionally to learn, she said. "If they're hungry, if they're cold, if they're worried about what they're going home to, they're not

going to be ready."

So far, the pantry shelves are stacked with a few pairs of jeans, sweatshirts, dresses and a couple of coats.

There is plenty of room — and plenty of need — for more, Bigio said.

Teens are already start-

ing to use the pantry. One young lady last week took a new pair of pants because hers were ripped and soiled.

"She said it's been so long since she's had a nice pair of pants," said Bigio. "I said, 'Well, honey, they're yours.'"

Some donations are also coming in. Kendal at Oberlin delivered a coat and a slew of hangers, which Bigio said were needed.

They'll help turn the clothing closet into something that feels more like a retailer.

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At last, new FHS planning gets rolling JASON HAWK EDITOR

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Mercy Health Allen Hospital in Oberlin is expanding with a 20,000-square-foot medical office building that will be dedicated Tuesday.

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Mercy Health Allen Hospital will dedicate its new medical center at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Mercy Health broke ground on the project in October 2018.

The 20,000-square-foot medical office building will add space for family physicians and specialists. Mercy Health Allen

Hospital President and COO Char Wray said the expansion will dramatically update and expand the footprint of the building.

“It really does serve to improve the processes of care for patients and their families,” Wray said. “For us it’s an opportunity for the primary care providers to collaborate with the specialists on a daily basis.”

A variety of specialists will rotate in and out of the facility, providing care

for residents closer to home. Wray said Mercy Health took local health needs into account and made sure the building had all the “bells and whistles” it needed for modern care.

“We’re making sure these buildings and the personnel in these buildings are focused on the care the community receives,” she said.

Wray said the new medical office is the first large expansion to the hospital since EXPANSION PAGE C2

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As Mercy Health Allen Hospital unveils its new medical office building, it also will signal the end of another long-standing local medical institution.

The building that housed the Oberlin Clinic, next to Mercy Health Allen Hospital’s new medical office building, is set to be demolished. Mercy Health President and COO Charlotte Wray said the building is outdated and no longer needed by the hospital.

“The goal would be to get (the building) torn down before the weather breaks in the spring,” she said.

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Dr. Jeanne KcKibben, a retired doctor who worked at the Oberlin Clinic from 1979 to 2000, holds a poster that documents the history of medicine in Oberlin. subject, said the clinic was innovative and a staple in the community. Now, she’s sad to see it go.

“In a way, the loss of the

Oberlin Clinic is the loss of a memorial landmark in Oberlin,” she said.

McKibben said the idea for Oberlin Clinic came from

Doctors Jim and Jeanne Stephens. The Stephens saw the need to have family physicians and specialists all in one place and invited physicians to join them at a practice. In 1962, the clinic started with seven physicians and one dentist. The group built a medical office building near what was Allen Hospital, which at that time was a 100-bed hospital.

The goal of the clinic, McKibben said, was to bring doctors together to collaborate on community care, while also providing the convenience of having multiple specialists for patients in one place. At its largest, she said 35 physicians and allied health professions worked at the clinic.

In the late 1990s, McKibben said both Oberlin Clinic and Allen Hospital were DEMOLITION PAGE C2

After a year of delays, it's time to start designing Firelands' new high school.

You're invited to help. A "visioning session" will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Firelands High School band room.

BSHM Architects of Youngstown has been hired to plan the new school, which voters approved in November 2018 by passing a 4.28 mill bond issue.

It will provide just under $30 million in construction cash.

Superintendent Mike Von Gunten said the money will pay for a 106,000-square-foot building for grades 9-12. It will be attached to the existing FHS, which “We’ll listen will be partially remodeled for and work, grades 6-8.

He and BSHM go back and share, and Architects are looking for listen and feedback on how work some the space inside should be used more.” to best serve MIKE VON GUNTEN students.

SUPERINTENDENT The focus has to be on academics, Von Gunten said. The budget will not cover the cost of a field house, auditorium, swimming pool or other add-ons that would be nice but expensive.

"The budget will be tight, there's no doubt about that," he said.

The upcoming meeting will be the first of two to gather ideas from the community. A second will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

"We'll listen and work, go back and share, and listen and work some more," Von Gunten said.

He is the first to admit the new school construction hasn't moved as fast as hoped.

The superintendent pinned "an unplanned delay" on the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, which didn't approve the state's $5.3 million funding share until July.

"Once that happened, things began to move, but mostly behind the scenes," he said.

Some remodeling has been done at the current FHS. Students there got updated bathrooms on the south end of the building, the first updates since the 1970s. And LED lighting has been installed throughout the school.

Now the Board of Education is turning its attention to choosing a construction manager to oversee the building project.

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Celebrate the season at Empty Mugs The Empty Mugs Holiday Brass and Organ Spectacular has become an annual tradition for many in the Oberlin area.

This free concert and fundraiser for Oberlin Community Services will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 at First Church in Oberlin, 106 North Main St. Hundreds are expected to gather to listen to festive holiday music, share in the fun of a

live auction and enjoy holiday refreshments.

The auction this year includes two hot-ticket items: a chance for The Feve Food Truck to cater your home or business party, and a brass ensemble to perform at that special event you are planning.

After the concert and auction, you are invited to the Fellowship Hall, where hundreds of hand-made mugs, bowls and

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other pottery — specially crafted for the event and donated by area artisans — will be sold.

All proceeds go to Oberlin Community Services, which provides direct assistance, referrals, outreach services and educational support to Lorain County residents who face challenges. To learn more, to donate or volunteer, visit www. oberlincommunityservices.org or call 440-774-6579.

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FROM C1 1972, which currently sits at about 68,000 square feet. She said Allen Hospital was built in 1925, but the hospital originally opened in a house on Cedar Street in 1907.

“If you look at it, it’s amazing how far it has come,” she said.

Scott Pember, president of the Mercy Health Foundation, said discussions about building the medical offices started four years

ago. Pember said a $1.5 million grant from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation made it possible, and the Mercy Health Foundation secured the rest of the funds for the just under $5 million project.

Mercy Health public relations spokesperson Jonathon Fauvie said the donations were a prime example of community reinvestment.

“The community is excited about (the expansion) and the foundation’s contribution has been a huge part of the project,” Fauvie said.

“When we talk about communities reinvesting in themselves, this is one way they do that.”

Wray said the facility will start being used by patients Dec. 9. She said up to six providers will be in the building at any given time.

hospital then sold itself to Oberlin College, which then leased the property back for $1 a year for 75 years.

New management came in, and part of saving the hospital was firing the physicians at the clinic. McKibben said some of those physicians started private practices in the Oberlin Clinic’s building and rented from the hospital.

“We felt that this was one of the best things that existed in Oberlin,” McKibben said. “ And for it to die was really hard. We really cringe at remembering this, but if (management) hadn’t done some of these things, the hospital wouldn’t be here either.”

When the clinic was doing well, McKibben said it existed in an innovative time in medicine, During the clinic’s time, new surgeries were developed, antibiotics were making leaps and bounds and care was transitioning from family doctors to specialists.

McKibben said the clinic was full of intelligent doctors, who also made sure to put face-to-face care first.

“We used to call it the glory days of the Oberlin Clinic,” McKibben said.

“What was good was people were learning new techniques and new treatments, but they were still very interested in caring for the person as an individual.”

The clinic attracted people from all around and outside of Lorain County, McKibben said. Many of its doctors became figures in the community, with some serving on boards, school boards and on Council.

“This is the way history goes,” McKibben said. “Some things survive, some things don’t. My sort of hope is that at least the history of the Oberlin Clinic that we have collected can at least continue to exist.”

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FROM C1 struggling. She said the two entities merged together to survive.

“Small clinics, like small hospitals, have really had a very difficult time,” she said. “Our small hospital only survived because it became part of a bigger system, and the Oberlin Clinic could have survived if the financial situation could have been solved. But it was an extremely unstable time for physician practices.”

In the fall of 1999, Allen Hospital agreed to buy the Oberlin Clinic, and bought the building and practice in February 2000. The two merged but still were losing money, with $8 million gone over the next eight months.

Later, the hospital had to make a deal with the city and Oberlin College to survive. In fall 2000, McKibben said the city agreed to waive utility fees for 18 months, and give ownership of the property back to the hospital. The

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FROM C1 "We hopefully are going to make it in a way that they feel like they're going to a store and shopping, and not just getting a handout," Bigio said.

The clothing pantry started when it became clear there is a growing need among an increasing number of students, she said. The first sign was kids asking for a snack as soon as they arrived in the morning.

That's why Oberlin High School has also started a food pantry with a grant from the Oberlin Rotary Club.

Volunteers are preparing a designated space for food bags during Thanksgiving break, said Bigio.

The school has already started handing out bags with vegetables, easy meals, bread, dried meat, cereal, soup and granola bars provided by Oberlin Community Services.

They're moving quickly. About 20 kids are using the new service.

"The need is definitely there," said Bigio.

"Sometimes some of the food is gone before they even take it home, because they're hungry," she said.

Many students are going home each afternoon to empty houses, according to Bigio. She said parents are working and doing the best they can to support their families, but that doesn't always leave time to prepare meals.

"I feel like it's a trend now. You have the working poor who are working and doing the best they can but there's just never enough," she said.

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FROM C1 year" and work could start next fall and run through the beginning of 2022. If all goes well, Firelands could open its new facility for the 2022-2023 school year.

The district will likely have to contend with rising construction costs. Firelands is keeping a wary eye on tariffs and a worsening trade war with China.

ThenDesign Architecture, which is designing a new PK-5 school for neighboring Oberlin, has indicated the prices of glass, steel and other building materials are skyrocketing.

Von Gunten said the construction budget includes some contingency cash to help offset those increases.

"Our goal is to build the building that we promised our community," he said.

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Auxiliary officer Gage Hylton of the Oberlin police department places two abandoned bicycles in the city's bike barn.

If you find an abandoned bike, call 440-774-1061. If it's been registered through the PD or Oberlin College security, police will attempt to locate the owner.

If the owner can't be found, officers will put it in the bike barn to eventually be either donated or auctioned.

Church comes together on first Transgender Day of Remembrance CARISSA WOYTACH THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

Peace Community Church held its first Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial service last Wednesday evening.

For 20 years, Transgender Day of Remembrance has honored the lives of transgender people killed across the country. It was started in 1999 by activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor her friend who was killed the year prior, and since then has grown to include vigils and memorial services that include reading a list of names of those killed that year.

While Oberlin College has held events for years, this was the first time Peace Community Church had an organized event, Pastor Erica Saunders said.

Saunders is one of the first openly trans women to be ordained in the Baptist church, joining Peace Community Church earlier this year. The church voted in 2005 to be "open and affirming" to the LGBTQ community.

"Folks were all on board, there was no resistance to the idea," Saunders said. "The folks here seem very willing to try new things and to engage in creative ways of proclaiming that inclusive gospel."

For the roughly two dozen community members and Oberlin College students in attendance, Wednesday's service included a short history on the Day of Remembrance, scripture and a candle lighting ceremony where each of the 22 names of those killed this year were read.

Of those killed, two were from Ohio. Claire Legato, 21, of Cleveland, was shot in April and died about a month later. Jordan Cofer, 22, of Bellbrook, was one of several killed in a mass shooting in Dayton in August.

Zahida Sherman, director of Oberlin College Multicultural Resource Center, attended the service after she found out the Multicultural Resource Center's vigil and Peace Community Church's event were scheduled for the same time. Rather than compete, they agreed to combine their events at the church.

In looking over the 22 names and ages printed on the back of the pamphlet for the evening's service, many of those killed were college-aged.

"I think it certainly has to be relevant for Oberlin students who are 18 to 22 to see in the media or see in our community trans folks being killed, that makes it real," she said. "And so of course they want to be active and they want to do what they can to pre-

vent those things from happening."

Suspecting the college has been hosting LGBTQ events since the mid-1990s, Sherman said Wednesday's service was important in Oberlin College trying to live up to its history.

"It's important for anyone who cares about social justice, anyone who cares about equity, anyone who cares about everyone belonging and being valued in the world to care about this," she said. "... We also kind of uniquely have a larger student body who identifies as queer or nonbinary."

Oberlin College has several LGBTQ-centric events throughout the year. For more information, visit the Multicultural Resource Center's Facebook page, @oberlin.mrc.

Peace Community Church holds regular worship services 10 a.m.

Sundays. The church is at 44 East Lorain St. Saunders said she hopes the event will be an annual tradition for as long as the church's congregation will have her.

"I would hope that every person is able to realize that they were created in God's image," Saunders said. "And that each and every person, regardless of sexuality or gender identity is a beloved child of God."

Shopping center rezoning inches ahead JASON HAWK EDITOR

Debate continued last week over the rezoning of 28 acres on Oberlin's south side, where Carnegie Management & Development Corp. wants to build a new shopping center.

The firm wants City Council to convert the land from its current office space designation to a C-3 planned highway commercial district.

That would pave the way for Oberlin Crossing, which would be home to a large retail space, a medical office and several outbuildings, including what appears to be a fast food restaurant.

Carnegie plans to sink $10 million to $15 million into the effort and claims it would generate roughly 300 full-time jobs.

"I really don't think we need this," resident Marion Parker told Council when the floor was opened for public comment.

He said the Oberlin College-owned Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center, home to The Hotel at Oberlin, has

as-yet unoccuthe country are pied commercial losing customspace, and East ers and shutting College Street down. commercial Council should buildings have also ask the had "constant developer what turnover." formula was used Parker also to determine the voiced concerns number of jobs Ben Wisner that cyclists that will be creand pedestrians ated at Oberlin wouldn't be able Crossing. to safely travel to Oberlin Planning Commission Crossing "without threat member Tony Mealy of life or limb" due to a argued that approving the lack of sidewalks and bike shopping center would paths. "keep our residents in "It doesn't make any town" rather than driving to sense to me to build someNorwalk, Elyria or Clevething that a certain demoland to shop. graphic of people will not Councilwoman Heather be able to even access," he Adelman said she is ensaid. couraged by the prospect of Resident Ben Wisner, more jobs in Oberlin. She a social scientist with a said she hopes Carnegie background in environmen- "understands the ethos of tal studies and commercial Oberlin with our Climate sustainability, said Council Action Plan and really does should ask Carnegie to pro- think about the environvide a list of commercial mental impact of this projects it has completed development, should it be since the company was approved." formed in 1984.

Environmental impact "Are they thriving? Are has been a rallying cry for they not thriving? Are they those who have publicly in fact dead malls?" he opposed the development. asked. Wisner said smaller Carnegie representatives shopping centers across have acknowledged they

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will clear-cut trees to build but said they have a good track record of creating environmentally-friendly projects, and intend to keep managing the property rather than handing it off to tenants.

Oberlin Council members seem inclined to grant Carnegie's rezoning request.

City officials have been eyeing ways to diversify the city's tax base amid fears that Oberlin's two big industries — the college and the Federal Aviation Administration — could shrink or relocate.

Finance Director Sal Talarico recently estimated, based on numbers from Carnegie, that the shopping center could generate about $269,000 per year in taxes, including $140,000 per year for the public school system.

A third and final reading of the rezoning request is expected when Council meets Monday, Dec. 2.

After levy failure, Faircloth fears disaster is coming JASON HAWK EDITOR

Waiting for crews to fix a water main break that canceled school last Tuesday, Glenn Faircloth was worried.

The Lorain County JVS Superintendent said he feared what could happen when the water came back on — that the sudden pressurization would burst galvanized pipes inside his 48-year-old vocational school.

He wasn't eager for a repeat of a rupture that happened just after Labor Day, resulting in more lost classroom time.

Pipes have been patched over the years but "we have some real issues," he said, running down a list of costly repairs that need made.

It's a list Faircloth had hoped to tackle with about $4 million in new cash, except voters rejected the idea earlier this month.

Issue 14, which sought to raise property taxes by about $23.16 per year for a $100,000 home, was defeated by more than 5,200 votes.

If that sounds close, it wasn't. Because of low general election turnout, the issue lost by an 11 percent margin.

Faircloth was surprised by the outcome. He said he thought support for the JVS issue would drive more voters to the polls.

"We're all licking our wounds," he said.

The JVS Board of Education has been poring over voting numbers and trends for clues about where its pitch went wrong and how to proceed.

No decisions have been made yet about pursuing a spring levy. Faircloth said he expects some turnover on the board come January, and the new board will choose a direction.

It won't have much time to get on the primary ballot.

The spring election is early this year, set for March 17.

Faircloth said the recent water main break illustrates how need at the JVS hasn't disappeared.

The sprawling structure, with more than 500,000 square feet under one roof, needs a great deal of work, he said, and "there's not a hidden pot of money that all of a sudden resurfaced."

"We've got to better illustrate that to the community," he said.

Had Issue 14 passed, Faircloth said he'd be putting money into sprinklers as soon as possible. More than 90 percent of the JVS building has never had a fire suppression system.

There are safety issues to address, and not just security cameras but major construction, he said. The school parking lot needs a full redesign, not just a new layer of asphalt. And the JVS roof has to be replaced before inflation pushes the cost to $6 million or more, he argued.

"We hope to maintain at least status quo, but I can tell you the status quo doesn't get us where we need to be," Faircloth said.

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The Oberlin Heritage Center’s Community Awards celebrate individuals, organizations and businesses whose outstanding accomplishments serve the community and make it a better place.

Award categories include Community Historian, Heritage Guardian, Oberlin Heritage Center Volunteer of the Year, Community Teacher of the Year, History Teacher of the Year, Keep Oberlin Beautiful, Business Leader Service and Youth Community Service.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 awards. They are due by Feb. 1 and winners will be recognized at the OHC Annual Meeting on April 1. Forms can be found at www.oberlinheritagecenter.org.

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Fine Feathered Fitness Stand with your feet apart.

Hold a can of food in each hand as shown.

Percival Pilgrim is having puzzling problems.

Are his problems all accidents? Or is someone messing up his day on purpose?

Bend your arms at the elbow, lifting the two cans 10 times up to your shoulders.

Help poor Percival solve his problems. Then use the clues to find out if someone—or something—is making all the trouble!

Percival put some fruits and vegetables into his grandmother’s cornucopia. Then he went to help his father in the fields. When he came back, somebody had taken three things!

Match the shapes to find out which things are missing from the cornucopia.

Percival’s mother asked him to arrange pieces of fabric for a patchwork quilt. He used eight pieces to make a rectangle. He went to get his mother, and when he came back with her, someone had messed it all up!

Help Percival put all of the patches back into the rectangle shape.

Hold a can of food in each hand with arms outstretched and palms down.

Standards Link: Visual discrimination; matching shapes.

Standards Link: Math: Problem Solving: Identify attributes of geometric objects; match shapes.

Now the 10 delicious pumpkin pies Percival’s mother made are gone!

Help him find them on this page.

Little Eagle helped Percival make a beautiful bead necklace for his mother. Oh no! Somebody broke it!

Help Percival put the bead necklace back together.

Be sure to follow his pattern.

Standards Link: Math: Mathematical Reasoning: Analyze and solve problems by observing patterns.

Percival found some clues each time he had a problem.

Now he knows that either his sister Priscilla, his friend Little Eagle, Ted Turkey or Randy Raccoon caused all the problems. Look at the picture of each suspect. Which clue do you think each one left behind?

Circle the troublemaker—the one who left a clue every time there was a problem.

Standards Link: Problem Solving: Analyze problems by identifying relationships.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple directions.

TURKEY PIE PATCHWORK THANKS NEWS HELP SHAPES SOLVE EAGLE MATCH FRUITS LIST BROKE CASE BACK

Slowly lift each arm straight up 10 times.

Not all news is bad news.

Make a list of the people in the newspaper and the reasons they can be thankful.

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write brief expository descriptions.

Find the words in the puzzle.

How many of them can you find on this page?

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

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Play Thanksgiving Mystery Question!

Thanksgiving Poetry

Secretly find a picture in the newspaper. Then, give the paper to a friend. Give your friend clues about the picture you selected. Can they figure out which is the mystery picture?

Write a poem about Thanksgiving!

ANSWER: Don’t use your hands—use a spoon!

Standards Link: Oral Language: Use clear and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas.

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Christmas fun starts Friday JASON HAWK EDITOR

When the turkey dinners and pumpkin pie are cleared away from the Thanksgiving table, Christmas spirit will follow fast in Wellington.

The village, Main Street, Kiwanis, Friends of Findley State Park and other groups are coming together to present a Wellington Community Christmas, with events for the whole family.

• Friday, Nov. 29: A tree-lighting ceremony will kick off the holidays at 6:30 p.m. on the green in front of Town Hall.

It will feature performances by Janice's Dance Studio team, cookies, coffee and Hot Chocolate. Veterans are invited to help Main Street Wellington decorate the village Christmas tree in the gazebo. There are more than 400 ornaments that will go on the tree, each honoring a local person who served in the military.

• Friday, Nov. 29: Ride the Santa Train on the Lorain & West Virginia Railway, 46789 State Route 18. For tickets, visit www.www.lwvry.org.

• Saturday, Nov. 30: Small Business Saturday will be celebrated with pop-up shops throughout Wellington's downtown. Get your map and raffle tickets at the Main Street office, 118 West Herrick Ave. • Sunday, Dec. 1: "The Wondrous Gift" live nativity will begin at 4:30 p.m. with caroling, free carriage rides, free wassail and cookies along with coffee and hot chocolate at Town Hall.

Around 5:15 p.m., actors portraying Mary and Joseph will make their way through Wellington with a donkey, looking for a place to stay the night; not finding a "room at the inn," they will go to Howk Park, where the program will begin at 6 p.m.

• Monday, Dec. 2: A Praise Team concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 127 Park Place.

• Tuesday, Dec. 3: The Wellington Community Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 140 South Main St. The concert is free and will be followed by punch and cookies.

• Wednesday, Dec. 4: Caroling with K-Kids will start at 6 p.m. at the Elms Retirement Village, 136 South Main St. It will include crafts, cookies and hot chocolate.

• Thursday, Dec. 5: Christmas bingo for seniors will be held at 1 pm. at Town Hall.

• Thursday, Dec. 5: The "Cheer-Meister Challenge" will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Town Hall.

The game features nine elimination rounds, including untangling ornament hooks, unwrapping candy canes, trivia, cookie decorating and more.

To enter, you must be 12 or older and donate one of the following: five cans of unexpired canned soup or vegetables for Well-Help or Helping Hands Pantry, five pairs of new gloves for the Angel Tree program, or $5 for the Wellington Salvation Army. Ten competitors will be drawn at random.

• Dec. 5-7: The Wellington Drama Clubs and Community Theater will present "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" at 7 p.m. at the Patricia Lindley Center for the Performing Arts, 627 North Main St. CHRISTMAS PAGE D2

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Village Police Chief Tim Barfield speaks to Council about his proposed 2020 budget line items, which include new bulletproof vests, police cruisers and firearms.

Council eyes $17.4M budget JASON HAWK EDITOR

A $17.4 million budget proposal for 2020 is under review by Wellington Village Council, with new police cruisers, utilities vehicles and security cameras on the line.

Elected officials must have the numbers in place by Dec. 16, when they meet for the last time this year.

The coffers are looking healthy at the moment. The Regional Income

Tax Authority predicts Wellington will end the year with annual collections of nearly $2.19 million — that's up $480,600 over last year.

The village has been cautious with spending through 2019. To date, officials have banked roughly $643,000.

But department heads have a litany list of needs they say need to be met in next year's budget.

The electric department has put in for a new bucket truck to replace its 20-year-old model, one of three in the village fleet.

"Without a truck, we're dead in the water," said Electric Superintendent David Bealer.

Multiple trucks are needed for many projects, and two must always be in tip-top shape to handle outages and other emergencies, he said.

Water Superintendent Gregory Frenk is asking for $20,000 for a security gate at the water plant. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has been pushing security BUDGET PAGE D2

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The resignation of school board member Matthew Clark has left the Black River Schools scrambling to find a replacement for that seat in addition to a term-limited one.

Matthew Clark's fouryear term on the board began in 2017.

Board member Pam

Wheeler's four-year term will come to an end at the start of the new year and she has also chosen to leave the district.

Superintendent Chris Clark said Matthew Clark cited personal and family reasons for leaving his position.

"Mr. Clark contacted myself and the board president back at the beginning of November, it wasn't necessarily sudden," he said. "We're going to work

through it as we have this other board position opening up in January. So, the board will make a decision on how they want to go about interviewing and filling that position. Right now, we're going from a five-member board down to a three-member board."

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BUDGET

FROM D1 around critical infrastructure, at one point even asking about fencing in the upground reservoir, he said.

Police Chief Tim Barfield has a number of bigdollar requests built into his department's budget proposal.

The police department has four cars at over 100,000 miles and maintenance costs are mounting, about $10,000 this year, he said.

"We currently have two cars out of service" because of suspected transmission issues, he said.

Barfield wants to buy three new Chevrolet Tahoes, which he said will be more durable and last longer than the Ford Explorers currently used.

The new trucks would have four-wheel-drive as well as more room in both the front and back, which the chief said is convenient for transporting prisoners to the Lorain County Jail. "If you have to fight with someone, it's a lot easier to get them into a larger vehicle than a smaller one," he said.

At $35,000 each, replacing four aging police vehicles would equate to a $140,000 commitment over three years, said Councilman Gene Hartman.

"The hope is to get these maintenance costs under control," Barfield told him.

Police are also asking to buy an automatic rifle and two shotguns to outfit vehicles, fingerprinting equipment, new in-car computers, and ballistic vests. The department needs at least 10 new bulletproof vests to replace ones that are 10 to 12 years old, Barfield said; a state grant will recover 70 percent of the cost.

The chief also wants to spend about $26,650 on eight security cameras to cover downtown alleyways and parking lots. The high-definition models would be able to zoom in and follow people, he said, and would primarily be used for parking enforcement.

Another $100,000 is included in the 2020 budget for engineering and design services related to creating a new police station. The village has purchased 147 and 149 East Herrick Avenue and, after its current tenants' contracts expire, will transform the site with extensive renovations and an addition.

The Wellington Public Works Department wants to replace its 18-year-old water distribution truck. It needs major repairs but could be traded in for $9,000.

Officials plan to spend big bucks to move a section of the West Herrick Avenue water line from under the roadway to under the sidewalk. A larger portion was completed this year at a cost of about $110,000.

There are plenty of other expenditures built into the budget proposal, from $35,000 for quiet zones along the CSX rail line to development of Union School Park; concrete replacement efforts on certain sections of Elm Street, Grand Avenue and Industrial Avenue; and a $5,000 increase in funding to Main Street Wellington.

One area where no increase is eyed is the village sewer fund. Customers' rates have been bumped up over the past two years to restore the flagging account.

Now the fund "looks really healthy," said Village Manager Steve Dupee.

A 3.5 percent increase is scheduled for 2020 in the water fund, however — the last in a three-year schedule of rate increases.

The culprit, according to Dupee, is a decline in water consumption by customers.

Usage in Wellington has fallen by more than nine percent in the past two years.

"The trend is not in our favor. We're certainly collecting a lot less than our study suggested we would collect," said Dupee.

Water Superintendent Gregory Frenk said the village's population has increased. But at the same time, appliances and fixtures are increasingly better at conserving water.

CHRISTMAS

FROM D1 Tickets at the door are $10 for adults; and $5 for senior citizens, students and children. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. on show days. For more information, visit www. lindleycenter.com.

• Saturday, Dec. 7: The Christmas in the Village Holiday Bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Town Hall. The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will present crafters and food.

• Saturday, Dec. 7: A Christmas luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 140 South Main St. • Saturday, Dec. 7: A Nutcracker party will be held at 2 p.m. at the Herrick Memorial Library, 101 Willard Memorial Square. Call 440-647-2120 to register.

• Sunday, Dec. 8: A Christmas movie matinee will be held at 2 p.m. at the Patricia Lindley Center for the Performing Arts, 627 North Main St. It will feature showings of "The Year Without a Santa Claus" and "The Santa Clause."

FIRST DUKES LEAGUE TITLE

Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

The Dukes varsity girls were recognized Nov. 19 by the Wellington Board of Education for an outstanding soccer season that culminated with a conference title — the district's first in the newlyformed Lorain County League. It was the girls' second conference championship in three years under the leadership of Jason Gundert, who was named Lorain County Coach of the Year.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR A DUKES FIRST

Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

Perhaps the Dukes' most celebrated fall athlete, senior Grace Dudziak was recognized Nov. 19 by the Wellington Board of Education. As captain of the varsity girls soccer team, she was named Player of the Year for the Lorain County League and earned First Team league, county and district team honors. She also played on the varsity football team and was praised for securing a Dukes win over Oberlin with a critical tackle to stop a kickoff return.

Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

As the first Duke to ever qualify for the state golf tournament in Columbus, junior Will Palmison earned a plaque from the Wellington Board of Education on Nov. 19. He earned the honor competing under the leadership of coach Tom Guyer.

COLUMN

The holidays are a time for stuffing Since the holidays are here, we'll be planning meals, shopping for presents, planning trip to see family members and decorating our homes.

But the only time I want to see snow is on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I remember one year we had 70-degree weather — it didn't seem like Christmas, but it was good for family who had to travel.

The holidays mean stuffPENNY’S PANTRY ing, and I'm putting some PENNY CASE stuffing recipes in this column for you to try.

I also made a simple and dinner — I am going to fix easy noodle dish this week. the turkey and stuffing for I fried some ground beef my daughter, plus make my with onions and cooked bread pudding and a pumpnoodles. Once drained, I kin pie for my two sons. It'll put the noodles back in the be nice to be part of fixing same pan with the beef and our Thanksgiving dinner its juices, added two cans of again. I really miss cooking cream of mushroom soup, for the holidays! and stirred well. I added It's a nice time to be a little milk and seasoned with family and friends. it all with salt, pepper and And Christmas is my very garlic salt. favorite holiday. I love my Everyone loved it! The decorated tree, especially lit noodles were a quick meal at night. that would be easy to fix Until next time, enjoy after a day at work. It can be these recipes! souped up with frozen sweet peas, and looks great served Amish Potato Stuffing • 1 medium chopped onion next to salad and rolls.

• 3 celery stalks, chopped As I write this, I'm plan• 5 tbsp. butter ning my Thanksgiving

• 4 slices whole wheat bread, torn into pieces • 3 cups mashed potatoes, cooked • 1/2 tsp. dried sage • 1 tbsp. dried parsley • Salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large pot, saute onion and celery in butter over medium heat for five minutes. Remove from heat and stir in bread, potatoes, sage, parsley, salt and pepper. Grease a medium sized casserole dish and add stuffing mixture to it.

Bake, uncovered, for one hour or until top is slightly browned and crispy.

Cornbread Stuffing • 1/2 cup butter or margarine • 2 cups chopped celery • 1 cup chopped onion • 6 cups cubed day-old cornbread • 2 cups fresh bread crumbs • 1 tbsp. rubbed sage • 1 tbsp. poultry seasoning • 2 eggs, lightly beaten • 1 cup chicken broth In a skillet, melt butter.

Saute celery and onion until tender. Place in a large bowl with cornbread, crumbs and seasonings.

Combine eggs and chicken broth; add to bread mixture, stirring gently to

mix. You can either stuff a turkey or put the stuffing in a pan and put butter over the top to bake it.

Country Ham Stuffing • 3 cups cubed day-old white bread • 3 cups cubed day-old wheat bread • 1/2 cup butter or margarine • 1 1/2 cups cubed fullycooked ham • 3 cups chopped onion • 2 cups chopped celery • 1 1/2 tsp. rubbed sage • 1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme • 1/2 tsp. pepper • 1 cup chicken broth Place bread cubes in a 9x13 pan and bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Put bread crumbs in a large bowl and set aside. In a skillet, melt butter; cook ham for five to 10 minutes, then remove and place over bread. In the same skillet, saute celery and onion with seasonings until tender; toss with bread and ham. Use enough broth to moisten. Put in a greased three-quart baking dish. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 60 minutes, then uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes until browned.

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This untitled charcoal, pencil and graphite drawing was created by Sadie Willis, a freshman at Wellington High School, under the direction of teacher Kaitlin Krajcik. It was part of the 2019 Lorain County High School Art Exhibit earlier this month at the Elyria Public Library West River Branch.

The show is put on by the Educational Service Center of Lorain County.

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Under Kimmich, Dukes Westwood playground boot-campers shed pounds could get major repairs JASON HAWK EDITOR

Danielle Thacker has lost 22 pounds in the last few months.

Her secret? It's the Dukes Boot Camp, led by special teams coach Matt Kimmich.

Burpees, lunges, squats and stretching have helped Thacker and others shed weight since this summer. About 15 to 20 people meet from 6-7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Dickson Street field house to work out.

"The boot-campers motivated me and helped keep me busy," said Thacker, president of the Fullbackers Club, which sponsors the sessions to help raise funds for the Dukes football program.

Kimmich, who has a background in personal training, is the key to the camp's success, she said. "He really motivates you. He talks you through everything, and he has so much energy you can't help but want to be around it."

But ask Kimmich, and he credits the whole idea to Thacker. She decided this summer to hold a fitness challenge, an eight-week competition to lose body fat.

"It ended up being a really positive experience," he said. "It's been an awesome experience to give back and help people

reach their fitness goals."

He said the boot camp's "little niche family" has benefited by keeping each other accountable to stay on track, not just in workouts but with nutrition goals.

Thacker said that in her case that's meant cutting back on portion sizes, and staying strong when the rest of her office orders pizza.

Workout buddies know boot camp is a place where no one is judged. Anyone can join, regardless of fitness level.

"Our goal is to be the best version of yourself and making healthier choices," said Kimmich.

The regimen is a low-impact combination of weight training and cardio conditioning, with an emphasis on stretching and flexibility, he said.

The result: In the last eight-week camp, everyone who took part lost at least four pounds and the high range was 14.

"The body fat's really melted off, especially for those who have been consistent," said Kimmich.

While the cost for the full run is $60, drop-in sessions are $5 — and Kimmich said it's free to observe and find out if boot camp is right for you.

"Join us. We'd love to have you. You can just observe, you don't have to participate," he said.

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Insurers for the Wellington Schools say the Westwood Elementary School playground is in bad shape.

Board of Education member Ayers Ratliff made a $20,000 pitch Nov. 19 to fellow elected officials, asking to earmark money for the play area.

"I was thinking if the levy passed, maybe we would have the money to upgrade that playground," he said.

A permanent improvement levy that failed dismally earlier this month would have generated $8,7 million to repair the 60-year-old school, including the playground.

Now Ratliff has suggested soliciting a $5,000 donation from the Westwood K-Kids and matching amounts from the Kiwanis Club, Wellington Schools Endowment Fund and Board of Education.

He said the district could ask village workers to donate labor as well.

"I think we could make that really special.

I would love to see the kids' faces the first time they go on the playground," he said.

Superintendent Ed Weber said fixing up the Westwood playground is a bigger project than most people may think. "And that's why it was part of our proposal to upgrade Westwood, because it needs a lot," he said.

He said insurers did not close the playground but made recommendations for minimizing liability and preventing injuries.

MEET THE BAND SENIOR This week's featured Wellington High School band senior is Lucille Mann, daughter of David and Jessica Mann.

She is the section captain of the woodwind squad and plays the alto saxophone. She is a member of the marching, concert, pep and jazz bands as well as the percussion ensemble. Mann is the librarian of the band this year.

Mann's most memorable band moments are getting to spend time with everyone in and out of the WHS band room. She works part-time at Village Market, is a member of the Anime Club at the high school and attends the Lorain County JVS. Mann plans to attend Lo-

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Small Business Saturday

Jenny Arntz is asking shoppers to hit downtown Wellington for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30.

The village will host 37 vendors in 17 locations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day, the Main Street Wellington director said.

The goal is to increase foot traffic to local businesses, "especially our mom and pop-type stores, our brick and mortars, as well as our pop-ups," said Arntz.

Pop-ups include small vendors such as Pampered Chef, she said.

Music stands for sale

From Dec. 2-15, the Wellington Schools will offer up for public sale 35 music stands priced at $10 each.

These items are no longer being used. The Board of Education has approved their sale.

To purchase one, contact Wellington band director Antoinette Novotny at anovotny@wellingtonvillage schools.org.

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21. “____ the ramparts...�

22. *RisquÊ garb named for atoll 25. *Bakelite was first one made from synthetics 29. RNs’ org.

30. Like a pumpkin on Halloween 33. â‚Ź 34. “To Kill a Mockingbirdâ€? protagonist 36. Columbus Day mo.

37. Unlock 38. Without, in Paris 39. Limestone landscape forms 41. Broke bread 42. *Synthetic for a diabetic 44. Putin’s currency 46. *Willis Carrier’s invention conditioned it 47. *Aspartame-based sweetener 49. Hard tale to believe 51. *Scuba diver’s gear 54. “It’s still Rock and Roll� to him 55. The Colosseum, e.g.

56. Stage part 58. Bohemian 59. Gold coating 60. Fishing rod attachment 61. Sticky stuff 62. Make a choice 63. Big Bang’s original matter DOWN 1. Military hospitals 2. Fleur-de-lis 3. Irish word for Ireland 4. Sushi restaurant “burner�

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23. Relating to Quechuan people 24. Unstable mesons 25. Four-legged friends 26. ____ Ligation 27. All worked up 28. Apple leftovers 31. Multicolored horse

32. *Acronym that revolutionized TV-watching 35. But not always 37. Like some suspects?

39. Crème de cassis plus wine 40. Like Ferris Bueller 43. Monet’s water flower 45. Out of focus 47. Provide with gear 48. Cover with a story to tell?

49. Beginner 50. Charlie Parker’s sax 51. Golden Fleece ship 52. Season to be jolly 53. High school club 54. *Air____, vehicle restraint 57. Freddie Krueger’s street

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FEEDBACK We asked readers on Facebook: What are you thankful for this year? Who has made a difference in your life and how? Here are some of your answers: • Amy Douglass Henderson: "I’m thankful for the kind teachers, aides and staff of Amherst schools!"

• Frances Foor: "I am thankful for being allowed the chance to come home! God bless my sister!"

• Shelly Hill: "I am thankful for out church Lorain Lighthouse Methodist Church who do so much work in the community."

• Cynthia M. Miller: "I am thankful to be living in my hometown, Amherst. Born and raised here. Raised my daughter here and will retire here. So much to offer — library, movie theater, shops, places to eat, parks... I could go on!"

• Karen Hancock Wehman: "For our family living in Tennessee and Ohio."

• Toni Campana Davis: "I am thankful for my mental and physical health."

• Lovie Lee: "I am thankful that my mom has overcome cancer. I'm thankful for my children for always being there. I need them more than they will ever know and I'm blessed how close we are. I'm thankful for our journey in life. I'm thankful for my friends who always are there."

• Maureen J. Koshar: "I thank God for my family and friends."

• Renee Baker: "As a former resident of Wellington in my young formative years, I am thankful for the friendships that I have had and still have from many that lived there! I am grateful that when we as a family can come home for a visit we are welcomed 'home' with open arms!"

• Mike Rush: "I am most thankful for my wife."

• Tom Seman: "I am thankful for my family."

• Mark Graibus: "Heat and hot water."

• Heather Thompson-Vandeweerd: "I'm very thankful for my fiance, my three beautiful children, my very handsome one-year-old grandson and extremely grateful to still have my father here with us to celebrate all we have."

Murray Ridge honors Special Olympics athletes More than 200 athletes, including some 2019 state champions, were recently recognized for their accomplishments by Murray Ridge Center at its annual Special Olympics Banquet at Lorain County Community College.

Following an address by former WEOL radio personality and new voice of the Cavaliers Tim Alcorn, Murray Ridge Special Olympics Coordinator Shawn Hatcher presented the following special awards and recognitions: • Coach of the Year – Brian Chutes, a 20-year veteran coach of track and field, softball, basketball, bowling and aquatics.

• Sportsmanship and Kindness Award – Chad Kothe for “having fun, trying his best, being a good teammate and being a good

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Murray Ridge Special Olympics Coordinator Shawn Hatcher recognizes Coach of the Year Brian Chutes. opponent to his competitors.”

• Hall of Fame Inductee – Carl Jeans for his many years of success in basketball, softball and various track and field events.

• 2019 Modified Vol-

leyball State Champions – Kim Herman, Chad Kothe, Megan Craig, Jeff Torres, Douglas McCartney, Ryan Brown, Joseph Belottie, Eric Johnson, Kurt Caris and Noah Griffiths.

• 2019 4x100 Relay State

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LEGALS PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a public hearing on December 9, 2019 at 6:00 PM at the South Amherst Village Town Hall to discuss the proposed water rate increase effective December 21, 2019, repealing and enacting South Amherst Codified Ordinance Section 921.04. (a) The Village does hereby establish water rates for the Village of South Amherst and Board of Trustees of Public Affairs with a two percent increase each year for the next three years as set forth below: P/first 1000 gallons/monthly minimum Jan-2020 11.59, Jan-2021 11.82, Jan-2022 12.05 P/1000 gallons over the first 1000 gallons Jan-2020 11.59,

Jan-2021 11.82, Jan-2022 12.05 P/1000 gallons for bulk hydrant rate Jan-2020 20.40, Jan-2021 20.80, Jan-2022 21.21 User fee $15.00 per month The public is invited to attend.

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PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on November 4, 2019. The complete text of each item may be viewed or purchased in the Clerk of Council Office @ Lorain City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, during normal business hours or contact Nancy Greer @ 204-2050 (Nancy_ Greer@cityoflorain.org). The following summary has been reviewed/approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws.

Reso. #45-19 Recognizing & commending the establishment of the Cel Rivera & Elba Armstrong Fund to be admin-

istered through the Community Foundation's Hispanic Fund.

Ord. 143-19 Auth the S/S Director to enter into contract w/ out bids for the purchase of an interstate trailer and mini hydraulic excavator from Ohio CAT. 144-19 Appropriation.

145-19 Amending Lorain Codified Ordinance Ch. 1302- Registration of Commercial Vacant Buildings (Appeals). 147-19 Amending Section 903.99 Penalty & 905.99 Penalty of the Lorain Codified Ordinances. (Sidewalks & Driveway Aprons).

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PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on November 4, 2019. The complete text of each item may be viewed or purchased in the Clerk of Council Office @ Lorain City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, during normal business hours or contact Nancy

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Tax aides needed The AARP Tax Aide Program will start at the beginning of February and organizers are in need of some new volunteers.

The program offer tax preparation assistance to the public.

To help out, you'll first attend classes in January, then take an IRS test to become a certified volunteer. Returning volunteers also have a shorter class schedule and take the test to be certified.

There are 11 sites in the Lorain County area and you can choose the site where you would like to work.

Volunteers usually only work one short day a week.

The people who come in are very appreciative and the atmosphere is pleasant, said Communications Coordinator Sheila Holmes. "It is people helping people," she said.

If you are interested, visit www.aarpfoundation.org/ taxaide or call 888-6872277. This tax program is offered in conjunction with the IRS.

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Champions – Elena Reinhold, Sarah Ward, Kayla Stearns and Mark Lacko.

Also recognized at the banquet were all the athletes and coaches who participated in various sports throughout the year, volunteers who helped out in various ways and three local businesses and organizations who have been long-time supporters of Murray Ridge Center’s Special Olympics program: • Rebman Recreation, for supporting Murray Ridge’s Special Olympics bowling program for many years.

• The Amherst Athletic Association, for providing two softball fields as Murray Ridge’s home field for games.

• Shoreway Sports & Graphics, for donating and updating Murray Ridge’s Special Olympics sports banners.

WELLINGTON RECYCLES! Did you know, everything you recycle in your green recycling tote is weighed and recorded? The village of Wellington receives grant dollars from the Lorain County Commissioners, and Lorain County Solid Waste Management District, because you recycle. The more you recycle, the more grant money the village is eligible for! Grant dollars have been used to purchase recycled content park benches, trash/recycling receptacles, crushed red brick for the ball fields at the Rec. Park, the sun shade at the splash pad, and playground equipment.

What to Recycle in your Green Curbside Tote Glass Bottles & Jars (all colors) Metal Cans: Aluminum, and steel cans and lids WELLINGTON RECYCLES! Did you know, everything you recycle in your green recycling tote is Paper: Newspaper, magazines, cardboard, mixed office paper and envelopes, paperboard weighed and recorded? The village of Wellington receives grant dollars from the Lorain County (cereal boxes), telephone books,Solid and catalogs Commissioners, and Lorain County Waste Management District, because you recycle. The

Plastics #1 #7 (reattach lid): Bottles that have a small mouth and wider base, such more you recycle, the more grant moneyand thejugs village is eligible for! Grant dollars have been used as milk jugs, soda bottles, laundry detergent bottles, water bottles, and shampoo bottles to purchase recycled content park benches, trash/recycling receptacles, crushed red brick for the ball the Cartons fiber): Milk, Milk, Soup andand Broth, Cream, and Wine fields at Rec. (paper Park, the sunJuice, shade at Soy the splash pad, playground equipment.

What to Recycle in your Green Curbside Tote Recycling Tips – Glass Bottles & Jars (all colors)

Mix itemsAluminum, together – no separation required Metal all Cans: and steel cans and lids EmptyNewspaper, and rinse all bottles, jugs, cartons, and cans Paper: magazines, cardboard, mixed office paper and envelopes, paperboard boxes), telephone (cereal No Need to remove labels books, and catalogs Plastics #1 -bottles, #7 (reattach and jugs For plastic empty, lid): crushBottles and reattach lids that have a small mouth and wider base, such as milk jugs, soda bottles, laundry detergent bottles, water bottles, and shampoo bottles For cartons, remove plastic caps and straws Cartons (paper fiber): Juice, Milk, Soy Milk, Soup and Broth, Cream, and Wine

Never place medical sharps or needles in the recycling

Recycling DoTips Not –use plastic bags Mix all items together – no separation required for Empty and rinse Not Recycling – all bottles, jugs, cartons, and cans

No Need to remove labels No plastic bags, cassette tapes, bed sheets, hangers, metal chains, garden hoses, batteries, needles, For plastic bottles, empty, crush and reattach lids syringes, electronics, polystyrene foam, buckets, car parts, food, yard waste, light bulbs, drinking For cartons, remove plastic caps and straws glasses, ceramics, pots, pans, and scrap metal. in the recycling Never place medical sharps or needles Do Not use plastic bags

Hard to Recycle Items -

NotLorain for Recycling – County Solid Waste Management District Collection Center No 540 plastic bags, cassette tapes,Ohio bed44035, sheets,440-329-5440 hangers, metal chains, garden hoses, batteries, South Abbe Rd., Elyria, Hours of Operation: Monday 12 PM needles, syringes, electronics, polystyrene foam, buckets, car parts, food, yard waste, light bulbs, drinking – 4 PM, Wednesday PM –and 6 PM, Saturday glasses, ceramics, pots,12 pans, scrap metal. 9 AM – 3 PM (Lorain County Residents Only)

Household Hazardous Waste (see website for accepted materials)

Hard to Recycle Items www.loraincounty.us/commissioners-department/solid-waste-management/collection-center

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Collection Center Cooking Oils 540 South Abbe Rd., Elyria, Ohio 44035, 440-329-5440 Hours of Operation: Monday 12 PM Wednesday Electronic Waste – 4 PM, 12 PM – 6 PM, Saturday 9 AM – 3 PM (Lorain County Residents Only)

The Wellington WomFluorescent Lamps & Ballasts Household Hazardous Waste (see website for accepted materials) en’s League is accepting www.loraincounty.us/commissioners-department/solid-waste-management/collection-center Scrap Tires letters of application for Cooking grant funds. All funding Papers Oils to Be Shredded Electronic Waste requests must be from a Fluorescent Lamps Ballasts – If you have items such as new paint, used paint that is half Lorain County Habitat for&Humanity Wellington-based non construction Scrap Tiresor building items – you can donate them to the Lorain County Habitat for Humanity, profit group, and received full, Papers to Be Shredded before Friday, Dec. 27 to www.loraincountyhabitat.org, 440-322-2355. be considered.

Lorain County Habitat for Humanity – If you have items such as new paint, used paint that is half Applicants must include full, construction or building items – you can donate them to the Lorain County Habitat for Humanity, the amount of funding www.loraincountyhabitat.org, 440-322-2355. requested, a description of the item or project, the total cost of the item or project, how it will benefit the Wellington community and the date the funds are needed.

Send requests to Wellington Women’s League, P.O. Box 276, Wellington, OH 44090.

Greer @ 204-2050 (Nancy_ Greer@cityoflorain.org). The following summary has been reviewed/approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws.

Reso. #46-19 Recognition & Appreciation to the Falbo Family and Terminal Ready Mix, Inc. for their generous donations and assistance w/ the installation of a new playground at Falbo Park. Ord. #148-19 Assessing the cost of abating nuisance by cutting noxious weeds during the 2019 calendar year. 149-19 Assessing the cost of abating nuisances by demolition of the motel buildings located at 3917 West Erie Avenue, known as the Lake Motel. 150-19 Auth the S/S Director to enter into a professional services agrmt w/ Harvey, Abens & Iousue Co. LPA. 151-19 Amending Ord. 62-19, Section 15.3.7Mayor Safety/Service Director (Manager of Admin Services, LPD). 152-19- Transfer. 15319 Appropriation. 154-19 De-Appropriation.

155-19 Changing the name of Sunset Avenue to Shipyard Way in the

City of Lorain.

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LEGAL NOTICE (CITATION BY PUBLICATION)

To: Jose Fernandez Last Known Address: Jardines de Arroyo, Apt 302 Manzana B-3 Sector Buena Venturanza Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana You are hereby notified that a Complaint or Motion containing a request for Divorce has been filed in the Lorain County Domestic Relations Court.

A hearing on this Complaint or Motion is scheduled for: the 12th day of February, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Lisa Swenski of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations located at 225 Court St. Elyria, OH 44053.

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