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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES • OBERLIN NEWS-TRIBUNE • WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019

CHRISTMAS F•E•V•E•R Happy holidays to all! Enjoy a ton of Christmas pictures in this week’s edition!

BULLETIN BOARD Saturday, Dec. 28 • AMHERST: A spaghetti benefit dinner for Sherry Casto will be held from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28 at the Amherst Eagles Club, 1161 Milan Ave. The menu will feature choices of sauce and meat with bread, salad and dessert. There will be a basket raffle, liquor bottle raffles, a 50-50 raffle, cash bar and DJ. Casto was rushed to the emergency room Nov. 10 with a migraine, then flown to Cleveland and diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. The fundraiser dinner will help her family pay for basic needs while she is recovering and unable to work. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children ages 12 and younger. To order, call Laura at 440-654-1800 or Steve at 440-420-7265. Tickets will also be available at the door.

• WELLINGTON: Coffee with the Mayor will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28 at Bread-NBrew, 100 South Main St. It is a time to take questions, concerns and issues to Mayor Hans Schneider in an informal setting.

Sunday, Dec. 29 • NEW RUSSIA TWP.: The New Russia trustees will meet at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29 to conduct a year-end and organizational meeting at the township offices, 46300 Butternut Ridge Rd. The meeting is open to the public.

Tuesday, Jan. 7 • NEW RUSSIA TWP.: A special meeting of the New Russia Township trustees will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 46300 Butternut Ridge Rd. The purpose is to discuss legal matters.

Wednesday, Jan. 8 • OBERLIN: The Wellington Genealogy Group will meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the Oberlin

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Primary battles set VOTING DATES In Ohio, primary races will play out Tuesday, March 17, which is St. Patrick's Day. The deadline to register to vote is Feb. 18.

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Republicans are bringing some heat to the spring primary ballot, hoping to shake up Democrats' long control of Lorain County.

Four filed to run for commissioner seats ahead of last week's filing deadline with the Board of Elections.

Two seats are up for grabs this year — those held by Democrats Lori Kokoski of Elyria and Sharon Sweda of Amherst.

The primary will determine whether North Ridgeville Councilwoman Michelle Hung or attorney Gerald Phillips of Avon Lake will be sent forward to fight Kokoski in the fall.

David Moore of Amherst, who previously served one term as commissioner, and G. David Gillock, who just ended a 16-year run as mayor of North Ridgeville, are vying for the Republican nomination to face Sweda.

It's worth noting that while Sweda is the incumbent, she did not win her seat by popular election.

After losing a state Senate race to Republican Nathan Manning in 2018, she was appointed in February when Democratic commis-

Lori Kokoski

Michelle Hung

Gerald Phillips

Sharon Sweda

G. David Gillock

David Moore

sioner Ted Kalo stepped down from the position to become Lorain Municipal Court clerk.

County Prosecutor Dennis Will of Sheffield Village will face a challenge from fellow Democrat J.D. Tomlinson of Amherst.

Will has held the job since 2004 and narrowly defeated Tomlinson in the 2016 primary, with no Republican opposition.

That won't be the case this time. Republican Robert Gargasz, a Lorain lawyer, will be waiting to face whichever candidate gets the nod from county

Democrats.

County Recorder Judy Nedwick, a Democrat from Elyria, is unopposed in March. In November, she will face challenger Mike Doran, who after losing a race for county auditor two years ago as a Libertarian has filed this year as a Republican.

Candidates for several other county jobs are uncontested.

Probate Court Judge James Walther, Common Pleas Court Clerk Tom Orlando, Treasurer Daniel Talarek, Engineer Ken Carney and Sheriff Phil

Stammiti — all Democrats — will keep their jobs, barring any serious write-in challenges.

Meanwhile, Lorain County Coroner Stephen Evans of Sheffield Lake has chosen to retire after rather than seek re-election. He has been coroner for 10 years and his career has spanned 28 years.

One of his employees, fellow Republican Frank Miller of Columbia Station, expects to take the job. Miller previously served as coroner in Cuyahoga County.

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Oberlin

Wellington

Teachers move in, kids tour new school • B1

Demonstrators call for Trump’s impeachment • C1

Fire destroys Wenner Street home on Sunday night • D1

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OBITUARIES Robert W. Coyle Robert W. Coyle, 58, of Wellington, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2019.

Robert is survived by his loving parents, Robert P. and Beverly (nee Stanton); dear brother, Michael Coyle; children, Nicole, Bobby and Tayler; his grandparents, the late George and Coletta Stanton and his partner, Margaret Horvat.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at 2 p.m. in the Sunset Chapel, 6245 Columbia Rd., North Olmsted.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution may be maybe made in Roberts name to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516. www.dostalbokas.com

Paul Edgar Bowman Paul Edgar Bowman, 78, of Nova, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, at the Laurels of New London. Born in Cleveland on Oct. 25, 1941, he was the son of the late George Bowman and Doris (nee Kenyon) Yeager.

Paul was a 1960 Wellington High School graduate anad had lived in Wellington, Rochester and Nova most of his life. Paul worked for Ohio Edison Energy and was an LMRE Trustee.

He was an active member of Rochester United Methodist Church. Paul served as a Scout Master with the Rochester Troop for several years, earning the Silver Beaver, the highest award an adult leader can earn and traveled to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico with his troop. He enjoyed collecting toy tractors and worked on lawn mowers and other small engines. Paul also served as chairman for the Troy Township wastewater district.

He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Betty (nee Dalgleish) Bowman; children, Edward Blake Bowman of Bucyrus and Timothy Paul (Suzanne) Bowman of Wellington and granddaughter, Camille.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Lois and brother, Clifford.

Family and friends will be received Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, 370 South Main St., Wellington at 1 p.m. until the time of service beginning at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Jim Ellis officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to Rochester United Methodist Church, 201 State St., Wellington, OH 44090.

Expressions of sympathy be shared online at www. norton-eastmanfuneralhome.com.

For information on placing an obituary, please call 440-329-7000.

Walking at Westwood

Stay active this winter by walking at Westwood Elementary School, 305 Union St., Wellington.

Indoor walking will be open to the community from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesdays from Jan. 8 through April 15, as long as school is open that day. Participants are asked to check in at the "I" door by the cafeteria. All ages and walking abilities are welcome to participate.

For more information, visit www.thriveslc.org, or email thriveloraincounty@gmail.com.

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Foundation awards $1.1M in grants The Community Foundation of Lorain County has announced $1.1 million in grants will be awarded to 48 organizations following a Dec. 18 vote by its board.

"The Community Foundation always celebrates the holiday season by funding our local organizations," said board member Karen Wells.

The money was divided among nonprofits that offer services in the fields of arts and culture, education and youth development, health and human services and strengthening Lorain County.

Wells noted that 54 percent of the funds target health and human services, where need is great.

The Foundation set aside $610,425 in that category. Examples of investment include $75,000 for the Blessing House, $65,287 for Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, $55,000 for El Centro de Servicios Sociales, $29,000 for the Salvation Army and $38,750 for the Coalition for the Uninsured of Lorain County, among many others.

Groups receiving a share of arts and culture funding ranged from the

Oberlin Heritage Center ($24,582) to the Firelands Association for the Visual Arts ($22,000).

Education and youth development recipients included Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County ($50,000), the National Inventors Hall of Fame ($49,900) and Save Our Children Inc. ($35,000).

In the strengthening Lorain County category, some of the awardees included the Amherst Fire Department ($5,000), Friendship Animal Protective League ($20,000) and Main Street Oberlin ($7,500).

Christmas tree pick-up AMHERST The city of Amherst will not pick up Christmas trees this year, in a departure from how the service has been previously offered. Instead, Republic Services will provide pick-up, said city hall secretary Jami Anderson.

OBERLIN Starting Dec. 26, Oberlin residents can place Christmas trees at the curb for pick-up by city workers. The service will continue through the end of February. Pick-up is not part of regular trash collection, but is done by city employees when time allows.

WELLINGTON Republic Services will pick-up Christmas Trees in the village of Wellington.

COLUMN

We all can choose to be Santa My fraternity brother at the University of Michigan was dying from diabetes, having already endured a series of minor amputations.

But Art loved music and continued composing songs and singing them while playing a banjo.

When the popular quartet, the Brothers Four, came to campus for a concert, they agreed to attend a reception for them at our fraternity house. And Art wanted to play his latest song for them.

When the reception was drawing to a close, I ushered the Brothers Four out to the parking lot through the kitchen, knowing that Art was sitting at a table and hoping to play his new song for them. When I asked the quartet if they could stop and listen to Art’s song, they immediately said yes, two of them sitting across from Art, the other two behind them.

Art passed away several years later. But he had had his moment in the sunshine with the Brothers Four.

After graduating from Michigan, I lived in New

PAST IS PRESENT JAMES BURNS

York City for a year. I was in a typical New York deli, perusing the menu on the wall when I became aware of a verbal dispute right in front of me. A teenage boy was accusing another boy of stealing his bike, a charge being vigorously denied. The accuser was holding a glass pop bottle behind his back. Suddenly he lashed out, striking the other boy across the face with the heavy end of the pop bottle. Blood gushed out, an employee rushing forward with a towel for the injured boy to hold against his face to soak up the blood, and I walked

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him to a nearby emergency room.

We encounter a variety of human traits in life — kindness, compassion, mercy and their opposite, hateful and often vindictive meanness. The warm feelings engendered by the Brothers Four story contrasts sharply with the chilling shock and brutality of the pop-bottle attack.

We can debate which of these opposites is more embedded in human nature, but we cannot deny that both exist.

Abstract theoretical discussions lack the juice and vitality of our actual experiences in life. I can close my eyes and, many years later, still see and feel the Brothers Four and pop-bottle episode. I still cringe as I see the pop-bottle striking the face of the one boy, much as I smile when I picture Art playing his song for the Brothers Four.

In one of his last speaking engagements, "Roots" author Alex Haley said, “Find the good and praise it.” There is certainly plenty of goodness out

there during our holiday seasons of Christmas, Hanukkah and celebrations of other religions. We are immersed in inspirational music, gifts coming and going, kids leaving cookies for Santa Claus and their parents leaving envelopes with cash for the mailman or garbage collectors who have labored all year long.

We put our best foot forward this time of year.

And we should.

A final postscript for the holiday season is that finding and emphasizing the good — and burying the bad — may be the ultimate in wisdom. In fiction, for every Santa Claus there is a Grinch or Scrooge.

In real life, let’s work all year long to tilt the ratio in favor of goodness and kindness over meanness and bad behavior.

I like the Art story far better than the pop-bottle episode. Be kind to all.

James Burns is an Ohio native, a retired professor at the University of Florida, and a frequent contributor.

Email him at burns@ise. ufl.edu.

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BULLETIN BOARD FROM A1 Public Library, 65 South Main St. Friend of the group Francis Stuart will give a short tour of the library from 2-4 p.m., highlighting resources available for genealogists. There will be plenty of time to do your own work, so take family information.

Monthly meetings are free and open to the public.

Thursday, Jan. 9 • OBERLIN: The Oberlin Public Library board will meet at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 at the library. The meeting is open to the public.

Jan. 9 and 23 • OBERLIN: Spoken story workshops will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Jan. 9 and 23 at the Oberlin Public Library.

Kelly Garriott Waite will lead the two-part workshop.

In the first session, you can learn the elements of a successful spoken story and begin crafting your own. In the second, you can solidify your story and have the chance to share it. You can choose to attend one session or both.

Registration is required. Call 440-775-4790 or stop in at the library.

Saturday, Jan. 11 • PITTSFIELD TWP.: A Swiss steak dinner will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Pittsfield Community Church at routes 58 and 303.

The cost is $12 for adults, $8 for ages seven to 12 and free for kids ages six and under. All are invited.

Monday, Jan. 13 • AMHERST: The Amherst Public Library board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13 at the library. The meeting is open to the public.

• WELLINGTON: Main Street Wellington’s annual meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13 at the Elms Retirement Village, 136 South Main St. It will feature highlights from 2019, plans for 2020, and a chance to meet the new board members. Volunteer of the Year and other awards will be conferred.

Tuesday, Jan. 14 • AMHERST: The C.S. Lewis and Friends Book Group will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Amherst Public Library.

Readers will discuss “The Screwtape Letters.” For more information, contact Marcia Geary at mgeary@gearylawllc.com or 440-988-9803. All are welcome.

Ongoing • VERMILION: Grace’s Kitchen provides meals and companionship for those in need in the Vermilion area.

Meals are served from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3747 Liberty Ave. Eight local volunteer groups provide assistance in this collaborative outreach. Meals are prepared by churches on a rotating basis, operating under the umbrella of Grace United Methodist Church All are welcome.

• ELYRIA: The Lorain County Waste Collection Center, 540 South Abbe Rd., takes household hazardous waste. It is open from noon to 4 p.m. each Monday, noon to 6 p.m. each Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday.

• WELLINGTON: Coffee with a Cop is held at 11 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at the Wellington McDonald’s on Rt. 58.

Stop in and meet village police officers and have a conversation over a cup of coffee.

• AMHERST: The Meals on Wheels Program provides delivered meals five days a week between 11 a.m. and noon within the city limits.

The cost is $5 a meal. The Amherst Office on Aging can meet most dietary requirements: heart healthy, diabetic, soft. You can receive meals one day a week or multiple days — it’s up to you. Call 440-988-2817.

Volunteers are needed to help deliver meals, both regular route drivers and substitutes. Routes take about an hour. Meal pick up time is at 10:30 a.m.

Volunteers are also needed to work with the Learning Farm, a school and workplace for those with developmental disabilities. They are interested in having volunteers visit and read stories, cook a meal with them, or do crafts.

• AMHERST: The Amherst Office on Aging has medical equipment for loan.

With Medicare not always paying for health equipment that you may need, residents of Amherst are able to borrow donated medical equipment while recuperating from surgery or an injury.

Available equipment includes walkers, canes, shower benches, and more at no charge.

Call 988-2817 for more information or to request or donate equipment.

• BROWNHELM TWP.: The Brownhelm Historical Association holds meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at the historic Brownhelm School and Museum, 1940 North Ridge Rd. Doors open at 6 p.m., a business meeting is held from 6:30-7 p.m., followed by refreshments and social time, and programs begin at 7:30 p.m.

• OBERLIN: The Oberlin African American Genealogy and History Group offers free walk-in genealogy assistance from 1-3 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at The Bridge (in the Backspace), 82 South Main St. • OBERLIN: The Connections peer support group for those suffering from mental illness, depression, and anxiety is offered from 7-8:30 p.m. on the first and third

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Thursday of each moth at Family Promise, 440 West Lorain St. The group is sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. You must RSVP to office@nami-lc.org or 440-233-8181 ext. 224.

• WELLINGTON: St. Patrick Church offers a Helping Hands Food Pantry from noon to 3 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month and from 6-8 p.m. on the following Tuesday. It’s located in the old St. Patrick Church at the corner of Adams and North Main streets.

The pantry is available to residents of the 44090 zip code area who meet federal eligibility guidelines of $24,119 annual income for a household of one, $32,479 for two, etc. Identification and proof of residency (a current utility bill) are also required.

For more information, visit www.helpinghands.stpatrickwellington.com.

• OBERLIN: Oberlin Community Services offers an open food pantry from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m.

Monday through Friday for residents of southern Lorain County who need help meeting their food needs.

A large food distribution is held the second Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

OCS serves eligible residents of Oberlin, Wellington, and New Russia, Carlisle, Kipton, LaGrange, Brighton, Penfield, Camden, Huntington, Rochester, and Pittsfield townships.

A picture ID and proof of address is requested. For more information, call 440-774-6579.

• OBERLIN: The Oberlin Drum Circle meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 355 East Lorain St. Take your instruments if desired; there are always plenty of extras. People new to drumming are welcome.

• AMHERST: Use the fitness room and walking track for free starting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the Mercy Health and Recreation Center, 41760 Hollstein Dr. The program aims to encourage people to exercise throughout the year. It is sponsored by the Lorain County Metro Parks, WOBL, Mercy Regional Medical Center, and the Lorain County Public Health.

• OBERLIN: The Lorax Committee meets from 7-8:15 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Oberlin Public Library.

All are welcome to join this group, with its mission of protecting the well-being of the trees of Oberlin. The monthly meetings help members emulate the Lorax of Dr. Seuss’s popular book by “speaking for the trees” of Oberlin, which has been awarded recognition as a Tree City, USA. • WELLINGTON: Kiwanis meetings are held at noon each Thursday at Bread-N-Brew, 100 South Main St. • AMHERST: Soup and salad lunches are held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Amherst United Methodist Church, 396 Park Ave. The low-cost lunch includes soup, sloppy joes, salad bar, hot dogs, and pie.

The church also has a community free pancake breakfast from 8:30-10:30 a.m. the last Saturday of each month. All are welcome.

• OBERLIN: An Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support group meets at 2 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the First Church in Oberlin UCC, 106 North Main St. The group is designed to provide emotional, educational, and social support for caregivers. It will encourage caregivers to maintain their own physical and emotional health while optimally caring for people with dementia.

For more information, call 800-272-3900 or visit www.alz.org.

• AMHERST: Senior Citizens of Amherst is for the city’s seniors to socialize, dine, and be entertained from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Friday of every month at the Amherst Eagles on Milan Avenue.

For reservations and memberships, call Sharon at 440984-3162. Catered meals are served for $11, followed by a meeting. There are also $10 raffles.

• OBERLIN: Visit the scenic sculpture garden at the Oberlin Green Arts Corner, located in the .13-acre site at the intersection of South Professor and Lincoln streets.

It is free and open to the public during daylight hours.

OGAC is a not-for-profit dedicated to enhancing outdoor public art and culture.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com or www.travelagencyguide.com.

• OBERLIN: The Oberlin Business Partnership hosts monthly meetings for residents, business owners, and nonprofit organizations to discuss events around town.

“Good Morning Oberlin” is held at 8 a.m. the second Thursday of each month. Meetings are held at CoWork Oberlin, 235 Artino St. • WELLINGTON: The Afternoon Book Discussion Group meets at 2 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Herrick Memorial Library.

Pick up the book at the circulation desk and join in on the lively discussions.

• OBERLIN: The Oberlin Writers’ Group meets at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Oberlin Public Library.

Do you enjoy composing and writing stories, poems, or news articles? Are you apprehensive about writing?

Are you a procrastinator? Can you use a new friend or two? If the answer to any of the above is yes, consider participating in the Oberlin Writers’ Group. All genres are welcome.

Take something to read aloud, or ask members to read silently, or just attend for a meet and greet for your first visit.

• OBERLIN: A free literacy program is offered by Oberlin Community Services and Lorain County Community College from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Anyone interested in signing up should contact OCS at 440-774-6579.

• OBERLIN: Interested in genealogy? Francis Stuart will be available at the Oberlin Public Library Ohio room every Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. to assist with research tips and techniques for discovering family trees.

The event is free and open to the public. Take all family tree materials that have been gathered so far as well as a laptop if you have one.

For more information, call the information desk at 440-775-4790.

• PENFIELD TWP.: The Penfield Historical Society meets at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the township hall.

All are welcome. Members is $10 per year, $15 for a couple, or $100 for a lifetime.

• WELLINGTON TWP.: Wellington Township trustees meet at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Wellington Township Maintenance Facility, 105 Maple St., Wellington.

The meetings are open to the public.

• OBERLIN: The Oberlin chapter of Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, 410 West Lorain St. Attend a free meeting to learn how to lose extra pounds. TOPS is the oldest, affordable, non-profit weight loss support group in the country. For more information, call 440-774-1213.

• OBERLIN: A free family support group has been formed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Lorain County and meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month at Grace Lutheran Church, 310 West Lorain St. The group meets in a confidential setting and is designed for families and others providing care for loved ones diagnosed with serious mental illness. Caregivers participating may have a loved one with a mental illness diagnosis or be without such formal diagnosis.

For more information, attend a meeting or call facilitator Bob Izold at 440-965-2002.

• OBERLIN: The Lorain County Free Clinic is located at Mercy Allen Hospital, 200 West Lorain St. It provides a wide range of services to fit the needs of its residents. Primary care services, referral services, vision, and prescription drug programs allow residents who normally cannot receive medical care to receive some of the best in Lorain County.

For more information visit www.lcfreeclinic.org or call 440-277-6641.

• AMHERST: A music jam is held from 7-9 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month at the Nordson Depot.

All levels of players and singers are welcome.

Guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, and violin players are always needed. Music is mainly gospel and bluegrass.

There is no admission fee.

For more information, call Linda Turley at 440-3203052.

• WELLINGTON: A multiple sclerosis support group Meeting of Hope is held at 6:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month (starting in March) at the Sprenger Assisted Living Center.

The meeting is sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Ohio Buckeye Chapter.

For more information, call Brandi Hatfield at 440647-2414.

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LEGALS 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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Notice of Public Hearing In accordance with ORC 715.72, the City of Lorain Ohio will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lorain City Council Chamber located at Lorain City Hall, 200 West Erie Ave., Lorain, Ohio, to hear public comments on proposed JEDD legislation establishing a joint economic district (JEDD) between the City of Lorain and the Township of Elyria pursuant to ORC 715.12 through

715.81. Copies of all documents are available for public inspection and/or purchase in the Office of the Clerk of Lorain City Council @ 200 West Erie Ave., Lorain, Ohio or by contacting the Clerk at 440204-2050 during normal business hours.

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LEGAL NOTICE -CORRECTIONPlease note a correction regarding the date of passage for PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION (published on 1128-19 & 12-5-19). The correct date of passage was 11-182019 and not the date listed of 11-4-19.

All material and contents for the above may be viewed in the Lorain City Clerk of Council Office @ 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, Ohio during normal business hours or by contacting the Clerk @ 440-204-2050.

N. Greer, CMC.

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PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION The following is a summary of legislation adopted by Lorain City Council on December 16, 2019. The complete text of each item may be viewed or purchased in the Clerk of Council Office @ Lorain City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, during normal business hours or contact Nancy Greer @ 204-2050 (Nancy_ Greer@cityoflorain.org). The following summary has been reviewed/approved by the Law Director for legal accuracy as required by state laws.

Ord. #164-19 Auth the S/S Director to enter into contracts for the purchase of SCBA Equipment for the Fire Dept. 165-19 Auth the S/S Director to enter into a MOU w/ USW6621 regarding personnel in the offices of LPD. 166-19 Assessing the cost to abate nuisance by cutting noxious weeds during the 2019 calendar year. 167-19 Repealing Ord. 130-16 & others in conflict & adopting and replacing Chapter 1531 of Lorain Codified Ordinances,

Regulations for post construction water quality run off.

168-19 Amending Ord. No. 40-19 Section 15.3.7 Judges, Mayor/Safety/Service and 15.3.6 Law Director to extend the dealing for the Housing Court Expansion personnel to 3/31/20. 169-19 Auth the S/S Director to enter into a contract to sell real property to the Lorain County Metro Parks (PPN#030058102022).

170-19 Auth the S/S Director to accept the donation of real property located on Root Rd. 171-19 Assessing the cost of abating nuisance by removing litter and deposit of garbage, rubbish, junk etc. during 2019 calendar year. 172-19 Transfer. 173-19 Appropriation.

174-19 Appropriation (2020 Temporary Budget).

L.C.C.G. 12/26/19; 1/2/20 20655766 DIVORCE NOTICE 19DR086772Jeffery Ross, Sr. vs. Patricia Ross Patricia Ross whose last known address was 633 Blossom Drive, Lorain, Ohio 44052 and present address is unknown, will take notice that on October 2, 2019, Jeffery Ross, Jr. filed his Complaint for Divorce against Patricia Ross in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, 225 Court Street, Elyria, Ohio 44035. The Plaintiff has alleged that he and the Defendant were married on June 2, 2012 at Lorain, Ohio; that he and the Defendant have lived separate and apart for greater than one year and that he and Defendant are incompatible.

The matter is set for a Discovery Conference/Final Hearing on February 28, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, 225 Court Street, 2nd Floor, Elyria , Ohio 44035.

NOTE: THE DEFENDANT HEREIN, PATRICIA ROSS, HAS TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS IN WHICH TO RESPOND TO THE ABOVE COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE AFTER THE POSTING.

L.C.C.G. 12/5-12-1926/19; 1/2-9/20 20654603

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POWERS MOVING DAY Teachers get settled into new school

JASON HAWK EDITOR

"Welcome to your new school!" Beth Schwartz shouted, throwing her hands in the air.

Kids answered with cheers as they hopped off a line of school buses last Thursday.

Third-graders' jaws dropped as they got their first up-close look at the new Powers Elementary.

They explored the building for about two hours, learning their way around, sitting at their new desks and seeing where they'll hang their coats when the $31.5 million building opens Jan. 6.

Construction crews were making lastminute repairs and cleaning the school.

Throughout the building, they were busy fixing dings in walls and removing scuff marks "to make it all look perfect," said Schwartz.

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Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

Third-graders Payton Mull, Ava Latto, Nathaniel Jannis and Stephen Looney explore their classroom at the new Powers Elementary.

Through the kids' eyes JASON HAWK EDITOR

Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

Some students were so excited to see the new school on a field trip last week that they couldn't help but hug Principal Beth Schwartz as they were greeted at the door.

Remember when you were young? Everything looked bigger and brighter.

The new Powers Elementary School on South Lake Street is already impressive through adult eyes — and with a price tag of $31.5 million, it should.

But what do kids value most about the new building? We asked some third-graders what they thought last week as they visited on a field trip to see their new classrooms for the very first time.

"I think the gym is the coolest thing in the world,"

said Nathaniel Janis, who can't wait to shoot hoops and see the points add up on the scoreboard.

He's also impressed with the large playground on the north side of the building, which kids will walk past every morning when they jump off the bus.

For Payton Mull, the coolest feature in the school is the garage door that each classroom has.

The vertical doors open into common areas and allow teachers to transform their small learning spaces into big communal ones where kids can work on projects, watch movies together or blow off

some steam.

Mull said she can't wait for winter break to end and the first day at the new Powers to begin.

"I think it's really cool. I'm super excited about it," she said.

Flexibility is also what Stephen Looney fired up as he looked around his classroom.

"I think it's amazing because it has a wall to separate the other class and us. If you need privacy, you can just close it," he said.

Ava Latto told us she is looking forward the most to art class, because it's her favorite subject.

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SANTA DELIVERS

When school was canceled last week due to a broken boiler, kids missed the annual visit by Santa Claus.

But Old Saint Nick doesn't give up. He's promised to send a video to Powers Elementary students from the North Pole, and it will be waiting for them when they return to class after Christmas break.

Principal Beth Schwartz said Santa is also sending a special package with presents — a T-shirt for each child.

After 26 years, a new classroom and the end of an era JASON HAWK EDITOR

“It was a wonderful ride, my dear friend,” Deanna Walther wrote on her white board last week before turning off the lights in her old classroom for the last time.

For 26 years, Room 117 at the old Powers Elementary School was like a second home.

And Walther said she tried to make it as safe and welcoming for students as a home should be.

“When I walked into that room, there were cabinets and two dictionaries,” she said.

That was in 1992. She remembers using real chalk on the blackboard and loading up a stack of floppy disks to get an

ancient, clunky computer chugging.

She poured love into the space over the years, painting the walls and decorating.

The first thing she ever hung up were colorful vowels — A, E, I, O and U — and they stayed on the walls for more than a quartercentury.

“They’re still there, on the wall, and they’re not coming to the new school. They’re going down with the ship,” Walther said.

Her most memorable day in Room 117? That’s easy.

“I almost caught the building on fire once,” Walther said, laughing so hard that tears welled up as she told the story.

For a lesson about pioneers, her students were making candles using hot plates. The kids wore

goggles and fire-resistant gloves for safety and everything was under control — until water got in the wax and a puff of steam exploded, sending wax flying.

Some got on the burner and went up in flames.

Walther remembers calmly walking over and patting them out with her oven mitts.

The next day, a fire extinguisher was installed outside her doorway.

There were many more exciting days after that, but Walther said she never tried to make candles in class again.

Creative lessons paid off. Walther said she’s aware of at least five students who have gone on to become teachers, and who CLASSROOM PAGE B2

Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

Teachers Nadine Wearsch and Deanna Walther share a special bond. They've taught together for years at the old Powers School, and cried together as they packed up last week to move to their new classrooms.

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A driver lost control of her Honda SUV, went off the road and hit a culvert on state Route 2.

Minor injuries as SUV goes airborne, flips JASON HAWK EDITOR

A woman is lucky to be alive after her SUV flipped Friday on State Route 2, soaring the air and landing on its roof.

"If it had been 30 years ago, it probably would have killed the person inside. These cars today are made pretty good," said Amherst Fire Chief Jim Wilhelm.

The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on the eastbound side of the highway, just inside the city limits.

Driver Marcia Kingsley, 80, of Vermilion lost control of her Honda SUV, went off the road, hit a culvert and went airborne.

Drugs or alcohol are not suspected to be a factor in the crash, Amherst Police Lt. Dan Makruski said.

Wilhelm said he's all too familiar with the site near Quarry Road, where his crews have been called to frequent crashes over the years.

He said the vehicle flew about 20 to 30 feet, then landed on its top, rolling to a rest on the passenger side.

Firefighters ripped out the busted windshield and pulled Kingsley to safety.

She was in remarkably good shape, according to Wilhelm, with no blood but complaining of pain in her arm.

She had been wearing her seat belt.

The rescue took 16 minutes from start to finish.

During that time, the fast lanes in each direction were closed.

Library closure

The Amherst Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Wednesday, Jan. 1 in observance of the New Year's holiday. Regular business hours will resume at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2.

School donations

The following gifts have been accepted by the Amherst Board of Education: • $500 from VFW Post 1662 for the Positive Behavior Interventions and Support program at Powers Elementary.

• An exam table from Lorain County Community College to be used in the Comets athletic department training room.

• $100 from Main Street Amherst for the Steele News Live telethon.

• $6,000 from Superintendent Steven Sayers and family to be used for scholarships, and to provide assistance to students who are not able to pay for field trip, sports or club fees.

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FROM b1 "On my first day of school, there will be so many things to do at once but I know I can't fit them all into one day," she said. "That's OK, because I'll get to go here until the end of the year."

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swear they were inspired by the time spent in Room 117.

It was a safe and creative environment, and the goal was always to use it to get through to kids, she said.

Through her years there, Walther served under six principals — Beth Schwartz, Debbie Waller, Rhonda Neuhoff, Paula Roth, Dave Anghilante and Bob Dinallo.

Her partner through thick and thin has been Nadine Wearsch. The teaching duo’s classrooms have been next to each other the past 21 years.

They built so many memories at the old Powers — they went through pregnancies together, and took their babies in to play while getting rooms ready for students to arrive in the fall.

Their daughters grew up hanging out after school in those rooms and tutoring younger kids.

Walther and Wearsch walked out together one last time on Wednesday, Dec. 18, holding hands and wiping tears from their eyes.

Kelsey Wearsch is now 20, Sadie Walther is 17 and Olivia Walther is 20. All three were there last week to help their mothers move in and set up in rooms at the new Powers Elementary on South Lake Street.

Deanne Walther said her new classroom is superior to the old one in a lot of ways.

The heating and air conditioning is stable. There’s no shortage of electrical outlets. Huge windows let in natural light. There’s brand new furniture.

“There are so many positive qualities to the (new) building, but I just feel like the old one was home,” she said.

“I guess the job is to walk in and make your classroom home wherever you are.”

Photos by Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

Third-graders jump off the bus and rush to the doors of the new Powers Elementary School on South Lake Street on a field trip last week, excited to see their classrooms for the first time.

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FROM B1 As students munched on a snack in the cafeteria, workers just a few feet away were replacing water-damaged stage flooring.

An overnight leak in early November caused headaches at the South Lake Street work site. A faucet broke in a second floor sink and sent water cascading out a classroom door, down the main stairwell and into the cafeteria.

Damage wasn't catastrophic, but enough to delay the date teachers were supposed to start moving into their new rooms.

Unlikely help came Dec. 17 in the form of a boiler breakdown at the old Powers school on Washington Street.

The malfunction caused a stressful evacuation, followed by canceled classes the next two days.

The silver lining was that teachers for preschool through second grade suddenly found themselves with a little extra time to pack up their old classrooms and make the mile move across town.

Schwartz said that one teacher whose room was damaged by the flooding walked in last Thursday morning, saw everything fixed and waiting for her arrival, and "started to cry, but they were tears of happiness."

We talked to others busy unpacking cardboard boxes stuffed with posters and microscopes and planners, rearranging desks and setting up little

WORKING VACATION

Principal Beth Schwartz said she planned to spend most of the holiday break unwrapping a huge present — her new school.

With a dedication ceremony planned for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5 and students arriving the following day, she had plenty of work to do.

"I already told my kids they're coming to school with me for break," she laughed last week. "They're excited about that, to be honest."

Schwartz said she also drafted some staffers' kids to help make instructional videos. They'll show inbound students how to board buses and move through the lunch line. Another one will show parents how and where to park at the new school. Those videos will go up on Twitter and Facebook.

libraries.

Second grade teacher Michelle Tellier was enjoying the bright colors that filled her new room with cheer.

"This school was built with kids in mind," she said. "It's perfect for everything that we need, for how learning is done today. It's set up for computers and collaboration and openness."

Tellier previously taught at Harris Elementary, which was torn down to make space for the new school, before moving to Washington Street.

Those buildings were the product of a different time, she said, especially the 67-year-old Powers: "That building fit that era. This building fits a whole new era and a whole new way of teaching."

Breianne Saylor, another second grade teacher, was basking in the

sunlight streaming through her new room's large windows. "It's just so welcoming in here," she said.

Brighter classrooms help kids more focused and alert, which means they learn better, she said.

"When you're in a better mood, you want to do better," said Saylor.

Perhaps the biggest job rested in the hands of district maintenance workers.

Under Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Chuck Grimmett, they were responsible for overseeing the logistics of the move.

The halls of the old Powers were crammed with boxes last Thursday, almost impassable. The stockpile slowly thinned as Grimmett's small army carted the boxes to South Lake Street, a task that required constant runs back and forth in a box truck.

Cafeteria workers take a break from stocking shelves and freezers to wave hello to third-graders visiting the school, which opens Jan. 6.

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POLICE REPORTS • Dec. 1 at 1:42 p.m.: A 12-year-old boy and a nineyear-old boy were charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly throwing rocks and nearly hitting a person on Hickory Hollow Drive.

• Dec. 1 at 7:48 p.m.: A telecommunications harassment complaint was filed by a woman who said a man had repeatedly called her over the past few months.

• Dec. 2 at 12:08 a.m.: Michael Maronski, 24, of Aurora, was charged with obstructing official business.

• Dec. 2 at 3:09 a.m.: Samuel Ober, 22, of Lorain, was served with a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear in court. The original charge was larceny.

• Dec. 2 at 3:09 a.m.: Joy Castro, 35, of Elyria, was served with a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear in court. The original charge was possession of drug abuse instruments.

• Dec. 2 at 10:49 a.m.: Zakry Haynes, 19, of Amherst, was charged with felony counts of grand theft of a firearm and having weapons while under disability, as well as a lesser charge of discharging firearms.

• Dec. 2 at 2:30 p.m.: Officers responded to North Main Street as part of an investigation into a stolen firearm.

While investigating, they also found a large number of tools and power equipment that were reported stolen by the Lorain County Sheriff's Office.

• Dec. 2 at 11:08 p.m.: Morgan Smith was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear in court. The original charge was theft.

• Dec. 3 at 12:23 a.m.: Katelyn Potts, 25, of Lorain, was charged with petty theft. Police believe she stole a charity change jar from the counter of Speedway on Route 58.

• Dec. 4 at 5:09 p.m.: A resident reported her Dick's Master Card has been used fraudulently to buy auto parts online from a company in Arizona.

• Dec. 4 at 5:51 p.m.: A female allegedly stole merchandise from Target on Oak Point Road.

• Dec. 5 at 8:51 p.m.: A donation board was reported stolen at Golden Crown on Kresge Drive. The owner provided a video of a female apparently stealing the board and an investigation revealed it was a DashDoor driver.

• Dec. 6 at 12:49 a.m.: Rachel Delia, 23, of Elyria, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, BAC over .17 percent, weaving and faulty exhaust.

• Dec. 6 at 3:52 a.m.: During a traffic stop, police found the driver needed to be assessed by LifeCare due to physical and mental concerns, a report said. The driver was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital.

• Dec. 7 at 7:34 p.m.: Christopher Miller, 35, of Wellington, was arrested on a warrant through the Medina County Sheriff's Office for child support.

• Dec. 7 at 7:41 p.m.: Thomas Corwin, 31, of Norwalk, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to comply with community control.

The original charges were petty theft and possession of drug abuse instruments.

• Dec. 7 at 10:13 p.m.: Eric Staggs, 41, of North Ridgeville, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear in court. The original charge was operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

• Dec. 8 at 12:13 a.m.: Sean Dolan, 34, of Lorain, was charged with domestic violence after police investigated a suspicious vehicle.

• Dec. 8 at 7:24 p.m.: A 15-year-old girl told police that she had just been through a break-up and was thinking about taking pills in an attempt to harm herself. She went to the Nord Center for help.

• Dec. 9 at 12:55 a.m.: Officers went to a Cooper Foster Park Road home to help a man who allegedly made comments on Facebook about ending his life. He already left and his wife said the man told her he was going to overdose on heroin.

• Dec. 9 at 4:04 p.m.: A woman experiencing a mental health crisis at Motel 6 on Route 58 was taken to the hospital.

• Dec. 9 at 6:45 p.m.: An Amherst man who crashed into a light pole in the parking lot of the post office on Route 58 was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital for treatment.

• Dec. 10 at 4:21 a.m.: Suspected narcotics were found in a vehicle when police responded to a disturbance between several parties at Motel 6 on Route 58.

• Dec. 10 at 10:58 p.m.: A man was intoxicated and throwing items around a Foresthill Drive home, according to a complaint.

• Dec. 10 at 11:41 p.m.: Officers were called to a Sipple Avenue home for a guest who was not welcome. Another person at the home allegedly was causing a disturbance and had taken heroin; he was taken to the hospital for treatment.

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COMETS BRIEFS ILL-FATED GAME

Boys Bowling • Amherst defeated Avon Lake 2,401 to 2,261. The Comets were led by Antonio Rodriguez with a 453 series. Other scores: Chandon Weinsier 430, Zachary Zakrajsek 408, Zach Dull 363 and J.P. Gregory 336.

Girls Bowling • Amherst defeated Avon Lake 1,851 to 1,739. The Comets were led by Makayla Velasquez with a 384 series. Other scores: Hannah Aschenbach 354, Katelynn Romancak 297, Katherine Dull 252 and Trinity Miller 246.

Boys Basketball • A huge 29-point night for Christian Pfeiffer gave the Comets the juice they needed to one-up Olmsted Falls 69-49.

George Fayer had 13 points and Ty Weatherspoon had 11 for Amherst.

After right play in the first half, Pfeiffer's acrobatics gave the Comets a 22-3 third period boost.

Kristin Bauer | Chronicle

Amherst Steele High School's Faith Lewis takes the ball towards the hoop while guarded by Olmsted Falls High School's Allison Milligan on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Comets jumped to a commanding 14-5 lead in the first quarter, only to be bitten by the Bulldogs defense in the second and third — they were held to single digits in each on the way to a 36-42 loss. Lewis led Amherst scorers with 14 points, trailed closely by Amaya Staton with 12. Lauren Galaska of Olmsted Falls led all scorers with 17.

ANCIENT HISTORY ACROSS 1. Imposing abode 6. ____ ____ mode 9. Musical finale 13. Declares to be true 14. Bud or chum 15. Petroleum tanker 16. Relating to a gene 17. “La” precursor 18. Big Dipper shape 19. *Between Stone Age and Bronze Age 21. Concentration equalizing process 23. *E in BCE 24. Youngster 25. *The Romans built one at Bath’s hot springs 28. Make like a cat 30. Mountain cover 35. Instinctive motive 37. “General Hospital,” e.g.

39. Fresh Prince: “____ ya later!”

40. Lose coat 41. Upside down frown 43. Original thought 44. Not odds 46. Distinctive elegance 47. Feeling great delight 48. Mr. Selfridge’s sphere of expertise 50. Green-eyed monster 52. *Early christogram Chi ____ 53. In the back 55. Granola grain 57. *Italian city, Mount Vesuvius’ victim 61. *Pharaoh’s resting place 65. Tear-jerker 66. *The ____ Peoples, attackers of ancient Egypt 68. *Infamous Athens’ legislator 69. Continental money 70. Lincoln lumber 71. Itsy-bitsy bits 72. Pre-Soviet Russian ruler 73. Opposite of WSW 74. *Per Aristotle, there are 3 categories of this DOWN 1. Gaspar, Balthasar and Melchior 2. Affirm solemnly 3. Wag of a finger 4. Don’t cast your pearls before it 5. Inner wall of a trench 6. Altar holder

7. *____ Tzu, ancient Chinese philosopher 8. Metallic mixture 9. Bye in Palermo 10. Auto pioneer 11. Kosher eatery 12. *One of Greek mythology’s twelve Olympians 15. *Mesoamerica’s earliest known civilization 20. One maxwell per square centimeter 22. ____, snowshoe, tube 24. Movie teaser 25. *Mesopotamia’s earliest civilization 26. Establish validity 27. End of a shoelace 29. *Romulus’ domain 31. Ruler of emirate 32. Mothball substitute 33. 1st letter of Hebrew alphabet

34. *Founder of first Academy in Athens 36. *Virgil wrote of this volcano in the “Aeneid” 38. Blueprint or outline 42. Diplomat on a mission 45. “The Odyssey” temptresses 49. Hula accessory 51. Jamaican gang member 54. Bridal path 56. Divination card 57. *Virgil or Homer 58. Cross to bear 59. Actress Sorvino 60. Standard’s partner 61. One side of a leaf 62. *Euclid’s sphere of expertise, for short 63. International Civil Aviation Org. 64. Take a nap 67. Long, long time

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CHRISTMAS IN AMHERST

▲ April Pine submitted this photo of her kids on Santa’s lap!

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◄ Charlie Beach and his sister Kay, of Amherst, speak with Santa Dec. 4 at the Amherst Public Library. Old Saint Nick read to children during an event that evening.

Provided photo

▼ Residents of Westwood Estates, a Havenpark community on Quarry Road in Amherst, celebrated the season with a catered holiday dinner, homemade desserts and raffle.

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▲ Art students from Steele High School spread some festive cheer at the Amherst police station on North Lake Street, painting windows in the lobby with a winter motif. Teacher Tony Trunzo and Principal Joe Tellier organized the visit.

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

City seeking bigger Paradox Prize for transit JASON HAWK EDITOR

Another round of Paradox Prize money will be up for grabs in January, and Oberlin wants a share.

The city unsuccessfully asked for $75,000 this summer from the Cleveland-based Fund for Our

Economic Future, which is using the $1 million prize to improve transportation.

The "transportation paradox" asks how Northeast Ohio residents can be expected to work if they don't have an affordable way to commute.

Oberlin City Council has some ideas for making transit less of a pain. Officials want to expand

NEXUS seeks to scale back promised property tax

public bus service in a yearlong pilot, which would cost $100,000.

Carrie Handy, the city's planning director, said Oberlin has been encouraged to try again for the larger amount.

She is also asking for an additional $15,000 to market the bus service for three months before the pilot starts, which would be

around June 1.

The pilot wouldn't just ferry workers around Oberlin. It would create routes as far north as Cooper Foster Park Road on the Amherst-Lorain border.

Handy said there are 446 jobs waiting to be filled at more than 90 businesses in the proposed service area.

"We're pretty certain that we

can hopefully get people to work," she told Council on Dec. 16.

Councilman Ronnie Rimbert asked what plans were in place to keep transportation available after the year-long pilot ends.

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‘IMPEACH TRUMP’

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Lorain County could lose out on property tax revenue the NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline was supposed to generate after the pipeline's owner filed an appeal with the Ohio Department of Taxation.

Lorain County was due an estimated $9.5 million in additional property taxes from the pipeline, commissioners were told last week.

If the appeal succeeds, that amount could be reduced to an estimated $5.8 million, Commissioner Matt Lundy said.

Auditor Craig Snodgrass told commissioners the county itself could lose six figures in revenue if the appeal is granted.

Other losers on the financial end include the school districts of Keystone (an estimated loss of $636,000 in projected revenue), Midview ($613,000 loss), Oberlin ($744,000 loss) and Lorain County Joint Vocational School ($104,000 loss), according to numbers provided by Snodgrass.

"Devaluation" and "obsolescence" were given as the reason for the reduction in property values, thereby reducing tax revenue.

Snodgrass said there also will be new numbers next year, which may alter the formula.

The appeal was filed earlier this month.

NEXUS spokesman Adam Parker said the Ohio Department of Taxation put out a preliminary valuation notice to local officials for the pipeline.

"Consistent with how individuals, homes and businesses are taxed, our property tax assessment should reflect the true market value of the pipeline," he wrote in an email.

"After reviewing the preliminary assessment, we have elected to file a petition for reassessment through the formal process established by the Ohio Department of Tax." NEXUS "is committed to paying a fair and justified property tax based on the true market value of the pipeline and looks forward to developing future economic NEXUS PAGE C2

Photos by Jason Hawk | Oberlin News-Tribune

Protesters hold LED-lit signs that spell out IMPEACH last Tuesday night at the corner of West College and North Main streets, drawing honks from passing vehicles.

Rally on Tappan Square calls for president's ouster

JASON HAWK EDITOR

On the eve of a historic House impeachment vote, protesters gathered last Tuesday on Tappan Square to rally against President Donald Trump.

"When Democracy is under attack, we stand up and fight back," about 150 people chanted in the city's downtown.

Some held signs that read "Remove the schoolyard bully" and "Treason is the

reason."

Trump "has been out of line, out of order and in need of impeachment," said Ohio Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst).

Holding a bullhorn and standing under an American flag, he accused the president of corruption and abuse of power that "puts America at risk of becoming a banana republic."

Zach Stepp, a candidate for Ohio's 55th House district seat, grew heated as he talked about Trump. "He had so much potential to bring us TRUMP PAGE C2

Ohio Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) calls President Donald Trump corrupt and is received by cheers.

Dashboard now in use at Great Lakes Science Center JASON HAWK EDITOR

Jason Hawk | Oberlin News-Tribune

Rowan Hannon, project leader for the Cleveland Environmental Dashboard, introduces Oberlin College students working on the effort.

A tool invented in Oberlin for keeping a watchful eye on energy and water use is now an exhibit at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland.

The Environmental Dashboard has been in use for a decade. You can find 20 of the screens mounted in spots around Oberlin.

As this story is being written, they show that each person in town is using 1.7 kilowatts of electricity for a total of 14,143 kilowatts citywide.

The drinking water treatment plant is 79 percent full. Plum Creek is 20 inches deep and its waters are one degree above freezing. The wind speed is 3.1 miles per hour.

The dashboards tell the story

of how humans are using our resources — a story that students in John Petersen's ecological communications class at Oberlin College want Clevelanders to know.

With $170,000 in grants from the Cleveland Foundation, they installed a dashboard at the science center in early October.

The interactive exhibit shows energy use inside the building and throughout the Greater Cleveland area, as well as Lake Erie water conditions and data on air quality.

The goal is to raise awareness of climate change, said student Deena Saadi during a presentation earlier this month at Kendal at Oberlin's Heiser Auditorium.

Petersen's undergrads explained how they are using Environmental Dashboards in Oberlin to advance the city's Climate Action

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Plan, which was updated earlier this year.

The plan calls for Oberlin to be climate-positive by 2050.

"It's not just the city's Climate Action Plan. It's the community's," Saadi said, calling for people to get involved in the effort to reduce carbon emissions and resource use.

Everyone needs to feel they are part of the sustainability movement, she said.

To advance the same message in Cleveland, the Great Lakes Science Center exhibit uses cartoon characters Flash and Wally — a white squirrel and a walleyed fish. When electricity use drops, Flash gets happy, and when water quality takes a dive, Wally gets annoyed.

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Kamitsuka named dean of College of Arts & Sciences FOR THE NEWS-TRIBUNE

David Kamitsuka has been appointed dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Oberlin College, following an extensive national search.

He has served as acting dean since the summer of 2018, and he will begin his new role on Jan. 1, pending approval by the board of trustees.

An award-winning teacher, accomplished scholar and visionary administrator, Kamitsuka has served Oberlin for 26 years. He chaired the steering committee for Oberlin’s Academic and

Administrative Program Review, which produced the landmark One Oberlin Report that recommends a range of programmatic and operational initiatives that will ensure Oberlin’s excellence, relevance and financial sustainability for generations to come.

“David brings to this role deft leadership, a deep appreciation for what makes this institution distinctive, and an enduring love for Oberlin,” said President Carmen Twillie Ambar.

“We saw all of those qualities in abundance over the last year and a half, as David took on two extraordinarily challenging roles.

In both, he truly excelled, and this institution is al-

ready better for his service.

David is the right leader to continue building on that momentum.”

Prior to his appointment as acting dean, Kamitsuka served as senior associate dean, and associate dean of the curriculum in the College of Arts & Sciences.

He led the development of the Academic Advising Resource Center and the Peer Advising Leaders program for first-year students.

Kamitsuka was the founding director of the Oberlin Center for Convergence, or StudiOC, which develops innovative learning communities that bring together courses from the college and Conservatory and affords students oppor-

David Kamitsuka tunities to make connections across disciplines.

Kamitsuka was also the founding director of Oberlin’s First-Year Seminar Program, which spans the arts and humanities, social and behavioral sciences

and the natural sciences and math divisions.

“After a broad search and in-depth interviews with strong candidates from across the nation, we came to understand that the very best candidate for Oberlin’s future is already here,” said Yumi Ijiri, professor of physics and chair of the search committee. “I want to thank my fellow committee members, along with the many students, staff, and faculty who assisted the search process in various ways: helping to identify possible candidates, participating in listening sessions, suggesting search procedures and attending finalist interviews.”

A scholar of religious studies, Kamitsuka joined the college in 1993 as an assistant professor. He has served as chair of the Jewish Studies Program, the Middle East North African Studies program, and the Department of Religion.

He was a member of the Strategic Planning Steering Committees in 200405 and 2014-15, and has served multiple times on elected faculty governance committees such as the College Faculty Council and the Educational Plans and Policies Committee.

He has also served as chair of the Student Life Committee and the Presidential Religious and Spiritual Life Task Force.

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HOLIDAY CHAMPS

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Philip Hughes of Oberlin walks up and down State Route 58 to Walmart where he is currently employed. Police said he walks to work every day, regardless of the weather conditions, and recently decided to get his drivers license so he could get to work a little easier.

Ptl. Adis Kuduzovic, Chief Ryan Warfield and several other members of the Oberlin Police Department got together and donated enough money to purchase Hughes his first car — he was given the keys this past week.

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The Phoenix varsity boys basketball team took home the Holiday Tournament title. Aaron Hopkins was the tournament MVP, finishing with 26 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and a block.

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FROM C1 have a job for a year, then no way to get back to the job," he said.

City Manager Rob Hillard said Council would have to make decisions about funding transit from the general fund, sustainable reserve fund and grants.

Council voted 6-0 to apply for the Paradox Prize money, with Sharon Pearson abstaining. She is involved in transportation efforts across Lorain County.

◄ Circulation clerks Cameron Payne and Aszure Chamberlin dress up to bring a little holiday spirit to the Oberlin Public Library, where they work.

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Construction on the pipeline began in late 2017. It crosses 14 Ohio counties and passes through Oberlin, Pittsfield and New Russia townships in Lorain County.

The 250-plus mile, $2.1 billion gas transmission pipeline was especially unpopular in Oberlin, where community and student activists protested it throughout 2018, citing safety and environmental issues.

Multiple property owners and the city sued in federal court. Most of those claims were dismissed by a federal judge.

The pipeline's capacity is 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, headed for customers in the northern United States and southern Canada.

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They're also studying who the dashboard reaches. So far, most people who look at it are ages five to 15 and 25 to 50, according to student Alita Boyse-Peacor.

Most are also white, which students said is important to note because too often people of color are left out of environmental efforts.

Next up: Project lead Rowan Hannon said an app is in development that will allow you to access dashboard data from your phone.

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▲ The Grinch’s heart grew three sizes during "Shop With a Cop" at Walmart. Oberlin police officer Billie Neadham put the program together and Chase Blackburn donned the Grinch costume to make Christmas magical for kids in need.

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◄ Oberlin High school students made and delivered holiday cards for Welcome Retirement Center residents.

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together. He could have been the president of all Americans. He could have healed us," Stepp said.

Accusing Trump of putting himself above the law, he called the impeachment hearings in Washington, D.C., "the political fight of our lives."

Also taking a stance against the president was Dara Adkison, who said she decided to run for Ohio's 57th House district seat just a few days ago

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"because Dick Stein and others don't get to run unopposed."

Shannon Freshour, Mike Larsen and Steve Perkins — candidates aiming to oust Republican Congressman Jim Jordan — also took turns with the bullhorn.

"Working people built this country and working people will drive this president out of office," Larsen said.

As they spoke, the crowd made it clear with chants that formal charges by Congress are not enough — they want Trump removed from office.

A stream of passing vehicles agreed, honking support at the demonstrators.

There were a couple of jeers in the mix, however, including one person who yelled "Elect Trump!" from a truck.

Across the street from the impeachment rally, William Egan formed a one-man counter-protest.

For several long minutes, he held a Trump campaign banner upside down and yelled at those gathered on the square.

"I support Trump," he

Janet Garrett, a former congressional candidate who now heads Zach Stepp's campaign for Ohio's 55th House district seat, speaks to the crowd in Oberlin. said afterward. "I stand by Trump and the Bible and Jesus and God. These are the end times and Trump is here to see us through the end times."

Egan said Democrats are trying to take away First and Second Amendment rights. "They want to take our guns," he said.

Hundreds of rallies were held across the nation the same night.

The Oberlin event was

organized by Lili Sandler of Lorain County Rising.

She said those attending came from Huron, Seneca, Medina, Erie and Cuyahoga counties as well as Lorain County.

"My message would be that our democracy is fragile and has been since our inception. If we don't take care of it, it's going to crumble," said Sandler.

"And that breaks my heart."

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OHS mascot's name chosen

Students take climate fight to Brown DYLAN REYNOLDS

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A group of student climate activists in Oberlin is focusing its efforts on convincing U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Cleveland, to support proposals it believes are necessary to address humancaused climate change.

Members of Sunrise Oberlin, a chapter of the youthbased Sunrise Movement at Oberlin College, recently met with Brian Ayers, one of Brown’s staffers, to talk about the senator’s stance on the Green New Deal and related legislation.

On Thursday, Dec. 12, Sunrise Oberlin members traveled to Brown’s campaign office in Cleveland, where they met up with members of Sunrise Cleveland and the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, and met with Ayers as a group. The SEIU has endorsed the Green New Deal.

“The response from (Ayers) was that they did not have any major reservations on the Green New Deal, but they were concerned about taking a political risk,” said Dan Kennedy, a second-year politics major who is the club’s head of outreach.

But he felt the meeting was productive and left mo-

The new Phoenix mascot has been shaking its tail feathers at basketball games the past two weeks, and now it has a name.

By popular demand, the fiery character has been christened Ferno — as in inferno.

Naming rights were given to Oberlin High School students, who picked the name by vote. Principal Chris Frank said there were 99 ballots cast.

Top voter-getters included Prometheus, Asher, Blaze, Sparks, Ember and Fawkes.

"This was one that I wanted the students to own," Frank said.

Ferno will be officially named when the Oberlin Board of Education meets in January.

In the meantime, Frank said he's ordered a jersey for the firebird to wear, with its name printed across the back.

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Oberlin College students and representatives from the Service Employees International Union meet with a representative of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on Dec. 12. tivated to continue “staying on this and advocating until it happens.”

Then, last Monday, four members of Sunrise Oberlin traveled to Lakewood, where Brown was holding a signing for his new book, “Desk 88: Eight Progressive Senators Who Changed America.” When they reached the front of the line, the students read a statement asking Brown to co-sponsor the Green New Deal For Public Housing Act, a piece of legislation introduced last month by Sen. Bernie Sanders, independent-Vermont, and Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, D-New York.

The legislation would generate $180 billion over

10 years and retrofit and re-weatherize federal public housing units to be more sustainable and produce less carbon emissions.

Pearse Anderson, Sunrise Oberlin's press lead, said Brown admitted to not knowing much about the act, but he still signed Anderson’s book, “Thank you for fighting for better housing.”

One of Sunrise Oberlin’s points of emphasis in fighting climate change is to make sure there is a “just transition” into Green New Deal policies, ensuring that blue-collar workers and low-income families are not left behind in any regulations that would be required

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to industry.

If Green New Deal proposals were to become law, said Sunrise Oberlin bookkeeper Anna Silverman, the group would keep its focus on working with union workers and people living in areas most affected by climate change.

“I think the emphasis would be even more on bringing in unions and bringing in people from frontline communities into a just transition,” she said.

But for now, they are focusing on influencing Brown, who Silverman said has always “made a point to listen to the people in his area and take into account what they are saying.”

JASON HAWK EDITOR

The last vestiges of local gun control ordinances were swept from Oberlin's books last Monday in an emergency vote.

Fearing a lawsuit and bowing to changes in state law, City Council repealed some old language related to firearms.

"I don't like doing this this evening, but we really have no choice," said Council President Bryan Burgess.

The state is cracking down on local ordinances that regulate gun ownership, possession purchase, transport, storage, sale, taxation and more.

The General Assembly has beefed up Section 9.68 of the Ohio Revised Code, which controls how firearms can be regulated.

Some of the changes go into effect Dec. 28, driving Oberlin Council's emergency vote.

City Law Director Jon Clark called the state's amendments "poorly drafted."

Since gun violations are prosecuted by the state, they make local ordinances unnecessary, he said.

The state's new language also says that anyone "adversely affected" by any local firearm law in conflict with Section 9.68 can be awarded substantial penalties.

In 2013, most of Oberlin's firearms regulations were repealed after a legal battle with a pro-Second Amendment group.

But until Monday, some ordinances still contained scattered references to concealed handguns, a ban on carrying a loaded firearm while driving a snowmobile or dirtbike and a ban on "throwing or shooting missiles," which usually refers to arrows.

Council updated the language of several local laws to show they don't attempt to regulate firearms — for example, a passage defining explosives.

The wording of Oberlin's repeal calls into question the constitutionality of the changes to state law, saying they have yet to be tested by the courts.

The Ohio Supreme Court has held that local gun ordinances can't conflict with state gun laws. But some cities have banded together in a new suit, Clark said.

They are seeking an injunction to delay implementation of the state amendment, he said.

POLICE REPORTS • Nov. 18 at 8:15 p.m.: Suboxone pills were reported missing or stolen from a West Lorain Street residence. Police spotted two suspects running away on East College Street.

David Conley was found in a Locust Street backyard "with his face in the mud and his rear end in the air," and overdosing. He was given naloxone and taken to the hospital. After being discharged, Conley was arrested on warrants out of Cuyahoga County for dangerous drugs and a parole violation.

• Nov. 18 at 12:46 p.m.: A 96-year-old man was found deceased at a Kimberly Circle home.

• Nov. 19 at 11:25 a.m.: Gene Johnson, 44, was charged with domestic violence.

• Nov. 22 at 5:07 p.m.: Giles Harrell, 35, of Oberlin, was arrested on a warrant through the Elyria Police Department on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

• Nov. 23 at 2:19 a.m.: Jeremy Bledsoe, 28, of Wakeman, was arrested on a warrant through the Oberlin Municipal Court for failure to appear in jail on an original charge of petty theft.

• Nov. 24 at 12:20 a.m.: Fabian Muniz, 21, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Elyria Police Department for failure to appear in court on the original charge of driving under suspension.

• Nov. 24 at 2:35 a.m.: Tyree Gibbs, 21, of Oberlin, was arrested on a warrant through the Lorain County Sheriff's Office for contempt of court. The original charge was improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle.

• Nov. 24 at 8:40 p.m.: A caller said he was talking to a 12-year-old on Instagram who said she wanted to kill herself, was alone and had a gun in her hand. Police went to the house to talk to the girl and found "absolutely deplorable living conditions" with cat feces, trash, rotten food, gnats and other bugs, clothes dirty dishes, shoes and other garbage. The girl was taken to Mercy

Health Lorain Hospital for psychological evaluation.

The matter was forwarded to Lorain County Children Services due to the conditions in the home.

• Nov. 26 at 4:43 p.m.: A school resource officer at South Amherst Middle School expressed concern about a student who made threats of harming himself.

The child was taken to Turning Point.

• Nov. 26 at 4:24 p.m.: A juvenile was reported missing from a Maple Street address.

• Nov. 26 at 6:28 p.m.: Mercy Health Allen Hospital emergency room staff found a bag of suspected marijuana on a patient's person as well as a metal smoking pipe and a lighter.

• Nov. 27 at 2:02 a.m.: Derrian Yarber was arrested on a warrant for contempt of court on an original charge of obstructing official business.

• Nov. 28 at 1:23 p.m.: A glass pipe, metal grinder and an ashtray all containing burnt marijuana residue were turned over to police

by Oberlin College security.

• Nov. 28 at 3:03 p.m.: A girl was reported missing from a South Main Street home. The previous night, the girl's mother told police she thought her daughter was "going kill her, boyfriend and the cat," according to a report.

• Nov. 29 at 2:33 p.m.: Donald Burgess was arrested on a warrant through Oberlin Municipal Court on the original charge of theft through the Amherst Police Department.

• Nov. 30 at 3:53 p.m.: A woman was reportedly "wasted" in a parking lot on US Route 20. Police found her passed out in the driver's seat of her vehicle and called for an ambulance. An officer found a glass smoking pipe with burnt residue and a small bag of suspected marijuana. She was taken to the hospital, where she refused treatment.

• Dec. 1 at 8:10 p.m.: Two Oberlin College students reported having items stolen from their offcampus residence during Thanksgiving break.

• Dec. 2 at 10:26 a.m.: A stolen check complaint was filed. It was reportedly stolen from while in transit via UPS and cashed at an unknown bank.

• Dec. 2 at 11:48 a.m.: A manager at Goodwill on State Route 58 reported a customer used a "short change" trick to steal money.

• Dec. 2 at 3:56 p.m.: An employee for Moderalli Excavating, which is building the new Oberlin elementary school on North Pleasant Street, filed a vandalism complaint after discovering broken windows on a mini-excavating machine. Damage was estimated at $1,200.

• Dec. 2 at 4:30 p.m.: A burglary was reported on North Cedar Street.

• Dec. 3 at 2:16 p.m.: Jeffrey Dodson was charged with theft after a report that he took items from Walmart on US Route 20.

• Dec. 4 at 8:45 a.m.: William Huffman was arrested on a warrant for contempt of court through the Rocky River Police Department.

• Dec. 6 at 12:17 p.m.: A wheel trueing stand was reported stolen from a residence.

• Dec. 7 at 11:27 a.m.: A license plate was reported stolen.

• Dec. 8 at 2:54 p.m.: After reports of shots fired in the area of Reserve Avenue, police found a male shooting at a target.

He told police he was sick of neighbors shooting in the city limits, so he was shooting. The male was told he cannot shoot firearms in the city limits, and stopped. Four people on US Route 20 were advised to stop shooting as well.

• Dec. 8 at 5:37 p.m.: A pregnant woman called for help because her 11-yearold brother was sitting on her and wouldn't move.

The boy allegedly knocked over his grandmother during a 20-minute struggle.

The woman told police the boy has mental health issues.

• Dec. 8 at 10:49 a.m.: Krista Gibson, 37, was charged with domestic violence. She had allegedly been arguing with another

Gibson family member over financial assets, a report said. Two alleged victims would not cooperate with police.

• Dec. 8 at 7:18 p.m.: A juvenile who allegedly lit items on fire inside a house was taken into custody by police.

• Dec. 9 at 8:10 a.m.: Olivia Rodgers, 21, of Akron, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

• Dec. 9 at 5:25 p.m.: A fraudulent check for $2,450.64 was reported by employees at Kendal at Oberlin. It was somehow electronically issued from Kendal's payroll to a person who is not an employee.

• Dec. 10 at 5:47 p.m.: A bong, glass bowl and a metal spice grinder were turned over to police by Oberlin College security.

• Dec. 10 at 9:43 a.m.: A man said his girlfriend got his new debit card in the mail, activated it and stole all his money.

• Dec. 11 at 3:55 p.m.: Michael Fedikovich was charged with possession of marijuana.

Notice The City of Oberlin is accepting 2020 applications from community organizations for possible contracts related to the provision of service(s) to Oberlin residents. Applications are available at the City of Oberlin Finance Office, 69 S. Main St.

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

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ANEEDissomethingyoumust haveinorderto survive.Youneed shelter, clothing, food,water andsometimesmedicine.

AWANTissomethingyou wouldliketohave, butcanlivewithout.Amusicplayer,computer, televisionandbikearewantsnotneeds.

Are raccoon hands like human hands?

Just like people, raccoons have things they need to survive. Raccoons that live in the wild also like things they don’t need to survive. Some of these “wants” can be dangerous to a raccoon.

This raccoon needs fruit. But he wants candy, which isn’t good for him.

Look at each picture next to the raccoon. Write the word NEED next to each picture that shows something a raccoon needs to survive.

Write the word thumb or thumbs in each of the blanks below to learn about raccoon and human hands.

Write the word WANT next to each picture that shows something a raccoon might want,

You have an opposable __________ on each of your hands. What does that mean?

Standards Link: Economics: Differentiate between wants and needs.

Raccoon Shelter

Shelter is a need. Raccoons prefer living in wooded areas where they make their homes or dens in the hollow parts of trees as well as abandoned burrows. Why do you think a raccoon would like its home to be in a hollow up high in a tree?

Circle every other leter to reveal another raccoon need.

Today, raccoons also can be found in areas where people live. They sometimes make their homes in man-made structures like attics, sewers, barns and sheds.

Help this little raccoon find its way home.

Good Food for Raccoons Raccoons like to eat lots of different foods.

Healthy food is a need. Are there foods that could be a want instead of a need?

While all animals need food to survive, raccoons will eat food that is healthy and good for them. But they will also look for and eat food that is bad for them. If they fill up on food that is not healthy, they can become sick and weak.

Unscramble the letters to spell each kind of food that is good for raccoons.

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ROMSW

DESES SCENTIS

GSOFR

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RESBRIE

NOTE: It’s not safe to offer wild raccoons food. Often the food isn’t good for them. And when raccoons don’t get the food they want, they can get aggressive.

Raccoon Code

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Use the code and discover these raccoon factts!!

A group of racccoons is called a 13 6

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Raccoons are nocturnal, meaning they are mostly active at 13 18 20 19 7 .

Baby raccoons are called 16 18 7

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Raccoons eat plants and animals. They are 12 14 13 18 5 12 9 12 6

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Standards Link: Follow simple written directions.

RACCOON SURVIVE SHELTER HEALTHY BURROWS WATER BARNS FROGS WANT NEED BIKE WILD DENS SAFE FOOD

Wants and Needs Search

Look through today’s newspaper and circle things that humans need to survive in green.

Underline things that could be called wants in red.

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

Find the words in the puzzle.

How many of them can you find on this page?

Raccoons have __________, but they are not opposable __________.

Raccoons can move their __________ to the center of their palm and to their pinky finger. They can’t touch their other fingers with their __________. Because of this, they do not have opposable __________.

Opposable comes from the word opposite. Your _________ can be placed in the opposite direction to your fingers, allowing you to hold things.

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Students correctly use singular or plural nouns.

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

This week’s word:

AGGRESSIVE

The adjective aggressive means showing a readiness to attack others.

The dog growled and started to look aggressive, so I didn’t open the gate.

Use the word aggressive in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family.

What’s the Difference?

Raccoon Habitat Ad

Look at the house for sale or rent ads in the newspaper. Rewrite an ad as if you were selling or renting a home for a raccoon. Be sure to include how the home meets a raccoons wants and needs.

ANSWER: “It’s been nice gnawing you!”

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

Take a look at your hand. You can move your __________ around and touch all of the other fingertips with it. This makes it possible for you to grab things, use tools and even hold a pencil to write.

What is the difference between want and need?

Give examples.

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Markel named Employee of the Year JASON HAWK EDITOR

When his mother and wife walked into the Wellington Eagles hall Friday, Scott Markel knew something was up.

Moments later, Mayor Hans Schneider called him forward to receive the village's Employee of the Year Award.

A fixture in the Public Works department for 25 years, Markel earned the award many times over, Schneider said.

"Scott does a little bit of everything," he said — he's the caretaker for Town Hall, picks up brush and leaves and patches

streets. After hours, he's a Mason, a board member for the Southern Lorain County Historical Society and pours his heart into projects for The Spirit of '76 Museum.

“All the little things we take for granted, Scott gets done.”

Mayor Hans Schneider "When the third grade class comes up, Scott takes time to give a presentation as Archibald Willard. He loves the village," said Schneider. "All the little

things that we take for granted, Scott gets done."

Markel wasted no time giving to credit for the award to everyone around him.

"We all know it takes all 50 of us to run this town every day," he said, looking around at his fellow village workers.

There are no individual efforts, only a team, he said.

While the Employee of the Year Award bears Markel's name, he said it's shared by his coworker, Matt Osborn.

"If one of us is doing a job, the other is usually right next to him," he said. "There's not a MARKEL PAGE D2

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Scott Markel is surprised by Mayor Hans Schneider with Wellington's Employee of the Year Award.

Black River grad killed in crash STAFF REPORT

A Sullivan man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on State Route 58 in Huntington Township on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

According to a news release from the Ohio Highway Patrol, Jacob Blakesslee was driving south in a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta at 5:19 p.m.

The Jetta went left of center and was hit on the passenger side by a northbound 2003 Ford Explorer.

Blakesslee, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, died at the scene from his injuries.

The driver of the Explorer was a 16-year-old, also from Sullivan. The Highway Patrol did not identify him in the release because he's a minor, but did say he was CRASH PAGE D2

First Friday gift exchange will help ‘wrap up’ holidays JASON HAWK EDITOR

Ever get a Christmas present that you know you'll never need?

Here's a chance for you to re-gift it as you kick off the new year.

Main Street Wellington is planning a white elephant gift exchange during its First Friday even of Jan. 3.

The theme that night will be "Resolution Renewal and Relief," and you can play games and find deals throughout the village's historic downtown shopping area.

At the end of the evening, stop by Town Hall for the exchange.

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Fire guts Wenner Street house DYLAN REYNOLDS THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

No one was hurt, but a house could be a total loss after a fire started in the attached garage and spread to the rest of the split-level structure Sunday.

A.J. Moon, who lives on the house in the 600 block of Wenner St., was inside eating with his family when the fire began began.

He at first thought the red glow of the flames might be a neighbor’s Christmas lights, but when he looked closer, he realized the house was burning.

“We were sitting in the kitchen eating, and I looked out the doggy door.

Man, it looked like something red was out there,” he said.

When he looked toward the garage, he saw flames engulfing the structure.

“It was shooting out of the attic or something and shooting straight

down to the ground,” he said.

At that point, everyone in the house fled to safety outside. Moon had been smoking a turkey outside the house earlier in the day, before the fire began, but Wellington Fire Chief Mike Wetherbee said the turkey smoker is not believed to be a cause of the blaze.

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Kiwanis' Santa delivers 96 helmets JASON HAWK EDITOR

"How many of you kids have fallen down when riding your bike?" Tim Cornelius asked.

About 25 little hands shot into the air, more than half the Kiwanis K-Kids members having after-school fun last Tuesday at Westwood Elementary.

Governor of the service club's Ohio district, Cornelius rolled into the Union Street school bearing gifts — 96 brand new bicycle helmets.

They were purchased by the Wellington Kiwanis Club for $1,152 as presents for K-Kids members.

Cornelius said 11 percent of trips to the emergency room involve kids with head injuries, and half could be prevented with helmets. Bicycle injuries are the most common.

The idea was inspired by a trip to a bike rodeo last year with his wife, HELMETS PAGE D2

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First-grader Erin Mohler tries on a new bicycle helmet gifted last Tuesday by the Wellington Kiwanis Club.

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Library closing

The Herrick Memorial Library will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31 for New Year’s Eve and all day for New Year’s Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1.

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CHRISTMAS IN WELLINGTON

Scent Depot moving

Just months after opening, Scent Depot is moving to a larger location.

The store sells bath and personal products at its current location on Depot Street. A grand reopening celebration will be held Saturday, Jan. 4 at 132 West Herrick Ave.

Council time change

Village Council is moving its meeting times ahead by half an hour at the start of 2020.

Committees will now begin at 5:30 p.m. and regular Council sessions will start at 7 p.m.

It's fairly common for committees to stretch past their allotted time, delaying the start of regular sessions, which is why Council members have decided to give themselves more time.

But they also acknowledge that some full agendas will require even earlier starts, some around 4:30 p.m.

Under Ohio law, all meetings are open to the public.

They are held the first and third Mondays of each month on the second floor of Town Hall.

Swearing-in ceremony

Elyria Municipal Court Judge Robert White will swear in several elected officials at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6 at Wellington Town Hall.

Taking oaths of office again are Mayor Hans Schneider and Council members Guy Wells, Helen Dronsfield and Mark Bughman.

All are incumbents who have served at least one term, but were re-elected in November.

A reception with cookies and punch will be held prior to the start of committee meetings at 5:30 p.m.

MARKEL

FROM D1 street crack we don't know, a sewer lid we haven't lifted.

And we've done it all together."

The award was given at an annual luncheon for Wellington's public workers.

"It's always hard to give out this award because I can think of so many people who deserve it — in fact, everybody in this room," said Schneider.

He said village employees are the face of Wellington, emissaries who are relied upon by residents day in and day out.

"How you act to them comes back to us," he said.

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Carolers at the doors of Wellington Town Hall greet attendees to "The Wondrous Gift" live Nativity.

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► Members of the Wellington High School band play "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" in the Howk Park gazebo.

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▼ Josie and Reece Leiby get some face time with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Wellington Town Hall.

CRASH

FROM D1 wearing his seat belt.

A statement from Black River schools identified Blakeslee as a 2019 graduate of Black River High School.

The district made grief counselors available to students and staff members. Also, midterm exams set for Thursday and Friday were postponed until after winter break.

Drugs and alcohol are not suspected in the crash, which closed Route 58 for about three hours.

This is the third fatal crash investigated by the Elyria Post of the Highway Patrol this month.

HELMETS

FROM D1 Anne.

"We thought, boy, if we could get the whole state to do this, we'd make a difference," Cornelius said.

Kids — some wearing reindeer antlers or elf hats for the holidays — rushed forward to get their own helmets and try them on.

"I like how tight it is," said first-grader Felix Haynes, promising to wear his whenever he goes riding.

▲ Taj Grills sent us this photo of his little one enjoying some quality time with the Clauses.

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◄ Students and K-Kids Club members from Westwood Elementary and McCormick Middle School took part in Wellington's Christmas celebration by caroling throughout the downtown business district with several Wellington Kiwanis Club members. They capped off the evening at Sprenger's Elms Nursing Home with cookies, hot chocolate and crafts.

FIRST FRIDAY

FROM D1 you don't think you're going to use and it's worth $5 or more, wrap it back up, bring it up and you'll get to exchange it for another random gift," said Jenny Arntz, director of Main Street Wellington.

She said the event will be a good chance to get to know other people in the community and maybe trade up on your gift, "or just laugh a lot."

Downtown workers raved about the response to the First Friday launch in early December, saying it provided a lot of fun for families.

The event, dubbed "Frozen Fun," featured appearances by princesses Elsa and Anna.

Arntz said there were at least 250 people involved, despite the frigid weather.

To get in on the First Fridays action, stop at 118 West Herrick Ave. for a map, passport and detailed information.

Upcoming themes include "Chocolate, Wine and Roses" in February and "Spring Fever" in March.

To get involved in planning or to join Main Street Wellington, call 440-647-3987.

WENNER

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FROM D1 garage before reaching the attic above.

It took crews from Wellington, Oberlin, Spencer Township and Camden Township about 40 minutes to get the blaze under control after it was initially reported shortly before 5 p.m.

“As we arrived, the ga-

rage was fully involved and there was a fire in the attic of the structure already,” Wetherbee said, adding that the garage, kitchen, dining and upstairs portion of the house all were heavily damaged.

There were several pets in the house when the incident began. About 7 p.m.,

a firefighter emerged from the house carrying a small dog he found hiding under a chair in the lower level.

The dog was a bit frightened but otherwise OK. Earlier, a cat was rescued and given oxygen with a new animal oxygen kit from the South Lorain County EMS Association.

While the flames did not spread to neighboring houses, the heat of the fire caused some damage beyond the property.

“A residence next door was damaged. It took quite a bit of heat, and a vehicle parked in the driveway was also damaged,” Wetherbee said.

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Ward bringing Tiger Eye stables to Pittsfield JASON HAWK EDITOR

Far back from the highway and tucked out of sight, an enormous horse barn is under construction in Pittsfield Township.

It's Laurie Ward's pride and joy, and she's eager for the chance to fill the stables and welcome riders.

Tiger Eye Performance Horses is on track to open in mid-January on State Route 58 just north of Webster Road.

Ward, who grew up in Lorain County and graduated from Elyria High School, made a name training show horses in Findlay starting in 2014 before moving to Medina County.

"When the chance to come here

and build on this land came, I knew it was too good to pass up," she said, showing off the nearlycomplete Pittsfield stables on Tuesday, Dec. 18.

Ward often helps train young horses for competition, from local shows all the way up to national events.

She said horses, especially young ones, are honest. What they become is a reflection of the trainer's personality, a test of their character.

Riders come from as far away as Alabama to learn and practice, said Ward. Most of the work is done with Morgan horses, which she said are "like the border Collies of the horse world" — passionate animals, loving toward people, and a little smaller and more shapely in stature than other breeds.

Governed by the U.S. Equestrian Federation, competitions are held in Ohio, Michigan and New York and Ward takes a team of about six horses each fall to national championship events in Oklahoma.

Tiger Eye's stables aren't just for elite riders, she said. Ward plans to offer lessons and accommodations for riders of all skill levels and ages.

"As long as people are nice and they like horses, they're welcome. We'll work with anybody," she said.

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Laurie Ward gives a tour of the new Tiger Eye stables under construction on State Route 58.

Round two: Schools to ask again for renovation cash DYLAN REYNOLDS THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

The Wellington Schools are going back on the ballot in March with a bond issue and permanent improvement levy that are virtually identical to the ones voters rejected in November by a margin of 1,090 votes to 777.

The school board approved proceeding at its meeting last week.

The issue is still a combination of a 37-year bond and a continuous permanent improvement levy.

The difference is that this time, due to changes in interest rates and property values, the bond issue’s millage has decreased from 1.99 mills to 1.89 mills. That will have the owner of a $100,000 home paying around $3.50 less per year compared with the November levy. The permanent improvement levy is still 1 mill.

The bond would generate around $8.7 million and the levy would generate around $224,000 annually for the district to maintain its high school and Westwood Elementary, which is 65 years old and in need of a new roof. The elementary school’s aging boilers are also in need of updating.

About two-thirds of the money generated would go toward Westwood and the other one-third would be for WHS. Although the board unanimously voted to proceed with the issue, the vote came after some discussion about whether the district is ready to try the bond and levy again.

Board member Kevin Stump expressed concern with the plan, saying he believes the district needs the money it's asking for but is worried by similarities to Novem-

ber’s issue. “I do have some concern about the same verbiage, the same millage, the same ask,� he said. “It happens again so quickly without maybe reflecting on ourselves and asking some further questions about how it should be structured.�

Board Vice President Brett Murner said he shares Stump’s concerns but thinks a change in messaging could impact how voters see the issue.

If voters reject the levy a second time, board member Ayers Ratliff said it could be an indication that they want to decommission Westwood Elementary and consolidate students into the current high school and middle school.

He said he is confident Superintendent Ed Weber will convey that message to voters during the lead-up to the vote, and the district will have to accept their decision. “I think he will be able to explain it to the citizens, so they know that a ‘no’ vote is saying, ‘Let’s go into two buildings.

Let’s become more centralized and do away with this building here,’� he said. “I’m willing to let them tell us how they want us to move.�

Weber said the district will try different marketing techniques in promoting the March issue compared to November’s, based on a “neighbor to neighbor� theme.

He is hoping a letter writing campaign and focus on engaging the district’s township residents will win over some voters who did not support the bond and levy the first time. “Rather than with signs and events, we are going to do neighbors and letters,� he said. “Anyone who wants to donate, we’re asking them to donate a roll of stamps.

That would be the best gift they could give us to help us in this campaign.�

Weber relying on 'neighbors' campaign to convince voters JASON HAWK EDITOR

Ed Weber is hoping you trust your neighbor's testimonial.

The Wellington Schools superintendent said he learned this fall that, when it comes to asking for tax money, cold hard facts aren't as convincing as word of mouth.

"People tend to believe in their neighbors and take their word," he said. "That's more powerful than any argument I can make with numbers and school finance data."

Weber plans to wage a "neighbor to neighbor" campaign over the next few months as the Wellington Board of Education seeks passage of an $8.7 million bond issue and $224,000 per year levy.

That vote will come during the March 17 primary.

Weber said his approach will start with teachers and coaches who live in Wellington-area communities talking to their neighbors about why the school system needs money to make repairs at Westwood Elementary and Wellington High School.

For example, they'll talk to Brighton residents about how many students live in Brighton and how the township benefits from school services, he said.

There will also be a letter-writing campaign.

"I think word of mouth and neighbor to neighbor is powerful," Weber said last week. "I hope people get the message

from someone they trust and see we're not trying to push some central government type message at them."

"What we want people to understand is that we know we're underfunded," he said. "Do you want to underfund a program or try to push it?"

Here's where it gets more complicated due to the math behind school finance — Weber said the school district may actually be under-collecting taxes right now.

Shuffling millage around could get around a state-imposed inside millage cap, as other schools have done, and as is legal in Ohio.

If Wellington moves some millage into a permanent improvement fund, it could drop the district under the guaranteed millage allotted, which means the Lorain County auditor would have to make up the difference.

It wouldn't be chump change. Weber estimated the difference to be about $906,000 per year.

The trade-off, he said, is that the public would likely see the move as a tax increase without a vote.

On the other hand, "It's kind of a shame on us we didn't do it 20 years ago," Weber said.

The Board of Education is already looking at cuts it could make if a Spring or Fall 2020 levy package doesn't pass.

Westwood, where boiler troubles already canceled school one day this year, could be closed to save about $600,000 per year, said Weber.

Ending athletics would save about $250,000 per year, he said.

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Lorain County JVS junior bakery and pastry arts students pose with chef Chris Moore after creating thousands of holiday cookies.

Kids bake 35,000 cookies The spirit of the holidays and the smell of cookies filled the halls of the Lorain County JVS on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

Juniors in the bakery and pastry arts program made 35,250 cookies that day, filling loads of pre-ordered trays for their annual holiday fundraiser.

There were Sicilian white cookies, shortbread, jam thumbprints, spritz, chocolate walnut and coconut snowballs, just to name a few.

Chef Chris Moore said the project teaches his students about organization, paying attention to details and quality of craftsmanship.

Every cookie has its place on the tray.

Large trays contain nine to to dozen cookies, while small trays hold five to six dozen.

This year, 172 large trays and 186 small trays were ordered. The cookie trays are pre-sold with the sale beginning in early November.

Skyler Basch, a student from Midview, thought the big baking day would

be more stressful. “I actually thought we would be bumping into each other, trying to get this all done, but it is actually was pretty straightforward and went really well," she said.

She said Moore did a good job keeping students calm and moving in the right direction. “It is a very busy and nonstop day for us," the head chef said.

The first cookie is placed on the first tray by 8:15 a.m., and if everything goes as planned, the last cookie is placed on the last tray no later than noon, he said. “This is a culmination of about three weeks’ worth of work,� Moore said. “The students, and myself, are happy to see it come to a conclusion and the end result is always great!�

The fundraiser covers the cost of supplies, but the majority of the money is put into the program’s activity account, which follows students into their senior year.

The money is used toward students' chef jackets and annual awards banquet.

Salary increase

Wellington Finance Director Vanya Pfeiffer was given a salary increase at Village Council's final meeting of the year.

Her compensation will be raised to $68,768.80 starting Jan. 1.

Pfeiffer was hired in 2016. Councilman Gene Hartman praised her work over the past three years.

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NIGHT OF 1,000 POINTS Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

What a night to celebrate Dukes girls basketball successes. Not only did Wellington whip Columbia into submission 49-36, but senior Jalen Gibbs crossed the 1,000 career point mark on a fourth-quarter free throw. She is only the third player in the program's history to do so. The Dukes scored the first 11 points of the game and were never in danger of losing their lead.

Gibbs walked away with 20 points on the night. ◄ Wellington's Jalen Gibbs brings the ball up as she approached the 1,000-point career scoring benchmark.

► Amanda Spiekerman fights for a loose ball with the Raiders' Averey Lavinder.

REVERSAL OF FORTUNE Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

A slew of fourth-quarter turnovers on Dec. 17 decimated Wellington's late one point lead and resulted in a 63-53 loss to Oberlin. The Phoenix pressed their way to victory on a 16-point performance by Aaron Hopkins.

Andre Yarber had 13 points and Giles Harrell had 12 more. For the Dukes, Mason McClellan led all scorers with 20 points and Ben Bliss netted 13 points. Caleb Teague came up with 11. ◄ Wellington's Ben Bliss gets to the basket under pressure from Oberlin's Trajen Chambers. ► Wellington's Mason McClellan brings the ball up court under pressure from Oberlin's Andre Yarber.

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