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The Amherst News-Times offices at 42 South Main St., Oberlin, will be closed Thanksgiving to allow staff to spend time with their families. The office will remain closed to customers on Friday, Nov. 29, though reporters will still be on duty. We wish all our readers a happy holiday. OBAMACARE RULES Some city workers’ hours are being closely watched out of fear of Obamacare repurcussions. Although it’s a grey area, Amherst leaders worry they’ll have to pay hospitalization coverage for any part-time employees who work more than 29.9 hours a week now that the Affordable Care Act is in place. “Nobody knows for sure what the rules are, it seems,” said Nina Lorandeau, who leads the city’s Office on Aging. “We’ve been told to err on the side of caution, which means cutting hours.” Her office runs the local Meals on Wheels program, drives seniors to medical appointments, makes routine checks on those who live alone, gives assistance to those in danger of utility shutoffs, and warns seniors of scams. The elimination of all state and federal funding in 2010 dropped the office from five to just one full-time employee. That means part-time hours now are incredibly important. Limiting her one part-time employee to 29.9 hours means the office simply won’t be able to help as many clients, Lorandeau said. There are about 300 senior citizens who routinely use Office on Aging services every year. There are more in Lorain and Amherst Township that ask for help, but the budget no longer allows it.

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In addition to pistols and stun guns, Amherst police will also soon carry a lifesaving drug. Chief Joseph Kucirek confirmed that officers here will be armed with naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan. “We’re in the process of getting it in our cars right

now,” he told the NewsTimes last week. Naloxone fights the effects of opioids. With Lorain County in the grip of a severe heroin addiction problem, it could help save lives. It already has. Since Lorain police began carrying the drug Nov. 1, there have been five overdose deaths prevented. Ohio Sen. Gayle Manning

(R-North Ridgeville) championed a bill to pilot naloxone use. Lorain County is the first in Ohio to give police access. “I’m hoping that they never have to use it. I’m hoping they never get to a situation where someone is almost dying of an overdose,” she said. “If we can save one life, it’s worth it.”

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‘We got really lucky’

Tornadoes devastate Midwest, Amherst suffers little damage Carol Hopple stands in what is left of her living room Monday after strong winds destroyed her home in Jerry City, Ohio. Hopple, and her husband, Joshua, were both in the house when high winds ripped through the home. Dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms swept across the U.S. Midwest on Sunday, unleashing powerful winds that flattened entire neighborhoods, flipped over cars and uprooted trees.

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Storms spawned tornadoes Sunday that killed six people and left a trail of property damage across 12 states. Ohio was among the states hardest hit, but Amherst survived

relatively unscathed. Police dispatch said there were power outages across the city and a couple of reports of tree limbs down, but no major problems. And with the hard rains, there were no reports of flooding called into city hall. “We got really lucky,” said

Amherst assistant fire chief Jim Wilhelm. “We only had four calls due to the storm.” A fallen limb took down power lines on West Martin Avenue. A similar report on Sipple Avenue turned up nothing and there was an alarm malfunction triggered by winds at St. Joseph Church.

Wilhelm said potentially the most dangerous situation was a gas leak on Shady Lawn Drive. Firefighters believe an electronic lighter on the home’s furnace was triggered when the power went out. See STORMS | 4A

Mayor: Marching Comets to get day of honor By Jason Hawk

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It’s common to see Christopher Barbaro holding a conductor’s baton, but rare to see him clutching a football. The Marching Comets director held tight to the pigskin Monday after his band was honored with an official proclamation by mayor David Taylor. A parchment singing the praises of the state champion Photos by Jason Hawk Steele High band officially Band members Natha Little Crow and Gretchen named Tuesday, Nov. 19 as Lasso are shocked by the announcement that Amherst Marching Comets Day. the band now has an official day celebrating its The honor was bestowed in accomplishments. a ceremony during a meeting The Amherst News-Times SEE OUR COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD on PAGE 2A

of the Amherst board of education. “There are a lot of proud people in Amherst because of the band,” Taylor said. Musicians performed live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on Sept. 27 and placed first the next day in back-to-back competitions in Akron and Revere, taking Best In Class and Grand Champion titles. On Oct. 12, the band surpassed another nine schools to take first at Norton. The Marching Comets took second of 11 bands at Brunswick on Oct. 26.

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At the Ohio Music Educators Association competition Nov. 2, the band earned a superior rating for the ninth consecutive year, something only 14 other AA schools have ever accomplished in Ohio. Assistant coach Mark Kelley gave Barbaro a game ball on behalf of the varsity football team. He lives on Sunrise Drive and said he often relaxes in summer months while listening to band practice for hours on the green beside Steele High. “Over the last 16 years, See BAND | 4A

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Send your bulletin board items to us at news@theoberlinnews.com! The bulletin board is for non-profit and not-for-profit community events only. TODAY • Learn creative writing skills during National Novel Writing Month. A fiction write-in will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Amherst Public Library. Refreshments and writing prompts will be available. The goal is not to finish a complete story, but to get as much written as possible in the span of a month. Writers will celebrate their accomplishments from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1. For more information, call 440-988-4230.

Saturday, nov. 23 • A German language service will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Amherst Congregational United Church of Christ, 379 South Main St. Refreshments will be served following the service. For more information, call 440-988-9148 or visit www.amherstcucc.org.

SUNDAY, NOV. 24 • Considering purchasing an e-reader or tablet this holiday season? Samantha Chada, emerging technologies librarian at the Sandusky Public Library, will speak at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24 at the Amherst Public Library. She’ll talk about new gadgets on the market and how to choose the best one for yourself or a loved one. Registration is required. Call the reference desk at 440-9884230 or visit www.amherst.lib. oh.us.

Tuesday, nov. 26 • A Zentangle Christmas card workshop will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at the Amherst Public Library. Each participant will receive two cards with envelopes and learn a technique for transferring designs to the cards. Instructor Michelle Rodgers will demonstrate advanced tangles to get imaginations going. All supplies will be furnished, but class size is limited. Register online at www. amherst.lib.oh.us.

SUNDAY, DEC. 1 • The Amherst Community Chorus will present its 18th Annual Christmas Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1 at First United Methodist Church, 45 South Main St., Oberlin. The chorus, under the direction of Steve and Simone Gall, will perform “Forever

Christmas,” a delightful holiday revue with choreography by Judy Murray. Classical masterworks will be combined with Christmas carols as well as “The Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s “Messiah.” Ron Bakalar will be a guest narrator. An offering will be taken. • Thousands of movies, television shows, music albums, and audio books will become available Sunday, Dec. 1 to patrons of the Amherst Public Library. Anyone with a valid APL card will have access to a digital library of titles offered by Hoopla Digital. All will be available for mobile and online access. For more information, call the library at 440-988-4230.

FRIDAY., DEC. 6 • Miracle on Main Street will be held Friday, Dec. 6 in downtown Amherst. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a parade down Park Avenue, followed by photos with Santa, snacks, train displays, and more from 6:308 p.m. at the Main Street Community Center. Those interested in participating in the parade should call 440-984-6709 or e-mail exdirector@centurytel.net to register. Marching in the parade is free for groups, individuals, queens, princesses, and children in kindergarten through fourth grade.

SUNDAY, DEC. 8 • A Salvation Army Christmas party will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8. This is the fourth year the Amherst Service Unit has been able to host Amherst-area children with refreshments, singing, crafts, and gifts. If you or any family you know has children ages three to 13 who are in need, call 440-984-2550 and leave a message. A worker will call back with details. The Salvation Army is grateful to all those who have donated and dropped money in the red kettles this year.

monday, dec. 9 • The Amherst Public Library board of trustees will hold a regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9 at the library. At the conclusion of the meeting, the 2013 organizational meeting will be held. Both are open to the public. There is no trustees meeting in November.

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• Fine forgiveness will run from Monday, Dec. 9 to Dec. 16 at the Amherst Public Library. Anyone with overdue items may return them with canned or boxed non-perishable food items to have their fees waived. One food item equals one overdue item. Pre-existing fines will be waived for $1 for every food item donated. The event benefits the Amherst Food Pantry. For more information, call 440-988-4230.

ongoing • Registration is now open for the 2013 Amherst Baseball Winter Youth Camp, which runs from 6-9 p.m. on Dec. 26-28 at Rival Sports, Lorain. Registration is $90 (additional siblings are $60) and is due by Monday, Dec. 2. Late registration will be $100 between Dec. 3 and 13. Team discounts are available. Players must take a water bottle, glove, bat, and hat. Baseball pants are recommended but not required. All belongings should be labeled. No metal cleats. The camp is run by Amherst head baseball coaches. For a registration form, e-mail coach Matt Rositano atkingroz4@ yahoo.com. • The Amherst police accept routine questions via text message to 440-988-4824. The number is a perfect way to let police know about power outages, ask about policies or laws, find whether accident reports are ready to pick up, and other non-emergency communication. A dispatcher will respond or have an officer call with information. Do not use texting to contact police during an emergency. Call 911 instead. • The Amherst St. Joseph CYO high school girls basketball program is in need of female athletes in grades nine to 12. Anyone who is interested should call Diane Syrowski at 440-522-2491 by phone or text, or e-mail dianesyrowski@ gmail.com. • Food baskets with all the fixings to make a plentiful Thanksgiving dinner will be given out the week of Nov. 24 by the Salvation Army in Amherst. Any Amherst resident in need, or anyone who knows a resident in need, should call 440-984-2550 and leave a message. A human service volunteer will return the call. • The Amherst Fastpitch Softball Organization is looking for girls to fill rosters in OGSO and North Coast leagues for 10U, 12U, and 14U age groups for spring and summer 2014. Anyone committed to pro-

gressing from recreational to more competitive levels should call Jeff Rakar at 440-7522458 for 10U, Chris Kelly at 440-787-5783 for 12U, or Joe Houghtland at 440-935-3718 for 14U. • “The Fox on the Fairway” will run on select dates in November at the Workshop Players Theatre, 44820 Middle Ridge Rd. Directed by Pat Price, the comedy is a tribute to the great British farces of the past century. It tells the story of a golf tournament rivalry (and is presented in cooperation with Fox Creek Golf Club) that ends up in Marx Brothers-style hijinx as the snooty country club set is brought to its knees. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Nov. 22 and 23, with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. on Nov. 24. Reservations are suggested. Call the box office at 440-9885613 or visit www.workshopplayers.com. • Volunteer Salvation Army bell ringers are needed for Dec. 20, 21, and 23 at Amherst Giant Eagle and IGA. Help provide local residents with food, gas, a children’s Christmas party, and help prevent utility shut-offs. Call 440-984-2550. • Soup lunches are held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Park Avenue United Methodist Church, Amherst. They include vegetable beef and chef’s choice soups, sloppy joe’s, salad bar, and pie. • Fish fries will be held each Friday through May 23 at American Legion Post 118, 921 North Lake St., Amherst. Hours are 4:30-7:30 p.m. Dinners feature perch or shrimp, combo, fish sandwich, chowder. Chicken tenders and onion rings are also available. Members and their guests are welcome. The only dates the event will not be held are Nov. 29 and Dec. 27. • All moms are welcome to attend Mothers of Preschoolers and MOMSnext (for moms of school-aged children). Meetings are held twice each month through May at Amherst Congregational United Church of Christ, 379 South Main St. Meet other mothers and learn about relevant topics in a non-denominational Christian group. For more information, e-mail Holly at hdougan@oh.rr.com. • Take Off Pounds Sensibly Chapter 1992 meets at 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays at Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1100 Cleveland St. TOPS is an educational weight loss support group. For more information, call Waneta Dudley at 440-282-4310. • Take Off Pounds Sensibly Chapter 1105 meets at 9 a.m.

on Thursdays at the lower level of Park Avenue United Methodist Church. TOPS is an educational weight loss support group. Call Connie Januzzi at 440-2335093 for more information. • Yard waste collection will continue through Nov. 30. It may be placed at the curb on regular collection days. • The Amherst transfer station is open through Nov. 30. It is located on Pyle-South Amherst Road south of the Ohio Turnpike. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. For Amherst residents, yard waste disposal is $3 per yard. Waste disposal is $5 per bag. For non-Amherst residents, yard waste disposal is $12 per yard. • “Walk With a Doc” hikes are held every Friday from 10-11 a.m. at the Amherst Beaver Creek Reservation on North Lake Street. Take an easy walk through the park with health care staff and ask questions along the way. • Senior dances for couples and singles will be held from 2-4 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in 2013 at VFW Post 1662, 165 Cleveland Ave., Amherst. They are sponsored by Amherst Manor Retirement Community. Music will be provided by John Kowalski. Admission is $1 per person. For more information, call Medina Gonzalez at 440-9884415. • A series of ongoing creative writing workshops will be held on Wednesdays at the Amherst Public Library. They will run from 9:3010:30 a.m. Register online at www. amherst.lib.oh.us or by calling the library at 440-988-4230. • Old Stone United Methodist Church, 553 South Main St., presents free suppers the second Wednesday of each month from 5-7 p.m. The church also holds a free community breakfast on the second Saturday of each month from 8:30-11 a.m. A chair lift is available. All are welcome to dine. • Help those in need by dropping off used eyeglasses at the Amherst Public Library, 221 Spring St. Glasses placed in the Amherst Lions Club collection box will be recycled to people who need them. The News-Times bulletin board is for non-profit and notfor-profit events. If your group has a recurring item in our “Ongoing” section, please be sure to contact us with changes to times, dates, and availability.

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Unofficial police ‘mascot’ Mark Wyvill dies By Jason Hawk

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Police this weekend mourned the passing of their longtime unofficial “mascot,” Mark Wyvill. “He was a legend around here,” said Amherst Lt. Dan Jasinski. “He was just a good kid.” The son of former downtown Marathon gas station owner Walt Wyvill, he died at home Sunday of natural causes at age 45, Jasinski said.

He started tagging along with local officers in the late 1970s. Wyvill had a developmental disability and always wore a reflective vest. He was friends with former Amherst police chief Lonnie Dillon as well as officers Dan Makruski and Butch White. “He was always there. I knew him since third grade. It really stinks,” said Makruski, who was choked up Monday. “He would bring coffee every morning,” Jasinski said. “He’d come to the station to talk, and

always talked about how great the police were. He’d follow me to the bank just as ‘backup’ when we went over there.” Wyvill helped with booster bingo at the Amherst schools, washed headlights at the family gas station, and would use a spotlight at night to check buildings around town for break-ins. Jasinski said that when Kmart was located on the Amherst side of Cooper Foster Park Road, Wyvill would round up shopping Submitted photo carts from the parking lot on his Ptl. Jacob Perez, Mark Wyvill, Sgt. Dan Makruski, Ptl. Luther Smith, dispatcher Nicole Cornwell, Ptl. Jake Podrosky, and Ptl. Mike Taliano. own time just to be helpful.

Low-income numbers rise with classroom impact jhawk@civitasmedia.com

The percentage of lowincome public school students in Ohio is nearing the halfway mark. The number comes from a new study by the Southern Education Foundation, based on number of students eligible for free and reducedprice lunches during the 2010-2011 school year. In 2001, only 38 percent of school children were considered low income. That number has climbed to 42.7 percent

statewide, according to the Ohio School Boards Association. Here in Amherst, the number is on the rise as residents here have struggled with economic troubles. Still, only 25. 3 percent of kids here are considered “economically disadvataged.” That number in the neighboring Firelands Schools (which includes some Amherst, South Amherst, and township students) is 27.6 percent. The largest districts in the county — Lorain and Elyria — are at 85

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the number of low-income families grew by six percent almost overnight. There’s been a very slow rise ever since. Income downshifts are a cause for alarm because there’s a clear achievement gap between poor and wealthy students, according to the OSBA. Among the 135 school districts above Ohio’s average income of $51,626, 91 percent scored an A for meeting the standards on the annual state report card. Just 41 percent of the 474 districts below the state average income

received an A. Among the 360 districts with student poverty levels less than the state average, 74 percent earned an

A, while only 20 percent of the 249 districts with poverty levels higher than the state average received an A.

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A popular retailer of rustic and primitive decor has moved from its Midway Mall location to downtown Amherst. Baskets of Blessings

Band From page A1 thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a lot of wins and struggle times (for the football team), and every game we hear the band,â&#x20AC;? Kelley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are a source of school and community pride,â&#x20AC;? superintendent Steven Sayers told Barbaro, musicians, parents, and volunteers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just want to say thank you. We look forward to many great performances in the future.â&#x20AC;? The bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 competitive show is titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Believe.â&#x20AC;? Instrumentalists move in precision timing while showing oversized posters of President John F. Kennedy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and astronaut Christa McAuliffe, who died in the space shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you have a song to sing, sing it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a flag to wave, wave it,â&#x20AC;? says narrator Lexi Davila as the band performs. The show laments civilian casualties of wars around the globe and calls for â&#x20AC;&#x153;a time of change.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I watch that performance over and over and every time I cry,â&#x20AC;? said school board president Valerie Neidert. Barbaro thanked his students and said this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show was something special for them.

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Baskets of Blessings is located in the Main Street Marketplace, which has recently been purchased and remodeled by owner Paul Bires.

opened Nov. 2 at the Main Street Marketplace on North Main Street and Milan Avenue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This location is perfect. It feels homey. It feels comfortable,â&#x20AC;? said manager

Kim Kuhn on Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as this space came up, you could just see it as our home. We could envision putting our items out on the porch. We could see getting involved in all

the activities downtown.â&#x20AC;? The inside of the shop is wall-to-wall candles, linens, wreaths, home-spun scarves, rugs, signs, lighting, and furniture. So far, hardly any of it has stayed on the shelves long as Baskets of Blessings sales are booming. Kuhn said her staff is busier than ever. The store started about 20 years ago as a small kiosk at the mall and before long moved to a 7,000-square-foot spot near Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The new location is 2,000 square feet, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as much inventory. Kuhn said there will be more of a seasonal focus to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offered and just about anything can be special-ordered.

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There are children all over the world this holiday season who desperately need simple items such as socks, gloves, and toothbrushes. Operation Christmas Child is gearing up to help. A Fresh Wind Church, 1115 Milan Ave. in Amherst, is the county collection site for donations that will go to kids in more than 100 countries. Volunteer Kathy McWhorter said gifts of hygiene items, candy, clothing, and toys go to some of the poorest parts of the world. They are areas threatened by crime, famine, drought, and war. Sites in the Greater Cleveland Akron area hope to pack an estimated 44,000 gift-filled shoeboxes. About 500 will come from right here in town, McWhorter said. A packing party will be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday at A Fresh Wind tomorrow, though donations will be accepted at the church through Monday. Items that are needed include toothpaste, hand towels, soap (in plastic bags), writing tablets, coloring books, crayons, markers, hard candy, stuffed animals, baby dolls, winter hats, balls,

yo-yos, jump ropes, and the like. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is the highlight of our year at church. We get in there gung-ho and it usually only takes two hours to pack the 500,â&#x20AC;? McWhorton said of the packing party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The morale of it, the feeling, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even explain. Everybody is really in awe and praying.â&#x20AC;? She said her goal is to one day hand a shoebox to a needy child in person. Last year, some volunteers put notes in the shoeboxes they packed and received notes back. After

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From page A1 Stephen Evans is perhaps the biggest supporter of giving police naloxone. He’s seen the toll heroin and other opiates have taken. “In 2011 and 2012 we tripled the number of overdose deaths in Lorain County,” he said. Evans found more overdose deaths were from suburbs and rural communities than from urban areas here. Several of those who survived told him the brush with death changed their perspectives and that they would seek help. “They said they’d been given second chances in life,” the coroner said. Most heroin victims die of respiratory arrest after using the drug — they stop breathing. That’s because heroin attaches to the brain cells, forces unconsciousness, and shuts down the

William G. Nass Mark Lutheran Church, 11900 Chilicothe Rd., C h e s t e rl a n d , Ohio 44026. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with burial at Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights.

Ollie Correthers AMHERST — Ollie Correthers, 75, of Amherst, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, following a brief illness. Funeral servic-

es were held Saturday, Nov. 16 at Church of the Open Door. Burial was at Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman.

Yvonne Dyce LORAIN — Yvonne Dyce (nee Frankiewicz), 69, of A m h e rs t Township, passed away Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013,

at Lake Point Nursing Home in Lorain following a brief illness. Services will be held privately by her family.

Thomas R. Heinzerling LORAIN — Thomas Raymond Heinzerling, 86, of Amherst, passed away Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical

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powder cocaine were the drugs of choice, but today they’re passe. Heroin has the edge because it’s relatively inexpensive — $10 to $20 for a dose. The chief ’s one concern is that there will be an increase in overdoses. He said that if drug users know emergency workers are packing naloxone, they’ll feel invincible and be less cautious with how they use heroin. There are already reports “on the street” that overdose survivors are getting tattoos that boast the fact they were brought back from the brink of death, he said. Evans said he doesn’t think Kucirek’s worry is founded. There’s been no evidence of overdose increases due to the introduction of naloxone in other pilot programs in states such as Massachusetts, he said.

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week. He said that per capita, Amherst has seen just as many problems with heroin as any other city in the area. “I talked to other narcotics detectives and I know there are a lot of Amherst residents who go to other cities where maybe it’s a little easier to obtain to get (it),” he said. “So we know it’s being used.” He can recount tales of heroin-related incidents in every quarter of the city, from the newest to oldest of neighborhoods. Police here have responded to overdoses, deaths, burglaries, and robberies related to heroin use. The number of those types of cases has consistently risen for the past several years. When Kucirek was a narcotics officer in the late 1990s, crack and

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part of the mind that controls breathing. That means there’s only a short time before the body runs out of oxygen. Police on patrol are usually only two or three minutes from any part of Amherst, while rescue squads can sometimes be three to four minutes away. When a minute can mean the difference between life and death, Evans has no doubt police should be carrying naloxone. In fact, he’d support putting naloxone dispensers everywhere for the general public to access at a moment’s notice, from the library to the mall. It’s a drug that can’t hurt anyone and can’t be abused, Evans said. Kucirek said his officers will start training in how to use naloxone this

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Company takes issue with councilman’s criticisms To the editor: This letter is in response to the article “Council rejects costly contract with power savings firm.” We are concerned because the majority of the assertions about Efficiency Smart by councilman Steve Bukovac are incorrect. We pride ourselves on our integrity and take any accusation that our savings claims are exaggerated very seriously. Specifically, we want to highlight four major items in the article. · Regarding the comment that savings are claimed for every CFL distributed, our calculations are actually much more conservative. We assume that only half of the bulbs distributed are actually installed, and we then only claim 50 percent of the energy savings from the estimated installations, or approximately 25 percent of total distribution. This yields a far more conservative savings estimate than the structure recommended by the state of Ohio’s guidelines for bulbs assumed installed. · Contrary to the article, zero savings were claimed for Pierre Foods or any company for consultative services. We only claim savings for completed projects with validated energy savings. · Regarding the statement that we count Wellington’s savings toward Amherst’s goal, a case study highlighting projects completed by

Sprenger Health Care in Amherst and Wellington was shared with council. However, only savings for the Amherst facility were attributed to Amherst. · Addressing the claim that savings were counted for CFLs distributed to students who live outside of Amherst, savings were only claimed for students with signed permission and a valid Amherst utility account. As of Nov. 10, we reached 98 percent of Amherst’s three-year target with active projects expected to achieve more than 100 percent savings by the end of 2013. These savings provide economic benefits for Amherst customers with a projected lifetime benefit of $540,452 and a customer savings $1,153,863. All savings are independently measured and verified by a third party. Efficiency Smart is a division of a non-profit with the goal of saving communities and their electric customers’ money and energy. Our organization has a proven record of validated energy-savings with more than 25 years’ experience as an industry leader. Our methods are scientific, reproducible, and verifiable. We appreciate your interest in this issue and these corrections. Kristyn Wilder Executive Director, Efficiency Smart

Candidate thanks supporters, tips hat to successful opponent To the editor: I would like to say thank you to everyone who supported me in my bid to become third ward councilman in Amherst. I came up short by 28 votes but will hold my head high knowing I lost to a wellknown and dedicated individual by the name

of Chuck Winiarski. My hat is tipped to Chuck for the things he does for this city and school district. Moving forward, I will work hard to change the minds of those 28 voters and will continue to work behind the scenes to help the city of Amherst. David A. Shaffer

acebook Feedback We asked our Facebook friends: This week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Where were you and what are your memories of that day?

Also that year, Pope John (who will be canonized soon) had passed away and I can remember thinking, ‘Three great men in one year — a president, a pope and my dad, a fireman.’”

Gary Lyman “I was in study hall at Marion Steele High. The announcement came in on the PA via the radio. I remember the look on the faces of my fellow students and certainly the feeling I felt total unbelief. It was a very sad day in my life.”

Karen Sustrik Lockhart “I was seven years old and in second grade. We all had to put our heads down on the desk. My mom cried for four days while it was on TV.”

Kathleen Reising Litkovitz “I was 19 and working at the old Lorain County Courthouse in the recorders office when an attorney came in and told me. It had a very profound impact on me not only because I admired him as our president but I had just lost my dad a few months earlier.

Bruce Bevan “I was 12 and in the seventh grade at Irving Junior High. They came on the PA and let us know, then sent us home and hour or so early. I had just become interested in politics and was so inspired by all that the ‘new young president’ represented. I was totally devastated. It seemed the next day we had another old man and hope had passed us by.”

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

VOICES ‘Fox’ shows 66-year spirit of theater-in-the-round Imagine a run of 66 years! Take a former one-room schoolhouse and transform it into a theater-in-the -round. That’s exactly what Valerie Jenkins Gerstenberger did all those years ago and 66 years later it’s still up and running strong. Faces have changed, but isn’t that a testament to what she began? It’s a tribute to all who love and support theater that a volunteer organization could not only bring in actors and technicians, but also faithful audiences for well over six decades. The adages goes, “It takes a village,” and people have found so many different ways to support Amherst’s little theater in the round. For instance, its current show, “The Fox on the Fairway,” has for the very first time a sponsor. FoxCreek Golf and Racket Club made a major monetary contribution toward mounting this production. The partnership was logical given the setting for the farce. “The Fox on the Fairway” takes place at Quail Valley Country Club during its annual tournament with Crouching Squirrel Golf and Racket Club. Henry Bingham (Jeff Caja) is the hapless manager of Quail Valley who enters into a wager with the despicable Dickie Bell (Jonathan McCleery), manager of his rival

club. The stakes are high and if Bingham loses, his job, his honor and his wife Muriel’s antique shop will all be gone. Given the formidable nature of his wife (Kristina Rivera), the results could be disastrous! Throw into the mix a pair of star struck young lovers, Justin (Mike Frye) and Louise (Shelbey Linder), and a boozy, seductive Pamela (Deb Burrow) and it all adds up to an evening of plot twists and merriment. The comedy by Ken Ludwig was written to honor the tradition of early British farces that often used sporting events, wagers, young lovers on the brink of disaster, and suddenly revealed, hither to unknown, relationships. Ludwig delivers on all counts. Though the cast includes only six actors, there are more than twice as many backstage. Chuck Annable doubles as announcer and light board operator. Melissa Roberts runs the complex sound cues for the show all called by stage manager Kathy Whitmore.

An offstage crowd rounds out the participants with Claude Coller, Jerred Adams, Sharon Johnson, Aaron Smith, Julie Marchand, and our own theater manager, Dawn Watson. By the time the production is up and running the director — that is me, Pat Price — can just sit and enjoy the show. Yet, the “village” still grows as volunteers have brought hungry cast and crew full meals. Thanks go out to Dawn Watson, Donna Bereznay, Marilyn Hubbard, Judie May, and Julie Kapron. Nothing says, “We appreciate you!” like the gift of food. Audiences continue to throng into the theater with each show in gratifying numbers. Individuals support Workshop Players by becoming members and by sending in patron donations. Yes, it’s pretty amazing that after 66 years, what Valerie Jenkins Gerstenberger started is still going strong, and it’s thanks to all of the theater lovers out there — those who love to be on stage, back stage, in the audience, or quietly supporting the furthering of our art through donations. Bravo to all for 66 years of quality theater! For show times and ticket prices, see the Amherst News-Times bulletin board.

Being sure to embrace that one last moment together In the late 90s, when my father’s health was beginning to suffer, we went to an otherwise rather insignificant Cleveland Indians game together. My dad loved baseball and the Indians, but did not like crowds and rarely went to a game. In fact, I think he only took me once when I was too young to understand baseball or even where I was. There may have been another time or two, but I do not think so. So when he agreed to go with my wife and me to watch the Indians battle the Kansas City Royals, not only was this a special occasion, I was pretty sure this would be the last time we ever went to a game together. Somewhat skeptical that he really wanted to go, I was excited to see that he had his Indians shirt on. When you know that you are seeing someone or doing something for the last time, the moment can be appreciated — and enjoyed or embraced — to its fullest. Unfortunately, there are a lot of times when we do not know that something will be happening for the last time. I never knew when I saw my brother-in-law a few days before he died tragically in a fire that I was seeing him for the last time. I didn’t know that the late May baseball game of my sophomore season was the last college baseball game I would play. I also didn’t know that when I left the naval base in Annapolis in 1989 that it was the last time I would see my then-girlfriend. The last time might be an emotional end, or perhaps even a celebratory beginning, or somewhere in between.

The beat goes on for scores of friends, classmates, coworkers, and even family members. When I joined Facebook a few years ago, one of the things I often wondered was about the last time I saw that person. One day I am playing football with my friend in the backyard, the next I am off to college and he is off to Columbus, never to connect again. At graduation, we often speak of staying “in touch,” but I have learned that most of the time we do not. I have worked with coworkers for years, shared our most personal day-to-day experiences, yet never spoken to them again after they move on. It often happens so nonchalantly. If we know it is the last time, of course, we’d go all out like we tried with the baseball game with my dad. We got the best seats we could and splurged on the food. I wanted the afternoon to last forever. What is difficult sometimes is when we don’t know. We might not be in the moment, sure that there will be another moment. We might rush it or not appreciate the finality of the event. There is certainly not the emotional attachment — not many are sensitive to the “next to last time.” At the same time, we can’t treat each occasion like it is the last time. If I knew I would never see

my mom ever again, of course, I would spend the entire day with her, the entire week. I would take her to dinner, or the theater, wherever she wanted to go. But unfortunately, I can’t live every day like that. Nobody can. We’d go broke, if nothing else. We have to risk that there will be another time. The significance of the last time is not limited to the important moments of our lives. It might include the last summersault you did as a kid, the last walk you took with your dog, the last time you visited the park you grew up near, or the last time you sang karaoke with your high school friends. It’s also interesting when a correspondence spontaneously ends with a friend who writes the last letter, makes the last phone call, or sends the last text or email. Those relationships that end for no other reason than that’s the way life works. I remember the last Browns game I watched with my dad as it was the first win by the “new” Browns. The remarkable Oct. 31, 1999 game ended when Kevin Johnson caught a Hail Mary from Tim Couch. Somewhat appropriate that it ended on a Hail Mary, I had no idea it was the last time we would watch a game together, though I am grateful that we shared that moment, just the two of us. In the day-to-day activities of life, we sometimes forget how precious it can be. We sometimes take for granted that we will have the same opportunity again at some future point in our lives. Other times we understand the time and place in our lives and we just know it is the last time.

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retaining wall problem tacked on another $49,000 to the bill. As a result, council is expected to pay an extra $28,120 to Bramhall, $7,962 to North Central Engineering, and $221,491 to Buckeye Excavating. The matter will be weighed in a regular council session this Monday at 7:30 p.m.

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Aaron Appell of Bramhall Engineering shows a map of the Mill Street sewer interceptor project, where unexpected problems drove up costs over the past year. Aaron Appell of Bramhall Engineering shows a map of the Mill Street sewer interceptor project, where unexpected problems drove up costs over the past year.

considered an historical feature. On Tenney Avenue, soft grade under the street wasn’t solid enough to bear the weight of traffic, so workers had to bring in heavier fill. The issues added about two months worth of

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