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Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019

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Volume 6, Issue 34

LORAIN COUNTY FAIR

BULLETIN BOARD Thursday, Aug. 22 • ELYRIA: Adult Lorain County residents with developmental disabilities are invited to join the Murray Ridge Center for the “Find Your Voice” countywide self-advocacy event from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 at Lorain County Community College’s Spitzer Conference Center.

“Simply put, self-advocacy involves speaking up for yourself – a concept that’s especially important to individuals with developmental disabilities,” said Murray Ridge Center superintendent Amber Fisher. “To be an effective self-advocate you should know yourself, know what you need, and know how to get it. Our ‘Find Your Voice’ event will not only offer proven techniques on how to be a self-advocate, but will share testimonials from self-advocates who have succeeded in speaking up for themselves.”

The evening will also feature a free taco bar and dessert, giveaways, and raffle prizes ranging from T-shirts to a trip for an upcoming training for Project STIR – Steps Toward Independence and Responsibility.

Registration is required. Contact Corry Ritzert at 440324-2366.

• OBERLIN: Seattle poet and writing instructor Deborah Bacharach will give a poetry reading at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

It is free and open to the public.

• SOUTH AMHERST: A public meeting to discuss a proposed roundabout at Rt. 113 and Baumhart Road will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 at South Amherst Middle School, 152 West Main St. The Ohio Department of Transportation District 3 has called the meeting to provide residents with information. The meeting will be held in an open house format and visitors may stop in and ask questions. The project team will be present and there will be exhibits showing how the roundabout will be constructed.

Saturday, Aug. 24 • OBERLIN: A Women’s Equality Day luncheon will be held at noon on Saturday, Aug. 24 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Fox & Fell Dining Room.

It will mark the Oberlin area’s 25th anniversary celebration of Women’s Equality Day. This year’s program on women of the cloth will feature presentations by local faith leaders June Dorsey (Christianity), Megan Doherty (Judaism), and Maysan Haydor (Islam). Ruth Ann Clark will be the program moderator.

All are welcome to attend; tickets are $15 and reservations must be made by Aug. 14 via check payable to Women’s Equality Day, c/o Elizabeth Rumics, 154 Hollywood St., Oberlin, OH 44074.

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Country music recording artist Granger Smith, left, performs Monday night at the Lorain County Fair in Wellington.

The boot fits just fine Granger Smith packs the grandstand JON BENSON THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

Apparently the boot fit just fine for country singer Granger Smith’s Lorain County Fair debut Monday at the grandstand in Wellington.

The Texas native kicked off his nearly 90-minute “Yee Yee” set with the mid-tempo “Holler,” which includes the crowd-participatory lyrics “Raise’em up to the sky.”

Whether he knew it or not, the fun tune was apropos considering the Lorain County Fair grandstand show is no longer a dry venue.

The packed audience showed its respect early on, raising beers to the song and the singer on what was a perfect August evening.

“It always feels good to be back in Ohio,” Smith said. “It’s one of the states that started it off for us.”

While early on the crowd seemed interested but a bit reserved, that changed after an acoustic cover of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’,” seamlessly digressed into Smith’s first No. 1 radio hit and debut single, “Backroad Song.”

Unlike any other recent Lorain County Fair shows, there was an elephant in room, so to speak.

Sadly, tragedy struck Smith and his wife, Amber, this spring when their

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youngest son River, 3, died in a drowning accident at their home.

Sitting with an acoustic guitar, the singer appeared to sincerely acknowledge the incident with a touching version of his recent single "Heaven Bound Balloons," which was originally written about his father.

Tragically, the slow song has taken on a new meaning with parents in the audience holding on to their young ones a little bit tighter.

The mood quickly shifted upbeat with Granger’s anthemic “Stutter,” which had a slight U2-intro feel.

Another crowd rouser was a cover of Garth Brooks’ “Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up),” which Smith accurately predicted would take the concert to the next level. It also didn’t hurt he was giving out free drinks from the stage to his audience, which truly was all ages.

Easily one of the youngest crowd members was two-month old Weston Miller, who was wearing the proper ear protection while residing happily in the arms of his father, Aaron.

Orville resident Aaron said going to the Lorain County Fair is a family tradition that he’s proudly passing on to his next generation.

“This is our hometown fair,” he

said. “We usually come out every year to the concerts, and it just so happened it was Granger Smith. We like him. He just plays good country music.”

Miller’s mom, Lauren, said her little boy is already a fan of Granger Smith’s music.

“He’s always in the garage listening to music while his dad is working on stuff,” said Lauren, who is a Columbia Station native.

As far as Smith’s recent tragedy, Lauren said she was affected by the news.

“I was pregnant with Weston when it happened,” Lauren said. “It was heartbreaking.”

Added Miller, “Now being a father, you can definitely feel what he’s going through.”

Backed by a five-piece band, Smith sounded like the current crop of Music City artists singing about girls, guns, beers, and trucks. Still, the singer didn’t disappoint with a live show that catered perfectly to a fair-going crowd.

Late highlights included the patriotic “Merica” and Second Amendment-friendly rocker “Don't Tread on Me.” Dressed as his alter ego, Earl Dibbles Jr., Smith ended the fun night with his popular hit “Country Boy Song."

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Cheerleaders will march in Thanksgiving Parade

Back to school for city, JVS, and Oberlin College students

Junior Fair king and queen crowned, court celebrates

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OBITUARIES John P. Arndt

John P Arndt, 83, of North Ridgeville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at Ames Family Hospice Center in Westlake, following a lengthy illness. Services were held Friday, Aug. 16 at Church of the Open Door, Elyria.

Graveside services were held privately by the family.

Arrangements were entrusted to Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst.

Alumni meeting canceled

The Camden High School Alumni annual meeting previously scheduled for Sept. 7 has been canceled. Due to small number of Camden graduates living in the area, the association has decided to no longer meet after 102 years.

School bus routes

Bus routes for the 2019-2020 academic year have been published by the Oberlin City Schools.

They can be found at www.oberlinschools.net.

Route information listed there is tentative, pending approval by the board of education.

Dukes season passes

Support your Dukes this fall by purchasing a season pass to Wellington sporting events.

Passes are on sale at the Wellington High School office.

Admission for games in the new Lorain County League is $6 for varsity events and $4 for middle school events. You can get: • A five-event pass for $25.

• A student pass for $40.

• A senior citizen pass for $10.

• An adult pass for $100.

• A family pass for $270. This includes admission for four people; add another for $30.

Make checks out to Wellington Athletics. For more information, contact athletic director John Bowman at jbowman2@wellington.k12.oh.us or 440-647-7403.

Be part of the news team

You can help cover the news! We love covering events, issues, sports, features, and meetings. But our staff can only be so many places at once! For many years, we've had a roster of wonderful helpers – “stringers” – who volunteer to help us. Especially for high school sports coverage, these folks are amazing contributors. If you have a passion for an area we haven't been covering and would like to submit routine photos or write-ups, call editor Jason Hawk at 440-775-1611!

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Joanna Alexander takes a selfie in front of a new gate sign at the Lorain County Fair. Local photographer Dan Messaros won $200 worth of vinyl this past November in a Professional Photographers of Ohio contest and decided to use it to make new signs for the fair. The idea, based on success at other fairs, is to help folks remember where they parked. "You know how people are always getting lost?" he asked — simply take a selfie with the sign when you enter the gate, then use it as a reminder on your way out.

Judging hay bales? Sign me up JASON HAWK EDITOR

Guess who got to help judge this year's hay bale contest at the Lorain County Fair?

I headed to the fairgrounds Friday, before nearly anyone else got to start their fair experience, and picked up judging forms from secretary Charisse Nikel.

Then I went on a kind of scavenger hunt, hiking between barns, to gates, and across green spaces in search of this year's contest entries.

The job wasn't to judge the quality of the hay itself— though I'm no stranger to farm life and have a lot of experience with a pitchfork — but instead to grade the way the giant bales were transformed into works Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise of art.

This cow, which can be found at Gate 3, was a personal favorite That's a tough job because while during hay bale judging Friday at the Lorain County Fair. you have to score the pieces you don't want to hurt any feelings. of construction, artistic merit, and lent in execution, making use of two But I think it's safe to say there's visual appeal. kinds of bales, black and white paint, a big difference in the quality of the One in particular drew my eye. a picnic cloth, and a few props, entries — big enough to drive a trac- The biggest wow factor, in my including a big cow bell. tor through. opinion, goes to a giant cow you can Other entries include Rapunzel's I tracked down 19 entries and asfind at Gate 3 on the west side of the tower, a giant comb and cosmetics, signed each points for originality, grounds. several campers, and a very wellcreative use of materials, quality It's simple in concept but excelcrafted farmer.

AAA: As schools open, drive carefully STAFF REPORT

Buses are rolling. Kids are walking and biking to school. Moms and dads are making drop-offs and pick-ups.

As families send children back to school this fall, AAA East Central has launched its annual "School’s Open – Drive Carefully" campaign.

It encourages parents to talk about the importance of school zone safety with their children and teen drivers.

Drivers are asked to take extra caution when traveling through school zones or near school buses.

“School zone speed limits and crossing guards are in place to save lives,” said Lori Cook, safety advisor for AAA East Central.

“Everyone needs to keep the lives of young students in mind as they make their way through school zones and especially near crosswalks.”

Slowing down can go a long way. A pedestrian struck by a vehicle traveling at 20 mph is about two-thirds less likely to be killed as a pedestrian struck by a vehicle traveling at 30 mph, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Nearly one in five children ages 14 and younger who die in traffic crashes are pedestrians.

AAA offers the following advice for motorists to keep children safe on the way to and from school: • Ditch distractions: Research shows that taking your eyes off the road for just two seconds doubles the chances of crashing.

• Stay alert: Don’t rush into and

out of driveways. Expect pedestrians on the sidewalk, especially around schools and in neighborhoods.

• Mind your vehicle’s blind spots: Check for children on the sidewalk, in the driveway, and around your vehicle before slowly backing up.

• Brake for buses. It may be tempting to drive around a stopped school bus, but not only is it dangerous – it’s against the law.

• Watch for bikes. Children on bicycles are often unpredictable, so expect the unexpected. Slow down and allow at least three feet of passing distance between your vehicle and bicyclists.

• Plan ahead: Leave early for your destination and build in extra time for congestion. If possible, modify your route to avoid school zones.

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Aug. 24 and 25 • AMHERST TWP.: Ohio Rebels Fastpitch will hold tryouts for 16/18U from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 24 and 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25 at Amherst Township Park, 44780 Middle Ridge Rd. For more information or to schedule a private tryout, contact Dan at 419-239-5349 or irishwriter@bex.net.

Aug. 24 and 28 • BROWNHELM TWP.: A Brownhelm Heritage Museum open house will be held from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24 and Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 1355 Claus Rd. See the inside of this quaint country church, which is owned and maintained by the Brownhelm Historical Association. The former German Evangelical and Reformed Church was given to the BHA by its last three remaining members in 1996. It has been restored and houses many artifacts of Brownhelm history.

For more information, call Marilyn Brill at 440-9884550.

Sunday, Aug. 25 • LORAIN: FIRST Music will present Katelyn Emerson in a dedication recital for the church’s new Paul Fritts & Co. pipe organ at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25 at First Lutheran Church, 1019 West 5th St. This event will take place almost exactly five years after the Aug. 28, 2014, fire that destroyed the previous church with its organ. It represents the final stage in First Lutheran’s rebuilding effort. The concert will feature the world premiere of a piece specially commissioned for this event: “Chorale Fantasy on Lord, Revive Us” by Aaron David Miller.

The organ was handcrafted by the skilled craftsmen of Paul Fritts & Company Organ Builders of Tacoma, Washington. Over a year’s worth of labor by a 10-person team resulted in an instrument of great beauty, both physical and musical.

Emerson is a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and a prizewinner of competitions on three continents.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Thursday, Aug. 29 • AMHERST: A drop-in crafting time will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Amherst Public Library.

Exercise your creativity and help the library clean out its craft closet to get ready for the fall. Supplies will be available for all ages to enjoy.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

• OBERLIN: Pianist Amber Scherer will perform at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

She will play music by Bach, Liszt, Beethoven, and Chopin. The concert is free and open to the public.

Friday, Aug. 30 • OBERLIN: A retirement party for Oberlin Public Library office administrator Che Gonzalez will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30 at the library, 65 South Main St. Take an item to share at the potluck. Be sure to RSVP

by Aug. 20 to oberlinpubliclibrary@yahoo.com.

Saturday, Aug. 31 • AMHERST: The Amherst Community Chorus invites all current, former, and prospective members to a “Welcome Back” potluck picnic from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 at the Rotary Pavilion at Lakeview Park in Lorain.

The chorus will begin rehearsals for its Christmas season at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9 at Amherst Junior High School. Interested singers should have a musical background of chorus or solo performing. A commitment to rehearsals on Monday evenings and to the scheduled performances before the holidays is a must.

The chorus is beginning its 24th year under the direction of Simone and Steve Gall.

Aug. 31 and Sept. 7 • OBERLIN: The Big Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Oberlin First United Methodist Church, 45 South Professor St.

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Tuesday, Sept. 3 • CARLISLE TWP.: The Black River Audubon Society will hold a program on urban birding at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Carlisle Reservation Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Rd. Jen Brumfield will speak about the success you can have birding in what seems the most unlikely of environments — modern urban areas. Her birding interests are legendary in northern Ohio and beyond. Brumfield has proven that urban birders can see as many species as those in the wild with her record-breaking Cuyahoga County “Big Years.” In addition, she has written and illustrated seven field guides to the flora and fauna of the Cleveland Metroparks while also planning and leading pelagic birding boat trips on Lake Erie.

For more information on programs, volunteering, or becoming a member, visit www.blackriveraudubon.org or call 440-365-6465.

Wednesday, Sept. 4 • WELLINGTON: The Wellington Genealogy Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the LCCC Wellington Center, 151 Commerce Dr. The program will be “Rev. Ephraim K. Avery and the Murder of Sarah Cornell.” WGG member Ray Mann will speak; he is a local resident and an avid researcher into his family’s genealogy.

Monthly meetings are free and open to the public.

Sept. 6 and 7 • OBERLIN: The annual Grace Lutheran Church Women’s League rummage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 310 West Lorain St. It will include clothes, toys, kitchenware, linens, books, shoes, and more with all proceeds going to missions.

There will also be baked goods for sale. Lunch will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Sunday, Sept. 8 • OBERLIN: “Root Beer and Yesteryear” will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8 at the Oberlin Heritage Center, 73 1/2 South Professor St. All are invited for root beer floats, popcorn, and historic entertainment offered by musicians, re-enactors and much more. Stop by for a few minutes or spend the afternoon with friends and family.

For more information, visit www.oberlinheritagecenter. org or call 440-774-1700.

Monday, Sept. 9 • AMHERST: The Amherst Public Library board of trustees will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9 at the library. The meeting is open to the public.

• OBERLIN: Meatless Mondays and Beyond will hold a free end-of-summer picnic at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9 at Spring Street Park.

Take a vegan dish to share (or nothing if you’re new) and a game to play if you’d like.

All are welcome. For more information, contact Kimberly Thompson at kimmert2001@yahoo.com or 805245-0730.

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 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 440-2338181 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.stpatrick wellington.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.

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Sea or marine turtles have outlived almost all of the prehistoric animals. Marine turtles were around during the time of the dinosaurs and are still present in the world’s oceans today.

On today’s Kid Scoop page, meet these incredible creatures!

In recent times, marine turtles have faced dangers. Entire turtle populations have been almost completely wiped out due to threats like hunters, habitat destruction, pollution, being hit by boats, and introduced predators.

Draw lines to connect the turtles whose shells are alike.

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service there are seven kinds of sea turtles: hawksbill, green, loggerhead, flatback, Kemp’s ridley, olive ridley and leatherback.

One way to tell one type of sea turtle from another is to look at the pattern of scutes, or plates, on their shells.

NOTE: Unlike other species of sea turtle, the leatherback does not have scales.

Instead, it is covered with firm, rubbery skin with several long ridges or “keels.”

Standards Link: Life Science: There is variation among individuals of one kind within a population.

Are you an eagle-eyed reader?

Read the story below and circle the six errors you find. Then rewrite the story correctly on a separate piece of paper.

Turtle Trouble

All sea tortles are protected by the Endangered Species Act, which lists all species as “endangered” except the loggerhead, which is listed as “threatened.”

In many cases, it is human activity that has caused sea turtle populations to delcine worldwade. Building along coastal areas has reduced natural nesting habitats.

Adult sea turtles are captured for there eggs, meat, leather and shells. The accidental capture of adults in fishing nets has brought one species, the Kemp’s ridley, to the brink of extinction. For these resons, all sea turtle species are protect.

Migrating leatherback turtles have been known to dive down 4,600 feet (1,400 meters) to avoid sharks and other predators.

They must surface every hour to breathe.

Sea turtles and land turtles are reptiles and they both have shells. One way they are different is that a sea turtle cannot retract its limbs or its head like a land turtle can.

Find the differences between these two turtles.

Sea turtles are long-distance travelers. Some species travel hundreds, even thousands of miles, from their feeding grounds to their nesting grounds. The adult females return faithfully to lay their eggs on the same beach where they hatched.

The breeding grounds for the Pacific population of loggerhead turtles are limited to a few beaches in southern Japan, but adults are known to migrate incredible distances in order to feed. One turtle tagged in Japan was found feeding off the coast of Baja, Mexico, a distance of over 7,500 miles (12,000 kilometers).

Loggerheads have been sighted from Chile all the way north to Alaska.

Help this turtle avoid the hazards and find her way to the island.

Standards Link: Math/ Number Sense: Calculate differences.

Standards Link: Life Science: The sequential stages of life cycles are different for different animals.

The leatherback is the largest sea turtle. It can grow to be about 6 feet (1.8 meters) long and weigh as much as 1,400 pounds (637 kilograms).

How much is 1,400 pounds? Add up the numbers on each of the animals. The animals with even sums weigh about 1,400 pounds.

The others weigh less.

ANSWER: The cow, giraffe and horse each weigh about 1,400 pounds.

Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Calculate sums.

Find the highest-priced and lowest-priced home for sale listed in this newspaper’s classified ad section. What is the difference between the two prices? … treating others with kindness and generosity.

TURTLES RIDLEY BREEDING JAPAN OCEAN OLIVE BEACHES BOATS SCUTES KEELS SPECIES FIRM MILES MARINE

Find the words in the puzzle.

How many of them can you find on this page?

S S E I C E P S T O

E S E L I M Y L C U

H S R T R E J E L T C E V I L O A E E S

PREDATOR

A L F D S N P K D E

The word predator means an animal that hunts another animal.

B R E E D I N G M U

The baby sea turtle faced many predators, including several hungry seagulls.

E T I C S T A O B T

F U R M A R I N E C

L T K J S E L A C S

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

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

School Closed Forever?

Ocean Scrapbook

Look for newspaper pictures and stories about the ocean. Cut out the stories and pictures, include some illustrations of your own and create an “Ocean” scrapbook.

ANSWER: Vitamin sea.

Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know characteristics of oceans.

This week’s word:

Imagine you arrived at school and the gates were closed. A big sign reads “SCHOOL CLOSED.” What would happen if you no longer had the opportunity to get an education?

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City giving refunds after pool closing JASON HAWK EDITOR

The people have spoken and city hall has listened: Refunds will be offered to pass-holders after Amherst's public pool closed early this summer.

The city park board met Aug. 15 to discuss residents' frustrations about the Anna Schmauch Memorial Pool, which closed 16 days before the end of the 88-day season.

Mayor Mark Costilow said board members didn't want to leave the topic until their September meeting.

Five teenage lifeguards who resigned to leave for college caused a shortage, leading to the decision to shut down.

Costilow said people who purchased single passes will get $13.76 back. Family pass holders will be refunded $31.84.

Senior citizens will receive $11.84 for single-member passes or $15.52 for two-member passes.

"We've really got to rethink next year how the schedule's going to work. We'll probably wait to release the schedule until after (lifeguards) are hired," said Costilow.

He also believes the pool's rate structure needs to change. Rates were raised last year for the first time in many years and they're likely to go up again, the mayor said.

Park board member Marilyn Orseno said every eligible person who applied to be a lifeguard was hired this spring.

To be eligible, you must be at least 16 years old and hold a Red Cross lifeguard certification, which typically costs about $150.

But lifeguards are in high demand and low supply.

"During this offseason, we want to look for ways to incentivize the hiring of lifeguards, just because at the beginning of the summer we honestly had issues finding REFUNDS PAGE B2

New contract: Teachers to get 5 percent raises JASON HAWK EDITOR

A five percent raise over the next three years was approved Monday morning by the Amherst board of education, staving off a potential teacher strike.

The deal, passed just days ahead of the start of the fall semester, gives teachers a 1.25 percent raise this school year, followed in 2020-2021 by a 1.5 percent increase and 2.25 percent in 2021-2022.

Employees hired before July 1, 2011, will pay an additional two percent of their medical insurance premium in the second year of the contract, increasing the current level to 15 percent.

Employees hired since then will continue to pay 20 percent.

School board president Rex Engle called the contract "fair to our educators and to the district's finances."

"Most importantly, it did not disrupt instruction for our students. It was critical to reach this agreement prior to the school year," he said.

Following Monday's special meeting, we asked Engle what kind of disruption had been expected if an agreement had not been reached.

He said teachers brought up the possibility of a strike once at the beginning of negotiations.

"We would have had to have substitutes and temporary teachers," he said Engle. Even without a walkout, it would have been unsettling for teachers to lead classes with the knowledge they didn't have a contract, he said.

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Amherst Steele seniors Goldie Niehart, MaKayla Schreiber, and Hallie Gornall are among the Comets cheerleaders who will perform in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Comets to cheer in Macy's parade

JASON HAWK EDITOR

The giant Snoopy balloon, the Radio City Rockettes, Broadway hits, and the arrival of Santa Claus — watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is as American as football and pumpkin pie.

This year, the line-up will include a touch of Amherst.

Eleven Steele High School cheerleaders will march in this year's parade as part of the Spirit of America Cheer Team.

"Ever since I was little, I've

watched the Macy's parade every Thanksgiving. I've seen the cheerleaders and thought, 'Wow, what did they do to get there?'" said Hallie Gornall, one of three seniors who will make the trip.

"Also, New York being such a big city and Amherst being a such a small city, we're excited to get Amherst's name out there," she said.

Gornall and fellow seniors Goldie Niehart and MaKayla Schreiber said they can't wait to be on national television.

Hopefully, they'll be captured by NBC cameras as the parade winds through the Big Apple — though

they'll be wearing Spirit of America colors, not green and gold.

"I'm excited because it's such an iconic parade," said Schreiber. "We have a chance to say that we were in it."

Other Comets making the trip include Hailey Shimrock, Sydnie Rinehart, Amara Taliano, Mikenna Folley, Allison Cooke, Paige LaBranche, Juliana Janis, Kylie Tann, and coach Lauren Glowacki.

They were chosen after a video review of the squad's talents.

The girls will start solo practices

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Gaming machines seized in raid SEAN McDONNELL THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

It was an unlucky day for Lucky Jackpot Entertainment after multiple machines were seized Aug. 14 by law enforcement as part of an illegal gambling investigation.

Chief Investigator Gary Abicht said four machines were taken as well as the motherboards for the other gaming machines in the building. He said after the seizure there shouldn’t be any operational gaming machines at the site.

Abicht said no arrests were made at the time of the raid.

The Ohio Casino Control Commission, Lorain County Sheriff’s Office, and Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office worked in conjunction to serve the search and seizure warrant at the storefront.

Abicht said undercover agents from the Ohio Casino Control Commission went to Lucky Jackpot Entertainment and played on the four machines that were confiscated, and found that they were providing illegal payouts.

He said the machines at Lucky Jack-

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Investigators from the Lorain County Prosecutor's Office assist the Ohio Casino Control Commission as they load gambling machines onto a Uhaul. The machines were taken during a raid at the Lucky Jackpot location on Telegraph Road. pot were paying out cash.

Ohio Casino Control Commission spokesperson Jessica Franks said the agency will have some uniformed officers at casinos, but generally its agents

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Steele alumna Natalia Joseph headed to Ukraine STAFF REPORT

Traditional embroidered shirts. Holiday pancakes. A rich literary history. Opera and ballet. A love for walking.

These are all parts of Ukrainian culture — and Natalia Joseph will get to experience it all firsthand over the next two years.

The 22-year-old Amherst native is bound this week to serve with the Peace Corps.

“Personally, I want to improve my Russian language skills, develop a deeper understanding of Ukrainian culture, history, people, politics, and language," she said.

"Professionally, I hope to enact better relations between my counterparts and community members and the United States.

I want to bring an honest and true representation of American culture, values, and society, while also partaking in cultural exchange and appreciation as much as possible."

Joseph is a graduate of Amherst Steele High School.

She attended Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa., where in May she was awarded bach-

ABOUT UKRAINE Population: 42.5 million Government: A republic with a president, prime minister, and a parliament comprised of a single chamber Economy: Ukraine has the lowest average wealth per adult of any country in the world, which means an extremely high poverty rate Religions: Eastern Orthodoxy and Greek Catholicism

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Natalia Joseph has a degree in Russian studies. Now she plans to spend two years in Ukraine with the Peace Corps. elor's degrees in anthropology and Russian studies.

With the Peace Corps, she will train to teach English as a foreign language.

During the first three months of her service, Joseph will live with a host family in Ukraine to become fully immersed in the country’s language and culture.

Once she is fully comfortable, she'll be sworn into ser-

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FROM B1 at home in October, then rehearse on Herald Square once they reach New York.

Cheerleaders are fundraising for the trip, hoping the community will help them cover the considerable cost of travel.

They are selling Mama Joe Homestyle Pies gift cards, will host a princess party at Ziggy's Pub & Restaurant on Sept. 7, and are holding a poker night at the Amherst VFW on Sept. 14.

The poker tournament will start at 7 p.m. with a $100 buy-in. You'll be able to rebuy for the first 90 minutes.

The winner will get a $1,500 prize, with $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place.

Individual and corporate donations are being accepted until Sept. 10.

If you want to contribute or for more information about the fundraisers, email coach Kaitlyn Bauer at amherstcheermacys@gmail.com.

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FROM B1 enough," said Orseno.

That could include help paying for certification or a bonus for staying on the job until the end of the pool season, she said, though no decisions have been made.

"We're also open to suggestions. So if the community ever wants to reach out and come to the meetings and give some suggestions on how to incentivize the program so we don't have to do what we did this year, that'd be great," she said.

The next park board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 at city hall. All city meetings are open to the public under Ohio law.

You can also email suggestions to the mayor's office at mayor@amherstohio.org.

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"Amherst teachers are thrilled to enter the new school year with an agreement in place," said ATA president Lisa Schenk. "The process resulted in fair wages and benefits. Ultimately, the deal allows us to keep our classrooms strong and advocate for our Amherst students. ATA values the collaborative efforts during the process to work towards a positive outcome."

District superintendent Steven Sayers said he appreciates Amherst's teachers: "Our staff is our most valuable resource and this agreement allows us to continue our positive momentum into the 2019-2020 school year and beyond."

The agreement allows Amherst to "attract and retain a talented staff," he said.

Sayers said improved technology and a new school are nice, but neither can take the place of dedicated staff.

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FROM B1 Lucky Jackpot when police arrived. He said the illegal gambling operations are not harmless and generally attract older individuals with fixed incomes.

“It’s not really a victim-less crime,” Vansant said.

According to a news release, the prosecutor’s office is still working to determine the nature and extent of criminal activity, and that the investigation is ongoing.

Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will said generally in these types of investigations, the legal issues arise from what kind of devices are being used and how they pay out.

“There is a distinction between skills-based amusement devices as opposed to slot machines and the payout that they are allowed to make,” Will said. “And that's part of this investigation.”

vice and assigned to a community in Ukraine, where she will live and work with the local people.

Her job will include partnering with local people and partner organizations on sustainable, community-based development projects that improve the lives of people in Ukraine.

Joseph will also be building leadership, technical, and cross-cultural skills that will give her a competitive edge when she returns home.

“I did specifically apply to Ukraine because I have a background in Russian language and post-Soviet history,

WHERE IS UKRAINE?

Answer: Eastern Europe bordering Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Russia, and Belarus. culture, and politics," she said.

"I wanted to serve somewhere where I would be able to maximize my knowledge, yet still learn a lot."

Joseph joins the 223 Ohio residents serving in the Peace Corps and more than 7,720 Ohio residents who have served in the Peace Corps since 1961.

UCC honors church for renovations STAFF REPORT

Everyone should have access to places of worship, regardless of their physical abilities.

That's the idea behind recent renovations at Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Amherst.

To make the South Main Street church accessible to all, a section of the sanctuary steps were lowered, the traditional New Englandstyle railing was shortened, and a ramp was created.

Space was created on both sides of the pulpit to allow for musicians and performances by the church’s growing youth program.

Construction was completed by Shinsky Builders of Lorain.

The accessibility updates have earned special recognition from the United Church of Christ’s Disabilities Ministry, which

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The sanctuary at Community Congregational United Church of Christ on South Main Street in Amherst has earned recognition after extensive renovations. awarded Community Congregational with its Church and Ministry Organization Award during the denomination’s General Synod in Milwaukee.

The improvements were

dedicated Sunday, Aug. 18 by the Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund, the national UCC minister for disabilities and mental health justice.

Lund has experienced the need for accessibility and

acceptance first-hand within her family, and has authored a very personal book, “Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness, Family and Church.”

The accessibility improvements are part of a three-year capital campaign to make the facility more proactive, relevant, accessible, inviting, safe, and engaging.

The church also added an exterior awning, new flooring in Sunday school classrooms, a glass safety railing above the balcony, and a new air conditioning system.

In the coming weeks, it will add an electronic sign to engage the community in the church’s events and outreach programs.

Over the next year, the church plans to add a video system so services can be live-streamed, and offices will be reconfigured to create an additional Sunday school classroom.

CHURCH DIRECTORY All Amherst-area churches are invited to post service times in the NewsTimes. Send your listing to us via email at news@lcnewspapers.com.

• Grow Point, 780 Cooper Foster Park Rd., has Sunday services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

• St. Joseph Catholic Church, 200 St. Joseph Dr., has Masses at 4 p.m Saturdays (St. Joseph Church, Amherst); 5:30 p.m. Saturdays (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, South Amherst); 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 5 p.m. Sundays (St. Joseph); 9 a.m. Mondays (St. Joseph); 8 a.m. Tuesdays (Nativity); 7 p.m. Thursdays (St. Joseph); and 9 a.m.

Fridays (St. Joseph).

• St. Paul Lutheran Church, 115 Central Dr., has traditional worship services each Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and informal services at 11 a.m. Sunday school and Bible study begin at 9:45 a.m. Nursery care is available during worship services and Bible study. Community prayer box and dog station available.

• Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1100 Cleveland Ave., has Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and worship services at 11 a.m. each Sunday. Bible study for all ages is at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays. Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

• Faith Baptist Church, 440 North Lake St., has Sunday school for all ages at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 10:45 a.m. Nursery care is available during both. Ablaze Youth Group meets at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays.

• New Beginnings Church of Christ, 591 Washington St., has Bible classes for all ages at 9:30 a.m. and worship

at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. A training room class for ages two to four and junior worship for kindergarten through fifth grade is available.

• St. John’s United Church of Christ, 204 Leonard St., South Amherst, has worship at 9 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday school for children is held during the service.

• Freedom House, 1240 Park Ave., has services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Prayer meetings are held at noon on Wednesdays.

• Amherst Church of the Nazarene, 210 Cooper Foster Park Rd., has Bible classes for all ages at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays.

A prayer service is held at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. Next Step services are held at 6 p.m. on Saturdays.

• Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 46485 Middle Ridge Rd., has a traditional Sunday worship service at 9 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45 a.m. There is children’s programming during both services. Grades six to 12 meet at 9 a.m. only. Summit (young adults ages 18 to 30) meets from 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays at the church.

• Eversprings Missionary Baptist Church, 49536 Middle Ridge Rd., has Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 11 a.m., and Sunday evening services at 6 p.m. Wednesday services are at 6 p.m.

• Heritage Presbyterian Church, 515 North Leavitt Rd., has Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.

• South Amherst First United Methodist Church, 201 West Main St., offers a contemporary worship service at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday.

• Elyria Zion United Methodist Church, 43720 Telegraph Rd., Amherst Township, offers a traditional service at 9 a.m. each Sunday.

• Cornerstone Community Church, 111 South Lake St., has Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday service is at 6:30 p.m.

• Community Congregational United Church of Christ, 379 South Main St., has Sunday worship and Sunday school for ages three and up at 10 a.m.

Nursery care is provided for those three and under. Communion is offered the first Sunday of every month.

• St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 582 Church St., has Sunday worship service and church school at 10 a.m.

• A Fresh Wind Church, 1115 Milan Ave., has Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. and Solomon’s Porch youth ministry at 6 p.m.

• Amherst United Methodist Church, 396 Park Ave., has Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. For information, call 440-988-8330 or visit www.amherstchurches.org.

• Old Stone Evangelical Church, 553 South Main St., has adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. A free community supper is offered from 5-7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month.

A free community breakfast is served from 8:30-10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month. Carry-outs are available at either meal.

• Brownhelm United Church of Christ, 2144 North Ridge Rd., worships each Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday school for children is held during the service.

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POLICE REPORTS • Aug. 13 at 3:24 p.m.: A 49-year-old man allegedly threatened an employee at Fresenius Care on Cleveland Avenue. A worker told officers the man was receiving treatment when he set off an alarm on a kidney dialysis machine. When warned not to touch the machine, the man said, "You want me to catch a felony, go ahead. If I catch a felony, I will not be all nicey nicey. If I catch a felony, you won't be able to tell them what happened!" according to a police report. Staff called 911 and told police the man has a history of behavioral issues. The man said he would not return to the medical facility.

• Aug. 16 at 7:15 a.m.: A 15-year-old boy was charged with domestic violence after allegedly striking his grandmother.

• Aug. 16 at 10:16 a.m.: Police made a welfare check on an 18-year-old woman whose pastor had been unable to make contact with her and was concerned about a comment she'd made. Nord Center counselors were already on the scene after the woman texted the crisis hotline. She was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital for evaluation.

• Aug. 16 at 3:29 p.m.: Jose Hernandez, 32, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Lorain police department. The original charge was resisting arrest.

• Aug. 17 at 2:11 a.m.: Danielle O'Neal, 34, of Oberlin, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst police department for failure to appear in court on original charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving under suspension.

• Aug. 17 at 3:17 a.m.: Valencia Lesure, 34, of Lorain, was charged with failure to comply with a police order following a brief pursuit on Rt. 2 that ended in Elyria.

Lesure was also charged with drug abuse instruments, failure to reinstate a license, littering from a motor vehicle, and no plate light. He was also wanted on a warrant for contempt of court through the Lorain police department; the original charge was criminal damaging.

• Aug. 17 at 5:48 p.m.: Officers responded to an unruly juvenile complaint on Milan Avenue.

• Aug. 18 at 8:08 p.m.: A resident is accused of throwing rocks at a vehicle that was stopped at a red light at North Leavitt Road and Spruce Tree Lane. Criminal charges are pending, police said.

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

Secret indictment on child rape counts STAFF REPORT

An 80-year-old Amherst Township man faces six counts of rape count after a secret indictment by a Lorain County grand jury.

Gordon Fox was arrested Aug. 12 on the felony charges, which include claims that he had unlawful sexual contact with a child under the age of 13.

Gordon Fox He was held in the Lorain County Jail, then released on $100,000 bond.

At arraignment on Aug. 15, Fox entered a plea of not guilty.

A pretrial hearing will be held Aug. 28 with Judge Christopher Rothgery at the Lorain County Justice Center in Elyria.

SCHOLARS The following Amherst students have graduated from Ohio State University: • KATIE FATH has earned an associate of science degree.

• MADISON HRIBAR has earned a bachelor of arts degree with magna cum laude honors.

MARIANNA FERENCE of Amherst is a member of the Ohio Student Education Association at Ashland University.

A graduate of Amherst Steele High School, Ference is majoring in early childhood education and plans to become an intervention specialist.

ESTHER GOODELL of Amherst is a member of Delta Mu Delta at Ashland University.

A 2016 graduate of Steele High School, Goodell is majoring in marketing.

Delta Mu Delta is an international honor society established to recognize and reward superior scholastic achievement of students in business administration.

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Thirsty? School board OK's 3-year deal with Coca-Cola JASON HAWK EDITOR

Soft drinks are making a comeback this year in the Amherst Schools after a six-year absence.

A profitable contract with Pepsi was scrapped back in 2013. It happened as the district and federal government cracked down on sales of sugary treats.

Soda was removed from vending machines as well as Steele High School's Comet Corner, the PTO-run school spirit store, which folded two years later without the big boost from snack sales.

But as Amherst board of education president Rex Engle put it, "Students are going to drink it anyway" by hoofing it up the block to Hot Dog Heaven and downtown retailers, so pop is get-

ting a revival.

The school board has signed a deal with Coca-Cola through 2024.

It's expected to generate $4,500 per year plus commission based on how much is sold, Engle said.

"I think it's a win-win situation for Steele as well as the school district as a whole," he said.

With the Steele PTO now defunct, the money will go the principal's fund.

Treasurer Amy Gioffredo said it can only be used for items and services that directly go to students. For example, it could pay for pizza parties, class rewards, field trips, or special speakers.

But don't expect kids to be allowed to guzzle Coke all day long.

Principal Joe Tellier, who negotiated the contract, said "everything and anything" under the

Coke banner will be sold in teachers' lounges at Steele, Amherst Junior High, and Nord Middle School.

Most vending machines at the high school will offer only water, juice, and Powerade. Those with soda will be on timers and will only run from 30 minutes after the academic day ends until midnight.

A Coca-Cola machine at Mercy Health Stadium will also be on a timer. Tellier said it will probably be unplugged during football games so it doesn't compete with booster club concession stand sales.

Why won't sugary drinks be available during the school day? To avoid impacting cafeteria sales or jeopardizing U.S. Department of Agriculture rules about free and reduced meal subsidies, said Gioffredo.

That's a direct result of stricter nutrition standards for school breakfasts and lunches that were put in place in 2012 and championed by First Lady Michelle Obama.

"As parents, we try to prepare decent meals, limit how much junk food our kids eat, and ensure they have a reasonably balanced diet,” she said in a joint statement with the USDA. “And when we’re putting in all that effort the last thing we want is for our hard work to be undone each day in the school cafeteria. When we send our kids to school, we expect that they won’t be eating the kind of fatty, salty, sugary foods that we try to keep them from eating at home. We want the food they get at school to be the same kind of food we would serve at our own kitchen tables.”

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Felony charges after dirt bike investigation

COMETS BRIEFS Girls Soccer • Amherst started the 2019 season with a huge 11-0 shutout over the visiting Normandy Invaders.

Sydney Schaeffer broke an early deadlock, then Lexy Alston and Olivia Lopez opened the floodgates at around the 20-minute mark. Elley Vorhees added to the Comets' insurmountable 10-0 lead. Kendall Twining scored her first varsity goal to close out the game.

Girls Golf • Amherst fell to North Olmsted 210-239. Rosalyn Friend and Ayais Vicens led the Comets with a pair of 49s, followed by CeCe Iliff (51), and Addisyn Spakes (61).

• Amherst finished in first place at North Olmsted High School with 178 points: Ayalis Vicens (39), Rosalyn Friend (42), CeCe Iliff (46), Addisyn Spakes (51).

Junior High Cross Country • The AJHS runners started their season Monday at the Keystone Icebreaker.

Kamille Coleman led the girls, finishing fifth of 114 runners. Katherine Low, Sophia Pecora, Claire Bedo, and Livia Jenkins also scored. The girls placed fifth among 11 teams.

The boys won the meet, placing first out of 15 teams and beating the second-place team by 59 points.

Ty Perez won the race with a time of 10:58.2. Devin Ramirez placed ninth and Joseph Miller finished in 11th place. Jeff Keiffer and Henry Isaacs also scored for the Comets.

The teams will see how they stack up against their conference competition Saturday at the Southwestern Conference Preview.

STAFF REPORT

Two Lorain men have been charged with felonies after an Amherst police investigation into a stolen dirt bike.

Joseph Perez, 21, of Lorain, has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle.

Exavier Cruz, 20, of Lorain, has been charged with complicity to theft.

The charges stem from a complaint that a man rode off on a dirt bike during a test drive and never returned.

The seller had listed the bike for sale on Facebook and arranged to meet the

Joseph Perez

Exavier Cruz

potential buyer at a local church, according to a release from Amherst police Lt. Dan Makruski.

Det. Brian Griffin is looking into similar problems across the region. If you've

experienced this kind of scam or have had any dealings with Joseph Perez or his "GLO GUNNA" account on Facebook, call Griffin at 440-988-2625.

The Amherst police

participate in the Lorain County Chiefs of Police Association's Transaction Safe Zone program.

It's a way for residents to show, inspect, or purchase property that's listed for sale through e-commerce sites such as Craigslist and Facebook, and to close transactions in a safer manner.

You can use the PD's front parking lot at 911 North Lake St. to meet with buyers and sellers.

The station lobby is also available for your use.

Sales should be limited to daylight hours, police ask.

For more information, visit www.amherstpolice. net.

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Amherst board of education member Ron Yacobozzi is presented Aug. 12 with an award recognizing his 40 years of service on the board by Debby Melda of the Ohio School Board Association Northeastern Regional Executive Committee.

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Frank is focusing on mutual respect JASON HAWK EDITOR

Chris Frank will serve as interim principal this year at Oberlin High School, but he's hardly new to the building.

"I am really, truly excited. This is the building I've spent the majority of my time in at the Oberlin City Schools as a teacher," he said.

He's stepped into the shoes of Michael Scott, who left to take an administrative position at the Canton City Schools.

Frank has done it all — he's taught and coached, “We made so spent three years as an administrator at Langston many positive gains last Middle School, went to Prospect Elementary for year... I think a year, and last year was Scott's right-hand man at the challenge OHS. is to continue "We made so many positive gains last year — to keep that culture, climate, academ- momentum.” ics. I think the challenge CHRIS FRANK is to continue to keep that momentum," he said, PRINCIPAL The biggest strides were made in helping teenagers show "an impressive care for one another." How? By spending time with students and getting to know them, Frank said.

"You can't build relationships without making investments in students," he said.

That approach will continue as the 2019-2020 school year gets underway on Monday, Aug. 26.

It's part of the Oberlin City Schools' overarching effort called RISE, which stands for Responsibility, Integrity, Safe Choices, and Empathy.

"Everything that we talk about with our students is going to come through the lens of those four areas," Frank said.

Before students are ready to learn the curriculum, the atmosphere has to be one of mutual respect and care, he said.

Several electives will be introduced this year, the most popular of which is sign language. It's being launched as the result of a student poll on what courses were most desired.

Another is called "On Your Own" and is meant to foster independent lifestyle skills kids will need when they make the post-high school transition to adulthood. Web design and computer building are also being added.

The elephant in the room this year is the massive PK-3 elementary school that will be built a stone's throw from OHS. To make room for its footprint, the Phoenix's stadium will be torn down. Tennis courts and parking spaces on the south side of the high school will become part of the construction zone.

The project has forced some special accommodations for Oberlin's fall sports season. Frank credits athletic director John Carter, superintendent David Hall, and operations manager Dan DeNicola for working out the complicated schedules and logistics that will allow teams to continue to practice and play.

Oberlin College also gets kudos for agreeing to host Phoenix football games, said Frank.

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Fate of historic reservoirs is hot topic JASON HAWK EDITOR

Overgrown and facing a crackdown by state officials, two Morgan Street reservoirs could be radically transformed over the next two years.

Their fate rests largely in the hands of 40-odd people who turned out Aug. 14 at the Oberlin Public Library to give engineers their ideas.

Drain them, some said. Others want a nature center, an observation tower, a theater-in-the-round, and public bathrooms.

Leave Mother Nature alone — or aggressively control her, residents argued.

"It seems to me the challenge here is to maintain the character of the place while limiting the liability and keeping the cost of maintaining it down," said resident Paul Kobulnicky.

He worries that taming the 12.5acre reservoir property could make it too "sanitized and clean," erasing the charm that draws hikers, fishers, and dog-walkers.

Something has to be done on Morgan Street following a September

2018 inspection by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

State inspectors said trees and brush have to be removed, eroded banks must be repaired, footpaths have to be fixed, an overflow device must be installed, and seepage into nearby Plum Creek must be stopped.

There are options, though. Oberlin could choose to drain the reservoirs completely or drastically lower the water level so the lakes would exempted from ODNR oversight.

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Oberlin College students arriving JASON HAWK EDITOR

New faces, new cars, new bikes, and new ideas — expect town to swell this week with the return of Oberlin College students.

You may have noticed a slight population bump already. Football, soccer, volleyball, cross country, and field hockey athletes have arrived on campus early to start training.

International students are expected to arrive tomorrow and jazz studies majors will come in Saturday.

Check-in for all residence halls and co-ops will begin at 9 a.m. Monday.

All campus offices will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to welcome students and answer questions.

Throughout the day, parents and students can visit the Mary Church Terrell Main Library for cookies and to meet library staff.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oberlin

College students are encouraged to check out downtown businesses and learn where to shop locally.

During those same hours, students can hit up the Asia House for free lamps, fans, bedding, wastebaskets, hangers, and other essentials. The "fresh swap" will also be open from 4:30-7 p.m. Tuesday.

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Enrollment is up, digital tools are key

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Nearly 1,150 students are expected to report to the Lorain County JVS when it opens its doors on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

That's a significant increase from last year — about 120 more kids — with incredible growth among freshman and sophomore enrollment, said board of education member Rex Engle.

The vocational school has a new principal this year. Tina Pelto, who previously served as assistant principal, has been promoted.

“The first day of school is the best day of my entire year,” said Pelto.

“When you walk through the building on the first day, you can feel the energy and potential of the students in the air."

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LANGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL PROSPECT ELEMENTARY

‘You’re capable of greatness’

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Sheila Hicks is ready for her first year as a principal at Langston Middle School, where she's taught the past 17 years.

"I think I'm more excited than nervous," she said. "I know that I feel challenged, which I'm excited about. I know there's a greater responsibility and I will be of service to a greater number of people."

The North Main Street

school's doors will open to students on Monday, Aug. 26.

When kids arrive that day, Hicks wants them to feel "like they belong in this building, that they're cared about in this building, and that we believe they are capable of greatness in their academic, personal, and social abilities," she said.

Her goal this year will be to strengthen educational experiences for students as well as the culture and climate of the building, Hicks said.

Langston has great teachers and students. They need to be committed to the same mission for the year to be full of positive experiences.

Hicks plans to do a deep data dive to find what improvements need to be made across the entire spectrum of offerings at the middle school, from math to language arts to science.

"We want students to grow every year. We want to close the achievement gap. And we want to raise those test scores," she said.

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FROM C1 so much work done to make it as seamless as possible," he said of the sports season. "Other schools, too, have been really accommodating in flip-flopping games so we can play home games early in the year and away games when the stadium's going to be torn down."

Even rival schools have stepped up to let Oberlin have a full season with minimal distraction, he said.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new PK-3 school has been moved up

by more than a week. It will now be held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, which is homecoming night.

The OHS band will kick off a tailgate party at 5 p.m. in lieu of a homecoming parade, then will perform its annual lights show after the game's conclusion.

The celebrations is "going to look a little different," said Frank, but will still showcase OHS talent, which is what really matters.

VOCATIONAL

FROM C1 Career Center and Medina County Career Center, then was hired at the JVS as a supervisor.

Megan Champagne has been named assistant principal.

Former principal Jill Petitti has stepped into the curriculum director role. “We will be exploring new career tech programming to advance our district to the next level as well as incorporating new and innovative professional development to the district using technology,� she said.

Also promoted is Apple-certified instructor Brian Scanlan. He's been tasked with helping staff become more comfortable with the digital devices every JVS student has, said deputy superintendent Jerry Pavlik.

So much of the work students do in their labs is hands-on, he said. Data shows lecturing is probably the least effective way to reach most students,

and devices help "put the subject matter in their hands so that they can visualize and actually play with it a little bit," said Pavlik.

Welcoming new students is his favorite part of the year.

Pavlik said first-years are often nervous their first day under the JVS' 10 acres of roof, which can be intimidating.

"Just having them meet new people, new staff, people they've never known, and seeing their excitement that this may be a new opportunity — that's the coolest thing," he said.

And there's nothing more satisfying than seeing those timid freshmen develop into young adults by the time they graduate.

"There is no money in the world that can replace the joy when you see somebody grow and become successful," said Pavlik. "When they say, 'You've changed my life for the better,' there's nothing better than that."

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Building character is one of principal Jim Eibel's priorities this year for students in grades three to five.

When classes begin Monday, Aug. 26 at Prospect Elementary School, there will a big push to recognize students for positive behavior and community involvement.

It's part of a districtwide effort called RISE, which stands for Responsibility, Integrity, Safe Choices, and Empathy.

"It really matches up well with our (International Baccalaureate) philosophy," Eibel said.

After splitting his time between Oberlin's two elementary schools in 2018-2019, Eibel is assigned solely to Prospect this year, a change he's approaching with relief.

He admitted the arrangement was an oftentimes frustrating challenge and said it will be much easier to build relationships with students if he's with them through the entire day.

There are some changes

Longtime teacher Donna has moved into the “Our job is to Shurr job half-time while concome here tinuing to lead art classes.

Students will have acand give you cess to more Chromebook everything laptops this year. There are enough for every stuwe can give dent to use, said Eibel. you with the "The desktop computers goal of going have outlived their usefulso we've expanded home one day ness, with a few more Chromesmarter.� books this year to the JIM EIBEL point where the desktop units won't be in the classPRINCIPAL rooms," he said.

The principal is on the lookout for lunch and recess monitors. He said Prospect was blessed for in Prospect classrooms quite a few years with this fall.

Due to low fourth grade dedicated workers who unfortunately left this numbers — there are only about 60 students — summer.

He has two spots to fill. teacher Katie Schulz has The positions are paid been transferred to the and are scheduled for two fifth grade team, where hours each school day. she will continue teach"It's rewarding because ing writing and English you get to work with the language arts. kids out when they're That curriculum will get enjoying themselves. a review this year under You get to have a lot of the guidance of district conversations that impact superintendent David kids for the better, and Hall. Eibel said the prothat's what the job is recess will help refine the ally about," Eibel said. curriculum.

If you're interested, call Prospect has a new IB him at 440-774-4421. coordinator this year.

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FROM C1 accommodations for people with disabilities, attend a music resource fair, get information about financial aid, talk to advisers, and meet peer advising leaders.

President Carmen Twillie Ambar will welcome the Class of 2023 at 4 p.m. Monday at Finney Chapel. A picnic for new students and their families will be held at 5 p.m. on Wilder Bowl.

Orientation will continue Tuesday with more specialized sessions, Conservatory of Music placement testing, open houses, academic advising, and seminars for parents.

A program called "Community 101: An Obie's Guide to Being a Good Neighbor" will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. It will focus on what makes for successful relationships between students and other residents of the city of Oberlin.

On Wednesday, first-years will take part in "Connect Cleveland," a daylong event that provides opportunities to learn about communities all over Northeast Ohio.

They can experience Greater Cleveland's arts and culture, meet Oberlin College alumni, and learn about prospective internships and jobs. The morning will feature small group visits to organizations in Cleveland, followed by lunch and exploration in the University Circle area.

"I want to congratulate you as you begin your academic career at Oberlin College," said Cleveland mayor Frank

Jackson in a video posted on the college website. "Oberlin College is not that far from Cleveland, so take the time to visit us and visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, all of our other museums, the Cleveland Orchestra, our sports team. Take the time to experience our night life, enjoy our neighborhoods, and all those things that Cleveland has to offer. You'll find that Cleveland is a great place to become part of your career as you seek to move ahead in your life."

Travel to Cleveland is made carbon neutral thanks to EnviroAlums, a group of alumni who are passionate about sustainability and social justice and who seek to empower students, according to the college.

How does that work? Energy-saving projects have been planned to reduce the equivalent carbon emissions from transportation to Cleveland.

The effort dovetails with Oberlin College’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2025.

Orientation will continue through Labor Day with auditions, academic counseling drop-in hours, student organization presentations, facility tours, ultimate Frisbee scrimmages, sessions on coping with stress, trips, bowling and billards, shows, and other offerings for new and returning students.

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EASTWOOD ELEMENTARY

Chef returns to prepare Same school, different perspective for Baker one big meal with teens JASON HAWK EDITOR

This might be Meisha Baker's first year as principal at Eastwood Elementary. Just don't call her "new."

With 25 years in education, she's a seasoned teacher. She's also an alumna, graduating in 1990 from Oberlin High School.

"I'm an Oberlin girl born and raised and went to every single one of these schools," Baker said.

Stepping into the principal's job has been exciting but also a tough adjustment, she said.

Baker keeps finding herself obeying rules from those sunny days when she was a student, and having trouble calling veteran teachers by their first names.

She said it's comforting to sit in the same spot in the library that she did as a child but also a thrill to discover areas that were off-limits

to her years ago.

"It's rejuvenating. It's new. It is weird," she laughed.

The Eastwood staff has been "extremely supportive" through the summer, volunteering vacation hours to help out with scheduling and classroom placement, she said.

The big payoff will come Monday, which is the first day for kindergarten through second grade.

Preschoolers will start Wednesday.

There are few changes this year at the East College Street school.

Baker said there's no new programming, though staff is weighing changes for upcoming years; and the district hasn't invested in renovations as anticipation mounts for a move to Oberlin's new PK-5 school, which will be built on Pleasant Street.

Baker said reading will continue to be the priority for her young learners. The school will continue its volunteer readers program, and there are plenty of retired educa-

tors, grandparents, and residents of Kendal at Oberlin who lend a hand.

Technology is also increasingly integrated into learning at all levels. Eastwood has digital devices for every student and the building is home to a lot of technologybased programs that build on literacy and mathematics, said Baker.

Her hope is to refine how those devices are used to ensure students are accessing books that excite them but are also at the right reading level, she said.

More important than any program or device are the relationships she plans to forge with parents.

"I want the parents to know that at Eastwood, when their babies step through the door, this is a place they're going to be safe," said Baker. "It's a place they're going to be loved. And it's a place that we're going to push them to receive the best education that they possibly can. I want to build that relationship with the parents."

POLICE REPORTS • Aug. 13 at 2:10 a.m.: A missing juvenile was reported.

• Aug. 13 at 8:43 p.m.: A girl was reportedly harassed by boys at the Oberlin Public Library and told police she had been punched in the face while at a park. She declined a ride home from officers. A short time later, police responded to a large fight on East Lorain Street where she lives; they saw a boy flee toward Eastwood Elementary School. Others were allegedly hiding. According to a report, the girl took a butcher knife and ran after the boys, prompting the reporting officer to draw his gun. He switched it for his stun gun and ordered the girl to drop the knife, which she did. The girl was

handcuffed and taken to the police station. The matter was forwarded to the Lorain County Juvenile Court for consideration of charges including disorderly conduct and obstructing official business.

• Aug. 14 at 9:09 p.m.: Investigating a report of a gunshot, police learned that six males in their late teens or early 20s had been seen around a car on South Park Street, possibly arguing, before the sound was heard.

• Aug. 15 at 9:03 a.m.: A woman said she went to retrieve her clothes from the Main Street Laundromat and found a man wearing them.

Roger Owens, 30, of Lithonia, Ga., was charged with theft. A report

noted he had socks and a pair of women's panties in his pocket when he was arrested.

• Aug. 15 at 11:14 p.m.: A woman said someone or something broke a window at her Park Street home.

• Aug. 17 at 12:49 a.m.: Police took a juvenile into custody for an alleged curfew violation.

• Aug. 17 at 9 a.m.: Several small glass pipes and one large glass pipe, all containing burnt marijuana residue, as well as a metal grinder and a plastic scale, were turned over to police by Oberlin College security.

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

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Chef Scott Schneider will come home for a one-night-only special pop-up dinner this Saturday at the Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan.

A 2006 graduate of the culinary arts program at the Lorain County JVS, he is now chef de suisine at New York’s Ai Fiori restaurant with a Michelin Star rating.

He's excited to return to Ohio to work with young chefs-in-training from the JVS. Schneider said he found a passion for cooking while attending the vocational school in Pittsfield Township and simultaneously working at a hometown restaurant.

“The instructors really took the time to teach me the proper tools to succeed at the next level," he said. "I’m extremely grateful for the instructors pushing me to do

competitions. It helped teach me that hard work really does pay off."

After graduation, he attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., then worked in some of the city’s great kitchens, including Restaurant 81, Union Square Cafe, La Mangeoire, and Bar Basque.

He started at Ai Fiori in 2011 and rose through the ranks from line cook to executive sous chef to chef de cuisine in five years.

With students from his alma mater as sous chefs under the guidance of instructor Timothy Michitsch, Schneider will prepare a five course meal incorporating seasonal vegetables from The Chef’s Garden.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www. culinaryvegetable institute.com.

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FROM C1 ideas, which is why they turned to residents.

"We're here for you. We want to listen to you and get your feedback," said Julie Lawson of Environmental Design Group, a firm hired to help with the process.

The reservoirs were created in the 1880s to provide drinking water to the city. At the time, the waterworks was home to the nation's first water softening plant.

That changed about 60 years ago when a new water treatment facility was built. Since then, the reservoirs have been used as parks.

The rear portion of the waterworks was gutted by fire in 2011. Its walls are "powdering away," making saving the full building nearly impossible, said Gary Fischer, architect for Fischer & Associates.

"At that point we start to become Disneyland if we want to reconstruct that," he said.

Engineers plan to redesign the park land next year based on feedback from Oberlin residents, regulations, and costs, said Lawson.

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Training a new generation of history detectives JASON HAWK EDITOR

They weren't searching for stegosaurus fossils or clues about life in Earth's prehistoric oceans.

No, the dozen kids we found carefully troweling dirt and sifting its contents Aug. 9 were hunting for garbage.

And they found it: bits of glass, brick, charcoal, and nails.

You know what they say — one generation's trash is an archaeologist's treasurer.

"They're going to tell us about what people used and then threw away as trash," said Emily Winnicki, a high school junior who volunteers with the Oberlin Heritage Center's archaeology camp.

A roped-off excavation area at the OHC's grounds on South Professor Street was part of a homestead about 100 to 120 years ago.

Amanda Manahan, museum education and tour coordinator, said they believe the small dig spot was used as a fire pit.

Discovering what early residents threw away is incredibly valuable because it shows the materials they used in everyday life, said Winnicki.

She's become a young expert in these matters.

Winnicki has been involved in a number of big excavations. On her first, she found a bladelet — a triangular flint knife used by American Indians in the precontact era. It resembled an arrowhead but much larger and could have been used with a handle.

Other digs have included a search for the first homestead in Sheffield Lake, investigation of a Civil War prisonerof-war camp on Johnson's Island on Lake Erie, and a mastodon dig in southern Ohio.

Winnicki said she wants to major in archaeology and become a professor.

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Members of the Junior Fair royal court are presented Monday at the opening ceremony of the Lorain County Fair.

Lily Oswald uses a toothbrush to clean the talons of her turkey, Andy, before entering the Junior Fair fowl barn ring.

Slimak and Peloquin crowned JASON HAWK EDITOR

Gwen Dennison takes a gallop around the ring with her pal, Sherman the Tank.

Zachary Slimak and Gabriella Peloquin were crowned the king and queen of the Lorain County Junior Fair court Monday.

Jessica Urig, the 2018 queen, returned from Kent State University to confer the honors.

She placed the customary red and gold crown atop Slimak's brow and graced Peloquin with a silver tiara.

Both winners have been part of 4-H for seven years.

"Those seven years have been some of the most important in my life," said Zachary, 19, of Carlisle Township, the son of John and Kimiko Slimak.

He serves as the fowl department chair for the Junior Fair board and has participated on the Lorain

Jessica Urig, who was named queen at the 173rd annual fair last year, reveals the 2019 king and queen.

Zachary Slimak, a sophomore at Oberlin College, speaks after being named king.

County Avian and Rabbit Quiz Bowl teams.

Slimak is entering his sophomore year at Oberlin College.

The junior fair board works as a team and the experience has taught great lessons in leadership

and communication skills he'll cherish the rest of his life, Slimak said.

Gabriella, 19, of Elyria Township, is the daughter of James and Sandra Peloquin. She has been a 4-H junior camp counselor for four years.

Gabriella Peloquin, a recent Elyria High graduate, thanks the volunteers who make the fair happen.

A 2019 graduate of Elyria High School, she plans to attend Ohio State University to major in pharmacy.

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What’s so special about the Lorain County Fair that has exhibitors coming back year after year?

Friendships, family, and tradition seem to top the list. Competition has a little to do with it, too.

To the best of their recollection, Jim and Lara Sheffield of Pittsfield Township calculated that a cow from the Sheffield farm has been exhibited at the fair for the past 75 years.

The Sheffields’ fair career began when Jim’s brother, Chuck, was 10 years old and a first-time fair exhibitor.

“We’ve shown cattle at the fair every year since,” said Jim, noting if not a family member, including nieces and nephews, neighborhood kids have shown their cows.

Ironically, for Sheffield’s first year in 4-H he showed hogs and later a steer, with dairy cattle eventually becoming his mainstay.

“I didn’t show much after our kids were in 4-H,” said Jim of the couple’s children Daniel, David, Darcy, Dale, and Daren. “Our daughter Darcy was the most interested in showing and all her kids showed, too,” he said, adding, “We’ve got great-grandchildren starting to show now.”

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Jim McClaflin guides two draft horses during the horse pull at the Lorain County Fair years ago. competition side of show ring action, Sheffield, a lifelong dairyman, can be credited with equally enjoying giving back to the fair and the dairy industry as well.

Sheffield served on the committee that formed the Lorain County Junior Fair Dairy Auction where goods and services are donated to the cause and auctioned to raise award money for junior fair dairy exhibitors.

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The dairy kids would go to the fair and see their friends selling hogs and steers for a lot money and all they would get was $6 premium money for getting an A on their project, he said.

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FROM D1 today,” she said.

"I will miss 4-H so, so much and I'm so happy I can come back to the fair and in other counties and represent us there."

The king and queen were presented with $1,000 scholarships by the Lorain County Fair board.

The first runner-up for king was Dylan Andolsek, a nine-year member of 4-H and an executive member of the Junior Fair board. He is a 2019 graduate of Wellington High School and plans to attend the OSU Agricultural Technical Institute.

The first runner-up for queen was Callee Aviles, a 10-year member of 4-H, who also serves as president of the Lorain County Junior Fair board. She is entering her sophomore year at the OSU Agricultural Technical Institute.

Other members of the royal court included Firelands High School senior Kaleb Carver, Firelands High School senior Hallie Bates. 2019 Firelands graduate Genalda Finley, and Black River High School senior Anna Shearer.

"A whole lot of our Senior Fair board office started here, too," said Ron Pickworth, Lorain County Fair board president.

Also at the opening ceremony, Dr. Bill Fox was presented with the Clair Hill Memorial Award in recognition of his 34 years of service as the fair's official veterinarian.

The award was presented by Lorain County Printing & Publishing, which owns The Chronicle-Telegram, WEOL, and the Community Guide.

POLICE REPORTS • Aug. 9 at 11:07 a.m.: Officers responded to Wenner Street for a trespass complaint. Police said they found two suspects inside a residence. Michael Marcum, 18, of Wellington, was charged with criminal trespass and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

• Aug. 9 at 3 p.m.: A theft was reported to police.

• Aug. 10 at 3:52 a.m.: Carley Baisden, 23, of New London, and Tyler Keith, 28, of West Salem, were charged with public indecency by engaging in sexual conduct. Baisden was also charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication.

• Aug. 11 at 2:55 a.m.: Officers responded to All for One Gaming on North Main Street for a disturbance. A report said an assault occurred and alleged there was an incident of disorderly conduct.

• Aug. 11 at 3:13 p.m.: Officers responded to Rescare on Weber Court in response to a possible protection order violation.

• Aug. 11 at 3:37 p.m.: A woman filed a domestic violence complaint.

• Aug. 11 at 7:58 p.m.: A trespass complaint was filed at Wellington Country Inn on East Herrick Avenue.

• Aug. 14 at 6:27 p.m.: Jewelry was reported stolen from a Dickson Street apartment.

• Aug. 15 at 2:19 p.m.: A Bennett Street man said a Ford truck drove by his house and four or five men shouted at him as it passed.

It was allegedly the second day in a row it happened.

• Aug. 15 at 6:35 p.m.: Michael Bassett, 44, of Wellington, was arrested on a warrant through the Elyria police department for failure to appear in court.

• Aug. 15 at 9:23 p.m.: Carrie Klopp, 41, of Wellington, was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication.

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

SAILORS DOMINATE

Photos by Russ Gifford | Wellington Enterprise

Morgan Lehmkuhl gets a hit for the Dukes. The Sailors barely edged out the Dukes 27-25 in the first set and the volleyball season opener got even more tangled in the net from there. Lexi Logsdon had 23 assists for the Sailors and Mary Carosella put up 19 kills on the way to a 3-0 shutout over Wellington. The second set ended 25-11 and the third was 25-15.

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FROM D1 17 years ago; it generates about $20,000 each year.

Proceeds from the auction are used to reward junior fair dairy exhibitors and other dairy youth-related activities. Jim is grateful for the farmers, individuals and businesses who have supported the event year after year.

“We need to keep children involved in things — they are our future and there won’t be any dairies if we don’t keep them interested,” commented Lora.

In addition, Sheffield has given many hours serving as a former coach for Junior Fair dairy cattle judging teams. Having served as a judge a time or two himself, Sheffield said he was never organized enough as a kid to serve on a judging team, but as an adult has coached some awesome kids.

Cattle aside, Sheffield, who considers himself “kind of” competitive and enjoys the fair for that reason, also takes part in the fair’s hay and silage competition. Sheffield said he has competed in the show since its formation and still recalls having the champion hay in 1964.

He’s also had plenty of wins since then.

Every morning during the fair Lora Sheffield sees Jim heading off to the fairgrounds at 6 a.m. to feed silage to the cows. His routine includes getting a pork sandwich before heading home, only to make a return trip later in the day.

Although the fair does not hold the same draw for Lora, she once was a loyal exhibitor in the fair’s knitting competitions and previously served as a judge

for the knitting department.

She is, however, always present at the dairy shows.

When will the Sheffields’ fair days end?

“Probably when Jim can’t get there anymore,” Lora said with a laugh.

With the couple having 15 great-grandchildren, their fair days aren’t likely to end soon.

The same holds true for Jim and Cathy McClaflin of Clarksfield Township.

After showing their draft ponies at the fair for 26 consecutive years, “We will go until we can’t go anymore," said Cathy.

She grew up in Huntington Township, raising horses most of her life and showing in the junior fair as a member of the Wellington Red Riders 4-H Club.

“Horses were something my dad (the late Jim Ingram) loved. When my sisters and I were too old to be in 4-H it was really sad for my dad,” remembered Cathy.

It was after Cathy and Jim married that she got back in the horse business once again.

“Jim and I got into Haflinger draft ponies after we went with some friends who were looking at Halfingers that were for sale. Our friends didn’t buy any but we bought two. We bought the ponies in the fall and the following August we took them to the fair and have been going ever since. Showing the ponies brought my dad back to life and gave him a purpose to come to the fair again,” she said.

The McClaflins, now owners of six Haflingers, are showing their animals

in showmanship, halter, farm team, farm obstacle and the fun pony pulling classes. They enjoy seeing how their ponies will place in competition and have, in the past, showed at the Cuyahoga County Fair and are looking forward to showing in Kentucky later this year.

“Going to the fair is a lot of work, but there is also a lot of enjoyment for one week out of the year. We see a lot of people we’ve met over the years at the Lorain County Fair,” said Jim, with Cathy adding, “Between the two of us I think we know half the people in the county. We can’t walk two feet on the fairgrounds without seeing someone we know. It’s also nice that family and friends come around to see us in the pony barn. One thing I really miss is having my parents here to watch us show.”

When not busy with the ponies, Jim, a heavy equipment operator by profession, has worked for the fair well over 20 years and way before the couple began showing ponies.

“Jim will do just about anything they (the fair board) need done,” Cathy said. “He stays 'round the clock at the fair. If a water line breaks he’s there to fix it. He helps make the track for the tractor pulls and combine and demolition derbies.” It's Jim who helps pull or push crippled combines and cars out of the demolition competitions.

Apart from the long hours spent and hard work to be present at the fair, Cathy manages the farm chores at home. “I make a lot of trips back and forth

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For fair board director Fred Pitts of Wellington Township, his involvement with the fair is steeped in family tradition. Fred is the third generation of Pitts men to serve on the fair board.

“My grandpa (Fred Pitts Sr.) served on the fair board back when the fair was still held in Elyria. He was one of the guys who pushed to have the fair moved to Wellington,” Pitts said.

In the early 1960s, Fred’s father, the late Dorrell Pitts, was elected as a fair director with Fred coming on board in 2008.

Fred and Dorrell Pitts made Lorain County Fair history in 1973 being the only father and son duo to ever serve as presidents of both the senior and junior fair boards the same year.

In addition, Fred’s brother-in-law Tim Buchs is a former fair board director and his son, Joe Buchs of Henrietta, currently serves on the board.

But before Fred was a director or a junior fair member showing dairy cattle, his father kept Fred, his mother Hazel, and siblings Ann, Sue, and Sally plenty busy with fair work.

“When one of us was involved with something we all were,” said Fred. “Your family has to like the fair or you wouldn’t want to do it (fair board). Not many fair board members have family that aren’t involved.

You can’t imagine all the work our spouses and family do for us.”

Fred is thankful for his wife, Sandy, owner of Modern Beauty Salon in Oberlin, who takes vacation during fair week and could be considered nothing less than Fred’s godsend. Their children Adam and Amy are always willing to lend a hand.

“When Dad went to the fair we had to milk the cows with Mom. We’d go up to the fair and when it was chore time Mom would bring us all home,” said Fred.

Fred is responsible for the fair’s popular tractor pull, old and new farm machinery displays, steam engines, and stage shows.

It is Fred and his family who set up every chair for trackside seating in front of the grandstand.

Speaking of seating — Fred Pitts, for the past

30 years, has made every wooden bench at the fair.

And there are hundreds of them.

“That was something else my father got me into. He handed me a plan for the benches and said, 'Make these,'” said Fred, adding, “Sandy painted the benches and Mom did the stenciling (of donors’ names).

Our daughter Amy does the stenciling now.”

“I was hoping to keep that a secret... I’m really tired of making them,” Fred said with a laugh.

“My dad got off the board when he felt like he was the old guy who held on to what we had,” remembered Fred, who still relishes the good old days.

“I’ve had a lot of fun and I’ve met a lot of people.

I’ve even picked up entertainers at the airport. I enjoyed working with a lot of farm guys — Joe and Otis Pickworth and Bob Jackson — now I am the only full-time farmer on the board. We used to do a lot of the work at the fairgrounds ourselves. I can remember when farmers would come to the fairgrounds in August to help paint and fix up barns,” said Fred, also recalling taking entertainer Kenny Rogers to a fast food drivethrough. “I picked him up in my pickup truck and he said he was hungry and there were very few places to go so we went to a drivethru. You should have seen the ladies’ faces when they saw Kenny Rogers in my truck.”

Over the years, Fred has seen many changes at the fair, pointing out there are fewer farm kids showing livestock, schools are now in session during fair time, and places like Cedar Point have taken over as families’ go-to entertainment sites that was once reserved for the Lorain County Fair.

“The fair has something for everybody. We try to keep adding things to occupy everyone’s interests,” said Fred, who along with Sandy agreed food is the most popular offering at the fair.

And that is good news for folks like Naomi Fortney, who has been involved with the Brighton United Methodist Church’s onion ring booth under the fair’s grandstand since 1962.

Fortney explained that the food booth was the idea of the Church’s Couples Club, whose members

were seeking a fundraising activity. Previously, Couples Club members the late Russ and Laura Sooy donated an acre of their farm for the group to plant and harvest soybeans. Once the farm was sold, “God’s Little Green Acre” was no longer.

It was suggested by thenfair board director Gordon Greene to do something on the fairgrounds. “We decided to sell onion rings because they would be the only new food item on the fairgrounds. Back then, the fair board wouldn’t allow duplicate concessions,” Fortney said, adding that she saw a local store selling popsicles for two cents so she purchased all she could and the club resold them at the fair for 10 cents.

“Our first year we made $200 and we thought we were rich. Back then $200 meant a lot,” said Fortney, who said the group’s first food booth consisted of one deep fryer and a table.

Today, the church’s food booth has expanded in size and menu offerings.

Fish, chicken, and Swiss steak sandwiches along with breaded shrimp, clam strips, french fries, and more are among popular items to fairgoers.

Fortney could be the first to tell that setting up the booth is demanding. Freezers, fryers, and supplies are brought from Brighton to the fair. Helping hands are needed for cleanup and filling the work schedule that consists of three shifts a day with eight people needed per shift.

“The booth is good for our church as an outreach project in spite of all the hassle of it,” said Fortney.

“The booth brings people together and they work together. Working together is a big thing in our church.”

Profits made from the food booth are used as the church’s main source for funding operating expenses.

Throughout the years, Fortney, who dairy farmed in Brighton Township with her late husband, Paul and sons John and Bob, has remained loyal to the onion ring booth and continues to work a shift during the fair.

“I’ve been coming to the fair since I was 12 years old,” said Fortney. “Another reason I go to the fair is to see people I only see once a year. Many would come to the church booth to stop by and say hello.”

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Travis Hunter hits the practice field outside of Wellington High School on Friday as part of the awardwinning Dukes marching band. Having a small band can be an advantage, said director Toni Novotny.

Dukes band preps for Friday nights JASON HAWK EDITOR

With just 23 members this year, the Dukes marching band isn't the smallest it's ever been — but it's close.

"We're small but mighty," said Madison Soboslai, one of three seniors taking the field. "We've been able to communicate well together because we're such a small group.

You know everybody. You know what they're thinking."

Director Toni Novotny's been able to invest a great deal of time in every member of the band, said senior Lucille Menn: "We try to have quality,

not quantity."

Novotny is approaching the year with optimism. She said having a small group can be an advantage.

"You can try new things," she said.

This year her instrumentalists are trying out some big band sounds in a show called "Swingin' Stars and Stripes."

It features music from the 1940s, created as America reeled from the Great Depression and mobilized for World War II. The set starts with Duke Ellington's "Take the A Train" and includes "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by The Andrews Sisters and Glenn Miller's "In the Mood."

With a coy smile, Novonty said she's keeping other songs on the playlist a surprise.

Students said many were unfamiliar with the music, which dates back three-quarters of a century — "Not everybody's heard it but once you do, you love it," said senior Kevin Rutkowski.

"Everybody can get into it," he said.

The band invites supporters to a special performance from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Drug Mart on North Main Street in Wellington.

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What makes Wellington band doughnuts so special?

They've been an annual tradition for Lorain County Fair crowds for decades and demand shows no sign of slowing. So what's the secret?

Aden Johnson, a 2017 graduate of Wellington High School, said it's simple: They're made by people who care.

Every year, a small army of band members, alumni, and family members comes together to make

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"They kind of bring us all together," said Johnson.

Volunteers said there’s an amazing level of teamwork needed to serve up an estimated 70,000 doughnuts through the week.

"If one person messes up, it can throw off the whole batch,” said Johnson.

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