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Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019

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Volume 6, Issue 35

A WEEK AT THE

FAIR This edition is pumped full of fun Lorain County Fair photos and features. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed spending time at the fairgrounds!

BULLETIN BOARD 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.

• OBERLIN: A bicycle maintenance and safety workshop will be held from 3:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29 at Oberlin Community Services, 285 South Professor St. Take your bike in for a free tune-up and learn how to fix common problems yourself. The event is open to the public. Tools and instructions will be provided. There are a limited number of free bikes available for Oberlin residents who attend the whole workshop.

To register, call 440-774-6579.

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.

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Photos by Jason Hawk | Lorain County Community Guide

Oz the horse gets some love from Jocelyn Wyatt, Jeanette Crawford, Emma Gillespie, and Jennifer Dalton Wyatt at the Lorain County Fair.

One for the record books?

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Blue skies and combine derby fans may have made Saturday one for the records books at the Lorain County Fair, said board president Ron Pickworth.

"The day was just fantastic — the crowds and everything that went on.

It really makes for a great day," he said.

The crash of the huge harvesting machines and the roar of the crowds made for an incredible experience, one that can't be found at too many fairs across the state.

"Others have tried it but nobody's been anywhere near as successful," said Pickworth.

Based on parking Saturday, "how far they parked cars out and how crowded things were," he's fairly certain Saturday set a single-day attendance record or came very close, he said.

Weekly attendance numbers for the 174th fair were not available Monday as they have been in years past.

Pickworth said that's because there is a new treasurer this year.

His gut feeling, though, is that

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Contestants line up their Junior Fair goats for judging in the show barn. they'll rival or top last year's 114,000.

One big reason: Weather was extremely cooperative.

The first two days were extremely hot but clear, and isolated storms rolled through Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. But otherwise, skies were blue, which is always a

big boost.

Mother Nature did threaten to once more interfere with Foreigner's performance, as it did when the arena rock band visited Wellington in 2014.

That time around, Kelly Hansen FAIR WEEK PAGE A2

INSIDE Amherst

Oberlin

Wellington

Northwood Hollow Court family suffers garage fire

DEA database shows how painkillers flooded our towns

Meet the cutest rooster and turkey callers at the fair

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Yost urges FCC to toughen up with anti-robocall efforts

OBITUARIES Richard Budd Werner

Wilma J. Krieg

Richard Budd Werner, 87, passed away Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019.

Over a 40 year career in corporate finance at the Arthur Andersen & Co., Glidden Company, Harshaw Chemical Company, Weatherhead Company, EF Hauserman Company, and the SPX Corporation. Budd was a community and civic leader who contributed his time, talents and resources to the Greater Cleveland, West Michigan/Muskegon, Athens, Ohio and Lorain County communities.

In Cleveland, Budd served on the boards of the Cleveland YMCA, the Cleveland Music School Settlement, the Musical Arts Association (The Cleveland Orchestra), West Shore Concerts and the City of Lakewood Planning Commission. In Muskegon, Michigan, Budd served on the boards of the Grand Rapids Symphony, the Sisters of Mercy Health Corporation and the North Muskegon Board of Education.

In Athens, Ohio, Budd served on the boards of the Appalachian Visiting Nurse Association, AceNet Ventures and the Interfaith Alliance of Athens. Budd was a devoted alumnus of Ohio University who, after retirement from his business career, served as pro bono Executive in Residence at the OU College of Business, working with College leadership, faculty, alumni and students. He also served as Acting Dean of the Accountancy Department.

Budd was a 1995 recipient of the College's Award for Achievement in Business, a 1997 recipient of the University's Alumni Association Medal of Merit and the 2008 Distinguished Service Award.

Budd was an avid sailor, tennis player, life-long jogger, power-napper and a Phi Kappa Tau fraternity brother.

He was the beloved husband for 65 years of Janet Kelsey Werner; father of Richard Budd Werner, Jr. (Barbara Langhenry), David Kelsey Werner and M. Paula Werner (David Peacock); proud grandfather of Kevin Werner Peacock, Eleanor Kelsey Werner, Ryan Werner Peacock and Caroline Langhenry Werner and brother of June Werner Stone.

A memorial service will be held at Kendal of Oberlin, 600 Kendal Dr., Oberlin on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 10:30 a.m.

Gifts may be made to the Lakewood Ohio Community Fund of the Cleveland Foundation or a foundation or charitable organization of your choice.

Services have been entrusted to Busch Funeral Home, 440-937-6175. www.buschcares.com

Wilma Jane Krieg (nee Angersbach), 87, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Mill Manor Nursing Home, following a full and meaningful life. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29 at St. John United Church of Christ, 204 Leonard St., South Amherst. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, South Amherst. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst.

For information about placing an obituary, call our office at 440-329-7000.

Labor Day gas prices

Ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, the average price for gasoline across Northeast Ohio is seven cents cheaper this week at $2.502 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

The average price for the week of Aug. 19 was $2.578 per gallon and the average a year ago was $2.825 per gallon.

At $2.59, the national gas price average is on track to be potentially the cheapest Labor Day weekend average in three years, according to AAA.

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Linda Zurcher Linda Zurcher (nee Green), 75, of Henrietta Township, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at home. Services were held privately by her family. Arrangements were entrusted to Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst.

Ann Kolenda

Ann Kolenda (nee Jasinski), 90, of Amherst, passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at Amherst Manor Nursing Home. A Mass of Christian burial was held Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amherst. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery, Lorain. Arrangements were entrusted to Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst.

STAFF REPORT

Sick of robocalls? So is Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

He joined other states Monday in calling on the Federal Communications Commission to muscle telecom companies for protection against illegal robocalls and caller ID spoofing.

Chances are you’ve gotten tired of fielding those annoying calls.

Well, in the past week, 12 phone service providers told the FCC they would starting cracking down on scammers.

Yost wants them to offer free, automatic call-blocking services to all customers.

Phone companies should also monitor their network traffic to find robocalls and shut them down or notify law enforcement, he said.

They also need to develop caller ID authentication to prevent robocalls to landline telephones. This is particularly urgent because many victims of robocall scams are elderly or live in rural areas and primarily use landline technology, said Yost's office.

“A popular concept in business is that the customer is always right,” Yost said. “Well the customers have spoken: It’s time to make this call-blocking technology free and accessible to everyone.”

FAIR WEEK

FROM A1 and company had to abandon the stage as lightning and high winds bore down on the fairgrounds.

This time, Pickworth said he had a team of a dozen people hanging on to a tarp at the back of the stage as a thunderstorm closed in again.

He also was in contact with Lorain County Emergency Management Agency director Tom Kelley — and after a 25-minute delay the severe storm warning expired and Foreigner cranked up the volume.

The sold-out show was a real crowd-pleaser, Pickworth said.

Another highlight, he said, was a huge turnout Friday night for the NTPA Grand National Pull. If you were anywhere close to the fairgrounds, you could hear those engines scream.

A beer tent made a real splash with visitors this year. For the first time, workers served up suds.

There was a sheriff's deputy on beer tent duty at all times and servers checked ID's, said Pickworth. As a result, the Lorain County Sheriff's Office and Wellington police reported no incidents directly related to drinking at the fairgrounds.

Pickworth said his staff was aware of a few incidents, though, including people sleeping on the ground in the fairgrounds parking lot. "Those kinds of things always happen," he said.

The beer tent will almost certainly return next year for the 175th Lorain County Fair, he said.

That anniversary is a big one and Pickworth expects a special celebration to be part of the fair in 2020.

"At this point, it's in the early talking stages. We intend to make it special but we haven't formulated a plan yet," he said.

ABOVE: Fair president Ron Pickworth says work is already underway for the 175th Annual Lorain County Fair next year.

BELOW: Elijah Torres, a student at Amherst Junior High School, is proud of his bunny, Big Chungus.

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BULLETIN BOARD 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.

• OBERLIN: The last “Freedom’s Friends” Underground Railroad and abolition history walk of the summer will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, starting from the front steps of the First Church in Oberlin UCC, 106 North Main St. Hear stories about Oberlin’s most famous freedom seekers and people known to have helped them make their way to freedom on this 90-minute tour hosted by the Oberlin Heritage Center; advance reservations are required. The fee is $6 for adults and free to OHC members, any college student, and children accompanied by an adult.

For information or reservations, call 440-774-1700 or register at www.oberlinheritagecenter.org.

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.

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.

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Starting Sept. 3 • OBERLIN: Free nutrition classes will be held at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesdays and 5 p.m. on Wednesdays starting Sept. 3 at Oberlin Community Services, 285 South Professor St. Sign up at the office.

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.

Thursday, Sept. 5 • AMHERST: The Amherst Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Hickory Tree Grange Hall in the Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave. A master gardener program entitled “Putting Your Garden to Bed” will follow social time. Anyone interested in gardening is welcome to attend.

For more information, see the Amherst (Ohio) Garden Club’s Facebook page.

Friday, Sept. 6 • AMHERST: A playtime for toddlers and their caregivers will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 at the Amherst Public Library.

No registration is required for this drop-in playtime in the children’s storytime area.

• OBERLIN: “The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested” will be presented at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

Kristina Mani, associate professor of politics and chair of Latin American studies at Oberlin College, will speak.

All are welcome.

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.

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Why do I have to get a shot, Doctor? I’m not even sick!

We give kids shots to protect them.

Protect them?

How?

Blood carries tiny cells to all parts of your body. There are fat, round, red cells. There are white cells, too. The white cells have a special job.

They fight germs and kill them.

White cells keep you well. When germs get in, your white blood cells go to work.

But some germs are too strong for an unprepared body. When a doctor gives you a shot, or immunization, this helps your white cells prepare for certain kinds of germs.

To understand that, you need to know a little more about how your body works.

White blood cells are larger than red blood cells and they eat germs.

Are you an eagle-eyed reader?

Circle the seven errors in the article below. Then, rewrite it correctly.

Why go to the docttor when you’re not sick? Regular checkups is important for kids. These visits can happen when your feeling fine and are sometimes called “well-child” visits because, well, you’re well. Get it?

At a checkup the doctor cheecks to see that you're growing and developing normally. It’s also a chance for you and you’re parents to tawk with the doctor about your body. For example, you might wonder when you will grow taller, or if you weigh the right amount.

Germs can get into your body in many ways. They can enter through your mouth or through your nose or even through a cut in your skin.

Shots are like a fire drill.

A fire drill gets you ready in case of a real fire. A shot gets you ready in case of a real attack by germs.

Standards Link: Health: Students understand ways to prevent disease.

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Long ago, whooping cough killed many people.

Now most people never get this disease because they have been immunized with a shot.

Help the antibodies kill the germs.

Draw a line from each antibody to the germ it kills.

Trace your body on a large sheet of paper. Find information in the newspaper about the human body.

Paste the articles in the outline where you found the body part mentioned.

When the doctor gives you a shot with a small amount of weak whooping cough germs, certain white cells in your body start making a germ-killing chemical called an “antibody.”

Each antibody kills only one kind of germ. When an antibody and a germ match up, the antibody kills the germ.

Standards Link: Health: Students identify body parts and describe their functions.

Standards Link: Health: Students understand ways they can maintain their own health.

When you take polio vaccine drops, killer white cells in your body find the polio germs and kill them. After that, these cells act like polio police and keep on looking for more polio germs.

Help the “Polio Police” find the polio germs.

Standards Link: Health: Students understand ways they can maintain their own health.

SHOTS PROTECT GERMS CELLS NOSE POLIO VACCINE DISEASE HUMAN COUGH DRILL MOUTH ANTIBODIES MANY CUT

Find the words in the puzzle.

How many of them can you find on this page?

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S E I D O B I T N A Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

This week’s word:

IMMUNE

Immune means to be protected from a disease naturally or by getting a vaccination.

Katie was immune to the flu bug going around school last winter.

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

If I Were a Teacher

Stay Healthy

Cut out five advertisements in the newspaper that show products designed to help you stay healthy. Why did you choose each product?

ANSWER: A short cut.

Standards Link: Health: Students understand ways they can maintain their own health.

... continuing to practice something at which you want to succeed.

How would you set up your classroom? What rules would you have? What subject would you teach?

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

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Amelia Abraham cuddles her bunny, Kipper, who she raised to show at the Lorain County Fair. We met Abraham under the "Ask Me About My Project" sign in the Junior Fair rabbit barn and she was eager to share. Kipper is three years old and wasn't too tough to raise, she said. "Every day, we have to clean their cage, we have to feed them, give them fresh water," she told us. Despite what you may have learned from Bugs Bunny, Abraham said her pal prefers cilantro, grain, and hay to carrots.

And she taught us all about flipping bunnies — for showmanship, judges want to see the rabbit's underside, so their handlers need to learn to gently turn them over and expose their bellies. It's also necessary to check the bunny for abscesses, which some breeds are prone to, she said. This was Abraham's first year showing rabbits at the fair and she said she plans to do it again.

$9M power line deal approved JASON HAWK EDITOR

There wasn't much electricity in the room Aug. 19 as city council finalized a multi-million-dollar deal to sell Amherst's 69-kilovolt transmission lines to a nonprofit company.

After weeks of build-up and debate, a three-minute meeting was all it took to trade the lines and a portion of a substation for a second main power feed to serve the city.

The deal was valued at around $9 million, which mayor Mark Costilow said was too good to pass up.

"It means more stable electricity," he said. "Once this project is done, it takes away the fear of most of the issues that could cause outages for days."

There wasn't any discussion on the sale's third reading — just a lone dissenting vote from councilman Chuck Winiarski, who has consistently opposed the deal with American Municipal Power Transmission.

AMPT wants the existing lines as a pass-through as it shuttles electricity from one market to another across the region.

As profits from energy generation sloping off and the cost of maintaining power plants mounts, the transmission business is booming.

Meanwhile, Amherst has wanted a second main feed for decades but has never been able to afford one.

That's meant enduring long citywide blackouts like the one that lasted 13 hours in May 2018 when the primary feed failed.

AMPT was formed last summer to broker these kinds POWER LINES PAGE B2

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Excitement's in the air as kids report for first period in Al McConihe's classroom on Aug. 21 at Amherst Steele High School.

Hurdles no match for kids’ back-to-school excitement JASON HAWK EDITOR

The first day of school didn't go off without a hitch — it never really does.

But for all the back-toschool bumps in the road on Aug. 21, Amherst educators told us they couldn't be happier to be back and on-mission.

"Overall it was a very, very good first day," said district superintendent Steven Sayers.

"I was just so pleased to see the excitement," he added. "I saw a lot of smiles, a lot of energy, and a lot of enthusiasm. Our students, it was great to see them and they were excited to be back."

A huge win for the school

system was having Milan Avenue reopened in time for buses and drop-offs.

Traffic there was backed up around 7:45 a.m. but by 9 a.m. the intersection at Lake Street was a ghost town.

Building and grounds supervisor Chuck Grimmett said Erie Blacktop, which won the $1 million job of adding a turn lane

in front of Amherst Junior High, had some concerns about opening the stretch to traffic for the first day.

With prompting from district and city officials, they were able to make it happen, he said.

Crews returned to the site after buses and parents' vehicles cleared out, resuming striping and other FIRST DAY PAGE B2

Family, pets safe after garage fire CARISSA WOYTACH THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

In the days since a fire left David Crain and his family staying in a hotel, he's been overwhelmed by the community's response.

From next-door neighbors to those across town, David Crain said they've had people step up and give them money, food and anything else they could need after being unable to stay in their home.

His family's house, owned by his mother, Judy Crain, sustained heavy smoke and water damage when the garage caught fire about 6:45 p.m.

Saturday. The fire spread quickly, engulfing the attached garage, a camper and moving toward second-story bedrooms before being extinguished.

The ignition point is suspected to be an extension cord in the garage.

"They had a hard time really determining what happened because all of the wires are just melted," David Crain said.

None of the family was home when the fire broke out, and a neighbor "kicked in the front door," to rescue the pets inside.

Ryan Canterbury | Special to the News-Times

David Crain, right, speaks with a passerby who stopped to offer assistance when a fire broke out on Northwood Hollow Court.

Saved were a nine-year-old teacup yorkie named Bailey; and two cats, Zeus and a kitten named Simon.

Another cat, Delilah, ran off and the family found here hiding in the exposed rafters the next day.

"They went out on the back porch and David goes, 'I swear to God I hear meowing,'" Judy Crain explained. "And here the cat had got in

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the house and got up in the rafters on the back porch. But it's OK." In the chaos, the family's two-yearold springer spaniel Bolt ran off, David Crain said — living up to his name.

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FIRST DAY

FROM B1 finishing details.

Around the corner, parents quickly embraced the newly-constructed Powers Elementary entrance on South Lake to bypass Milan's first day congestion.

There were "hundreds and hundreds of cars" flowing through there, Grimmett said. "I can't believe how many there were."

North Main Street was closed at Cooper Foster Park Road, where the intersection is getting a realignment and additional turn lane. The closure caused backups in neighborhoods around Nord Middle School.

On Washington Avenue, there was the usual gridlock as parents tried to figure out the Steele and Powers Elementary traffic pattern.

Grimmett said he was taken aback by how many school buses ran nearly empty, as parents opted to drive their kids.

He said it costs the same amount in diesel fuel to carry seven or eight students as a full load — but that every mile is worth it because there are kids who depend on reliable service to get to class.

Buses ran to Steele High for the first time since 2006. Principal Joe Tellier said truancy and attendance are high on his priority list this year and he hopes high school busing will help the "at-risk 10 percent" of kids more consistently get to class.

Traffic wasn't the only hurdle to overcome as fall semester got underway.

Air conditioning units at two schools went down right before the first day. Grimmett said contractors tackled the issue and had cold air flowing through all buildings before students arrived.

Sayers said there are always issues to overcome and tweaks to be made in the first couple of weeks of school.

"It just takes a while to settle into the that day-in, day-out routine," he said. "We're in transition here.

We really believe that once we transition into the new building and we go back to Nord being a twograde building, that is going to be a huge, huge help in terms of traffic flow."

What's important is keeping the big picture in mind, he said.

For him, the big picture came in a little package — a young Powers Elementary student who was incredibly happy about getting a Spanish lesson on his first day. Spanish is being introduced at the elementary level this year.

"I thought it was so neat that the first thing that came to his mind was the Spanish class he'd had that morning," said Sayers. "That made (principal Beth Schwartz) and I feel great."

We ducked into Steele for pictures and found the hallways there surging with hopes for an excellent year. They found a renovated "history hallway" leading from the main lobby to the south gym; it's gotten fresh paint, heavy security doors, updates to the old worn ceramic tiles, and a new water fountain and bottle-filling station.

Custodians were also marking spots where new Coca-Cola vending machines would be delivered that day.

For the district's grounds crew, now comes a nice break.

After working for weeks to get Amherst's four schools in prime opening condition, they have a bit of a rest. Their attention has turned to the Comets athletic fields, where they've been aggressively striping and getting bleachers ready for the first home games of the season.

You'll have to wait a while for opening night at Mercy Health Stadium. It won't come until Friday, Sept. 6 when the varsity Comets football team hosts neighboring Firelands.

POWER LINES

FROM B1 of deals, starting in October with a $1 million purchase of 138-kilovolt lines from the city of Napoleon, located west of Toledo.

"Financially, it was a huge benefit for us," Napoleon city manager Joel Mazur said, discussing the windfall.

His city used the cash to pay down its stake in a solar farm, which saved residents a bundle.

When AMPT came to court Amherst officials, they could hardly believe their luck, Costilow said.

Now building the secondary power feed will cost residents pennies — about 14 cents per year for the average customer using 1,000 kilowatts each month.

Without AMPT's deal, the pass-along costs to the city's residential customers would have been about $240 more per year, according to the mayor.

Costilow also believes more commercial and industrial businesses will be interested in moving to Amherst now that there's a more stable source of power.

He said agents who call scouting for new locations on behalf of big businesses have been turned off as soon as they learn there is just one line pumping electricity into the city.

As it stands, "Our electric grid isn't something I can sell," he said.

Design work for the second power feed could start as early as Sept. 1. If all goes according to plan, it should be up and running in 2022 or early 2023.

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Man dies after semi overturns SEAN McDONNELL

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A man is dead after a semitruck collided into another vehicle on the Ohio Turnpike on Aug. 21 in Brownhelm Township just west of Amherst, causing it to turn over and catch fire.

At about 6 p.m. a truck with a flatbed struck a minivan driven by William Bourg Jr., 40, of Olmsted Falls, and turned over in a ditch before catching on fire.

It trapped the driver, identified by the Ohio State Highway Patrol as Jefferey Jerome Felder, 50, of Cordova, S.C. South Amherst Fire Chief Al Schmitz confirmed the man driving the semitruck died from the crash.

In addition to Bourg, there were three others in the minivan when it was struck: Emma Yates-Bourg, 45, also of Olmsted Falls, and two children, both in car seats.

Bourg appeared to be

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South Amherst firefighters attack a blaze caused by a semitruck and minivan crash on the Ohio Turnpike. unhurt, a release from the patrol said, but YatesBourg was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital for treatment.

According to state troop-

ers, the truck was traveling west near the Baumhart Road exit when it veered off the right side of the road. It then hit an embankment, vaulted over

the lanes, and struck the minivan before coming to rest in a ditch on the side of the road.

Schmitz said the truck was carrying containers of liquid, which spilled as a result of the crash. A news release from the highway patrol said the truck's cargo was non-hazardous.

Lorain County Emergency Management Director Tom Kelley was nearby, heard the collision, and responded to the crash site.

He said the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was called to the scene because of the spilled liquid, which could eventually leak into the Vermilion River if not cleaned up properly. First responders were not able to identify the liquid.

Schmitz said one South Amherst firefighter suffered heat exhaustion, but he was OK after resting.

Alcohol, drugs, and speed to not appear to be factors, according to the highway patrol. The crash remains under investigation.

PURPLE AND GOLD

Comets to switch up colors for fight against childhood cancer JASON HAWK EDITOR

Pull out your purple and get ready to gear up in gold.

Comets for a Cure Week is being planned for Sept. 9 to 13 as a way for Amherst students and the entire community to help fight childhood cancer.

About 15,000 people under the age of 21 in the United States are diagnosed with the disease each year, according to American Cancer Society.

One in four don't survive.

Improving their odds is a cause new Steele High School assistant principal Nikki Campbell has fully embraced.

She lost her father to lung cancer six years ago and today her mother is a "cancer navigator" — a liaison between the oncologist and radiation therapist in the chemotherapy lab.

"She makes sure that these patients get all of their x-rays and CAT scans, that they get the right kind of medication and the right dosage," Campbell said. "If they can't find a ride to the hospital, she makes sure there's a courier service that picks them up... If they can't afford their medication, she finds grant funding to help them get their medication."

Campbell said she felt a responsibility to continue the fight against cancer as a way to honor her parents.

She's also seen young children struggle with the

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Nikki Campbell, assistant principal at Amherst Steele High School, is behind the new Comets for a Cure Week, which aims to teach about and raise money to fight childhood cancer. unfair burden of cancer in Keystone, where she worked before coming to Amherst.

So when she was approached by a community member who wanted to honor a former Amherst student whose life was cut short, Campbell knew she had a chance to make a difference.

"I didn't pick this. I feel like this cancer picked me," she said.

Amherst Steele has for many years observed Pink

Week close to the start of the school year. It's been the passion project of teacher and breast cancer survivor Wendi Lowe.

It's proved a valuable tool to teach teens, both boys and girls, about the very real possibility they could develop cancers, as well as how to do self-exams and how to empathize with and help those who are diagnosed.

Pink Week is giving way this fall to what Campbell hopes will become a new

tradition in Comets for a Cure Week. The goal is to focus each year on a different form of cancer.

The event will dovetail with Lorain County's Relay for Life event, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Lake Erie Crushers Stadium in Avon.

To support Relay for Life, the Amherst Schools are selling purple T-shirts with gold lettering. They are $5 each and come in sizes from youth XS to adult XL, with adult 2X4X shirts available for an additional charge.

Order yours at the Steele financial office during school hours or via a form that can be found at www. amherstk12.org. Time's short — orders have to be postmarked by tomorrow.

The Comets will sport a purple and gold theme for games during the week leading up to Relay for Life.

They include a boys soccer game at home on Monday, Sept. 9, an away volleyball game on Thursday, Sept. 12, and the home football game versus the Midview Middies on Friday, Sept. 13.

No matter which team you cheer for, you're invited to wear the cancer awareness colors. Purple is the official color of Relay for Life and gold is the ribbon color for childhood cancer.

An Alex's Lemonade Stand will also be on site at the Sept. 13 football game to raise money for childhood cancer research.

GARAGE FIRE

FROM B1 at sunrise at the house the next morning. As the family worked to salvage garbage bags full of clothes and items from the house Monday afternoon, Bolt stuck close to them, toting a toy or water bottle in his mouth.

Walking through the wreckage of his garage, David Crain pointed to where there was a toy rack, a wheelbarrow full of tools for his flooring company and his youngest son Graydyn's baseball bag. The nine-year-old lost bats, gloves and other equipment, but his coach on the Lake Erie War Hawks bought replacements. He was trying to catalog everything he'd saved from remodeling the house,

bought as a foreclosure in 2010.

The fire destroyed his wife Jessica Vanca's car, melting the engine and belts into an almost unrecognizable heap.

"I mean I'm not expecting someone to give us a car but we're trying to figure out (what to do)," David Crain said. "She starts a new job on Wednesday and we're down to one vehicle. We're trying to find a vehicle for her so she can — she just graduated from LCCC to be a dental hygienist and she just got job Wednesday or Thursday. She has to drive the kids to school, pick them up... That's one of my big concerns right now."

He was unsure if the family would rebuild there, waiting on his insurance company to gauge whether the house should be razed or just gutted and remodeled, again.

Still, his daughter, 15-year-old Gwennyth Crain, summed up how lucky the family was to have themselves, and their pets, intact.

"It's just stuff," she said. "It can be replaced."

Amherst firefighters received mutual aid from South Amherst and Vermilion fire departments. Damages are estimated to be more than $150,000.

A neighboring house sustained heat damage to its siding.

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The stroke heard 'round the county

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DRAMATIC COMEBACK

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Some golfers will play their entire lives without sinking a hole in one.

Jacob Fitzpatrick did it as an Amherst Steele High School senior.

It happened Aug. 20 during play on hole six, a par three at Forest Hills Golf Course in Elyria.

Fellow Comet Brent Baumgartner had landed his ball two or three feet from the hole. Coach Mitch Gillam told Fitzpatrick he'd buy pizza if he could do better from 127 yards out.

Fitzpatrick sent it just over the top of the pin — the ball spun back and in.

"It was crazy," the senior said when we caught up with him the next day. "Everyone went nuts."

Fitzpatrick said he's never seen a hole in one during high school play.

Athletic director Casey Wolf and Steele principal Joe Tellier said they haven't either. A hole in one is "like

Jacob Fitzpatrick winning the lottery," said Tellier.

For Fitzpatrick, who plans to play golf in college, the feat is sure to draw attention from coaches.

Honing his skills takes a lot of practice and hard work, he said.

He already has access, working through the winter at Thunderbird in Huron and getting free range time as part of the deal. Almost every day sees Fitzpatrick out "keeping up the grind" with club in hand, he said.

COMETS BRIEFS Girls Soccer • Elley Vorhees hit the back of the net early to set the tone for a 4-0 victory over Lakewood.

Regan Veard played in Lexy Alston for the next goal, then Juliet Seng set up Vorhees's second of the game.

Alston bolted past a defender to once more feed the ball to Sneg for the finisher from six yards out.

Jill Card went the distance in the net with three saves for her second consecutive shutout.

Boys Soccer • Ethan London had two goals and Caleb Stempowski added a third in the Comets' home opener, but to no avail as Lakewood triumphed 4-3.

Carter Hancock was credited with two assists and keeper Austin Becker made six saves. Amherst outshot their opponents 13-10 but the Rangers profited on goals from Ben Merriner, Matthew Hueter, Julian Kieres, and Nelson Addison.

• Jacob Rakar had a pair of goals and keerp Austin Becker had a pair of saves to help Amherst to a 6-0 shutout over Midview.

Carter Hancock had a goal and two assists and Anthony LaRosa, Lucas Snowden, and Joe Torres also added goals.

Caleb McGee and Snowden pitched in with an assist each.

LaRosa and McGee were stellar on defense, helped out by Danny Vitelli, Jacksen Halfhill and Camden Gross.

Volleyball • Laken Voss put up 14 kills and Nia Hall had seven more as the Comets topped Lakewood 3-0. Amherst won in straight sets, 25-9, 25-19, 25-10.

Lauren Pisegna had three aces. Hall and Pisegna combined for eight blocks, while Ellie Schenk registered 22 digs.

• Teamwork was on display when Amherst defeated Midview 3-0 in straight sets, 25-20, 25-20, 25-17.

Laken Voss had an amazing 16 kills, while Amaya Melendez stepped up the assist game with 19 and served three aces. Ellie Shenk had 21 digs; Hailee McHugh and Roslyn Hancock each had nine.

• Vermilion battled back for a second set win but the Comets had it covered, topping the Sailors 3-1 and keeping their win streak alive.

Laken Voss had 21 kills, while Roslyn Hancock and Hailee McHugh combined for 34 digs. Lauren Pisegna had eight blocks.

Girls Golf • Amherst fell to North Ridgeville 219-193 at Pine Brook. Ayalis Vicens was the medalist, shooting a 42 for Amherst, followed by CeCe Iliff (47), Rosalyn Friend (48), and Juliana Gillette (56).

Boys Golf • Midview defeated Amherst 181-147 at Forest Hills Golf Course. Jacob Fitzpatrick led the Comets, sinking a hole in one and ending two under par at 33. Other scores: COMETS BRIEFS PAGE B4

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Amherst's Elley Vorhees looks to score past Midview defenders Faith Allen and Kylie Cline in Southwestern Conference action on Monday. Taylor Pogachar saved the day in the 76th minute to give the Comets the 3-2 game-winning goal. In rainy afternoon play, a miscue gave the Middies a goal just 30 seconds in. Juliet Seng came up with the equalizer but it was negated by an offside call. Lexy Alston evened it up with a penalty kick late in the half. Midview's Stephanie Sturgeon darted through the Amherst defense to find the net and give the Middies a 2-1 lead at the break.

Alston fed Seng the ball for a header goal to balance the score and Pogachar cleaned up.

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SCHOLARS KARLY THOMPSON of Amherst has received a bachelor of science degree in nursing and has been named to the honors list for the Spring 2019 semester at Mercy College of Ohio.

EMILY ZICHI of Amherst has been named ot the dean's honor list for the Spring 2019 semester at Cedarville University. Zichi is an early childhood education major.

AMANDA BRUNKEN of Amherst has received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Doane University.

HANNAH KARDAR of Amherst has been named to the dean's list for the Spring 2019 semester at Grove City College.

Kardar is majoring in psychology. A 2018 graduate of Open Door Christian School, she is the daughter of Peter and Cindy Kardar of Amherst.

EMILY GENDICS of Lorain, a graduate of Amherst Steele High School, has graduated from Ashland University with a bachelor of science degree in education.

COMETS BRIEFS

FROM B3 Austin Bray (36), Brent Baumgartner (38), Nathan Harmych (40).

Boys Cross Country • Senior Matthew Kirsch led Amherst's runners to a third place finish this weekend at the Southwestern Conference Preview behind Avon and Lakewood.

Kirsch placed ninth among 274 runners with a time of 17:37.9. Other Comets included Cael Walker (13th, 18:07.8), Gabe DelValle (15th, 18:12.7), Jacob Raesler (17th, 18:20.9), Ethan Barnes (122nd, 18:28.5), Sebastian Pecora (32nd, 18:45.4), and Caleb Cabrera (44th, 19:10.5).

Junior High Cross Country • At the Southwestern Conference Preview on Saturday, Kamille Coleman led the girls and finished seventh out of 191 runners. Katherine Low, Sophia Pecora, Claire Bedo, and Livia Jenkins also scored.

Every girl on the team improved their time from the previous meet. Shantel Cooper had the largest improvement, dropping nearly three minutes from her previous best. The girls placed seventh out of 10 teams.

Ty Perez took first place in the boys race of 178 runners. Luke Bowlsy finished fourth and Joseph Miller placed 13th. Henry Isaacs and Jeff Keiffer also scored for the Comets.

Ethan Howard had the biggest improvement for the boys, dropping more than two minutes from his previous time. The boys placed second of 10 teams and look to pass first-place Avon Lake this Saturday at the Early Bird Invitational.

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Emily Amato takes a bit of well-deserved rest with her friend, Liberty the cow, at the Lorain County Fair in Wellington.

What it's like to be a cow girl JASON HAWK EDITOR

Like most teenagers, Emily Amato was thumbing through her phone when we spotted her.

Unlike most, she was snuggled down in the hay with her yearling cow, Liberty, carefree and not at all concerned with a little dirt on her jeans.

The 13-year-old Amato is a student at St. Joseph School in Amherst. She took some time at the Lorain County Fair to teach us what it takes to raise a cow.

Her experience started last year — and Amato said she wasn't too happy about it at the time.

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"My mom made me do cows because we live on a cattle ranch but I showed sheep for a while," she said. "She was like, 'You have to do cows now. You're 13.'"

So she picked Liberty, who first needed to be tamed.

Amato admitted she was a bit upset and standoffish at first. But once she began walking and feeding Liberty every day, it didn't take long for her to fall in love with the calf.

Getting Liberty ready for the fair also meant cleaning, fluffing, brushing, and adding product to the cow's hair.

Another big task was working with a show stick, which is used to set cows' back feet in the ring. It's

used to keep the cow from kicking and to build trust, "because if they don't trust you they're not going to behave for you in the show ring."

A healthy respect for each other is needed if you don't want to get trampled, said Amato.

For her family, the whole year revolves around showing cows.

Amato said the work paid off — she came incredibly close to winning first place in the junior yearling heifer competition and she's set on claiming the top prize next year.

Liberty wasn't for market, which meant she returned home with Amato, who will show her and a calf at the fair in 2020, as well as a market steer.

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Shipping data shows how pills flooded county

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JASON HAWK EDITOR

Nearly 68 million prescription pain pills were supplied to Lorain County between 2006 and 2012, according to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency database released this summer.

It tracks how an incredible 76 billion opioid doses were shipped to pharmacies nationwide during those seven years, leading to an epidemic in which more than 100,000 people died.

The data was made public by The Washington Post following a year-long legal battle for its release.

The numbers come from the DEA's Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System, known as ARCOS, which contained nearly 380 million transactions involving shipments of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills.

Dosage units received by 112 stores, dentists, veterinarians, and private practice doctors in our county are included in the massive ARCOS database.

The sheer number of pills that flooded our area was enough to surprise even coroner Stephen Evans: "I would have thought it would be a huge number but 68 million sounds even bigger than I was thinking," he said.

The total is enough for every Lorain County resident to have 32 pain pills each year.

But the truth is that most people didn't get any painkillers, so a minority were getting "an ungodly number," Evans said.

Nearly half — 41 percent — of the pills were manufactured by a single corporation: SpecGx LLC. Three companies — Walgreens, McKesson Corporation, and Cardinal Health — combined to distribute the lion's share of the painkillers. Together, they supplied about 31 million to Lorain County buyers.

The top five recipient stores were Southside Pharmacy in Lorain (3.9 million pain pills), Walgreens in Elyria (3.6 million), Walgreens in Lorain (3.17 million), Discount Drug Mart in Amherst (nearly 2.9 million), and Discount Drug Mart in Lorain more than (2.7 million).

Several other stores in the Lorain County Community Guide's coverage area made the top 20: Discount Drug Mart in New Russia Township just north of Oberlin ranked in at number 15; its sister store in Wellington ranked 16th; and Giant Eagle Pharmacy in Amherst was 17th.

Others included Rite Aid in Amherst (23rd), Rite Aid in Wellington (31st), Wal-Mart Pharmacy in Oberlin (32nd), CVS in Oberlin (44th), Target in Amherst (51st), and the now-shuttered Higgins Pharmacy in Amherst (55th).

Why it matters: because Lorain County's opioid overdose epidemic started in 2012 after the market was saturated.

The death toll went from 13 in 2007 to 61 in 2012 and continued to grow, hitting 132 in 2016.

Statewide, there were 4,854 overdose deaths in 2017, according to the most recent Ohio Department of Health statistics available. The same year, nearly

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Youth Opportunities Unlimited teacher Meghan Jackson gets to know her students on the first day at Oberlin High School.

Frank: First day is ‘about listening’ JASON HAWK EDITOR

"I don't want anybody working today," said Chris Frank, walking around Oberlin High School on Monday.

His loose rule for teachers and kids on their first day of classes was to get to know and trust each other and leave instruction for another time.

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Duck inside the new Oberlin Bike Shop and you'll find it decorated with historical photos of bikes around town, some dating back to the 1800s.

That's appropriate, considering the space at 23 South Main St., which opened Saturday, has a long reputation among local riders.

It was formerly the Swerve bike shop, and many of the new store's employees once worked there, including owner Randy Houston.

"We'll be pretty similar to what Swerve was when it

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He said welcoming them to the high school felt great.

"One thing I've noticed right off the bat is that your juniors and seniors set the tone and we have an extremely positive vibe going," he said Monday afternoon.

Teens bought into the school year right away and there were no first day mishaps, educators reported.

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"It's about listening," he said.

"You're not going to listen to someone you don't know, not really."

About 280 students surged into the North Pleasant Street building, ready for a new year and new chances.

Frank is serving this year as interim principal after the departure of Michael Scott. He was assistant principal at OHS last year but he's worked in buildings across the district and watched his freshmen

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Randy Houston is proud of his new store, the Oberlin Bike Shop, located in the former Swerve space on South Main Street. opened in 2011," he said.

It took about six weeks from conception to opening but at least the space was

already kitted out as a bike shop, said Houston. "The hooks were already on the wall," he laughed.

Houston has always liked cycling. And though he grew up in Pittsfield Township and graduated in 1990 from Wellington High School, his bike days started in Los Angeles.

"I started by fixing my own bike," he said. "I was living in L.A. and commuting everywhere because I kept getting too many parking tickets...

It was way easier to get around on a bike and when I got a flat tire I had to learn how to fix it."

That was about 20 years ago.

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THE FRESHMAN SWAP Steve Manheim | Chronicle

Lulu Rasor, a freshman from Portland, Maine, browses Monday at the Freshman Swap free store at Oberlin College's Asia House. The event gave new students a chance to save a little cash by reusing items that were turned in by former students. "It's really just about keeping things in circulation," said Molly Thayer, one of the students who ran the popup store. Added student Clara Wolfe: "It's a way so people can stop throwing their stuff in the dump and get it to be repurposed."

Most new students started moving in Monday at Oberlin College and taking part in freshman orientation events, including a trip to Cleveland.

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'Mexican Imagery' exhibit

A new guest exhibit will feature representations of the Virgin of Guadalupe at various times from Sept. 5-21 at the Oberlin Heritage Center.

Provided by the Museum of Hispanic and Latino Cultures, it will focus on one of the most significant figures of Roman Catholicism. Learn about the symbolism in her portrayal and how she is tied to Mexico’s religious and social history.

View the display on the first floor of the Monroe House, 73 1/2 South Professor St., as part of an Upstairs/Downstairs or Sneak Peek mini-tour. Normal tour fees apply.

Visit www.oberlinheritagecenter.org for details or call 440-774-1700.

LISTENING

FROM C1 momentum from your sports teams, Frank said, and this year he believes the Phoenix are ready to flex as part of the new Lorain County League.

OPIOIDS

FROM C1 48,000 people died across the nation as a result of opioid overdoses, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Evans, who saw many of the victims firsthand, said of course the number of opioid pills made available directly correlates to the number of fatal overdoses our communities suffered.

Historically, addiction to prescription drugs has always led to an illegal drugs explosion, he said.

In the mid-1990s, drug companies started to market stronger pain pills and claimed they were safe and non-addicting, Evans said.

Those companies convinced the government that doctors were under-prescribing painkillers, while hospitals started tying patient satisfaction to how much their pain was reduced.

When problems started manifesting around 2010, the government cracked down.

"You have a population that's now addicted to these narcotics... You force the people who were getting pills from the clinics and their doctor to go out on the street to get their narcotics," said Evans.

It was a perfect storm, he said.

Pharmacists are acting more carefully today, he said.

If you go back a decade, many would fill any order, no matter how large, but not so anymore, at least not without calling a doctor first.

In the meantime, drug companies are coming out with new painkillers that they — again — claim are safe and non-addicting.

One called Dsuvia was approved last fall by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and got backing from the Department of Defense for use on the battlefield. Evans said it's far more potent than fentanil.

"Just how long until Dsuvia makes it out onto the street?" he asked.

Manufacturer AcelRx is projecting more than $1 billion in annual sales.

BIKE SHOP

FROM C1 themselves.

Oberlin Bike Shop will carry mostly Trek and Electra bicycles as well as Bontrager parts and accessories.

The first batch to go on sale are hybrids, cruisers, comfort bikes — generally great for anyone looking to get around town. Soon Houston and company will add mountain bikes, racers, fat tire bikes, and "gravel grinders."

The opening of the new store was timed to coincide with the return of Oberlin College students. They'll be a large portion of Houston's customer base, but he also expects riders from all over the county to use his services.

He hopes to forge lasting relationships with members of the county's larger cycling clubs, such as the Silver Wheels and Lorain Wheelmen.

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'Alternative fair' protests flag sales LAINA YOST

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Those protesting the sale of the Confederate flag at the Lorain County Fair held their own version of a fair Aug. 20.

Held at the Black River Organics Farm in Pittsfield Township, the event had live music, including blues and violinists and other local artists, a food truck, and popcorn.

Volunteers and supporters Kristin Bauer | Chronicle of the Fair-minded CoaliMusician Luther tion of Lorain County came "Bluesman" Trammell out and sat in lawn chairs, plays for guests at an listening to the music and alternative fair event socializing.

Aug. 20 at Black River Some people contributed Organics.

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who attended were asked how they heard about the event for precautionary reasons.

County commissioner Sharon Sweda and independent Elyria mayoral candidate Frank Whitfield also made an appearance at the event.

Sweda passed around miniature American flags.

Chet Bowling is the owner of the farm. His wife, the Rev. Margaret D’Anieri, is a pastor at Norwalk St. Paul Episcopal Church.

It was a plain and simple answer when D'Anieri was asked why they decided to host the event on their property: "It seemed like the right thing to do."

VANDALISM

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Oberlin police officers Bashshar Wiley and Jacob Crossan met Monday with students and parents during Oberlin College orientation to discuss safety and city ordinances.

A backboard at Park Street Park was broken over the weekend by someone throwing rocks, according to the Oberlin parks and recreation department. City officials are looking for the community's support in reporting any vandalism or inappropriate behaviors you witness. Send information to police@oberlinpd. com or call 440-774-1061.

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

• Peace Community Church, 44 East Lorain St., has worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays. The first Sunday of each month is Communion Sunday and there is a potluck lunch after the service. There is Sunday school for ages five to 12 during worship and nursery care available for infants through age four. A peace vigil is held at noon on Saturday on Tappan Square.

• Park Street Seventhday Adventist Church, 99 South Park St., has Sabbath school at 9:30 a.m. followed by worship at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Prayer meetings are held at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays via the prayer line (details on the church website). The first Sabbath each month is Friends and Family Day with a vegetarian potluck lunch after service. Visit www.parkstreetsda.org for more information.

• Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets at 355 East Lorain St. at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays for worship. Childcare is avail-

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to the blues music with washboards, spoons, and tambourines.

Jeanine Donaldson, head of the coalition and executive director of the Lorain and Elyria YWCAs, said the event was intended to give them some entertainment on the night of the fair's Foreigner concert.

The Lorain County Sheriff's Office had deputies parked in cars at the end of the farm's driveway.

Donaldson said she asked them to be there, just in case they were needed.

She received death threats last year, which she said "had a chilling affect."

The event was held on private property and those

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• Christ Episcopal Church, 162 South Main St., holds Sunday services of the Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Adult Christian formation is held at 9:15 a.m. on Sundays.

The Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Wednesdays at 8 a.m. Adult choir rehearsals are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

• Grace Lutheran Church, 310 West Lorain St., holds worship service and Sunday school at 10 a.m. on Sundays followed by fellowship and adult Bible study at 11:40 a.m.

• Sacred Heart Church, 410 West Lorain St., has a vigil Mass at 4 p.m. on Saturdays; Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m.; and weekday Masses at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and 8:45 a.m. Fridays.

• The First Church in Oberlin, United Church of Christ, 106 North Main St., has Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with communion the first Sunday of each month.

Childcare provided. Children’s church is at 10:15 a.m. Sunday school will be held for all ages at 11 a.m.

For weekly information, visit www.firstchurchoberlin.org.

• The Empty Field Buddhist Community, 5 South Main St., Suite 212, meets at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays.

Meetings include two 25-minute meditation periods and book study until 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact John Sabin at 440-574-1570 or jwsabin@gmail.com.

• First United Methodist Church, 45 South Professor St., has adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with infant care available.

• Christ Temple Apostolic Church, 370 West Lincoln St., has free hot breakfast from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Sundays with Sunday prayer from 9-9:30 a.m. Sunday Academy is at 9:30 a.m. with classes for preschool to adults, followed by concession

and refreshments. Worship and children’s church is at 11 a.m. Tuesday Bible study is at 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer is from noon to 1 p.m. First Friday prayer is from 7-8 p.m. Prison ministry at Lorain Correctional Institution in Grafton is at 6 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month. For transportation, call pastor Laurence Nevels at 440774-1909.

• Pittsfield Community Church has Sunday worship service at 10:30 a.m.

There is a new Mothers of Preschool children’s group.

For more information, call 440-774-2162.

• Rust United Methodist Church meets Sundays with a free community breakfast at 9 a.m., church school for all ages at 9:30 a.m., and worship at 11 a.m. A noon prayer service is held each Wednesday.

Sparrow Bible Study is held Wednesdays at 7 p.m., 133 Smith St. Gospel Choir practices at 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays.

• House of Praise International Church meets at 11 a.m. each Sunday at Oberlin High School with a service as well as children and youth ministries.

For details, visit www. hopchurch.org.

• Mount Zion Baptist Church, 185 South Pleasant St., has the Church at Study service at 9:30 a.m.

Sundays with the Church at Worship at 10:30 a.m.

The Church at Prayer is held at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays.

• Calvary Baptist Church, 414 South Main St., has Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. with children’s church for preschool through third grade. Bible study is held at 6 p.m. on Sundays, with teens meeting at 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday is family night with Men of Action Bible study, Women of Faith Bible study, and teen and JOY Club meetings at 6:30 p.m.

• East Oberlin Commu-

nity Church has Sunday school at 10 a.m. and Sunday worship at 11 a.m.

A friends and family meal is held at noon on the last Sunday of each month; take a dish to share. Pastor Chris Vough has office hours at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, followed by Bible study at 6 p.m. For more information, call 440-7743443.

• Life Builders Foursquare Church meets at the pastor’s residence, 43 East Vine St. Sunday praise and worship starts at 11 a.m. Men’s Bible study is at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. A women’s meeting is held twice each month on Sunday after church.

• Oberlin Missionary Alliance Church, 125 South Pleasant St., holds Sunday school for children and adults at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning worship begins at 10:45 a.m. Weekly workshop begins with Wednesday prayer services at noon and Bible studies at 7 p.m. with pastor Lester Allen.

• Oberlin Friends (Quakers) meet for worship from 10:30-11:30 a.m. each Sunday in the education center at Kendal at Oberlin, 600 Kendal Dr. • Glorious Faith Tabernacle, 45637 East Hamilton St., has services Sundays at 11 a.m. with pastors Allan and Rochelle Carter.

Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. Intercessory prayer is held at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays with Bible study at 7 p.m.

• Green Pastures Baptist Church, 12404 Leavitt Rd., has Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship service on Sundays at 11 a.m. A Sunday evening service is held at 6 p.m.

• The Kipton Community Church, 511 Church St., has Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 am. with youth Sunday school at 10:45 a.m. Communion is the first Sunday of the month. The church food pantry is open every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. for our area.

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Phoenix may finally be ready to rise JAMES BRADY THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

It’s been a while, but Oberlin has something that it hasn’t had in a few years — experience.

Coach Mike Akers had to play a lot of freshmen and sophomores his first two seasons with the Phoenix.

Those youngsters that went 5-5 and 3-7 the last two years are now juniors and seniors with 17 returning starters, including the entire offensive line.

Oberlin is more than ready to get things going during the inaugural season of the Lorain County League.

“The last few years we have had a few key seniors and a lot of young guys. We’ve all grown up and there are a lot of seniors that want to go out as winners,” said Sam Thompson, a 6-foot-5 senior tackle/defensive end. “You can throw a young guy out there who wants to win, but it’s not the same as throwing a senior out there who has the experience. A senior is going to go out there and play harder than anyone else who wants it.

The senior leadership is something I haven’t seen since I’ve been here.”

Senior quarterback Azare Hairston grabbed the reins of the team last year, taking over for Devin Yarber.

Now he is ready to have a season that force someone to step up when they take over for him next season.

“Last year there was no one else that could take up the position like Devin did, so I was the right person to give it a go,” Hairston said “I want

my shoes to be hard to fill next year, but we have guys on the team now who can do it if they are willing to put in the hard work.

“In years past, guys would rather do other things than come in and work on your craft and your game. We have a lot of guys on this team that are willing to put in the hard work to get better. It’s up to each individual guy, but there are a lot of us that have

“I think the days of the 50-6 games are over.”

COACH MIKE AKERS

been getting more of them to keep working.”

For Akers, this is the season he has been building to since taking the job.

“I’m not going to predict that we will do a whole lot this year, but I think the days of the 50-6 games are all over,” he said. “If we lose, it’s going to be close and every one of the guys on the field is going to give everything they have to make sure that doesn’t happen.

“We have so many kids out there with varsity experience. We don’t have to worry about teaching them the basics, we’re building on everything we have worked on the last two seasons. We have guys we don’t have to say anything to — they know what they are doing, and they can do it well.”

If Oberlin is going to be successful in the new conference this year, it’s going to have to get better on the defensive side of the ball.

In the five losses in 2017, the defense gave up at least 35 points and the average allowed was 48. It didn’t get any better last year, when the defense gave up an average of 55 points in its seven losses with every loss allowing at least 42 points.

“We definitely aren’t where we were when these coaches came here to take over the program,” senior center/linebacker Riley Horning said.

“We’ve been doing this for three years now and I think we’re ready to do what it takes on both sides of the ball to win games.

“The majority of guys here have been playing together since we were in middle school together. We have all put in the work and have confidence in each other to see this through. We have to keep building this on the field and then the juniors and sophomores have to keep doing it going forward.”

Experience could be just what the doctor ordered for the Phoenix this year.

“It’s going to be different,” Akers said. “When we have to spell a kid, we don’t have to throw a freshman out there. We have experienced backups that are juniors and seniors, it’s going to do nothing but help us get through games and get through the season. We are just totally different this year, there is a new vibe here at Oberlin.”

COLUMN

We are all worried about painful losses She had sat at the table for hours, pen in hand but so paralyzed with grief she could not write.

Finally, Nancy Mills expressed her feelings to her son-in-law upon the deaths of his wife — her daughter Nancy — and their little girl Caroline.

“Dear Son, Nancy is in my mind as though I could see her. I have sat at this table long enough to have wrote the whole sheet. I write a few words and then stop to give way to my feelings.”

Nancy Mills also had feelings of guilt for living too far away to have helped care for her daughter and young Caroline when they died just a few weeks apart. Nancy’s husband, Cyrus Mills, wrote a separate letter of condolences to their sonin-law, also mentioning the difficulty of getting closure over the loss of his daughter and granddaughter.

“I have lost children before, but I had them

PAST IS PRESENT JAMES BURNS

with me, and, after they were removed from sight, I could give them up. But this case seems different, as though I must see Nancy again in this life (to get closure).” Cyrus wrote a final paragraph about painful losses.

We’ll return to it below.

Four stages of grief are denial, anger, sadness, and acceptance. The two wings of our political system, left and right, often encounter losses or potential losses of different degrees. The left lost an

election three years ago.

The right fears gradually losing our traditions, “losing our country.”

Both sides have feelings of denial, anger, and sadness — in different degrees. Many of us can become mired in a mix of these reactions. Can Cyrus Mills give us guidance and advice toward softening if not bringing closure to such feelings?

Our national emblem, the eagle, needs both wings to fly.

Cyrus stepped back to see a bigger picture. “The all-wise Giver of every good thing bestows on his unworthy subjects the necessities and comforts of life in abundance.

And yet how little do we appreciate these mercies that He is constantly bestowing upon us. I blush at my ingratitude when I am disposed to complain and consider my lot a hard one.”

The nation is in a deep and bitter divide. And yet have we not many

blessings in abundance?

Has our grief, anger, and sadness blinded us to these gifts? We are still the country of choice for millions of people around the globe.

Immigration is but one area where we need a middle ground. The two extremes of walling off our nation or of opening the border to everyone each have undesirable long-range consequences.

If a grieving grandfather can step back and count his blessings — he was a farmer in the 1800s — cannot we, as a people and as political parties, step back and see a bigger picture? Can we not count our blessings? We must gather at our national table and find a middle ground. We should blush at our ingratitude.

James Burns is an Ohio native, a retired professor at the University of Florida, and a frequent contributor. Email him at burns@ise.ufl.edu.

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It offers help with job skills development and career readiness. It is open to women who are residents of Lorain County.

Topics include resume building, financial literacy, career planning, health and wellness, managing stress, interview skills, workplace skills and conflict resolution, healthy relationships, nontraditional careers, and earning the National Career Readiness Certificate.

The program runs from Sept. 17 to Oct. 19. Call OCS at 440-774-6579 or email peter@oberlincommunityservices.org for more information.

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 spotted three juveniles on East Lorain Street after curfew and made sure they got home. Two had prior violations and charges were recommended to the juvenile court.

• Aug. 17 at 9 a.m.: Several glass pipes with burnt marijuana residue, a metal grinder, and a plastic scale were turned over to police by Oberlin College security.

• Aug. 20 at 7:52 p.m.: Jose Rodriguez-Lopez, 41, of Lorain, was charged with complicity to theft, a fifth-degree felony. Luis Roman-Soto, 22, of Elyria, was charged with fifth-degree felony theft and a lesser count of obstructing official business. The charges stem from a complaint at Wal-Mart. Police used pepper spray on Roman-Soto, who was allegedly hiding in a vehicle near Dollar Tree, according to a report.

• Aug. 22 at 3:14 a.m.: Amber Santiago, 30, of Elyria, was charged with theft following a complaint at Wal-Mart. Because of a previous arrest there, she was also charge with criminal trespass.

• Aug. 22 at 6:52 p.m.: A broken window was reported on East College Street.

• Aug. 22 at 11:17 p.m.: A glass bong was turned over to police by Oberlin College security.

• Aug. 23 at 10:30 a.m.: Tosha Camel was served with a warrant for theft and failure to appear in court.

• Aug. 25 at 4:29 p.m.: A man who appeared to be intoxicated called police to report having thoughts about ending his life. He voluntarily went to the hospital with EMS. • Aug. 25 at 6:11 p.m.: Michael Yates, 61, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, BAC over .08 percent, and expired plates.

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

CLASSIFIEDS

LETTER Let wetland be cautionary tale To the editor: I read with great interest your article on the future of the Morgan Street reservoirs (Aug. 22). I noticed the conditions that were mentioned, and of course I compared them with wetland A. Except for the wish list of bathrooms, a tower, and theater, the conditions requiring repair were almost identical to wetland A. Your article mentioned a two-year transformation! I have been waiting almost 12 years for improvement at wetland A. In reality, there is no comparison. In their present conditions, the Morgan Street reservoirs look like a high grade metro park, while wetland A portrays the scum of the earth!

One difference is that 40 people are interested in the Morgan Street reservoir, while only two are interested in wetland A. I hoped the city might do something to improve the wetland A area after they rezoned it as P1, public park land.

I was wrong! It's worse than ever! I commend those 40 people, and I would encourage them to follow their dreams for the reservoir areas. Unless the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is more aggressive than the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, or the Army Corps of Engineers, whom the city manipulated into doing nothing about wetland A, in a few more years the Morgan Street reservoirs will just be a larger version of wetland A. Park land or not, don't leave the final decision up to the city! Fight now for your dreams! Don't let the reservoirs become a wetland A! John Whitman

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SCENES FROM THE LORAIN COUNTY FAIR

Photos by Jason Hawk | Lorain County Community Guide

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Norina Hawke prepares to show her horse, Bella, in the ring. Bruce Colbert chisels a LaGrange Engine Club sign from a sandstone cistern cover. The stone has been lying on the club’s lot at the fairgrounds for years; members said its origins are a mystery but now it will celebrate the club’s founding in 1970. May Hawke gets some saddle time in.

Nick Sword cleans up after his cows. “You have to walk them and bathe them almost every day,” he said — with a little help from Mom, of course.

Sword is in fourth grade at McCormick Middle School in Wellington. Braedon McCann of Pittsfield Township shows a goat.

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■ As Wellington kids head to classes today, superintendent Ed Weber says he’s all about seizing opportunities JASON HAWK EDITOR

Opportunities bring results. It's that simple, said Wellington Schools superintendent Ed Weber.

"My drive has been more opportunities for our kids, more opportunities for our teachers," he said.

As classes get underway today in the village, Weber is celebrating partnerships with outside agencies that provide new opportunities.

An important one was forged this summer with Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio.

It's resulted in a backpack program that will send food home with kids in need.

The targeted launch date is Tuesday, Sept. 10. Weber said the intention is to fill backpacks with fresh vegetables and milk for hungry kids the second week of each month.

Why then? When looking at help offered by nonprofits such as Oberlin Community Services and the St. Patrick Catholic Church food bank, the second week of each month seemed like the window that would work SUPERINTENDENT PAGE D2

WELLINGTON HIGH

300 chances to 'close the gap' JASON HAWK EDITOR

It's the first day of school in the village, and Wellington High School is expected to welcome about 300 students through its doors, with another 50 local kids heading to the Lorain County JVS. Principal Tina Drake said her seniors have the important task of setting the tone for the entire building this year.

Tina Drake "We've been really fortunate having great senior classes coming through and they've been excellent role models for the young ones," she said.

Compared to many local high schools, Wellington has a relatively small student body. But that's fine with Drake — she sees each class as a tight-knit family.

It's her family. Drake is a 1990 Wellington graduate and said she knows many of her students' moms and dads, aunts and uncles. "That's been a huge benefit for me. It helps me understand them. I know where they come from," she said.

What's new this year?

Academically, there's a sense of relief. WHS didn't HIGH SCHOOL PAGE D2

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The father-daughter team of Robert and Emily Saari race Dale Bockrath through a log, handsaw verus chainsaw, at the Lorain County Fair in Wellington.

Lumbersports make fair debut JASON HAWK EDITOR

If you chainsaw it, they will come.

When Dale Bockrath picked up his trusty saw Aug. 21 at the Lorain County Fair, the bleachers near Gate 3 were empty. But as he revved it into high gear and sent wood chips flying, spectators just had to see what was going on.

After a few deft buzzes, the sawdust cleared and there he was, handing out small wooden chair keepsakes to kids who gathered around.

"Y'all want to see some bullseyes?"

Bockrath asked the growing crowd, grabbing an ax.

And he delivered, throwing the steely projectile 20 feet toward a target and hitting the center on one of his three attempts.

The Great Lakes Timber Show was a new addition at this year's fair.

Based in Escanaba, Mich., the three-person timbersports team travels all over the eastern side of the nation, hitting 40 to 50 venues throughout the season. It includes Bockrath and the father-daughter duo of Robert and Emily Saari.

Timbersports, sometimes called

The Saaris show off their fancy footwork and balance in a logrolling contest. lumbersports or lumberjack games, have their roots in logging camp traditions. The competitions grew over time as workers tried to outdo each other with their chopping and sawing skills.

There's one notable exception:

"There's no purpose to ax throwing," said Bockrath. "It was just a game to play back a the camp."

Lumbersports are definitely not for the untrained. Emily said there are LUMBERSPORTS PAGE D2

These kids really cock-a-doodle did it!

JASON HAWK EDITOR

Sometimes the mightiest rooster crow comes in the tiniest of packages.

Blindfolded judges couldn't see that Cora Hedges was just three years old. But the crowd gathered Friday for the crowing contest at the Lorain County Fair could — and when she let loose loud and clear with the perfect cock-a-doodle-doo, the bleachers went wild.

"I've been practicing," Cora told us, beaming after earning first place.

She hails from Oregon, Ohio, and was in town to visit Grandma. Her mom, Kristen Hedges, is a 2004 graduate of Firelands High School and raised chickens and pigs for the fair as a kid.

Kristen said Cora spent time in the rooster barn the morning of the contest to learn how to imitate their loud, cocky calls. "She was crowing right along with them so well," she laughed.

Nine-year-old Liam Schuttleworth, a member of the Home Growers 4-H Club, took first place

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LEFT: Cora Hedges beams after winning the rooster crowing contest. She's just three years old! RIGHT: Liam Schuttleworth collects his prize for best turkey call. in the fair's turkey call contest.

He also practiced by listening, spending time in the Junior Fair fowl barn.

Schuttleworth taught us his trick for perfectly imitating a turkey:

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"First you take your tongue and bounce it up and down," he said, blasting out a yodeling gobble gobble.

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Data: Language Phonics key to report card gains arts will be the key to success JASON HAWK EDITOR

Registration is up at Westwood Elementary School, where between 270 and 300 young ones are expected to walk through the doors today as fall classes begin.

Principal Erica Ward said 20192020 isn't a year for introducing new programs at Westwood. Instead, she wants to build on last year's successes.

Chief among them is an expected improvement from an F grade last year to a C for K-3 literacy on the state report card due out in mid-September.

"So we are taking what we did, we're going to continue it and keep tweaking it to make it better," Ward said.

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Summer is a time for swimming and playing and fun in the sun — and for Nathan Baxendale, it's a time to crunch long lists of numbers.

The McCormick Middle School principal spent his "vacation" running a deep-dive analysis of state test scores for the past three years.

The goal was to find out what specific questions and standards were posing problems for his students and teachers.

"Those will be our guides through the entirety of this year," Baxendale said.

He found the big focus for 2019-2020 at McCormick needs to be on English language arts, especially on the art of writing.

"Our job is to make sure all of our kids are given the level playing field, that they're given the right tools so that it's a fair game," he said. And that philosophy seems to be working for Baxendale's staff. Unofficial data shows his building improving dramatically on this year's state report card.

He believes McCormick's grade for overall progress will shift from an F to a C at the minimum, and possibly as high as a B. Offering incentives to students has been a powerful tool in that effort, he said.

If students show growth on any one state exam, they get a pizza party. If they show proficiency on one test, they'll have an opportunity to go on a trip to a jump park. Two proficient test scores mean a trip to the Scene 75 indoor entertainment center in Brunswick. And three proficient tests earns a trip to Cedar Point at the end of the year.

Improving the culture and atmosphere at McCormick has also been key to better grades, Baxendale said. If it doesn't promote success, safety, and comfort, you won't get great academic results.

A few new classes will be offered this year at McCormick. The school is partnering with Project Lead the Way for a new STEM course called "Environment and Energy," which focuses on alternative energy sources such as wind and solar farms.

The class ties in with Baxendale's goal of earning STEM school designation from the state within the next two years.

Sixth-graders will also get a coding class that will tie into work the robotics team is already doing, he said.

At the same time, Baxendale said he is working this year to make sure policies on cell phone usage and dress code are enforced more consistently throughout the building for all grade levels.

He's asking parents to updated the school with their current phone and email addresse, which will allow the principal to reach everyone with info blasts throughout the school year. So will his new Twitter account, @PrincipalBax.

best, Weber said.

When the superintendent welcomed teachers and support staff Monday in the Wellington Schools' kick-off convocation, his message was that such partnerships are crucial to good grades.

Growing opportunities is a big reason why this year's state report card results are expected to make a move in the right direction, he told the Enterprise: "The fall should look very good for us."

Improvements are also expected as a result of several grants received in the spring. They're all teed up to be implemented this fall, he said.

Enrollment this year is at around 1,030 — closer to 1,240 when including the Wellington students who attend the Lorain County JVS.

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For the first time ever, there was a tie for second place in the turkey call contest, resulting in a call-off.

Second place honors finally went to Trent Reveglia, with Gabe Clement taking third.

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In the year since, tremendous effort has gone into "closing the gap" for students from all walks of life, including minorities, kids from low-income households, and children with special needs.

As a result, Drake said she expects the gap-closing grade for WHS on this year's report card to go from an F to an A, based on preliminary data released this month.

"There are a lot of things we did last year that I think made an incredible difference," she said. Chief among them was the formation of teacher-based teams that meet for three hours each month to talk about instructional programs they've found to be successful, bounce ideas off each other, and collaborate on projects.

WHS also changed the

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English language arts will be a continued focus this year, said Drake. Students need to show mastery of foundational reading and writing skills, which are the keys that unlock the ability to study other subjects.

"I think we made huge leaps and bounds last year.

I think we're going to learn from some of the things we did really well and some of the areas we didn't," Drake said.

Advanced Placement chemistry and biology electives have been added at WHS with funding from an Ohio Department of Education Expanding Opportunities Grant.

A School Quality Improvement Grant has allowed teachers to partner with the National Math and Science Initiative to improve instructional strategies. It will provide opportunities for teacher development.

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be studying "Conscious Discipline" by educator Becky Bailey. It focuses on how to manage classrooms by addressing kids' social and emotional needs.

Ward said there are many kids — everywhere, not just Wellington — who carry trauma from home to school every day. They have to know they're loved and accepted before they're ready to effectively learn.

That philosophy will roll out next year thanks to a grant that's already been approved, Ward said.

In the meantime, Westwood does have one new policy that parents should know about.

Due to allergies, any food sent to school to share for birthdays or other class parties must be store-bought.

That way the ingredients are clearly listed, said Ward.

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For kids in kindergarten through second grade, the main focus will be on phonemic awareness, the manipulation of sounds needed to build strong reading skills.

Reading is the key to all other subjects and Ward said she's implementing Writing Wednesdays to help strengthen literacy. Every classroom will have a focus on specific writing strategies, she said.

Character education is also important, which is why Westwood teachers will ramp up the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program they embraced last year.

Students are taught traits from "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" such as positive thinking and empathy — traits that earn kids the title of Dynamic Dukes.

Throughout the year, teachers will

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making a comeback after students showed renewed interest. Spanish teacher Roberta McCarty will lead the club.

The athletic leadership committee, introduced last year, will be expanded to the whole building. Drake said you won't have to be in a sport or a club to learn critical leadership skills. "We're trying to focus and rebuild that leadership among the kids. It gives them more ownership in the school," she said.

Every Thursday starting Sept. 12, the high school will hold social and emotional learning and end-of-course exam prep sessions.

Seniors will meet more as a group this year. Drake said teachers are aggressively planning college visits using grant money; popular schools among students include the University of Akron, Cleveland State, Ashland College, Kent State, and Bowling Green State University.

The ACT and SAT will be given this year to all juniors and seniors. The spring administration of the SAT to

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This summer, a classroom makeover was completed for Sara Palmison's students with special needs. They now have more learning labs, including a separate sensory lab.

Drake said Palmison has high-needs students. "She'll be able to differentiate more, meet at them at their levels, and get them more engaged, see a lot more progress for them," the principal said.

A district levy and bond issue campaign is gearing up this fall. The Wellington Schools are asking voters to approve $8.7 million, mainly for renovations at Westwood Elementary School — but some of the money would go to the aging WHS. Custodians have done "a wonderful job keeping up with the building," said Drake, though it's impossible to ignore non-cosmetic problems that will affect students this year.

Wellington High needs a new parking lot, generate classroom updates, updated locker rooms, and new lockers, she said.

Most of all, it needs a new roof.

When it rains heavily, there are leaks all over the building, said Drake. There are times when trash cans line the hallways to catch rainwater. "It's pretty bad," the principal said.

"A lot of the stuff we have is from 1970, when (the school) was built," she said.

"I'd love to have our water pipes inspected, because with them being from the 1970s, who knows when of them will go?"

"Anything that's 50 years old could fail at any time," Drake said.

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LEFT: Dani Rapp of Nova pumps water the old-fashioned way outside the blacksmith’s forge.

BOTTOM LEFT: The band Custard Pie performs classic rock hits on the small stage in front of the grandstand.

BELOW: The GForce drops riders into a thrilling curve.

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Wellington's Derrick Andolsek moves with the ball at Elyria Catholic on Monday night. Both he and Lane Benton scored goals as the Dukes fell 5-2 to the Panthers. Led by Jake Record, who had two goals and two assists, EC took an early lead and held off a late push by the Wellington boys.

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Trying the fair's newest, hottest eats JASON HAWK EDITOR

How do I spend the Lorain County Fair? On the hunt for the Unhealthy Grail.

There's a trendy new type of food offered on the loop every year. I've tried alligator bites, barbecue sundaes, deep fried Oreos, chocolate-covered bacon, and everything and anything that can be put on a stick — you name it, I'm game.

The hot ticket this year was "the dill dog," a hollowed-out pickle stuffed with a hot dog, dipped in batter, and deep-fat fried.

How popular were they?

"We ran out," said Maya Jurek of the World's Largest Hot Dog Stand. The orders came so fast and furious on Tuesday that she had to restock overnight.

So of course I had to try one. The verdict: too messy!

I'm not sure if you realize this, but pickles are juicy.

While a corndog will more or less stick together as you chomp into it, the dill dog practically exploded the second I took a bite, sending hot, sticky juice down my shirt and all over my camera.

That's not an indictment of the dill dog's taste. Find a way to keep it clean and I'll be back for seconds.

Next on the list were deep-fried Buckeyes.

Look, if it's deep-fried, I've probably tried it: deepfried Snickers bars, deepfried cheese (of course!), deep-fried onions, cauliflower, bananas, pizza, cookies, pickles, broccoli.

You don't get to be my shape without working hard at it.

The one thing I won't try is deep-fried butter. That's a bridge too far, a sure heart attack.

But everybody loves peanut buttery and chocolate-smothered Buckeyes — you know, the kind Grandma always makes at Thanksgiving.

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Wellington's Jill Laposky turns away from Elyria Catholic's Emilie Uhnak during play Monday. The evening didn't go so well for the Dukes girls, who found themselves on the losing end of a 5-0 shutout.

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Rosa Flores-Reyes serves deep-fried Buckeyes, because diets and the Lorain County Fair don't go together at all.

Rosa Flores-Reyes served me a batch and there were more folks lined up behind me at her booth, ready to satisfy the same curiosity.

The Buckeyes came four for $6, each on toothpicks and covered, in accordance with what I assume is state law, in powdered sugar.

I expected the Buckeyes to puff up like deep-fried Oreos do but instead they melted into hot cream.

The verdict: They were absolutely wonderful — but at $1.50 apiece, I'd be hard-pressed to pay for more.

There was just one more new vendor I had to visit: How could I pass up the brand new beer garden?

It wasn't an expensive lager or an imported German brew. It was just beer. But who among us hasn't longed to toss back King

a cold one after the third or fourth loop around the fairgrounds?

The verdict: Viva la beer tent.

My kids didn't care about any of that new, fancy, or innovative stuff.

When I took them out to Wellington after work, they reminded me that for some, the experience is always going to be about the classics.

They got their ice cream.

They tore apart chicken tenders. And my five-yearold son Max went full carnivore on a hot dog. As we left, they were begging for cotton candy.

So whatever your taste — Dukes band doughnuts, pizza subs, or walking tacos — I hope you enjoyed it. And I'll see you next year to continue the never-ending quest for the Unhealthy Grail.

• Aug. 17 at 1:50 a.m.: Brian Lance, 44, of Avon Lake, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, BAC over .08 percent, driving outside marked lanes, possession of marijuana, and open container in a motor vehicle. • Aug. 17 at 9:25 p.m.: A 15-year-old boy said he was walking on Courtland Street when an older Chrysler van with tinted windows and Florida license plates pulled up. He said a passenger jumped out and tried to grab him. But officers reviewed downtown surveillance footage and couldn't find evidence of the alleged abduction attempt — they did see the teen, who ducked into a business when police drove by "as if attempting to avoid

being seen by officers," according to a report. • Aug. 19 at 10:50 p.m.: A 33-year-old Columbus man was stopped on North Main Street while allegedly riding a bike with no lights. Police said they found drug paraphernalia in his bag. • Aug. 20 at 6:58 p.m.: During a traffic stop involving two Nova residents, K-9 Argos alerted to the vehicle. Police said they found drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance but no charges had been made as of deadline.

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