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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES • OBERLIN NEWS-TRIBUNE • WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022
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Volume 9, Issue 39
Preparing for 2024 solar eclipse JASON HAWK EDITOR
ELYRIA — When a solar eclipse darkened skies across America in 2017, students in Missouri were just being dismissed from school. It was a disaster. Buses there were stuck for hours in gridlock caused by tourists who flocked to see the rare astronomical event, said Hope Bonos, operations manager at the Lorain County Emergency NASA Management Agency. The same problems can’t During a total solar eclipse like the one expected to draw hundreds be allowed to happen here on of thousands of visitors to Lorain County in 2024, the sun’s corona April 8, 2024, when Avon Lake can be seen as a crown of white flares.
Habitat thrift store, parcels transferring
will be the best place in Ohio to view the next solar eclipse, Bonos told county commissioners in a briefing last Wednesday morning. “I think we’re really trying to put an emphasis on working with community partners to predetermine viewing locations so people aren’t viewing the eclipse in unsafe areas — like going on top of a building,” she said. “We just want to make sure everyone’s safe.” The best place in the United States to see the “Great American eclipse” will be the TexasMexico border, where the moon will completely blot out the sun for about 4 minutes 23
seconds starting just after noon, Central Daylight Time. The moon’s shadow will move northeast across the nation throughout the afternoon, making it to Ohio at Greenville around 3 p.m. It will only take about 10 minutes for the shadow to move across the state. Avon Lake will be the best place in Ohio to see the “totality” — the fullest eclipse, according to a task force formed by the state. It’s expected to be “a big deal,” said Lorain County EMA Director Jessica Fetter. Officials predict the county’s ECLIPSE PAGE A2
FLOATING INTO FALL
JASON HAWK EDITOR
AMHERST — Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, which quietly closed earlier this year amid rumors that money was used inappropriately, will reopen in November. The Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity is expanding its service area west, and will acquire about $2 million in assets in Lorain County. That includes the thrift store at 300 Rice Industrial Parkway off Route 58, where home furnishings and building supplies were sold. The building is valued at $1.2 million to $1.3 million, but comes with a mortgage of about $500,000, according to John Habat, president and CEO of Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity. The transfer also includes about $350,000 in cash and equivalents, such as money markets, and more than 30 parcels of land across the county — some vacant and others where Habitat houses have already been built. Michael Owendoff, chair of Cleveland’s Habitat board, said he believes the organization can expand without HABITAT PAGE A3 Photos by Angelo Angel | Community Guide
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The floats were a-flowing Saturday afternoon at the Oberlin Heritage Center’s Root Beer and Yesteryear event on West Vine Street. The downtown party signaled an end to summer with root beer floats provided by IGA and popcorn from the Oberlin Athletic Boosters Club and Bethany Hobbs. ABOVE: The band Parsh provides acoustic music.
Doggie Doo isn’t doggie done after all MICHELE MURPHY FOR THE NEWS-TRIBUNE
Get ready to get set and go to the New Oberlin Doggie Doo on Saturday, Oct. 1. The popular event is returning to Tappan Square after a seven-year hiatus and promises to have fun
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the city after she became engaged in 2019. Fox was searching for a community project to get involved with. “I'm someone who likes to get involved and meet new people,” she said, adding, “I thought this would be a really cool way to meet people in my hometown and align with my
passion for animals.” Prior to moving to Oberlin, Fox had never heard of Doggie Doo, but after a meeting with Andrews, who had decided to step away from the event, the lifelong animal lover decided to bring the event back, and she is grateful for DOGGIE DOO PAGE A3
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things that leashed dogs and their humans can enjoy from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizing the event is Oberlin resident Margo Fox, who takes the leash from Michelle Andrews, who ran the event for years. Fox is a relatively new transplant to Oberlin from Lakewood, moving to
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