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Star Wars, The moment they knew art walk and homecoming collide Friday JASON HAWK EDITOR
WELLINGTON — Get ready for an out-of-this-world evening with spacefaring adventure, local art, a spooky Halloween classic and high school royalty. Downtown Wellington will be busy Friday, Oct. 7, starting with a chance to visit the Star Wars universe. From 3-7 p.m., you can take photos with backdrops and props at Town Hall, thanks to super-fan Jim Schubert of Galactic Rebel Forces. Pose with lightsabers and blasters, and pal around with realistic-looking droids and Jawas against sets depicting a Tatooine farm, the Millennium Falcon and an X-Wing. “With everything going on in the world, it’s a nice release, takes you back to your childhood,” said Schubert, who lives in Wellington. “If you look back, a lot of people grew up with the movies and toys.” A devotee of the Star Wars movies, Schubert has a wide range of costumes — he might show up to the free event as Provided photo Boba Fett, the Wellington’s Jim Schubert Mandalorian or a is a man of many costumes. Jedi knight. He’s bringing some Star The photo shoot at Wars-themed fun to Town Town Hall is meant Hall on Friday, Oct. 7, to be a “prequel” to which will be a busy night a mini-convention in the village. called “A Galaxy Far, Far Away for a Day” that Schubert is planning with Main Street Wellington for 2023. “We’re giving people a little taste so they can come in and get excited about our plans. If they want to come in costume, that will be especially fun,” said Main Street Director Jenny Arntz. While Star Wars is a 45-year-old property, interest has STAR WARS PAGE A2 Classifieds, legals, display advertising, and subscriptions Deadline: 1 p.m. each Monday Phone: 440-329-7000 Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday
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Kendra Shimrock and Andrew Giurbino’s faces say it all, spelling out the shock and excitement they felt Friday night after being named Marion L. Steele High School’s homecoming queen and king. They were crowned as the Amherst Comets prepared to take on Avon Lake on the football field at Mercy Health Stadium.
‘Tray after tray’ of absentee requests signal intense interest in fall election JASON HAWK EDITOR
SHEFFIELD TWP. — Worried callers have already starting bombarding the Lorain County Board of Elections office. They want to know where their absentee ballots are. Be patient, said Director Paul Adams — under Ohio law, ballots can’t be mailed until Wednesday, Oct. 12. “When we do, it’s going to be tens of thousands that go out within a couple-day period,” he said.
In-person absentee votes can be cast at the Board of Elections, 1985 North Ridge Rd. East, Sheffield Township. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 28; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5; 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6; and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7. Polls across the county will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. As of last Thursday, more than 23,000 mail-in ballots had already been requested for the Nov. 8 election, signaling intense interest. Every day, bipartisan teams are processing tray after tray of absentee ballot
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requests that arrive, said Adams. The race for governor always spurs turnout, Adams said. Republican incumbent Mike DeWine is facing a challenge from Democrat Nan Whaley.
During the last gubernatorial election in 2018, Lorain County filled requests for 19,506 mail-in ballots. Since then, Ohioans have gotten used to the convenience of voting early, Adams said. “I think people, they know that there could be emergencies or different things that come up on Election Day,” he said. “So they figure they can take care of it… then they don’t have to worry about it, their vote’s already in.”
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