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Friends of Metro Parks in Lorain County, Inc. 

FRIENDSTALK news 

SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, 2011 12882 Diagonal Rd., LaGrange, OH 44050 

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2010-2011 Board of 

Trustees-Leaders-Support 

Staff 

2010-2011 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Cheryl June-President 

Barb Fieger-Vice-President 

Jennifer Lawson-Treasurer 

Ruth Horvath-Recording Secretary 

Fred Bartin 

Pamela Pastor 

Char Kline 

Elaine Clark 

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Paul Rothacker 

Dave Smith 

Grant Thompson-Park Liaison 

CORPS LEADERS 

Donna Lauffer � Train Corps CVC 

Charlotte Herstek � Lakeview Corps 

Judy Sako � Wellington Corps 

Brian Bowers� French Creek Corps 

Richard Gordyan � 

Public Information Corps 

Ruth Horvath � Wildlife Observation Area 

Pam Pastor � Raptor Corps 

Char Kline � Columbia Station Corps & 

Miller Nature Preserve� -Desk Corps 

Darlene Falco-Fedor� Miller Nature 

Preserve� Garden/Host Corps 

TEEN CORPS LEADERS 

Cheryl June, Dave Smith, Elaine Clark, 

Pam Pastor, Shane Clark, Kyle Smith & 

Matt Petraglia 

SUPPORT STAFF 

Patti Czipa � Hours Secretary 

Dotty Moseley � Membership Secretary 

Ruth Horvath � WOA Nature Nook 

Marge and Bob Holland � Schoepfle 

Garden Nature Nook 

Eva Weber � Splash Zone 

Sandy Pitts � Nature Nook Manager 

Coordinator 

Donna Wolf � Friends Volunteer 

Coordinator 

FRIENDSTALK 

VOLUNTEER STAFF 

Jennifer Lawson� Editor 

Roger Brownson� Photographer 

Bill Kingsley� Writer 

�� Circulation and Mailing 

Newsletter Notice 

The newsletter will now be posted 3 times a year. January, February, 

March and April;; May, June, July and August;; and September, October, 

November and December. To view the newsletter, just enter 

www.metroparks.cc/arrowhead.php and save it to your favorites. This 

way you will always have access to the most current events. 

Harvest Pancake Breakfast 

September 25, 9 am�1 pm, Carlisle Visitor Center 

Enjoy a hearty stack of pancakes at the Friends of the Metro Parks 

annual Harvest Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, September 25 at the Carlisle 

Visitor Center. The cost is $6.50 for adults and $4 for children ages 

10 and under (those 2 years and under are free) at the door. Bring family 

and friends and savor all-you-can-eat pancakes plus sausage and drinks 

in the morning! You will be able to choose from plain, chocolate chip and 

blueberry pancakes. Proceeds from the breakfast benefit Friends of the 

Metro Parks. Call (440) 458-5121 for more information. 

Miller Nature Preserve Volunteers Needed 

Miller Nature Preserve and Conservatory has opened and is magnificent! 

Volunteers are still needed for all areas- the front desk/gift shop, host, 

and plant care. Please be informed that there is a separate membership for 

the Conservatory ($10 for a Yearly Membership or $2 for a Daily Pass) and 

your Friends' membership does NOT give you entrance to the Conservatory 

except on the days that you work at Miller. Your Friends' discount does NOT 

include classes or programs at Miller, and is not given on consignment items 

(numbers on item that begin with 79xxx). 

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Char Kline 440-315- 

7192 for front desk and gift shop or Darlene Fedor 440-934-3455 for host or 

plant care. 

A BIG thank you to those members that assisted the first couple of 

months to help make Miller Nature Preserve and Conservatory such a success!! 

Char Kline, Miller Desk Corp Leader 

Columbia Metro Park Volunteers Needed 

Columbia Metro Park is often forgotten about, but there are some great 

opportunities for volunteering in the near future. On October 7th & 8th 

tram rides will be available (need tram drivers). In November there will 

be an escape artist/magic show and in December there will be a Brunch 

with Santa. We need your help to make these programs successful. If 

you are interested, contact Char Kline at 440-315-7192 or email bossmare25@windstream.net. 

Thanks for all your help. 

Char Kline, Columbia Corp Leader

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Notes from the President 

Cheryl June 

Hello Volunteers, 

This starts the busiest time of year for 

Friends and help is always needed at the upcoming 

events. Please check your calendars 

to see if you can help Information for these 

evens is on page 3. 

A reminder about your hours: It is VERY 

important for you to submit your hours. 

Your membership depends on you turning 

hours in on an ongoing basis and by year end. 

It becomes important to have hours on the 

books for Halloween as the insurance coverage 

only covers for the hours posted. 

If you have not submitted hours or are under 40 

hours for the year, you should have received a postcard 

to renew your membership. 

If you are in doubt about your hours, please feel 

free to contact me and I will check your hours for 

you. 

We have a new order of Friends shirts in. If you 

would like a shirt, please let us know. We also have 

Friends patches available - $2.00-each. The order 

form is also on page 6 of this newsletter. REMEM- 

BER - The park has requested that you have some 

type of FRIENDS identification visible on you at all 

times while you are on duty. The patch or shirt and 

your name tag would be sufficient. 

I wish you all a safe and healthy fall! See you at 

Halloween! 

Cheryl June, President 

Various Metro Park T-Shirts for Sale 

Antigua shirts for sale featuring different logos of the different parks. The following shirts are available 

at the Carlisle Visitor Center - call Sarah Sharp at (440) 458-5121 if you are interested in any of the following: 

Miller Nature Preserve--2- Mediums;; 15 � Large. Wellington Reservation--4 � Mediums;; 11 � Large;; 

and 8 - Extra large. Lakeview Park--1 � Large. Forest Hills Golf Course--4 � Large, 1 - Extra Large. 

French Creek Reservation--3 - extra large. 50th Anniversary Shirt--1 - extra large. 

Shirts are $25 each and there is a limited supply of each. 

Disney Training 

The park is offering to Friends a "Disney 

Training". If any of you have been to Disney 

World or Disneyland, you have noticed the 

high level of friendly customer service required 

by all employees. 

I am always reminding the teens in Teen 

Corps, we represent the park and must always 

be our best in the public eye. So, watch 

the next issues of Friends Talk for an opportunity 

to attend a "Disney Training". I think it 

would be fun and enlightening and hope to 

see you there. 

Cheryl June, President 

VOLUNTEER TIME CARD 

Please fill out and return to: 

Friends of the Metro Parks 

12882 Diagonal Rd., LaGrange, OH 44050 

Attn.: HOURS 

Or Email Hours To: 

Friendsofmetroparks@hotmail.com 

NAME:___________________________________ 

ADDRESS:_______________________________ 

PHONE:_________________________________ 

EMAIL:__________________________________ 

Corps or 

Event 

Please turn in hours on a monthly basis 

Activity or 

Reservation 

Hours


Halloween Walk Holiday Lights Pancake Breakfast 

with Santa 

The Halloween Walk is sched- Our Holiday Lights event 

uled for Fridays and Saturdays, starts the night after Thanks- 

October 14th and 15th;; October giving and runs through De- 

21st and 22nd;; and October 28th cember 30th. Sunday thru 

and 29th from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. at Thursday the event starts at 

Carlisle Visitors Center. 

5:30 p.m. thru 9 p.m. and Fri- 

As always, many volunteers day and Saturday starts at 

are needed in order for this event 5:30 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. 

to be a success. Volunteers rang- 

Team leaders are needed for 

ing from trail runners with hot 

each night of the event as well 

chocolate and coffee to keep our 

as additional volunteers to 

ghosts and goblins warm, conces- 

help setup, make popcorn, and 

sion volunteers, games for the lit- 

sell hot chocolate, cookies and 

tle ones to enjoy and a Halloween 

juice to the general public. In 

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merchandise. 

addition to these tasks, help is 

Volunteers will need to be there needed the day after Thanks- 

by 3:30 p.m. if you need to get into giving down on the trail deco- 

costume and by 4:30 p.m. for genrating our trees for the event. 

eral help at any of the stations Then at the end of this 6 week 

listed above. Everyone is ex- event, help is again needed to 

pected to sign in and wear a wrist take down all of our decora- 

band. This is for your protection. tions, organize and make sure 

As always, please plan on stay- it all gets put into the correct 

ing at the end of the night for a places in the storage barns. 

late dinner to warm you up. 

Again, if you are interested 

If you are interested in volun- in more information for this 

teering for this event or would like event or in just volunteering, 

more information, please call please call Donna Wolf at 

Donna Wolf at (440) 324-7674 or (440) 324-7674 or email her at 

e m a i l h e r a t 

wolf1022@windstream.net 

Any time you can give is appreciated. 

You will not be expected to 

work all 6 nights of this event. 

wolf1022@windstream.net 

Any time you would like to 

donate is appreciated. 

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The Breakfast with Santa 

event will be Saturday, December 

10th. As always, 2 sittings 

will be available, one at 9 a.m. 

and the other at 11:30 a.m. Cost 

for this event will be $10.00 for 

everyone (children under 2 years 

of age are free). Again, this does 

not include your picture with 

Santa Claus. 

From the time the children 

walk in the door with their parents, 

they are kept busy coloring, 

playing games, making crafts 

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them. They are also given an allyou-can-eat 

pancake breakfast 

complete with pancakes, sausage 

and juice. 

The best part of the day is 

watching the children go (some 

with fear but most with excitement) 

to talk to Santa Claus and 

get their picture taken. 

As you can see there are a lot 

of events going on at the same 

time and not just once but twice. 

It is a fun event from the time the 

children walk in the door until 

they leave with their gift from 

Santa. 

If you would like to be a part 

of this fun event, call Donna Wolf 

(440) 324-7674 or emailwolf1022@windstream.net.


Miller Nature Preserve Information 

MILLER NATURE PRESERVE KIDS CLUB MEMBERSHIPS 

The Miller Nature Preserve and Conservatory is Memberships to the Miller Nature Preserve Con- 

�� servatory �� are available. �� Enjoy the Conservatory 

and have fun with other kids while learning about and several flower shows each year. Other 

�� membership �� benefits �� include: 

Club is $18, and includes a one-year member- �� 

ship to the conservatory, a T-shirt, discounts on You will be invited to special member-only 

�� events such �� as an �� Evening in the Conservatory, 

�� holiday parties, �� and more. �� 

�� Discounts �� on programs �� at Miller. �� 

membership at Miller Nature Preserve, or call Receive a discount on programs that take place 

(440) 937-0764. Sign up today and receive an at Miller Nature Preserve, including garden 

invitation to the exclusive Halloween Party, tours, workshops, and art programs. Visit the 

which will include trick-or-treating in the conser- Miller Nature Preserve more than five times in 

vatory, a costume contest, and more fall and one year and the pass pays for itself! 

Halloween activities. Catch the fun at Miller Na- Yearly Membership: $10 (expires one year 

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Lifetime Membership: $250 

Call (440) 937-0764 or visit Miller Nature Preserve 

to purchase a membership. 

French Creek Nature Nook Move By Marge and Bob Holland 

Most of you are aware by now that the 

French Creek Nature Nook has moved to Millers 

Nature Preserve and Conservancy. It is an 

exciting opportunity at the new park, but we will 

miss the shop at French Creek. To all the 

members that worked there, thank you so 

much. We could not have done it without you. 

Our special thanks goes to Sandy Pitts who 

cornered us into managing the nook and has 

always been a great help. She will be managing 

the Miller Nature Nook. We also thank Sandra 

Gray, French Creek corps leader, who did the 

monthly worker schedule, and Al Solderitsch 

who faithfully picked up & deposited the sales 

money each week. 

There is a book of pictures from the French 

Creek Nook. 

It includes pictures from pastexhibits and some of 

the field trips we made. We scanned the pictures 

and put them on a CD. Let us know if you want a 

copy. 

We hope to see you all at Millers Nature Preserve. 

There are many volunteer opportunities 

there, including the gift shop. Thanks again to all.

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Bioblitz: Pick What You Want By Bill Kingsley 

What a wet spring Ohio had. The weather conditions made doing anything outdoors very difficult. 

By early June, however, decent weather descended on northern Ohio. The second weekend of 

June had perfect weather for the Bioblitz program at Sandy Ridge Reservation. Four separate ac- 

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Naturalist Supervisor Grant Thompson made sure that Metro Park naturalists were on hand to 

make the multifaceted program run smoothly. 

Senior Naturalist Leslie McNutt led a group of seventeen adults and children along the path west 

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time in this program. The group was a nice mix of children and parents having family fun like Pam 

Norman and her two kids, Megan and Kyle. They caught butterflies and also chalked up points for 

the walking stick program. 

The group also included adults who had a more serious interest in the program and were able to 

take close-up pictures with digital cameras. 

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DON'T FORGET...If you want to purchase 

a Friends of Metro Parks in Lorain 

County polo shirt, give Cheryl June a call 

at (440) 236-‐8362 

or email Cheryl at 

presidentoffriends@yahoo.com 

Size Qty Price Total 

Small x $ 20.00 = 

Medium x $ 20.00 = 

Large x $ 20.00 = 

X-‐Large x $ 20.00 = 

2X-‐Large x $ 22.50 = 

3X-‐Large x $ 22.50 = 

These shirts are by JERZEES. 90% cotton Ring-‐Spun, 10% polyester 

and are for Friends of Metro Parks volunteers ONLY 

We also have volunteer vest available for purchase. These vest are in limited stock at the Friends 

office at the CVC. We will get them to the park of your choice for pickup. 

Size Qty Price Total 

Medium x $ 5.00 = 

Large x $ 5.00 = 

X-‐Large x $ 5.00 = 

2X-‐Large x $ 5.00 = 

3X-‐Large x $ 5.00 = 

Grand Total 

Make checks payable to Friends of Metro Parks 

Name: 

PH# 

Date 

Friends of Metro Parks 

Polo Shirt Order Form 

You can also just fill out this form and mail your order to: 

Friends of Metro Parks 

Attn: Cheryl June 

12882 Diagonal Rd 

LaGrange, OH 44050 

Preferred pick-‐up location for vest & shirts 

rev. Feb-‐11


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June 26, 2011 

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recorded over 20,000 adult volunteer hours and over 2800 teen volunteer hours from June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. 

This has been another busy year for Lorain County Metro Parks and for Friends. We had some record breaking numbers 

this year for Holiday Lights and Halloween Fair. 

Halloween Fair had 26,554 visitors and 10,398 visitors rode the train. There was over 6000 pounds of food donated 

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unteer hours. 

Holiday lights had 13,000 visitors this year and exceeded the nightly magic number of 1,000 visitors with 1,420 on 

12/11 and 1,010 on 12/18. There was over 5000 pounds of food donated to the food bank. Our volunteer hours for holiday 

lights were 1,100 hours. 

The Lorain County Metro Park has thanked us for our efforts and I add my thank you for your hard work and dedication. 

These are major undertakings and Friends volunteers can be counted on to help make these events a success for 

Friends and the park. 

This year has also brought the opening of the new Miller Nature Preserve. If you have not had a chance to visit, I 

urge you to go. I have been there three times already and I am awed by the beauty of the conservatory. The outside is 

not complete yet, but they tell me this is scheduled to be completed in the next couple of years. 

I know many of you have noticed a switch in park staff. This year there was a move of responsibilities and many staff 

has taken on more and different responsibilities. I know I can count on all of you to give them your support and understanding 

as they try to acclimatize themselves to their new responsibilities. 

As with the way of things, CHANGE is a constant. This year saw the opening of the Miller Nature Preserve Nature 

Nook and the close of the Friends Nature Nook at French Creek Nature Center. The gift shop is still open in French 

Creek with True North gifts and art and run by volunteers. If you have a love of theatre, I urge you to volunteer at French 

Creek and assist True North. Many different volunteer opportunities are available. I love the theatre and have volunteered 

myself. In addition, a park Naturalist has been moved into French Creek and she is going to need your help. 

Maple sugaring took place over four weeks and we had over 1000 volunteer hours in the sugar shack. Friends ran 

two pancake breakfasts during the Maple Sugaring with over 200 volunteer hours. 

The sixth year of the Murder Mystery was again a success. The cast, crew, volunteers and park staff were exceptional. 

If you have not had an opportunity to attend a Murder Mystery Dinner, it is fun and entertaining. If you fancy being 

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special. 

I thank everyone for their efforts and dedication during the 2010-2011 year. There are many different volunteer positions, 

be it during the big events, the special events at each of the parks or those of you that work daily greeting visitors, 

volunteering at the nooks, helping prepare for events, making phone calls and the list goes on. We appreciate ALL your 

efforts. 

We also need to recognize the volunteers that are not visible: the newspaper editor, photographer, writers, the treas- 

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financial success of your organization depends on their efforts. It takes team effort to keep the organization running. 

Without their expertise and all your efforts, we would not be able to supply the financial aid to Lorain County Metro Parks 

that we have been able to accomplish. 

I cannot forget your Corps Leaders. They are the back bone of Friends and are there to help you get your hours, to 

help park staff run programs, take care of the gardens, nooks, critters and Raptors. When they call or email you, they 

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Another year has come to a close. With its ups and downs it has been a successful year. I was saddened to lose 

two board members this year, Matt Petraglia and Donna Laufer. They were both a big support to me and the board. 

They are missed by me and the board. Both are continuing their volunteer work with Friends and we thank them for their 

dedication. 

We welcomed two new board members, Pam Pastor and Elaine Clark. We thank them for their agreement to fill in 

the voids and their dedication to Friends. 

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support and dedication necessary to support Lorain County Metro Parks. As I work on the annual dinner report, I am 

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alive and well into the future. 

My sincere gratitude to you all, Cheryl June, President


Name Tag and Hours Pins for 2010-2011 

50 Hours -‐ Name Tag 250 Hours (cont.) 750 Hours 2,250 Hours 

Bailey, Michael Anton, James Fieger, Barb Clemens, Barb 

Barlik, Charlotte G Biddle, Sue Herstek, Charlotte 2,500 Hours 

Barlik, Robert C Clark, Elaine Kingsley, Bill Dembiec, Laura 

Belmont, Mary Lou Ferris, Linda Lauffer, Donna 2,750 Hours 

Clark, Shane Frisky, Carrie Painter, Shirley Holland, Bob 

Dickerson, Lee Ann Goetz, Jodi Sako, Charlie Pastor, Pamela 

Esterhay, Judy Goetz, Ken Weber, Eva Petraglia, Matt 

Frenk, Ann Goetz, Stacy 1,000 Hours 3,000 Hours 

Gordyan, Richard Gordyan, Richard Kline, Charlotte Holland, Bob 

Harned, Rita Herrmann, Harry Knechtges, Darlene Holland, Marge 

Hille, Ken Herrmann, Jane Marquis, Gerald Pastor, Pamela 

Hille, Laurel Kapur, Jan O'Hara, Beverly Petraglia, Matt 

Huntley, Gary Mateer, Ginger Painter Shirley Tufts, Autumn 

Kasbubinski, Joanna Moseley, Dotty 3,250 Hours 

King, Sarah Mueller, Paul 1,250 Hours Holland, Bob 

MacGillis, Jr. Robert Palsha, David Czipa, Patti Ann Holland, Marge 

Maines, Douglas Pritchett, Timothy Horvath, Ruth 3,500 Hours 

Masica, Ethel (Tudy) Quinones, Bruni Kline, Charlotte Holland, Marge 

Nyegran, Barb Rogers, Marjorie MacIntyre, Dot 3,750 Hours 

Polishuk, Nan Smith, Dave Swanson, Carl Marlette, Jerry 

Schoen, Mary 1,500 Hours Lee, Dick 

Simo, Joseph 500 Hours Basterfield, Reita 5,000 Hours 

Smith, Chris Bartin, Fred Sako, Judy Grey, Sandra 

Summy, Hope Habenicht, Tara 1,750 Hours 5,250 Hours 

Taylor, Rita Lauffer, Ron June, Cheryl Grey, Sandra 

Taylor, Robert Lawson, Jennifer 2,000 Hours 5,500 Hours 

Torres, Marilyn Rowe, Loretta Beam, Linda Gildenmeister, Cheryl 

Wiley, Jim Smith, Dave Joviak, Nancy Grey, Sandra 

Sogn, Sharon June, Cheryl 5,750 Hours 

250 Hours Urban, Jeff Layton, Jo Gildenmeister, Cheryl 

Adkins, Eirene Weber, Tom Marlette, Bea 7,500 Hours 

Adkins, Gay Wolf, Donna Rothacker, Paul Pitts, Sandy

Meet Your Board 

2010-2011 Board of Trustees 

Cheryl June (2011) President 

Barb Fieger (2012) Vice-President 

Jennifer Lawson (2011) Treasurer 

Ruth Horvath (2011) Recording Secretary 

Fred Bartin (2013) 

Pamela Pastor (2011) 

Dave Smith (2013) 

Char Kline (2012) 

Elaine Clark (2013) 

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Paul Rothacker (2012) 

Grant Thompson (Park Liaison) 

CORPS LEADERS 

Donna Lauffer � Train Corps CVC 

Charlotte Herstek � Lakeview Corps 

Judy Sako � Wellington Corps 

Ruth Horvath � Wildlife Observation Area/Nook 

Pamela Pastor � Raptor Corps 

Char Kline � Columbia Station Corps 

& Miller Nature Preserve � Desk Corps 

Darlene Falco-Fedor � Miller Nature Preserve � Garden/Host 

Corps 

Richard Gorydan � Public Information Corps 

Jennifer Lawson � Editor, Friends Talk 

Teens Corps Leaders: 

Cheryl June, Dave Smith, Elaine Clark 

Pam Pastor, Shane Clark, Kyle Smith, Matt Petraglia 

SUPPORT STAFF 

Patti Czipa � Hours Secretary 

Dotty Moseley � Membership Secretary 

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Ruth Horvath � WOA Nature Nook Manger 

Marge and Bob Holland � Schoepfle Garden Nature 

Nook Managers 

Eva Weber � Splash Zone 

Sandy Pitts � Nature Nook Manager Coordinator 

Donna Wolf � Friends Volunteer Coordinator 


100+ Hour Awards 

Total Volunteer Hours for 2010-2011 

was 15377.15!!! 

Adkins, Eirene 252.3 Lauffer, Trevor 100 

Adkins, Gay 237.8 Lawson, Jennifer 279 

Bartin, Fred 256.5 Layton, Jo 125.5 

Biddle, Sue 150.5 Lee, Dick 123.5 

Breda, Cindy 113.8 Lindquist, Bob 104.5 

Brown, Elizabeth 115 MacIntyre, Dot 113.5 

Clark, Elaine 283.8 Masica, Ethel (Tudy) 122.5 

Clark, Shane 171.5 Miller, Maxine 108 

Clemens, Barbara 240.3 O'Hara, Beverly 137 

Czipa, Patti Ann 301 Painter, Shirley 405.3 

Damm, Norm 100 Pastor, Pamela 533.3 

Dankowski, Tom 103 Petraglia, Matt 384 

Ferris, Linda 178.3 Pitts, Sandy 225 

Fieger, Barb 190.5 Polishuk, Nan 119.8 

Frisky, Carrie 100 Pritchett, Timothy 280 

Gildenmeister, Cheryl 555 Quinones, Bruni 153.5 

Goetz, Jodi 104.3 Rothacker, Paul 160 

Goetz, Ken 182.3 Sako, Charlie 241 

Goetz, Stacy 179.3 Sako, Judy 433.3 

Gordyan, Richard 244.5 Shaffstall, Robert 161.2 

Grasmehr, William 100 Sherry, Christine 135 

Gray, Sandra 689.5 Singleton, Jan 108 

Herrmann, Harry 100 Smith, Dave 310 

Herstek, Charlotte 179 Solderitsch, Albert 117.8 

Holland, Bob 833 Solderitsch, Joyce 117.8 

Holland, Marge 823.5 Swanson, Carl 148.5 

Horvath, Ruth 425 Tufts, Autumn 198.3 

June, Cheryl 492 Urban, Jeff 259 

Kaltenbach, Linda 102 Weber, Eva 224 

Kershaw, Mary Ann 100 Weber, Tom 189.5 

Kline, Charlotte 560.5 Wolf, Donna 210 

Lauffer, Donna 266.8 Wolf, Ted 130 

Lauffer, Ron 189.3 

Hours Pins and Name Tags 

If you missed our annual dinner this year, your 

hour pins and name tags with lanyards will be available 

for pickup through the month of September at 

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Walking with a Doc By Bill Kingsley 

The Lorain County Metro Parks offered an interesting threemonth 

program at the Amherst Beaver Creek Reservation every 

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a hiking program that includes a doctor, is a coordinated exercise 

program between the Lorain County Metro Parks and the Cleveland 

Clinic. Participating physicians are located in the Cleveland 

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Seventeen people of various ages participated in the 10:00 

a.m. mid-June walk. Kara Cocco, the walk coordinator from the 

Clinic, brought water, fruit, and a large white box that I hoped 

contained donuts. To my dismay, it had release forms and her 

cell phone. The easy hike took about 45 minutes and followed a 

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hai Prabhakaram. Five of the walkers were Amherst teachers. I 

recognized a few other hikers from various other Metro Park programs. 

Kay Snyder and Phyllis Frazel mentioned that they participate 

in two to three Metro Park programs every week. 

Once again, the hike was easy, and a great way to try to keep 

fit. Try it out. Who knows, maybe donuts will be in the white box 

when you are there. 

French Creek Noontime Concert By Bill Kingsley 

True North Cultural Arts has a special program an noon at the French 

Creek Nature Center. It is a one-hour concert that runs the third Friday of 

every month. Different musical artists are featured during the year. 

Two friends and I attended the concert in June that featured acoustic 

guitarist Jim Anderson. Fifty-four people attended the program and enjoyed 

a mixture of blues, rock, classics, and folk. The stage had Jim, two 

acoustic guitars, and two speakers. It created a relaxed and very enjoyable 

concert. Anderson played the entire hour with songs ranging from 

Rockin Robin and Here Comes the Sun �� 

Hands. 

After the concert refreshments could be purchased at the snack center. 

If you have an hour at noon on the third Friday of the month, you might want to take in a concert 

at French Creek Reservation. We really enjoyed it. 

Moss Identification By Bill Kingsley 

Sandy Ridge Reservation ran a series of events in its Bio-Blast program 

in early June. Visitors were able to look for moths and butterflies, hike the 

trails in the walking stick program, and/or take in a lecture on moss in Ohio. 

If someone sitting beside you said plagiominium cuspidatum what would 

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blackberry to see if it is a European draft pick for the Cavs;; or give the person 

an aspirin and hope he gets better. If you picked any of the above, seek 

serious help. The Latin phrase refers to the most common moss in Ohio. 

What I discovered during the lecture was that many types of moss exist in 

Ohio, and more are being found yearly. 

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Everyone had a good time, and when this event was completed, other activities awaited. You could spend 

the entire day at Sandy Ridge having fun and learning with your kids or grandkids. 

Presidential Visit By Bill Kingsley 

It is not every day that you can tour a local historical home and then listen to the President of 

the United States. However, if you were part of the large group of people at the Burrell homestead 

in mid-August, that is exactly what you got. 

At 1:00, Tom Hurley, a long time Burrell family historian, led a tour through the two-story brick 

home on French Creek Road. The home has historic connections with 19 th century influential Sheffield 

families including the Roots, the Days, and several members of Oberlin College. The people all 

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According to Hurley, the Burrell farm remained in the family until it was sold to the Lorain 

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when the last Burrell sister died. 

The tour included the four rooms downstairs and two of the bedrooms upstairs. Hurley identified 

various antique items in the rooms including but not limited to beds, bed warmers, and old photographs. 

After the tour, the President of the United States arrived and discussed his life� from his poor 

childhood with his hard-working mother to his inauguration. We are talking about Ohioan James A. 

Garfield. Ed Haney, an actor who portrays Garfield, gave a very impressive impersonation of the 

short term President who was assassinated in Buffalo shortly after he was elected. 

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Each one, however, is referred to by its 

Latin name which makes it very difficult for 

most of us to remember them. I figure that 

if I can remember plagiominium cuspidatum, 

the most common Ohio moss, and 

tetraphis pellucida, the moss found on rotting 

stumps, people will really think that I 

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out the Latin terms and keep on walking. 

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tation brought many interesting facts to 

light. Mosses number up to 12,000 different 

variations. Ohio has about 400 and 

Sandy Ridge has 36 that can be identified. 

Lucas stated that got bored with 

flowering plants and turned to moss identi- 

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hike in the metro parks, get a book on 

moss identification and start putting the 

puzzle together. 

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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DOING VOLUNTEERING FOR HALLOWEEN FAIR, 

HOLIDAY LIGHTS OR BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, PLEASE CONTACT DONNA 

WOLF AT (440) 324-7674 OR EMAIL wolf1022@windstream.net

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