Wellington & Oberlin notebook: May 20, 2009
Book buddies in Oberlin
Usually, classroom readers are adults, but children in the fourth-grade class of Prospect Elementary are the readers at two community preschools and Eastwood`s kindergarten classes.
In a recent reading event, the “Book Buddies” spent an hour with their younger friends, sharing books about animals.
The student-to-student reading program has been going on for some years, but this is the first year that all fourth-graders have participated, according to Prospect fourth-grade teacher Barb Enos. Her class visits Janet Garrett and her Eastwood kindergartners.
The fourth-graders encourage their buddies to read to them, helping them with the hard words.
“They practice ahead of time, on each other,” Enos said “They also plan questions related to the book or theme of the visit. My kids are also really excited when they see any of their book buddies in public. I always hear about it.”
Oberlin essay winner on cable TV program
Jane Zhang of Oberlin High School will be among the high school essay winners featured this month on Time Warner Cable`s Northeast Ohio Network (NEON), channel 23, as well as WVIZ/PBS Ideastream.
The 30-minute show, “Kids Speak Out 2009,” will feature four of the five winners of an essay contest that asked the question: “Today`s politicians are utilizing many new technologies in order to connect with their constituents. How can these new technologies facilitate active engagement in a democratic society and connect young adults with the political process?”
The essay contest, conducted by Ideastream and Time Warner Cable, recognized the top five winning essays, as well as 10 honorable mentions.
The show features Jane and three other winners from Northeast Ohio high schools.
The NEON broadcast schedule is 3 p.m. Friday; 11:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday; 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday; 3 p.m. May 29; 11:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. May 30 and 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. May 31.
The show will air on WVIZ at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
The five winners will receive $1,000 scholarships for their essays.
The other four winners are Megan Cook, Our Lady of the Elms High School;Â Wesley Domeck, Aurora High School; Chukwudalu Ogwuegbu of John Hay Early College High School; and Max Kolysh of Solon High School.
Honorable-mention winners are Carlos Dominguez, of North Ridgeville High School; Allison Gray, of Westlake High School; and Audrey Weich, of Elyria Catholic High School.
Oberlin College Baccalaureate
The Rev. Peter J. Gomes, a Harvard University professor, will present Oberlin`s 2009 Baccalaureate address at 2 p.m. Sunday in Finney Chapel, at Professor and Lorain streets.
The event is free and open to the public. The Rev. Gomes address, “Frustration and Purpose,” will be based on scripture passages from Luke 5: 1-11.
The program also will include prayers, sacred readings and music from a variety of faith traditions.
The Rev. Greg McGonigle, director of Oberlin College`s Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, called Gomes “one of the foremost preachers in the country, if not the world.”
Gomes participated in the presidential inaugurations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain appointed Gomes to membership in The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.
His best-selling books have been translated into several languages, and he has published 11 volumes of sermons as well as numerous articles and papers.
Peace Camp for kids at First Church
A world of peace begins in Oberlin this summer at Peace Camp.
Kids will learn skills to work out their differences through art, stories, songs, noncompetitive games and collaborative community projects.
Campers will be sharing peace principles from many faiths through daily themes of What is Peace?; Peace In Me; Peace in Families, Schools and Communities; Peace With Nature; and Peace in Our World.
The camp is 9 a.m. to noon June 8-12.
Participation is free and open to children entering kindergarten through sixth grade this fall.
It will be at First Church in Oberlin, on the corner of Main and Lorain Streets.
The camp is sponsored by Oberlin Area Cooperating Ministries.
For questions, or to register your child, contact Brandy Bring at brandy@firstchurchoberlin.org, or call (440) 775-1711.
Pre-registration is requested, although onsite camp registrations will be taken.
Paws on the patio
Bring your furry friends and eat on the patio every Monday night at Lorenzo`s Pizzeria in Oberlin.
From 5 to 8 p.m. beginning June 15, the restaurant will donate 10 percent of all patio food sales to benefit local animal rescue groups.
Funds will be managed by Partners with Paws, a pet adoption show on local radio stations “Gold Country” WOBL and “Kool Kat Oldies” WDLW.
Dogs are welcome only on the patio, so bring your entire family for a fabulous meal while benefiting dogs in need. Lorenzo`s is at 52½ Main St., Oberlin.
To view the menu at Lorenzo`s, visit its Web site at: www.lorenzospizza.com.
Wellington yard sale
Wellington`s 11th Annual villagewide yard sale is June 19- 20.
The sale event encourages people who people who live in Wellington to have yard sales on the same weekend.
“This annual event motivates a lot of local people to declutter their closets while making a few dollars,” said Mike Eppley, executive director for Main Street Wellington Inc.
“Lots of shoppers are attracted to Wellington each year to find good bargains in children`s clothes and toys, furniture, tools, decorative items and more.”
For information, call Main Street Wellington at (440) 647-3987.
Send your Wellington and Oberlin news to Cindy Leise, 329-7245 or cleise@chroniclet.com.
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