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Volume 67 No. 26 Columbia Station, Ohio June 20, 2022

Columbia student participates Wellington students find learning can be fun

in State Science Day
Chase Educational Con-
sulting recently facilitat-
ed a day-long seminar at
Wellington High School
gymnasium for fifth- and
sixth-grade students from
McCormick Middle School.
The students spent the day
having fun building hover-
crafts while learning prob-
lem solving, teamwork and
using their math and science
skills.
This day was funded
through an Ohio STEM
Learning Grant. Matthew
Chase, Executive Director
of The Hovercraft Project,
said “We’ve taught this
program in many schools
and found that the students
learn to love to learn!” He
Alina Jones with her Science project. believes that the skills of Students learn to build mini-hovercrafts at a special program.
Columbia Middle School was represented at the 3rd learning shouldn’t be con- project designed to pro- Century. a few household items to
Virtual and 74th consecutive State Science Day by seventh fined to just the classroom, mote a variety of science Students took bat- create mini-hovercrafts that
grade student, Alina Jones. Alina qualified for the State Sci- but should be part of the stu- and math skills students will tery-powered leaf blowers they piloted back and forth
ence Day by receiving a Superior Rating at the Columbia dents’ approach to life. need to embrace in the 21st and combined them with across the gym floor.
Local Science Fair in January and the Mohican District Sci- It was a great hands-on
ence Fair in March. Alina’s project, Can You See This?, in- Scam Alert
vestigated colorblindness. Attention readers and
The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office was notified that some-
Race for Kids at the Zoo potential advertisers one has been contacting residents identifying themselves as
Lieutenant Barker from the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie will be Since the pandemic, The Rural-Urban Record has had This caller informs the person that they have missed a court
the official ambassador for the June 25 Race for Kids, a 5k to make necessary changes. What hasn’t changed is our date, have a warrant for their arrest and provides them with a
run and 1-mile walk at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo benefit- commitment to our paid advertisers and to our dedicated “payoff” amount. They then attempt to transfer the call to Cap-
ting Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio. non-profit organizations. tain Ashdown to arrange the payment details.
McKenzie’s relationship with the Clubs dates back to Being a free distribution newspaper, our circulation in Should you receive this type of call please know that this is
2018, when he was pitching for the Akron RubberDucks. He Lorain County is the very best opportunity for our advertis- a scam. While our office does have a Major Barker and Cap-
visited the Broadway Club in Cleveland, reading to younger ers to reach their target customers. Our paper is delivered to tain Ashdown, no one from the Sheriff’s Office will contact you
children and chatting with teens, and later hosted a group of every mailbox in our distribution zip codes, not just a cho- in an attempt to obtain money from you over the telephone.
The caller identification of the scam caller was (440) 426-3603.
Club kids at a RubberDucks game at Canal Park. sen few that the paid subscription newspapers reach. Upon dialing that number, you receive a voice recording of
The right-hander has since done question-and-answer Over the years, we have offered our readers an opportu- someone falsely claiming to be Lieutenant Don Barker of the
sessions with Club kids, and during the pandemic helped nity to enjoy a wholesome, community-oriented newspaper, Lorain County Sheriff’s Office.
promote BGCNEO’s ClubSmart Learning Centers for youth dedicated to our veterans, our children, our citizens and our This incident is under investigation by our Office.
learning virtually. non-profit organizations. With the help of our paid advertis- Captain Richard A. Bosle
“I have seen first-hand the benefits kids get from going ers, this is made possible. With limited staff, it is difficult to
to Boys & Girls Clubs and am honored to serve as ambas- have free-lance reporters to cover community events. If there Library Basket Raffle
sador,” McKenzie said. “This will be a great family event. is something that you would like to see in our newspaper’s
I encourage you to participate in the run or the walk, then free news space, we ask that you reach out to us. Our com- Friends of the Columbia Library, Inc. will be having a
enjoy a day at the zoo.” munity free space is for recognizing the accomplishments basket drawing. Items in the basket include: intriguing
All runners and walkers receive an official race T-shirt of our children, our veterans, our citizens and our non-profit reads, calming beverages, sweetness, an inspiring pen and
and free entry to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo for the day. organizations doing good in our communities. Send the in- paper set and other items. Cost of the raffle tickets are $1 per
If your whole family wants to participate, select the 1-mile formation to us by way of email. The news email address, ticket or 6 for $5. Tickets may be purchased at their booth
walk and choose multi-person pricing for a discount on reg- which is always listed at the top of each community page at the Columbia Homecoming Days, June 24 & 25. Tickets
istration for the whole family. is news@rural-urbanrecord.com. That email will reach the may also be purchased at their book sale at the library, July
To register, visit www.bgcneo.org or click on https:// desk of our news correspondent, Randi. She has been with 5-9. Drawing will take place at noon at the close of the sale
runsignup.com/Race/OH/Cleveland/RaceforKidsandWell- the RUR for over 22+ years and will always reply to your on Saturday, July 9. Join them at their booth and visually see
ness5k. questions and inquiries, even on our off weeks from home. the great basket!
If you have questions about paid advertising space, we
have many options and very competitive rates that you can
take advantage of. Just email our sales department at sales@
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